Chapter 2765: Will not disregard you

A few minutes later, all the servants of the entire Purple Mountain Villa had returned to their rooms.

The meticulous Old Zhang even had Qiu Yingshan order people to temporarily shut down the surveillance of the entire Purple Mountain Villa. After all, it concerned the Miss's reputation, so naturally, no hidden dangers could be left behind.

After everything was settled, Old Zhang called Lin Wan'er to report, and then Lin Wan'er said to Ye Chen, "Young Master, Old Zhang and the others have prepared everything. Let's go down."

Ye Chen nodded and said politely, "Thank you, Miss Lin."

Lin Wan'er smiled sweetly, "Young Master, you don't need to be polite with me."

Ye Chen packed up the painting with the inscription and walked out of the top-floor villa with Lin Wan'er.

Just as they reached the courtyard gate, they saw three elderly men standing side by side respectfully at the end of the long stone steps below.

To Ye Chen's surprise, among them was a big figure he often saw on television in the past—the Sun Zhidong from Yan Jing.

In his childhood, he often heard the elders around him mention this big figure's legendary and inspiring life experience, and he had even visited him with his father. But it wasn't until today that he learned that he was actually one of the orphans Lin Wan'er had adopted back then.

Ye Chen walked down the stone steps with Lin Wan'er, and the three old men said to Lin Wan'er with full respect, "Hello, Miss."

After saying this, they looked at Ye Chen and said with equal respect, "Hello, Mr. Ye!"

Ye Chen was a bit unaccustomed to this for a moment. After all, the three of them combined were nearly three hundred years old, and being so polite to a twenty-eight-year-old young man like himself did indeed feel a bit incongruous.

So Ye Chen also said respectfully, "Hello, three old sirs."

Sun Zhidong looked at Ye Chen and couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Ye really looks very much like your father. It truly fits that old saying: 'A tiger father has no dog son!'"

Ye Chen said respectfully, "Grandfather Sun, I visited your residence with my father when I was a child. I wonder if you still remember."

Sun Zhidong nodded and said, "I remember, of course I remember. Your parents brought you to my house for a meal. I still remember the situation back then. I didn't expect so many years to have passed in the blink of an eye."

As he spoke, Sun Zhidong couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Ye's father was indeed a man of great talent. Back then, he talked to me about many directions for global economic development and trends in the world landscape. His vision was far-reaching, and his judgment of the situation was precise—truly the best I have ever seen in my life. It's just a pity that heaven is jealous of talent!"

Ye Chen felt the same sigh in his heart.

He had once heard the adults mention Sun Zhidong when they were chatting. Back then, his father had many ambitions he wanted to realize upon returning to China, and Sun Zhidong had actually always wanted to cooperate deeply with him at a macro level. It was just a pity that later, his father suddenly had irreconcilable conflicts with the Ye family, subsequently leaving the Ye family and heading to Jin Ling.

While sighing, Ye Chen was just about to say something when he suddenly felt that although Sun Zhidong looked quite sturdy, his entire aura was actually very poor. It seemed he was at the end of his rope, and he estimated that in a few months, he would die of old age naturally.

So, he spoke up, "Grandfather Sun, your physical state doesn't seem very good."

Sun Zhidong was startled and asked in surprise, "How did you see that, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Chen said modestly, "I have studied a little medicine."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The three of them were all very old and were indeed on the verge of death.

Among them, Sun Zhidong only had a few months to live, and Qiu Yingshan and Zhang Decai, judging by the situation, had at most a few years of life left.

Sun Zhidong sighed at this time, "At my age, one is basically running out of oil and lamps. It's normal for the body to be in poor health."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, thinking in his heart that Lin Wan'er was his savior, and he should naturally repay this life-saving grace. These three were orphans raised by Lin Wan'er, and among them, Sun Zhidong, whose situation was the most serious, didn't have long to live. He should naturally show some gesture.

Moreover, this Sun Zhidong could be considered to have had some grace of recognition toward his father.

Both in terms of emotion and reason, he could not sit idly by regarding his current situation.

So, he spoke up, "Three old sirs, I have some urgent matters to deal with today. After I resolve the matters at hand, I will come to visit the three of you again. By then, I will prepare some medicinal pills that can improve your physical conditions. I believe it will be of some help to the three of you."

The three were all somewhat stunned.

They didn't know much about Ye Chen, only that he was the benefactor with great supernatural powers that Lin Wan'er spoke of, so they didn't know what effect Ye Chen's pills would have.

At this time, Lin Wan'er, who was to the side, looked happy and immediately said, "Old Sun, I said that your 'life gate' is in Jin Ling. It seems that everything lies with Young Master Ye. Why don't you hurry up and thank Young Master Ye for saving your life?"

Sun Zhidong widened his eyes in disbelief.

Lin Wan'er said to the other two, "Old Zhang, Old Qiu, Young Master Ye is going to give you a stroke of fortune. What are you still standing there for?"

The three came back to their senses at the same time and understood the implication in Lin Wan'er's words in an instant. In their excitement, they hurriedly wanted to kneel and bow to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen hurriedly stopped the three with both hands and said, "Three old sirs, don't humble me like this. I am in a hurry, but I will personally come to visit tomorrow. We can talk in detail then."

After saying this, he looked at Lin Wan'er and said, "Miss Lin, let's go."

Lin Wan'er nodded slightly and then said to the three, "I am sending Young Master Ye home. You can let the servants resume their normal activities later."

Qiu Yingshan said respectfully, "Very well, Miss!"

In the courtyard of Purple Mountain Villa, a Rolls-Royce had already opened its doors and was parked there.

Lin Wan'er was about to enter the driver's seat, but Ye Chen said first, "Miss Lin, let me drive."

Lin Wan'er nodded and immediately went to the passenger seat.

After getting in the car, Ye Chen drove down the mountain toward Tang Chen Yi Pin.

On the way, Lin Wan'er said gratefully, "Young Master, Old Zhang and the other two are all very old. Without this stroke of fortune from you, I fear it would be difficult for them to last three to five years. I thank you on their behalf for your great kindness!"

Ye Chen smiled indifferently, "Just three pills, it's not a great kindness. Besides, that Grandfather Sun was an old acquaintance of my father. Since we've met, I naturally cannot sit idly by."

Having said this, Ye Chen glanced at Lin Wan'er and added, "As you said, you haven't adopted any orphans since after World War II. The youngest of these orphans must be seventy or eighty years old, right?"

Lin Wan'er's expression suddenly became somewhat lonely. She sighed lightly and said, "These people—although I have always told them since they were old enough to understand that I only treat them as servants, in my heart, I have always treated them as my own family... The reason I always keep the master-servant relationship very clear is that I don't want to appear too weak. When I encounter their birth, aging, sickness, and death, I have always appeared very indifferent, but in fact, every time one of them passes away, I feel very sad in my heart."

Ye Chen nodded and said earnestly, "Now that these three old sirs can finally accompany you together, if I can extend their lifespans, they can naturally accompany you longer. You are a young girl with no ability to protect yourself. With them by your side to help, it will inevitably be much easier."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "If Jin Ling can always be safe, Miss Lin can also live in Jin Ling forever. I am here; if Miss Lin needs any help, I will definitely do my best to help."

Lin Wan'er knew that Ye Chen truly cherished her, cherished the hardship of her wandering for over three hundred years.

She looked at Ye Chen gratefully, choked with sobs, "I... thank you, Young Master, for your pity and love..."

Ye Chen said earnestly, "Miss Lin, in my view, there are only three greatest graces in the world: the grace of parents, the grace of saving a life, and the grace of recognition. Miss Lin saved my life; at any time in the future, I will never disregard you."

Ye Chen said these words completely from the bottom of his heart.

He knew how difficult Lin Wan'er's life had been, and he also knew that once these old people passed away, her life would be like the years after she had just taken the Eternal Evergreen Pill—helpless in this world.

Therefore, Ye Chen had already secretly made up his mind that in the hundred-plus years of Lin Wan'er's future life, he would definitely not let her lose her reliance.

At this time, Lin Wan'er was already in tears.

For over three hundred years, she had never had the thought of relying on anyone, and reality had never given her the opportunity to rely on anyone. But now, for the first time, she felt that her life finally had a reliance, and that reliance was the Ye Chen by her side! ===== CHAPTER 2766 =====