CHAPTER 267: CHAPTER 267

Watching Ye Shilong’s retreating figure, Zheng Cai felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body. She slumped to the ground.

Zheng Siyu hurried forward to support her. "Auntie, I’m sorry."

Whereas before, Zheng Siyu’s confidence had been sky-high, now her heart was filled with unease. During this period, she had witnessed exactly how Ye Shilong and Zheng Cai treated the ’useless’ Ye Tong. And after all this time, the very first task they had assigned her, she had botched! She truly worried that their years of affection for her would turn into dissatisfaction. If they were displeased with her performance, she would end up worse than Ye Tong.

Fortunately, at this moment, Zheng Cai had no intention of blaming Zheng Siyu; she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "I’ve really brought a calamity upon myself."

If only I had known Ye Tong’s true nature, I would never have brought her back home. Previously, during the incident with Xiao Shuo, seeing how determined she was, I actually thought she could outshine Ye Yuning. Who could have expected her to be so useless, now even capable of committing such a disgraceful act?

At this time, Zheng Siyu didn’t dare to speak, nor did she know what to say. Ye Tong had appeared so suddenly; Zheng Siyu simply hadn’t had time to react.

Zheng Cai took a deep breath, glanced at Zheng Siyu, and asked, "You just let her take it then?"

Zheng Siyu replied, "She’s your daughter, Auntie. I didn’t dare to make a big fuss at the banquet. If I really drew attention from everyone there, it would disgrace the Ye Family."

This statement was watertight.

Indeed, Zheng Cai, who had initially wanted to blame Zheng Siyu, now found no words to reproach her. Instead, her resentment towards Ye Tong only deepened.

Zheng Siyu continued, "Sister Ye Tong also said that if she and Xiao Linye were together, that would truly bring glory to the Ye Family, whereas I am just an outsider."

"She’s truly being reckless!" Zheng Cai seethed. Bring glory to the Ye Family? It would be good enough if she didn’t drag the Ye Family down with her! Her face turned even more livid with anger. If Ye Tong were truly capable, Ye Shilong and I would not have called Zheng Siyu back. She was already involved with Xiao Shuo, and now she turns around to seduce Xiao Linye! The Xiao Family isn’t full of fools. By doing this, is she really trying to doom the Ye Family?

The thought of Ye Tong’s audacity infuriated Zheng Cai even more. That brainless creature...

"So, what do we do now?" Zheng Siyu cautiously asked Zheng Cai.

Zheng Cai: "..."

What to do? The deed had already been done, Zheng Siyu had returned, and Ye Tong might really have succeeded with Xiao Linye by now. Now Zheng Cai could only pray that Xiao Linye, like Xiao Shuo, would accept Ye Tong.

There were only two possible outcomes for their Ye Family now: first, Xiao Linye accepts Ye Tong, and the Ye Family soars to new heights! Or second, Xiao Linye discovers she’s the fiancée Xiao Shuo rejected, flies into a rage, and not just the Ye Family but the entire Ye Corporation would be implicated.

At this realization, Zheng Cai truly panicked.

"This brainless thing! She’s really going to be the death of me! Who does she think she is?" She felt like she was really going to lose her mind.

Confidence isn’t a fault, but overconfidence... Clearly, that described Ye Tong perfectly. She was brimming with a confidence she had no right to possess.

Seeing Zheng Cai so furious, Zheng Siyu understood the gravity of the situation. And so, she was even less willing to take responsibility.

"I explained everything clearly to Sister Ye Tong," Zheng Siyu said. "I told her all the stakes involved, but she just cursed at me and told me to get lost!"

"You told her all this?"

Zheng Siyu nodded. "I did. I know if Xiao Linye gets angry, we’ll all suffer. I want the Ye Family to do well, Auntie."

Hearing this, Zheng Cai’s anger seethed even more. She had thought Ye Tong was unaware of the consequences, which was why she had done such a thing. But Zheng Siyu had laid all those consequences before her, and she still went through with it.

That scoundrel! She’s really going to be the death of me!

Zheng Cai was livid. Zheng Siyu kept babbling on, but Zheng Cai couldn’t make out a word she was saying.

「...」

Ye Yuning and Xiao Linye returned to Shanyu Pavilion together.

Neither of them spoke on the way back, and Ye Yuning, in particular, looked visibly upset. Just by looking at her expression, one could tell she was angry.

Upon entering the house, Xiao Linye finally lost his patience and grabbed her wrist. "Are you angry?"

"No!"

She said no, but when Ye Yuning uttered that single word, she did so with a huffy tone, clearly showing she was angry.

Xiao Linye laughed softly, pulling Ye Yuning into his embrace. His warm breath on her neck made her whole body feel tingly.

Ye Yuning struggled slightly. "Let go of me."

"Nothing happened between her and me. She stripped like that, and I didn’t even glance at her. Believe me..."

His words, "stripped like that," only fanned the flames of Ye Yuning’s anger further.