"Tie Shan, go have the kitchen make so pastries and, by the way, get soone to stew the tonic," Li Patriarch said generously, wishing he could present all the delicacies to Ye Jiuliang.
Hearing the words "tonic," Ye Jiuliang hurriedly interrupted, "Dad, there’s no need for the tonic. I just had a full al and can’t eat anymore; let’s not trouble the staff."
Although she loved to eat, she really had developed an aversion to tonics.
"Then just have them make so pastries and bring out a plate of fruit," Li Patriarch said, not insisting, with a hearty laugh.
Tie Shan agreed with a smile and walked towards the kitchen.
"How long are you planning to stay this ti?" Li Patriarch cut straight to the point, not bothering with other matters.
Peeling an orange, Ye Jiuliang said nonchalantly, "I don’t know."
How long she would stay was uncertain.
After she spoke, the orange in her hand was taken away, and Li Mochan skillfully began peeling it.
"Your sudden return without a word, did sothing co up?" Li Patriarch inquired.
Ye Jiuliang accepted a segnt of the orange and took a bite, "Sort of. My dad ca back to reapply for his ID card and to take care of so matters."
Li Patriarch didn’t react at first, and after a mont he responded, "Your dad ca back to reapply for his ID card? What else is there to prove about his identity?"
As he finished speaking, he realized sothing was amiss.
His face showed astonishnt, and the surprise in his eyes when he looked at Ye Jiuliang altered the tone of his voice.
"Your dad?"
Ye Yuan was supposed to be dead, so who was she referring to when she spoke of her father?
Ye Jiuliang humd in affirmation, noticing his confusion, and explained, "It’s Ye Yuan, nobody else."
"But Ye Yuan is..." Li Patriarch’s expression turned peculiar, seemingly hesitant to proceed.
"My dad didn’t die; he’s still alive."
Upon hearing this, Li Patriarch’s surprise was even harder to conceal, "Is Ye Yuan really still alive?"
The sudden "resurrection" of a person claid to be dead for over a decade was hard for anyone to accept.
Knowing they would surely need ti to believe it, Ye Jiuliang nodded slightly, a faint smile curving her lips.
Tie Shan ca over with a fruit platter, overhearing Ye Jiuliang’s words, and nearly dropped it in shock.
Ye Yuan was still alive?
Seeing their astonishnt, Ye Jiuliang stayed quiet, giving them ti to process the news.
"Do you want more?" Li Mochan asked, reaching for another orange after she finished one.
Ye Jiuliang nodded; the orange was sour and sweet, just to her liking.
anwhile, Li Patriarch finally composed himself, and the surprised look on his face began to fade.
"Ye Yuan is still alive. Why hasn’t he shown up for all these years? Are you sure it’s him?" he asked.
Ye Jiuliang replied, "I’ve confird it."
Having digested this piece of news, and recalling Ye Jiuliang’s ntion of handling so matters upon their return, Li Patriarch’s mind raced. He knew sothing about what had happened to Ye Yuan back then. If Ye Yuan wasn’t dead, trouble was looming for the Ye Family.
Currently, with Ye Yan absent, the Li family would have to face Ye Yuan’s wrath, not to ntion how the Ye family had treated Ye Jiuliang all these years. The father-son relationship between the elder Mr. Ye and Ye Yuan was likely irreparable.
"Your dad has returned; why not have him co with you? I haven’t seen him in so long. How about inviting him over for a casual dinner tonight?"
Ye Yuan used to be a dominating figure in the capital. Were it not for the elder Mr. Ye and Ye Yan holding him back, Ye Yuan, with his abilities, was bound for greater achievents. The news of his plane crash and death at sea caused many to lant the loss of a brilliant talent.
"My uncle is going to have dinner at Mo Garden tonight, Dad, why don’t you join him?" Thinking of the old man eating alone at ho seed lonely, Ye Jiuliang said in a gentle voice.
Perhaps because he had grown older and preferred livelier settings, Elder Li agreed with a smile, "Okay, I’ll also take the opportunity to pick up a couple of good bottles of wine from your wine cellar."
If there was anything in Mo Garden that Elder Li coveted, it was definitely Mo Garden’s wine cellar.
"You’re older now, you should drink less," Li Mochan, who had been silent, suddenly interjected.
"You’re only allowed one bottle."
Hearing Li Mochan restricting his drinking, the smile instantly fell from Elder Li’s face.
"Your wine cellar is so big, what’s wrong with taking two bottles?"
So stingy, just one bottle.
Ignoring Elder Li’s resentful gaze, Li Mochan spoke calmly, "The doctor said you need to drink in moderation."
"I am already very moderate, I only drink a small cup every day," Elder Li said, gesturing with his hand to show the small amount, his tone quite dissatisfied.
Li Mochan didn’t argue with him; after all, without the keys to the wine cellar, he couldn’t get in anyway.
...
The sun was fiercely bright, the clouds seed as if they had lted away, and not even a wisp of fluff could be seen.
In the living room, it was silent save for the "tick-tock" of the clock.
Now, all the housekeepers at the Ye Family ho were psychologically shadowed by Ye Xin, avoiding her wherever she appeared.
Having run back from Jiangyue Restaurant, Ye Xin sat on the sofa in a daze, her eyes vacant as if she had been greatly shocked.
She had intended to tell the others the news of Ye Yuan not being dead as soon as she got ho, but it happened that everyone had gone out, and nobody was ho.
Shivering with cold and looking terrified, Ye Xin was still absorbed in the news of Ye Yuan’s ’resurrection’.
Suddenly, a clamor of footsteps ca from outside.
Xiang Zhen was in the lead, her pace urgent, almost running.
While out shopping, she received a call from Ye Xin saying sothing urgent had happened and to co back quickly. Worried about her safety, Xiang Zhen rushed ho imdiately.
In the courtyard, she also encountered Elder Ye and others who had received a call from Ye Xin rushing back ho.
Realizing that the situation was serious, Xiang Zhen left her car door open and sped ahead in a flurry.
"Ye Xin."
Seeing Xiang Zhen returning, Ye Xin threw the pillow aside and got up, running towards her in a stumble.
She had an almost tearful expression, "Mom."
Xiang Zhen reached out to steady her, seeing sothing was wrong, and asked urgently, "What happened, why is your face so pale?"
Elder Ye, who followed behind and entered the room, glanced around the living room before his gaze settled on Ye Xin, "Ye Xin, didn’t you say Jiuliang is back? Where is she?"
Ever since Ye Qing took Lan Ning’s morial tablet away, it had caused a complete break with the Ye Family, and he had not visited since then.
Hearing that Ye Jiuliang was back, and fearing another commotion, Elder Ye decisively ended his eting, with Ye Yu and others returning with him as well.
Apart from Ye Lei, who was on a business trip abroad, the rest of the Ye Family had been summoned back by Ye Xin’s call.
"Grandpa, the, the second son is back, Ye Jiuliang said my second uncle isn’t dead, he’s back," Ye Xin spoke disjointedly.
The others were left confused, only catching the key phrases.
The second uncle?
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