Chapter 164: Untitled
Third Young Master Ye leaned back and crossed his legs. “What do you call this? A blessing? When did I bow down to your grace upon me?” Ye Chen laughed.
“Ye Chen, could you please respond more properly? I am having a serious conversation with you on conditions!” the old master said angrily. He was extremely unhappy with Ye Chen’s attitude and was tempted to punch him in the face to break his smile.
“Dad, it seems that you are still unclear about something. I have already said that I do not need you to acknowledge my son. I also do not need anybody else to acknowledge my son. Even if the whole world does not acknowledge my son, he is still my son,” Ye Chen said coldly. Self-awareness was extremely precious, and to approach this point muddleheaded confirmed that Old Master Ye had indeed aged.
Old Master Ye’s point was extremely clear—take the child, do away with Anya, then marry Yun Ruoxi as per his plans, and everybody would go home happy. He could not be bothered with Cheng Anya’s feelings, let alone his feelings.
It was simply Old Master Ye being extremely arrogant and a serious control freak!
But… He had misjudged Ye Chen!
How pathetic it was for him to be too full of himself!
“You have sure hardened your heart. You are unwilling to marry Ruoxi?” Old Master Ye asked deeply with hints of warning.
“I thought I had made it sufficiently obvious!” Ye Chen said nonchalantly as he shrugged his shoulders.
“Once you marry Ruoxi, MBS International and Yun Enterprise can merge. This will allow MBS International’s prospects to rapidly expand. What is bad about that? Is there anything to object to?” Old Master Ye raged.
Although Yun Enterprise was a distant second to the Ye family, it was still a wealthy and powerful multi-generational corporation that wielded a certain influence in the market. As Yun Ruoxi was the only heir of Yun Enterprise, Ye Chen’s marriage to Yun Ruoxi and his typical MO would pave the way for him to eventually control Yun Enterprise. Once that happened, a consolidated arbitrage would bring MBS International to the next level. That was Old Master Ye’s hope.
The child that Yun Ruoxi carried was invariant. What was more important was the implication of marrying her.
“I, Ye Chen, do not rely on women to expand my business prospects. Besides, it is MBS International that you are planning to expand, not me.”
“What do you mean?” Old Master Ye squinted dangerously.
“What this means, is that discussions have fallen through. The door is over there. Please make your own way there!” Ye Chen showed his hand and pointed to the door.
Old Master Ye, unable to tolerate Ye Chen any further, quickly stood up and looked at him with a vicious glare. “Ye Chen, you will regret this!” he said as his hands trembled in anger.
Once he finished that sentence, he walked away!
Third Young Master Ye displayed his contempt and went up the stairs, only to find both mother and son gathered in a corner and laughing away. Cheng Anya had a burst of especially exaggerated laughter and Ye Chen had a bad feeling about it.
Ning Ning saw him enter and jabbed Cheng Anya, who was laughing out loud. Both mother and son adjusted their faces, but Ye Chen saw them, along with his old exam papers. The stoic Third Young Master Ye suddenly became embarrassed.
“F***! Cheng Ningyuan, where did you dig these out from?” He ran over to hide his old exam papers.
These were exam papers from his time as a student which he had almost failed. There were a few mathematics papers where he had scored more than ten marks. There were many portions of his high school papers left unattempted.
“Daddy, don’t be like this! Share with us the interesting things!” Ning Ning chuckled as he flipped open an exam paper. “Daddy, did you graduate from Harvard?” Ning Ning was confounded.
“Have you not seen somebody who failed their exam?” Third Young Master Ye became a little uneasy and looked at both mother and son.
“I was always first in class since young.” Cheng Anya shook her head and kept herself from smiling.
“I got full marks for every exam!” Ning Ning said seriously.
The mother and son looked at each other, then at Third Young Master Ye. They tried to prove that they had indeed not seen somebody who failed their exams.
“Daddy, it seems that your studies were… not the best when you were a student!”
Third Young Master Ye was a little red. With his embarrassment boiling over into anger, he grabbed his exam papers and said in a defiant embarrassment, “Although I scored poorly in my exams, my graduation thesis had stunned all the professors. Humph!”
Cheng Anya and her baby looked at each other, and then at his exam script in the rapport. They doubted his claims!
It was probably his mental unsoundness that shocked all the professors!
Third Young Master Ye stared at them in rage and then quickly took his exam papers out to destroy all traces of them!
Cheng Anya and Ning Ning laughed behind him!
“Cheng Ningyuan, I am hungry!” Ye Chen appeared at the door, feeling justified after destroying all traces of his exam papers.
Ning Ning, “…”
“Baby, go serve his stomach!” Cheng Anya laughed as she instructed her son to prepare supper.
Ning Ning jumped off the bed and pouted cutely. “Daddy, you are really petty!” he said as he stuck his tongue out.
Once he said that, he went downstairs in a flash to prepare supper.
“Third Young Master Ye, is there something that you cannot tell me in the presence of my son?” Cheng Anya raised her eyebrows and asked curiously. She guessed that it had something to do with Old Master Ye’s visit earlier in the evening.
“Have you considered getting married?” Third Young Master Ye did not beat around the bush and cut to the chase as he focused on Cheng Anya’s face. It seemed he was trying to get answers from her facial cues.
Little did anybody expect Miss Cheng to smile as usual and raise her eyebrows teasingly. “Third Young Master Ye, if you would allow me to indulge in my fantasies for a moment, did you just propose to me?”
Third Young Master Ye’s ears twitched a little and he stared at her. “If it’s the case, so what?” He sounded uncouth.
Cheng Anya was stunned into silence. Was this even a proposal? It seemed like a bully forcing a marriage however one looked at it.
Wow!
“Do you think we have met the conditions to get married to each other?” Cheng Anya retracted her smile and asked politely. There was a slight seriousness in her gaze.
“How are we incompatible?” Third Young Master Ye smiled. “We are both not married and are of the legal age to get married. Since we also have a son, we are indeed too damn compatible!”
Cheng Anya laughed gently. “Third Young Master Ye, you know what I am talking about!” she replied wisely.
Acting foolish?
The first and foremost condition for marriage was mutual love. Marriage was sacred and was a serious affair. It was not a game. For two to get married, they must love each other and be certain they would stand by each other their whole life.
They were hence incompatible!
Third Young Master Ye walked over, each of his steps carrying an oppressive presence. He lifted Cheng Anya’s lower jaw and seemingly smiled. His deep gaze was about to draw her soul away.
Such a Third Young Master Ye was indeed mesmerizing and seductive!
Cheng Anya’s breathing became irregular!
“I do not believe that you have not even the slightest feeling for me!” Third Young Master Ye said, stressing each syllable.
“You are such a narcissist!” Cheng Anya’s heart thumped and with an unchanging expression, she said, “Do you think that women will prostrate under your western suit and pants?”
“No!” Third Young Master Ye laughed as his deep gaze encountered her calm gaze. “All I want is for you to fall head over heels for me!”