The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 767, you are a bit too indifferent to me (4)
"Dad, you’re thinking too far ahead. Your health is still so robust, and you can manage the group for many more years," she responded without missing a beat.
"Besides, if the Ye Family is doing well, we all are. At this critical juncture, our Ye Family must stand united more than ever, to prevent others from exploiting any weaknesses, right, Dad?"
Having spent a long time by the old man’s side, her way of speaking had become somewhat similar to his.
The old master Ye looked into her eyes with a pensive expression and, after a moment of contemplation, finally got to the point, "I’ve heard you’ve been getting quite close to the board of directors lately?"
Ye Yu’s eyes darkened slightly, circling around to finally touch upon the matter.
She had been very cautious, but it seemed she couldn’t outwit the old man’s spies.
"The group has been dealing with a lot lately, and things are gradually stabilizing. The board needs some reassurance," she said with an open demeanor.
Even at this point, she dared to give him a perfunctory answer.
Old master Ye’s smile gradually faded, "Is that so?"
Ye Yu nodded in a feigned calm manner.
"Are you soothing people’s hearts, or are you winning them over?" old master Ye pierced through her intentions, putting it more bluntly.
"Ye Yu, do you really think I’m unaware of those little maneuvers you do in private?"
Ye Yu was startled, a hint of panic flittering across her eyes.
"Dad, I..."
She rushed to explain, but old master Ye was no longer in the mood to listen.
"There’s no need for explanations, Ye Yu. I’ve seen all the help you’ve given to the group, and I won’t be unfair to you and Ye Miao in the future. You’ve relied on the Ye Family and reaped quite a few benefits over the years; you should be content with what you have."
"Remember, greed expands like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Your elder brother has been generous to you. Don’t covet what isn’t yours, lest you end up with nothing in the end."
Her face darkened after the scolding.
She clenched her clothes, controlling her emotions.
After a while, she spoke in a colder voice, "Dad, you say that Ayuan will never return to the Ye Family, but those words are just for others. Do you really intend to give up on Ayuan?"
Without mentioning the Tengyue Group backing Ye Yuan, just Jiuliang alone, with Li Mochan and MK Group as her support, who in the capital would dare to offend her?
With such powerful forces at play, how could the old master just give up on her?
In the end, she was nothing more than one of his pawns and had to be an obedient one at that.
Old master Ye looked at her with a furrowed brow, annoyance hidden in his eyes, "This is not your place to interfere."
With everything out in the open, there was no need for Ye Yu to persist with the pretenses.
"Dad, it’s just the two of us here; there’s no need to hide things. I know that you’ll only hand over the Ye Group to Ayuan or Ye Lei. Even for Jiuliang, you wouldn’t entrust her with everything of the Ye Family."
In the eyes of the old master, girls were ultimately outsiders; once married, they belonged to someone else’s family and were not qualified to take over the Ye Family.
She was no exception, and neither was Jiuliang.
"Dad, you never favored Jiuliang since she was born, and your favoritism towards her isn’t because of your guilt towards my second brother."
Old Master Ye slammed the table, his eyes ablaze with fury as if someone had stepped on his tail, "Ye Yu, what nonsense are you babbling about?"
Indifferent to Old Master Ye’s rage, Ye Yu sneered sarcastically, "Dad, there’s no need to hide anything in front of me. To you, the Ye Family’s interests are more important than anything else. Your excessive favoritism and indulgence towards Jiuliang are actually all for your own personal desires."
Had she not accidentally overheard a conversation between him and Aren’s father, she would have, like Xiang Zhen and the others, believed that Old Master Ye treated Ye Jiuliang especially well truly out of guilt towards Ye Yuan.
Old Master Ye was unwell with rage, his complexion turning ashen.
"What do you know?"
Ye Yu stood up, her sneer turning mocking, discarding any caution as she said, "I know all that I should. To tell the truth, I didn’t expect you to actually change your attitude towards Jiuliang because of a monk’s words."
Just because that person declared that Ye Jiuliang would become the savior who would rescue the Ye Family in the future and help the Ye Family at a critical moment, Old Master Ye changed his attitude towards Ye Jiuliang after this and became extraordinarily indulgent and biased towards her.
That high monk had been a close friend of Old Master Ye for many years, and Old Master Ye had always believed his words implicitly. If it had been anyone else, Old Master Ye would never have believed it.
Now it seemed, the high monk’s words did have some credibility.
At least now, Ye Jiuliang had the capital to determine the life and death of the Ye Family. With just one word from her, the Ye Family’s glory and wealth could be destroyed in an instant.
Just the MK Group alone was enough to destroy the Ye Group that the Ye Family had painstakingly established.
"Shut your mouth," Old Master Ye commanded sternly.
"Who told you all this?"
"I heard it when you were talking with Aren’s father," Ye Yu said.
Old Master Ye regretted his carelessness and silently lamented his miscalculation; he warned with a dark face, "You’d better keep a tight lid on this. Don’t say a word to anyone, especially not to Jiuliang and Ayuan."
Ye Yu smiled, "Dad, I’ve also made many contributions to the Ye Family over the years. If not meritorious deeds, then at least hard work. You’ve been a bit too cold to me."
If she didn’t seize this opportunity, she and Ye Miao would have no hope of rising within the Ye Family.
Old Master Ye wasn’t foolish; on the contrary, he was very shrewd. "What do you want? Just say it."
Since he said that, Ye Yu didn’t hold back and directly revealed her ambition, "I want Ye Miao to join the Ye Group after graduation. If Ye Lei is to be the president in the future, then Ye Miao must be the vice president."
She knew that if she outright asked for the position of president now, Old Master Ye would definitely not concede and it might even lead to a complete fallout. Instead of that outcome, she preferred to pave the way for her son.
As long as Ye Miao performed well, a vice president could always become a president one day.
The throne of the Ye Group wasn’t decided until the very last minute.
Old Master Ye’s face changed at Ye Yu’s blatant demand, "Ye Yu, don’t go too far."
Although Ye Miao had changed his surname to Ye, at the end of the day, he was still an outsider. A married daughter is like water that’s been poured away; no matter what, the family business of the Ye Family couldn’t possibly end up in her hands. Moreover, Ye Lei was more capable than Ye Miao and better suited to take over the company.
Now that Ye Yu was holding onto Old Master Ye’s weakness, she undoubtedly had a Death Exemption Token at her disposal, unscrupulously demanding, "Dad, all I want is the position of vice president. The president remains Ye Lei. With Ye Miao’s help, Ye Lei will have an easier time in the future. Conversely, if I tell the second brother about that matter, do you think he would let it go easily?"
"First, you plotted against him, and then, because of that person’s words, you changed your attitude towards Jiuliang, always intending to use her while pretending to be good to her. Do you think with the second brother’s temperament, he could tolerate someone always planning to use his precious daughter?"
