Chapter 45
Translator: マイ
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(Enjoy your read~)
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Ye NanQi left the next day, and the plastic husbands continued to stay separated.
Shen Du still brought the ancestor’s three meals a day without any hassle. Because Ye NanQi couldn’t persuade him to stop, he could only go to the security guard, and explain that the person who came every morning was a stalker fan and requested to prohibit the man from entering.
The security brother agreed, but the knock on the door still sounded on time for breakfast the next day.
Even Ye NanQi felt helpless, and he had no choice but to give up, thinking that Shen Du wouldn’t last long after doing such a tiring job without getting a response from him. However, Shen Du didn’t grow tired at all, and while he was teasing Ye NanQi in a good mood, he continued to put pressure on Xue XiangYu—who knew more than Ye NanQi did.
It seemed that the old master Xue still felt guilty about this nominal grandson—in name, of his.
After all, Xue XiangYu’s mother didn’t commit adultery but was forced into a relationship with the old master Xue, instead. The incident made her husband was so angry that it became the primary cause of his death. After she gave birth to Xue XiangYu, she felt so ashamed she almost went crazy and nearly strangled the newborn Xue XiangYu.
Xue XiangYu lived with his mother until he was five years old. Everyone considered her mad because of her many attempts to commit suicide. But she had been rescued time and time again. Until one day, she took Xue XiangYu to play in the backyard when she was sober, and while the nanny’s attention was elsewhere, she tied a large stone to her body and told Xue XiangYu to sit still on a chair while aiming the camera at her.
She smiled and waved at Xue XiangYu; then she turned around, while holding the stone tied to her body, jumped into the lake without hesitation.
After that incident, Xue XiangYu lived like a joke in the Xue family for many years. Old master Xue tried to compensate this son of his by giving him a position in the Rongyu Group. Unfortunately, Xue XiangYu wasn’t very obedient and had no ambitions. He only knew how to pick flowers and trample the grass*, as if he was born as the rich generation’s young master, and business matters had nothing to do with him.
(T/N:* womanizer)
For fear that this son wasn’t able to support himself, old master Xue placed several of his private companies as well as some of his properties under Xue XiangYu’s name, and also secretly issued him a lot of shares of the Rongyu Group.
Xue XiangYu looked like a sloppy rich young master on the surface, but behind his carefree attitude was a cunning temperament. Using company assets, he secretly established several small companies in succession, lying in wait, and he wouldn’t be satisfied until he crushed the entire Xue Family completely.
It wasn’t actually difficult if they wanted to check on him and find out what he was planning. However, Xue XiangYu’s usual behavior was too confusing. Almost everyone thought that he was just like a wither straw, idling around to kill time until he died, which was why no one wanted to pay attention to him.
Because Xue XiangYu seemed have ulterior motives by becoming close to Ye NanQi, Shen Du spent a few months counting Xue XiangYu’s dirty tricks beneath his face.
After a few days of quietly suppressing Xue XiangYu, Shen Du received a call from Xue XiangYu as expected.
Xue XiangYu was accustomed to being a bachelor, and pushed away the little lover who had warmed his bed all night. After waving his hand to signal for the person to leave, he said lazily, “Yo! President Shen, I’ll tell you something strange. Recently, a small subsidiary company under my name has suddenly fallen apart. Tell me; don’t you think this is strange?”
Shen Du, who sat in his office staring at the report on the screen, said unhurriedly, “Young Master Xue, if you waited until the afternoon to make this call, you would have received the real financial statements of your company. Your company’s accounting is not good.”
Xue Xiangyu choked for a while, knowing that Shen Du could walk the talk.
Shen Du was one of the few rich young masters in A City that couldn’t be offended. What’s more, this person would throw all the scholarly gentleman’s demeanor he had on the surface out the window he chose to be ruthless. Xue XiangYu still didn’t want one of his escape routes to be taken away, he coughed slightly, and his tone returned to normal. “Be fair and honest, where did I offend President Shen? It’s better to say these things clearly so that I can come and apologize tomorrow.”
“What do you think?”
Shen Du gently and skillfully retorted with another question. Because his mind was full of his domestic cat who had run away from home, he put down the pen in his hand and clicked on a folder.
The folder contained screenshots of Ye NanQi acting in his television drama, wearing different looks and styles.
Smiling, frowning, angry, gentle, sad, cheerful, affectionate… As if only when filming would Ye NanQi become the real Ye NanQi, and could easily release all these emotions that he refused to show others.
No wonder some directors evaluated Little fresh meat Ye for his superb acting skills and sincere feelings.
Can it not be sincere? He lived in a depressed state in reality, and could only catch his breath when he was acting.
He wanted Ye NanQi to live as vividly and as comfortably as he was in the movie.
While Shen Du was faintly staring at the screenshots, Xue XiangYu was trying to recall his recent shameful acts. After some deliberation, there seemed to be only one thing related to Shen Du.
His eyes widened slightly, as he said in amazement, “…Ye NanQi? Young Master Shen, are you serious?”
Shen Du said indifferently, “He is the apple of my eyes. I dare you to try talking nonsense to him again.”
Xue XiangYu was stunned for a while. When he heard Xue Jingshan talk about those things, he really thought that Shen Du was also one of the members of the organization. He didn’t expect the other person to seriously come knocking on his door. It took him a long time to smile cryptically. “Sure, it’s my fault. I will apologize to you next time I visit. But Young Master Shen has been waiting for my call for so long; perhaps this talk isn’t only all about my little offense, am I right?”
Shen Du finished his work ahead of time. After confirming that he didn’t need to see anyone in the afternoon, and all the meetings scheduled for the day was over, he smiled and said, “Young Master Xue is a smart man. Come out and let’s meet.”
While Shen Du and Xue XiangYu had a secret meeting, Xue Jingshan met with Ye NanQi.
He didn’t do anything. He didn’t rush like Qian Qian. He just ate and chatted with Ye NanQi, and acted natural, as if he just wanted to make friends.
Sometimes Bai Yu would come over and sit quietly for a while, listening to the two of them talking.
Obviously, they were two different people. It should have been his younger sister who was supposed to look like Ye Mei; but, as time went by, Ye NanQi looked more and more like Ye Mei instead.
With a calm manner, Ye NanQi pretended to be ignorant of their intentions, all the while he was dealing with the two of them. His relationship with Xue Jingshan became more and more harmonious, and it didn’t take long for them to start calling each other brothers.
On such a tiring and suffocating day, Ye NanQi felt like he’ll only be able to breathe again when he finally saw Shen Du. So when Shen Du came to deliver food and did not intend to leave immediately, Ye NanQi invited him in for a cup of tea.
A person who was too considerate was terrifying; they invade other people’s lives in a pervasive manner. If one day they became something as indispensable as oxygen, one would die as soon as they leave.
The same interaction happened for a few more days. Just when Ye NanQi felt this fear because of his anticipation to see Shen Du again, he finally received good news.
Chen Wen, who had gone to his hometown to complete his elder’s funeral, had finally returned.
Chen Wen was Ye Mei’s psychiatrist. He had been friends with Xu Zhou for many years. That overseas remittance account was used under someone else’s identity. Although they were unable to find the real sender for the time being, Ye NanQi could almost confirm that it was Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou was still alive and had been keeping in contact with Chen Wen.
According to the information, Chen Wen was a very cautious type of person. He might not know the inside story, but he knew that someone was chasing Xu Zhou and wanted to kill him, so he must be more careful.
To say that he was Ye Mei’s younger brother, and he came to restore Ye Mei’s innocence…sounded like a lie. Ye NanQi wasn’t stupid, nor was Chen Wen.
Ye NanQi discussed with Li Hengran, and after analyzing Chen Wen’s character, he decided to take it slowly.
On one morning of the last day of May, Ye NanQi went to the consultation office with Chen Wen’s business card.
Chen Wen was in his thirties. Even though he was already in his thirties and wore glasses, it couldn’t hide his delicate eyes and eyebrows. With a permanent smile on his face, he looked gentle and kind – they were the same kind of people, he had the same expression as Ye NanQi. He knew that Ye NanQi was a celebrity. Seeing him come in, his facial expression as well as his extremely natural attitude didn’t change, “Morning, Mr. Ye, I’m Chen Wen.”
“Doctor Chen.” Ye NanQi smiled as he stretched out his hand for a handshake. They chatted for a while and Ye NanQi found that this person was worthy of his profession as a psychiatrist; because Ye NanQi couldn’t figure out which of his statements were true, which ones were false, and what his real intentions were, even after talking for a while.
Compared to Chen Wen in his profession, Ye NanQi was also a professional when it came to acting. However, because he had been a little impetuous recently, the doctor had easily seen his flaws. Chen Wen smiled and said, “It seems to me that Mr. Ye is a little anxious. Don’t be nervous, relax. I am a psychiatrist, and you can communicate with me on anything. I swear and guarantee that I will never reveal a word.”
Ye NanQi couldn’t think of any psychological problems he had for a while. Ye Mei’s matter was his heart disease. It was a knot in his heart, but he knew full well how to get rid of it. There was just one thing recently…
Shen Du.
Chen Wen could really see through him with his observing eyes. “Entrapped by a love problem?”
Ye NanQi was slightly shocked. He gathered his emotions, and quickly shook his head, “No.”
The relationship between celebrities had always been complicated. Chen Wen smiled knowingly and said warmly, “Since you came to me, you must really need my help. Mr. Ye doesn’t have to worry about anything. I have been in this business for more than ten years and have never missed anything. No matter what the problem is, you can consult with me, don’t be shy…”
His voice was soft and deep, with a bewildering, hypnotic effect. Ye NanQi did not relax. He hesitated whether or not he should talk about it. Although he was impatient, he resisted the urge to reveal it immediately, pretending to sigh in distress. “Then… I’ll just say it. I hope Dr. Chen can help me analyze it.”
Originally, Ye NanQi just wanted to use a thing or two about Shen Du to fool Chen Wen, but Shen Du really made him feel distressed, he couldn’t bear it anymore.
Ye NanQi concealed Shen Du’s identity. He avoided other inconveniences and vaguely brought out the emotional entanglement between them.
Chen Wen really wanted to tell him that he was a psychiatrist, not a relationship counselor, but since Ye NanQi spent a lot of money, he had to surrender to the thought that the rich were the master, and the customer was God. This relationship was also very interesting. He listened with great enthusiasm. He didn’t forget to pour a cup of hot honey water and hand it to Ye NanQi to moisturize his throat. When he heard the end, he couldn’t help but say, “Doesn’t Mr. Ye like him?”
Seeing you like this, it doesn’t look like you’re not interested.
Ye NanQi paused, avoiding this question. “I think… he really likes me. But there was a junior, who we used to like before… I saw the two of them meet a while ago, and he, who rarely smiled, was smiling so happily.”
Chen Wen said, “Do you suspect that he is riding two boats at the same time?”
“No.” Ye NanQi’s expression was calm, and his voice was faintly low. “At most, his legs were swaying between two boats with a bamboo pole, but he just couldn’t get on either.”
Chen Wen, “…”
(The last sentence sounds very comical (¯∇¯٥))
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