Too Late to Regret, She’s Now With the Big Boss - Chapter 9

“Ungrateful girl, quickly ask Assistant Bai to release your elder brother!” Mr. Ye, who had been silent until now, suddenly rushed in front of Ye Qianqian and roared angrily.

As soon as Mr. Ye finished speaking, Mrs. Ye also tearfully charged toward Ye Qianqian. “Qianqian, hurry and tell Assistant Bai to let go of your brother!”

“Third Master… Please spare my brother. If my sister has any grievances, she can direct them at me,” Ye Qingyan said while shaking off Song Yuntao.

She wanted to take the opportunity to approach Lu Jingchen but was too frightened by his icy glare to take another step forward. With teary eyes, she continued, “Sister… Are you really going to stand by and watch as our brother is humiliated?”

“Assistant Bai, for the sake of me and Yanyan, please let Brother Ye go,” Song Yuntao chimed in, not wanting to be left out as he stepped up to Bai Lang.

“Assistant Bai, we sisters have always respected our elder brother. Could you please release him for our sake?” Ye Qingyan deliberately dragged Ye Qianqian into her plea.

“Your sake? Who are you? I don’t even know you,” Bai Lang retorted, deliberately twisting Ye Ruixuan’s arm into a single-handed restraint.

“Qianqian, look at how your sister keeps pleading for your brother’s sake, yet you remain so heartless?” Mr. Ye suppressed his anger as he questioned her.

Ye Qianqian wanted to say: He brought this on himself, what can I do? Besides, Assistant Bai wouldn’t listen to me anyway.

She hadn’t spoken yet because the barrage of comments flooding her vision like snowflakes left her overwhelmed.

[Mr. Ye finally stops pretending to be dead now that his precious son is restrained. Nothing compares to his golden boy.]

[Wrong! I’m rewatching, Mr. Ye actually cares most about our female lead baby because she’s his biological daughter.]

[Really? Oh my god! That’s so messed up! Brother Ye and the female lead have already done everything except the final step.]

[What?! So our female lead isn’t pure anymore?]

[LOL! Our female lead is a femme fatale, she deserves all the simps fawning over her. Who needs purity anyway?]

[Can’t blame the female lead, though. After finding out she was the Ye family’s mistakenly raised daughter, she had no choice but to submit when Brother Ye took advantage of her.]

[You’re wrong again. The female lead kissed Brother Ye first, she wanted to use him against the female antagonist. Besides, Brother Ye isn’t bad-looking.]

Ye Qianqian was stunned by the explosive revelations in the comments. Lu Jingchen, however, mistook her shock for fear of her father.

“Mr. Ye, how imposing. What will you do if I refuse to let Young Master Ye go?” Lu Jingchen’s razor-sharp gaze pierced straight into Mr. Ye’s heart.

“Third Master, today is my daughter Yanyan’s joyous occasion. Please, for Assistant Bai’s sake, spare Xuan,” Mr. Ye said, suppressing his fear.

From the stage, he had noticed the “Living King of Hell” and his assistant hovering around that wretched girl.

Earlier, when Third Master Lu and Assistant Bai had flown into a rage, it was because Xuan had threatened the girl. That was why he dared to plead under Third Master Lu’s murderous glare.

Seeing that Third Master Lu didn’t react angrily to her father’s words but instead looked gently at Ye Qianqian, as if silently asking for her opinion, Ye Qingyan was infuriated.

With tears shimmering in her eyes, she pleaded, “Third Master… Yanyan begs you to spare my brother.

“You personally sent gifts for our coming-of-age ceremonies and twentieth birthdays, doesn’t that mean you value us?

“Third Master, please don’t be angry. My sister clinging to you is just her habit of relying on others, she doesn’t mean anything by it.”

“My sister is usually careless with details, but for the past three years, she has lived and eaten with Brother Yuntao every single day to take better care of him.”

As soon as Ye Qingyan finished speaking, those unfamiliar with Third Master’s reputation began mocking, “What right does this pretty boy have to doubt Miss Ye?”

“Second Miss Ye lived and ate with her future brother-in-law? How shameless!”

“I’ve heard Second Miss Ye likes stealing things from the eldest miss, but I never thought she’d even steal her future brother-in-law.”

“Earlier, I heard Second Miss Ye came here deliberately to cause trouble, I didn’t believe it at first, but it turns out to be true.”

Lu Jingchen’s eyes darkened as he glared at the instigator, Ye Qingyan, his expression terrifyingly grim.

“If I hear you spreading rumors about Qianqian again, don’t blame me for breaking your legs,” Lu Jingchen’s voice was colder than ice.

“Third Master… you don’t believe me?” Ye Qingyan asked in disbelief. He actually didn’t believe her!

Seeing how terrifying Lu Jingchen was, Ye’s mother immediately stepped in front of Ye Qingyan. “Qianqian, forgive your elder brother this once. He truly meant no harm.”

Her words sounded sincere, and everyone could see her genuine concern for her son. But Ye Qianqian knew she was only trying to protect Ye Qingyan.

Hearing Ye Qingyan’s insinuations and watching her mother’s protective stance, Ye Qianqian was reminded of the past.

Back then, she had always believed that the “Living King of Hell” gave her gifts only as an afterthought—because of Ye Qingyan.

Every time, she only received what Ye Qingyan had discarded. On her twentieth birthday, Lu Jingchen had specifically asked why she wasn’t wearing that expensive necklace.

What had she said then?

To save face, she had claimed she didn’t like it!

Didn’t like it!

After she said it, she saw the icy darkness in Lu Jingchen’s eyes, as if he wanted to kill her on the spot!

His handsome face was filled with nothing but cold detachment.

Nothing but.

Terrified, she had fled faster than a rabbit. And with everyone calling Third Master Lu the “Living King of Hell,” she had grown even more afraid of him.

From then on, whenever she saw him, she either hid or ran.

But now, she knew his anger wasn’t directed at her. He only gave Ye Qingyan a single frigid glance, one that sent chills down everyone’s spine.

Strangely, Ye Qianqian wasn’t afraid anymore. She tightened her grip on his hand and shook it lightly. “Jingchen, let my brother go. I’m hungry!”

Gasps echoed around them. Would the King of Hell really listen to a young girl?

They’d sooner die than believe it.

Yet reality proved unimaginable. A deep, magnetic voice responded, “Bai Lang, let go. Qianqian is hungry.”

“Understood.” The moment Lu Jingchen spoke, Bai Lang released Ye Ruixuan and quickly moved to stand on the other side of Ye Qianqian.

“Third Master, please, since Qianqian is hungry, we’ll serve the dishes right away.” Father Song, ever perceptive, bowed slightly and gestured respectfully.

“Mm. Let’s sit over there.” Lu Jingchen’s voice remained deep and magnetic, but Ye Qianqian could sense his displeasure.

Watching the three of them walk away side by side, especially that unyielding spine she had tried to break for eight years, Ye Qingyan’s face twisted with resentment.

When she looked up at Song Yuntao again, her dark eyes were bright and innocent once more.

No one could have guessed the depths of malice hidden beneath them.

“Dad, Mom, Brother Yuntao, Eldest Brother… how did my sister end up with Third Master’s assistant?”

“Yanyan, you’ve already had the wedding ceremony with Yuntao. From now on, you two should live well together,” Father Ye replied evasively.

“You’re absolutely right, in-law. Yanyan, you and Taotao should live happily together from now on. Don’t… pay her any mind.”

Mother Song, aware of the Ye family’s favoritism toward Ye Qingyan, quickly corrected herself to say not to bother with Ye Qianqian.

Sure enough, Second Brother Ye spoke up indignantly, “Yanyan is just too kind-hearted, always giving in to her.”