Having finished Ye Yuwan's concert, Jiang Chen and Ye Jingyi finally had some downtime and decided to visit Ye Jingyi's home together.
But upon their arrival at Ye Jingyi's home, Zhou Ru and others still did not give Jiang Chen a warm welcome.
Jiang Chen didn't mind, as he had grown accustomed to it.
While the family was chatting, Ye Jingyi's phone rang.
Ye Jingyi glanced at the caller ID, frowned, and answered the call, "Hello."
"Jingyi, I'm having a gathering with the Sun family tomorrow, Yu Wan will be there too. Why don't you and Jiang Chen come along?" Ye Tianming's voice came through the receiver.
Ye Jingyi furrowed her brows, "No need, we won't join if it's a gathering with the Sun family."
"Come on, other members of the family will be there as well, it's just for fun, we won't talk about work," Ye Tianming insisted on inviting them.
"Is that Ye Tianming?" Zhou Ru leaned in curiously.
Ye Jingyi nodded.
Zhou Ru immediately said, "Go! Why wouldn't you? Tian Ming is now becoming the leader among the younger generation in our family. If you don't go, do you want to be isolated? Agree right away, you must go!"
"Alright, we'll go," Ye Jingyi, left with no choice, reluctantly agreed.
Jiang Chen, however, frowned, "Ye Tianming?"
"Yes, he invited us to join the gathering with the Sun family people tomorrow, and he specifically asked for you to come too," Ye Jingyi whispered.
Ye Jianxiong advised, "Jingyi, when you go tomorrow, make sure to build a good relationship with Tian Ming, and also with the people from the Sun family. This is an excellent resource!"
Zhou Ru glared at Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, I definitely wouldn't agree to you going if it weren't for Tian Ming asking. Remember, don't cause trouble there, got it?"
Jiang Chen nodded without a word, but he sneered inwardly: I'm afraid it won't be me causing trouble, but Ye Tianming who will.
At that moment, at Ye Tianming's house, Ye Tianming hung up the phone with a sinister smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Ye Jianmin's son, Ye Tiancheng, was sitting beside Ye Tianming. Upon seeing him hang up, he chuckled, "Will Ye Jingyi and that loser Jiang Chen come?"
"They will," Ye Tianming nodded decisively, "When the time comes, let them see my cooperation with the Sun family, see how suave I can be. In Jinhai, there aren't many who can discuss partnerships with the Sun family!"
"Of course, especially since it was the Sun family who took the initiative to seek cooperation with you, Brother Tian Ming," Ye Tiancheng agreed.
Ye Tianming laughed proudly, then his gaze shifted as he picked up his phone and dialed another number.
"Li Jiangming, this is Ye Tianming," Ye Tianming revealed a malicious grin, "We're having a family gathering tomorrow. Yu Wan asked me to inform you, you should come too."
"Okay, I'll be there."
Ye Tianming: "Remember, put on a good show tomorrow, I'll help you. We'll try to snatch Jingyi from that loser Jiang Chen."
"Great, thanks, Brother Tian Ming!"
After ending the call, Ye Tiancheng asked, "Is it Ye Jingyi's ex-boyfriend?"
Ye Tianming nodded, "That's right, him. I'll make sure Jiang Chen gets a taste of disgust."
"Haha! There'll be a good show tomorrow!" Ye Tiancheng's face was full of gloating.
The next day.
Ye Tianming was waiting outside his home early in the morning with Ye Yuwan, Ye Tiancheng, and a few others.
Before long, two Mercedes arrived in front of Ye Tianming.
The car doors opened, and Sun Jiayu and a young man got out of one of the cars, along with two or three girls, while a young couple emerged from the other car.
"Young Master Yu!" Ye Tianming quickly greeted Sun Jiayu.
Sun Jiayu nodded, approached Ye Yuwan, and with a wicked smile said, "We meet again."
Ye Yuwan frowned and ignored him.
"Yu Wan, Young Master Yu is greeting you, hurry up and respond," Ye Tianming frowned and scolded.
Ye Yuwan glared at Ye Tianming but ignored him.
"Young Master Yu, my little sister is naive, please don't mind her," Ye Tianming quickly bowed and chuckled, then turned to signal the other three people who came with Sun Jiayu, "These three are..."
"This is my cousin Sun Jiayong, this is cousin Sun Jialin and his wife Chen Xuefei," Sun Jiayu introduced the other three people.
Ye Tianming hurriedly greeted them, "Good to see you, Young Master Jiayong, Young Master Jialin, Miss Chen."
Then, Ye Tianming introduced Ye Yuwan and Ye Tiancheng.
Sun Jiayong responded with a smile while Sun Jialin simply nodded lightly, appearing uninterested.
Sun Jialin and Sun Jiayu had always been at odds; their fathers were rivals within the family. Sun Jiayu's invitation to Sun Jialin was intended to set up the Ye Family and let Sun Jialin take the fall. Sun Jialin was aware that Sun Jiayu planned to trap the Ye Family, but since it was to the benefit of the Sun Family, he did not expose it. He came merely to watch the excitement, considering it an outing with his wife and an opportunity to see fools play clever.
Just then, another car arrived, and Ye Jingyi and Jiang Chen got out of it.
Upon seeing Sun Jiayu, the frowns on Jiang Chen's face deepened.
"Jiang Chen, didn't expect to see you again so soon, did you?" Sun Jiayu sneered at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen replied indifferently, "Has the palm print on your face faded?"
"You..." Sun Jiayu's face changed, and he glared coldly at Jiang Chen.
Seeing Jiang Chen's unfriendly attitude toward Sun Jiayu, Ye Tianming shouted, "Jiang Chen, how can you talk to Young Master Yu like that? Apologize to Young Master Yu right now."
Jiang Chen glanced at Ye Tianming and ignored him.
At this moment, another car arrived, and Li Jiangming and Li Yaoyao got out of the vehicle.
When Ye Jingyi saw Li Jiangming, a look of surprise flashed across her face. Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced at Ye Tianming, a cold smile tugging at his lips.
"Jingyi, it's been a few days, how have you been?" Li Jiangming hurried to Ye Jingyi's side and asked with concern as soon as he arrived.
Ye Jingyi glanced at Jiang Chen and then said, "Pretty good."
"I haven't been doing so well," Li Jiangming's expression turned gloomy.
Surprised, Ye Jingyi asked, "What happened?"
"Jingyi sister, my brother has been missing you so much; he's been too anxious to eat or drink, and he's gotten thinner," Li Yaoyao pouted at the side.
Ye Jingyi was taken aback for a moment, and a coldness flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.
Meanwhile, Ye Tianming and Ye Tiancheng had smiles curling up at the corners of their mouths, looking as if they were enjoying the spectacle.
Sun Jiayu hooked the corner of his mouth too, also showing a look of anticipation for the drama.
"Then he's going to be hungry for a while, considering my sister and brother-in-law are doing well, he'll have to be hungry for a lifetime," Ye Yuwan couldn't stand by any longer and coldly spoke up as she walked over to Ye Jingyi and took her arm.
Li Yaoyao's face changed, ready to retort, but Li Jiangming waved her off, "Yaoyao, there's no need to say more."
After stopping Li Yaoyao, Li Jiangming turned to look tenderly at Ye Jingyi; "Jingyi, I won't give up."
"Won't give up? If I remember correctly, it seems that the Ye Family initially intended to match Miss Ye with you, right? Now that she's married, there are still people pining for her. It seems if you had married Miss Ye, you would probably have at least two suitors to worry about," Sun Jialin said with a mocking look towards Sun Jiayu.
Sun Jiayu's expression chilled as he glanced at Li Jiangming and said with a light laugh, "A fair lady is a gentleman's delight. Mr. Li's affection for Miss Ye and his bold pursuit of love, I think that's quite admirable!"
"Thank you for your support, Young Master Yu!" Li Jiangming smiled and gave a slight bow to Sun Jiayu.
Jiang Chen's brows furrowed and he was about to speak when Ye Tianming beat him to it, "Everyone is here now, let's go."
He then nudged Jiang Chen aside, bringing Li Jiangming and Ye Jingyi closer together.
Watching this scene, Sun Jialin couldn't help but curl his lips: Interesting.
A group of men and women, each with their own agendas, swarmed towards their destination.
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