Saturday Came Sooner Than Expected

The two of them soon left the area around the Ye family villa.

The rest of the Ye family remained in the living room, at a loss.

They could not say why they felt uneasy. The room had simply gone frighteningly quiet—everyone except Ye Qing.

When no one spoke for a long time, Ye Qing figured his family might still be angry with Ye Chen. But he found it strange. His parents were not the sort to break up a couple, and this time even his eldest brother had joined them.

Ye Qing spoke up. "Dad, Mom, do you think Second Brother's friend is a bad person?"

That was the only explanation. Otherwise, his family would not be acting like this.

[But I saw it for myself. How did Dad and Mom know?]

At Ye Qing's words, Ye Mother sighed. "We were happy when your second brother said he was bringing someone home."

"Even if that person was a boy, as long as your second brother liked him, we would've accepted him. We're not unreasonable people."

"But the first time we met him, we felt that boy wasn't as simple as he seemed."

"Of course, we could've been wrong. We can't claim we're always good judges of character."

"But later, when we talked, we barely said anything, and that boy already looked so pitiful, as if we were bullying him."

"Your second brother is too dense to notice, but those tricks don't fool me."

What a joke. Did they think she had never met someone like that before? She had met plenty when she was young.

"We were worried, so we had your eldest brother investigate him. The results looked good—too good. That was what made them suspicious."

"Those results didn't match the person we'd met at all. And because the investigation was rushed, much of it only covered appearances. There's plenty of room to tamper with those."

"Then we found out the two of them weren't even together. It looked like your second brother's feelings were one-sided, and he'd brought the boy home to borrow money. How could we not worry?"

Ye Mother had talked herself tired. She picked up a glass of water from the table and took a sip, and Ye Father continued, "We hadn't planned to settle this today, but then your second brother overheard us. You know what his temper is like..."

Ye Qing nodded. So that was how things had ended up like this.

[I don't know whether what I saw was real, but I trust Mom, Dad, and Eldest Brother's judgment.]

At that, the other three smiled faintly. Sure enough, their third son—his little brother—was more willing to listen than Ye Chen.

Thinking about what he had seen, Ye Qing asked uncertainly, "Are you really not giving Second Brother any money?"

"No. I meant what I said," Ye Father replied.

"I won't either. I'll tell the company not to transfer any money to Ye Chen," Ye Ci added.

[Okay, that's a relief. If what I saw is real, Second Brother probably won't hold out for long.]

[Oh, Xia Zhe's going to a hotel to see his boyfriend this Saturday. I can't remember which hotel.]

[It's those tiny words' fault. I couldn't remember them after one glance.]

The Ye family appeared to be busy with their own things, but each of them kept sneaking glances at Ye Qing.

For once, they all had the same thought: Come on, remember!!!

Ye Chen was family, but who did not love a juicy story?

And gossip about their own family somehow made it even better. After all, Ye Chen had been incredibly foolish this time.

[Ah, I can't remember. This is driving me crazy.]

The Ye family: Not hearing it is driving us crazy too!!!

"Shouldn't you be on set, though? Why are you back?"

Ye Qing grinned at Ye Mother. "Heh, the job fell through again."

Ye Mother looked at him in exasperation. "Look at you. I told you ages ago to sign with the family company, but you insisted on making it on your own."

"Did you think it would be easy to break into show business?"

Ye Qing gave her an apologetic smile. "I know it isn't easy. I just wanted to try."

Ye Ci was more direct. He picked up his phone, ready to call his assistant. Ye Qing hurried to stop him. "Brother, brother, you really don't need to."

Ye Ci frowned. "So you're just going to let them bully you?"

"No, no. I didn't like that role much anyway. I only took it because Sister Li said it suited me."

"It's fine that I lost it. Now I can come home and spend time with you."

Seeing that they still looked unconvinced, Ye Qing went on. "Besides, the people at my company are good to me. They'll handle it."

"Really, you have to trust me. When have I ever let anyone push me around?"

Only then did they let the matter drop. Ye Qing had never let himself be taken advantage of, even as a child.

After Ye Qing went upstairs to rest, the rest of the Ye family gathered together.

Ye Ci asked hesitantly, "Dad, Mom, did you hear..."

He did not finish, but they all knew what he meant.

"So we can all hear Xiaoqing's thoughts. Is it just us, or can everyone hear them?"

"Probably just us," Ye Mother replied. "If everyone could hear him, Xia Zhe wouldn't have acted the way he did."

"Should we tell Xiaoqing?" Ye Father asked.

Silence fell. Finally, Ye Ci spoke. "Let's not. He'd be embarrassed if he knew, and we don't know when it'll stop."

"Could... could this affect Xiaoqing's health?" Ye Mother asked.

"Probably not. If something were wrong, Xiaoqing would tell us," Ye Father replied.

Ye Father continued, "Ye Ci, keep an eye on your brother over the next few days. Tell us right away if anything seems wrong."

"I will."

[Ah, I remember! The hotel's called the Jiangchong Hotel. Looks like I'll have to go there on Saturday. But how do I get Second Brother to go?]

Back in his room, Ye Qing was fascinated by his new ability. He could not understand why he had it.

Still, it seemed pretty useful. Did that mean he could find out all sorts of juicy secrets?

Then again, did that count as invading people's privacy? By "people," he meant ordinary people.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ye Qing decided there was no point agonizing over it. The ability had appeared out of nowhere. It was not as though he had asked for it.

With that settled, he began trying to recall what he had seen. For Second Brother's sake, he had to remember the hotel's name.

Fortunately, he managed to remember it in the end.

After bringing Xia Zhe to his place, Ye Chen got to work. He was a professional race car driver, though he had no races scheduled for the next few days.

The club paid him a monthly salary. He had never thought much of it before, but now it was a huge help. After all, he was ten million in debt.

Overall, life with Xia Zhe was going well. But Ye Qing's words kept coming back to him, leaving him uneasy.

He told himself to trust Xia Zhe, yet he could not stop thinking about what Ye Qing had said.

Before long, the Saturday everyone had been waiting for arrived.