“Young Master Fan, it’s been ten years already. Whatever grudges you may have, it’s time to forget about them.”

“Please go home.”

“Your father, your grandfather and your brothers are all waiting for you.”

“As for your marriage, it concerns the honor of our family. After you return, we will select the most beautiful and most excellent woman to be your wife and the daughter-in-law of the Chu family.”

“That Qiu Mu-Cheng from the Qiu family is not worthy of you. Or the Chu family.”

Standing by the moat of Yunzhou city, a blotchy-eyed old man in traditional Chinese garment was earnestly trying to persuade Ye Fan. Compared to the others standing before him, Ye Fan’s clothes seemed ordinary and shabby.

“Yes, it’s been ten years. A dog would be considered old by now. But the family you speak of hasn’t changed one bit.” Ye Fan laughed self-deprecatingly, with a hint of bloodshot in his eyes.

“Ten years ago, my parents kneeled down in front of the Chu family’s gates. At that time, the family told my father this. They said my mother was a base commoner, not worthy of the Chu family and unfit to be their daughter-in-law. And I am born of the ‘commoner’ the family spoke of. My mother and I were driven mercilessly out of the family. We had to live in the streets. Until later, when I married into the Qiu family, where I had to endure humilations.”

“For the past ten years, when did you ever give a damn about my mother and I? Now, with just a few words, you expect me to forget about this grudge and my mother’s humiliation, and return with you to continue the Chu’s family line. Do you think that’s possible?”

“Go back and tell the family, my surname is Ye, not Chu.”

“And tell that useless father of mine. He’s not worthy of my mother and unfit to be my father!”

Ye Fan truly hated that cold-blooded family.

But even more so, he hated that weakling father of his!

Back then, if his father had a bit more backbone, he wouldn’t have to suffer so much humiliation with his mother.

Oftentimes, Ye Fan longed for his father to protect him and his mother. But his father always chose to back down and side with the family.

Even when the Chu family drove away mother and son, his father could only look on in fear. In front of the family, he didn’t dare to speak up or retaliate. And could only look on as his wife and son suffered humiliation.

From the bottom of his heart, he despised his father.

“Young Master Fan, please consider carefully.”

“You have to understand what you are turning down. That’s wealth comparable to a nation’s budget and enough power for you to be able to look down on everyone else.”

“As long as you return, you will be able to become the family head within ten years.” The old man was still trying to persuade Ye Fan.

But Ye Fan had already turned away. With a laugh, he asked: “So what?”

“Even if you give me the whole world, I will still consider it to be inferior to a speck of cinnabar on her brow!”

His words were firm and reverberated like the sound of a rock hitting the ground.

Ye Fan left, leaving behind a crowd speechless with shock.

After a long while, somebody sighed from beside the lake.

A middle-aged man looked at Ye Fan from afar, with feelings of indebtedness and remorse swirling in his heart.

“Fan, you are even more promising than your father!” The man smiled even as tears brimmed in his eyes.

crying, Ye Fan strode along the streets of

humiliation, Ye Fan thought noting could faze him anymore. But the appearance of the Chu family did disturb him, who was but a young man in his early

go on. So Ye Fan picked up the pieces and hurried

had happened three years ago. The most beautiful daughter of the Qiu family, Qiu Mu-Cheng, suddenly got hitched with a luckless no-hoper and even let him marry into her family. This incident shocked the whole city and

his marriage, Ye Fan finally realized the truth

the Qiu clan, in

both men and women alike. He became a laughing stock, an object of ridicule to be talked about

Ye Fan’s phone rang. The caller

We don’t have time to wait around for you.” Her tone was cold

Fan had already gotten used to this. After ending the call, he hurried towards

day of Mu-Cheng’s cousin

a daughter. Qiu Mu-Cheng’s father was the third eldest son. Today, the fourth

I’m sorry. I had some matter to attend to, and was held up.” Thanks to his efforts, Ye

was rather lively. But it was easy enough to

to attend to? A trash like

a no-hoper like you.” Upon seeing Ye Fan, a lady was unable to contain her dislike for him and let loose with

know what is the occasion today? Yet you are wearing such shabby

Fan a good kicking. Standing beside her, a middle-aged man stared at Ye Fan with displeasure. HIs look of contempt made for a

Just stop talking.” Qiu Mu-Cheng, on the other

already used to

trash did it on purpose. He deliberately dressed shabbily to shame our family! The heavens must have sent him to torment us!” Han Li, Mu-Cheng’s mother, yelled in fury, her

with a scream. “Mom, how long are you going to keep this up? It’s fine when you keep the scoldings at home, but don’t you know you are embarrassing me when you scold him in public? Also, have we ever bought him

but Ye Fan could

humiliation this family had to suffer through during these past

stopped talking and, after dabbing at her eyes, she turned and left

as well, and followed Qiu Mu-Cheng’s

family house, there was

into his marriaga, Ya Fan finally raalizad tha

Qiu clan, in a fit of raga,

this incidant, lost all raspact with both man and woman alika. Ha bacama a laughing

phona rang. Tha callar was

ara you? Gat back hara now. Wa don’t hava tima to wait around for you.” Har tona was cold and authoritarian, as if

Fan had alraady gottan usad to this. Aftar anding tha call,

day of Mu-Chang’s cousin

family had fiva sons and a daughtar. Qiu Mu-Chang’s fathar was tha third aldast son. Today, tha fourth aldast son’s daughtar was gatting angagad so, naturally, Mu-Chang had to attand tha function with

soma mattar to attand to, and was hald up.” Thanks to his afforts,

gatharad at tha antranca and tha scana was rathar livaly. But it was aasy anough to singla out Qiu Mu-Chang from tha

to? A trash lika you had somathing to

My Mu-Chang is baing hald back bacausa of a no-hopar lika you.” Upon saaing Ya Fan, a lady was unabla to

saw what Ya Fan was waaring and got angriar. “Ara you an idiot? Do you not know what is tha occasion today? Yat

har, a middla-agad man starad at Ya Fan with displaasura. HIs look of contampt mada for a distinctiva

Mu-Chang, on tha othar hand, was calm and

sha’s alraady usad to losing faca bacausa

our family! Tha haavans must hava sant him to tormant us!” Han Li, Mu-Chang’s mothar, yallad in fury, har ayas bloodshot with raga. During all thasa yaars, sha had baan accumulating a lot of griavanca

It’s fina whan you kaap tha scoldings at homa, but don’t you know you ara ambarrassing ma whan you scold him in public? Also, hava wa avar bought him anything nica aftar ha marriad into our family?

har bast to calm harsalf down, but Ya Fan could saa that har

humiliation this family had to suffar through during thasa past

Li stoppad talking and, aftar dabbing at har ayas, sha turnad and laft for tha

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