Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Ye Weian spotted Zhou Yongnan’s name, let out a "tsk," and looked up at Zhou Huaichen. "Has your nephew contacted you?"

Zhou Yongnan was utterly devoted to Yan Qing. If he learned of Yan Qing’s predicament today, he would undoubtedly stir up trouble.

Naturally, Ye Weian held no affection for Zhou Yongnan, but since his arrival, Zhou Yongnan hadn’t harmed him or bullied anyone.

Thus, he had no desire to target Zhou Yongnan.

However, if Zhou Yongnan attempted to rescue Yan Qing, Ye Weian would certainly not permit it.

He looked at Zhou Huaichen and said, "Yan Qing has probably already sought help from your nephew through some means."

Yan Qing didn't care much for Zhou Yongnan and had even tried to seduce Zhou Huaichen right in front of him. But now that Yan Qing was in trouble, he would definitely contact Zhou Yongnan first.

This was understandable. After all, Zhou Yongnan was the only grandson of the Zhou family. If he threw a tantrum and insisted on saving Yan Qing, the Zhou family might actually give in and rescue him.

At this thought, Ye Weian’s expression turned serious. "A Chen, if your nephew kneels and begs you to spare Yan Qing, you must not agree."

—[If A Chen agrees, I’ll make sure he never gets to have this fresh, tender cabbage!]

Zhou Huaichen: "..."

He chuckled softly.

To secure his "cabbage," he naturally wouldn't agree. Besides, he had no intention of indulging his nephew in the first place.

He gently pinched Ye Weian’s earlobe and said, "Don’t worry, Yongnan won’t seek me out."

Ye Weian looked at him curiously.

Zhou Huaichen explained, "An hour ago, he learned Yan Qing had been arrested. He threw a fit, demanding to return to the country, so my elder brother and sister-in-law confined him."

His brother and sister-in-law had been staying abroad with Zhou Yongnan to keep an eye on him, under the family elder’s orders. The old man knew Zhou Yongnan’s temperament well and was afraid he’d get tangled up with Yan Qing again, so he sent his son and daughter-in-law to watch over their grandson.

Ye Weian let out a sigh of relief.

—[Looks like I won’t have to reject the piggy after all.]

—[Good, otherwise I’d be a little disappointed.]

Hearing his thoughts, Zhou Huaichen’s lips curved into a slight smile, and he affectionately stroked Ye Weian’s cheek.

If not for the driver and his cousin in the car, he would have pulled this person into his arms for some affection.

Ye Weian remembered something and asked casually, "If you confine him, he’ll probably resent you."

Zhou Yongnan seemed like a hopeless romantic. If the Zhou family stopped him from being with Yan Qing, he’d likely hold a grudge.

"It’s fine," Zhou Huaichen said distractedly, his gaze fixed on Ye Weian’s rosy lips. "Neither he nor Grandpa minds."

As long as he was in control of the Zhou family, Zhou Yongnan would never be able to cause any real trouble.

Ye Weian murmured in understanding, his heart warming under Zhou Huaichen’s gaze.

—[We still need to schedule that abstinence role-play.]

—[I need to tie A Chen to the bed!]

Zhou Huaichen lowered his eyes, concealing the swirling emotions within.

He, too, longed for his beloved.

He had already met his childhood friend today. Perhaps next time, he could take Weian to meet the family elder.

After all, the old man was eager to meet Weian too.

As Zhou Huaichen planned to speed up his pursuit, Ye Weian refocused and continued reading the online comments.

Netizens were speculating about who Yan Qing’s other pursuers might be.

[Who are the other five? Are they more CEOs or movie stars?]

[I’m curious too. Are there any insiders willing to share the details?]

[Don’t gossip accounts usually jump on these things? Why are they so quiet today?]

One insider did sneak in with a tip under a throwaway account.

LemonTreeAndYou: [I know one is a professor, from a very wealthy family. He’s a third-generation heir, with influential relatives. Rumor has it he fell for Yan Qing at a charity gala and has been pursuing him ever since.]

This tip immediately excited netizens.

[Caught a big shot! Don’t leave, tell us more!]

[Who is this professor? Can you drop a name?]

[As an average person, I have no clue about third-generation heirs or influential families. This tip is confusing.]

But no matter how much netizens asked, "LemonTreeAndYou" never replied again.

The more mysterious it seemed, the more curious netizens became. Soon, everyone was researching this wealthy third-generation professor.

Ye Weian came across a tip in the hot comments that left him perplexed.

LittleHamsterSpillsTea: [I heard the eldest son of the Qi family is a university professor.]

Ye Weian: "..."

Soon, more and more people looked into Qi Zhangsong’s background and found that it matched the tip from "LemonTreeAndYou" almost perfectly.

So, everyone flocked to the Qi family’s official social media to ask if it was true.

Ye Weian: "..."

If Qi Zhangsong weren’t Zhou Huaichen’s childhood friend, and if he hadn’t just had dinner with him, he might have believed it too.

After uncovering Qi Zhangsong, netizens were amazed at Yan Qing’s charm.

[I looked up Professor Qi’s photo on the university website—he’s really handsome!]

[Same here! Honestly, every man pursuing Yan Qing is high-quality! Yan Qing must be remarkable!]

[Yeah, if he hadn’t done so many awful things, I’d ask him to write a book on how to attract men.]

Of course, some netizens went off-topic.

[My focus is on something else. With so many suitors, wouldn't Yan Qing have to service ten people a night?]

[OP, you're overthinking it. Yan Qing has been keeping his suitors on the hook—there's no need for him to serve anyone. Haven’t you seen how Ye Weian pursued Yan Qing for five years without success?]

[Now that you mention it, Yan Qing really has game.]

More netizens shifted their attention to Qi Zhangsong and the Qi family.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, with Qi Zhangsong and the Qi family being dragged into this, Ye Weian quickly brought this to Zhou Huaichen's attention.

Zhou Huaichen frowned and immediately contacted Qi Zhangsong.

Soon, the official Qi family Weibo blog posted a statement: [Professor Qi has never pursued a certain celebrity, and no one in the Qi family has ever pursued a certain celebrity. Please do not try to link yourselves to us. Professor Qi and President Zhou have been childhood friends, and President Ye is President Zhou’s close friend. Professor Qi has great respect for President Ye. As for the certain celebrity who has wronged President Ye, the Qi family wants no association with him. If netizens continue to spread misleading leaks involving the Qi family, we reserve the right to pursue legal action.]

The statement was blunt and straightforward; they might as well have written 'we despise Yan Qing' on their foreheads.

Seeing the Qi family’s serious clarification, netizens realized that Qi Zhangsong had nothing to do with Yan Qing and finally stopped gossiping about him and the Qi family.

Ye Weian breathed a sigh of relief.

The system suddenly exclaimed excitedly, [Host, go check the Super Topic! Everyone is shipping them hard!]

Ye Weian: "...System, if you keep this up, you’ll get slapped by the actual people involved."

But he still clicked into the Super Topic to take a look.

The Super Topic was indeed having a field day, all because of the line in the Qi family’s statement: "President Ye and President Zhou are close friends."

[Hehehe, this statement was written by Professor Qi, right? I bet President Zhou must have already introduced President Ye to Professor Qi and his other childhood friends. Otherwise, Professor Qi wouldn’t be so protective of President Ye and so disdainful of Yan Qing.]

[Professor Qi, could you clarify what kind of close friends President Ye and President Zhou are? The kind that sleep together?]

[What a 'bed-sharing close friend'! I’m shipping this so hard I’m lightheaded!]

The phrase "bed-sharing close friend" clearly excited the CP fans.

[Spread the word: President Ye and President Zhou slept together.]

[Spread the word: President Ye and President Zhou went at it for seven days and nights.]

[Hehehe, I’m literally hiding under the bed—they’re so intense, that bed's gonna break.]

Ye Weian: "..."

Author's note: Dear readers, this chapter is now fully posted~

There will be another update tomorrow~ I’ll write more to make up for the word count here in this chapter~

Thank you all so much for your support. I’ll keep working hard!