Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 301 Family_1

The barbecue was ready, and as Ye Jin’an lifted his hand, Ye Feihua took the chopsticks and quickly placed the meat onto two plates, respectively in front of him and Xiao Ming.

"Not bad, good mental toughness."

Ye Jin’an picked up an unmarked porcelain bottle and, while pouring wine for Xiao Ming, said with a smile, "I thought you’d be impatient and ask why."

Xiao Ming grabbed a piece of barbecue, didn’t dip it in any sauce, chewed it for a moment, and said, "It’s a bit tough."

"Having something to eat is good enough! I’m this old, and you’re the first man I’ve ever treated to this."

"Then I have to ask, Mr. Ye isn’t a swinger, is he?"

Ye Jin’an paused, then burst out laughing, "Don’t worry, even though I’m not fussy about what I eat, your looks aren’t to my taste."

Xiao Ming pouted, "It’s the first time in my life that someone has found my looks unappealing, yet I actually feel relieved. It’s really an uncomfortable feeling."

Ye Jin’an’s laughter became even heartier as he picked up his cup, "You’re also the first to criticise my barbecue skills.

Since it’s a first for us both, it’s worth a toast."

Xiao Ming held up his cup, clinked it against Ye Jin’an’s, took in the aroma of the wine, sipped, and his eyes lit up. He drained it in one gulp, savoured it, and said, "Considering this tribute-quality Bamboo Leaf Green, I’d say your barbecue skills are quite good after all."

Ye Jin’an raised an eyebrow in surprise, "You’ve had this drink before?"

Xiao Ming nodded without saying a word. novelbuddy.cσ๓

He had, but it was in a past life.

Ye Jin’an gave him a deep look, "Since you’re unwilling to ask why, I’ll ask you a question first.

How did you know there was something hidden inside that copper hairpin?"

In his previous life, Xiao Ming was in prison at this time, so naturally, he wouldn’t have been involved in the transactions Ye Jin’an instructed the Guan family to make regarding the copper hairpin.

The hairpin had been purchased by a merchant from Lingnan, who probably didn’t value it highly. A year later, it was playfully dismantled by a child at home, accidentally revealing the secretly encoded note within.

Even though it was partly torn by the child, it still fetched a price of over ten million.

Hearing Ye Jin’an’s question, Xiao Ming knew that his earlier guess was not wrong.

The copper hairpin belonged to the Yehe Clan, and only the descendants of Yehe knew its secret.

After a moment of thought, he said, "A senior told me about it."

Ye Jin’an, seemingly not surprised, asked another question, "What else did that senior tell you?"

Xiao Ming lifted his eyelids and looked at him, "What’s it to you?"

"Oh, just curious," Ye Jin’an said as he chewed on a piece of meat, "That senior wouldn’t suddenly mention a copper hairpin to you. There must be some context to the conversation.

Being a descendant of the Yehe Clan, I’d naturally want to know how much that senior knows about my ancestors, and maybe even hear some anecdotes that I might not even know."

The explanation was reasonable and didn’t reveal any flaws, leaving Xiao Ming with no choice but to shake his head, "Sorry, that’s the private affair of the senior. I’ve no right to disclose it to anyone else."

"Even if that senior might be related to my family?"

Xiao Ming’s gaze sharpened, "What do you mean by that?"

Ye Jin’an smiled again, but the topic he brought up was something different.

"Firstly, I owe you an apology for the trouble that’s come to you recently.

Secondly, please don’t worry, I personally have no grudge against you and no ill intentions. All I wanted was to test your mettle.

Of course, such behavior is odious, so, today’s barbecue is my way of apologizing and showing sincerity. I hope you can forgive."

Saying so, he lifted his cup and drained it in one go, even showing Xiao Ming the empty cup as a gesture of self-punishment.

Xiao Ming smacked his lips and asked, "Why do you need to emphasize ’yourself’ specifically?"

Ye Jin’an’s eyes sparkled, "Not bad, not bad. To ignore the even stranger ’test for purity’, and to catch the main point from my casual tone, in terms of quick-wittedness, among the young elites in our country nowadays, you really stand out."

Then, he turned to Ye Feihua, who was focused on grilling meat, "Hua, now that I say he is better than any of my nephews, do you still disagree?"

Ye Feihua bowed her head, "I’m sorry, young master, it was Hua’s lack of insight."

"Hey!" Xiao Ming tapped on the grill plate with his chopsticks, "From the tone of your voice, you seem to look down on me, shouldn’t you be apologizing to me?"

Ye Feihua lifted her face, saw Ye Jin’an’s smiling expression without any sign of intervention, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered her head to Xiao Ming again, "Sorry, Mr. Xiao."

"That maid of yours isn’t bad, I’m quite envious."

"You like her? Then I’ll give her to you."

Ye Feihua’s hand trembled, and a piece of meat she had just picked up fell back onto the grill.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming shook his head, "Forget it, I don’t like the feeling of being disliked and rejected by women.

Moreover, Hua is a maid at your place, but by my side, she might become the ancestress, and my family already has more than enough of those, thanks but no thanks."

Ye Jin’an laughed heartily once again.

"It’s decided, kid, you are indeed very likable, I really should have come to you sooner."

"Have you always known about me?" asked Xiao Ming.

Ye Jin’an nibbled on a toothpick and said surprisingly, "What if I told you we’re family, would you believe me?"

Xiao Ming’s heart shook greatly, narrowly maintaining control over his facial expressions, and he gently shook his head, "It’s not a matter of belief. My father’s surname is Xiao, not Ye."

"What about your mother?"

"Even if my mother’s surname was Ye, it’s still impossible for us to be from the same family."

"Why not?"

"Because I’ve been by her side for fifteen years and have never met any so-called ’family members’, not until she passed away.

Her only family were me and my father."

Ye Jin’an waved dismissively, "You can deny it emotionally, and you have reasons to, but you can’t deny the biological blood relations, nor can you change them."

Xiao Ming seemed to finally lose his temper, snapping his chopsticks with a crack, "What are you trying to say?"

Seeing this, Ye Jin’an casually threw his chopsticks out of the pavilion, picked up a piece of meat to dip in the sauce, and said, "I’m asking if you want to seek revenge?"

"Revenge for what?"

"So Qing never really told you anything."

Xiao Ming’s pupils contracted slightly. Although his expression didn’t change much, his heart was already in turmoil.

His mother was named Ye Guanqing, and the fact that Ye Jin’an could so naturally call out "Qing" suggested the possibility of a misunderstanding was extremely slim.

My mother... was really from the Ye family?

"Actually, to say that I bear you no grudges is somewhat presumptuous," Ye Jin’an spoke again, "The reason you’ve never met any family members is that they’re all dead.

Your grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, all of them died... at the hands of my father."

At this point, he lifted his cup, took a sip of liquor with a solemn expression, and stared deeply into Xiao Ming’s eyes.

"Xiao Ming, I am your mother’s cousin, which makes me your uncle.

And the Ye family that exists now, should rightfully be your family!"