Chapter 280: Completely Impressed

As he emerged from the alley, Ye Jianhua was about to hail a cab to head to Beiguan Village.

But then he realized that if he went alone, that kid might not even give him the time of day.

Ye Jianhua wasn’t stupid; he could tell that Li Yi didn’t seem to care much for him.

At the very least, that guy treated him completely differently than he treated Old Jiang.

Although he was just as blunt with Old Jiang, it was clear that he genuinely cared about him.

As for him, he was just a bystander, caught in the crossfire!

After much deliberation, Ye Jianhua decided to go to the Jiang family first to get Jiang Longcheng out, then have him accompany him over.

However, instead of going to Jiang Longcheng’s home, he headed straight for the Jiang family’s ancestral home.

After all, his aunt and uncle had been staying at the Jiang family’s old mansion these past few days, so once that guy found the prescription, he would naturally head there first.

The Jiang family’s old mansion wasn’t far from the Ye family’s old mansion—just one street away, less than two hundred meters as the crow flies.

When Ye Jianhua arrived at the Jiang family’s old mansion, he was immediately stopped by the security guard at the gate.

The guard recognized him, though. After asking the reason for his visit, he told him to wait outside and then called inside.

Soon, Jiang Longcheng strode out from inside.

“Hey, how’d you get here so fast?”

Ye Jianhua glanced at him and said with a somewhat grave expression, “Come on, come with me!”

“Where are we rushing off to in such a hurry?” Jiang Longcheng asked curiously.

“Beiguan Village!”

“Looking for that kid again?”

“Yeah!”

“But we just got back from there… It can’t be that the medicine is faulty, can it? I just told my old man about it…”

“Cut it out. It’s got nothing to do with the medicine—it’s my business!” Ye Jianhua snapped.

“What could possibly be wrong with you?”

Ye Jianhua paused for a moment before saying, “I might actually be getting married!”

“Huh…”

After a moment of stunned silence, the fire of curiosity blazed in Jiang Longcheng’s eyes, and he asked eagerly, “Wow, that kid really nailed it. Spill it—what’s the story?”

Ye Jianhua shot him a glare and said, “Why do I feel like you’re gloating?”

“Ah… You must be seeing things. That’s not true at all!” Jiang Longcheng denied it outright.

“Hmph, don’t think I didn’t see that…”

“Stop beating around the bush. What happened? Spit it out!”

Ye Jianhua sighed and proceeded to recount everything that had just happened to Jiang Longcheng.

After hearing Ye Jianhua’s account, Jiang Longcheng’s mouth dropped open in shock. “You and Xiao Ying’er?”

“Yeah!”

“Xiao Ying’er is only 21 or 22 this year, right? Anyway, she’s several years younger than you. You’re a classic case of an old bull munching on tender grass!”

“Bullshit. Do you think I enjoy this? I had no choice!” Ye Jianhua retorted.

Just then, Jiang Longcheng seemed to think of something. He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, “That kid really has a way with words!”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you remember the last thing that kid said just now?”

“Good fortune is near, but fortune and misfortune are hard to predict!” said Ye Jianhua.

“No, there’s more after that!”

Jiang Longcheng continued, “He said if you aren’t ready to settle down, don’t get involved with that girl—otherwise, the entire Ye family will suffer along with you!”

“Hmm!”

At that moment, Jiang Longcheng said in a low voice, “I didn’t quite get it just now, but now I’m starting to see what he meant!”

“What do you understand?”

“Think about it. Although the Lin family can’t compare to your Ye family, their overall strength isn’t weak either. If you treat Xiao Ying’er well, there’s naturally no problem. With the Lin and Ye families joining forces, they could lift you up even if you were a pile of mud!”

Then, changing the subject, Ye Longcheng continued, “But what if you treat her badly? Have you thought about what would happen then?”

Ye Jianhua froze on the spot. He wasn’t stupid; he quickly grasped the crux of the matter.

That’s right. If he and his future wife couldn’t see eye to eye, the relationship between the Lin and Ye families wouldn’t just fail to be a powerful alliance—it could even turn into a bitter feud.

Given the Lin family’s power, they might very well inflict damage on the Ye family.

At this thought, a sense of foreboding couldn’t help but rise in Ye Jianhua’s heart.

Just then, Jiang Longcheng spoke again: “You’re a great guy in every way, but you’re a bit of a womanizer, and Xiao Ying’er is rather innocent. If you don’t rein yourself in and end up breaking her heart, the consequences could be unpredictable!”

Hearing Jiang Longcheng’s analysis, Ye Jianhua’s mind was completely thrown into disarray!

Now he finally began to believe Li Yi’s words, and asked, “Come on, let’s head over to Beiguan Village!”

“No way! Why go? You need to know that the decision is entirely up to you—Brother Li Yi was just giving you a heads-up!” Jiang Longcheng said.

“Um… so what should I do now?”

Jiang Longcheng glanced at him and said, “Why don’t you tell your old man that you absolutely refuse to marry the Lin family’s daughter!”

“That won’t work. I tried to refuse just now, but my old man threw a shoehorn at me. Luckily I ran fast—otherwise I’d have gotten another beating today!” Ye Jianhua said, still shaken by the experience.

“That’s a dead end. Looks like you’ll just have to put up with it!” Jiang Longcheng said.

“But I’m only twenty-five—am I really going to be tied down by a wife and kids already?” Ye Jianhua said, sounding a bit resentful.

“That’s still better than going to jail!”

“Go to jail?”

“Yeah, don’t you remember when Brother Li Yi first met you, he said you were destined for romantic troubles? If you can’t keep your pants on, you’ll end up behind bars. I think what he said back then was related to this!” Jiang Longcheng said.

“You actually believe what he says?” Ye Jianhua frowned.

“I do!” Jiang Longcheng replied earnestly.

Ye Jianhua paused for a moment, then said, “Hmm, I see.”

After that, he dismissed the idea of going to find Li Yi.

Just as Jiang Longcheng had said, the decision didn’t lie with Li Yi—it was largely up to him.

With that in mind, he sat right at the entrance of the Jiang family’s old mansion and began to carefully ponder the matter.

Seeing Ye Jianhua like this, Jiang Longcheng couldn’t help but be secretly shocked.

He had always known that Li Yi was truly capable; he had never doubted that.

But he never imagined his abilities would be so extraordinary—even his grandfather and his usually stoic third uncle were taken aback.

Half an hour earlier, when he told his family about Li Yi’s diagnosis of his third aunt’s condition, everyone was taken aback, because someone had said something similar to them eight years ago.

According to his third uncle, when that person from the U.S. visited China back then, he had brought along a highly skilled personal physician.

At the time, the family had invited him to examine Auntie No. 3. According to the doctor, whose name was George, Auntie No. 3 suffered from a rare condition called depression, a disease that was extremely difficult to treat anywhere in the world.

Dr. George explained that a significant number of patients, once their condition worsened, lost control of themselves—either harming others or themselves—and the suicide rate was alarmingly high.

This was exactly what Li Yi had said.

However, Dr. George had also noted that research on depression abroad was still in its early stages, and there were no particularly effective treatments available.

Therefore, when Jiang Longcheng told his family about Prozac and Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Uncle San immediately said that regardless of whether it worked or not, the doctor’s diagnosis of Aunt San’s condition alone was reason enough for them to give it a try.

He immediately promised to get the medication as quickly as possible.

Combined with what had happened earlier, Jiang Longcheng was completely convinced by Li Yi!