Chapter 179
“I need an explanation.” Ye Ziyue sent a message in the group chat.
Jin Lan said, “Explanation? What explanation? Do you want Chen Fan to apologize to you or what? He’s already beaten people up and kicked them—whether you can let it go or not, you have to.”
Ye Ziyue said, “Jin Lan, your status isn’t high enough to talk to me face-to-face like this. Don’t think too highly of yourself.”
Jin Lan laughed and said, “Oh, so you think you’re a big deal? Cripple.”
Ye Ziyue said, “You … enough! Don’t hit below the belt, don’t you know that?”
Jin Lan: “Cripple, cripple, half-paralyzed.”
Liu Feifei said, “Sister, what explanation do you want?”
Ye Ziyue said, “It’s about my brother …”
Liu Feifei said, “Your brother provoked Brother Chen Fan first. Shouldn’t you be the one apologizing? Isn’t that right?”
Ye Ziyue sighed and said, “Was my brother really that bad?”
Liu Feifei said, “Of course he was! Super obnoxious. When he showed up, he looked down on this person and that person. If it were me, I’d have just snuffed him out.”
Cao Zijin said, “Liu Feifei, do you even know what ‘snuff out’ means?”
Liu Feifei said, “I know, I know! Back in the village when I was a kid, that’s how they dealt with pigs. But meat like that tastes awful—stinky and gamey.”
Ling Yuyan said, “Please don’t use that word in chats from now on. Thank you. Respect me a little.”
The group chat instantly erupted in laughter.
Ye Zimei said, “Zhu Yeqing, what’s your real strength?”
Zhu Yeqing said, “Third-rank, just entered third-rank. What’s up?”
Ruthless.
Tao Xiaoyao said, “Probably on par with me. It won’t be long, Zhu Yeqing, before you surpass me.”
Zhu Yeqing said, “It’s the young master who’s amazing. He’s the one who boosted my strength.”
Lin Qingyue said, “Everyone knows Chen Fan knows ancient martial arts, but he hasn’t been training you, right? Doesn’t he just sleep with you occasionally?”
Zhu Yeqing sent a shy emoji.
She didn’t say anything more.
Holy crap.
Ye Zimei said, “You get stronger just by sleeping with him? What kind of logic is that? You’re cheating—you’re shameless.”
Zhu Yeqing sent another shy emoji.
The group unanimously decided: why not just kick Zhu Yeqing out? This woman was clearly here to stir up jealousy.
Ye Ziyue said, “Cao Zijin, put in a good word for me.”
Cao Zijin said, “What’s there to say? It’s normal for you to be upset—your brother got kicked by Chen Fan. It’d be weird if you weren’t mad.”
Fair point.
Actually, there’s an interesting logical fallacy here. In novels, when an outsider beats up a family member, as long as it’s the protagonist doing it, the female lead can forgive him.
But in reality? Everyone knows that family squabbles are one thing, but if you hurt my family, I’m definitely coming for payback.
With elite families, though, they might find some other excuse to smooth things over.
Ye Ziyue said, “I … still think it’s a bit much.”
Cao Zijin said, “Be grateful. Chen Fan’s been a loose cannon for more than a day or two. By the way, what did you think of Ye Aotian?”
Ye Ziyue froze in place.
Instantly, the group chat lit up with gossip-hungry people.
You’re the third female lead! You saw the male protagonist—shouldn’t you be head over heels?
“Hahahaha, I’m dying laughing. Want me to tell you about Ye Aotian?”
Lin Qingyue was the smuggest right now because she felt like she was the first to break free.
Sure, she was the first female lead, but as long as she stayed away from Ye Aotian, she could live peacefully. After all, who’d want to deal with an idiot?
Ye Ziyue said, “I don’t know, but after seeing him, how should I put it? Why do I feel like this guy’s got no brains?”
Hahahaha.
The group chat erupted in cheers. Seriously, she was spot on.
Cao Zijin said, “I’m glad you think that way.”
Ye Ziyue said, “Get lost.”
Ye Zimei said, “Hmm, I know a little something. Ye Aotian likes Xiao Li.”
Holy crap.
The group chat exploded.
“For real? Ye Aotian likes Xiao Li? Damn, that’s huge! What happened? Why didn’t Ye Aotian pursue her?”
Ye Zimei said, “It’s not that he didn’t try. It’s just that Xiao Li likes Ling Xiaoyun, and then Ye Aotian confessed to her privately.”
Now that’s downright disgusting.
“Confessed?”
Ye Zimei said, “Yeah, Ye Aotian told Xiao Li, ‘I like you—that’s my right. But you like my brother, and my brother likes you too. I respect you both, so I’ll bless you. As long as I can see you every day, I’m happy.’”
The group went silent for a moment.
Then a flood of “hahahaha” filled the screen.
This was genuinely hilarious.
What the hell? Is this what the protagonist is like? That’s just pathetic.
“Verdict: Ye Aotian’s an idiot.”
“Agreed. By the way, isn’t anyone bothered that the new group member hasn’t sent a red packet yet?”
“Yeah, take pity on me! My kid hasn’t eaten steamed buns in days. I really want to taste them again—drinking water every day is killing me.”
Ye Ziyue chuckled helplessly and sent some red packets.
She continued, “Cao Zijin, I want to know how to handle this so Chen Fan won’t get mad.”
“No clue. Ask Ghost Face. Or better yet, pull Ghost Face into the group. My gut tells me she and Chen Fan definitely have some history. This guy doesn’t even listen to me.”
Zhu Yeqing typed, “You say that like the young master listens to you. Hasn’t he always ignored you?”
Cao Zijin said, “Zhu Yeqing, watch it. I’m still the young mistress—know your place.”
Zhu Yeqing said, “Hmph, that doesn’t matter. First come, first served—don’t you get that?”
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Actually, Zhu Yeqing and Cao Zijin bickering like this was something the other women envied.
They really wanted to join in too, but damn it, they were tied to the protagonist. They didn’t know how to approach Chen Fan—every time they tried, he acted so resistant.
“Actually, you don’t need to do anything. Don’t worry, Chen Fan will smooth things over with you. Relax.”
The car pulled up to the villa, and Chen Fan sighed helplessly. Looks like he still had to keep this plot going.
He called Brother Di to apologize, but Brother Di brushed it off, saying he wasn’t at fault and even praised him, saying it was a wake-up call to his own shortcomings.
Then he called Ye Zitian, who just said it wasn’t a big deal—his brother was outmatched, he was outmatched, no need to apologize. If Chen Fan kept apologizing, it’d be like looking down on the Ye family.
This pissed Chen Fan off.
What, he couldn’t even apologize now?
Then he called others, and one by one, they all said, “Chen Fan, you’re not wrong. We’re the ones at fault. We were blind and arrogant.”
They even said they’d come apologize in person.
Not one of them dared accept Chen Fan’s apology.
What the hell? Was this plotline completely derailed now? Damn it, this is infuriating.
So Chen Fan decided to switch gears and find someone to apologize to. As long as this plot wrapped up, he’d be done with today’s scenes and could enjoy his life—sweet.
Damn, it’d been ages since he last went to listen to music.
He was starting to miss it.
The car reached its destination, and Chen Fan got out, heading straight to Ye Ziyue’s car door. He opened it grandly.
“Beautiful Ye Ziyue, sorry about earlier. That was my bad—I apologize.”
Is this the plot? Damn it, it has to be the plot. Why would this guy genuinely apologize? And apologizing to us now—isn’t that an insult?
Ye Ziyue said, “We were outmatched—it’s our fault. Plus, my brother did go too far. I think you were right to teach him a lesson.”