"But you ignored his handshake and pushed this opportunity away. This shows that you don't know how to manage interpersonal relationships!"
Xiao Wenyue continued: "Also, at the 'Night Banquet' tonight, I originally brought Jingjing and Mengyao, and the matter can be resolved after two glasses of wine without any conflict!"
"But you felt that Mengyao had been wronged, so you came up and directly attacked Yuan Feng, injuring Yuan Feng. Do you think this behavior is appropriate?"
"I know that you have a relationship with Mengyao and are afraid that she will be hurt, but it also depends on the occasion and situation. Who is Yuan Feng? Is that something you can just say?"
"I don't ask what happened after we left tonight, but you should know better than me how much it cost you to be safe and sound. This is the consequence of doing things without thinking!"
She spoke word by word, as if the elders were teaching the younger ones, and said in a deep voice: "Ye Chen, people have pride, that is a good thing, but pride does not mean that you will go your own way, and you have to pretend to be strong in the face of an existence that you can't compete with.
That’s not called having backbone, that’s called stupidity, that’s called not overestimating one’s abilities!”
"In this world, money, connections, and relationships are the basis for survival. Only with these can you better protect Mengyao instead of just living in your own world and being complacent."
The reason why she said this to Ye Chen tonight was to make Ye Chen understand that in this world, wealth and power are the most important thing. She hoped that Ye Chen would remember the lessons tonight and make changes when he acts in the future.
Things know how to bend and stretch.
She thought that Ye Chen would have some insights from her words, but when she looked closely, she found that Ye Chen's eyes were always calm, and there was even a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth.
"Finished?"
Ye Chen spoke indifferently and shook his head.
"Xiao Wenyue, you are too self-righteous!"
"Xiao Wenyue, you are too self-righteous!"
Ye Chen shook his head, his expression cold.
"What you said may be of some use to others, but it is meaningless to me!"
"Meeting Chu Chenguang is an opportunity? Let me tell you bluntly, I don't need any opportunities. I only rely on my own strength for everything. And if Chu Chenguang reaches out to me, it may not mean that he wants to know me!"
"As for what happened at the bar tonight, since I dare to do it, I am sure of it. I don't need you to remind me of this!"
Xiao Wenyue's expression changed slightly, but Ye Chen's tone remained the same as he continued: "Xiao Wenyue, your vision is too limited. The world you see is just the tip of the iceberg!"
"The things you think are important, wealth, power, connections, and background are all worthless in my eyes!"
After Ye Chen finished speaking, he turned around and waved to Gu Mengyao, leaving only the last words.
"Compared with these things you value, there is one thing, and that is eternal and immortal, above all else!"
"That is power, power enough to control everything!"
Xiao Wenyue stayed in place for more than ten seconds, and then she suddenly came back to her senses. When she raised her head, Ye Chen had already left the villa with Gu Mengyao and was nowhere to be seen.
Recalling what Ye Chen had just said, she couldn't help but shake her head, with great disappointment in her eyes.
I kindly reminded her, hoping that Ye Chen could face himself and the world, make changes, and avoid detours in the future, but Ye Chen didn't appreciate it, and even said that she was self-righteous and had a limited vision.
Wealth, power, connections, and background are not important, but the power to control everything is important? This seems to her like a huge joke.
This is a modern society. Is it possible for people with high martial arts skills to become kings and gain titles like in ancient times?
Even if it does happen, it won't be Ye Chen's turn. Ye Chen only knows some boxing and kicking skills. There is only a tiny gap between him and those ancient martial arts masters who can climb over walls and cut mountains and rocks with just one move or another.
"It seems that the lesson he received from Yuan Feng tonight was not enough!"
She looked dimly and finally sighed: "I have already said what needs to be said. If you continue to be stubborn, one day you will pay an even heavier price for this childish idea of yours!"
In the night, Ye Chen and Gu Mengyao were walking side by side on the street.
As for what Xiao Wenyue said before, Ye Chen didn't care at all.
In this world, money and power are just the most superficial things. Among those truly unparalleled geniuses and giants of the world, which one is not the one who controls everything?
Just like the Ye family in the capital, although the Ye family has a strong foundation in business, politics, and the military, what really supports the rise and fall of the Ye family is the martial arts passed down from generation to generation. As long as the Ye family's martial arts does not decline, the Ye family in the capital will not fall.
Ever since he was deprived of his martial arts by his biological father Ye Yunlong and thrown into the barren mountains when he was a child, he has determined to become the strongest in the world.
In the past ten years, he traveled through dangerous mountains and deserted places, wandering on the edge of life and death countless times, and finally created the unique and peerless skill "Nine Heaven-Devouring Turns", which gave him unparalleled power.
No matter how rich you are and how powerful you are, he will not pay attention to you and will tear you apart with just one hand. Who can stop him?
"Brother Ye Chen, are you really okay?"
Gu Mengyao followed Ye Chen and asked worriedly.
"Silly girl, what can happen to me? Aren't I doing well?"
Ye Chen smiled warmly and spread his hands.
Although Ye Chen's smile was heart-warming, Gu Mengyao still felt sad.
According to the guesses of the three of them, Ye Chen must have been threatened by Yuan Feng in the past three hours and suffered some humiliation that was degrading to his dignity, which was more painful than the superficial scars.
She wanted to ask, but she was afraid of exposing Ye Chen's scars again, so she had no choice but to give up.
"That's right Mengyao!"
Taking advantage of the evening breeze, Ye Chen suddenly asked: "Is there anything in particular you want to do? I remember when you were young, you said that you wanted to be a singer in the future!"
Gu Mengyao's long hair was dancing, and her three thousand black hairs were swaying in the wind. She looked into the distance with a look of longing in her eyes.
But after a moment, she lowered her head, with a bit of disappointment in her eyes.
"That was just a childhood dream. It was only after my mother passed away that I realized how cruel this world is!"
"Even if I want to be a singer, how can reality allow me to do that?"
Gu Mengyao raised her head with a forced smile.
"Now, I will just work part-time in the bar, pass the college entrance examination well, enter a good university in the future, and stabilize my life!"
"As for my dream of being a singer, I will pursue it when I have the chance to stabilize myself!"
Ye Chen looked at this strong girl with ups and downs in life and sighed slightly in his heart.
It seemed that Xiao He's passing had a great impact on Gu Mengyao.
"Girl, don't be so pessimistic!"
Ye Chen suddenly smiled: "Maybe one day, a record company or entertainment company will suddenly come to you to sign a contract?"
Gu Mengyao shook her head: "Brother Ye Chen made me happy again. How could there be such a good thing like pie in the sky?"
Ye Chen smiled faintly and was noncommittal, but he already had concerns in his heart.
He is now Gu Mengyao's only relative. Of course, he will protect Gu Mengyao's dream.
The two returned to the rental house and chatted in the living room for a long time before going back to their rooms to sleep.
Early the next morning, the two of them went out together to go to school. At the same time, thousands of kilometers away in the capital, a young man and woman were walking together on the street with schoolbags on their backs.
The man is sixteen or seventeen years old, with a tall and straight body, a majestic appearance, a heroic look between his brows, and twinkling eyes. You can tell at a glance that he is an extraordinary person.
And the most surprising thing is that some of the expressions on his face that appear inadvertently are somewhat similar to Ye Chen's.