207: Chapter 203: Big Brother-in-law Visits 207: Chapter 203: Big Brother-in-law Visits West Mountain Villa, when Chen Hai came back, the main gate was wide open.
Near the gate, another car was parked there.
It seemed that before he returned, Ye Qingqing had already arrived back at the villa earlier.
“Chen Hai, come here…” Inside the courtyard, beneath the small pavilion, Ye Qingqing sat on a stool, head bowed, playing with her hair.
Beside her, Ye Cheng’s face was dark, and he was muttering non-stop.
Upon seeing Chen Hai, who had just entered the courtyard, he immediately stood up with a stern face and waved at Chen Hai, calling out.
“Big Brother-in-law, do you know about you and Qingqing?” Chen Hai was startled for a moment but quickly recovered.
“Brother Cheng, how come you’re free to visit me today?” With a forced smile, Chen Hai quickened his pace, walked up to Ye Cheng, and greeted him eagerly.
“You lad, you’re capable enough!
I asked you to look after my sister, and what happened?
You end up living together?”
“When were you planning to stop hiding this from us?”
“You’re both still students.
What would I tell our parents if you accidentally caused a tragedy?
How would our Ye Family save face?”
…
Ye Cheng, who usually appeared quite serious, was now going off like a machine gun.
He lectured Chen Hai nonstop for more than half an hour before finally ceasing.
Being scolded by his brother-in-law, Chen Hai couldn’t retort.
His only response was to sheepishly grin and show an appearance of humility.
As a practitioner of Tao Cultivation, he aimed to purify his desires and distance himself from earthly attachments.
But while that was his intention, whether he could achieve it was another matter altogether.
After realizing that the impact of romantic relationships on his Cultivation efficiency could recover every few days,
when he and Ye Qingqing, a man and a woman, were alone together, he often couldn’t restrain himself.
With things already progressing to this stage, facing the scolding from his big brother-in-law, Ye Cheng, he naturally felt guilty and had nothing to say.
“Brother, Chen Hai and I aren’t living together…” Ye Qingqing, playing with her hair while keeping her head down, hurriedly spoke up to defend herself when she saw Chen Hai getting scolded.
“Not living together?
Then what about the clothes hanging under that roof over there?”
“You’re not going to tell me those clothes aren’t yours?
Is there another woman living with Chen Hai?”
Ye Cheng’s anger deepened even more when she spoke.
Pointing at the women’s clothes hanging not far away under the eaves, he questioned his own sister.
“The bathroom here has a bathtub, it’s more comfortable to bathe here, I just occasionally stop by and rest…”
With her cheeks blushing, Ye Qingqing cautiously explained.
Perhaps because she felt extremely guilty, her voice became nearly inaudible towards the end, to the point where she might not even hear clearly what she was saying herself.
“Brother Cheng, a man should marry when mature, and a woman should wed.
Qingqing and I are very serious!”
“If your family isn’t opposed, wouldn’t we get married right after graduating?”
With a broad smile, Chen Hai quickly interjected.
He was fully aware of how good Ye Qingqing had been to him.
During the time he spent with her, Chen Hai truly felt that she was the wife-and-mother type, highly suited for marriage.
Before meeting Ye Qingqing, his fling with Lin Lan was nothing more than naive puppy love.
They had only held hands, nothing more!
After Lin Lan left for Yuedong, they had completely lost touch.
According to what she had said back then, after moving to Yuedong, she would go study abroad, leaving Chen Hai and her with no chance of meeting again.
Under such circumstances, it had already become a thing of the past, destined for no outcome!
After graduating from college, marrying Ye Qingqing was not an offhand remark, but a decision Chen Hai made after careful consideration.
“Get married right after graduation, you make it sound so easy?”
“Although our Ye Family does not need to marry off a daughter to maintain status, our girls aren’t just available to anyone!”
“I will let the family know about the two of you.
As for what happens, it’ll depend on my parents’ take on this!”
With clear displeasure, Ye Cheng glared fiercely at Chen Hai.
Seeing his beloved little white cabbage being tainted, one could imagine his feelings at this moment.
Ye Cheng was aware of his own mother’s instruction, before she left Capital City, to have Chen Hai spend more time with his sister.
However, in his view, that was because his sister has psychological scars from the yin snake gu incident and depended somewhat on Chen Hai; his mother’s instructions were merely aimed at helping his sister overcome her psychological issues
Ye Cheng had never imagined that Chen Hai and his sister, Ye Qingqing, would end up like this, sleeping together?
It was not surprising that he harbored such thoughts.
After all, it wasn’t an era of rampant warfare, and at this time, cohabitation without marriage was a serious issue and could result in a year or two of imprisonment.
“Brother, I just like Chen Hai, and I pursued him actively…” Ye Qingqing explained, pouting.
“A girl from a good family actively pursuing someone without any formal commitment, and often staying here overnight?”
“Are you not ashamed, but proud of it?
Do you even have any sense of shame?”
“If others knew about this, they might think that the Ye family can’t marry off their daughter.”
Ye Cheng glared at his sister discontentedly and snorted coldly.
“Brother Cheng, don’t scold Qingqing.
It’s all my fault.
Whatever you decide, I’ll accept it!” Chen Hai said, pulling his girlfriend next to him.
Being a man of character, he naturally had some responsibilities.
Now that things had already happened and Ye Cheng had discovered them and arrived here, he ultimately had to face them.
“I don’t care whether you two are serious or not, but letting my sister live with you without any formal commitment is out of the question!”
“I’ll notify the family, and until I get an opinion from our parents, you two had better meet less in private.”
“Especially you, Qingqing.
Staying overnight here at Chen Hai’s, I absolutely will not allow it to happen again.”
With a stern face, Ye Cheng glared intensely at Chen Hai and his sister Ye Qingqing.
He shouted outside, “Tian Mingjian…”
“Present!” Soon, an army officer with the rank of captain, slightly over 1.7 meters tall, slim but fit, sprinted from outside into the villa.
He stood before Ye Cheng, crisply saluted.
“From now on, you’ll follow Mr.
Chen Hai, drive for him, and protect him as well.”
“Your military status will be preserved by me.
You’ll be promoted as deserved for your credits.”
“I know you’ve had some unpleasant experiences with your colleagues over the past year.”
“You’ve always wanted to relocate your family to Capital City to live with you.”
“Complete the task I’ve assigned you, and I’ll solve all these minor issues for you.”
Ye Cheng inspected Tian Mingjian up and down and instructed in a deep voice.
“Yes, sir!” Enlightened by Ye Cheng’s words, Tian Mingjian briskly saluted in response.
Ye Cheng waved his hand, signaling Tian Mingjian to step back for now.
Then, turning to Chen Hai, he said, “The person I’ve arranged for you is one of the famous Gun Gods.”
“His skill in reloading with a single hand is divinely mastered.
”
“With a gun in hand and enough bullets, facing dozens or even hundreds of people, he can still hold his own.”
“No matter what my parents ultimately think about your relationship with Qingqing, you are the person Qingqing likes.”
“With such a person by your side, I can rest assured about your safety.”
As he spoke, Ye Cheng made a few odd chuckles.
Was his generous brother-in-law really worried about his safety?
By embedding a spy beside him, was he concerned that Chen Hai and Ye Qingqing might end up getting together by accident?
Faced with such an arrangement from Ye Cheng, Chen Hai really felt speechless.
Without even asking for his opinion, Ye Cheng had already set everything up, obviously not considering giving him a chance to refuse!
“Brother…” Qingqing looked resentfully, feeling like stomping her foot in frustration.
With Tian Mingjian following Chen Hai, any private meeting with Chen Hai would be reported to her brother immediately.
Given this situation, it was a wonder if Qingqing could feel good about it.
“As a woman, you should maintain your dignity.
I am your brother, and I do this for your own good.”
“Don’t negotiate with me.
Let’s go, I’ll take you home.”
Ye Cheng glared fiercely at his sister again and started pulling her to leave.
“Chen Hai, I’m heading back now…” Qingqing, unable to resist her brother’s insistence, pouted.
She had just managed to greet Chen Hai when, unwillingly, she was pulled out of the villa by her brother Ye Cheng.
“It seems, in the coming time, I won’t have many chances to be together with Qingqing!”
“Uncle Ye and Aunt Song seem to have a rather good impression of me.”
“I hope they don’t play the role of breaking us up, or it would really complicate things!”
As they left the villa, Chen Hai watched Ye Cheng and Ye Qingqing drive away, gradually disappearing from his sight.
Chen Hai sighed deeply, a look of helplessness etched on his face.