Tang Sihai said, “Rest assured, Mrs Ye, we wouldn’t dare keep this from the young master forever. Once everything is settled and the young master has achieved his revenge, we, as servants, will naturally tell him the full truth.”
Xiao Churan pursed her lips, nodding after a long moment of thought, “If this is best for Ye Chen, then let’s do as you say, we’ll disappear from his world first.”
Tang Sihai added, “Mrs Ye, when do you plan to leave? I’ll make all the arrangements in advance.”
Xiao Churan hesitated, thinking for a while before saying, “Ye Chen and I made plans to go to the Maldives for the New Year. In all these years, we’ve never gone on a trip together, and I don’t want to miss this one. Also, a month after the New Year is the second day of the second lunar month, the day of the Dragon Raising Its Head, which is Ye Chen’s birthday. I want to celebrate it with him. Is that too much to ask?”
Tang Sihai nodded understandingly, “I completely understand your intentions, Mrs Ye. Do you have any plans for the second day of the second lunar month? Or where will you be? I can make arrangements accordingly.”
Xiao Churan shook her head, “I don’t know how Ye Chen plans to spend his birthday next year. I’ll ask him first, and once it’s decided, how should I let you know?”
Tang Sihai quickly replied, “I’ll be staying at Qixia Temple during this time. You can find me there if you need anything.”
“Alright,” Xiao Churan sighed softly, her expression a bit dazed, “Mr Tang, I’m… quite tired today. If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back now.”
Tang Sihai bowed respectfully, “Thank you for your efforts, Mrs Ye!”
Xiao Churan gave a bitter smile, turned to leave, but suddenly recalled the date of the second day of the second lunar month. Something clicked, and she immediately asked Tang Sihai, “By the way, Butler Tang, I have a question, and I hope you’ll answer truthfully.”
Tang Sihai responded at once, “Please ask, Mrs Ye!”
After a moment’s thought, Xiao Churan said, “There’s a singer I really admire, Gu Qiuyi. She’s the only daughter of a prominent Beijing family, with assets worth tens of billions, and she’s been in the industry for years without a single scandal. She’s always said she entered the entertainment industry to find her fiancé. I suddenly remembered that she held a concert in Jinling on Ye Chen’s birthday, the second day of the second lunar month. I didn’t think much of it before, but now it seems there might be some connection to Ye Chen.”
Pausing briefly, Xiao Churan looked at Tang Sihai and asked, “Butler Tang, can you tell me honestly, what is the relationship between Gu Qiuyi and Ye Chen?”
Gu Qiuyi was Xiao Churan’s favourite singer, not just for her beautiful voice and appearance, but because she was arguably the only female celebrity in the entertainment industry without any scandals, not even a normal romantic relationship.
Just moments ago, Xiao Churan recalled Gu Qiuyi’s concert on that second day of the second lunar month.
First, the timing: it was Ye Chen’s birthday, and Gu Qiuyi chose that day to hold a concert in Jinling. Xiao Churan had thought it was just a coincidence, but after learning about Ye Chen’s background, she felt it was unlikely to be mere chance.
Second, Gu Qiuyi had always been searching for her fiancé, a fact well-known in the entertainment industry. Xiao Churan hadn’t connected it to Ye Chen before, but now she wondered if it had something to do with Ye Chen’s disappearance from his original social circle as a child.
