The police were highly doubtful about the entire matter. They thought that Ye Fei was merely delusional; after all, it was absurd for a father to kill his own son.
Unfortunately, the tax Feixiao Technology paid had forced their hand. Afraid that the request would be pushed on their shoulders no matter what, they cooperatively sent the glass of water for testing.
Who knew that there was a problem with the glass? There was actually freaking thallium in it!
This provoked an uproar within the bureau. They could no longer dismiss the matter. The dispatched policemen searched Ye Fei’s house under his auspices, and found another half bottle of thallium sulfate. This was a controlled item that required government approval at all levels. Obviously a private citizen like Father Ye should have no access to such material.
With such physical evidence against him, it was useless for Father Ye to deny his crime. Both he and Zhao Jin were placed in detention without possibility of bail. In addition, Ye Fei retrieved the documents that Yan Xiao had gathered for him, and asked to re-investigate the death of his mother twenty-one years ago.
For the entertainment industry where information was king, along with the shock value of parents poisoning their children and wife-killing suspicions, rumors spread wildly with the facts. Father Ye had painstakingly built Dingyuan for twenty years, yet he had not produced a single star. It was a bitter irony that he became the focus of the news for his cruelty.
This matter was the headline news of society. As always, the Internet was its own greatest detective. Within three days, Father Ye’s background was completely unearthed.
Born in the mountains in a remote area, Father Ye met Ye Fei’s mother after he was admitted to Fengcheng University. He married her shortly after graduation, relying on his wife to ascend the social ladder.
Rather than being grateful for his wife’s assistance, he cheated on her with Wang Lingling, and even made his mistress the official wife after her death.
When this made its world tour, another explosive story was unleashed by an anonymous poster. Father Ye’s second son was actually a bastard son, with his birth certificate modified in order to hide his illegitimacy by reducing his age for one year.
There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Naturally, people in the film and television circle had long known this old piece of gossip. However, if Father Ye had not re-entered the news, they would never have been able to recall this.
As these revelations poured in, the watchers shivered in their chairs. Father Ye had become the epitome of scumbags and beasts. Even Wang Lingling and Ye Yao had an associated stink due to their relationship.
Only Ye Fei received care and sympathy from all directions. Even Gu Ruijia, who was rough and bossy as always, had learnt how to take care of him.
Though he and Ye Fei were friends for more than ten years, and he was aware of just how Father Ye was biased against Ye Fei, he never thought that Father Ye would attack his own son just for a mere sixty million.
“A-Fei, we are humans that do not concern ourselves with the like of beasts,” Gu Ruijia squeezed out several words of comfort after half a morning muttering to himself in Ye Fei’s office, “Have you heard what Lu Xun said? ‘Don’t get angry, if I die of anger, who would be happy’?”
Ye Fei: “???”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Ye Fei let out an “hm”, and flicked the ash into the ashtray with lowered eyes.
In fact, he had long regained his composure. Ye Fei was not someone who would worry and despair; it was more important to bring Father Ye to justice rather than pity both he and his mother’s misfortune.
“By the way, what are your plans for tomorrow?” Gu Ruijia lit a cigarette and asked.
Ye Fei raised his brow. “Huh?”
“Don’t tell me you forgot?” Gu Ruijia glanced at his puzzled expression, and experienced both hilarity and heartache, “Tomorrow is the last day of the year.”
“If you didn’t tell me, I would have really forgotten.” Ye Fei let out a mouthful of smoke rings, and leaned lazily on the back of the chair as if he were a drowsy large-sized cat. “If I had come to work tomorrow only to find no one around, won’t that be a laugh?”
“Tomorrow there will be a New Year’s countdown, and a water show firework show in the central square,” Gu Ruijia took out his phone, found the news page and handed it to Ye Fei, “If you’re free, just walk around with Brother Xiao.”
Gu Ruijia winked at him. “The point of such an adventure is not to watch the fireworks. Instead, you need to gather the crowd’s energy to sweep away your bad luck. New year, new atmosphere.” He even waggled his eyebrows suggestively.
A local suspicion would have you stay in a crowded place for the positive energy if you were unlucky.
Knowing that he meant well, Ye Fei glanced at the screen and agreed, “Thanks, I’ll ask Yan Xiao later.”
Both his parents had no relatives for him to visit; and Yan Xiao was not interested in seeing his brother for the year. They really had no choice but to go out on New Year’s Day.
Gu Ruijia took back his phone and patted him on the shoulder.
A year’s work had come to an end on this day. The employees happily pack up their things and get ready to go home and reunite with their loved ones. Ye Fei knew that everyone was eager to have a holiday, and thus did not force them to stay past the evening. Instead, he informed his assistant that all departments would be able to get off at noon. As a result, the corridor outside became a lively din, with the sound of cheers and laughter mixed together.
Ye Fei grinned as he stood at the window and listened until the area outside regained its usual tranquility. The people must have gone by now. Just as he was about to survey the offices, he received a call from Yan Xiao.
“Ye Fei,” Yan Xiao’s voice rattled from the speaker, “I’m downstairs in your company, shall we go home?” He then paused, before hurriedly interrupting, “If you still have work, I don’t mind waiting until the normal off-duty time.”
The inexplicable emptiness in his heart was instantly filled. Ye Fei felt the corners of his lips curl up involuntarily, before he repeated, “Go home.”
On the way home, Ye Fei told Yan Xiao about the fireworks show.
“Do you want to go?” Yan Xiao asked as he put down his phone, a half written message lighting up the screen.
“We can go and have a look.”
“Okay,” Yan Xiao said, “Let’s go together.”
So, the next night, the two drove to the central square.
Both were not strong adherents of cultural practices, and did not place a day like the New Year with much importance. Thus, they stayed in the cafe till eleven before walking towards the central square.
During this period, Yan Xiao kept sending messages to people, as if he was very busy.
“Is there something wrong with the company?” Yan Xiao’s body froze, and his expression was a little unnatural. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he held back and only gave a brief hum.
Ye Fei felt that something was wrong, and was about to interrogate the other, when an anxious female voice suddenly came from behind—
“Quick, quick, it’s about to start!”
So he put aside the doubts in his heart, took Yan Xiao’s hand, and said, “Let’s go too.”
There were so many people who had come to the central square to watch the fireworks. The central square was packed like sardines, and because they had left it till too late, they were nudged to the sides and stood in a corner away from the main crowd. As Ye Fei looked around, all he could see were matching pairs of black heads. He had a strong feeling that he would only see the fireworks but not the musical show.
Roughly five steps ahead was a couple. The girl jumped on the spot twice, before complaining to her boyfriend that she could not see ahead due to her height. The boy ruffled her hair before hauling her up as she screamed.
“Brother Yan,” Ye Fei joked, wanting to tease him, “I don’t think I can see anything, what shall I do?”
“No,” Yan Xiao looked at the girl, then at Ye Fei, and told him earnestly, “You are much taller than her.”
Sure enough, this was a typical Yan Xiao answer. Ye Fei chuckled.
It wasn’t until the countdown started did he stop laughing under the confused glances of others.
Ye Fei was not involved in the countdown; this was simply a chance to relax. But the joyful atmosphere was infectious, and he could not help his own excitement as the rest of the crowd maniacally counted down.
“3, 2, 1—”
As soon as the last word was stretched out, the water column gushed out three meters high, accompanied by the sound of music and the whistle of fireworks. It was really removing the old and welcoming the new.
Mist stayed in the air, fireworks bloomed above his head. At this moment, the negative emotions that had weighed Ye Fei’s heart seemed to evaporate along with the old year.
Everyone around them were cheering and screaming, holding up their mobile phones to find an angle to take pictures. They jostled against each other due to the small space. Ye Fei knew that Yan Xiao was not fond of such a populated place, and so he raised his head and suggested, “Brother Yan, shall we go?”
In the same moment, the musical fountain reached its climax, and more fireworks sang into the air as the music swelled into a crescendo. There was so much noise, Yan Xiao was deafened to what Ye Fei had to say.
He only saw Ye Fei looking at him with a smile in his eyes, and his beautiful lips quivering as if it were a siren call. So Yan Xiao didn’t ask, but followed his heart, bowed his head and kissed the lips that were close at hand.
They were acting like a student couple secretly going behind their teachers and parents’ back. They slid into a gentle embrace in a corner with no one watching them under the flare of fireworks.
“Ye Fei,” Yan Xiao gently caressed his face, and solemnly said, “Don’t be upset now, okay?”
“How can this be guaranteed?” Ye Fei smirked,, “What if you make me unhappy?”
“No.” Yan Xiao said.
He looked to the side, twitching as though he was nervous. But as the fireworks above Yan Xiao’s head shone like a halo, he looked into Ye Fei’s eyes again and told him, “I love you.”
Too cute! Glad they are ringing in the new year. Thanks for the chapter.
Thank you so much for your hard work 👏❤️🧧🙏
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
So sweet I’m melting 😭😭
Thanks for the chapters. So sweet.
Aaaaawwww, sooo cute! o(≧∇≦o)
Thank You for the new chapter ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)
Justice! Success! Public kissing! And Yan Xiao’s denial of the possibility of making Ye Fei unhappy sounds like a stubborn toddler ☺️.
I wish the police personal opinions before evidence is found would stop. Just investigate and be quiet already. Thanks
Aaah! So much sweet 😍
Thanks!
Thanks for the chapter 💕
Yay for a new start!
Yan Xiao said the big words too… i’m so happy for them, they’re the cutest couple