After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 254, Version 3

Ye Sanqing always does this, suddenly posing a question that strikes at the very core of one's being.

Ye Yifan was stunned.

"Isn't it too early to talk about this now... We don't even know if the timeline is still stable, and there's still the issue of Sheng Hanyu."

"Then you can start thinking about it now."

Ye Sanqing smiled.

She just felt that Ye Yifan was working too hard.

It was obvious that the other person was constantly on edge, and a hundred times at that...

However, she also knew very well that it was impossible to let the other person go live their own life right now.

But then I thought, "It's okay!"

"Gather a group of handsome men, then go cultivate immortality."

Seeing that she seemed relaxed, Ye Yifan joked.

"Haha, I don't know about cultivating immortality, but I can start collecting handsome men now."

Seeing Ye Yifan's brow twitch upon hearing this, Ye Sanqing asked again, "Have you already started?"

"Uh. You noticed that? Looks like you can't just go to any host club."

Ye Yifan thought to himself, "All I did was take you to Diamond Star once..."

"No, it's Xiao Fu."

Ye Sanqing said.

He was the regular waiter in Ye Yifan's private room at the club.

“Oh…but there’s a reason for that, he’s from the Fu family…”

Ye Yifan explained, "You should know the Fu family of Haizhou, right?"

"The Fu family of Haizhou..." Ye Sanqing recalled the common knowledge he knew, "The Fu family that's in the shipbuilding industry?"

"Yes, the Fu family's situation is a bit complicated. Don't let his appearance fool you, he was the original heir of the Fu family's main branch, his name is Fu Shaochen..."

Ye Yifan gave a brief explanation, which was that a branch of the Fu family had seized power and then exiled the children of the main family.

The Fu family's collateral branches are known for their ruthless methods, but this is also due to historical factors. The Fu family has always been fiercely competitive internally, with the winner taking all.

So even though they are a collateral branch, they may have been the main family two generations ago.

In short, Fu Shaochen was a victim of this power struggle.

“He knows who I am, so he came to me for protection. Of course, my appearance is definitely part of the reason... If he didn’t look like that, I probably would have ignored him.”

Ye Yifan took a sip of wine and said.

"I understand."

Ye Sanqing nodded.

Although the other party said that appearance does play a part, Ye Sanqing believed that this part must be very small.

Ye Yifan's work style clearly shows that he likes to kill two birds with one stone, achieve twice the result with half the effort, and also likes to make a move whenever there is nothing else to do.

Given Fu Shao Chen's situation, Ye Yi Fan must believe he will be useful later, which is why he's protecting him. In other words, out of so many members of the Fu family who ended up in exile, why him? He must have some other exceptional qualities besides his appearance.

"Never mind my business, why don't you collect some too?"

Ye Yifan laughed and said, "Or were you already tired of collecting them in your past life?"

For some reason, she really began to believe that Ye Sanqing had been an emperor in his previous life.

Although Ye Sanqing had only mentioned it once or twice in jest, Ye Yifan could sense that the other party's familiarity with power struggles and violent methods meant he was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Oh, forget it."

Ye Sanqing's harem back then wasn't all handsome men... For the sake of racial balance, there were also many who are best left unsaid...

Besides, she hardly ever went inside...

The thought of the bloody coup during the reign of the late emperor troubled Ye Sanqing, who silently took a sip of wine.

Seeing her like this, Ye Yifan changed the subject.

The two chatted for a while longer, their conversation ranging from random thoughts to abstract concepts. Ye Yifan was particularly interested in advanced technology, and if the little bug hadn't been without a physical body, he would have used it to demonstrate things more.

The next day was the second day of the Lunar New Year. Only Ye Sanqing was free, so she simply stayed home to rest.

The others all had friends to meet, so they went out on their own.

Ye Siqing met Cheng Yanye in a teahouse and was somewhat speechless.

"Have you really changed your ways now?"

Cheng Yanye was inexplicably disappointed to see that he was the only one who came. His grandfather's family also lived in this area. He had come back for the New Year and found that Ye Siqing was also there, so he asked her out.

He will face a high-intensity training program as soon as the holiday ends, so he should take advantage of this opportunity to get out more.

That's what they say... but how many people truly consider Cheng Yanye a friend?

Although some opportunists felt that the Ye family's attitude towards him was still acceptable after the last incident of forcing him to drink alcohol and Ye Sanqing's birthday party, and came back to him, Cheng Yanye has come to terms with it after this whole mess.

It's better to get rid of friends who are like that—opportunistic and fickle.

"What else can we do? Are we just going to go to a karaoke bar in the middle of the afternoon? Or where are we going? They won't even open for horseback riding if we want to."

Cheng Yanye complained.

For some reason, he felt a little more relaxed after seeing Ye Siqing.

Perhaps it was the other person's casual attitude that made him realize there are still normal people in this world...

"Actually, it's not important. By the way, Ye Wanyin is getting married."

Ye Siqing developed a condition where seeing Cheng Yanye reminded her of Ye Wanyin.

There's nothing we can do about it; they were so deeply intertwined before.

Cheng Yanye stared wide-eyed, remaining silent for a long time, then lowered his head as if accepting some tragic truth.

Ye Siqing thought he couldn't accept it for the time being, but since the engagement had already been called off, wasn't it just a matter of time?

But after waiting for a while, he noticed that the other person seemed to be crying.

"no……"

Ye Siqing was a little flustered; he had never experienced anything like this before!

Luckily, they have a private room here!

Otherwise, he'd be doomed; he could already foresee what topics he and Cheng Yanye would be trending on social media for.

In a flash, he remembered how his second brother comforted him, so he got up, sat down next to Cheng Yanye, patted him on the back, and handed him a tissue.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

It took Cheng Yanye a while to calm down before he wiped away his tears and said...

He didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, he should have been disappointed in Ye Wanyin. Since she was being intimate with Lu Wangqian and he had already broken off the engagement, wasn't this a normal outcome?

But Cheng Yanye always felt that the story shouldn't have developed this way.

It might seem strange to describe his own experiences as stories, but that's truly how he felt.

The amazing thing is that after crying, his remaining feelings for Ye Wanyin seemed to have disappeared from his body, just like his previous obsession with Ye Sanqing.

Cheng Yanye naturally didn't know the reason, but he felt that maybe crying was sometimes helpful.

Ye Siqing patted him again, then decisively returned to her seat.

Even though it's a private room, we still need to be careful. Who knows if paparazzi will be working on the first day of the Lunar New Year...

"Actually, it might not be a bad thing. I just heard about it yesterday..."

Ye Siqing told Cheng Yanye the story she had learned yesterday about how she almost died as a child.

Cheng Yanye was stunned again. Ye Siqing, afraid that he would start crying again, immediately asked, "What's wrong with you now?"

"It seems too late to talk about this now, but she told me a different version."

"Isn't it just that my second brother tried to murder me... You wouldn't believe something so absurd, would you?" Ye Siqing said indifferently. Since Ye Wanyin told such a lie in front of the parents, it wasn't strange that she would repeat it to Cheng Yanye.

"I mean, the third version."

Cheng Yanye said anxiously, "Now that you mention it, I realize how bizarre her story is. Why didn't I suspect anything at the time?"

He began to suspect that there might actually be something wrong with his brain.