Chapter 122

"But!" she said urgently, looking at Ye Zhipeng and the others, "I really didn't ask Yi En to avenge me. I knew nothing about what he did!"

She hurriedly explained to herself that perhaps due to the great emotional fluctuations, her breathing suddenly became rapid, and she looked as if she couldn't breathe.

Suddenly, a hand reached out to support her. Ye Baozhu took a breath and looked up happily, only to see Ye Mo's face. Her expression immediately froze.

"Are you alright?" Ye Mo looked at her with feigned concern, a half-smile on his face. "Sister Baozhu, why is your health so poor? Dad, Mom, didn't you have Sister Baozhu get a thorough medical checkup?"

Ruan Xianyue: "Of course there is! The doctor said Baozhu's health is fine, but she's always having trouble breathing... It's probably a side effect of her heart condition after treatment. If she takes good care of herself, she'll be fine."

Ye Mo: "Is that so?"

She stared intently at Ye Baozhu, Ye Baozhu felt uncomfortable under her gaze and tried to pull her hand away, but Ye Mo firmly grasped her wrist.

"I don't think this will work," Ye Mo said, staring at her. "What if something happens to Sister Baozhu one day? I think we should find a doctor to take a good look at her... to prevent things from continuing like this, lest something bad happen any day?"

Ye Zhipeng thought for a moment, "... You're right. I'll go and ask around to see if there are any better doctors."

Ye Mo smiled contentedly, reached out to "support" Ye Baozhu's hand, and said, "Sister Baozhu, you're not feeling well, let me help you back to your room to rest..."

Ye Baozhu's expression stiffened. "... Okay."

She tried to pull her hand out of Ye Mo's grasp, but Ye Mo Ye Mo too strong. She struggled for a long time but couldn't free her hand. Instead, she became breathless and her wrist ached.

Ye Mo helped her until they were out of sight, but then suddenly reached out and pushed Ye Baozhu away.

Ye Baozhu cried out in surprise, staggered a couple of steps before regaining her balance, and turned to look angrily at Ye Mo, only to see Ye Mo pull out a tissue and slowly wipe her fingers as if he had just touched something dirty.

Ye Baozhu couldn't help but glare angrily at Ye Mo.

"Don't look at me like that," Ye Mo said lazily. "Tell me, if Mom and Dad knew that you actually don't have any serious health problems, and that you've been faking illness all these years... what do you think they would think?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Baozhu's expression changed, and she instinctively snapped, "Nonsense!"

She bit her lip. "I wasn't faking being sick."

Ye Mo: "You probably don't even believe what you're saying yourself... Do you think I don't know that you deliberately said those ambiguous things in front of Fang Yi'en to make him resent me and help you get revenge?"

"I'm actually quite easy to get along with. As long as others don't mess with me, I won't make things difficult for her." She leaned closer to Ye Baozhu, their faces almost touching, and said coldly, "I told you, didn't I? If you keep doing these dirty tricks behind my back, don't blame me for peeling off your hypocritical mask layer by layer!"

Although Ye Baozhu's underhanded tactics didn't cause any real harm to Ye Mo, they were quite irritating to Ye Mo. Moreover, she didn't stop after one or two attempts, so Ye Mo was getting annoyed.

"This is just a warning, but it won't be like this next time... If you keep sneaking around doing things behind my back, next time I'll send a video of you being perfectly healthy and fooling around outside to everyone in the family!"

Ye Mo took a few steps back and smiled, "Sister Baozhu, I really hope we can get along well, do you understand?"

Ye Baozhu remained silent, her body stiff.

After Aunt Ye left with Fang Yi'en, Ye Baozhu also became dejected and quiet. Although Grandma Ye seemed to dislike Ye Mo, she was old and an elder, so she naturally wouldn't cause trouble for Ye Mo. This made Ye Mo's life in the old house suddenly quiet and comfortable.

On the fourth day after Ye Mo and the others returned to the old house, Ye's second uncle finally arrived, accompanied by his family members, including Ye Yongming, whom Ye Mo knew well.

The family reunion was quite lively. Later, many members of the Ye Family's collateral branches also arrived, all of whom were well-known figures in their respective fields.

They came over to Ye Mo, so that they wouldn't run into each other in the future and not recognize each other, which would be a real embarrassment.

After meeting with the people from the outer family, Ye Mo and his group flew back to City B. However, before leaving, Ye Mo called Ye Yongming aside and spoke to him quietly.

"... Does Second Uncle have a friend surnamed Zou?" she asked Ye Yongming in a low voice.

Ye Yongming looked at her. "Why are you asking that?"

Ye Mo said, "I've figured out that your second uncle's friend is plotting with someone else to trick him. Tell your second uncle to be careful."

Knowing Ye Mo's abilities, Ye Yongming's expression immediately hardened upon hearing this, and he said seriously, "I understand."

Ye Yongming knew that his father did indeed have a friend surnamed Zou. This was because Uncle Zou and his father had been friends for many years, and Ye Yongming was also familiar with him. He knew that his father trusted Uncle Zou very much.

After Ye Mo and the others left, Ye Yongming took the time to ask his second uncle if he and Uncle Zou had any recent collaborations.

Uncle Ye looked at him in surprise, "How did you know? This is only a preliminary plan, we just talked about it a few times, and we haven't told anyone else... Did your Uncle Zou tell you?"

It's actually true...

Ye Yongming was amazed by Ye Mo's "accurate predictions" and said to his second uncle, "Don't worry about how I knew, but I heard that this cooperation is a scheme by Uncle Zou and others to frame you. Be careful and don't get caught in it."

Uncle Ye's smile faded slightly, and he asked seriously, "Really?"

Ye Yongming nodded. "Really, in any case, you should investigate Uncle Zou thoroughly."

Uncle Ye nodded and kept the matter in mind. As for what happened later, after investigating, he found that this friend surnamed Zou was indeed problematic, which gave him a real fright. But that's another story.

Ye Mo and his family had already returned to City B.

Two days later was the New Year's Eve banquet, and the servants at home had already begun setting up the venue. As the main character of the banquet that day, Ye Mo naturally couldn't stay out of it and was dragged by Ruan Xianyue to try on various dresses, to the point that she almost fainted.

Fortunately, the two days passed in the blink of an eye, and New Year's Day arrived soon afterward.

The banquet was an evening event, with entry starting at six o'clock and the official start at eight. From six o'clock onwards, the Ye Family villa was brightly lit, and the main hall, which was specially set up for the banquet, was brightly lit. Below, elegantly dressed people mingled, clinking glasses and creating a lively atmosphere.

Shen Yan and Zhou Xiaoyu handed the invitations to the waiter at the door. As soon as they entered, Zhou Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise.

"Is this kind of high-society gathering something a nobody like me could ever attend?" she thought excitedly, her right hand clenching into a fist. "Thank you, Sister Momo, for letting me see this kind of high-society banquet one day."

She looked around and saw many figures in the lobby that she could only see on TV. Grabbing Shen Yan, she exclaimed excitedly, "Brother Shen, isn't that President Teng XX? And that one! Isn't that the famous businesswoman Su Manxiang... and that one too..."

Countless well-known celebrities, as well as various political and business tycoons, are familiar faces that can only be seen on television. Now they have all gathered together, making Zhou Xiaoyu so excited that her face turned red. She felt that this trip was worthwhile.

Ye Mo was being introduced to various relatives and friends by her family at that moment. By the time she noticed Zhou Xiaoyu and her companion, the two had already been there for a while.