CHAPTER 898: CHAPTER 897: XIAO YEZI HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY (DOUBLE RELEASE COMBINED)

Making him this angry, just coax him a little?

Well, anyway, there’s a jerk living in her heart now, her older brother is back too, where is there room for him? Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with her!

Ye Shaowen angrily grabbed the pineapple slices in front of him, chewed them hard, the juice almost made his teeth ache. He got up and was about to head out.

"Shaowen."

Ye Juncheng stopped him, "Where are you going?"

"Second Brother..."

Ye Xian grabbed his arm, Zhu Shanshan also stood up nervously.

"Let go!" Ye Shaowen, "Do you care where I go?"

Ye Xian: "Of course I do."

"Have you given up on him then?"

Ye Shaowen turned his face to ask him, Ye Xian was tongue-tied, "..."

"Heh~" he laughed at himself, "I knew it."

The brother who has loved her for eighteen years can’t compare to a wild man she’s known for less than a year!

Xia Hewan and Ye Zhuoxuan walked over, confused.

"What giving up? Who to give up?"

"What are you talking about?"

Ye Juncheng: "Nothing, has dinner been prepared? I’m a bit hungry."

Aunt Tao quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "It’s ready, it’s late already, shall we start dinner?"

"Alright."

Xia Hewan looked at Zhu Shanshan, "Shanshan, thank you for bringing Shaowen back today, stay for dinner with us?"

"How could I accept that..."

Zhu Shanshan was infinitely expectant in her heart but still declined politely on the surface.

Ye Xian: "Shanshan, stay and hang out for a few days, sleep in my room tonight."

Aaaaaah!

Zhu Shanshan was almost about to scream like a marmot in excitement, what an amazing bestie! The suggestion was just right for her.

She sneaked a glance at Ye Shaowen, nodded shyly, "Alright then."

"Don’t have a childish tantrum."

Ye Juncheng patted Ye Shaowen’s shoulder and forcefully seated him at the dining table.

Ye Xian pulled over a chair for him, motioned for Zhu Shanshan to sit down, while she sat across, Zhu Shanshan gave her a grateful look, Ye Shaowen’s expression grew darker.

At the table, the three Ye siblings were very silent, only Xia Hewan and Ye Zhuoxuan occasionally offered Zhu Shanshan dishes and chatted about past family matters between the Zhu and Ye families.

Ye Xian drank the soup in her bowl, seeing everyone was almost done eating, she put down the spoon.

Some things, she had to say clearly in front of everyone, just like big brother said, since you’ve chosen it, you must face it bravely.

"Mom and Dad, big brother and second brother."

Ye Xian pushed the bowl away, drawing everyone’s attention as she spoke.

Xia Hewan: "What’s wrong? Not eating?"

"Hmm." Ye Xian stood up, "I have something I want to announce to everyone."

Ye Zhuoxuan found her serious manner amusing, "What is it, being so serious?"

"I like Bo Tingshen, and we are together."

As soon as she said that, the dining table suddenly fell into a dead silence, everyone’s expression froze.

Ye Zhuoxuan’s smile stiffened on his face, Xia Hewan’s chopsticks also fell onto the table.

Not understanding, Zhu Shanshan was just about to clap and congratulate, when she heard the person beside her slap the table, rage written all over their face, as if they wanted to eat up the person opposite, "Xiao Yezi, do you know what you’re saying?!"

"Yes." Ye Xian’s eyes were calm and determined looking at him, "And I’m very clear about it."

Her attitude made the Ye family suddenly feel like they were back to a few years ago.

A few years ago, Xianxian had also expressed her liking for Jiang Wanze with such determination, the only difference now was, back then, the light in her eyes was capricious and wild, whereas now it was calm and frank, as if she had made a decision after much deliberation.

Xia Hewan hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, "Bo Tingshen? Xianxian, didn’t you say he was just your boss and you two weren’t that close?"

Last time when she was painting Wen Yan at the Bo Family’s, she vaguely felt that Bo Tingshen’s concern for Xianxian was a bit excessive, but thinking that Xianxian was a male then, and Xianxian strongly denied it, she didn’t think much of it, didn’t expect... they’re actually together? No wonder last time at the Lu Family, President Bo’s reaction was so big when he saw Xianxian.

"Ridiculous!"

Ye Zhuoxuan processed it, and seriously put on a stern face, "Xianxian, what are you thinking again this time? Don’t tell me it’s another one-sided infatuation?"

"No, it’s not."

"Back then when you said you liked Jiang Wanze and wanted to be with him, you were also this confident and assured, but what was the outcome?"

Ye Zhuoxuan recalled the incidents from a few years ago, still feeling unsettled.

A good young lady from a prestigious family, in pursuit of a man, did all sorts of embarrassing things, becoming the laughingstock of the entire entertainment industry, and was discarded like a worn-out shoe, yet they couldn’t control her, any intervention would lead to her threatening to sever ties, keeping him and Hewan in constant worry.

Finally, she changed her mind, her life and work were back on track, they didn’t even have time to be relieved, and now she’s suddenly telling them she’s fallen for Bo Tingshen?

Isn’t this getting more and more outrageous? To say Jiang Wanze at least had some possibility, at most he was Bo’s name-only second young master and an entertainment star, but Bo Tingshen is the only actual Crown Prince of Bo Group, and just became the chairman of BHS this year, not only is he someone from the upper echelons of Imperial Capital society, but also a top mogul in the international business world, someone of such stature and depth, how could he possibly like such a young and inexperienced girl?

"He’s not like Jiang Wanze." Ye Xian took out her phone, "We like each other, if you don’t believe me, I can call him right now to prove it."

Ye Zhuoxuan was stunned seeing her taking out her phone.

Is she... serious?

"No need to call!" Ye Shaowen, in a fit of anger, snatched her phone away, "Xiao Yezi, you seem to have forgotten the pain once the scar is healed, forgotten how hard you fell with Jiang Wanze back then! Always putting your face against someone’s cold shoulder, getting scolded by the whole internet, I couldn’t even control the comments with tens of thousands of hired water army, and you ended up looking like neither human nor ghost, completely unlike yourself anymore! Now after finally turning back, you’re jumping into the pit again! Haven’t you had enough suffering? Last time it was a brother, this time an older one, does our Ye Family owe the Bo Family brothers or what!"

Ye Shaowen’s furious roar shocked the entire Ye family, including the standing butler and servants.

The second young master, who had always been the most doting on the young lady, holding her in his hands afraid she’d fall, and in his mouth afraid she’d melt, had never shown such anger or said such harsh words to her before.

"Second brother, I’ve said he’s different from Jiang Wanze, and the outcome will be different too. Before, my affection for Jiang Wanze was unrequited, so the result was unsatisfactory. But ever since I met Bo Tingshen, how has it been tragic?"

"Star Entertainment cleared my reputation for me, the YFD team that made me famous in one battle is under BHS company, and the love scenes in my current representative work ’Conquest of the World’ were taught to me hand in hand by him..."

"Enough!"

Ye Shaowen sternly interrupted her.

The YFD team? Love scenes? How many more connections does she have with Bo Tingshen without his knowledge!

"Those are all his ways to deceive you. Do you think he could be as innocent as Jiang Wanze? I’ve warned you long ago, he’s deep-minded and ruthless, not someone you can handle. Even if he’s with you now, it’s just for a moment of fascination with your beauty and naivety. Once he’s bored, he’ll kick you aside immediately! I’ve been through so much in the business world and have seen too many hypocrites like him..."

"Shaowen."

Ye Juncheng suddenly put down his chopsticks with a crisp sound, interrupting him.

"In this matter, I support Xianxian."

What?

As his words fell, Xia Hewan and Ye Zhuoxuan looked at him in surprise. Juncheng he...

Ye Shaowen was in disbelief. What is big brother saying?

"Xianxian is right. Meeting the right person complements and makes you better. Over the past year, we’ve all witnessed her growth and transformation. We can’t become so skittish because of past events, just like when I was kidnapped as a child. Mom and Dad, to prevent Xianxian from being harmed, you changed her gender and kept her locked at home. Don’t you think her later development of reclusion, irritability, and extreme behavior has nothing to do with this?"

Hearing this, Xia Hewan and Ye Zhuoxuan looked down with some guilt. Zhu Shanshan also cautiously raised her hand, "I can testify... Xianxian was indeed very lonely before."

"The unhappiness Xianxian experienced in the past largely ties back to me. I don’t want her to grow up repaying the debts I owe."

Xia Hewan: "Juncheng, that’s not the case."

"I understand you didn’t mean to force Xianxian to marry Lu Cen. If she didn’t have someone she liked, perhaps she could try, but now she’s clearly expressed her feelings. We shouldn’t stop her; she’s not a child anymore and knows what she wants. As family, we can suggest but mustn’t interfere because that kind of love is too selfish."

Ye Shaowen: "Big brother, what are you saying? Xianxian is immature, but does that mean you’re confused too?"

"Am I confused, or are you unwilling to face reality and change?"

He looked up at him, the gentle eyes like jade glinting sharply, piercing his wounds.

Ye Shaowen’s face turned pale.

Ye Xian, seeing him suddenly fall silent, clenched her fists, "Thank you, big brother. Mom, Dad, don’t worry about the matter with the Lu family. I’ll personally visit them to apologize and seek their forgiveness."

"Heh... You’ve decided, haven’t you? You’re just here to inform us?" Ye Shaowen sneered, kicking the chair, startling Zhu Shanshan.

Ye Xian, seeing him about to leave, ran over to grab him, "Second brother!"

Ye Shaowen shook off her hand, "What do you want?!"

"I want to have your consent."

"My consent? Is it even necessary?!"

Ye Xian: "Of course, it is. You’re the person I care about most."

Ye Shaowen’s figure suddenly froze.

Although Ye Xian doesn’t remember much from the original memories, the childhood events are becoming clearer. From a young age, her second brother was like her guardian knight, holding her in the palm of his hand as a princess.

He would learn to make everything she liked to eat. When she was bored at home, he would secretly take her out to have fun. If she got bullied outside, he would fight back just to take revenge for her. Even the establishment of Zero Degree now was because of a casual birthday wish she made.

And throughout the year, as soon as she was in a bit of trouble, his internet trolls would react faster than Star Entertainment Public Relations, always the first to call and check up on her, afraid she’d be too tired from work or stressed, preparing everything like a house and car. He even studied unfamiliar fields and invested in DMSE. This time he got angry, afraid Bo Tingshen would hurt her.

All his kindness to her, she felt and kept in her heart, but sometimes his love felt too restrictive and heavy. She strived to become better, hoping he’d see her growth, ease his mind, and focus more on himself.

"Second brother, I know you’re upset for my sake, but you truly misunderstand Bo Tingshen, just like... you don’t know he actually saved me several times."

"Saved you?"

Ye Shaowen turned to her in disbelief.

Ye Xian: "You’ve always been curious why I moved out from Jiuxi Eighteen Islands? Because one night, a perverted fan broke into the house, and it was Bo Tingshen from next door who walked over the suspended flower bed on the twentieth floor to save me."

What?!

The Ye family was shocked. Ye Shaowen also grasped her shoulders, "A perverted fan? When did this happen? Did you get hurt? Why didn’t you tell me!"

"No, I wasn’t hurt, and the matter is over, so I didn’t want to worry you. Also, last time during the French Lankong show, I accidentally fell into a wine cellar at Songwu Manor, very scared, and it was Bo Tingshen who saved me. Xiao Lu was kidnapped, and the kidnappers asked me to race him at the Talotas Race Track. Bo Tingshen went there alone to find me and was ganged up by more than ten people... From then on, I decided it was him."

"So is this to repay his kindness? If so, as your brother, I can repay him. Whatever money he wants, your brother can give him!"

"No, it’s not that. I really, really like him very much."

Ye Xian looked at him, her dense lashes fluttering lightly, a layer of teary shimmer in her amber eyes reflecting the crystal light above.

Ye Shaowen saw in her eyes a sincerity and earnestness he had never witnessed before, almost pleading with him.

His nose tingled, his heart felt about to shatter, and he stepped back into his room.

"Second brother..."

"Shaowen!"

"Ye..."

Zhu Shanshan followed his steps, pressing her ear to the door, covering her mouth as if hearing something unbelievable.

Ye Xian: "What’s wrong?"

"Xianxian, your second brother... he’s crying."

"Second brother, second brother!"

Ye Xian kept knocking on the door, but the person inside, crying under the covers, seemed oblivious.

What big brother said was right; he just refuses to accept reality and change.

Xiao Yezi is his sister, the person he loves most in his life. He can sacrifice everything for her, even his life, but he will never allow her to leave him.

Before, when she liked Jiang Wanze, he wasn’t so angry because he knew it was just a fangirl’s obsession, and once the illusion shattered, she’d naturally come back. But Bo Tingshen’s appearance made him genuinely afraid deep down, fearing this powerful man could cover the sky with one hand and would take Xiao Yezi away.

In the end, he really did get taken away.

Xiao Yezi’s expression earlier clearly showed she truly fell in love with him.

Thinking of this, he cried even harder.