“This is all my good-for-nothing son’s fault. He’s young and foolish. Rest assured, I will discipline him properly,” Gu Changsheng said with utmost sincerity. “I will give you and Miss Ye a proper explanation. However you wish to punish him, it’s up to you.”
Only after hearing these words from Gu Changsheng did Tang Qiyun’s expression soften a little.
Outside the entire Gu household, no one else spoke.
Even Jiang Zijin only gave Tang Qiyun a deep, meaningful look.
He vaguely knew that the relationship between Ye Shaohua and Tang Qiyun was not what outsiders believed it to be. Back then, everyone in Shencheng thought Ye Shaohua was reaching far above herself.
However, only a small number of people like Jiang Zijin believed that, in reality, it was Tang Qiyun who wasn’t good enough for Ye Shaohua.
But who would have expected things to turn out like this?
Gu Changsheng, the northern overlord who was on par with Tang Feng, was actually this respectful toward Tang Qiyun?
Meanwhile, Ye Junwan was in a daze.
After she and Ye Junqing were driven away by a group of soldiers, she had been feeling dazed and confused.
Especially on the second day, when Gu Shuang vanished from Shencheng, and Gu Changsheng didn’t say a single word about it and even apologized to Ye Shaohua—Ye Junwan’s expression began to change.
She had originally thought that in Shencheng, someone as outstanding as Tang Qihang was already one of the rare few.
After all, among the younger generation, only Tang Qihang stood out the most.
But she never expected that the most deeply hidden member of the Tang family was actually Tang Qiyun—and now even Gu Changsheng had to care about his opinion.
Ye Junwan was somewhat proud and arrogant. Back then, she had looked down on Tang Qiyun, so when she learned that Tang Feng intended for her to marry Tang Qiyun, she cried, threw tantrums, and even threatened to hang herself.
But now, she had actually begun to regret it—regretting how rash she had been back then.
Rejecting the marriage alliance with Tang Qiyun was actually her loss.
Especially for the Ye family in its current state.
That’s right. After Ye Shaohua left, the Ye family’s situation hadn’t improved at all.
Ye Junqing’s notice came down—he was going to be investigated and could no longer return to the military.
This matter came too suddenly. The Ye family members, who had thought they would receive good news, were all dumbfounded.
And when Father Ye, who had also expected good news, heard this, he was so frightened that his eyes rolled back and he nearly fainted.
The bank on Ye Junjin’s side also ran into major problems. Ye Junjin and her husband were so busy they had no time to manage anything else. Coincidentally, at this time, the national bank rose rapidly.
The bank on Ye Junjin’s in-laws’ side had no other options left.
There was no way out. Now there was no path they could take—they had already stepped into a dead end.
“You and Junwan will have to handle this matter,” Father Ye said after waking up. He thought for a long time and finally summoned Mother Ye.
When Mother Ye heard what Father Ye said, she was very conflicted. “Do we really have to do this?”
“When she was little, Shaohua often wrote letters to you. She still has the Ye family in her heart. Although I was unkind this time, under those circumstances, I had no other choice,” Father Ye said. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out why the Ye family was facing all of this. “She’s not as simple as we imagined—especially with Tang Qiyun protecting her like this. This matter might have something to do with Tang Qiyun.”
Mother Ye was also very shocked when she heard about Tang Qiyun.
Having been married to Father Ye for so many years, she naturally knew what was in his heart.
But now… seeing Ye Junqing’s daily decline, she gritted her teeth. “Fine, I’ll go find her. But I hope that when she comes back, it won’t affect Junwan’s position in the family.”
Hearing this, Father Ye pressed his lips together.
After a long while, he finally nodded. “Junwan is someone I watched grow up. You can rest assured about that.”
Only after hearing this did Mother Ye finally nod.
She brought Ye Junwan and Ye Junqing to find Ye Shaohua.
Where Ye Shaohua was currently living in Shencheng was no secret—it was a place where only important national personnel could reside.
When they arrived, Ye Junwan saw this scene, and a kind of unexpected depth appeared in her eyes. “Mother, Second Sister really has a good life. Even so, Second Young Master Tang is still willing to do so much for her.”
She lowered her eyes.
Hearing this, Mother Ye’s mood wasn’t good either.
Her thoughts were similar to Ye Junwan’s—she assumed that Ye Shaohua only had her current status because she relied on Tang Qiyun.
Yesterday, Ye Junjin finally revealed the matter of Ye Shaohua appearing at the banquet. Father Ye and the others had no particular thoughts about Ye Shaohua—it was just that now, only Ye Shaohua could truly resolve the Ye family’s predicament.
“Alright, we’ll talk after we see her,” Mother Ye said somewhat irritably.
Even now, she couldn’t say she liked Ye Shaohua.
The other party was cold and distant, hadn’t grown up under her care, and wasn’t as clever as any of the three—Ye Junwan and Ye Junqing included.
Mother Ye had always liked clever children, and among her four children, only Ye Junwan was the cleverest. The moment she returned, she caused a sensation in Shencheng.
With that kind of perspective, it would have been strange if she could like Ye Shaohua.
Yet she never imagined that one day she would have to beg Ye Shaohua for help.
“Miss Ye is doing experiments. You’ll have to wait a bit before she can see you. Please wait a moment.” This time, when they came to see Ye Shaohua, they didn’t get to see her. The other party casually sent someone out.
This made Mother Ye furious.
Ye Shaohua—what experiments could she possibly be doing?
She naturally assumed this was just an excuse Ye Shaohua made to put them off.
Her expression grew worse and worse.
More than an hour later, Ye Shaohua finally arrived late. Jiang Zijin was with her. He had been saying something to her, but the moment he saw the Ye family members, he immediately shut his mouth.
Upon hearing Mother Ye’s purpose for coming, Ye Shaohua shook her head. “When I took Auntie Hong and left the Ye family back then, I never planned to go back. Madam Ye, please leave.”
Madam Ye?
When Mother Ye saw Ye Shaohua acting like this, the anger she had held back for two hours finally exploded. “Ye Shaohua, you’ve really gone too far! If it weren’t for Second Young Master, what do you think you’d be? Just someone who only knows how to sell her face! I really underestimated you!”
Ye Shaohua glanced at her and didn’t reply. She merely turned her head. “See them out.”
Jiang Zijin watched as the Ye family came to beg Ye Shaohua yet still looked down on her, and couldn’t help following after them.
“Madam Ye,” Jiang Zijin said with a very gentle smile, “I see that you still don’t know what position Director Ye holds, do you?”
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