aircannonsinc Chapter 9: Taking the Opportunity to "Steal a Home"
Chapter 9: Taking the Opportunity to "Steal a Home"
Ye Chengfeng, with Xiao Lan in tow, had just stepped out of the post station when Fan Xian walked towards them.
"Brother Ye, are you heading out? It seems I've arrived at the wrong time!"
Fan Xian knew perfectly well where Ye Chengfeng was going, yet he still said it that way.
Unfortunately, Ye Chengfeng didn't take the bait. Instead, he continued Fan Xian's words, saying, "Yes, I was just about to go to the Fan residence when I ran into Brother Fan. It saves me the trouble of sending a visiting card."
"That bastard!"
Fan Xian cursed inwardly, but remained polite on the surface.
"Brother Ye, you flatter me. I've come all this way specifically to visit you. Would you do me the honor of joining me at Yishiju for a drink and a pleasant conversation?"
Fan Xian was genuinely afraid that Ye Chengfeng would abduct his sister to Dongyi City.
"Just the two of us? How about we invite Miss Ruoruo along?"
"Since the two of us are meeting, what is the point of calling her, a mere woman?"
Fan Xian refused without even thinking.
Now Fan Xian is wary of him like a thief, not giving Ye Chengfeng any chance to get close to Fan Ruoruo.
"Indeed, since Lord Fan is so sincere in his invitation, it would be too abrupt for me to refuse again."
Seeing that Ye Chengfeng had stopped insisting, Fan Xian realized what was going on.
"This guy's target from the very beginning wasn't Ruoruo; he was just trying to disgust me!"
Fan Xian recalled that at the banquet the day before yesterday, in order to deal with Emperor Qing, he did indeed trick Ye Chengfeng.
It's no wonder Ye Chengfeng retaliated against him.
"Never mind, I'll apologize to him later. Hopefully, he'll stop bothering Ruoruo."
Fan Xian pondered to himself that his visit to Ye Chengfeng today was not solely for Fan Ruoruo's sake.
He also planned to have Ye Chengfeng testify for him.
Yesterday, Fan Xian made an appointment with Wu Zhu and even had Fan Sizhe print countless tabloids, intending to distribute them today.
In the end, all that will be found is that he drank with Ye Chengfeng from Dongyi City.
On the contrary, Ye Chengfeng was prejudiced from the beginning, believing that Fan Xian only came to visit him for the sake of his sister.
The two walked together and arrived at a private room in a stone house.
Since the two grown men were meeting, Ye Chengfeng couldn't very well bring Xiao Lan along.
Just as the food was served at the table, a commotion arose downstairs.
"Huh, what happened?" Fan Xian feigned curiosity and reached his hand out the window.
Fan Xian received a 'flyer'.
"Big news, Brother Ye!"
Fan Xian handed the leaflet to Ye Chengfeng.
"That guy's such a show-off, I really want to punch him!"
"No, I've been tricked by this guy!"
Ye Chengfeng didn't even need to read the contents of the 'flyer' to understand the cause and effect.
Ye Chengfeng took the 'flyer' and glanced at it briefly.
Sure enough, it described Li Yunrui's secret rendezvous with Zhuang Mohan.
"Only this scoundrel is Emperor Qing's son. If anyone else had done something so undignified for the imperial family, they would have been chopped into mincemeat by Emperor Qing long ago."
"Brother Fan, you didn't make this, did you?" Ye Chengfeng placed the 'flyer' on the table and glanced at Fan Xian indifferently.
Fan Xian's heart skipped a beat.
"How could that be? Why would I do that?"
"At the banquet the day before yesterday, Princess Li Yunrui so falsely accused Lord Fan. Doesn't Lord Fan want to retaliate?"
"Haha, Brother Ye, you jest. I do indeed want revenge, but unfortunately, my abilities are limited. Looking at the scale of the flyers, do you think I'm incapable of doing it?"
Fan Xian pointed to the flyers still flying everywhere outside, but there was no one distributing them.
"Such lightness skill can only be achieved by a Grandmaster! Brother Ye, do you think it could be the work of that Grandmaster from your Dongyi City?"
Ye Chengfeng rolled his eyes, looking at him as if he were an idiot.
"What were you thinking? What grandmaster would do something so shameless?"
"Let's leave aside what happened the day before yesterday, but you've schemed against me again today. I'm determined to marry your sister."
"You bastard, don't even think about it."
Fan Xian hadn't expected Ye Chengfeng to act unpredictably and bring this up in the open.
"Brother-in-law, what are you saying? What if Miss Ruoruo likes my type?"
"I heard that Lord Fan initially refused Emperor Qing's arranged marriage, but later accepted it after learning that his fiancée was the one he loved. I wonder if that's true or not!"
"So what? Wait, how did you find out about this!"
Very few people knew about this, and Fan Xian didn't believe that Dongyi City had such strong intelligence capabilities.
"Oh, you mean this? Yesterday afternoon, I went to Danbo Bookstore. You said you looked down on it, and there was this book there."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng took a book out of his pocket.
The love story of the poet Li Bai and the princess!
Fan Xian's face immediately darkened.
"Fan Sizhe, you jerk!"
Based on his understanding of Fan Sizhe, that guy was really capable of doing something like that.
"Haha, haha, Brother Ye, this is just a story, don't take it seriously."
"Young Master Fan, your fake smile is so fake."
"Forehead!"
Just then, a chubby figure came flying at an extremely fast speed.
Upon entering the house, he shouted, "Something terrible has happened, Lord Fan! We've been caught!"
"Old Wang, there are outsiders here!"
Fan Xian shouted in a low voice, startling Wang Qinian, who then noticed Ye Chengfeng.
Wang Qinian quickly shut up and whispered a few words to Fan Xian.
"What? You're telling the truth?"
"Young Master Fan, it seems our drinking party will have to end early today!"
"Brother Ye, please forgive me. It was my poor arrangement today. Let's meet again another day."
The two didn't have much of a grudge to begin with, so naturally they wouldn't speak ill of each other, much less leave without saying goodbye.
After paying the bill, Fan Xian left with Wang Qinian.
"Hehe, Fan Xian is still too green. But this is an opportunity. Fan Xian has things to do, so I can raid his base!"
Ye Chengfeng's laughter grew increasingly lewd!
He didn't intend to stay at Yishi Residence, so he got up and left, walking towards the Fan residence.
Ye Chengfeng visited the Fan residence yesterday, and the servants already recognize him.
"Young Master Ye, are you here to visit my young lady? Please follow me."
The servant invited Ye Chengfeng to the living room and then went to inform his young mistress.
Ye Chengfeng was drinking tea prepared by his maid in the living room when Fan Ruoruo arrived shortly afterward.
"Young Master Ye, shouldn't you be with my brother? What brings you to the Fan residence?"
Fan Ruoruo was obviously aware that Fan Xian had arranged to meet with Ye Chengfeng.
Fan Ruoruo realized she had let something slip and playfully stuck out her tongue.
"Haha, Miss Ruoruo is not only exceptionally talented in literature, but also has such a free and easy personality."
Ye Chengfeng showered Fan Ruoruo with compliments, making her tremble with delight.
"Young Master Ye is truly amusing, using such elegant words to coax people!"
"To be honest, I really don't like this kind of bookish way of speaking, but I'm just pretending to be very knowledgeable because I'm afraid Miss Ruoruo won't like it."
Fan Ruoruo was amused by Ye Chengfeng again and covered her face to laugh.
"By the way, Young Master Ye, since you are the young city lord of Dongyi City, you must have seen Grandmaster Si Gu Jian with his sword, right?"
"Of course, Miss Ruoruo, you want some? I'll have someone send over a few cartloads of that old man's nearly used-up swords."
"Brother Ye, why do you call him 'Grandmaster Old Man'? Doesn't he get angry?"
Fan Ruoruo found Ye Chengfeng increasingly interesting, noting that his way of dealing with people was somewhat similar to that of her brother.
They always say things that others don't understand.
"Hmph, he dares. If he pushes me too far, I'll run away and see if he can find me and inherit his Dongyi City."
"Oh, right, Ruoruo, this is for you."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng took out a wooden box from his pocket.
"What is this, Brother Ye?"
"This is a miniature wooden sword that Si Gu Jian personally carved. It's for you."