Tan Yueying stayed in the front hall with her eyes closed to rest. For some reason, Ye Chen's face suddenly flashed in her mind, which made her secretly wonder.
"This man named Ye Chen does not have much ability, but why, I can feel his indifference to all of us, even...contempt?"
Ye Chen and Gu Mengyao were arranged to stay in the guest room by Xiao Lin. The two rooms were separated by a wall. After unloading their luggage, Gu Mengyao regained her appearance and was extremely beautiful. She was about to go with Ye Chen to meet her grandparents whom she had never met before.
Xiao Lin glanced at Ye Chen and hesitated to speak, but still took the two of them to Qinyuan Study Room in the backyard of the Xiao family.
Xiao Lin gently knocked on the door, and an extremely loud voice came from inside.
"Come in!"
Xiao Lin opened the door and walked in, leading the way for Ye Chen and Gu Mengyao. As soon as he entered the study, Ye Chen saw an old man wearing a Chinese tunic suit.
The old man looked to be in his fifties, full of energy, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and bright eyes. He did not feel old at all, and he was full of military aura.
The old man exuded a faint aura of solemnity, with hidden murderous intent, like a sharp knife being sheathed. What surprised Ye Chen the most was that the old man was actually a martial arts cultivator who had reached the level of a martial artist.
With almost no guesswork, Ye Chen knew the identity of this person, Xiao Changhe, the pillar of the Xiao family and the general who once commanded half of the Yunnan Army!
Next to Xiao Changhe, a middle-aged man had a solemn face, an upright posture, and a look of solemnity on his brows. He was obviously a strong man in the army who had experienced iron-blooded experience. His cultivation was even better than Xiao Changhe's. He seemed to be Xiao Changhe's personal bodyguard.
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"Grandpa! I brought Mengyao!"
Xiao Lin greeted the old man, then stood aside, revealing Gu Mengyao and Ye Chen behind him.
"Oh? My granddaughter is here?"
Xiao Changhe put down the military magazine in his hand, a smile appeared on his brows, and turned to look at the two of them.
Seeing Gu Mengyao, his eyes wavered slightly, revealing a look of nostalgia.
"It's so similar!"
He sighed with emotion: "When I saw you on TV, I felt like I saw Xiao He. Now when I see you in person, you look exactly like Xiao He!"
He stood up and pushed gently, and a chair was placed beside Gu Mengyao.
"Mengyao, do it quickly and let grandpa take a good look at you. You have suffered so much these years!"
At this moment, Xiao Changhe didn't look like an iron-blooded military commander at all, but rather like an old man lamenting his years.
"Grandpa!"
Although Gu Mengyao had never met Xiao Changhe, the fetters of family ties that were thicker than water made her eyes wet and she sat down next to Xiao Changhe.
Ye Chen stood aside. He neither asked Ye Chen to sit down nor said a word to Ye Chen. From the beginning to the end, he was chatting with Gu Mengyao about daily life and mentioning some past things.
"Meng Yao, speaking of which, grandpa is a bit cruel!"
"When your mother was seriously ill, she followed me because of her stubborn personality and never came to our house to say a word. Also because I was angry with her, I never cared about her affairs and didn't know her physical condition.
, otherwise, she wouldn’t do it now…”
Xiao Changhe's palms trembled slightly. Every time he mentioned this matter, he felt aggrieved.
Gu Mengyao looked at the sad Xiao Changhe and couldn't help but hold his hand.
"Grandpa, don't blame yourself. When my mother left, she never blamed you. She also gave me the opportunity to be filial to you. She said that you will always be the person she respects the most."
Xiao Changhe sighed heavily after hearing this, as if he was lamenting the changes in the world. The two sons and grandsons chatted for a long time, and then Gu Mengyao remembered Ye Chen who was beside him.
She grabbed Ye Chen's arm, pulled him onto the bed, and smiled sweetly at Xiao Changhe.
"By the way, grandpa, this is brother Ye Chen. Mom has always treated him as her own son. This time I am here to congratulate you on your birthday!"
Ye Chen sat down, and the warmth on Xiao Changhe's face faded a lot. There was not much expression on his face, and he waved to Xiao Lin.
"Mengyao, your grandma loves flowers and plants. She is watering the flowers in the garden now. She has long wanted to see you. Cousin Xiao Lin will take you over to see her now!"
"As for Ye Chen, just stay here for now. My old man hasn't met a new young man for a long time, and I want to have a good chat with him!"
Gu Mengyao did not doubt that he was there. She blinked at Ye Chen and followed Xiao Lin. In the huge study room, only Ye Chen, Xiao Changhe, and the icy-faced guard were left.
As soon as Gu Mengyao left, Xiao Changhe's face immediately sank, with a serious and dull expression, his eyes were like a hawk, looking at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen, on the other hand, was the old god, motionless as a mountain, and his eyes met Xiao Changhe's, without even the slightest dodge, just like a flat lake.
Xiao Changhe's eyes flashed with approval, and he said with a half-smile: "Young man, your name is Ye Chen, right?"
Ye Chen smiled and nodded, and cupped his hands towards Xiao Changhe.
"My younger generation, Ye Chen, has met Mr. Xiao!"
His hand-over-hand gesture was not for Xiao Changhe, but for the late Xiao He.
His eyebrows were indifferent, his expression was neither humble nor overbearing, and there was no wave at all, which made Xiao Changhe take a high look.
But over the years, he has seen so many young people with Ye Chen's demeanor. Although they are not everywhere, they are not a few. He immediately paused slightly and said in a deep voice: "Ye Chen,
I left you alone because I have something I want to explain to you!"
"As Mengyao's grandfather, there are some things I must make clear to you!"
He winked at the guard next to him, and the guard immediately understood and took out a check!
"It's a million!"
"I hope you will cut off all contact with Mengyao from now on and leave her completely!"
"I hope you will cut off all contact with Mengyao from now on and leave her completely."
A check lay across the table, Xiao Changhe looked directly at Ye Chen, with a hint of sternness in his eyes.
Ye Chen sat still without changing his color at all. He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip before saying calmly.
"Mr. Xiao, I don't understand what you mean!"
Xiao Changhe's eyes were stern and his words were not polite at all.
"I think you won't understand what I mean!"
"I want you to cut off all contact with Mengyao from now on and never contact her again in the future. I want you to completely disappear from her life. Do you understand?"
When he was talking to Ye Chen, he was always observing Ye Chen's expression. Ordinary people would hesitate more or less when they heard these words, but what he saw on Ye Chen's face was indifference.
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"Mr. Xiao, it's not that I don't understand what you mean, I just want to know why?"
Ye Chen held the tea cup lightly and looked at this veteran star who once fought on the battlefield.
"Why?"
Xiao Changhe snorted coldly.
"Just because I'm her grandfather!"
"Once, because Xiao He didn't listen to my advice, she resolutely followed that bastard named Gu and broke up with our Xiao family. In the end, the family was broken up and she lived in poverty for half her life. Now that Mengyao has entered the society for the first time, I naturally can't do it again.
Let the tragedy happen again!"
Although Xiao Changhe was sitting on a chair, the habits he had developed during his military career made him stand up straight, giving him an astonishing power.
"Ye Chen, I heard from Mengyao that Xiaohe has always treated you as a parent and child. She also mentioned you in a letter home she wrote to me!"
"Originally, I regarded you as half a descendant of the Xiao family, as my descendant as Mengyao, but after seeing Mengyao's attitude towards you today, I had to change my mind!"
"I don't want you to delay Mengyao's future!"
Ye Chen's face was calm and he put down the tea cup.
"I have always treated Mengyao as my biological sister, so why should I delay her?"