“Will you tell them that even though Gu Qiuyi has given so much for you, you still refuse to abandon your original wife?!”
“Do you think the world will respect you for that?!”
“How many people will curse you?!”
“At that time, how much pressure will Miss Xiao face? How many of Gu Qiuyi’s fans, who are waiting to see her finally unite with you, will go to her and gossip? Have you thought about that?”
Ye Chen was left speechless by his grandfather’s pointed questions.
He knew his grandfather was right.
Xiao Churan wasn’t a celebrity; she didn’t have fans.
Gu Qiuyi was different—her fans numbered in the hundreds of millions.
Over the years, Gu Qiuyi had remained scandal-free in the entertainment industry. Everyone knew that this billionaire’s only daughter didn’t enter the industry for fame, money, or fun—she was searching for her fiancé.
It was this pure and noble background that made countless people adore her to the extreme.
It could be said that among female celebrities in the entertainment industry, no one else had achieved what she had.
Many female stars had no scandals or controversies for years, but in the end, they married into wealthy families, even marrying men decades older than themselves, men older than their own fathers.
This gave their seemingly virtuous behavior a strong sense of purpose.
How could these people compare to Gu Qiuyi?
Everyone knew that if you wanted to support a female celebrity who would never falter, you should support Gu Qiuyi.
If, in the future, Ye Chen’s identity as the heir of the Ye family was revealed to the world, people would inevitably ask him, “Why didn’t you marry Gu Qiuyi?”
And people would surely ask Xiao Churan, “Why haven’t you stepped aside yet?”
For a moment, Ye Chen felt almost crushed.
He looked at the old man, his emotions surging, and said, “No matter what I do, it’s wrong! Not marrying Nannan is wrong! Marrying Nannan is also wrong! Keeping it from Churan is wrong! Telling her is still wrong! Right now, I can use the fact that I haven’t avenged the Poqing Society as an excuse to hide my identity, but after dealing with the Poqing Society, if I continue to hide my identity, it will still be wrong! What should I do? How can I make all of this have a perfect ending?!”
Ye Zhongquan had never seen Ye Chen so emotionally distraught.
Even when he knelt before his parents’ graves on Ye Lingshan, he hadn’t seemed this helpless.
Back then, although he was in pain and filled with hatred, he clearly knew what he needed to do. There was a strong conviction driving him forward.
But now, in Ye Zhongquan’s eyes, Ye Chen seemed like a lost child.
Feeling a pang of sympathy, the old man gently patted Ye Chen’s shoulder and comforted him, “Chen’er, if people could let go of overly high moral standards, many problems would resolve themselves!”
“The Xiao family girl has treated you well, but you’ve also treated her well during this time! You’ve even repaid her parents’ mistreatment with kindness. If she truly loves you, is willing to bear your children, and spend the rest of her life with you, then I, as your grandfather, have nothing more to say. But your relationship with her isn’t pure, is it?”
“Moreover, you said that once she learns of your true identity, she will be deeply disappointed. But you carry the legacy of your parents. Their wrongful deaths shocked the world. Once you avenge them, you cannot hide away in obscurity. You cannot let the world believe that Ye Changying and An Chengqi’s son died long ago. You cannot let them fade into oblivion!”
“On the contrary, you must announce to the world that Ye Changying and An Chengqi’s son is still alive! Their bloodline has not ended! You must use your strength and your achievements to restore the world’s reverence for your parents! To ensure their names continue to be remembered! This is your duty and obligation as their child!”
“If you agree with what I’ve said, then let me ask you this: Aren’t you and the Xiao family girl destined to part ways sooner or later?!”
