The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

The Canglan River flows from west to east across Haicheng, and countless anglers come here every day to experience the feeling of catching no fish at all.

The area around Hukou Bay on the Canglan River is a favorite spot for anglers in Haicheng!

The reason is simple: because the Canglan River meanders through the area, its flow gradually slows down, allowing a large amount of nutrients to accumulate, resulting in plump and large fish.

In addition, there are often people who use bait to create large baits here (Ye Xiao: I didn't, it wasn't me, don't talk nonsense!), so the fish here get bigger and bigger every year, and it is even rumored that a 200-pound grass carp has appeared here!

In places like this, there are not only many anglers during the day, but also countless anglers at night. In fact, because many anglers have to work during the day and can only fish at night, there are even more anglers here than during the day!

So when Ye Linyuan, along with An Wangshu, Luo Qingge, and Ye Qingcheng who insisted on joining the fun, arrived at Hukou Bay with Ye Xiao, they found that the riverbank was already crowded with people, one every meter, densely packed, at least seven or eight hundred people!

"Wait, don't these fishermen have homes? Aren't they supposed to be at work tomorrow? It's already 11 pm!"

After swatting a mosquito that was sucking her blood, Ye Qingcheng looked at the time on her phone and was speechless.

An Wangshu, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly.

"Yeah, it's really strange. Why are all these people here so late at night? They can't catch any fish anyway, so are they just here to feed the mosquitoes?"

The others didn't seem to notice anything, but Ye Xiao couldn't help but glare at An Wangshu, his tone somewhat displeased.

"What kind of talk is that? What do you mean by 'feeding mosquitoes' in the middle of the night? This is night fishing, a nighttime activity only we anglers do!"

If it weren't a live stream right now, and if A Yuan weren't here, Ye Xiao would have already cursed him out.

What do you mean by not being able to catch fish? How can you say that we anglers can't catch fish? It's just that the time hasn't come yet!

Startled by Ye Xiao's shout, An Wangshu's pretty face paled, and she couldn't help but shrink closer to Ye Linyuan. She tightened her grip on Ye Linyuan's arm, looking at him with a pitiful expression that melted his heart.

"Alright, Dad, calm down. Wang Shu isn't a fishing expert like you. He doesn't understand you. After all, you're not fishing for fish, but for your state of mind."

Hearing Ye Linyuan's words, Ye Xiao's expression improved considerably, and he nodded.

"Ah Yuan really knows how to talk. Wait a minute, what do you mean by 'it's not about fishing for fish, but about the state of mind'? Doesn't that sound like I deserve to not catch any fish?"

"No, no, no, Dad, it's your misconception, an absolute misconception. I still have a lot of respect for fishermen and the like."

Ye Linyuan chuckled, signaling An Wangshu to let go, then, carrying his ridiculously modified fishing rod in his left hand and holding Luo Qingge's hand in his right, strode towards the riverbank.

"That brat."

Ye Xiao looked at Ye Linyuan's back with affection and shook his head. Then he pulled Ye Qingcheng aside and asked in a low voice.

"Hey Qingcheng, are you even capable? If you don't make a move soon, Ayuan might be led astray by that little girl from the Luo family."

Ye Xiao's mention of this matter would have been fine, but once he did, Ye Qingcheng exploded.

"You still dare to talk? If it weren't for you, I would have already made my move tonight!"

Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but glare at Ye Xiao before jogging after Ye Linyuan with her fishing gear, leaving Ye Xiao bewildered in the wind.

"No, wasn't I just trying to create opportunities for them to spend time together? How did it turn out like this?"

By the river, Ye Linyuan used his wealth to send away several anglers who were occupying a very good spot, and decisively installed his outrageously expensive fishing rod.

After Ye Xiao, who looked speechless, and the Forest Girl, who looked bewildered, walked over, Ye Linyuan finally spoke.

"Alright, let's start the live stream. Now I'll show you what a real fishing master is like!"

"Yeah, yeah, you there, start your live stream right now! I need revenge! I'm going to show these fish what a real fishing master is!"

With Ye Xiao's urging, the live stream room, which had been closed, lit up again.

Because a prior notice had been given, the live stream room had already gathered nearly 30 people.

Oh dear, Ye has lost all his money again.

[Hahaha, I wonder how many tons of heavy bait Ye Peiguang is planning to use this time?]

Honestly, I've seen people baiting for fishing, and I've even seen people baiting with super heavy bait weighing over ten kilograms, but I've never seen anyone dump that much bait into a fishing spot by the truckload!

[They caught 20 tons during the day, and with the fishing so good tonight, they must have caught at least 40 tons, right?]

[Upstairs, you're underestimating Ye's losses. That's like selling 200 tons of drugs!]

[Fish: Wow, there's way too much relief food today! We can't eat it all.]

Hahaha~

Looking at the monotonous teasing in the live stream on his phone, Ye Xiao blushed and tried to defend himself.

"What do you people know? As the saying goes, you have to give to receive. Fishing is essentially an exchange of equal value. If someone trades 10 pounds of corn for 1 pound of fish, then I'll trade 100 pounds of corn for 1 pound of fish! Besides, if you don't feed the fish, why will they bite your hook?"

Ye Xiao's words made the live stream even more lively.

[Haha~, Ye Peiguang's words make so much sense, I'm speechless. But I just want to ask, you probably baited the area with almost 20 tons of bait during the day, right? Did you catch any fish weighing 400 jin?]

Hehehe, bro, I can tell you with absolute certainty, it's not even a pound, let alone 400.

[Hahaha, this is hilarious! Ye Peiguang not only failed to catch a single tiny fish, but he was even mocked by a fish blowing bubbles.]

What do you mean by mockery? That's a really harsh way to put it. That was clearly the fish expressing gratitude to the bait-gatherer.

Honestly, I doubt we'll catch much fish today, since Ye has already fed them all!

[Hahahaha, Ye Peiguang fed me so much, how about that?]

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Look! He's caught a fish! Ye Linyuan has caught a fish!]

[Holy crap, what a huge fish! They say like begets like, how come my son is such a good fisherman while I can't even fish?]

[My goodness! It was dark and I couldn't see clearly just now, did you guys see it? Young Master Ye's fishing rod isn't a traditional fishing rod, it doesn't bend at all!]

[Wow, really? What kind of material is that fishing rod made of? The fish he caught must have weighed at least 30 pounds, and it didn't even bend a little? Unbelievable!]

[Ye Peiguang, hurry, hurry, go ask Young Master Ye what brand his fishing rod is? And what material it's made of? I want to buy one too! It looks so cool!]

Seeing that all the audience members were interested in his precious son's fishing rod, Ye Xiao was inwardly complaining that no one cared about such a handsome guy like him, but instead they were interested in a fishing rod.

However, he still honestly told Ye Linyuan the information he had been given.

"Ah Yuan's fishing rod is custom-made. It is 4 meters long and made of aerospace-grade titanium alloy TC4. The fishing line is also custom-made and made of carbon fiber composite material. The entire rod weighs 100 kilograms. Theoretically, it is enough to catch a 300-kilogram giant without bending."

Ye Xiao's introduction was fine until he did, because all the fishermen in the live stream fell silent, each with a confused look on their faces.

No, are they hallucinating, or what?

Forget about those fancy-sounding materials, what fishing rod weighs 100 kilograms anyway?!

Is this a fishing rod? This is a weapon!

Who's the kind person who uses a 100-kilogram fishing rod to fish?

This is absolutely mind-blowing for fishermen for a hundred years!

"Stop chatting, Dad! You've caught something amazing!"

Just as Ye Xiao was having a good time, Ye Linyuan's expression suddenly changed. He felt like he had caught something incredible.

It wasn't stuck on the bottom, nor was it a fish; it was something extremely heavy, weighing at least 500 pounds!

"Something extraordinary? What could be extraordinary? It can't be fragments of a human life, can it?"

Hearing Ye Linyuan's call, Ye Xiao muttered something before running to the riverbank and turning on his flashlight to shine on the water.

The next moment, his expression changed.

Because he clearly saw that Ye Linyuan's fishhook had caught on a huge box.