The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 650. Settling Accounts with Your Brother (Second Update)
But why was Ye Xin here too?
"Xiaojiu, is this your friend?" Old Madam Jiang asked.
Ye Jiuliang shook his head, his gaze sweeping over to Li Jingxuan and her companion, "Is there something you need?"
"I just saw you here from across the way and came over to say hello, that’s all." Afraid of a misunderstanding, Li Jingxuan hurriedly explained.
In her days away from the capital, she had grown quite a bit. Previously, under the protection of the Li Family in the capital, she could be arrogant and imperious, but times had changed. She was no longer the high and mighty young miss of the Li Family. Her brother was right; she should mature and plan for her future, not offend people recklessly anymore.
Upon reflection, Ye Jiuliang had not actually done anything to harm her. It was she who had courted trouble from the beginning, speaking ill to her and provoking Ye Jiuliang. She had no one else to blame.
After hesitating, she continued, "How is grandfather doing? Is his health still good?"
Noticing Li Jingxuan had changed a lot, Ye Jiuliang raised an eyebrow, his reply characteristically brief, "Not bad, quite good."
The smile on Li Jingxuan’s face became more natural, "Then continue your shopping; I won’t disturb you further."
"Wait."
After a long silence, Ye Xin couldn’t help but speak up.
"Ye Xin, let’s go. Don’t stir up trouble." Knowing Ye Xin and Ye Jiuliang were always at odds and fearing she would cause a scene, Li Jingxuan tugged at her sleeve and whispered a reminder.
Acting as if she hadn’t heard, Ye Xin’s gaze fixed steadily on Ye Jiuliang, her tone calm, "Ye Jiuliang, I have something I want to ask you. Could we talk alone for a moment?"
When one of them addressed Ye Xin, Old Madam Jiang suddenly realized who they were. Recognizing the Ye Family’s daughter, she looked at Ye Xin with wariness, "Whatever you have to say can be said here. There is nothing that needs to be discussed in private."
What if this person upset her Xiaojiu and affected the baby?
Ye Jiuliang patted Old Madam Jiang’s hand, reassuring her, "Grandmother, it’s fine. I’ll be back quickly. You go ahead to the counter and find Aunt."
Old Madam Jiang withdrew her gaze and admonished, "Then be quick about it."
Ye Jiuliang hummed an acknowledgement and started walking towards the door.
Li Jingxuan, watching Ye Jiuliang’s retreating figure, had a sinking feeling in her heart. She grabbed Ye Xin’s arm, concerned, "Ye Xin, Ye Jiuliang is now essentially my aunt by marriage. Don’t be foolish and offend her." After all, the person she married was her brother, and it would not be good for Li Jingxuan to fall out with Ye Jiuliang.
Understanding her concern, Ye Xin suppressed the resentment in her heart, "I know. I just have a question to ask her. I won’t argue with her."
After speaking, she followed Ye Jiuliang outside.
"Where have you hidden my father?" Ye Xin cut right to the chase as soon as they were outside.
Now that her father was no longer in control of the company, the group was managed by the old man, on top of which her aunt had joined the company to help. There were too many uncertain factors; if in the end, her grandfather didn’t hand over the company to her brother, then she would have no support.
If her father were here, it would certainly not be the mess that it was now. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Ye Jiuliang looked at her with a faint smile, "I didn’t realize you were so filial."
"Quit beating around the bush. Where exactly is my father?" Ye Xin asked, annoyed.
"I don’t think that’s something for you to inquire about, is it?" Ye Jiuliang retorted with a sneer, "The old man himself doesn’t care, so what makes you think you have the right to?"
"You..." Ye Xin’s face showed her indignation as she retorted, "Ye Jiuliang, don’t you think you’re being too cruel? My happy home was destroyed by you, he’s my father, on what grounds do you say I have no right to care?"
"Me, cruel?"
A cold smile played on Ye Jiuliang’s lips, her gaze becoming icy.
"Just because Ye Yan was greedy and insatiable, and for the supposed interests of the Ye Family, my father ended up being the one discarded, the one sacrificed. Now, due to your father’s selfish desires, he even went so far as to harm his own son, all just to frame and entrap me."
She stepped forward, her voice low and cool, carried with a hint of menace, "I let him live freely for so many years, wasn’t that merciful enough?"
The temperature around them seemed to suddenly drop.
Facing her cold gaze, Ye Xin was at a loss for words.
After a moment, she averted her eyes, stammering and unable to muster a complete sentence for quite some time, "But..."
"Learn from Li Jingxuan, be more tactful, and don’t come near me again. After all, I really dislike the way you speak. You know I have a bad temper," Ye Jiuliang said impatiently, her voice cold.
No sooner had she taken a step forward than Ye Xin blocked her path.
"Ye Jiuliang, what exactly do you want to let my father go?" She still wouldn’t give up.
With one hand in her pocket, Ye Jiuliang glanced casually at a figure not far away, a playful smile curling at the edge of her lips.
"Ye Xin, have you been especially idle lately?"
Ye Xin was taken aback, "What do you mean?"
"If you have time, you might as well keep an eye on your fiancé. Don’t be oblivious to the greenery sprouting on your head," Ye Jiuliang said at an unhurried pace.
Greenery sprouting on her head?
Grasping the implication behind Ye Jiuliang’s words, Ye Xin’s face darkened, "Ye Jiuliang, stop trying to stir the pot."
"Is that person not Li Jingjie?" Ye Jiuliang’s chin tilted slightly as her gaze shifted beyond her to a spot not far behind.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xin’s complexion changed and she swiftly turned around.
Following the direction of Ye Jiuliang’s gaze, she saw a jewelry boutique, and a man and woman emerged from it.
They were behaving intimately, inseparable. One of them, Ye Xin recognized all too well—it was the same man who had said he was too busy with a business trip to spend time with her.
Her face turned deathly pale on the spot, her throat feeling as if it was pierced by thorns as she watched the laughing couple, the discomfort intense.
Li, Jing, Jie!
She stormed over with fierce determination.
Ye Jiuliang raised an eyebrow and whistled.
Li Jingjie was in for it.
However, the woman accompanying Li Jingjie looked somewhat familiar, probably the daughter of some conglomerate. She had seen an interview in a magazine not long ago.
Last time it was a famous model, and now it’s a conglomerate’s daughter. His speed of changing girlfriends seems rather fast.
Could it be he inherited Li Shaohui’s philandering ways?
She stepped back into the store. Seeing her return alone, Li Jingxuan tentatively asked, "Um, Jiuliang, where is Ye Xin?"
"Outside, settling scores with your brother," Ye Jiuliang replied indifferently.
Li Jingxuan’s face showed confusion, "Settling scores with my brother?"
Her brother was supposed to be on a business trip recently. How could he possibly be here?
"Li Jingjie is shopping with a woman, just outside," Ye Jiuliang explained for once.
Hearing this, Li Jingxuan was thunderstruck, dumbfounded on the spot.
Her brother shopping with a woman?
That would mean...
Realizing what it meant, Li Jingxuan hurriedly rushed out.
