Ye Yongxian waved his hand dismissively, saying with displeasure, "I'm not going, I'm not drunk! I can still drink! Little brother, you're not leaving until you're drunk today!"
Liu Lingyu chimed in, "Alright, alright, don't we have a bottle of that fine wine you've been saving for over a decade in our room? Have Yu Zhe help you get it."
Ye Yongxian paused for a moment, did he have good wine in his room? But if his wife said so, it must be true!
"Okay, then I'll go get it!" Ye Yongxian pointed at Qi Xuan, and said with a worried look, "Don't you dare leave, wait for me to come back!"
Seeing that Qi Xuan had agreed, Ye Yongxian finally turned around with relief. Ye Yuzhe immediately stepped forward to support him.
"No need! I don't... respect anyone!" Ye Yongxian slurred.
"He's not anyone, he's a wall," Liu Lingyu said.
Ye Yongxian then leaned onto Ye Yuzhe, "I'll lean on the wall!"
The others: ...
Ye Yuzhe helped Ye Yongxian upstairs. Liu Lingyu, knowing his temper, said helplessly, "You two should go back first, otherwise if he sees you later, he'll definitely start wanting to drink with you again. If he doesn't see you, he'll feel bored and just go to sleep."
Hearing her say this, the two left together.
Back at the half-mountain villa, Ye Zhi saw Qi Xuan home, but upon arriving, she found that the butler and the others were not there.
Ye Zhi helped him sit on the sofa, then went to the kitchen, took out some fruit, juiced it, and handed a cup to Qi Xuan.
"I'm sorry you had to witness that joke today," Ye Zhi said sheepishly.
Qi Xuan took the juice and took a sip, "Not at all, Uncle Ye is a very honest, very... sincere person."
Ye Zhi found it amusing. Honest? She rather wondered what her father, who let loose after getting drunk, would think when he sobered up and remembered calling Qi Xuan his brother.
"Where did the butler and the others go..." Ye Zhi frowned in confusion. After looking around, she asked uneasily, "Do you need me to escort you back to your room?"
"No need, I'm not drunk to that extent," Qi Xuan chuckled.
"Alright then, I'll be going back," Ye Zhi said. Seeing him prepare to get up, she added, "You don't need to see me out."
"...Okay." Qi Xuan replied softly.
As soon as Ye Zhi turned around, Qi Xuan suddenly called out to her, "Azhi."
"What is it?" Ye Zhi looked at him with some confusion.
Qi Xuan had already stood up. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing."
Ye Zhi was a little speechless, "If you have something to say, say it. Don't hesitate, we don't do misunderstandings!"
Qi Xuan: ...
This was probably what happened when you dated a straightforward woman.
"It's really nothing," Qi Xuan said with amusement, "I just wanted a farewell kiss, but then I thought, I've been drinking, it might be unpleasant for you."
Ye Zhi's heart warmed. Even when Qi Xuan was drunk, he was still thinking about how to considerate of her feelings.
The next moment, she leaned closer to Qi Xuan and kissed him on the cheek.
"Let's leave it at this for now. The kiss you wanted, I'll give it to you next time," Ye Zhi said with a light laugh and turned to leave.
Qi Xuan dazedly touched the spot where Ye Zhi had kissed him, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curve upwards.
"Smiling foolishly again..." The butler emerged from a nearby room. He glanced at Qi Xuan with disdain, "Young master, why couldn't you have let Miss Ye escort you upstairs? You really don't seize opportunities when they're given to you!"
"Butler, no rush," Qi Xuan chuckled.
"Fine, fine," the butler said helplessly. No matter what he said, Qi Xuan wouldn't listen; they had their own ideas.
Ye Zhi returned home. Just as she finished her shower, she received a call from Zhan Ruoqing.
"Ye Zhi, did you see that trending topic about the Cen family?" Zhan Ruoqing said gleefully.
"No, what's wrong?" Ye Zhi, holding the cat Cai Cai who was trying to escape, sat on the massage chair, petting the kitten while talking on the phone.
"There was a dramatic scene of snatching the official company seal at the Cen family today!" Zhan Ruoqing exclaimed excitedly.
Ye Zhi: ???
She was starting to doubt which world she was actually in.
"What's the situation, tell me in detail?" Ye Zhi recovered and asked cooperatively.
"It's like this..." Zhan Ruoqing vividly recounted the beginning and end of the gossip to Ye Zhi.
It turned out that there must have been some internal disagreements within the Cen family, leading to a power struggle.
It was rumored that Cen Xiucheng, in order to regain control of Shanjin Jewelry, had decisively instructed the HR department to dismiss employees aligned with Cen Ya's faction and appointed his own people to management positions, intending to directly take over Shanjin Jewelry.
Upon receiving the news, Cen Ya informed Ni Na and Ou Minghan.
Ni Na was extremely shocked, and the three of them directly led a group of people to Shanjin Jewelry and snatched away the company seal.
Since the act was done under Cen Ya's name, and Cen Ya was the chairman of Shanjin Jewelry, Cen Xiucheng's takeover plan directly failed, and he could only swallow the loss in silence.
The matter became widely known, and soon an employee of Shanjin Jewelry spread it online, which generated a lot of heated discussion.
This eye-catching business tactic, combined with the fact that it originated from Shanjin Jewelry, which had a consistently poor reputation, naturally drew a wave of mockery.
"You wouldn't believe it, there are so many new two-part allegorical sayings online, all describing the Cen family!" Zhan Ruoqing said with animated excitement, "So many people are mocking them, saying their business is bad, but their gossip is plentiful. Like a toad chasing a frog, ugly but flamboyant!"
Ye Zhi found it hilarious. Actually, in terms of appearance, the Cen family members weren't unattractive. However, given the kind of trouble they caused, it wasn't surprising that others would mock them.
"What were the Cen family thinking, coming up with a method like snatching the company seal?" Zhan Ruoqing asked, quite bewildered.
"This was probably Ou Minghan's suggestion," Ye Zhi said. "When we were at the Ye family before, he had incited Cen Ya to steal it once, but it wasn't successful. This time it's an upgraded version."
Zhan Ruoqing was greatly shocked. She was stunned for a while, and became even more confused, "Cen Ya is one thing, she doesn't have anything in her head except Ou Minghan. But what about Ni Na? She actually listened to Ou Minghan's idea and, with an outsider like him, troubled her own son?"
Ye Zhi said, "When people are muddled, they firmly believe they are right and refuse to listen to others. It's like some elderly people who are deceived by scammers into investing. Even if their children try to persuade them, they sometimes even sever ties with their children to sell their houses and give the money to the scammers."
Zhan Ruoqing agreed wholeheartedly. After chatting with Ye Zhi for a few more minutes, she hung up.
Ye Zhi casually tossed her phone onto the bed. The Cen family's farce also made her understand how much trust Ni Na currently placed in Cen Ya and Ou Minghan.