Chapter 2032: A pillar of talent

Ye Chen was shocked by the actions of the middle-aged man in front of him.

He immediately reached out to support him and asked subconsciously: "May I ask who you are?"

The middle-aged man immediately said respectfully: "Back to Young Master Ye, I am Chen Zhaozhong. I should have become a lonely ghost long ago. It was my good fortune to be rescued by Young Master Changying, so I have survived until today."

Hearing that Chen Zhaozhong was an old acquaintance of his father, Ye Chen respected Chen Zhaozhong very much, cupped his fists, bowed and said: "Hello, Uncle Chen, I am Ye Chen!"

Chen Zhaozhong was extremely excited, his eyes red, and he said: "I know... I know... The first time I saw you, I knew you must be Young Master Chen. At first, I thought I was hallucinating, but as soon as I thought that Miss Gu told me there was a mysterious guest, I immediately determined that you must be Young Master Chen..."

Gu Qiuyi giggled on the side: "Brother Ye Chen, I didn't tell Uncle Zhong that you were coming. I didn't even tell Uncle Zhong that we had already found you. I originally wanted to give Uncle Zhong a surprise, but I didn't expect Uncle Zhong to be so smart and guess your identity right away!"

Chen Zhaozhong hurriedly said: "Miss Gu, you are too polite. It's not that I am smart, it's just that Young Master Chen looks so much like Young Master Changying when he was young..."

Ye Chen couldn't help asking: "Uncle Chen, how did you and my father know each other?"

Chen Zhaozhong sighed and said seriously: "Back then, because I was young and frivolous, I provoked people I shouldn't have. The other party issued a Jianghu kill order to take my life, and all the gangsters in Hong Kong came out in full force, just to find me and hack me to death..."

Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong said with red eyes: "It was Young Master Changying who sent people to rescue me from Hong Kong overnight, and personally went to Hong Kong to negotiate with that big boss, paying a huge price to exchange for my life..."

Ye Chen said in surprise: "Uncle Chen, so you and my father were old friends..."

Gu Qiuyi hurriedly said: "Brother Ye Chen, my father said that Uncle Zhong was a famous scholar who was highly respected both at home and abroad. Uncle Ye visited Uncle Zhong in Hong Kong many times to invite him to come out of the mountains, which is comparable to Liu Bei visiting the thatched cottage three times!"

Chen Zhaozhong said humbly: "Miss Gu is too polite. How can I be considered a famous scholar? I was just lucky enough to be appreciated by Young Master Changying."

As he spoke, he sighed with emotion: "Back then, I originally wanted to live in seclusion in the countryside, but I was lucky enough to be appreciated by Young Master Changying, so I decided to follow him to build a career. But I didn't expect that just after I finished my private affairs and was ready to go to Yanjing to report to Young Master Changying, Young Master Changying suddenly gave up the Ye family, left Yanjing with the young mistress, and disappeared..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen felt a tightness in his heart. What Chen Zhaozhong said should be what happened when he was eight years old.

Therefore, he hurriedly asked: "Uncle Chen, do you know the inside story of my parents' death?"

Chen Zhaozhong shook his head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Young Master Ye. I only heard about Young Master Changying's murder later, and by that time, Young Master Changying had already lost contact with me. The last time he contacted me was before he was ready to leave the Ye family."

Ye Chen hurriedly asked: "At that time, did my father say anything to you?"

Chen Zhaozhong said: "Back to Young Master Ye, Young Master Changying told me on the phone at that time that he was going to leave the Ye family, but he still hoped that I could work for the Ye family, and also asked me to contact Tang Sihai, the chief steward of the Ye family at that time. But I didn't agree."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaozhong explained with some shame: "To tell you the truth, Young Master Ye, back then, I didn't want to ask about Jianghu affairs anymore. If it wasn't for Young Master Changying's personality charm that made me admire him, I wouldn't have chosen to come out of the mountains again..."

"So, I felt at the time that if I worked for Young Master Changying, I, Chen Zhaozhong, would naturally die without regret!"

"But if it wasn't for him, I didn't want to make things difficult for myself."

"So, I promised Young Master Changying at that time that whenever he decided to return to the Ye family or set up his own business, as long as there was a phone call, no matter where I, Chen Zhaozhong, was or what I was doing, as long as he still had use for me, as long as I still had a breath left, I would crawl to report to him..."

"At that time, Young Master Changying also respected my choice, but I didn't expect that not long after, I heard the news of his murder..."

Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong's eyes were already filled with tears, and he couldn't help but choke: "I really didn't expect that Young Master Changying would die young. It's really... too regrettable..."

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh. When his father passed away, he was only in his thirties, in his prime, which was indeed extremely regrettable.

While sighing, Ye Chen couldn't help asking: "Uncle Chen, how did you come to New York later?"

Chen Zhaozhong smiled bitterly and said: "After Young Master Changying passed away, I went to Jin Ling to mourn quietly. When I planned to return to Hong Kong, the big boss who wanted to kill me earlier also heard the news of Young Master Changying's accidental death, so he immediately issued another Jianghu kill order. Seeing that I couldn't return to Hong Kong, I could only smuggle to the United States from the mainland, and I have stayed here ever since..."

As he spoke, Chen Zhaozhong couldn't help asking: "Young Master Ye, where have you been all these years? Back then, Mr. Gu almost traveled all over the world to find you. He came to the United States several times, and I even helped him look for you in the United States several times, but found nothing..."

Gu Qiuyi on the side hurriedly said: "Brother Ye Chen, I also came to New York with my father to look for you before. It was Uncle Zhong who received us, right in this hotel!"

As she spoke, she looked at Chen Zhaozhong and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, I remember when I first came to you with my father, I was just eight years old. The last time I came, I was twenty. Now I am twenty-six, and nothing here has changed at all."