{"id":7940,"date":"2026-04-22T09:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/?p=7940"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:15:45","slug":"a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontimestory.eu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/a-love-struck-brain-is-nothing-in-the-face-of-melodrama-chapter-39\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love-Struck Brain Is Nothing In The Face Of Melodrama &#8211; Chapter 39"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang really found it strange.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That day Young Master Qin looked like he was going to cut off ties with his father and his uncle, so how could he possibly have invited them to the concert himself?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Could it be that he knew President Ye would go to watch? Or did the Qin family want to do something to President Ye again?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang\u2019s head became a mess again, and when he saw that it was about time, he shut down the computer in his hand and walked toward President Ye\u2019s room.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When he opened the door, President Ye was at the desk in the study handling matters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But the man\u2019s complexion looked somewhat haggard, as if he had not slept well for a long time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye, did you need me to call a doctor over?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang, while helping President Ye tidy up the documents, spoke with some concern, since President Ye\u2019s expression now was indeed worrying.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Those beautiful eyes with the upturned corners were now full of exhaustion and weariness. At a glance it was obvious that the owner of those eyes had not rested at all during this time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But the beautiful man shook his head and said: &#8220;It\u2019s nothing, just a little bit of not being used to it. Once this project is finished and I return home\u2026 maybe it will be better.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As he spoke, his voice paused slightly before continuing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang still looked at President Ye with worry, but in the end said nothing. He only mentioned that Assistant Cui and the others would be arriving soon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And as An Yang expected, President Ye\u2019s movements paused slightly. He did not look at An Yang, only said with his mouth: \u201cIf it\u2019s a proper project, of course we can\u2019t stop them from doing their normal work. By then, An Yang, you can also meet up with them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Alright, President Ye, then I\u2019ll notify them right away. Also, President Ye, Mr. Ali bin Mustafa invited you to the golf course, and now it is already time.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As An Yang spoke, he saw President Ye nod, change into a light casual outfit, and then go downstairs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Since that day\u2019s incident, within just a few days, President Ye had used the excuse of business talks to hide in Dubai and negotiate business locally. And the clients there felt shocked at President Ye\u2019s dedication to service.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">They originally thought President Ye would come only a few months later.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But his arrival now also delighted them greatly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye, relying on this kind of relentless effort, secured orders again and even picked up several renovation contracts along the way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Although they were all small deals, it was still a very good start.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yet President Ye\u2019s mood was never very cheerful. Even when he occasionally went out to relax and see the local sights, no smile appeared on his face.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But An Yang and the other staff could understand. After all, if they had gone through what President Ye did, let alone come out to talk business, even not jumping off a building on the spot would already count as strong willpower.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">If it hadn\u2019t been for those three members of the Qin family insisting on maintaining that last shred of a legal bottom line\u2014although An Yang felt they only did it because they were afraid of angering President Ye\u2014they really couldn\u2019t imagine how President Ye could have survived.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Besides\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang always felt that President Ye seemed to be willing himself, and today\u2019s answer clearly showed that too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Did President Ye still love them?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang was not sure, but he was certain that President Ye must have been in great pain and inner conflict because of worldly ethics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He thought about it while sitting in the car, watching President Ye\u2019s haggard expression.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And in fact, President Ye\u2019s mind was also indeed occupied, and he truly felt miserable.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But the reason was the complete opposite of what An Yang imagined.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3010<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19, help me! If I stay here any longer, I really can\u2019t keep acting!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3011<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As soon as Ye Wangxing entered the system space, he grabbed 19\u2019s arm, and the sharp shrill noise that had been silent for a long time rang out again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3010<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">With my current spending level, even if someone called me with a scam saying I had bought an elephant, I would sincerely believe it\u2014I really can\u2019t feel sadness anymore!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3011<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Forgive Ye Wangxing for not having seen much of the world, but who could possibly sit in first class flying to Dubai, be chauffeured in luxury cars to a luxury suite, eat dinners cooked by Michelin chefs, lie in bed with top luxury bedding while facing the glamorous night view outside, and still cry sadly?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The fact that he didn\u2019t burst out laughing right there showing his molars was already extreme restraint.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">His haggard look during this time came only from being unable to laugh and having to pretend to be melancholic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Thanks to 19, he could still laugh out loud in the consciousness space. Otherwise, he really would have developed schizophrenia from holding it in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But Ye Wangxing really was at his limit. A month was already the maximum. If he stayed longer, he feared he would not be able to resist laughing in bed at night and scare the main character shou badly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3010<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A month\u2019s time was about enough. How was An Yang\u2019s progress? Did your two bodies heal up? Next comes the last task. Remember, you absolutely must not make a move again. You really relied on the fact that you couldn\u2019t feel pain and went all out!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: NSimSun;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"zh-CN\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u3011<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As Ye Wangxing spoke, his emotions gradually calmed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But 19 knew this was only an illusion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The emotion monitor on the host still flashed red like it was at a disco.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Fortunately, 19 was used to it. This had been the host\u2019s normal state during this period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He could also understand that, for the host, this experience was no less than throwing 19 into the main system\u2019s database to update the system\u2019s computing module with one click, refining the algorithm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">So 19 held him on the sofa with one arm so that his host would not slide down because of gravity, and then began reporting one by one the news that the host wanted to hear.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">[Host, the protagonist shou already had thoughts of divorcing the protagonist gong. The An family and the Xu family also started to pressure the protagonist shou because of the Qin family\u2019s obstruction. After returning to the country, I suggested that the host arrange for someone to accompany the protagonist shou to talk to the Xu family and the An family about divorce.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">[Or arrange to meet Xu Feng. According to the system\u2019s calculation, even though the probability that the protagonist gong would be unwilling was as high as 96.43%, as long as he connected with Yun Cheng and let him stay by the protagonist gong\u2019s side, even if he was unwilling, he would still agree to the divorce.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 spoke calmly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Ye Wangxing gradually felt a bit sleepy. Maybe it was because 19\u2019s voice had no fluctuations, or maybe it was because the sofa in the consciousness space was becoming more and more comfortable.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Of course, it was more likely that his spirit had indeed been extremely tense during this period and he still had to suppress it. Now that he was in a safe place, his mind naturally relaxed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But he still forced himself to say: [Haa\u2014then after returning to the country, let\u2019s arrange it like this. It must be before the concert plot that Xu Feng and An Yang completely divorce, otherwise it would be very difficult to separate later.]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">[I really didn\u2019t know what the protagonist gong was thinking. An Yang raised the issue of divorce, but he was unwilling, and at the concert he even made a vague confession to give him hope, but then he turned around and said the confession was for Yun Cheng\u2026]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Ye Wangxing shook his head and said with weariness: [Now there was even a divorce cooling-off period, three months. What if Xu Feng suddenly went crazy and regretted it? I didn\u2019t know if An Yang could reach an agreement with Yun Cheng, letting Yun Cheng stay by Xu Feng\u2019s side to provoke him\u2026]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 noted down the host\u2019s words. His calm, unwavering voice sounded again as he began reporting a few sentences about the progress of physical recovery.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And under this hypnotic tone, Ye Wangxing gradually fell asleep.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 did not wake the host. There was still an hour until the appointment at the golf course with that client, so he decided to let the host sleep for now.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 put his arm under the host\u2019s head as a pillow to make him sleep more comfortably, while his golden eyes kept watching the host\u2019s physiological data.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Then he drew a conclusion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2014<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Without his biological body, his host\u2019s sleep was definitely problematic.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In fact, Ye Wangxing simply had ordinary project anxiety and, being abroad for the first time, was so excited that he could not sleep.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But for 19, this was unbearable.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yet he had no good solution. The consciousness space was only the projection of their minds, so he could not influence the host\u2019s real body through consciousness. This also made 19 feel a bit frustrated.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When he was under 19\u2019s care, the host had been well taken care of. But after just one month outside, his physiological data became so poor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 thought gloomily.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Now he finally understood the host\u2019s desire to quickly enter the next mission.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">If the host continued like this, who knew how bad his physiological data would be when he returned to the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Fortunately, 19 had already arranged for an assistant to come. After some familiarity, the host\u2019s attitude could soften, and the biological body could also appear by his side.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">19 thought, keeping his arm motionless. After deciding on the upcoming work schedule, he opened the golf tutorial interface and began designing a crash course for his host.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He did not know what emotion his emotion module was simulating, but this feeling gave the CPU a comfortable temperature.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This was probably what humans called \u201cwarmth\u201d?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That day, under 19\u2019s teaching, Ye Wangxing became unstoppable on the golf course, defeating everyone in his path, which made the client very happy, as this client liked seeing others show skill on his course.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Especially when Ye Wangxing performed two hole-in-ones that day, which made the client beam with joy. With a wave of his hand, he signed an order for 10 tons.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And this order seemed to open some kind of switch. Afterwards, all kinds of orders flowed toward Ye Wangxing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Whether it was renovation orders, water pipe orders, or all sorts of irregular-shaped pipe orders, Ye Wangxing accepted all that he could.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">With 19\u2019s system as a cheat, Ye Wangxing did not make the blunder of accepting an order only to realize later that the factory could not produce it in time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The schedule was timed just right while also leaving enough reaction time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After flying all around the Middle East, Ye Wangxing returned to Dubai with a great number of orders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang naturally felt happy for President Ye. Although flying around was tiring, this feeling of fighting for one\u2019s career deeply fascinated An Yang.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Even Assistant Cui, who usually loved overtime, sighed that An Yang was truly some kind of born workhorse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But even a born workhorse would not agree with everything the boss did\u2014especially when An Yang discovered that people from the Qin family began appearing around President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye did not indicate that he would forgive them. He even spoke to those Qin family members with a stiff tone.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But An Yang, seeing that even though he spoke so stiffly, President Ye still said one or two soft words when he saw them sad, really could not believe his words.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Just look at the results of these Qin family members around President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Yi, Director Qin\u2014he silently accompanied President Ye while shopping. Then he turned around and gave a pair of couple\u2019s watches he had just bought at an auction, worth as much as two large local apartments. Facing President Ye\u2019s stiff ridicule, a single sentence: &#8220;Do you really not want me anymore?\u201d immediately made President Ye choke.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye could not say a word for a long time. In the end, Director Qin insisted on having a two-person dinner with President Ye, and only after receiving the brooch that President Ye reluctantly gave him did he return to the country satisfied.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Qiu, President Qin\u2014he had taken President Ye to a legal racetrack in the middle of the night. Faced with President Ye\u2019s angry scolding, he simply parked the car to the side. \u201cI just wanted you to really look at me, not my brother.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye had almost been led into a hotel by him, but in the end, he accompanied him to breakfast and accepted the local penthouse he gifted. Then the man, with a playful smile, left carrying the men\u2019s perfume that President Ye had given him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Qin Shi, Teacher Qin\u2014he had come to Dubai during a break from preparing the concert, openly wanting to take President Ye out to play. When President Ye expressed that he didn\u2019t want to go, Qin Shi\u2019s eyes silently filled with tears.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">President Ye spent the day with him, almost got led into a hotel again, but at the last moment, he came to his senses. After being forced to accept the helicopter that Qin Shi gifted, Qin Shi happily left, carrying the glass sculpture that President Ye had made himself.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Originally, President Ye had intended to gift jewelry from a luxury store, but by chance, he encountered a client who had the equipment at home, so he helped the client make a sculpture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In the end, Qin Shi insisted on taking the glass sculpture, and the earrings were also not left behind.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang hadn\u2019t thought much of it\u2014until two days later, except for Qian, Qin Shi\u2019s assistant, the other two assistants simultaneously asked him whether President Ye could make two more glass sculptures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Apparently, the three almost started fighting in China over it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang: &#8220;\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At first, An Yang had some admiration, realizing this was how rich people pursued someone?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But after learning what happened in China, An Yang\u2019s perspective shifted slightly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Material foundation was important, but it still depended on whether the other person liked you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yun Cheng probably didn\u2019t like it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The key was that President Ye also valued emotions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Faced with An Yang\u2019s words, President Ye stayed silent for a while before saying,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c\u2026<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang, I can only say that when choosing a partner, looks really are a deciding factor.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He paused, then, almost breaking down, covered his face and said: \u201cThat decides whether you can argue with him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang: &#8220;&#8230;&#8221;?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">So, all the times I genuinely worried about you, President Ye, meant what?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang seemed to understand what Brother Zhang felt when he saw him inching closer to Xu Feng.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It gave him a slight heartache.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But these were all jokes. An Yang knew that President Ye would never forgive Qin Yi and the others for such superficial reasons.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">At the core, it was because President Ye couldn\u2019t let go of CEO Qin and the others. Their feelings were intense and entangled\u2014like dragon beard pastry sprinkled with sugar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">You could only swallow it whole, sorting it out bit by bit was impossible.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">So An Yang no longer worried about President Ye. Qin Yi and the others cared for President Ye\u2019s psychological and physical safety even more than anyone else, which was good. Especially since they were about to return to China, their involvement made An Yang\u2019s arrangements much smoother.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, while the relationship between President Ye and Qin family group had eased, An Yang himself faced problems\u2014still related to his parents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang looked at the messages constantly popping up on his phone and sighed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">His parents had only realized he was on a business trip two weeks after he arrived in Dubai. Initially, they sent insulting messages. Later, after Xu family apparently told them something, they realized he had been serving as President Ye\u2019s assistant for several months.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That was the first time An Yang experienced being treated gently by his parents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">How to describe it? The experience felt unpleasant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It was like a python wrapping around you, tightening its muscles at any moment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This had led An Yang to obediently receive their messages twice before. But after realizing his parents didn\u2019t understand what it meant not to disturb someone at work, nor what true politeness was, he mustered courage with President Ye\u2019s encouragement and blocked his parents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He had to admit that after blocking them, he felt much more at ease. Although there was still some guilt for being unfilial, the busy work in Dubai diluted it. Only at night did the guilt resurface.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">And it completely dissipated in the morning sunlight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But his parents wouldn\u2019t give up easily. They went through the Xu family as intermediaries. An Yang finally chose to give Xu family face, letting his father set up a small group chat with the three of them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yet An Yang never spoke in the group, only his parents sent various caring messages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">These messages far outnumbered everything they had said in the past twenty-some years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang didn\u2019t care. He wouldn\u2019t read the messages, nor accept any red envelopes or transfers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He now agreed with what Assistant Cui had said: that his parents might be the biggest stain on his life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Unfortunately, An Yang\u2019s personality was already set, he wouldn\u2019t use this to attack them. He would simply refuse any kindness from his parents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2018<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>After returning to China and discussing the divorce with Xu Feng, I\u2019ll talk with my parents about future matters, and consult President Ye as well.\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang definitely didn\u2019t want to live with his parents. He had fulfilled his duties at An company, and its closure wasn\u2019t his fault\u2014it was purely his parents\u2019 investment mistake.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He didn\u2019t want to take their assets. He was doing fine beside President Ye but didn\u2019t want to manage the company anymore. How to tell his parents politely and make them accept it troubled him, so he planned to consult President Ye\u2014though he framed it as asking for a friend\u2019s advice, not wanting to burden President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang knew his parents had a bad relationship, but he hadn\u2019t realized it was this bad.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Even private messages were used to attack each other, each trying to blame the other entirely, presenting themselves as victims.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang felt extremely helpless reading these messages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Why couldn\u2019t they just talk? Why did they always argue? Why couldn\u2019t they be open and honest?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">So An Yang made what he felt was the greatest decision of his life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He uploaded all chat records to the family group his father created, including all private messages his parents had sent him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Mom, Dad, I think you both need to talk honestly. Resolve conflicts instead of trying to \u2018fix\u2019 each other. You\u2019re married for life\u2014you can\u2019t keep fighting like this.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang spoke sincerely.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He truly meant it. When he got married, his parents had taught him this, Aunt Xu said the same, as did Old Master Xu and Xu Feng.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">After sending the message, An Yang left the group immediately, fearing that staying even a second longer would affect his parents\u2019 honesty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">That night, with \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d on, his phone still received 999+ calls and messages.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang was used to it, his parents were like that, whether good or bad, as long as they scolded him.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">So he ignored the insults and happily flew back to China.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, when he dragged his heavy suitcase home and planned to rest in his room, he found Xu Feng sitting on the sofa, looking sullen and unhappy\u2014almost like a scene from months ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang found it strange. The Xu Group was being attacked daily by the Qin family. Why was Xu Feng sitting in their marital home instead of going home?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Thinking this, An Yang asked,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng, why are you sitting here? Aren\u2019t you going home? If it\u2019s late, Aunt Xu will worry.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Upon hearing An Yang, Xu Feng\u2019s handsome face darkened, his expression even more fierce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This is my home. Why would I go anywhere else? Did you have fun in Dubai? Huh? Is it fun to leave home silently after marriage?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng aggressively questioned An Yang.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Our Xu family faced such a huge problem, and you, as my daughter-in-law, didn\u2019t help. You even stayed in Dubai with President Ye. Two months without seeing me, and you didn\u2019t even send a message!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng grew more aggrieved, feeling his eyes watering.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But An Yang didn\u2019t panic or appear suffocated as before. He simply watched Xu Feng\u2019s theatrics calmly and said softly: \u201cXu Feng, we\u2019re all adults with work to do. I only served as President Ye\u2019s assistant, I couldn\u2019t influence his decisions. Besides, shouldn\u2019t you be addressing CEO Qin, not me?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng was stunned. He wanted to retort but didn\u2019t know what to say, so he vented impotently,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An Yang, what are you talking about? Where did you learn such behavior?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng truly felt An Yang had gone bad after traveling abroad with President Ye.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">How could An Yang not comfort him, and even refuse his request?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yet Xu Feng\u2019s harsh words didn\u2019t make An Yang revert. Instead, An Yang wore a resigned expression, like watching kindergarten kids perform.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">He softened his tone, speaking as if to a child: \u201cAlright, Xu Feng, stop sulking. You should be by Aunt Xu\u2019s side now. President Ye really can\u2019t influence CEO Qin and the others\u2019 decisions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng felt An Yang was different now\u2014not outwardly, as his appearance hadn\u2019t changed, still bare-faced, maybe a bit more vibrant.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But Xu Feng felt An Yang wasn\u2019t the same, and he had no experience dealing with this An Yang, so he chose his most effective tactic: \u201cAn Yang, if you keep this up, we\u2019ll go to the civil affairs bureau to get divorced tomorrow!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">But Xu Feng didn\u2019t get a panicked An Yang, he got a man finally breathing a sigh of relief.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng, that\u2019s exactly what I wanted to tell you.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The young man smiled, still bare-faced, but his features somehow looked sharper, full of life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng looked at him\u2014someone he grew up with\u2014now seeming so unfamiliar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Xu Feng, let\u2019s go to the civil affairs bureau tomorrow to get divorced.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Support translation:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=25191841\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"51\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/become_a_patron_button.png?resize=217%2C51\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 217px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 217\/51;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/lajnaa\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ontimestory.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/kofi3-3.png?resize=185%2C47\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kofi3-3.png\" width=\"185\" height=\"47\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 185px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 185\/47;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\r\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Yang really found it strange. 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