She regretted divorcing the female CEO.

Si Yang was speechless; this woman was truly shy.

He sat down and chatted with Ye Mengwan for a few minutes; she was starting to show her pregnancy.

Although she still looks slender, her waist is becoming increasingly fuller.

"Judging from you, you're probably a girl, a lively son and a lazy daughter," Si Yang laughed.

"The girl is quite nice too!" Ye Mengwan smiled knowingly.

"I have two older brothers who dote on me, and you, my father, dote on me too. Isn't that wonderful?" Ye Mengwan said with a smile!

Si Yang was speechless upon hearing this.

"If it's really a daughter, then don't bother disciplining her. Nan Cen told me before that you only dote on your daughter and don't care about your son. But you can't stand it when your girl is bullied," Ye Mengwan said with a smile.

Si Yang raised an eyebrow. "Don't listen to her nonsense!" Si Yang said irritably.

Ye Mengwan smiled but didn't say anything.

This guy! He's so biased.

But he just wouldn't admit it.

Ye Mengwan glanced at the sky, yawned, and stretched. "I'm going to sleep now, so I won't bother you."

"A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold." Ye Mengwan winked at Si Yang.

Si Yang couldn't help but laugh and cry, and glared at Ye Mengwan.

After Ye Mengwan returned to her room, Si Yang lit a cigarette, sat on the sofa, and looked at the night sky outside the window. Just as the cigarette was lit, a figure appeared.

Hua Yunyan leaned against the door, looking at Si Yang, "How much longer do you want me to wait?"

"So eager?" Si Yang blinked.

Hua Yunyan blushed, glared at Si Yang, and went into the room.

Si Yang smiled and extinguished the cigarette butt.

After entering the room, Hua Yunyan turned her back to Si Yang and said, "You dislike me that much?"

"Should I leave?" Si Yang asked.

Why did you pick it up again?

"You won't even come in," Hua Yunyan said in a low voice.

"It's impossible for me to dislike you, after all, you're so beautiful."

"But it still feels a bit absurd," Si Yang said with a hint of melancholy.

"Isn't it exciting?" Hua Yunyan turned around, blinking her charming eyes at Si Yang.

"Go away!" Si Yang rolled his eyes at Hua Yunyan, sat on the bed, and said helplessly, "I feel like I'm representing my family in this marriage arrangement with you!"

Hua Yunyan chuckled, "You're getting a good deal but still acting innocent."

Si Yang smiled. "This will do then!"

Nothing happened that night. When Si Yang opened his eyes, Hua Yunyan was already awake, her hand pressed against her cheek, staring at Si Yang without blinking.

Si Yang glanced at Hua Yunyan with amusement. "Am I that good-looking?"

"My first man, I have to take a good look at him."

"I never knew before, it feels so good to have a man around," Hua Yunyan said softly.

Looking at this mature woman, Si Yang couldn't help but smile. "So you regret it, wasting more than twenty years of your life."

"Go away!" Hua Yunyan rolled her eyes at Si Yang.

Then she rested her head on Si Yang's shoulder, "This is good too, at least I have someone to rely on from now on."

"You all rely on me, but who can I rely on?" Si Yang sighed.

"You don't need to rely on anyone, you only need to rely on yourself," Hua Yunyan said with a smile.

Si Yang blinked. "I never expected you to be like this, Hua Yunyan."

Get up and take a shower.

Hua Yunyan proactively squeezed toothpaste onto Si Yang's toothbrush and placed a towel on his hand.

It does have a bit of a newlywed feel to it.

In the early morning, we ate breakfast together. Liu Mingyi came over, as Ye Mengwan usually didn't eat with us. She was a nutritionist sent by the Rong family.

It wasn't that she was being treated differently; Liu Mingyi took one bite of that stuff and immediately gave up on it.

Ye Mengwan, on the contrary, ate with great relish.

The two women were talking in hushed tones, while Li Chuning was probably sleeping in late; the girl rarely ate breakfast.

Without Ye Qingyan, the house suddenly felt much more peaceful.

There weren't many rules in the family to begin with, and Si Yang wasn't the kind of person who would set rules. In fact, some of the rules were set by the women themselves.

The two women were all smiles, and their eyes would occasionally glance at Si Yang.

Hua Yunyan is truly beautiful; the way her eyes sparkle can stir a desire within one.

It is truly a masterpiece of nature.

It would be a lie to say I don't like it.

Si Yang is a man, an ordinary man.

There's a reason why Liu Mingyi is so likable. When a woman learns to lower her pride, it's the easiest thing to please a man.

What I fear most are those who lack poise yet act pretentious.

As for whether he would speak ill of Ye Qingyan, Si Yang didn't care.

It's quite fun to tease each other occasionally and create a lively atmosphere.

If they don't tease each other and are always on good terms, then it's time to think about him.

Ah, that's the truth! It took Si Yang so long to realize it.

On the other side, in a small courtyard in Kyoto, an old man sat in a greenhouse. The morning sunlight shone through the glass, and the old man looked very relaxed.

Ye Qingyan's eyes reddened the moment she saw the old man.

It hadn't been long since they last met, but the old man had become emaciated, with sunken eyes.

"Grandpa," Ye Qingyan called softly.

The old man opened his eyes, straightened up, and said, "It's the Ye family girl."

The old man smiled as he looked at Ye Qingyan. "You?" Ye Qingyan looked at the old man, unsure of how to begin.

"As you get older, your health naturally declines day by day, especially in winter."

"I heard when I was a child that old people are most afraid of winter."

"My mother died in winter, and I don't know if I can make it through this winter!" The old man looked at the sunlight outside the window, without regret, only calmness, or rather, a sense of relief.

"Why didn't you call a doctor?" Ye Qingyan exclaimed, as if she had been flung into a rage.

She will always remember that during her most difficult time, this old man, despite the criticism, recognized her as his goddaughter, silencing everyone in the Ye family.

"I don't want to go through all that trouble anymore," the old man said with a smile, shaking his head.

"I'm just a useless old man, causing trouble and wasting people's resources."

"You'll suffer too, won't you?" The old man smiled.

"But, you?" Ye Qingyan was momentarily speechless.

"Where is he? Why not let him come?" Ye Qingyan asked.

When things are going well, we're afraid of breaking taboos and have to avoid suspicion. But now that things have come to this point, why can't we let Si Yang come?

"He's gone. He didn't want to come to the capital."

"Oh, him! He's a pitiful man. I was hoping to see him for a few more years, but his health just won't take care of him!"

"In the end, we all owe this child something," the old man sighed.

"Back then, Si Yue's death was not only a thorn in his heart, but also a thorn in ours."

"His family members are all on the protection list."

"Later! It was me, it was me who protected those people, otherwise, they would all have died."

"After he left, I heard he got married, and I was very happy."

"The higher-ups are giving us resources without any restraint, it's like handing out money. We're just hoping they can have some kind of connection with us."

"What we couldn't plan, you've accomplished. It's all good now, very good!" The old man smiled.

After he stepped down, he stopped getting involved in anything.

But I've been paying close attention to news about Si Yang.

"Him? He never says anything, but he actually understands everything."

"Ultimately, it's this old guy, me, who's holding him back."

"I suppose they harbor some resentment towards me as well," the old man smiled.

"Actually, we old folks don't live as wisely as a child."

"He is loyal and righteous."

"Back then, it wasn't that he chose to stop, but that we forced him to stop!" The old man coughed lightly, his breathing becoming somewhat rapid.

Ye Qingyan held the old man's hand, tears streaming down her face, and gently shook her head, signaling the old man to stop talking.

"Some things have to be said. If I don't say them, I'll never be at peace with myself." The old man patted Ye Qingyan's hand and gently shook his head.

"We brought the old man who raised him to Beijing and stopped him."

"It's both persuasion and a threat!" The old man gently closed his eyes, and a single, cloudy tear appeared at the corner of his eye.

"When that day comes, I'll tell him I owe him an apology."

"There's no other way! It's too dangerous."

"You know, someone like him, once he's truly free, you can't stop him." The old man looked pained; at that moment, he had actually made the worst-case scenario plan.

However, he felt guilty towards Si Yang.

Not only him, but many people felt guilty towards Si Yang.

"He doesn't care," Ye Qingyan said, shaking her head.

"Oh!"

"No one can forgive him for this, not you, and certainly not anyone else." The old man smiled.

I'm afraid Ye Qingyan doesn't even know how much was hidden behind what happened back then.

Just how much did he bear back then?

What must he have been feeling at that time?

"It's fine as it is now."

"The Ye family doesn't need to care what others think, they don't need to." The old man said softly to Ye Qingyan.

It can be said that the path Si Yang is taking now aligns with everyone's hopes and expectations.

It's no wonder that people were so terrified when that old man was about to pass away.

Even the one who single-handedly built the Canglang team, that time he really brought the entire Canglang team with him.

However, he was scared off by Si Yang's words.

He dared not, nor could he afford to gamble.

Even the iron-fisted Lei Laohu adopted a conciliatory strategy when Si Yang entered the capital.

Does Si Yang know this in his heart?

No one dared to ask.

Even if Ye Qingyan went back, she would never dare to ask about these things.

"I'm just a damn old man, I have no more scruples. I'll tell him on the day I die."

"I'd accept it even if he smashed my tombstone." The old man smiled with relief.

He might have been waiting for someone.

"Lately, I keep dreaming about those children. I'd almost forgotten what some of them looked like, but recently, I've remembered them again," the old man murmured.

Then, she gently closed her eyes and said nothing more.

He was tired after saying such a long thing.