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She shrugged and looked at He Ruilin with a half-smile.

He Ruilin, feeling as if he had been silently insulted, thought, "..."

***

After the banquet ended and only Ye Family family members remained, Ye Lin told Ye Zhipeng and his wife what He Ruilin had said.

Ye Zhipeng and his wife were understandably angry upon hearing this.

"Did He Ruilin really say those things to you?" Ye Zhipeng asked Ye Mo.

Ye Mo nodded obediently.

Ye Zhipeng frowned, so angry he wanted to hit someone. He said angrily, "Does he think He Ruilin is some kind of hot commodity? Is he so sure that Momo from our family would take a liking to him? And does he think that the daughters of the Ye Family are like cabbages, something he can pick and choose as he pleases?"

He even says he only likes this and doesn't like that? How dare he!

As he spoke, he turned to look at Ye Mo Ye Mo, still unsure, and asked, "Momo, you didn't take a liking to that kid, did you?"

Ye Mo immediately shook his head in denial, saying firmly, "I really don't like him."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhipeng was immediately relieved, "It's good that you don't like it..."

Ye Lin said calmly, "If he had just come up to us and told us that he only loved Baozhu and didn't want the engagement to be changed, then I might have thought more highly of him."

However, he didn't have the guts to say these things to the elders of the Ye Family. Instead, he went to scare Ye Mo and said those random things to her, which made Ye Lin look down on him.

Ye Zhipeng shared the same thought.

"Dad," Ye Mo suddenly asked, "What are your plans regarding this engagement?"

Ye Zhipeng frowned, looked at her, and asked, "What are you thinking? Do you want this engagement?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Baozhu, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but look up at Ye Zhipeng with an expression of disbelief.

"I don't want it..." Ye Mo shook her head again, saying indifferently, "Besides, this engagement, to be honest, doesn't really have much to do with me anymore."

Even if there was a relationship at the beginning, there is no relationship now.

For so many years, Ye Baozhu has been He Ruilin's fiancée, and He Ruilin seems to be deeply in love with her. The two of them clearly have a strong relationship.

Ye Mo felt that unless she was crazy, she wouldn't want this inexplicable marriage contract—the two of them had such a long-standing relationship, not just a few days or a few years, but more than twenty years. What was she, this sudden person, doing standing between them? Besides, she had no intention of interfering.

After hearing her words, Ye Zhipeng's expression showed some relief, and he said, "It's good that you think this way..."

He said happily, "Don't worry, Dad will definitely find you a husband even better than that He Ruilin!"

"Pfft!"

As soon as Ye Zhipeng spoke, Ye Lin, who was standing to the side, suddenly burst out laughing.

Seeing Ye Zhipeng looking at him with a puzzled expression, Ye Lin said with a playful smile, "Dad, your daughter has very high standards. Do you know what her criteria for choosing a partner are? It's actually Uncle He... She said she wants to pursue Uncle He Family and become He Family."

Apart from Ye Lin and Ye Baozhu, who already knew about this, everyone else present looked at Ye Mo with shocked expressions.

Ye Mo: "..."

"Momo, you... you've taken a liking to He Mingzhang?" Ruan Xianyue asked incredulously, her voice slightly trembling. "But... but according to seniority, he's your uncle..."

Ye Sen was even more shocked, "You, you actually like Uncle He?"

Helpless, Ye Mo couldn't help but glare at Ye Lin, who was still smiling, before explaining to Ruan Xianyue, "No, I was just teasing He Ruilin. I don't like Mr. He."

Ye Zhipeng's expression was complicated. "You don't need to comfort me and your mother. If you really like Mingzhang..."

Ye Zhipeng suddenly thought of the hardships Ye Mo had endured over the years. After returning to the Ye Family, she hadn't asked them for anything, nor had he heard her mention anything she liked. Now that she finally had someone she liked, how could he, as her father, discourage her?

Thinking of this, Ye Zhipeng gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"If you truly love your uncle from the He Family!" he said, his eyes resolute, "Then I'll risk my reputation and bring this up with the He Family..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Mo:???

Ye Zhipeng continued, "Your Uncle He, actually, ignoring the generational difference between you two, is indeed an excellent match. He's considerate, meticulous, and very responsible. If you were with him, you definitely wouldn't suffer any mistreatment..."

The more Ye Zhipeng talked, the more he felt that He Mingzhang was a very good son-in-law candidate.

Ye Mo listened, but his mind was full of questions, not understanding how things had started to develop in such a strange direction.

"Dad!"

She quickly called out, interrupting Ye Zhipeng —she was afraid that if Ye Zhipeng continued, he would really pair her up with He Mingzhang.

"I really don't have any feelings for Mr. He," Ye Mo said seriously. "You said it yourself, he's my elder, I even have to call him 'uncle,' we're even of different generations... It's just impossible."

To everyone's surprise, Ye Zhipeng became even more certain of his own thoughts after hearing her words.

He looked at Ye Mo with loving tenderness, thinking to himself: His Momo must feel that there is a generational difference between her and He Mingzhang, and think that it is impossible for the two of them to be together, so she said she didn't like him because she didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

But how could he, a loving father, watch his daughter suffer without getting what she desired?

At that moment, Ye Zhipeng made a decision—his wife Momo rarely had someone she liked, and he was determined to make her wish come true!

Ye Mo had no idea what Ye Zhipeng was thinking. If she did, she would definitely cry out, "Injustice! Justice, I truly have no strange feelings for He Mingzhang!"

Unfortunately, she had no idea what Ye Zhipeng was thinking at that moment, so she was unable to stop his actions in time. As a result, she only found out that she had another fiancé after she returned from the film set.

This time, her fiancé was someone who was nominally supposed to be her uncle.

While the Ye Family was discussing the engagement, the He Family, back home, were also talking about it.

When He Mingzhang returned, he told his family about He Ruilin's behavior at the banquet. He looked at He Ruilin coldly and said:

"If you are not satisfied with this engagement, or if you have other ideas about it, you can tell me, your parents, or even any elder in your family. But you absolutely shouldn't have gone to Miss Ye and said those things... What you did was extremely disrespectful to her."

He questioned, "Why should Miss Ye have to endure your criticism and belittling?"

He Ruilin felt wronged when faced with his family's questioning.

"I told you long ago, I don't want Ye Mo, or anyone else. The only fiancée I want is Baozhu, but none of you listen to me!"

He shouted, pouring out his grievances. "My mother says Baozhu isn't the Ye Family's biological daughter and doesn't deserve to be my wife, but for so many years, I've always treated her as my wife..."

He and Ye Baozhu had been engaged for so many years, how could he possibly accept being suddenly offered a different fiancée?

He Ruilin shook his head, his expression stubborn, and said, "I don't care. I will only marry Baozhu. I won't want anyone else!"

Upon hearing this, He Ruilin's mother, the Third Madam of the He Family, immediately changed her expression and said, "Ruilin, what did you say? Ye Baozhu is no longer the eldest daughter of the Ye Family. How can she be worthy of you?"