Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 825: Siblings Unite! (Fifth Update)

Chapter 825: Siblings Unite! (Fifth Update)

"Wan Qing, what are you looking at?"

Ma Lingling, who had already sat down and started eating, noticed Mu Wanqing frequently glancing to the side, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Nothing much." Mu Wanqing shook her head. She just realized that in this restaurant, she had unexpectedly encountered that man she bumped into coming out of the airport.

What concerned her most was that the man kept staring at her with a strange look in his eyes, giving her an indescribable feeling.

After the two finished their meal, Ma Lingling drove toward Maple Hill Villa. Fortunately, they had a navigation system; otherwise, finding the place would have been even more troublesome.

"We’re here."

Getting out of the car and approaching the gate of Maple Hill Villa, Ma Lingling, who was visiting for the first time, saw the grandeur of the Maple Hill mansions and the surrounding landscape design, and couldn’t help exclaiming, "Each of these villas must be close to a hundred million."

"Wan Qing, I told you, this guy is no simple bodyguard. How could an ordinary bodyguard afford such a luxurious villa? "

Ma Lingling knew that Ye Qiu was highly regarded by the old patron of the Ye family, but the Ye family wouldn’t expend such a large sum to give away a villa.

That Ye Qiu lived in such a luxurious locale even surprised her.

Mu Wanqing didn’t pay attention to these things; she just wanted to meet Ye Qiu as soon as possible.

"Wan Qing, what will you say to him when you see him?" Ma Lingling leaned in, asking with a smile.

Mu Wanqing thought carefully and suddenly froze on the spot; right, how should she start the conversation.

Her coming here to look for him so proactively seemed to lack a good reason.

Mu Wanqing hadn’t figured it out, but she still chose to go in.

Normally, without a key, the two of them would not be allowed to enter. However, Ma Lingling went over to the gatekeeper and, after much soft talk and hard bargaining, coupled with the fact that both she and Mu Wanqing were beauties—especially Mu Wanqing, a big celebrity—they managed to get in, in exchange for a signature, the young gatekeeper personally escorted them to Ye Qiu’s villa.

"This should be the villa of the person you’re looking for." The gatekeeper, thrilled with getting Mu Wanqing’s autograph, cheerfully departed. As for why the two were seeking Ye Qiu, he had no desire to know. The people living here were all extraordinary individuals, and as a gatekeeper, he knew his place—some things he was better off not knowing.

Just as the two women stood in front of Villa No. 8, Sato Tsuru and a middle-aged man quietly appeared nearby.

With their abilities, gaining entry into a sealed villa complex was far too easy; they hadn’t needed to go through the trouble the two women did.

"Is the owner of this villa the person she wants to meet?" the middle-aged man asked indifferently.

"Master, since you are so concerned about her, why don’t I investigate her identity and give you a detailed dossier?" Sato Tsuru offered proactively.

The middle-aged man nodded: "Very well, find out everything about her for me. And also the owner of this villa, I want his information as well."

"Your subordinate understands," Sato Tsuru bowed and said.

The two women knocked on the door for a long time, but Ye Qiu did not come to open it.

"Wan Qing, it seems like he’s not home. Our timing is not good," Ma Lingling said somewhat regretfully.

Mu Wanqing felt a bit disappointed. She had even delayed her concert in Japan just to see Ye Qiu sooner, purchasing the earliest plane ticket and hurrying to Capital City.

As soon as she thought of the imminent reunion with Ye Qiu, her heart started to tense up, but at this moment, she found out that Ye Qiu wasn’t even here, and the huge disappointment made her instantly lose her original mood.

"Let’s go back."

...

Ye Qiu was not at the Fengshan Villa.

Right now, he was with Grandfather Ye, who was introducing the important connections of the Ye family to Ye Qiu, clearly stating in front of everyone that Ye Qiu held the same status as Ye Sa.

To outsiders, Grandfather Ye’s actions seemed absurd, but once Grandfather Ye made a decision, they dared not oppose it. After all, they formed a vast network centered around Grandfather Ye. To defy his orders could mean being kicked out of this web, which would signify an end to their prospects.

Ye Qiu smiled and got acquainted with everyone. He understood Grandfather Ye’s intentions. The reason for these introductions was to let the Ye faction people recognize him, Ye Qiu, so that if he ever encountered any trouble in Capital City, these people would not stand idly by.

In reality, Ye Qiu did not care. He could now face any adversity calmly without the need to ingratiate himself with anyone, but Grandfather Ye did not know the extent of Ye Qiu’s capabilities. From his perspective, even though Ye Qiu had the rank of a brigadier general and was part of the Dragon Group, these identities did not guarantee a lifetime of peace. In the political arena, sometimes these seemingly significant ranks were of no help.

Therefore, Grandfather Ye did this. He wanted to nurture Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu had a high starting point - currently holding the rank of a brigadier general, something that Grandfather Ye valued greatly about Ye Qiu. If boosted by the power of the Ye family, it wouldn’t be impossible for Ye Qiu to rise to the rank of major general or even general. By then, once Ye Qiu obtained real power, he would likely look after the Ye family out of respect for the help Grandfather Ye had once given.

Watching Grandfather Ye taking Ye Qiu to meet the outstanding figures among the Ye family’s connections, Ye Shuang spoke up somewhat unfair on behalf of her brother Ye Sa: "Grandpa really, even after someone outright rejected him, he still insists on introducing so many important people from our Ye family to him, completely ignoring you, brother."

Ye Sa was not angry and said, "Grandpa has his reasons, you silly girl don’t understand. What he’s doing, isn’t it also for you and me, for the whole Ye family?"

"For us? He didn’t need to help him like this." Ye Shuang still couldn’t comprehend and let out a cold snort.

In Ye Shuang’s view, by doing so, Grandfather obviously handed over all of the Ye family’s connections to Ye Qiu, turning him from nothing into a behemoth-like figure overnight.

Of course, this was while Grandfather Ye was alive; whether these people would act the same as before after his death was another matter.

Seeing the expression on Ye Shuang’s face, Ye Sa knew that if he didn’t make his sister understand Grandfather’s good intentions, there could be trouble in the future. He sighed lightly and said, "Little Shuang, there are reasons for Grandpa’s actions. Do you know what Ye Qiu’s true identity is?"

Ye Shuang shook her head.

"He is a brigadier general, with the military rank of a brigadier general. Otherwise, do you think that Grandpa values him so much just because Ye Qiu is born into our main family and cured Grandpa’s illness? You’re wrong. Grandpa had no choice—to preserve the current status of our Ye family, we must have a pillar to sustain it."

"Currently, I simply can’t do that because my experience is still too limited. Being called one of the ’Four Young Masters of Capital City’ is just flattery from others; it’s worthless in political struggles. But Ye Qiu is different, he is already a brigadier general. With Grandpa’s help, he could even become a general. By that time, when our Ye family gains another general-level connection, who else would dare to move against the Ye family?"

Listening to her brother’s explanation, Ye Shuang finally understood Grandfather’s painstaking efforts.

"Brother, I understand now, I won’t be capricious anymore, I need to grow up."

Ye Sa, stroking Ye Shuang’s head, muttered to himself, "Not to mention, neither am I..."

Ye Sa was clear in his heart that Ye Qiu could help the Ye family for now, but not for a lifetime.

If Ye Sa himself could not grow quickly enough to become strong enough to support the Ye family, then even with Ye Qiu around, the Ye family would eventually decline, just like those once glorious top political families that are now mere legends, leaving behind only scattered stories.

Ye Sa did not wish for the Ye family to follow this path.

"I will become strong quickly." Ye Sa, looking at Ye Qiu standing beside Grandfather, had an added touch of determination in his eyes.