Chapter 670: Chapter 670: You Look Shaless
Ye Xuan remained calm, a slight smile hooking the corners of his mouth as if he were completely oblivious to the tense situation in front of him, appearing collected and at ease.
Du Yunfeng’s slightly narrowed eyes brimd with a chilling light, threatening to burst with danger!
He glared intensely at Ye Xuan, as if ready to lash out and tear him to pieces at any wrong word.
Sensing the tense atmosphere between the two, Liu Ying knew she couldn’t just watch idly anymore. She had to speak up, diate the relationship between them, or things would surely spiral out of control.
She definitely did not want a conflict between these two to mar her birthday celebration. That was not a sight she wished to see.
However, just as she was about to step in and say sothing, Du Yunfeng, who had been wearing a stern expression, suddenly burst out laughing!
This unexpected turn of events stunned everyone, including Liu Ying.
The sternness on Du Yunfeng’s face lted away like ice and snow, replaced by a beaming smile.
Then, he strode forward and extended a hand to Ye Xuan, his voice resonant and hearty as he said, “You’ve got personality, kid—much better than many young folks I’ve t. I appreciate you! Let’s formally introduce ourselves. My na is Du Yunfeng, Liu Ying’s uncle.”
Ye Xuan’s indifferent expression transford instantly into a flattering smile. He briskly walked up, took Du Yunfeng’s hand with both of his, and said eagerly with a sheepish grin, “Hello, Uncle! My na is Ye Xuan, ‘Ye’ as in leaf and ‘Xuan’ as in Xuan Yuan! Honestly, I’m really thankful that you’ve given a way out. You might think I was calm just now, but that was all just an act. Inside, my heart was pounding with nerves. But with your open-mindedness, not taking offense to my behavior, I feel a deep respect for you as soone young and ignorant, otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to face your anger!”
Right off the bat, Ye Xuan laid on the flattery thickly, then didn’t forget to add a complint, “Before I t you, Uncle, I’ve always considered myself the most handso man under heaven! But after seeing you, I realize I was wrong. There indeed is soone more handso than , and that person is you, Uncle! Compared to you, I’m nothing more than a lump of clay from the mud pit.”
Everyone: “…”
Liu Ying: “…”
“…” Du Yunfeng’s mouth twitched involuntarily as he gave Ye Xuan a serious once-over: “You certainly have a shaless appearance!”
After a pause, he added, “You’ve got the sa flair as I did when I was young.”
“Hehe, thanks for the complint, Uncle!”
Ye Xuan scratched his head and chuckled.
Not a hint of disdain could be found, rather, he seed absolutely proud as he stood up straight!
Good grief!
What just happened here?
Seeing this scene unfold, everyone around was dumbfounded.
Just a mont ago, these two were on the verge of clashing swords. Now they were laughing and complinting each other—it was a completely rapid reversal!
It was utterly incomprehensible!
Liu Ying was also bewildered. Weren’t these two puffing up in anger as if they were sworn enemies just monts ago? How did they suddenly make peace? Even the words she had prepared no longer seed fitting to say.
Her mind was at a loss for words. Damn it! Can soone please tell who’s writing this script? Are you sure we’re not filming a TV drama?
Hua Tian, who had been gloating over the situation, also showed an alternating expression of sunshine and clouds, turning quite unsightly!
The plot hadn’t unfolded as he had imagined; not only did Ye Xuan avoid offending Du Yunfeng, but he also won his appreciation.
Such lodramatic events could also happen? Was this all too fake? Or maybe the script was being followed incorrectly?
anwhile, standing by Du Yunfeng’s side, Shangguan Qili sighed and said, “This young man indeed has the sa flair as Old Du back in his youth.”
After saying that, she turned to her son, Du Mingcheng, “When your father was still the young master of the family, he was a shaless fellow! He would do any brazen and thick-skinned thing, with a face so thick that bullets couldn’t pierce it.”
Err…
Upon hearing this, Du Mingcheng was speechless. It was the first ti he had heard his mom ntion such things, and his interest in gossip imdiately flared up.
“Mum, did Dad woo you by playing dirty tricks back in the day?”
With a sly look on his face, he asked.
“That’s right, your father’s shalessness back then was even worse than this young man’s! He used so many unsavory and gangster-like tactics on that I’m too embarrassed to even speak of them.” Shangguan Qili covered her face with one hand, appearing too shy to say more.
“Haha! It seems then, Brother Ye and my dad are indeed cut from the sa cloth; perhaps they were just pretending all along, and even I was fooled.”
Du Mingcheng clapped his hands and laughed, no wonder these two had turned hostility into friendship—they were birds of a feather after all.
Liu Ying, standing by, also secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this conversation. It was good that the two n didn’t co into conflict, otherwise she wouldn’t know how to resolve the situation!
“You mother and son are talking behind my back—not a good habit.”
Du Yunfeng turned his head and glanced at Shangguan Qili and Du Mingcheng as he spoke.
“Oh? So now I can’t talk about you? The ridiculous things you’ve done in the past—if not a thousand, certainly eight hundred! Before you criticize others, you should think about your own past misdeeds. I must educate my son properly to not pick up your bad habits!”
Shangguan Qili snorted coldly, speaking without any politeness.
“Let’s leave it at that! Past is like the wind, better not ntioned. Back then, I was just a green young lad—what’s so strange about doing those things?”
Du Yunfeng was truly thick-skinned, unfazed even with his own wife exposing him.
Then, he turned his gaze to Liu Ying and smiled, “Xiao Ying, I’ve looked over this lad for you; he’s a good man! He also has a personality that very much suits my taste, upright and sincere—a man of true character. I like such young people.”
“Uncle, as if soone I have chosen could be anything less than excellent?” Liu Ying said proudly.
“However, that’s just my first impression. I still need to assess him thoroughly. If even one item is unsatisfactory, don’t even think about the two of you being together.”
Du Yunfeng abruptly changed the tone of the conversation.
“Whatever you say—it doesn’t matter. My judgnt is far better than yours. If soone I’ve picked out gets rejected by you, wouldn’t that an there’s a problem with my taste?” Liu Ying said dismissively, curling her lip.
“Even so, I still need to vet him for you; it’s my responsibility to do so,” Du Yunfeng stated, not open to discussion.
“What vetting? You didn’t even care this much about your own son!”
Shangguan Qili interjected.
“Is a man the sa as a woman? My sister died early, and as her uncle, don’t I have to vet for her?” Du Yunfeng said.
Liu Ying helplessly said, “Uncle, it’s fine for you to vet him, but let make it clear, you’re not allowed to deliberately set obstacles or make it hard for him! Otherwise, I’ll be upset.”
“Alright, I promise you! Today is your birthday, so whatever you say goes.”
Du Yunfeng smiled and nodded readily.
He knew his niece well—her temperant, inherited from her mother, was just like their Du Family’s: absolutely unafraid to turn a face!
“Thank you, Uncle!”
Liu Ying giggled, then went over to Ye Xuan’s side, looping her arm through his, and said to Du Yunfeng and Shangguan Qili,
“Uncle and Aunt, you two enjoy your stroll. Ye Xuan and I won’t keep you company.”
With that, she took Ye Xuan by the arm and turned to leave.
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