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

【Sister, brother, no matter how you see me, I will always consider you my biological sister and brother in my heart... and my younger brother too... In my heart, you are all my dearest family...】After thinking it over, Ye Wanyin sent a voice message first.

Continuing to remain silent was definitely not an option, so Ye Wanyin decided she had to try to appeal to the emotions of the Cheng family and demonstrate her loyalty. Even if these words didn't work, at least in front of the Cheng family she would appear obedient, sensible, and loyal; if anything happened later, she wouldn't be blamed.

"...Of course, I will always consider Third Sister my sister." Ye Siqing was moved by the brokenness in Ye Wanyin's voice and immediately sent a reply. He felt that Third Sister had been abandoned by the world, and only he was her eternal family!

"Boss, what kind of talk is that? Don't you even want your own brother anymore?" Ye Tian spoke with that familiar reprimanding tone. "I think you don't even want me as your father anymore!"

"Is that alright?" Ye Yifan asked.

Ye Tian choked. How could he forget that his eldest daughter had been rebellious since she was a child, and she would never listen to his discipline. No matter what he said, it was useless. It was only in the past few years, when everyone was at peace, that he had forgotten how rebellious his daughter had been.

Cheng Shuowen stepped in to smooth things over, while Ye Yifan ignored the silent Ye Tian and directly posted a video: 【《Discipline》】

When people clicked on it, they found it was a video of Cheng Yanye shouting in the Ye family's living room yesterday, and then being nearly knocked down by Ye Sanqing with a punch.

Ye Yifan: [Apology]

The next video is of Cheng Yanye reluctantly apologizing to Ye Sanqing after being beaten; every word is recorded clearly.

Ye Yifan even specially split the video into two parts and thoughtfully gave each video a title.

Zhu Xueli immediately messaged Cheng Yanye privately: 【She hit you too?! Why didn't you come home and tell me? Well, this Ye Sanqing is really barbaric. Hitting her sister is one thing, but she even hit you?! I'm not letting her get away with this today!】

Cheng Yanye clutched his throbbing face, feeling as if he'd been slapped again. From this angle, it looked like Ye Sanqing hadn't even used much force before he almost collapsed. He was just too weak; how embarrassing would it be if word got out that he was like this!

So he wasn't in the mood to talk to Zhu Xueli, and even less so to answer his father's questions in his family group chat.

Cheng Shuowen: ? ? ?

So all his careful precautions to prevent his son from offending anyone were in vain; he'd already offended someone yesterday. This one won't do! Maybe we should find someone else. Cheng Shuowen began to think about whether his brothers had any suitable young men of marriageable age.

[Hahaha... Cheng Yanye, look at yourself!] Ye Jin'er laughed loudly. [What's wrong? Didn't you eat enough? That can't be, the Cheng family is so big and powerful, would they starve you? Look at you, you even need Ye Wanyin to support you, hahahaha...]

"In conclusion, I believe your so-called 'discipline' is completely useless, and your so-called 'apology' is even more meaningless. If Ye Wanyin and Cheng Yanye marry, it is very likely that they will produce such unruly and fickle offspring, and I cannot allow such a person to appear in the Ye family. Therefore, Ye Wanyin and I cannot coexist." Ye Yifan stated calmly.

[Furthermore, I cannot condone hiring someone to beat up one's own sister.] Ye Yifan posted another video, which was footage of Ye Sanqing sparring with An Yueyuan at the boxing gym that afternoon, but it only captured the moment An Yueyuan was kicked to the ground.

"It's alright, Ye Wanyin also has the surname Ye. At most, she can just go out and start her own Ye family," Ye Jin'er said happily, seeing that the video he had taken had come in handy. "Besides, we can also invite these people... I think they're more like family to Ye Wanyin! Right? Wouldn't that be more lively?"

Zhu Xueli and Cheng Shuowen felt a burning sensation on their faces. Although Ye Yifan was right, he was still a junior, and to be so sharply criticized for their family's lack of manners was an utter disgrace. But neither of them could bring themselves to refute Ye Yifan.

[Ahem, you two can't be so rude to your elders.] Ye Tian seemed to have found his sense of presence again, but he didn't dare to say anything. He could only offer a few mild criticisms, mainly to show that he was still present.

Although Ye Tian's face was also burning... He had just told Ye Sanqing that he hadn't seen Cheng Yanye and the so-called others come to hit her, and then this video was thrown at his face. Luckily, Ye Sanqing wasn't in the group chat, so he wouldn't have to awkwardly apologize.

As for Ye Siqing, Ye Yifan smoothly ignored Ye Tian and continued, "If you think Ye Wanyin will always be your sister, then go to Ye Wanyin's Ye family."

Ye Siqing felt wronged. All he had said was that he would always treat his third sister as his elder sister. So what he'd heard outside was true—his eldest sister was a cold-blooded and ruthless person at heart. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he being driven away as well?

[Haha, the population density has decreased! @Ye Siqing, you'd better move out, I've requisitioned your room.] Ye Jin'er said, not wanting to miss out on trouble.

Even my second brother... There must be something strange about Ye Sanqing. Although my second brother often speaks rudely, he has always been kind to me, only occasionally making sarcastic remarks when I'm with Ye Wanyin. I always took those as Ye Jin'er being jealous of the good relationship between the siblings, but what he did today is too much.

"Eldest sister, second brother, I don't mean to disown you. I just feel sorry for third sister. You all have new sisters and don't want the old ones anymore... What will she do all by herself? At least I can still be by her side," Ye Siqing explained, trying to soften her tone.

"But I have a different idea about you. You'd better start behaving properly from today onwards, and don't make me realize that idea," Ye Yifan said.

Upon seeing these words, Cheng Yanye suddenly felt he must treat his younger brother better from now on! Even during such a difficult time, Ye Siqing still supported him and Ye Wanyin; she was truly fearless in the face of power! Her courage was commendable! He suddenly felt a surge of courage, as if he were fighting against the entire world, and said, "It's okay, if they don't want you, I want you. From now on, you are my own brother!"

Ye Wanyin: ? Is that the point? Who cares about his brotherly bond with Ye Siqing? Shouldn't he be more sincere and continue apologizing now? Besides, what good is it if Ye Siqing is good to her? In the end, the eldest sister is still in charge of this family.

After seeing the video of An Yueyuan being beaten, she really didn't want to confront Ye Sanqing directly. An Yueyuan was useless, but upon closer reflection, she realized she wasn't as strong as An Yueyuan either, and her situation was actually more dangerous. She really should think of other ways to deal with Ye Sanqing.

Although Zhu Xueli was holding back her anger, she still tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hey, we're all family, don't say such hurtful things. Isn't it more important for the family to be happy together?"

"Aunt Zhu, you should go back quickly," Ye Jin'er said.

[Quickly withdraw] Ye Siqing actually told her to withdraw as well. Zhu Xueli looked at it for a long time, and realized that she hadn't said anything wrong. So she ignored it.

"[Saying it out of anger?]" Ye Yifan said with a smile, "[Is that so? So Aunt Zhu thought I was angry. Well, now I'd be a little embarrassed if I wasn't angry.]"

"Well, good luck to you all," Ye Jin'er said, then immediately fell silent. He was content to just watch the show; he didn't want to get caught up in the storm.

He knew Ye Yifan; she hated it when people speculated about her emotions. Even though it was a logical thing, and she was expressing it in a calm tone, some people just tried to cover it up with an angry remark.

If she were really angry, would she still be here calmly talking to you? Would she be stupid?

Ye Siqing: It's over. There was still a glimmer of hope, but who knew Aunt Zhu would stir things up? He immediately slid to his knees, [Big sister, I'm sorry. From today onwards, I will definitely treat Ye Sanqing as my own sister, turn over a new leaf, and follow your lead. I will start anew!]

He will never forget that afternoon when he was ten years old, when he was hung from a tree for three hours simply because he said to his older sister, "Are you angry?" His sister said she wanted to teach him what real anger was. He never wants to remember that incident again!

"【When?】" Ye Yifan astutely pointed out his grammatical error. "She's already your sister, why would she need you to act like that?"

Ye Jin'er broke out in a cold sweat upon reading this. Thankfully, his older sister didn't know what he had said to Ye Sanqing yesterday! He had already transferred the money; everything should be fine, right? No, he still felt uneasy, so he transferred another 88,000 yuan to Ye Sanqing, adding a note that yesterday's events must be kept secret.

Ye Sanqing: ? Money falling from the sky while I'm lying down?

She chuckled when she saw the note. So it was hush money. That meant someone in the group must have said they didn't consider her family, and things had escalated. Her older sister and brother were obvious; Ye Wanyin would never admit it, even if it meant death. She'd insist they were sisters. So it seemed only Ye Siqing could be the culprit.

As for the younger brother... we haven't met him yet, so it's hard to say. She doesn't necessarily need this younger brother; she'll definitely meet him at the banquet later, and we'll see then.

[I spoke without thinking! Ye Sanqing is my older sister! I didn't mean any disrespect!] Ye Siqing was also anxious, afraid that her older sister would continue to focus on his mistakes.

Ye Yifan: [@Ye Tian @Cheng Shuowen @Zhu Xueli "Discipline"]

Zhu Xueli angrily launched into a tirade in the family group chat. "How did Ye Tian raise his daughter! I've heard of girls being mistreated by their mothers-in-law, but I've never heard of a mother-in-law being mistreated by her daughter-in-law's older sister! If our family is going to suffer like this from now on, I think we should just call off this marriage!"

Cheng Shuowen: [Alright, what's the use of getting angry? If you don't discipline your son properly, who's the one who's embarrassed by him going to other people's houses? I haven't even said anything to you yet! Why didn't you tell me about this sooner? Fine, you won't marry him then? You'll run the company? What do you know? Such a woman's perspective! Cheng Yanye, you too! Your father works so hard outside just so you can cause trouble at other people's houses? You've disappointed me so much.]

Cheng Yanye hurriedly explained, "It wasn't me who went to their house to cause trouble; it was Ye Sanqing who went too far! She hit Wanwan first! Mom was there too; she saw it, and she's the one who told me. I was so anxious that I went to reason with her!"

"Does reasoning require threatening to hit someone? Is this how I taught you to reason?" Cheng Shuowen roared. This is outrageous! He was already annoyed by Ye Yifan's criticism of his inability to discipline children, and now that he truly couldn't manage them, he didn't know where to vent his anger.

"Yes, honey, don't be angry..." Zhu Xueli herself didn't mind being scolded, but she couldn't stand seeing her husband scold their son, so she immediately said, "I think it's all that Ye Sanqing's fault! If she hadn't come back, none of this would have happened! Wanwan didn't do anything wrong, and she suddenly started hitting people! Oh my, it's terrifying, I wonder if something's wrong with her?"

[Something's wrong...] Cheng Shuowen fell silent, seemingly deep in thought. He seemed to have a new plan, but this time he decided to have someone else execute it.

Seeing that he wasn't saying anything, Zhu Xueli assumed everything was alright and continued to comfort Cheng Yanye.

The Cheng family was in complete chaos, and things weren't much better for Ye Wanyin. She kept receiving messages from Ye Siqing and Cheng Yanye pledging their loyalty, and a few messages from her best friends' group chat popped up in between. Hua Duoduo was also urging her to give a definite answer, saying that she had to come to the hospital tomorrow to see An Yueyuan so they could discuss how to deal with Ye Sanqing.

Ye Siqing's main point was that he was just verbally appeasing his older sister to avoid her causing him trouble, but he still considered Ye Wanyin his older sister.

Besides comforting her, Cheng Yanye also asked if he could come to see her so that he could comfort her on the spot.

Ye Wanyin thought to herself, "Selfish! Both of them are selfish and self-serving!" But for now, they were the only two people she had around, so she still needed to maintain their relationship. Hmph, once she becomes a movie queen, will she still need to care about them? That day will come eventually!

So she replied with some conciliatory words, politely declining Cheng Yanye's advances. She knew Cheng Yanye had always wanted to do something, and was even smug about his own charm, but these were turbulent times; couldn't he use his brain more and less for thinking below the surface?

Ye Sanqing mentioned dissolving the engagement today... Ye Wanyin took note and took a screenshot. She understood exactly what Ye Sanqing meant, but there could be other interpretations. For example, it could be that Ye Sanqing, not Ye Wanyin, was the one who was initially engaged to Cheng Yanye. Wouldn't that make it much easier for her to dump Cheng Yanye in the future?

Hmph, Ye Sanqing, you never thought your words would be used by me.

Ye Wanyin's mood improved, and she became less perfunctory with Ye Siqing, saying, "I don't want my brother to be troubled by me. I'm fine... You don't need to worry about me, and you don't need to do anything for me anymore. I just want my sisters to be happy."

Seeing Ye Siqing's touching reply, she coldly turned off her phone screen.

idiot.

*

【Little Bug, write in your diary.】 Ye Sanqing didn't care about the mess in the group chat. Anyway, if there was anything important, her eldest sister and second brother would probably tell her. After leaving the group, she busied herself researching various related materials and also made arrangements for the next few days.

It seems she'll be busy until the banquet, so she decided to make a note of it.

【Yes. 】

Day 0: Arrival.

Ye Wanyin falsely accused me of injuring her, so I punched her.

Cheng Yanye came to cause trouble, and I punched him.

My older sister and I had dinner, and she gave me 880,000 yuan. Hello, older sister.

My second brother wanted me to hit Zhu Xueli, but I didn't. Instead, he gave me 500,000 yuan. My second brother is alright.

[…] The little insect silently wrote it down, and for some reason felt a little amused.

Day 1: I signed the contract in the morning. Ye Wanyin didn't cause me any trouble, so I didn't punch her.

I'll watch the martial arts novels Ren Junxiao mentioned later; I'll make a note of that.

They poached Ye Wanyin's agent, hired a lawyer, and are preparing to set up a studio.

Shopping in the afternoon. Clothes, good.

An Yueyuan came to pick a fight with me in place of Ye Wanyin, so I punched her. No, I punched her several times.

It's good to have met Ning Leyi and Cha Ziwen.

My second brother said that Grandpa knows martial arts. Grandpa, that's good.

Ye Tian doesn't speak human language, so I created a group chat and punished him by making him busy.

My second brother gave me another 80,000 yuan. He invited me to join a group chat. Okay.

Ye Wanyin is going to deal with me on Friday. I've made a counterattack plan. Okay.

Ye Sanqing then mentioned a few more key points of the schedule before signaling Xiaochong to stop recording, as she was going to rest.

Only the little insect was left bewildered in the wind: Your Majesty, your diary... is still so concise and clear.