Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Does No One Care If He Lives or Dies?

Ye Meng Zhen was also furious. No one knew her brother’s feelings for Li Qian Xi better than she did. She had even helped him test Li Qian Xi before.

Back then, Li Qian Xi kept saying not to talk nonsense, but her face was red, and she looked shy, like she wanted to refuse but also wanted to accept.

So Ye Meng Zhen thought Li Qian Xi also liked her brother. After that, whenever her brother asked her to help send gifts to Li Qian Xi, she did it.

Li Qian Xi accepted every single gift, so Ye Meng Zhen treated her more and more like a future sister-in-law and trusted her a lot.

She never expected it was all just her brother’s wishful thinking. He had almost been manipulated into thinking he was some creepy male mistress who was harassing her!

Angry to the extreme, Ye Meng Zhen turned her gun straight toward Li Zhao Yang.

“President Li, you’ve listened for so long and have nothing to say? My brother may be a bit simple, but he’s not the kind of guy who clings and pesters. If only Li Qian Xi had given him a clear answer instead of stringing him along, I believe he would never have kept bothering her.”

“After all, my brother is good-looking and rich. Plenty of people want to be his girlfriend. There is no need for him to compete with a bunch of men, acting like some male mistress, racking his brains to please a woman who keeps a whole fishpond of guys.”

Her words were completely blunt. She was one step away from pointing at Li Qian Xi’s nose and calling her shameless.

She had thought Li Zhao Yang would get angry, but he only rubbed his nose awkwardly and said: “This really is Qian Xi’s fault. Zhi Huan is also a victim. I’ll tell my parents the truth when I get back and have them talk to Qian Xi properly. Also, could you make a list of the gifts Zhi Huan gave her before? I’ll pay you back in cash.”

Ye Meng Zhen snorted: “Who wants that? It’s not like our family can’t afford those things.”

Li Zhao Yang smiled good-temperedly: “Of course that’s not what I mean. I just feel bad about it. Think of it as a bit of compensation for your brother.”

You cannot hit a smiling face with your hand. Since he was lowering himself like this, Ye Meng Zhen could not keep making things hard for him.

She pouted, muttered a few words under her breath, but in the end did not keep pushing.

Mother Ye also felt a little soft-hearted. She had a very good relationship with Li Zhao Yang’s mother. Before this, she had a good impression of Li Qian Xi only because she liked her friend’s child by association.

Who could have thought that someone who looked so well-behaved and sensible on the surface, kind and understanding, was actually such a two-faced person behind their backs?

After this incident, Mother Ye’s opinion of Li Qian Xi fell straight to rock bottom. Because of that, she was even more worried about her good best friend, who was still kept in the dark.

The Ye family had seen clearly how much the Li family doted on Li Qian Xi. But this was clearly a white-eyed wolf they had raised for nothing.

“Zhao Yang, Auntie knows you have always been a very good child. I won’t think badly of you because of this. But you saw how Zhi Huan is now. As for that cousin of yours, we definitely won’t be able to be as close to her as before.”

Li Zhao Yang did not feel much pressure. Or rather, he was even a bit glad. Luckily, that girl was not actually his real cousin.

He was just confused. How had he never noticed before that this so-called sister had gone crooked, and even thought everything about her was good?

If Du An Rao knew what he was thinking, she would definitely tell him this was the legendary heroine’s halo.

Anything that was bad for the heroine would be removed automatically. Just like in the original plot, Ye Zhi Huan was written off in a rush. Because he suddenly learned the truth, he was hit by a car, became a vegetable, and fell out of the story.

But now, these people were like NPCs in a story game who had awakened their own awareness. Once they took off the filter over the female lead and saw her true face, of course they would not let her lead them by the nose again.

“You can’t blame Auntie for talking too much,” Mother Ye said. “These years, she had no parents. Everyone saw how you, your parents, and your sister treated her. But she… you all should be more careful. Don’t end up raising someone else’s child, only to raise her into your enemy.”

When Du Yu Xi heard this, she could not help turning her head to glance at Li Zhao Yang, but she quickly turned away again. It was hard to see what she was thinking from her expression.

After Mother Ye finished speaking, she secretly watched Li Zhao Yang’s reaction, afraid she had been too blunt and offended him.

But he stayed very calm and even nodded in agreement: “You are right. I will pass along your words.”

Only then did Mother Ye relax. The way Li Zhao Yang did not defend Li Qian Xi at all greatly soothed the Ye family’s fragile nerves.

Now that everything had been said out loud, they could not keep chasing it to the end. Li Qian Xi was hateful, but to be strict, Ye Zhi Huan was not completely blameless either.

Their own son had been blind and foolish. If this really spread outside, the one who would lose face would still be their own family.

Thinking of this, Mother Ye shot her son a very disgusted glare.

Ye Zhi Huan: “…”

[Does no one care if I live or die anymore?]

After the Ye family finished scolding people, they had to thank Du An Rao again.

Mother Ye had really been scared by this car accident. She grabbed Du An Rao’s hand and asked to confirm: “Miss Du, look at my son. He is already like this. Does this Blood Calamity count as over now?”

Du An Rao had been eating gossip about the sea king female lead for half the day. Now that real work came, she quickly straightened her face and said: “From what I see, Mr. Ye’s eyes are clear, and the evil aura at his Glabella Palace has gradually faded. It seems he has safely passed this tribulation and is out of danger. It is just that…”

Mother Ye had just relaxed when she heard that the tribulation had passed, but her heart jumped back up when Du An Rao suddenly changed tone.

“Just what?”

“Just that the reason Mr. Ye had this tribulation was because he was afflicted by Peach Blossom Fate. He had too deep contact with someone whose aura clashed with his. The karmic ties between them affected his own luck. If Mr. Ye can stay away from that bad peach blossom in the future, then it will be fine. But if he continues to see her, he may repeat the same mistake and gather another Peach Blossom Curse.”

Mother Ye’s face turned white. She turned to her son and gave him a heavy punch: “Did you hear that? You are not allowed to see that woman again. If you do, you won’t have to wait for the tribulation to come true. I will break your legs first!”

Ye Meng Zhen patted her chest and said: “Mom, don’t worry. I will keep a close eye on my brother. I definitely won’t let him meet Li Qian Xi again.”

Crushed under the two mountains in his family, Ye Zhi Huan did not dare to talk back. After a long time, he muttered in a low voice: “How would I dare get close to her now? What if she sticks another label on me for harassing and pestering her? I’ll let this one go, but if it happens again, I might have to pack my things and escape from Earth in the middle of the night.”

“This was my first time falling in love, and I ran into something like this. What kind of cursed single-for-life fate is this? I’m already heartbroken enough, and you still refuse to comfort me…”

Mother Ye froze for a second when she heard that, then became even more worried. She secretly glanced at Du An Rao, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

Du An Rao raised her brows, looked at Mother Ye, then looked at the young man on the hospital bed shrinking more and more into himself. Suddenly, a light went on in her mind.

“You want to ask where Mr. Ye’s true fated match is now, and when she will appear, right?”