Qi Yuheng is now filled with gratitude towards Ye Mo. After all, if it weren't for Ye Mo, he might not have realized his mistake until he was kicked out of his position as general manager of Qi Corporation.
"If Miss Ye ever needs my help in the future, I will definitely not refuse," he said again.
Ye Mo readily agreed – why would she turn down someone so eager to help her?
However, she was still very curious about Qi Yuheng's fiancée, but it was not a good idea to ask Qi Yuheng about it. Fortunately, Ye Mo had 888 on him and immediately shared the follow-up information with her.
[... After that day, Qi Yuheng directly exposed his fiancée's affair with Qi Yuwen to both sets of parents!]
The elders of both families were naturally very angry, Qi Youcai, the president of Qi Corporation, directly declared that the marriage agreement between the two families was hereby dissolved... However, this was denied by Qi Yuheng.
[Host, guess what Qi Yuheng said back then?]
Ye Mo thought for a moment, "[If it were me, I'd make those two lock up! Since they're so in love, even going so far as to secretly date in secret... then I'll grant them their wish! I won't be an obstacle.]"
888 said in a surprised tone: [... Host, you and Qi Yuheng thought of the same thing!]
Chapter 48 The forty-eighth melon... what kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat forty-eight times...
Qi Yuheng's actions coincided with Ye Mo's thoughts.
"... To be honest, I was also at fault in this matter."
"At the time, in front of both families, Qi Yuheng said this, 'It's my fault for not noticing the feelings between Yuwen and Hanyue. I didn't know they were already in love, which led things to this point...'"
"They are two people: one is my younger brother, and the other is a girl I've always treated like a younger sister... Now that they are in love, why not let them get married?"
He smiled at the two pale-faced people, his expression one of relief and understanding, and said, "The engagement will proceed as planned, but the partners will be changed to Yuwen and Hanyue. This way, our two families can still achieve a marriage between them, fulfilling their feelings without affecting our cooperation... What do you think?"
Upon hearing his words, the expressions on the faces of the elders from both families present underwent a subtle change, as if they were somewhat tempted.
"No!"
To everyone's surprise, the first to voice her opposition was Zhang Hanyue, the person directly involved. Her face darkened as she declared, "I don't want to marry Qi Yuwen!"
Upon hearing her words, the expressions on the faces of both families present changed, and Zhang Hanyue's father couldn't help but angrily ask, "What are you going to do now?"
Zhang Hanyue bit her lip. Under everyone's gaze, she felt somewhat embarrassed, but still insisted, "I simply don't want to marry Qi Yuwen. We have absolutely no relationship!"
If there's nothing between you two, why did you end up in bed together?
Zhang's father almost blurted out those words, but fortunately, he realized they sounded harsh and swallowed them back down with difficulty.
"Since you two like each other, why don't you get married?" he said irritably.
Zhang Hanyue: "... I just don't want to get married!"
Her mind raced, and she quickly came up with a reason. "I'm still so young, why should I get married so early?"
"Twenty-eight years old, not young anymore." Qi Yuheng suddenly spoke up. Facing Zhang Hanyue's murderous glare, his expression remained unchanged as he whispered to the elders of both families, "Moreover, I wasn't the only one who witnessed this that day; the young masters of the Ye Family, the Hu Family, and even the Yuan Family..."
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the two elders changed.
As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. If word gets out that Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue, the brother-in-law and sister-in-law, were to get together, their two families would become the laughing stock of City B's high society.
"Get married!" Immediately, the elders of both families no longer hesitated and said firmly, "You two must get married! Even if you don't get married, you must get engaged."
At this moment, they were suddenly relieved that the previous marriage agreement between the two families was only a verbal agreement and that the matter had not been publicized. Therefore, even if someone had doubts about Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue's relationship, they could claim that everyone had misremembered and insist that the original marriage agreement was between the two of them.
Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue were naturally unwilling to accept this, since their getting together wasn't because they liked each other.
One of them harbored hatred for his elder brother and a desire for revenge, while the other sought the thrill of an affair. In short, there was little affection between the two of them.
Therefore, if they were given the choice, they would absolutely not marry each other. But now that their affair has been exposed, they have no choice but to get married.
The two families issued an ultimatum. "If this gets out of hand, both our families will lose face... You either get married, or get out of our homes and sever all ties with your families!"
Now, the two of them, whether they wanted to or not, were forced to be tied together.
Qi Yuheng's move was undeniably ruthless. Both of them are selfish and self-serving individuals, and now, forced into marriage, they are filled with resentment towards each other. Judging from their current state, one can easily imagine what their married life will be like—absolutely chaotic and filled with resentment.
After hearing 888's gossip, Ye Mo had gained some understanding of Qi Yuheng —this guy was quite decisive and ruthless in his actions, despite his gentle appearance. No wonder Ye Lin said he was someone to be reckoned with.
Having finally finished observing the Qi Family's affairs, Ye Mo was quite satisfied.
Later at the banquet, she also met Hu Hejia and Yuan Youzhi, who had come with Ye Yongming. The two of them called her "little sister" very affectionately.
When it was 8 p. m., the microphone on stage started to be tested. After confirming that the microphone was working properly, Ye Zhipeng went on stage to speak.
"... Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the welcome-back banquet for my daughter Ye Mo! Twenty-three years ago, my youngest daughter Ye Mo, unfortunately went missing, but she has finally been found recently..."
Standing beside him, Ye Mo remained elegant and poised, showing no signs of embarrassment despite the scrutiny of the guests below the stage.
Ye Zhipeng formally introduced Ye Mo to everyone, letting everyone know that she was their Ye Family's daughter. However, out of consideration for Ye Baozhu, when introducing Ye Mo, he referred to her as another daughter, without mentioning that she and Ye Baozhu had been switched. This was a way of saving face for Ye Baozhu and preventing her from feeling embarrassed.
The reason for the Ye Family's banquet was mentioned on the invitation, but hearing Ye Zhipeng say it in person still made the guests feel astonished—a family child going missing and then being found after twenty-three years was truly dramatic, like something out of a TV drama.
Such a dramatic event inevitably sparked a lively discussion among everyone. After Ye Zhipeng introduced Ye Mo and told everyone to eat and drink well, some guests gathered in twos and threes, whispering and gossiping about some rumors they had heard from who-knows-where.
At that moment, seven or eight people were gathered together in a corner, talking.
"... I heard that the Ye Family's biological daughter is not only a minor celebrity, but also comes from a rural background; her adoptive parents are both from the countryside."
"Real?!"
"Really! You don't believe me? You can find all this information online. I also heard that she completely disregards the kindness of her adoptive parents who raised her and treats them extremely badly... I don't know why the Ye Family went to such lengths to bring her back. If I had a daughter like that, I'd be so ashamed."