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

In Haicheng, at the Xiao family's old residence, Old Master Xiao listened as one of his great-grandsons read the current news to him, nodding repeatedly.

"Hahaha, very good, very good. Ah Yuan is a really good kid. Only by thoroughly muddying the waters can one achieve their goals without anyone noticing!"

The Xiao family disciple, who was reading the news to Old Master Xiao, hesitated for a moment.

"Grandpa, isn't Young Master Ye being a bit too cruel? I'm worried that if Ruoxi marries him in the future..."

Old Master Xiao rolled his eyes at the other party and sneered.

"Cruel? Hmph, what A-Yuan did to humans is cruel, but what he did to animals is not cruel at all."

"As for whether Ruoxi will have problems if she stays with him in the future, don't worry. I watched Ayuan grow up. I know him better than you do."

"Xiao Jie, remember this: in Ye Linyuan's era, our Xiao family must lie low and never emerge!"

Old Master Xiao took a deep breath and slowly continued.

"Ah Yuan, as long as he lives, he can suppress all the powerful and influential families in the entire Dragon Kingdom!"

"This is probably what is meant by a bright moon and few stars."

Meanwhile, at a fishing pond on the outskirts of Haicheng, Ye Xiao, the nominal head of the Ye family, couldn't help but burst into laughter as he looked at the large fish he had just caught.

"Old Xiao, Old Mo, Old Gu, Old Liu, how about it? I told you, my fishing skills have improved a lot under A Yuan's guidance. You didn't believe me then, but now you do, right?"

Mo Yong, Xiao Mingjue, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing stood to the side, speechless as they watched Ye Xiao's smug face, not knowing what to say.

Putting aside the fact that he has been showing off his fishing skills since the day before yesterday, and has done so at least 10 times today, while their Ye family's precious A Yuan is dominating the Thousand Sun Kingdom, he still has the mind to fish here.

They're incredibly carefree, absolutely incredibly carefree.

In the end, it was Xiao Mingjue, who had the deepest connection with the Ye family, who spoke first.

"Old Ye, aren't you worried about A-Yuan?"

Ye Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then cast his line and continued fishing.

"What's there to worry about, A-Yuan? Who do you think he is? Instead of worrying about him, you should think about how to catch a big fish."

"Ha, A-Yuan is really unlucky to have a father like you."

Mo Yong sneered, rebaited his fish, and started fishing.

Gu Ming and Liu Qing, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh as they spoke.

"Exactly, don't tell me that the terrorist attack on the Mitsubishi Group headquarters in Japan this morning had nothing to do with your Ayumi."

"Yes, and also, I really didn't expect that A-Yuan could manage to get such an elite force in the Thousand Sun Kingdom. I watched the videos online, and they are well-trained and definitely not ordinary people. They are probably veterans who have actually experienced war."

"Alright, alright, you guys, stop talking."

Ye Xiao waved his hand helplessly, looking impatient.

"If you keep talking, you'll scare the fish away! Don't worry, every single one of the Ye family's offspring is an outstanding individual."

"You, aren't you just a worm among men?"

Ye Xiao: ......

This guy surnamed Xiao, he's not happy unless he goes against me, is he?

She rolled her eyes at Xiao Mingjue, ignoring his teasing, and continued talking to herself.

"I, as his father, don't know much about A Yuan's abilities yet, but I trust him because I know my eldest daughter Ye Qingyan's level. But Qingyan told me that A Yuan is much, much stronger than her."

"Don't tell me you don't know Qingyan's abilities. Even Qingyan herself has said so, so what do you have to worry about?"

"You guys, just stay put and wait for the MVP rewards when it's finally settled!"

After a pause, Ye Xiao decided to reassure them.

"Don't worry, the Ye family isn't the kind of people who would abandon someone after they've served their purpose. When it comes time to reap the rewards, we'll distribute them according to each person's contribution, and there will never be anything unfair."

At this point, Ye Xiao couldn't help but glance at Xiao Mingjue, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing.

"On another note, our previous engagement still stands, right?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao suddenly bring up the previous engagement, Xiao Mingjue, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing felt a chill run down their spines, thinking that Ye Xiao was going to break off the engagement, and they instantly lost their composure.

"Of course it counts! What? Old Ye, you want to back out? Let me tell you, if you dare to back out, I, Xiao Mingjue, will be the first to make you pay!"

"I, Mo Yong, am the second one. If you dare to back out of the engagement, see that candy over here? I'll take you down with me right now!"

"Then I, Gu Ming, will be the third one. Lao Mo, after you push him in, I'll be on the shore. If Lao Ye dares to show his face, I'll knock him down with a stick."

"Hehehe, then I, Old Liu, will be the fourth one. Leave the body and stuff to me, I guarantee no one will find out."

As Xiao Mingjue, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing continued to spout increasingly outrageous nonsense, Ye Xiao couldn't help but complain.

"Hey, you guys, murder is illegal! And you, Old Liu, what, you trying to cover up the crime?"

After making a sarcastic remark, Ye Xiao's face turned serious and earnest.

"What I'm trying to say is, if the marriage agreement is still valid, then we need to figure out how to circumvent the legal requirement of monogamy. You don't want your son-in-law to go to jail for bigamy, do you?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xiao Mingjue, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing breathed a long sigh of relief, but their gazes towards each other also held a hint of hostility.

Ye Xiao's meaning was clear: our Ye family will not break off the engagement, but don't forget that our country's laws stipulate monogamy, so A Yuan can only have one wife, and the rest have no official status!

Even if all the formalities are completed by then, and even the engagement is finalized, you definitely won't be able to get a marriage certificate!

"Ahem, let's talk about this later. Right now, it's still far from certain."

"Yes, yes, the Mitsubishi Group has suffered heavy losses, but it hasn't completely collapsed yet. Moreover, if we handle this situation properly, we can still take a big bite out of Japan. It's not appropriate to discuss this now."

"That's right, that's right. Besides, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When it comes time for A-Yuan to get a marriage certificate with someone, let those girls fight over it themselves. We can't interfere."

"That's right, we can't control that, we can only control ourselves, right?"

Listening to Xiao Mingjue, Mo Yong, Gu Ming, and Liu Qing's stalling tactics, Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile slightly.

The delaying tactic is great! The delaying tactic is brilliant!

He also needs to use delaying tactics to drag more wealthy families into the mess, such as the Luo family in the capital!

Despite the seemingly warm conversation he had with Luo Feng, the head of the Luo family, which even resembled a sworn brotherhood, the divide between the North and South runs deep. Even though Luo Feng claimed he could resolve matters concerning the country, Ye Xiao didn't believe he could actually do it.

The impact of the marriage between the first family in the South and the first family in the North was so enormous that even the country was unwilling to take the risk.

Unless it can be determined that neither of the two countries poses a threat to the country.

So when A Yuan caused such a ruckus in Qianri Kingdom, neither the Ye family nor the Luo family spoke up to stop him. They even went all out in the stock market, just to prove to the country that the Ye family and the Luo family would always be on the side of the country!