novelzi Chapter 37
Chapter 37
In the banquet hall, glasses clinked, but outside the villa, police sirens soon wailed.
Gossip spreads fast, and it wasn’t long before what happened on the fourth floor spread.
At this moment, upon hearing the commotion outside, the guests’ eyes gleamed with gossip.
Yang Kun and Yang Yuan were the first to go out.
The guests were eager to see what was happening, but in the end, they didn’t go out to add trouble for Yang Kun.
Ye Leyao wanted to sneak out, but was stopped by Huo Jing.
With no other choice, Ye Leyao could only obediently stay in the hall.
Soon, Yang Yuan came back, but Yang Kun did not return until the banquet ended.
With such an incident happening at the host’s place, the banquet naturally didn’t last long. Before it ended, Ye Leyao found Yang Yuan and exchanged contact information with him.
After returning home, Ye Leyao was wondering how to ask Yang Yuan about the afternoon situation when he saw that Yang Yuan had posted a long update on his Moments (social media). The content of the Moments post was a summary:
First, he cursed Yang Jie and his family, and then he briefly explained the follow-up.
Only then did Ye Leyao realize that he really had missed seeing Yang Jie hit Yang Tian before the door closed.
Yang Jie was really furious, especially when he realized that Yang Tian even dared to hit him. In that moment, his anger reached its peak.
Almost without thinking, he turned and started fighting with Yang Tian.
Jiang Fang couldn’t bear to see her precious son being bullied and immediately went to help Yang Tian beat Yang Jie.
Zhong Kang stood by, not knowing who to help, for a while. Later, seeing Yang Tian using real force, he was so scared that he stepped forward to separate them and called the police and an ambulance.
When Yang Kun and Yang Yuan went out, they saw Yang Jie, covered in blood, sitting on the ground, cursing Yang Tian.
Yang Tian was also injured, but he didn’t shed a tear and even started hitting Jiang Fang and Zhong Kang.
Yang Kun followed the ambulance to take Yang Jie to the hospital.
After Yang Jie’s wound was treated, the police came to take statements.
Seeing that Yang Jie was fine, Yang Kun prepared to leave, but Yang Jie grabbed him and tearfully begged for forgiveness.
In the past, Yang Kun and the Yang family had given Yang Jie many chances over the years. It was Yang Jie himself who pushed them further and further away.
People’s hearts are made of flesh; when hurt, even if the wound heals, the scar remains.
So, no matter how much Yang Jie repented, the harm he caused to Yang Kun’s family could never be erased.
But after all, Yang Jie was still Yang Kun’s younger brother, and Yang Kun couldn’t just turn a blind eye.
Before leaving the hospital, Yang Kun contacted a lawyer for Yang Jie.
Yang Jie was very grateful for this.
[Looks like Yang Jie is determined to get a divorce.]
Ye Leyao shook his head and sighed.
[What a pity. For such a morally corrupt family, I was hoping they would stay together.]
Papa and Mama Huo agreed with Ye Leyao, but after all, it wasn’t their family matter, so they couldn’t intervene too much.
After the first episode of the variety show was filmed, Ye Leyao didn’t have any shooting tasks for a while, so Li Li arranged some acting classes for him.
But every time he was in class, Ye Leyao felt like he had forgotten something important.
But he couldn’t recall it immediately.
After a week of classes, Yang Yuan posted another update on his Moments.
Yang Jie finally decided to divorce Jiang Fang.
But one of the conditions for the divorce was that Yang Tian’s custody must go to Yang Jie.
Ye Leyao was momentarily dumbfounded upon seeing this:
[What? Yang Tian isn’t even your son, so why do you want his custody?]
[And Zhong Kang knows Yang Tian is his biological son. Didn’t he come to fight for custody?]
Papa and Mama Huo were also surprised.
“Could it be that, after raising him for more than ten years, Yang Jie developed feelings for him?” Papa Huo asked puzzledly.
Mama Huo frowned, “Not likely, right? If there were real feelings, how could he have beaten him so hard at the banquet that day?”
Papa Huo agreed.
They both felt that Yang Jie’s actions weren’t simple and that he was probably planning something bigger.
Sure enough, the next moment, they heard Ye Leyao’s laughter:
[Hahaha, I didn’t expect it to be like this! I must say, Yang Jie is really something!]
[If Jiang Fang wants money, she must give up custody of Yang Tian. But if she insists on keeping Yang Tian, she won’t get a penny...]
[After all, these years, neither Yang Jie nor his wife had proper jobs. Yang Jie had been living off his family, particularly his brother. All his money came from the Yang family. If Yang Jie insists on not giving money, Jiang Fang really won’t get a penny!]
[Jiang Fang’s actions surprised me too. I thought she really loved her precious son... But just two days later, she signed the divorce agreement and took the money from Yang Jie to go abroad. As for Zhong Kang—]
[He was probably scared by Yang Tian’s attitude. He didn’t fight for custody, didn’t even do a paternity test, and cut off contact with Jiang Fang.]
[Finally, about Yang Tian...]
What happened to Yang Tian in the end?
Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back, lying on the bed laughing for a long time.
[Yang Jie thinks Yang Tian is mentally ill, took him to the hospital for a check-up, got the doctor’s diagnosis, and then sent him to a psychiatric hospital!]
[It seems he really minded being beaten by Yang Tian!]
Papa and Mama Huo couldn’t help but laugh too.
An evil person will eventually meet someone who can deal with them. It’s not surprising that Yang Jie treated Yang Tian this way.
Mama Huo said, “That kid seems too ruthless. Frankly speaking, he lacks humanity... To be so cruel to the parents who raised him for over ten years.”
Papa Huo nodded in agreement, “It’s better to send him to the hospital for treatment early. Otherwise, as he grows up, he’ll be a threat to others... Yang Jie did at least one good thing.”
After reading the entire post, Ye Leyao laughed for a long time. But while laughing, he suddenly thought of a problem:
[So what about Jiang Fang’s two daughters?]
“That’s right,” Mama Huo also thought about it, “Jiang Fang wouldn’t have left the two daughters behind, would she?”
One of those kids just turned sixteen, and the other is only fifteen.
If Jiang Fang really abandons them, how will they live afterwards?
Yang Yuan’s Moments didn’t mention the daughters’ whereabouts, and Ye Leyao was really curious. So, he opened the chat with Yang Yuan, hesitating on how to ask when a message popped up on his phone.
Ye Leyao saw that it was from Qin Yao.
Qin Yao: {Interested in visiting the set?}
Ye Leyao: “?”
[What set?]
Qin Yao seemed to know what Ye Leyao was thinking: {Don’t you want to check out the set of the drama you invested in? The other male lead has already been chosen, and they started filming today.}
Ye Leyao immediately perked up: {Which actor did you choose?}
Qin Yao played coy: {Why don’t you come and see for yourself?}
As someone who stays home whenever possible and having been attending acting classes for the past few days, Ye Leyao finally had a day off. Did he really want to go out?
On second thought, Ye Leyao decided he had to go check it out to be at ease.
After all, he was an investor in this drama and had actually put money into it!
If Qin Yao picked another terrible actor, Ye Leyao’s money would be wasted!
This money was supposed to be the Yang family’s future money; Ye Leyao couldn’t allow that to happen!
So, Ye Leyao quickly replied: {Alright, I’ll come today!}
Qin Yao soon sent over the address.
Just as Ye Leyao was about to get up and change clothes, he suddenly remembered his earlier question. Since Qin Yao was related to the Yang family, he should know some inside information, right?
So, Ye Leyao simply sent the question over.
Soon, Qin Yao replied: {My uncle contacted their biological father, and now they’ve been taken in by him.}
Ye Leyao was completely relieved to see this message.
“Have both been found?” Ye Leyao was surprised.
Qin Yao: “Yes.”
Ye Leyao stared at Qin Yao.
[So, who are they? President Qin, can you not keep us in suspense?!]
Qin Yao found Ye Leyao’s expression amusing and didn’t tease him further, revealing a name: “Wen Xiangyue.”
Ye Leyao blinked.
[This name sounds familiar?]
Qin Yao smiled without saying anything.
Ye Leyao’s eyes suddenly widened, “She’s Wen Huai’s mother, isn’t she?”
Qin Yao nodded with a smile and said, “Yes.”
[Ahhh—so Brother Zhou is planning to bring his girlfriend onto our show?!]
[This is so exciting! Does this mean our travel show is turning into a love reality show?!]
Ye Leyao’s smile grew wider, “The second episode should be very interesting!”
Who wouldn’t agree?
Qin Yao was pleased with Ye Leyao’s reaction and looked forward to the audience’s response when the guest list was announced.
Ye Leyao suddenly thought of something and asked, “Who’s the other guest? It’s not Wen Huai, is it?”
Ye Leyao’s eyes sparkled.
[Ahhh, if they invite Wen Huai too, our show would become a top-tier drama!]
[I can’t even imagine how exciting it would be!!]
Qin Yao took a slight step back from Ye Leyao.
Mainly because his ears were starting to hurt a bit.
“It’s not Wen Huai,” Qin Yao said.
It wasn’t that they didn’t invite Wen Huai, but he refused the invitation without hesitation.
According to the staff who contacted him, they initially reached out to Wen Huai’s agent, but Wen Huai himself ended up responding.
Although Wen Huai was polite, they could sense his strong disapproval of Zhou Zijian and Wen Xiangyue appearing together in the next episode.
Wen Huai even asked the staff to try not to pair his mother with Zhou Zijian.
The staff nearly burst out laughing.
Qin Yao shared these amusing details with Ye Leyao, who laughed so hard he almost couldn’t straighten up.
The young man had fair skin, and his face was makeup-free, smiling with crescent-shaped eyes.
Qin Yao found it hard to take his eyes off Ye Leyao’s face.
A voice came from behind: “Leyao.”
Qin Yao snapped back to reality.
Ye Leyao stopped laughing and waved at Mama Huo.
Seeing Qin Yao, Mama Huo greeted him and then said, “The auction is about to start. Would you like to join us, Xiao Yao?”
Qin Yao nodded, “Sure.”
The three of them walked towards the auction venue together.
Before they reached the entrance, a loud voice came over—
“Junyi! You’re still as popular as you were when you were young. The handsome young man next to you is really eye-catching!”
The remark was particularly unpleasant. Ye Leyao turned around and saw a stylishly dressed woman walking towards them, followed by two men. One was about the same age as Papa Huo, and the other looked even younger than Ye Leyao.
[Why does this person speak so unpleasantly? Did she eat something rotten?]
Mama Huo’s smile faded when she saw the woman, but she burst out laughing when she heard Ye Leyao’s comment.
The woman, Zhuang Lin, was Mama Huo’s college roommate, and they never got along.
There was no real conflict between them; it was just that Zhuang Lin saw Mama Huo as her imaginary rival and always tried to show off in front of her.
In college, she flaunted her grades.
After marriage, she boasted about her husband.
In any area where Zhuang Lin felt superior to Mama Huo, she would flaunt it.
But Mama Huo never intended to compete with her, yet Zhuang Lin always sought validation in front of her, which Mama Huo found tiresome.
This time was no different. Since Zhuang Lin had initiated the greeting, Mama Huo couldn’t just walk away rudely.
But she wouldn’t give her a pleasant face either. Holding Ye Leyao’s arm, Mama Huo glanced at the two men behind Zhuang Lin and then nodded slightly, “Yes, you’re right.”
Zhuang Lin’s expression changed slightly, “What do you mean?”
“My son is indeed very handsome.” Mama Huo’s gaze quickly swept over the two men behind Zhuang Lin, then she returned, the meaning clear.
Ye Leyao nearly grinned from ear to ear.
[I really need to learn the art of language from Mama Huo!]
Qin Yao also found it amusing and used his wine glass to hide his smile.
Zhuang Lin’s face twisted momentarily at Mama Huo’s retort. After a while, she forced a smile and said, “So he’s your adopted son. I misunderstood. Sorry about that; don’t be mad at me!”
Mama Huo’s expression remained indifferent, neither saying she was angry nor not.
She just quietly watched Zhuang Lin, waiting for her next move.
Mama Huo knew Zhuang Lin well.
Zhuang Lin’s husband, Zheng Xiu, also approached them at this moment. Zhuang Lin quickly turned and grabbed his arm, “Husband, you were so slow! Don’t you want to go to the auction with me?”
Zheng Xiu smiled, “How could that be?”
Zhuang Lin feigned annoyance, “You must think I’ve been spending too much lately!”
Zheng Xiu said, “How could that be? I’m afraid you’re not spending enough!”
Zhuang Lin gave a coy smile, then turned to Mama Huo, deliberately raising her hand to reveal a dazzling diamond on her ring finger, smiling elegantly, “It seems I misunderstood him. He’s such a quiet person. He made me angry a while ago, and I ignored him for days. In the end, he secretly bought this huge diamond ring to apologize! Such a waste of money!”
Ye Leyao’s eyes widened at the sight of the ring.
[Huh? This... this ring looks like...]
Ye Leyao and Mama Huo exchanged a glance, seeing the shock in each other’s eyes.
Ye Leyao confirmed:
[So it’s really the same ring?]
Then Zhuang Lin extended her hand to Zheng Xiu, who took her hand and kissed the ring.
[Ahhhhh—although the ring has been cleaned, but! But! But ahhhh—help! My eyes!]
[I can’t take it anymore!]
Qin Yao looked puzzled.
What’s going on?
He just kissed a ring, right?
Or is there something special about kissing a ring?
Qin Yao looked utterly confused.
Mama Huo looked like she was trying hard not to laugh.
She couldn’t help but take a small step back.
Ye Leyao was holding back laughter so much that tears were about to fall:
[So they really bought the ring taken out from Second Aunt’s stomach? But why are you kissing the ring if you’re just wearing it?]
[Second Aunt, you’ve really done all the bad things you could!]
Qin Yao: “!”
What?
Did you say the ring was taken out from where?