Chapter 149: Get Out of the Xiao Family Forever
"N-no, it's not like that!"
Young Master Yang never expected that Shishi wasn't just admired by all those young masters from prominent families.
Even someone like Brother Feng had become her "brother." She really had her ways!
"I'll leave right now. Today... today was just a misunderstanding!"
Brother Feng waved his hand impatiently. "Then get the hell out of here. Scram as far as you can. If you dare cause trouble again, don't blame me for not being polite!"
Young Master Yang didn't dare to clash with him head-on. He hastily fled with his men, not even bothering about the humiliation Xiao Ye had dealt him.
The few members of the Xiao Family also left in a hurry, silently cursing Xiao Ye for his good luck. 'He dodged another bullet by relying on a woman!'
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Brother Feng no longer hid his emotions.
If he weren't mindful of their location, he would have knelt on the spot.
"Master Xiao, you've finally returned!"
The last time they met was many years ago.
Back then, he was just a reckless young man. If he hadn't happened to run into Xiao Ye, who helped him, he might have died in the turmoil of those times!
All these years, it was Xiao Ye who had been secretly supporting him, allowing him to climb to his current position!
Xiao Ye nodded faintly. "Don't be so obvious. Just act normal."
"You need to remember, you weren't standing up for me, but for Shishi."
"Yes, Master Xiao, please rest assured. I will definitely not let anyone find out!"
Brother Feng's hands were still trembling slightly. "Master Xiao, what do you need me to do?"
"Nothing for now. Just help Shishi with her investigation. If there's anything I need, I'll call you!"
After speaking, Xiao Ye stood up and left directly.
Watching his retreating figure, Shishi's eyes held a trace of melancholy. "I really don't know what's so great about that Lin Chuyue."
"To be able to receive Master Xiao's affection..."
Brother Feng nodded in agreement. "Anyone who could be with Master Xiao would be blessed by eight lifetimes of good karma."
"Shishi, you're one of Master Xiao's subordinates too. Don't do anything impulsive. It's not worth the loss. Being able to work for Master Xiao is our honor."
Shishi giggled charmingly. "Do you even need to tell me that? Of course I know. Let's go, Master Xiao still has things for me to do!"
After leaving the bar, Xiao Ye went straight back to the Xiao Family residence.
As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw a group of people sitting in the living room.
Every single one of them was staring at him with hostile eyes!
A man in his fifties shot to his feet, pointed at Xiao Ye, and began to curse loudly, "You've got some nerve!"
"You just arrived in the Imperial City, and you already dare to provoke the Yang Family? You're simply asking to die!"
"The Yang Family is several times more powerful than our Xiao Family! You're trying to drag us all down into the fire pit with you!"
The few who had returned from the bar earlier chimed in their agreement.
"That's right, we should just expel him from the family! Otherwise, he's going to drag us down with him to our deaths!"
"Just expelling him isn't enough! Before that, we must make him go apologize to Young Master Yang!"
"Otherwise, if Young Master Yang holds our Xiao Family responsible, it will definitely cause us enormous losses!"
Xiao Ye looked at the crowd expressionlessly. "Are you finished?"
"If you're finished, I'm going back to sleep."
"What kind of attitude is that! You offended the Yang Family, and you have the nerve to sleep!"
"Hurry up! Get ready and go to the Yang Family residence to beg for forgiveness immediately! You can only come back when the Yang Family forgives you!"
"Otherwise, you can forget about being a member of the Xiao Family! There's no place for you here!"
Xiao Ye couldn't be bothered to say more and turned to leave.
Several people immediately blocked his path.
"You can't leave!"
"Go apologize to the Yang Family right now!"
Xiao Ye twitched his fingers, but after a moment's thought, he relaxed them.
'Forget it. I won't make a move against the Xiao Family for now. Otherwise, the family will be gone before I can even find the person behind all this. That would be no fun at all.'
"Xiao Ye, when you go to the Yang Family, no matter what Young Master Yang wants to do to you, you must obey!"
"Even if he makes you kneel, lick his shoes, or crawl between his legs, you must do it!"
Xiao Ye smiled. "So this is what you do when you're humiliated?"
"Lick other people's shoes and crawl between their legs?"
The faces of the Xiao Family members turned red with anger.
"You're just trying to argue! We're not so blind as to go around provoking powerful people!"
Xiao Ye ignored them, pushed past a few of them, and went straight upstairs to sleep.
They were so angry they were fuming, wishing they could just tear Xiao Ye limb from limb!
"Tomorrow, you must go apologize to Young Master Yang!"
"Otherwise, get out of the Xiao Family residence and never come back!"
'If I really leave the Xiao Family, the investigation will become much more difficult.'
'Although I don't know the exact relationship between this Xiao Family and that Hidden Clan, there must be a liaison.'
'If I'm not mistaken, that person is Patriarch Xiao, who has already gone abroad.'
'Otherwise, why would he go abroad at this specific time, not earlier, not later?'
'If he really didn't want to avoid me, he could have waited until after he returned to bring back this so-called 'young master'.'
'After all, on paper, I, Xiao Ye, am his biological son!'
Xiao Ye reached the top of the stairs, then turned his head back nonchalantly. "Fine. I'll go with you to the Yang Family's place tomorrow."
'But not to apologize—to cause trouble!'
'Isn't the Xiao Family afraid of offending the Yang Family?'
'Then I'll offend them to death!'
'When the Xiao Family gets targeted, I refuse to believe that the Patriarch won't show himself.'
'He might even ask the mastermind for help, and then I can follow the trail right to the person who wants to kill me!'
Seeing Xiao Ye agree, the crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Guess this country bumpkin knows what's good for him. Otherwise, we would've had to tie him up and drag him there!"
"Exactly! When we get there tomorrow, we'll make him kneel and apologize to Young Master Yang immediately!"
"Once we've done that, the Yang Family definitely won't be angry anymore!"
That night, the Xiao Family residence seemed peaceful.
In reality, an undercurrent was surging.
「The next morning.」
As soon as Xiao Ye came downstairs, he saw that several more people had appeared at the Xiao residence, bringing the total to more than a dozen.
They were all staring at Xiao Ye, their sole purpose to make sure he went to the Yang Family to atone for his actions!
Seeing Xiao Ye head for the dining room, someone immediately shouted, "You still have the nerve to eat? Come with us right now!"
Xiao Ye turned his head. "If you don't let me eat, then I'm not going."
"Don't even think about tying me up. The handful of bodyguards the Xiao Family has are no match for me at all!"
"You!"
"Forget it, let him eat!"
"Maybe this will be his last meal!"
"That's right. Let him be arrogant for now. Young Master Yang will definitely beat him until he's on his knees begging for mercy!"
Xiao Ye paid no attention to their trash talk and walked straight into the dining room, where he began to savor his breakfast in a slow, deliberate manner.
Although it was just a third-rate clan, the breakfast was truly sumptuous.
A full hour passed before he finished eating. He didn't forget to wipe his mouth before finally standing up. "Let's go."
"Didn't you want me to atone? In a little while, I'll show you exactly what 'atonement' looks like!"
The members of the Xiao Family had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
With an attitude like this, how did he look like he was going to apologize? He looked more like he was going to cause trouble!
But once they arrived and the Yang Family was present, he wouldn't be allowed to act so arrogantly!