After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 16

Ye Sanqing's idea is neither simple nor complicated.

In short, it boils down to the phrase "entrapment."

Ye Sanqing analyzed the latest situation he had just heard. Given how much Ye Wanyin valued "Walking Hand in Hand," she was very unlikely to let Ye Sanqing get embroiled in a major scandal. Otherwise, if no one could appear on the show, wouldn't that be shooting themselves in the foot?

Therefore, Ye Sanqing overturned the initial conjecture that "the drug was administered to a married person as the other party".

Since drugging is such a common method, let's build upon that and devise a different approach. What will Ye Wanyin do?

It simply means paying special attention to the things she comes into contact with that day and the timing. Ye Sanqing knew the day's schedule: everyone would go on stage to say a few words, and then they would be free to do as they pleased. The period before and after the speeches would be the most dangerous. Ye Sanqing preferred the period after the speeches; before the speeches, Ye Wanyin might still be doing her makeup and hair, making it difficult for Ye Wanyin to approach her.

It should be. They'll act during a relaxed moment after the important events have passed. First, by then, people will have dispersed considerably, and some may have already left. Unless you're specifically looking, it's difficult to notice who's present and who isn't. Second, Ye Wanyin probably doesn't want to escalate the situation too much; it's more likely that the attack will only be triggered after more than half the people have left. This would keep things relatively under control.

Ye Sanqing found it somewhat amusing. These deductions all assumed Ye Wanyin was of normal intelligence, but that seemed hard to say now…

[If she had such intentions, she could have planned a murder. Going to such lengths just to drug someone shows she's putting the cart before the horse.]

[Can't do anything big, but wants to. So, big things are trivial, and small things are insignificant?] Little Bug immediately pulled out the newly learned words.

"What nonsense... I'm practically dead but alive." Ye Sanqing said speechlessly, "Actually, the biggest problem right now isn't that she's causing trouble, but that she's not causing trouble."

Ye Sanqing naturally had no intention of letting Ye Wanyin succeed. He was just waiting for her to make a move so he could strike decisively. Therefore, Ye Wanyin had to make a move.

Everyone was shocked by Ye Sanqing's idea, yet found it quite reasonable. They immediately felt that there would definitely be a good show to watch that day.

After dinner, Ye Jin'er invited Ye Sanqing to play games together that evening, but Ye Sanqing declined. She had too much to do and decided to go home and rest.

So everyone dispersed on the spot, and Jian Mengru also went off work after taking Ye Sanqing home.

Ye Sanqing ran into Ye Tian, ​​who was coming in from outside with a fishing rod, at his doorstep.

"Dad." Ye Sanqing nodded as a greeting, then, feeling it might not be quite right, added, "Good evening?"

"Hmm." Ye Tian clearly hadn't caught any fish and seemed to be in a bad mood. Seeing that Ye Sanqing seemed about to leave after saying goodbye, his mood worsened, and he called out to her, "Where have you been playing? Why are you home so late? How can our young lady be out playing around every day? What kind of behavior is this?"

Ye Sanqing: [Little Bug, check if he's from this timeline.]

This device does not have this function.

[He's so strange. Why is he speaking a language different from the modern language I've been learning these past two days?]

[Perhaps it's because its mind is a bit... nostalgic?] The little bug thought for a long time before coming up with a less presumptuous word. It knew about human kinship, and no matter what, Ye Tian was Ye Sanqing's elder, so it should at least have some basic respect for him.

"Are you alright?" Ye Sanqing asked with concern. "I didn't know before, Dad, that your eyesight isn't good? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?" I glanced at the security camera footage just now, and Ye Wanyin didn't come back after going out this afternoon. Is this criticizing someone who's late while pointing at someone who's already arrived? What's the point?

"?" Ye Tian took a couple of moments to realize that Ye Sanqing seemed to be being sarcastic, and immediately snapped, "How dare you talk to your father like that!" He had thought his daughter was quiet and considerate before, but Ye Sanqing's punch had shattered that "quiet" image, and now her words were going to destroy that "considerate" image as well. She was just like his eldest daughter during her rebellious phase!

"Does Dad only have eyes for me? Does he not have eyes for Ye Wanyin anymore? That can't be."

"You still bring up your sister? You've been causing trouble ever since you got back, fighting with her over things, and even trying to steal her fiancé? You're the older sister, you should give way to your younger sister. I really didn't teach you properly when you were little..." Ye Tian scolded.

Ye Sanqing waved her hand to interrupt him. "So you're saying you taught her well when she was little?" Her face held three parts indifference, three parts mockery, three parts nonchalance, and one part heartache. "Look at what she's become... She can twist the truth and frame others without even trying. Yesterday she had people beat me up, and today she's having more people come to beat me up. All of this, it turns out, is all thanks to your teaching!"

"What do you mean, 'hit you'? I didn't see it! I only saw you hit her!" Ye Tian was furious when he brought it up. He hadn't reacted at the time and could only quickly reprimand Ye Wanyin to smooth things over. Admittedly, Ye Wanyin was wrong, but the instigator, Ye Sanqing, also deserved to be taught a lesson, even though he hadn't had the chance that day. "Even if you wanted to hit your sister, you couldn't do it in front of her future in-laws!"

"...So, why don't you go to the hospital to get your eyes checked?" Ye Sanqing knew that it was useless to try to prove herself to someone who ignored the facts. She didn't want to continue arguing with Ye Tian, ​​so she turned to go upstairs, leaving behind only one sentence: "Choosing someone like this as your in-law, you really must have something wrong with your eyes."

"Ye Sanqing! If you weren't my own son, I would have thrown you out of this house long ago!" Ye Tian roared furiously at Ye Sanqing's retreating figure.

Ye Sanqing didn't even turn his head when he heard this, inwardly laughing to himself, [Don't say what you can't do. He should find his own daughter first and then throw her out again. Doesn't he feel ashamed now?]

"That's right! The old man is truly blind and incompetent; he should go to the hospital as soon as possible, there's still hope for treatment," the little bug said angrily. Although His Majesty wasn't particularly angry, probably still regarding Ye Tian as an unrelated person, Ye Tian's words were indeed extremely offensive. Someone with a weaker mental fortitude might have burst into tears on the spot. Therefore, it also spoke somewhat disrespectfully.

Ye Sanqing truly didn't care. She could get along well with anyone who treated her well; but as for those who were unfriendly or even tried to cause trouble, she wouldn't hesitate to retaliate.

I need to find something for the old man to do these next couple of days. Otherwise, he'll keep nagging me about this useless stuff every time he sees me. I'm thinking, what's the old man most worried about? Not being able to catch any fish? He doesn't seem to have any particular business, is he somehow invincible? Maybe I should try finding something for him at his future in-laws' place?

【Ah, this…】The little bug sensed a hint of fighting spirit. It must have been incredibly foolish of it to provoke His Majesty.

Ye Sanqing thought this matter could be accomplished.

So she greeted Ye Yifan, quickly added everyone from both families, including Ye Tian and Cheng's father, to a group chat, and sent a message: "[Hello everyone, I am Ye Sanqing. I hereby announce that my engagement with Cheng Yanye is officially cancelled. I have no relationship with him before and will have no relationship with him in the future. I ask Cheng Yanye and Ye Wanyin to stop their harassing behavior.]"

Then I took a screenshot and left the group.

The group members were left speechless.

No? What just slid past?

Cheng Yanye, who had been huddled in his apartment all day because of his sore face, was even more furious upon seeing the message. Without even checking who was in the group chat, he immediately sent a voice message, hurling insults: "Ye Sanqing, when did it become your place to decide Wanwan and my marriage? Who do you think you are? Don't try to scam me, you're not even worth a hair on Wanwan's head! Don't think you can get my attention like this!"

He didn't even notice after sending the message, immediately switching to the chat window to comfort Ye Wanyin. [Ye Sanqing's being sarcastic again, Wanwan, don't worry, I won't give her a second glance! Just wait and see how I scold her!]

Then he saw that the group chat was quiet for a while before a new message notification appeared. He muttered to himself, "See, it popped up as soon as I spoke? Clumsy tactic!" but he clicked on it nonchalantly.

【Cheng Yanye, what are you saying?】

Cheng Yanye: No, that sounds like my dad's voice. I'm not sure, let me check again.

So he played it again, clicked on the profile picture, and found that it was indeed his father, Cheng Shuowen himself.

"!!!" Cheng Yanye was so frightened that he threw his phone three meters away, then ran back to pick it up. What happened? He opened the group chat members with trembling hands, and saw that there were four members of the Ye family... no, one had left, so there were still three. The siblings were all there, as well as Ye Wanyin, Ye Tian, ​​and his parents.

[You brat, apologize right now!] Cheng Shuowen was extremely annoyed. He had been away on business for a few days and was just about to return for the family reunion banquet when he saw this brat spouting nonsense.

In truth, Cheng Shuowen didn't care who he married. Whether it was Ye Wanyin or Ye Sanqing, as long as he established a marriage relationship with the Ye family, it would be a great help to his career.

Fortunately, Zhu Xueli had connections with Tang Jinkun back then, and he had been leveraging the reputation of being the future in-law of the Ye family to develop his career quite well. Now that things have come to this, he is even less likely to let go.

If everything had gone smoothly, the two should have gotten married this year. However, a few days ago, he suddenly learned that Ye Wanyin was not his biological daughter. He was shocked and wondered if he had been holding onto a discarded child all these years. So his first reaction was to let his son develop a relationship with his real biological daughter.

After all, who the marriage partner is isn't important; what matters is that it's Miss Ye. If he didn't know that Ye Yifan would never be interested in his foolish son, he would have loved to have his son cultivate relationships with every woman in the Ye family.

Unexpectedly, the brat was rebellious and wouldn't listen to him at all, even stubbornly insisting that he refused an arranged marriage! He would never marry a complete stranger! Zhu Xueli stopped him from saying anything harsh, but seeing that the Ye family didn't seem to disown Ye Wanyin for the time being, he decided to leave it at that.

He was hoping to use delaying tactics, like visiting Ye San himself to discuss the matter and see if there was any way to avoid losing his own interests. He never expected Cheng Yanye to offend Ye San so quickly. Even if they couldn't become in-laws, they shouldn't become enemies! What a foolish son, still clinging to that fake at a time like this.

Cheng Shuowen was in a real headache, completely unaware that there was a backstory to this matter. Zhu Xueli hadn't told him because she was afraid he'd nag, and Cheng Yanye was even less likely to go around bragging about being beaten, so he was actually kept in the dark.

"I'm...I'm sorry." Cheng Yanye apologized reluctantly. Although he was embarrassed, he didn't dare to face his father's oppressive aura.

"He's just a child, what did he do wrong?" Zhu Xueli also saw the message and her first reaction was to immediately defend Cheng Yanye. "Speak properly, don't yell at the child!"

[Pfft.] Ye Jin'er deliberately let out a sneer.

"Brother, you really need to teach your son a lesson," Ye Tian said. He hadn't even caught his breath when he saw Cheng Yanye berating his daughter in the group chat. Even if Ye Sanqing was outrageous, there was no reason for his brother-in-law to discipline her! This is outrageous! This is utterly disgraceful!

After Cheng Shuowen and Zhu Xueli apologized and said they would discipline Cheng Yanye properly, Ye Yifan spoke up.

[Please, no way. After over twenty years of discipline, he still acts like he can't understand human speech. I seriously doubt the credibility of what you two are saying.]

Ye Yifan spoke very bluntly, but no one dared to raise any objections.

The group chat was silent for a moment, until Ye Siqing, completely unaware of the situation, posted: 【What's going on? Is Cheng Yanye still my brother-in-law?】

Ye Siqing was completely out of the loop. He only saw the photos and news of Ye Wanyin crying and telling him about being beaten; he knew nothing else. In Ye Wanyin's description, Ye Sanqing was a very domineering person. While feeling sorry for Ye Wanyin, he was also worried about whether he would be bullied when he got home.

But he didn't dare to confront his older sister directly, so he could only ask a vague question to make his presence known.

"That depends on whether Ye Wanyin is still your sister." It's Second Brother, that familiar sarcastic tone! But Second Brother's sarcastic tone isn't new; in Ye Siqing's memory, Second Brother is sarcastic from head to toe.

"Or rather, am I still your sister?" Ye Yifan added, making his stance quite clear, and everyone fell silent again.

It wouldn't be surprising if Ye Jin'er said that, since he's always quick to make sarcastic remarks. But it's strange that Ye Yifan said it. Ye Siqing doesn't understand. How can someone she's never met before suddenly come home and compare to Ye Wanyin and the people she's known for over twenty years? Isn't that familial bond real and tangible?

Ye Siqing was somewhat frustrated. He hadn't taken it seriously when he first heard Ye Sanqing was going home, even comforting Ye Wanyin by saying he'd just gained another older sister and that he wouldn't treat her any differently. But it hadn't even been a few days! How had things suddenly become a matter of "it's either you or me"?

Ye Wanyin typed and deleted in the chat box for a long time, but so far, she hadn't sent a single word.

Ye Wanyin initially found the message utterly baffling. She was perfectly fine at home (in her own apartment), and hadn't provoked Ye Sanqing at all, so why was Ye Sanqing acting strangely again at night?

It couldn't be that An Yueyuan hit Ye Sanqing in the afternoon, so Ye Sanqing came to vent his anger on her, could it? Thinking about it this way, An Yueyuan still has some residual value.

At first, she was furious when she heard that An Yueyuan was injured and hospitalized. Didn't she claim to be invincible? How come she became so weak when she met Ye Sanqing? She was even inferior to Cheng Yanye! Moreover, she had to pay the medical expenses, which was making her more and more financially drained. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Ye Wanyin felt a little better and was about to speak when she saw Cheng Yanye's message. Before she could reply, Cheng's parents appeared again, making her even more careful about her attitude.

Before she could even finish considering her options, another group of people started talking, and she realized that this was a group chat for both families. What exactly was Ye Sanqing up to?

Ye Wanyin had no idea that all of this stemmed from Ye Sanqing's plan to give Ye Tian something to do; they were all implicated.

Ye Sanqing left the group after sending the message, keeping his achievements and fame hidden.