Chapter 1283: I Never Expected You to Take Them Away

Chapter 1283: Chapter 1283: I Never Expected You to Take Them Away

"Now you’re here blaming Ye Fei for not treating you well enough, for not inviting you to the wedding? For not leaving from her parents’ home?" Zhao Gushen shot back. "But have you ever thought about what kind of chaos it would’ve turned into if she really had left from her parents’ home?"

Ye Dezhang fell silent.

Right now, Xu Huizhen’s mouth was sealed shut; she couldn’t say a word.

Otherwise, she’d definitely say that Ye Fei just looks down on them.

Why did Ye Fei choose to leave from the Li Family’s home?

It’s not because Li Xiaoyun’s parents treat Ye Fei that well.

If you asked her, she’d say Ye Fei is an ungrateful little bitch.

Does she ever remember other people’s kindness?

If she really remembered, the least she should remember is the favor of being raised by her and Ye Dezhang.

Yes, she and Ye Dezhang treated Ye Fei badly.

She admits that much.

All that talk from Ye Dezhang about how his heart aches for her is just lip service.

In reality, he never actually did anything.

Ye Dezhang simply never had the guts to oppose her.

In this house, she’s always the one who has final say, and she’s always the one holding the money.

What can Ye Dezhang offer besides a few words?

But no matter how much they’ve neglected Ye Fei, they never starved her, never froze her, right?

They gave birth to her, raised her, and sent her to school.

If they’d really mistreated her, would Ye Fei be able to have the kind of success she has now?

Her achievements now are all built on the foundation of the education they gave her back then, aren’t they?

She went to school, got some exposure, gained some culture, some skills.

That’s what allowed Ye Fei to know what she wanted to do, broaden her horizons, and achieve what she has today.

Otherwise, Ye Fei would be nothing but some ignorant little girl with no education and no worldly knowledge.

Even if the university she went to was just the one in Ye City.

It’s still a university.

They’re all universities anyway; what difference does it make?

Universities all teach the same things; even if the teachers differ, what really matters is how much the student herself can learn, isn’t it?

So what right does Ye Fei have to use this as a reason to blame them?

In her view, the reason Ye Fei chose to leave from the Li Family’s home is because she’s eyeing the fact that the Li Family are Zhao Dingli’s parents-in-law.

She’s taking the opportunity to cozy up to Zhao Dingli, to secure herself a better foothold in the Zhao Family.

She was originally isolated and helpless in the Zhao Family, with no one standing on the same side as her.

So she introduced her best friend to Zhao Dingli.

And she even successfully pushed the two of them into marriage.

Besides, Li Xiaoyun, just like her, has no family background at all and is weak and alone in the Zhao Family.

That way, the two of them can form a perfect little alliance, join forces to secure themselves in the Zhao Family.

But relying purely on a best-friend relationship—how can that be enough?

Haven’t you heard the saying?

Guard against fire, guard against thieves, and guard against your best friend.

So, on top of the best-friend relationship, Ye Fei must develop an even closer tie.

She recognizes Mr. Li and Mrs. Li as her godparents.

Plays the emotional card, leaves from the Li Family’s home, and treats Mr. Li and Mrs. Li as her real family.

Old folks value emotional bonds, and they’ll definitely tell Li Xiaoyun to stick close with Ye Fei.

They’re bound to feel insecure themselves, so they’d want Ye Fei to help Li Xiaoyun out more in the Zhao Family.

Once that happens, Ye Fei and Li Xiaoyun naturally get tied closer and closer together.

And on Li Xiaoyun’s side, there’s still Zhao Dingli.

Getting along well with Zhao Dingli benefits Zhao Gushen too.

The two couples make four people, and so a small alliance forms naturally.

Ye Fei’s calculations are brilliant.

Xu Huizhen felt her analysis was absolutely spot on.

Normally she’s always listening to Ye Ning analyze this and that situation, so she’s picked up quite a lot from Ye Ning.

Xu Huizhen feels she’s broadened her horizons a lot now; she’s not the same as she used to be.

Just look at how clearly she’s dissecting things now, how smart she is.

Zhao Gushen can’t be stupid either; how could he not understand all this?

He understands it all too well, that’s why he supports Ye Fei even more.

So everything Zhao Gushen said just now was actually bullshit.

Xu Huizhen didn’t take a single one of Zhao Gushen’s questions to heart.

Zhao Gushen just cast a faint glance at Xu Huizhen.

Even though he hadn’t looked at Xu Huizhen earlier, hadn’t used his ability to read what she was thinking.

He could easily guess what kind of stupid ideas she had in her head.

He didn’t even feel like wasting his ability on the garbage in her mind.

Zhao Gushen turned back to Ye Dezhang. "So, you still feel wronged? You think you’re worthy of walking Ye Fei down the aisle, of escorting her out in marriage?"

Ye Dezhang: "..."

All the dissatisfaction and resentment he’d been harboring in his gut got stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t get a single word out.

"If you really feel guilty toward Ye Fei, then go back to Ye City," Zhao Gushen said. "Don’t come to City B again."

"Ye Fei won’t refuse to stay in touch with you. If you really miss her, the two of you can still contact each other. But there’s no need for you to come here," Zhao Gushen said.

"Of course, I’m not saying you’ll never see each other again. Ye Fei will go back."

It’s simple: he and Ye Fei can go back, but Ye Dezhang coming here is off the table.

Ye Dezhang hesitated.

To be honest, he didn’t really care where he stayed; anywhere was fine.

And he was more familiar with Ye City.

He’d been in City B for quite a while, but he never quite felt at home in this big city.

The city was lively and prosperous, but he just couldn’t get used to it.

There was no one he knew here.

He’d go out for a walk and had no one to talk to.

Among men his age, the topics other guys chatted about—he realized he didn’t know any of them.

There was no common ground.

When they talked about their kids, what could he say?

He had two daughters, but he realized neither of them could be used as a topic of conversation.

As for Ye Ning, forget it; even though he never said anything out loud, and Xu Huizhen kept bragging about how capable Ye Ning was.

Deep down, he actually felt somewhat ashamed.

What Ye Ning had done, what she relied on to get her achievements—Ye Dezhang knew very well.

It’s just that, since he was enjoying the wealth that Ye Ning had brought in, he didn’t have the standing to criticize her.

But when it came to chatting about their children’s latest news like other parents, he simply couldn’t do it.

As for talking about Ye Fei?

He wouldn’t dare bring her up at all.

It’s not that he thought Ye Fei was embarrassing.

It’s that he understood nothing about Ye Fei now and had nothing to say.

Also, he was afraid of the Zhao Family.

In City B, whether talking or doing things, he never felt as free as he did in Ye City.

The reason he was hesitating was because his word didn’t count for anything.

Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning never listened to him.

Even if he wanted to go back, he couldn’t take the two of them with him.

"Now, I’m giving you two choices," Zhao Gushen said. "Go back to Ye City yourself, or I’ll have someone send you back."

The second half of the sentence, Zhao Gushen phrased very politely.

He called it "sending," but in reality it would be escorting him back under guard.

What so-called two choices?

In the end, there was only one outcome.

Ye Dezhang hesitated and looked at Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning.

Sure enough, though Xu Huizhen and Ye Ning couldn’t speak, both glared at him stubbornly.

Neither of them agreed.

"You don’t need to look at them," Zhao Gushen said. "I know you can’t take them away, and I never expected you to."

Those words made Ye Dezhang’s face burn with shame.

He’d always been self-aware, but having a younger man say it to his face like that still felt humiliating.