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

"Look at how smug she is!" Hua Duoduo said, trying to comfort Ye Wanyin when she saw her pale face. "Wanwan, the Ye family is really biased. They just gave away such valuable jewelry like that? She's only been home for a few days! Shouldn't this have been brought out for your coming-of-age ceremony? It's Ye Sanqing who got the better deal."

Ye Wanyin had no interest in listening to what she was saying and only gave a perfunctory reply.

From the moment Ye Sanqing appeared, Ye Wanyin's face gradually turned pale.

why?

She knew that this Crimson Lotus of Purgatory belonged to the Ye family. She had once seen it in her mother's collection catalog, but had never actually seen it. Ye Yifan had rarely worn jewelry over the years, so Ye Wanyin had assumed that those things would belong to her.

After all, the things her mother left behind were naturally meant for her daughters. So even though Ye Wanyin wasn't particularly well-off, she felt it wasn't a big deal whenever she thought about the many priceless jewels lying in her mother's vault.

No one mentioned the matter until Ye Sanqing returned home, which made Ye Wanyin even more certain that everything was settled. Since she was about to get married, it was perfectly reasonable for her to use the majority of the money as her dowry, wasn't it?

Unexpectedly, Ye Sanqing appeared today wearing the infamous Purgatory Red Lotus.

Although this red diamond is not the most valuable in the jewelry collection, it is the most symbolic.

Even Ye Wanyin knew that although the Ye family was originally a wealthy family, they became the richest family after acquiring this red diamond. Therefore, the rumors gradually evolved from the initial pure ominous reputation to the idea that only those with noble destiny could suppress it, and conversely, those whose virtue did not match their position would surely suffer disaster.

Ye Wanyin naturally didn't believe in such superstitious claims. She didn't care about rumors; all she knew was that this red diamond was incredibly valuable. Putting everything else aside, just taking it to an auction house would be enough for her to support her current lifestyle for several years.

But Ye Yifan just casually gave Ye Sanqing something so precious and symbolic? If he's given this away, then what about other jewels that aren't as valuable as this diamond?

What makes Ye Sanqing so special? Is it just because she's the Ye family's biological daughter?

It wasn't until Hua Duoduo reminded her that Ye Wanyin was suddenly struck by a huge truth: Ye Yifan may never have considered her his sister.

Hua Duoduo is right. When she came of age, Ye Sanqing was nowhere to be seen. Ye Wanyin remembers it clearly; her eldest sister simply bought her a luxury brand necklace.

Even if that necklace costs one or two million, it's not a high-end custom piece; it's a ready-made item. But even if Ye Wanyin is dissatisfied, she can't let Ye Yifan know.

If it were Ye Tian, ​​Ye Siqing, or even Ye Jin'er, she could use her charm to ask for some valuable gifts. But Ye Yifan... She has never been able to see through this older sister since she was a child. After realizing that all her methods were useless, she could only keep her distance.

Ye Wanyin was both angry and anxious. She clenched her fists so tightly that her manicured nails almost dug into her palms. She thought bitterly, "Laugh, laugh, but you won't be laughing in a moment!"

Ye Sanqing walked to the stage and stood there. He glanced down at the audience and saw Ye Wanyin's pale, almost distorted face.

Ye Sanqing smiled at the other party, and sure enough, the gaze directed at him became even more resentful.

[Maybe I don't even need to pay attention to her. Just glancing at her every now and then will drive her crazy.] Ye Sanqing thought to himself, but he didn't show it on his face and delivered his prepared speech to the audience.

[My master has reached the level of killing with his gaze! This truly earns my heartfelt admiration!]

Sometimes I really want to ask you what you've been watching these past few days... but never mind, I don't really want to know.

After Ye Sanqing finished his speech, it was time for the whole family to come on stage and toast together.

Ye Sanqing stepped back to the center of the stage, standing next to Ye Tian, ​​and asked in a low voice, "Is this what you wanted?"

Ye Tian was on edge and was taken aback when he heard Ye Sanqing suddenly speak.

All day, he was worried that one of the children might do something disgraceful; none of these children gave him any peace of mind! While the other children behaved strangely, Ye Tian had eventually figured out some patterns over the years. But Ye Sanqing was unpredictable. The thought of Ye Sanqing possibly beating Ye Wanyin on the spot gave him a headache.

Just as he was about to relax after watching Ye Sanqing finish his speech unharmed, he heard Ye Sanqing suddenly ask a question, and his heart jumped again.

But Ye Tian couldn't show his panic, so he pretended to be calm and said, "Sanqing, are you asking your father this because you're still upset that he didn't come to find you?"

"..." Ye Sanqing really wanted to roll her eyes. It was like they were talking past each other! If they weren't on stage, she probably would have really rolled her eyes.

"I say, is this what you wanted?" Ye Sanqing looked at the entire audience.

Most of the guests below wore polite smiles, a few were somewhat surprised, and an even smaller number whispered among themselves in the corners. Some even shed a few tears for her tragic past—it must be said, her acting was better than Ye Wanyin's—but overall, it was a harmonious and joyful scene.

"What a joyous occasion!" Ye Sanqing thought with a hint of sarcasm. She wondered if the original owner of this body would be happy to see this scene, but to her, it seemed rather so-so, even strangely melancholic.

She was well aware that if it were an ordinary family, there certainly wouldn't be so many prominent people celebrating with her today.

So, is this the kind of fake, celebratory atmosphere that Ye Tian wants?

Ye Yifan, Ye Jin'er, Ye Wanyin, and Ye Siqing all came up and stood in order. Ye Sanqing could see clearly that Ye Wanyin wanted to walk to her side, but was seemingly unintentionally stopped by Ye Jin'er, and then gestured by Ye Tian, ​​she stood on Ye Tian's other side instead.

"Everyone's here, that's great. Do you think everyone would be even happier if I said right now that Ye Wanyin isn't actually a member of our family?" Ye Sanqing ignored Ye Tian's answer and continued talking to himself.

Everyone had different expressions.

Ye Yifan glanced at Ye Wanyin coldly without saying a word; Ye Jin'er still had an expression that suggested she couldn't suppress her laughter; Ye Siqing moved slightly, seemingly to stop her, but was pulled back by Ye Wanyin beside her, while Ye Wanyin herself looked at her with tears welling up in her eyes in an instant.

Ye Tian: "You...you can't do this!" In his desperation, he couldn't think of any way to stop him, so he just grabbed Ye Sanqing's hand, which was still holding the microphone.

"...If you weren't my father, I would have really thrown you down here right now." Ye Sanqing hadn't originally intended to cause trouble, but when Ye Tian pulled her, she suddenly felt like rebelling.

"Hey, Dad, don't be so serious. If you ask me, it's all because we didn't give enough money," Ye Jin'er said with a grin.

"...Money?" Ye Tian didn't realize what this had to do with money.

"Give me 800,000, and I can punch Ye Wanyin, or I can choose not to." Upon hearing about the money, Ye Sanqing explained the pricing criteria to Ye Tian with great seriousness.

"What kind of thing costs 800,000?!"

Seeing Ye Tian's astonished expression, Ye Jin'er chuckled. "Third Sister means that 800,000 can buy her not causing trouble... Of course, Dad, if you're willing to pay for her to punch Ye Wanyin, we'd be happy to watch." How could he be the only one paying!

Ye Tian, ​​unable to lash out on stage, only glared at Ye Jin'er a few times before saying to Ye Sanqing, "Then Dad will turn it for you in a bit. Can you just go through the process quietly for now?"

Ye Sanqing: "Cash on delivery."

Ye Tian had no choice but to take out his phone. He didn't know why things had turned out this way, but seeing his eldest daughter's approving look and hearing his second son's encouragement, he inexplicably felt that what he was doing was reasonable.

Because Ye Tian was turned to the side to talk to Ye Sanqing and the others, he did not notice Ye Wanyin's swaying appearance. It was Ye Siqing, who was standing on the far side, who helped her up.

"Sister, are you okay?"

Ye Siqing's worried question in her ear brought Ye Wanyin back to her senses. She couldn't afford to collapse!

Although Ye Wanyin wanted to faint and escape the moment she heard Ye Sanqing's words, she steadied herself and realized that if she collapsed now, her plan would be ruined. Money, money, money! All he cares about is money! Ye Sanqing is truly a penniless wretch!

So Ye Wanyin took a deep breath, put on a pitiful look, and said to Ye Siqing, "It's okay... don't worry about me, I'm used to it."

Ye Siqing was furious, but he dared not utter a sound. He was afraid that his third sister would notice him, and if his second brother asked him to pay the bill later, he would have no way to avoid it. He could only stand there with a conflicted expression, supporting Ye Wanyin.

Although a few words were spoken on stage, it seemed to the audience that it was only a short while. Soon, the Ye family members all put on smiles and raised their glasses to toast the audience, and no one paid any special attention.

Aside from Cheng Yanye in the corner, he keenly noticed the tears welling up in Ye Wanyin's eyes. Damn it! If he wasn't around for even a moment, Ye Sanqing would bully Wanwan!

So Cheng Yanye walked towards the center, trying to hug Wanwan and comfort her the moment she stepped off the stage.

After the toasts, it's time for socializing.

Just as everyone was about to leave the stage separately, Ye Sanqing noticed Cheng Yanye walking over, raised the microphone again, and turned it on: "Hello everyone. There's something else I forgot to say."

Ye Tian turned around in horror. Could it be that 800,000 yuan only bought him a minute of peace?!

All eyes were on Ye Sanqing.

Ye Sanqing gestured to Cheng Yanye and Ye Wanyin, saying, "Please come up on stage, Ye Wanyin and Cheng Yanye."

"!" Ye Wanyin thought everything was fine and wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, but she didn't expect Ye Sanqing to come back and launch a surprise attack.

Before she could give Cheng Yanye a hint, she was pulled onto the stage with him.

Cheng Yanye, however, thought Ye Sanqing's move was perfectly timed. Let him go on stage? He could just announce his marriage to Wanwan and definitely steal the spotlight from Ye Sanqing!

So he didn't care that Ye Wanyin actually wanted to go in the opposite direction, and pulled Ye Wanyin onto the stage.

“You…” Cheng Yanye walked up to Ye Sanqing, raised his head, and spoke arrogantly, wanting Ye Sanqing to hand him the microphone.

Unexpectedly, Ye Sanqing completely ignored him, took a step back, looked at the audience and said, "I, Ye Sanqing, hereby declare that I have no relationship with Cheng Yanye, we do not know each other at all, and there is no engagement between us. Therefore, from now on, any rumors about my relationship with him will be considered as falsehoods and will be dealt with accordingly."

"!" Cheng Yanye's face turned pale and then red. He tried to get close to Ye Sanqing and threaten him in a low voice, but Ye Sanqing was very agile and immediately ran to the corner of the stage, making the scene seem somewhat absurd for a moment.

Left with no other option, Cheng Yanye could only shout from the spot, "Ye Sanqing, when did I ever have nothing to do with you?"

Ye Sanqing looked him up and down in surprise. His eyes seemed to say, "What could I possibly have to do with someone like you?"

The commotion below grew louder and louder, and Cheng Yanye could no longer ignore it. Desperate to salvage the situation, he blurted out, "Can you stop making a scene?" He completely forgot about Ye Wanyin, whom he had left aside, and also forgot what he had come up on stage to do.

Before Ye Sanqing could speak, Ye Yifan stepped forward and slapped Cheng Yanye across the face.

"Cheng Yanye, watch your words!" Ye Yifan said coldly to Cheng Yanye, who was covering his face. "If you can't understand human language, I don't mind spending a little time making you understand."

A commotion erupted below. Cheng Yanye couldn't care less about anything else and shivered.

He realized that Ye Yifan's nickname "Cold-Faced Yama" was no joke. If he continued to argue, he might very well be carried out.

Seeing that he didn't react, Ye Yifan simply said "I'm sorry for the commotion" and then asked the bodyguard to ask him to leave.

This little incident didn't have any major impact. The guests all came for their own reasons, and seeing that things were stable, they naturally went to chat with the people they wanted to socialize with.

Even Ye Tian didn't seem to care much and went to chat with his old fishing friends. Since it didn't affect the Ye family's reputation, it was irrelevant.

A few people shook their heads and sighed as Cheng Yanye and Ye Wanyin were sent to the lounge, while a small group of people were just watching the drama unfold.

"Hilarious! I actually believed that marriage agreement. The Cheng family is just taking advantage of being related to the Ye family by marriage; they've made a fortune from it!"

"It can't be fake, right? Before, Ye San was Ye Wanyin, and I thought they had a very good relationship. They were even hugging each other just now!"

"You still don't understand what happened today? Even if he marries Ye Wanyin, will he have any status in the Ye family? Cheng Yanye will have his day."

"And he told her to stop making trouble... It's like I'm lucky in life but not in life... She doesn't even know him, does he have some kind of erotomania..."

"Ye Yifan is so handsome, sister hit me."

Everyone looked at the person who said that with disgust, "Are you alright?!"

"What's wrong? Can't I think about it?" the person who spoke argued.

"I told you there would be some juicy gossip today!" Ning Leyi said smugly, standing among the group. He was finally free from having to share in other people's gossip! He was feeling triumphant!

Cha Ziwen tugged at him and winked at him, gesturing for him to look at Hua Duoduo.

Hua Duoduo followed Ye Wanyin and the others who had been seen off, but Tong Wuyu walked in another direction. The two exchanged a glance, sensing that the other was probably about to cause trouble, and immediately made an excuse to leave the crowd, quietly following in different directions.