CHAPTER 515: CHAPTER 311: REUNION

Forty minutes later, Zhan Ping reappeared at the entrance of the reception room looking refreshed, his casual grey outfit lending him a solemnity and scholarly air unsuited for his age!

Ye Xuan sized him up, his eyes brimming with amusement, and stood up, saying, "Let’s go somewhere else to talk." He reached out to help Luo Ye, but she slapped his hand away, "No need, I’ll be fine as long as there’s no strenuous exercise. Just take smaller steps."

"I had an appendectomy and my stitches were removed yesterday." Seeing Zhan Ping’s surprised expression, Luo Ye explained with a smile.

Realizing the situation, Zhan Ping instinctively moved to protect Luo Ye’s other side. He became even more anxious, what exactly had happened that made this busy person come in such a hurry?

He had thought about calling his mother to ask, but halfway through dialing, he gave up, not wanting his older brother to have any misgivings in his heart.

Noticing Zhan Ping’s tension and concern, Ye Xuan reached from behind Luo Ye to give him a reassuring pat, "Don’t worry, it’s actually good news."

Zhan Ping relaxed and said with a smile, "Since big brother is such a busy man, I can’t help but make guesses."

As they stepped out of the reception room, a door diagonally opposite swung open swiftly, and a man in his forties stepped out, "Mr. Ye, is your meeting over?"

Ye Xuan nodded politely, "Yes, thank you for your help, Mr. Qiu."

"No thanks needed, it’s what I should do." Mr. Qiu then put his arm around the nearby Zhan Ping, "Xiao Zhan, I heard your team won the match again today, how about I treat you tonight?"

"No need, thank you!" Zhan Ping gave him a faint smile, "We have something to take care of and need to leave."

"Alright then, we’ll talk about our matter another time. Mr. Ye, Miss Luo, goodbye," said Mr. Qiu, waving his hand and sensibly retreated back into the room.

"Outsiders need to go through a complex procedure to approach students, so I showed him my ID," Ye Xuan explained, looking at Zhan Ping, "You seem quite familiar with him?"

"No wonder he wasn’t waiting in the reception room," replied Zhan Ping, dodging the question.

Ye Xuan’s eyes flickered with understanding. It seemed the rumors were true; based on his understanding of Zhan Ping, if it wasn’t for truly disliking someone, he wouldn’t speak in that manner.

Seeing that Ye Xuan didn’t continue the inquiry, Zhan Ping became uneasy and hesitated, "Big brother, to be honest, he’s getting close to me because of my mom."

Ye Xuan silently patted him and sighed inwardly, hoping his forward could play the game well; Aunt Qi must have feelings for Seventh Uncle Ye.

Just as they exited the corridor, a girl rushed over. Her long black hair flowed over her shoulders. She was about Luo Ye’s height, quite slim, with large eyes like pools of autumn water on her delicate face, she smiled warmly at Zhan Ping before turning her gaze to Ye Xuan and Luo Ye, briefly startled before extending her hand, "Hello, I’m Zhan Ping’s girlfriend, Miao Lin."

"Nice to meet you. I’m Luo Ye." Well aware of her child’s temperament, Lady Luo promptly shook the other’s tender white hand.

"Miao Lin, I have something urgent now, I’ll look for you later," Zhan Ping said, his eyes flickering with helplessness as every time someone came looking for him, if she didn’t know them, she would introduce herself this way, no matter how much he scolded, she never changed. It seemed a clear talk was needed.

"I came to tell you not to forget me for dinner tonight," Miao Lin said before waving to everyone and quickly ran off.

Clearly, the girl was here to assert her sovereignty, but looking at Zhan Ping’s reaction, it seemed to be unrequited love – Luo Ye glanced at Zhan Ping’s expression and shook her head. Indeed, the bystander sees things clearer.

Ye Xuan, of course, would not gossip about such things, and to save Zhan Ping from embarrassment, he purposely steered the conversation towards family trivialities.

A quarter of an hour later, the three sat in a private room of an upscale teahouse with excellent soundproofing.

...

In another private room of the same teahouse, Seventh Uncle Ye and Zhan Yuying sat in silence, the occasional clinking of cups and pot being the only sound.

Earlier in the day, after listening to the recording several times, Zhan Yuying solemnly asked Wen Xin if she already knew about her son with Ye JiaPing?

Wen Xin honestly replied that she had just found out. Then Luo Ye detailed the entire sequence of events, and after contemplating, Zhan Yuying chose to believe.

But she did not immediately accept Seventh Uncle Ye; she said if the son was willing to forgive Seventh Uncle Ye, she could let father and son reunite and allow the son to take back the Ye surname. However, what would happen to her marriage with Seventh Uncle Ye was not something that could be resolved in a short time.