Chapter 3575: A Match Made in Heaven

Zijin Mountain, the river and the moon.

Cai Cai Zi ran out of her bedroom holding her phone, delighted, shouting: "Otousan, Otousan! Ye Chen will come back home later to have dinner!"

At this moment, Ito Takehiko was in the central courtyard of the villa, tinkering with his five-needle pine.

This five-needle pine was brought over by Ito Takehiko from his residence in Kyoto, Japan, as one of the top-tier tree species in Japanese horticulture; this thick and full five-needle pine is worth at least several million US dollars, and it is Ito Takehiko's favorite.

Previously living in an apartment building, he had no chance to plant trees; now that he had moved into a Chinese-style courtyard villa, he immediately began to fuss over it.

The old money in Japan is just like the old money in China—they all have some rather special retro hobbies; the old money in China likes to play with wood and jade, while the old money in Japan each has a heart that wants to become a horticulture master.

Owning a large estate in Kyoto does not yet make one a true magnate; owning a large estate and also possessing a mansion full of top-tier tree varieties and top-quality specimens—that is what makes a magnate among magnates. When guests arrive, without the host saying a word, just the trees in this courtyard alone are enough to make guests feel the host's strength.

As one of Japan's top rich men, Ito Takehiko is naturally also a magnate-level figure in horticulture; now settled in China, and since Kyoto's climate is not much different from Jin Ling's, he plans to gradually move those precious trees he cultivated in Japan over here, little by little.

While he was busy with all his might, he suddenly heard Cai Cai Zi say that Ye Chen would come home to eat dinner tonight, and he immediately exclaimed delightedly: "Mr. Ye has finally come out of seclusion!"

"Yes." Cai Cai Zi nodded and said: "It seems Ye Chen just came out of seclusion today."

Ito Takehiko smiled and said: "This period of time should have been very hard for Mr. Ye; now that he has come to our home, we should accompany him and drink a few more cups."

After saying that, he looked at his daughter with deep meaning and instructed: "Cai Cai Zi, now is your best chance to seize Ye Chen; you must firmly grasp this opportunity."

When Cai Cai Zi was looking to buy a new house, Ito Takehiko had once asked her why she wanted to move out of Tang Chen Yi Pin; after all, in Ito Takehiko's view, his daughter loved Ye Chen to the bone, loved him so much that she even loved his house and crows, and she was extremely fond of Tang Chen Yi Pin; suddenly wanting to move out was clearly somewhat off.

Cai Cai Zi also did not hide anything, and thus roughly told her father the situation.

Upon hearing that Xiao Churan had left Ye Chen at that moment, Ito Takehiko kept saying "good" over and over, a dozen times, his hands excitedly wishing he could rub off a layer of skin.

Because in his view, Xiao Churan leaving Ye Chen was the best opportunity for his daughter to take her place; no matter how many close female friends Ye Chen had around him, he believed his daughter was the most special one in Ye Chen's heart, or to put it bluntly, his daughter was certainly the most heart-moving among those close female friends.

Making this judgment was not due to his blind self-confidence, but because he had analyzed Ye Chen's various behaviors toward his daughter all along.

Ye Chen not only specially ran to Kyoto to treat his daughter's injuries, but even saved her life; in the subsequent Tokyo great melee, it was also he who helped the Ito family laugh last.

What moved Ito Takehiko even more was that Ye Chen actually used an extremely precious Remolding Pill to let his legs regrow; if Ye Chen did not have his family's daughter in his heart, he could not have obtained such fortune.

It can be said that during this period, the most beautiful dream Ito Takehiko had was that Ye Chen would become his son-in-law.

Now that the opportunity has come, he must let Cai Cai Zi give it her all.

Cai Cai Zi also knows the opportunity is rare; her personality has always been to dare to love and dare to hate, not to calculate consequences, so she also never hides her feelings for Ye Chen; even if she knew Ye Chen might never leave Xiao Churan in his lifetime, she would still be willing to wait, even if in the end it was like drawing water with a bamboo basket—fruitless—she would not regret it.

If in the past, she would only silently accompany Ye Chen by his side, but now, she hopes even more to reap Ye Chen's sincerity.

Thus, she very seriously said to Ito Takehiko: "Otousan, Cai Cai Zi also hopes to seize this opportunity, but it may still be very difficult in the short term; Ye Chen's feelings for Xiao Miss are deep and righteous, and it may still be hard for him to move on for a while."

Ito Takehiko solemnly said: "For Mr. Ye, now it is like falling into quicksand; if he relies only on himself, it may be very hard to get out; certainly someone must reach out to him, and he must also willingly grasp the other party; only then, with both hearts working together, can they escape from the previous quicksand."

After speaking, he said solemnly: "In places you cannot see, who knows how many people are frantically reaching out to Mr. Ye, hoping to pull him a hand; so you must not be too passive, otherwise once someone else gets ahead first, you will surely regret it deeply."

Cai Cai Zi smiled faintly and said: "Otousan, have you ever considered that Ye Chen is fundamentally not someone who can be pulled out by one person's effort alone?"

Ito Takehiko asked, puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Cai Cai Zi said somewhat shyly: "Otousan, Ye Chen has so many close female friends; before, with Xiao Miss present, his feelings toward these close female friends were always being restrained, so these close female friends had no opportunity; now, if he chooses to continue restraining himself, these close female friends still have no opportunity; if he chooses not to restrain anymore, then perhaps everyone has a chance."

Ito Takehiko asked: "Cai Cai Zi, do you mean that once Mr. Ye accepts Xiao Miss's departure, he might very well be like ancient emperors with three thousand beauties by his side?"

Cai Cai Zi lightly nodded and said: "If he gives nothing to anyone, then everyone can still persist silently as before; if he decides to give, to whom he gives, it will inevitably hurt others; Ye Chen never does anything that harms his close female friends, so perhaps it really takes everyone working together to make it work."

Ito Takehiko said awkwardly: "Men with many close female friends are not uncommon in high society; even rather common; isn't it that Musk has many women giving birth to his children?"

Saying this, Ito Takehiko countered: "But even if that is so, the person who can maintain a legal marital relationship with him is only one; others, even if they obtain his feelings, can only be nameless and without status; you certainly cannot be that nameless and statusless one, can you?"

Cai Cai Zi said somewhat awkwardly: "Otousan, you are bringing this up too early; besides, this matter is not subject to my will."

Ito Takehiko said seriously: "Cai Cai Zi, the Ito family is now number one in Japan; if in the future Ye Chen can give you a status, Otousan is willing to take out all the assets of the Ito family to give you as dowry; Otousan has this wholehearted determination; you also need to come forward with wholehearted action to make it possible!"

After saying that, he sighed: "In Otousan's view, no one is more suitable than you to be Ye Chen's next wife; the Ito family has strength, can be considered a match in social standing; moreover, you and Ye Chen have long had mutual good feelings, which Otousan can see; what's more, you two are both cultivators; if you two join hands to spend the rest of your lives together, not only can you rely on each other emotionally, but on the path of cultivation you can also support each other; this is truly a match made in heaven!"