Chapter 470 - You Overthink It (2)
Chapter 470 – You Overthink It (2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The awkward atmosphere spread little by little between the two, and finally Mu Tingfeng took the initiative in breaking the stagnant silence between them.
“Ahem, President Ye, you have been emphasizing since the beginning of our conversation that you have a special obsession with me. Since you have such an obsession with me, how come you are not quite sure whether we had contact years ago or not? Or is there… something more behind this?”
Ye Yan was silent for a moment. Then, he said in a muffled voice, “You may not believe it, President Mu. When I was fifteen years old, I got very sick, and I had a high fever for several days. After I woke up, I don’t remember much of what happened before I was fifteen, and I only remember vaguely about everything.”
Upon hearing that, Mu Tingfeng glanced at Ye Yan with a surprised expression on his face.
After a moment, he replied in a low voice, “I trust you.”
Because of Zhao Youlin, Mu Tingfeng had sent his men to probe into this “love rival” of his before. And he found out that when Ye Yan was 15 years old, his mother had passed away from cancer.
Ye Yan and his mother had been really close. After his mother passed away, he stayed and watched over his mother’s funeral for seven days. After he got sick, he had a high fever for several days. It was quite big news, which also exposed the secret life behind the wealthy family that was not known to the public.
Mu Tingfeng was shocked too after he read the information about him back then. He did not expect that Young Master Ye Yan, who was said to be favored by Old Master Ye, had had such a tough life in the Ye family.
After he lost his mother and his grandfather, who were all supposed to protect him, what awaited him was the tragic end of becoming a sitting duck.
Ye Yan probably realized his situation for the first time, he realized for the first time that he was so weak. Not only could he protect himself, but he also could not protect the ones he wanted to protect.
It could be said that the death of Ye Yan’s mother stimulated Ye Yan’s growth to a certain extent, but also delivered Ye Yan a huge blow at the same time.
Mu Tingfeng thought of all of the above, but he did not expect that Ye Yan would lose his memory because he was sick.
Ye Yan was a little stunned when he heard Mu Tingfeng’s answer. After he recovered himself, he smiled and said, “Thank you.”
It was still fine before Ye Yan smiled at him. After he smiled at him, Mu Tingfeng began to look at him strangely again.
After they stared at each other for a few seconds, Mu Tingfeng suddenly stood up and moved his chair back a little, and moved farther away from Ye Yan.
Ye Yan was speechless.
The corner of Ye Yan’s mouth could not help but twitch several times. He was embarrassed. “President Mu, you really misunderstand, I do not have that kind of intention towards you. Ahem, not just you, I am not into that kind of thing either.”
Mu Tingfeng swept a suspicious glance at Ye Yan. Then, he glanced at the distance between them before he said in a nonchalant manner, “That is good enough.”
Ye Yan was speechless. So, in the end, you still don’t believe me!
Looking at Ye Yan’s frustrated expression, Mu Tingfeng suddenly remembered something. His heart trembled and he let out a light cough. He asked, “Since you have lost your memory because of your illness when you were 15 years old, and you said that we had had contact somewhere before, it should have happened about ten years ago. You and I should look a little different from how we looked like ten years ago. Even if we did have some contact back then, but now, you want me to recall everything from more than ten years ago just by your face. I have to say, what you asked of me seems a little impossible.”
Ye Yan did not back down after hearing what Mu Tingfeng said, instead, he steeply stood up from his chair and stared at Mu Tingfeng with an excited expression on his face. He excitedly said, “President Mu, are you saying that as long as you see what I looked like more than ten years ago, you will be able to remember everything that happened back then?”
Mu Tingfeng was speechless. How on earth did this guy come to this conclusion? That was not what he meant at all, okay?
“President Ye, I think you…” Mu Tingfeng opened his mouth and tried to explain, but he was caught off guard by Ye Yan’s next action.
Mu Tingfeng only saw Ye Yan reach out to his neck and take out a necklace. Then, he handed it to Mu Tingfeng and said joyfully, “President Mu, inside this necklace is my thirteen-year-old photo.”
Mu Tingfeng was speechless. Why would a grown man wear a necklace with his own picture on it all day long? He did not even know how he could begin to criticize this.
Mu Tingfeng reluctantly took the necklace handed over by Ye Yan. After he held it in his hand, he only found that it was actually a very old small pocket watch. He opened the lid of the pocket watch, instead of Ye Yan’s headshot like he imagined it would be, what came to his eyes was a photo of two people together.
The color of the photo was no longer vibrant, he could see that it must have been taken a long time ago.
The two people in the photo were hugging each other tightly. The child was wrapping his arms around the woman’s face, with an affectionate expression on his face, while the woman’s expression was full of tenderness and love.
From the outline of this child’s features, he could vaguely identify Ye Yan’s face. It looked like this was Ye Yan from more than ten years ago. And this woman who seemed to be so intimate with him must be his mother.
Mu Tingfeng slightly narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the photo of Ye Yan. The more he looked at it, the more he felt familiar, the more he felt that he had seen this face somewhere.
In an instant, several scenes that were almost on the verge of fading rushed inside Mu Tingfeng’s head without warning, leaving Mu Tingfeng stunned in place.
Ye Yan had been paying attention to the change on Mu Tingfeng’s face. After seeing that, he felt hope surging in his heart. He asked in a low voice, “President Mu, did you remember something?”
Mu Tingfeng’s eyes darkened slightly. He stared at Ye Yan’s face for a few more seconds and asked him, “You just said that we probably met more than ten years ago. So let me ask you, did you ever attend any banquet fourteen years ago?”
“Banquet?” Ye Yan’s eyes flickered slightly. He pondered for a moment and once again turned his gaze to Mu Tingfeng, hoping he could give him a clear answer.
Mu Tingfeng looked straight into Ye Yan’s eyes, trying to see something different in Ye Yan’s eyes, but he was disappointed.
Looking at Ye Yan’s eyes, he did not see any other emotion except eagerness and expectation. Mu Tingfeng sighed and said with uncertainty, “It was so many years ago, I can’t confirm it. It was about thirteen or four years ago, I think I might have met you once at the Su family banquet.”
“Su family’s banquet?” Ye Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. He was obviously curious about the Su family banquet that Mu Tingfeng spoke of.
Mu Tingfeng glanced at Ye Yan and continued, “Well, the birthday banquet of the second young lady of the Su family.”
“Second young lady of the Su family?” Ye Yan frowned, confirming that he really had no impression of this so-called Su family’s second young lady.
“Yes.” Mu Tingfeng nodded and looked straight into Ye Yan’s eyes and said, “The second young lady of the Su family, my cousin, her name is… Su He..”