Chapter 148: Chapter 148: You Must Be Crazy _1
Lin Bingqing nodded gravely and said with a serious face, "Master, don’t worry. As long as I am alive, auntie won’t suffer any harm."
In Yanjing, at the Xu Family residence.
The first thing Xu Xincheng did upon arriving home was to march angrily into Xu Lele’s room and fiercely complain about Ye Ming.
"Sis, I’ve told you before, you’ve got the wrong person. That Ye Ming is nothing but a beast!"
"He actually made a marriage contract behind your back. A man who is so fickle does not deserve your lifelong trust! You should stay away from him as soon as possible!"
From the start, Xu Xincheng had never liked Ye Ming and looked down on him. It was only because of that one time at the underground banquet, seeing Ye Ming show off his skills, that Xu Xincheng had slightly changed his view and thought he had been mistaken. But now, seeing Ye Ming’s fickle behavior, everything had returned to square one.
Xu Lele clearly didn’t believe it. There had been a misunderstanding last time, and this might be another one.
She said very calmly, "Xin Cheng, you must have seen it wrong. I’ve known for a long time what kind of person Ye Ming is and also that you don’t like him. But there’s no need to try to persuade me like this."
"The more you do this, the more it will strengthen my resolve!"
Xu Lele’s attitude nearly caused Xu Xincheng to choke with rage. At such a critical time, Xu Lele could still remain so composed, as if nothing had happened.
Moreover, to convince Xu Xincheng, Xu Lele explained the whole incident with Li Kai all over again.
"Many people can’t bear to see us happy and will try all sorts of tricks and schemes. Xin Cheng, you’ve been played this time," Xu Lele said confidently.
Xu Xincheng felt a surge of frustration and his blood pressure nearly spiked.
Seeing his persuasion was useless, he turned to Xia Ningning for help, immediately calling her to ask her to convince Xu Lele.
It didn’t take long before Xia Ningning sent a video call invitation to Xu Lele.
As soon as the call connected, Xia Ningning got straight to the point, "Le Le, your brother isn’t lying to you, nor has he been played. It’s true."
"I didn’t tell you before, but now I’ll tell you everything. Ye Ming doesn’t only have a marriage contract with the two of us; he has a total of nine marriage contracts."
"Apart from us two, there are seven more, and if you discount the woman he’s seen this time, there should be six other girls left."
Xia Ningning’s words instantly shocked Xu Lele, leaving her mind in chaos, unable to think.
To make Xu Lele believe her, Xia Ningning did not forget to send the evidence.
When Xu Lele saw the nine neat marriage contracts in the wooden box, her spirits plummeted.
Xia Ningning explained, "This photo was given to me by Ye Ming without his knowledge when I was seeking to cancel our engagement. He didn’t know about this initially; in fact, I knew about his nine engagements before he did."
"Moreover, each girl involved in the marriage contracts is very exceptional. There are wealthy heiresses and even successors of hidden sects in the world of martial arts..."
The smile had completely vanished from Xu Lele’s face, replaced by an expression full of worry.
Her confidence was somewhat shaken. She didn’t know who the remaining marriage contract partners were, nor did she know whether Ye Ming would have feelings for others, whether he would reject all the other girls because of her.
After a moment of silence, Xu Lele said, "Though the matter is complicated, it’s not impossible. Perhaps Ye Ming will give up all the other girls for me."
"Of course, aside from you, my dear friend Ningning, I can be tolerant. Didn’t we once agree to marry Ye Ming together?"
"What?" Seeing Xu Lele suddenly displaying such an attitude, Xia Ningning’s expression was identical to Xu Xincheng’s from a moment ago, her blood pressure skyrocketing.
"Lele, are you dreaming or what? Snap out of it, okay? Things aren’t as simple as you think!"
Xu Lele pouted and said, "There’s always a way out when the car reaches the mountain, I believe in Ye Ming!"
Xia Ningning sighed helplessly, "It’s over, Lele, you really worry me. What’s gotten into you?"
"It’s not like he’s the only man in the world, why do you..."
Clearly, Xu Lele did not want to listen to Xia Ningning’s prattle anymore and quickly said, "Alright, alright, let’s not talk about unhappy things. When you come back to Yanjing, I’ll treat you to a big meal. For now, I need you to help me take care of Ye Ming!"
"If any woman gets close to Ye Ming, you must tell me!"
Afterward, under Xia Ningning’s puzzled gaze, Xu Lele ended the call.
She sighed, her smile returning to her face as she muttered to herself, "The man I’ve set my sights on can’t be wrong."
...
Over the next few days, Ye Ming was in seclusion, completely cutting off contact with the outside world.
He entrusted the Spirit Spring Water business entirely to Lin Bingqing and Qin Tianyu, whose collaboration brought in significant profits from Spirit Spring Water.
With the help of Spirit Spring Water, the Qin Family soared to become the leader of Hai City, unmatched by anyone.
But Qin Tianyu didn’t let it go to his head, and in front of Lin Bingqing, he still acted like a younger brother.
He knew very well that everything his family had was given by Ye Ming. Without Ye Ming, he would be nothing and certainly not the current Family Head of the Qin Family.
To this day, at a single word from Ye Ming, Qin Tianyu would be ready to offer the entire Qin Family to Ye Ming with both hands.
Of course, this was also Old Master Qin’s wish. Though he had retired and no longer managed the family affairs, he often advised Qin Tianyu, saying repeatedly, follow Ye Ming!
Some are happy, some are sorrowful; on the other side, Xu Ling’s days were difficult, to say the least, enveloped in utter darkness.
Due to the termination of their supply, Xu Ling completely cut ties with Spirit Spring Water, severing the relationship.
Relying on Spirit Spring Water as her foundation, she now faced not only huge debts but also pressure from her future prospects since she had taken on many orders to gather wealth. Now, with various penalties for breaching contracts, she couldn’t cover the costs even if she sold herself.
Day in, day out, being harassed by creditors was indeed tough. Eventually, Xu Ling couldn’t hold on and immediately fled with her parents.
With no men in the house, they could only be bullied.
Xu Daqiang heaved sigh after sigh, lamenting, "What kind of life is this? Is this even a life for people? I told you back then not to play so big, and now look, it has all fallen apart, hasn’t it?"
Xu Ling was already in distress, and her father’s scolding only made her feel even more devastated.
Just when she was driven to a dead end, she thought of someone.
