The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Huang Lin burst in, yanked off Ye Chu’s blanket in one swift motion, and pulled him up. “Big Brother Ye Chu! You’re actually sleeping in your clothes?”
Seeing Ye Chu still wearing his undergarments even under the covers, Huang Lin looked at him with utter contempt, thinking that if she had known, she would not have bothered coming to lift his blanket herself.
Such a bold and brazen remark left Ye Chu dumbfounded. He stared blankly at Huang Lin, who was glaring at him with disdain, feeling a chill run down his back. He was now convinced that staying at the Huang residence had been a grave mistake.
This little girl was even more rogue than he was. If he stayed here, could his chastity possibly remain intact?
“Um… could you step out first? I need to change into proper clothes.” Ye Chu noticed Huang Lin staring at him intently with no intention of looking away, so he could not help reminding her.
“You don’t have breasts or a backside. What’s there to look at? You actually want me to avoid you?” Huang Lin said with extreme disdain. “Watching Sister Bai Xuan is far more interesting than looking at you.”
“…” Ye Chu had the urge to strangle Huang Lin. Now he fully understood why Marquis Huang, though only in his forties, already had a head full of white hair. With a daughter like this, how could anyone not be driven mad?
Seeing Huang Lin dash off towards Bai Xuan’s quarters, Ye Chu smiled. Knowing Bai Xuan’s habits, she would have been up long ago.
After Ye Chu got up, washed, and freshened himself, Huang Lin indeed returned with a look of regret on her face. “What a pity! Sister Bai Xuan has big enough breasts and a perky enough backside, but I didn’t get to see. When will I ever grow to be like Sister Bai Xuan?”
“Oh, it’s very simple! Do a thousand chest thrusts and stomach pulls every day, and you’ll reach Sister Bai Xuan’s size in no time.” Ye Chu said with a laugh.
“Really?” Huang Lin’s eyes lit up.
Ye Chu held back his laughter with great effort. “If you don’t believe me, go ask Sister Bai Xuan!”
Seeing Huang Lin look genuinely tempted, Ye Chu imagined the comical sight of her doing chest thrusts and stomach pulls every day and could barely keep from bursting out laughing.
“By the way, Big Brother Ye Chu! Everyone is holding the banquet we didn’t finish yesterday to welcome you. They’re waiting for you to come over. The You family has already delivered the residence to Liu Shaoyang and Pang Shao. They’re waiting for you to go collect it.”
“So fast?” Ye Chu was surprised, thinking that the You family acted with remarkable efficiency.
“How dare they not be fast? If they delayed even one day, we’d smash another one of their residences.” Huang Lin laughed. “But Sister Bai Xuan doesn’t want to come and play with us. Could you go persuade her?”
Ye Chu shook his head. Bai Xuan had a gentle nature and did not enjoy participating in such activities. When this group of world-destroying demons gathered together, who knew what chaos they would cause? Bai Xuan would not be interested.
“She and Yao Yao are tired from the journey. Let them rest.” Ye Chu said with a smile. “We’ll go and have fun.”
Though Huang Lin felt a little disappointed, the thought of going out to play immediately excited her again. She dragged Ye Chu along hurriedly.
Huang Lin led Ye Chu to a grand hall, a venue Ye Chu was very familiar with. During the half year he had spent drifting in the imperial city, he had coaxed quite a few famous young ladies right here.
“Big Brother Ye Chu, to welcome you, many members of Xing Sha have come.” Huang Lin said. “You really have face. Even when we try to gather so many people, it’s hard, but the moment news of your return spread, everyone dropped what they were doing and rushed over.”
“Most of Xing Sha’s members know about it?” Ye Chu’s eyelid twitched. He looked at Huang Lin and asked, “What about Qing Wentong?”
“Has Her Highness the Saintess come to the imperial city?” Huang Lin looked at Ye Chu in confusion.
Ye Chu was surprised. Had Pang Shao not told everyone that Qing Wentong was in the imperial city? Still, since Huang Lin did not know, Ye Chu would not expose it.
“Fine. Looks like hiding it from Ye Jingyun is impossible.” Ye Chu shook his head, thinking that with so many Xing Sha members here, Qing Wentong could not possibly remain unaware.
If Qing Wentong knew, how could it be kept from Ye Jingyun?
Ye Chu knew that Ye Jingyun disliked him. He had no idea what that woman would do to him once she arrived in the imperial city. He himself was not afraid, but he feared she might tell the Ye family.
Ye Chu could not quite figure out the Ye family’s attitude towards him, but one thing was clear: in this life, there were two women he was unwilling to face. One was Ji Die, and the other was his grandmother’s adopted daughter, Lin Shixin.
“Ye Chu, you beast! You’re actually still alive?”
“Brother Chu! Tonight, are you taking us all out for some fun?”
“Ye Chu, I heard from Fatty that in Yao City your reputation is so bad you could make babies stop crying. Hahaha…”
“You used to brag in front of us that your reputation was at least better than ours. We were actually fooled by you. Only now do we realise you’re the biggest scoundrel of all!”
“…”
One after another, they chimed in, all mocking Ye Chu’s infamous reputation in Yao City, laughing heartily without end.
Ye Chu had anticipated this reaction from the moment he returned to the imperial city, so he paid it no mind. His gaze could not help sweeping around the room, wondering if any beautiful women had appeared in the imperial city during the year and more he had been away.
Soon, Ye Chu’s eyes locked onto one woman.
At the centre of the hall stood a beautiful woman dressed in an elegant purple robe. Beneath the robe, her figure was full and curvaceous, voluptuous and enticing. Her long black hair cascaded loosely from her fragrant shoulders down to her slender willow waist. It was an extremely alluring back view.
Ye Chu turned a deaf ear to the curses around him, as though they were not directed at him, leaving everyone to marvel once again at how thick his skin had become.
“Miss! Is this your hairpin that fell? By the way, I have never seen you before. May I know your name?” Ye Chu walked forward, reached out to pluck the hairpin from the woman’s head, patted her shoulder lightly, and looked at her with a clear, smiling gaze.
The woman turned around. Her face was veiled, but that was not what caught Ye Chu’s attention. What made him feel the trip had been worthwhile was that this woman had breasts so full they seemed ready to burst through her clothes.
“Damn! I’ve only been away from the imperial city for a year. When did such high-quality famous ladies appear here?” Ye Chu muttered under his breath.
“Young Master Ye, are you hoping to discuss life and ideals with me?” The woman spoke. Her voice sounded somewhat familiar to Ye Chu, though he could not place it.
“If Miss is willing, I can start from the history of human development.” Ye Chu said very seriously.
The woman said nothing. She simply removed the veil from her face, revealing a delicate and beautiful countenance. “Young Master Ye once told me: ‘You are a devoted man who never flirts with other women. Even if other women flirt with you, you would sternly refuse.’ I never imagined… Hmph…”
Ye Chu looked at the woman glaring at him in embarrassment and anger, feeling utterly incredulous. This was Wang Yan, daughter of Marquis Wang. Previously, though she had not been completely flat, she had certainly not possessed such impressive proportions. Who could have imagined that in just one year, she had developed to this extent?
“I wore a veil to test you, Young Master Ye. I never expected to expose your true nature so quickly. Pang Shao was right. You really are a bastard.” Wang Yan snorted.
Pang Shao and the others burst into loud laughter, thinking that they had finally cornered him after he had coaxed so many famous ladies into confusion. Now they would see how he talked his way out of it. It had not been in vain to get Wang Yan to do this and tear off Ye Chu’s mask.
Ye Chu gave Pang Shao a contemptuous glance, thinking that they believed this could deal with him?
Ye Chu looked at Wang Yan, shook his head, and sighed deeply and solemnly. “Wang Yan, ah, you thought that by veiling yourself and talking about life and ideals, I would take the bait. What does that prove? That I’m a heartless scoundrel? No. It proves that even if you veiled your face and your figure changed, I would still fall for you. No matter the time, no matter the place, no matter how you appear, in this vast sea of people, I would always recognise you and fall helplessly in love with you, with no escape and no exceptions!”
“Pfft…”
Pang Shao and the others sprayed out the wine in their mouths. “Damn! You’re ruthless!”