Chapter 33: Being Young Has Troubles Too
Ye Zhile went to the catering area to get some snacks. He sat in the corner, eating while watching the men and women in expensive formal wear chatting. While he was watching others, others were also watching him, knowing his relationship with the Supreme Leader and thinking of coming up to build a good relationship.
“Hello.” A wealthy lady came forward and sat opposite Ye Zhile.
Ye Zhile looked up and swallowed his snack. “Hello.”
The wealthy lady couldn’t stop smiling. “I didn’t expect the Leader’s Madam to be so young and so beautiful, hehe…”
“Thank you…” Ye Zhile licked his lips. He didn’t know how to answer, giving a naive smile. At this moment, a middle-aged man also walked over. “The Leader’s Madam looks even younger than my son. How old are you this year?”
“Uh… eighteen.” Ye Zhile felt uncomfortable being called ‘Leader’s Madam’ repeatedly. He bit his knife and fork. “I’m called Ye Zhile. You can call me Ye Zhile; no need to call me Madam.”
Especially being called Madam Leader by these people who were older than his father; it sounded awkward no matter how he heard it.
“Haha… shy now.” The wealthy lady laughed.
Ye Zhile let out a breath. Just as he was thinking about how to escape this situation, someone called him.
“Lele?”
Ye Zhile turned around and saw Lin Yang standing not far away, looking at him with a surprised face. Ye Zhile waved.
“Why are you here?” Lin Yang asked him in disbelief.
How could Ye Zhile appear at this kind of banquet, and dressed so beautifully? Did he sneak in? Relying on this face to attract rich people and fly up a branch to become a phoenix? Lin Yang sneered in his heart. Really dares to dream.
“Um… My Lord’s father’s birthday, so I just… eh?” Before Ye Zhile finished speaking, he was pulled up by Lin Yang towards the archway on the side. “Yangyang, what are you doing?”
Lin Yang pulled Ye Zhile out of the archway to an open space. He turned back to criticize Ye Zhile, “This place isn’t somewhere you can just come to casually! This is the former Leader’s birthday. If you sneaked in, you’ll be kicked out later.”
“Yangyang, what are you saying?” Ye Zhile shook off his hand and rubbed his wrist. “I came in following My Lord.”
“You came in following My Lord?” Lin Yang seemed to have heard a joke. “Lele, you don’t need to slap your face to look fat just to sneak in. Who are you to My Lord? Why would My Lord bring you in?”
Lin Yang sized up Ye Zhile and laughed, “Lele, why are you still wearing fakes? The brand Limy costs at least over twenty thousand Star Coins.”
“I didn’t…” Ye Zhile explained, “This is custom-made…”
Lin Yang laughed out loud and took his hand. “I’ll see you out.”
“Lin Yang!”
Just as the two were in a deadlock, Lu Xingyan ran over, pushed Lin Yang away, and warned him, “Don’t go too far.”
Lin Yang had a hurt expression on his face. “Brother Xingyan, I’m doing this for Lele’s own good. People will look down on him if he appears here. How embarrassing would it be if security kicked him out then?”
“The person who looks down on me… is you, Yangyang.” Ye Zhile looked calm on the surface, but his eyes were dim.
Lin Yang froze. “I, I didn’t!”
“Whether you did or not, you know clearly in your heart.” Lu Xingyan looked at him coldly. “Aren’t you just afraid that Lele is better than you in everything?”
It was like this in high school. Lin Yang’s grades were bad, and Ye Zhile helped him improve bit by bit with tutoring. After knowing his parents were teachers, Lin Yang felt his good grades were because his parents were teachers, definitely not because Ye Zhile was smart and diligent. To find a sense of superiority from Ye Zhile, knowing Ye Zhile’s family was ‘poor’, he bought all kinds of good food and drink for Ye Zhile.
And this fool Ye Zhile truly thought the other person was being good to him. Not only did he help him with tutoring, but even when Lin Yang was isolated by the class leader, he braved trouble to go to school with him. Lin Yang once offended a senior Alpha, who gathered a gang to block Lin Yang after school and threatened him with pheromones. Ye Zhile was a top-tier Omega and wasn’t afraid of pheromones below top-tier, so he held the fort for Lin Yang.
As a result, this coward Lin Yang turned and ran. Although he called the police, Ye Zhile still took punches. Later, the school intervened in this matter, and that group of seniors received punishment and publicly apologized to Ye Zhile.
Thinking about it now, Lu Xingyan felt that Ye Zhile’s family must have known about this matter and felt heartache for their son, so they approached the school behind the scenes.
Only this idiot Lin Yang thought his petty favors had bought Ye Zhile, unaware that what Ye Zhile ate and wore was hundreds of times better than his.
Lin Yang seemed to have his thoughts exposed, feeling extremely guilty. His eyes darted around. “I didn’t.”
“Hmph.” Lin Yang then sneered. He looked up at Ye Zhile. “What do I have to be afraid of? Except for grades, what do you have that compares to me?”
Ye Zhile seemed to know Lin Yang anew. He looked at him with disappointment, said no more, turned, and left.
Ye Zhile walked a few steps and saw the Supreme Leader and his eldest brother coming out. Ye Zhijin said, “Just about to go find… what’s wrong?”
Ji Shuohan glanced at the two people behind Ye Zhile and recognized the one named Lu Xingyan.
Ye Zhile shook his head. “Nothing.”
Ye Zhijin came forward, looking at Ye Zhile’s unhappy face. “Who gave our Little Tyrant grief?”
“No one…” Ye Zhile whispered.
Ye Zhijin rubbed his head and comforted him, “You are the Little Prince today. Be happier, okay?”
Ye Zhile nodded. “Okay.”
“Let’s go, go over and say hello to Father,” Ji Shuohan said.
Ye Zhile followed Ji Shuohan inside.
Ye Zhijin turned back, his deep gaze falling on the terrified teenager. With just one glance, he withdrew his gaze.
Lin Yang couldn’t help shivering, his eyes revealing terror and panic. “He, he… Ye Zhile…”
Lu Xingyan looked at him with disgust, said nothing more, and went back.
Lin Yang felt as if struck by lightning. Recalling the scenes just now, Vice Minister Ye’s doting eyes… the Supreme Leader holding Ye Zhile’s hand…
‘I came in following My Lord…’
Impossible, how could Ye Zhile know them!
The protagonist of the big birthday celebration was currently receiving congratulations from guests in the banquet hall. The seventy-year-old former Leader, given the average lifespan of one or two hundred years in the Empire, was in his prime. He was tall and looked majestic, especially with white hair growing on his head, making him even more intimidating.
Ji Shuohan brought Ye Zhile over. Ji Shouren’s eyes lit up looking at that beautiful and fair little guy, but feeling that the small face didn’t look very happy, he asked, “You are?”
“Hello Father, I am Ye Zhile.” Ye Zhile raised a smile.
“Oh~ haha…” Although Ji Shouren looked fierce, his smile was amiable. “So you are Minister Ye’s precious darling, our Shuohan’s little Madam.”
Ye Zhile nodded shyly.
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