Today was an important day. Because Ye Zhongwen had not agreed to Su Mo’s terms, Su Mo needed to make a personal visit.
Although Ye Zhongwen had offered fifty percent of the Ye family’s assets to Ye Qingyi and invited her back to the Ye family as a meeting gift.
Regarding the kidnapping of Su Mo’s parents, he had even promised to apologize in person and provide substantial compensation.
But, is a belated apology useful?
Perhaps. But Ye Qingyi didn’t need it, and Su Mo didn’t either.
They were in agreement.
Early in the morning, Tang Hu and his men were already waiting outside.
Su Mo and Ye Qingyi got into one of the cars. The driver immediately greeted them: “Good morning, President. Good morning, Director Su.”
Both responded with a smile and a “Good morning.”
The driver was grinning from ear to ear. Seeing this, Su Mo’s eye twitched. “Focus on driving, don’t run us into a ditch.”
“The President is so humorous, completely different from the rumors,” the driver muttered under his breath, but Su Mo heard him.
“What are the rumors about me like?” Su Mo couldn’t help his curiosity.
While driving, the driver replied, “The rumors say you have an overwhelming aura. A sweep of your long blade makes gods and buddhas retreat, reminiscent of the previous President’s style. But they also say you are very aloof and hardly ever smile at anyone.”
After listening, Su Mo found himself both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself that this must be Wang Er’s doing, building up his image.
Ye Qingyi covered her mouth with a light laugh. “Are there also rumors saying I’m living off his success?”
The driver was blunt: “That’s just them being blind. I think Director Su is quite capable himself. It’s just that our President is too outstanding, which easily leads to misunderstandings and jealousy. It’s probably just someone being sour.”
“Hahaha, you make a lot of sense.” Ye Qingyi’s mood brightened.
“By the way, what’s your name?” Su Mo asked casually.
“My surname is Mu. You can call me Lao Mu. Director Wang specifically assigned me to be your personal driver.”
Su Mo suddenly remembered that Wang Er had mentioned this to him a couple of days ago, but he had refused because he preferred walking back with Ye Qingyi.
Su Mo thought this driver was quite interesting and bold. An average person probably wouldn’t dare strike up a conversation with him so freely.
Soon, the motorcade reached the foot of Ye Mountain and was stopped by Ye family guards.
“Who are you? No one is allowed entry without the Family Head’s permission.”
Su Mo leaned his head out of the car window. It was the same guard who had stopped him last time.
“Why isn’t it the Family Head’s wife this time?” Su Mo pretended to think deeply for three seconds, then said as if suddenly understanding, “Oh, I get it. She was dumped by your Family Head, right? Tsk tsk, what a ‘devoted’ man. I wonder which big shot’s daughter he’s found this time?”
The guard, recognizing the Second Young Lady, hurriedly let them pass, simultaneously bowing his head and apologizing, saying he had been blind and begging the Second Young Lady to spare his life.
“Relax. While I occasionally hold grudges, I don’t easily involve others.”
After he finished speaking, at his signal, the motorcade headed straight up the mountain, proceeding smoothly without any further obstacles.
As they neared their destination, a large crowd appeared ahead. A closer look revealed it was a welcome ceremony organized by Ye Zhongwen. Ye Wei was there too.
Ye Qingyi glanced at Su Mo with some worry.
Su Mo patted her hand to reassure her.
He was about to open the door when he heard Lao Mu say, “President, please wait a moment.”
After saying this, he straightened his clothes, got out of the car first, then came around to Su Mo’s door and opened it for him respectfully. “President, please!”
Wow, this level of prestige is way higher than just getting out by myself, Su Mo thought.
After a moment’s consideration, he put on a pair of sunglasses, instantly embodying the aura of a powerful female CEO.
Seeing this, Ye Qingyi straightened her back, thinking she mustn’t embarrass him.
When Su Mo, clad in a black coat and wearing sunglasses, arrived in front of the Ye family members, Tang Hu and the others had also just gotten out of their cars, lining up neatly in two rows flanking him.
“Boss!” everyone shouted in unison.
Su Mo raised his hand slightly, signaling for silence.
The powerful presence he exuded made Ye Wei, who had been about to run over to get close to him, freeze in her tracks.
Moving forward felt strangely intimidating, but retreating would be embarrassing.
Su Mo took off his sunglasses and winked at her.
“Qingyi!” Seeing her familiar niece/nephew (referring to Su Mo in Ye Qingyi’s body), Ye Wei excitedly rushed over and practically hung onto him.
She was probably the only one bold enough to be so playful; the other Ye family members were trembling with fear. Anyone with a bit of sense understood that the Second Young Lady’s visit this time was definitely for revenge.
Ye Zhongwen revealed a kindly smile and said softly, “Qingyi, you’ve finally come. Your grandfather misses you so much he’s fallen ill.”
Su Mo ignored him completely, shifting his gaze to the other Ye family members behind him. “All of you, disperse. This matter has nothing to do with you.”
They were happy to oblige, but without Ye Zhongwen’s word, no one dared move.
“The Second Young Lady told you to withdraw, so withdraw.”
“Yes…”
Only Ye Zhongwen, Ye Wei, Su Mo, Ye Qingyi, and Tang Hu’s group remained on the scene. But Su Mo knew there must be others hiding nearby, like Uncle Hei.
“Since you’re home, relax. No need to keep a straight face.” Ye Zhongwen tried hard to act like a father, but in Su Mo’s eyes, it was all useless.
If it were Ye Qingyi herself, given the blood ties, she might have been slightly affected.
But Su Mo…
To be honest, if Ye Qingyi weren’t present, his fist would have already met Ye Zhongwen’s face.
“Just shut up,” Su Mo said, rolling his eyes at him. He took Ye Wei’s hand and headed up the mountain.
Ye Wei stuck her tongue out at her brother and made a funny face at him.
Ye Zhongwen was getting angry too. He raised his hand to block Tang Hu and the others, saying sternly, “The Ye family only welcomes my daughter, Ye Qingyi. All other unrelated personnel are not allowed entry.”
As soon as he finished speaking, faint sounds came from the woods on both sides of the mountain path. Su Mo敏锐地 detected the sound of guns being handled.
He turned to look at Tang Hu and the others. “Do you want to go in?”
“No!”
“Good. As you wish. Stand by here. If you encounter an emergency situation, you have full permission to act.”
“Yes!”
After giving instructions, Su Mo stared directly into Ye Zhongwen’s eyes. “Family Head Ye, what did you just say? I didn’t hear you clearly.”
Ye Qingyi, standing beside him, stole a glance and noticed Ye Zhongwen was nearing his limit. She subtly tugged at Su Mo’s sleeve. This discreet action was spotted by Ye Wei, whose eyes lit up.
Ye Zhongwen, his face dark, led the way inside first. This was probably the most humiliating moment he had experienced in many years—being insulted to his face by his own daughter…
Su Mo sneered and followed.
However, he kept contradicting Ye Zhongwen. Whichever path Ye Zhongwen took, Su Mo deliberately went a different way.
Annoying people was his pleasure.
Su Mo thought to himself that Ye Zhongwen definitely wouldn’t dare lay a hand on him right now, and even if he tried, Su Mo wasn’t afraid.
Even if the Ye family had some hidden masters, there was no need to worry. Because before coming to Ye Mountain, he had received a message from Ye Qingyu saying she would return to Jiangcheng today to see him.
That worked out perfectly. When the time came, the two sisters could cause a stir together. Let’s see who would still dare to act arrogantly then