Ye Shikai tightly grasped Chen Ruoya’s arm. Today, at the Chen family, he must enter whether they let him or not.
"Mr. Ye, this is the Chen family, please do not act recklessly." Chen Ruoya’s words were full of a threatening tone. If it were not Ye Shikai in front of her, but an ordinary man, she would have likely thrown him out already.
"I also said, I must see your Family Head." Ye Shikai firmly stated, and upon seeing this, the guards of the Chen family slowly surrounded him, boxing him in. Chen Ruoya, with sharp eyes, forcefully broke free from Ye Shikai’s hand and then took a fighting stance, with the guards naturally rushing forward, ready to start a fight at any moment.
"Mr. Ye, as long as you turn around and leave now, I guarantee they won’t lay a hand on you."
"I’ll also give you a chance, if you turn around and leave now, I guarantee I won’t cause a big scene." Ye Shikai was also angered, furious that Chen Ruoya dared to block him with people; he genuinely needed to find Chen Yuxin to handle some matters and did not expect to be delayed by Chen Ruoya for so long.
"Mr. Ye, no one has ever dared to cause a disturbance in the Chen family for decades, are you sure you want to be the first?"
"Sigh... alright, then please let me notify her. If your Family Head still refuses to see me, I will turn around and leave without lingering, how about that?" Ultimately, Ye Shikai compromised. He wasn’t here to create trouble, nor could he afford to.
"Alright, please wait a moment." Chen Ruoya waved her hand, and the guards behind her withdrew their defensive stances and stepped back.
"Mr. Ye, please come this way." Chen Ruoya said indifferently. Ye Shikai sighed in relief; Chen Yuxin finally agreed to meet him.
"Thank you." Ye Shikai walked into the meeting room he was led to before, the place where Chen Yuxin receives guests.
As soon as he stepped in, Ye Shikai saw Chen Yuxin sitting upright, her eyes coldly fixing on him.
"Ruoya, you may leave now." Chen Yuxin’s face was flushed, as if she had a fever, but she still personally poured a cup of water and pushed it in front of Ye Shikai.
"You came to see me today. What is it?" Chen Yuxin’s expression was somewhat grave, seemingly slightly aloof, which was normal. Chen Yuxin has always been deeply in love with Ye Shikai, her love bordering on obsessive, even slightly pathological. Now that Ye Shikai had truly gotten married, it was already quite good that she hadn’t fallen apart.
"Xin, are you unwilling to see me?" Ye Shikai could tell that Chen Yuxin was in a very bad mood, and there was also a strong smell of alcohol on her, though it was somewhat masked by the scent of perfume. Nevertheless, it was still easy to detect. Although Chen Ruoya had already mentioned it, he still asked again.
"To see you, hahaha, to see you and Su Qingyu lovingly entering the church?" Chen Yuxin suddenly pushed all the teaware on the table to the ground, her furious demeanor startling Ye Shikai. They had barely exchanged a few words when she couldn’t contain her anger any longer.
"Family Head, what happened?" Hearing the commotion, Chen Ruoya immediately barged in, saw the broken teaware all over the floor, and quickly summoned people to clean up.
"Everyone get out!" Chen Yuxin yelled angrily, causing everyone to tremble with fear and promptly leave the room. Seeing this, Ye Shikai thought Chen Yuxin didn’t want to see him and silently stood up, planning to leave.
"I didn’t tell you to leave." Chen Yuxin stepped over the broken teaware, walked up to Ye Shikai, crouched down before him, and a strong smell of alcohol hit him. Ye Shikai instinctively turned his head away, spotted the shelf packed with empty bottles, and finally realized Chen Yuxin was drunk, no wonder Chen Ruoya didn’t let him in earlier.
"Oh, okay, I won’t leave." Ye Shikai dared not provoke her, especially now when she was drunk. It was evident how painfully Ye Shikai’s wedding news had hurt her.
"Haha, Kai, I heard that Su Qingyu was assassinated, right?" Suddenly, Chen Yuxin laughed, placing a hand on Ye Shikai’s chest, seemingly happy, but Ye Shikai shuddered upon hearing this and quickly grabbed Chen Yuxin’s shoulders.
"How did you know? Do you know who did it, was it you?" Ye Shikai rapidly fired several questions. Mentioning Su Qingyu always made him particularly agitated, and one of his main reasons for visiting the Chen family was to clarify if Chen Yuxin had a part in the assassination. Ye Shikai had been anxious on his way here, wanting to uncover the truth yet also fearing Chen Yuxin might admit to it.
"Haha, Kai, what are you talking about?" Suddenly, Chen Yuxin froze before laughing again, then tried to get up from Ye Shikai and walked towards the liquor cabinet, but seemed unsteady and stumbled, falling to the ground.
"Xin, are you alright?" Seeing this, Ye Shikai quickly stood up to help Chen Yuxin.
"Haha, Kai, do you think there’s anything in Yanjing I don’t know about? Come have a drink with me." Chen Yuxin burst out laughing, her feet kicking around like a child, wriggling in Ye Shikai’s arms.
"Xin, stop touching around." Chen Yuxin’s hands were moving over Ye Shikai’s chest, making him uncomfortable.
"Alright, I promise I’ll stay put." To Ye Shikai’s surprise, Chen Yuxin actually stopped moving, obediently ceasing her actions, and the two just looked at each other.
"Kai, with Su Qingyu gone, I’ll keep you company." Suddenly, Chen Yuxin gazed into Ye Shikai’s eyes with a heartfelt expression, as if confessing her feelings, causing Ye Shikai’s heart to shudder and slowly he turned his head away.
"Kai, Su Qingyu might end up in a vegetative state, would you accept me then?" Chen Yuxin raised her head, moving closer to Ye Shikai, the strong smell of alcohol hitting him. Although Chen Yuxin was taking advantage of the situation, objectively speaking, there was some reason to her words. If Su Qingyu truly never woke up, would Ye Shikai really disregard the idea of marrying?
"Xin, you’re drunk now; let me help you over to rest." Ye Shikai princess-carried Chen Yuxin and slowly walked to the nearby sofa, Chen Yuxin’s arms naturally wrapping around, the pose somewhat suggestive.
"There, now you’re lying down on the sofa, get some rest, I’ll come see you tomorrow." Ye Shikai soothed her like a child, trying to get Chen Yuxin to settle down, her arms firmly wrapped around Ye Shikai’s neck...
"Stay with me, will you?" Chen Yuxin murmured, her eyes looking hazy, Ye Shikai gently moved her arms, settling her into a more comfortable position.
"Alright, no more fuss. I’ll come see you tomorrow."