Chapter 704: Hidden Story Within a Hidden Story

Ye Chen felt that Auntie Li was actually right.

He had experienced the best days in the world since he was a child, and he had also experienced the hardest days, so he had long looked down on everything.

Even if he hadn't married Xiao Xiao Churan, even if he were still working hard at the construction site, he wouldn't have any dissatisfaction.

Because in his view, after his parents passed away, his effort to live was the greatest comfort to them.

As for money and status, he had long thrown them to the back of his mind.

In the few years he married Xiao Xiao Churan, he suffered all kinds of humiliation, but he never thought about returning to the Ye family for help.

Even if his dignity was repeatedly rubbed on the ground by the Xiao family, he could accept it calmly.

The days of humiliation passed for three years, but he himself, although in the center of such a vortex, was the calmest one.

However, his calmness was completely changed because of Auntie Li's "critical illness."

At that time, he was too afraid that Auntie Li would pass away. 【70

Because, in his eyes, Auntie Li was his savior and his second parent. His biological parents were already dead, and he absolutely could not watch her die of illness.

He had once gone to the hospital, wanting to be tested for a match with Auntie Li to see if his own kidney could successfully match hers.

If the match was successful, he would simply donate a kidney to Auntie Li.

However, the hospital told him at the time that the matching failed.

Therefore, he could only try every possible way to get money to find a kidney source for Auntie Li and have a kidney transplant.

It was precisely because of this that he mustered the courage to ask Old Mrs. Xiao to borrow money during her birthday banquet.

But he didn't expect that Old Mrs. Xiao would not only ruthlessly refuse him but also lead the entire Xiao family in mocking and ridiculing him!

At that time, Ye Chen was disheartened.

It was also at that time that Tang Tang Sihai suddenly appeared before him.

The moment he saw him, his heart was filled with immense resentment.

Although he didn't know that his parents were harmed by others, he always felt that the Ye family was to blame for his parents' deaths.

And Tang Tang Sihai, as the butler of the Ye family, could be said to be someone he hated by association.

So, when Tang Tang Sihai asked him to go home and inherit the family property, he refused.

When Tang Tang Sihai gave him the Emgrand Group and 10 billion, he also refused.

However, when Tang Tang Sihai told him that Auntie Li's illness still needed two million to save her life, he compromised.

He knew that apart from accepting the Ye family's money, he had no other way to save Auntie Li.

Therefore, he accepted the Emgrand Group and the 10 billion in cash that the Ye family gave him.

Since then, the trajectory of Ye Chen's life underwent a major reversal.

It was just that he never imagined that all of this was actually a bitter scheme by Tang Tang Sihai and Auntie Li.

A bitter scheme to force him to accept the Ye family's "gift" or "compensation."

At this moment, he felt the indignation of being deceived and even betrayed.

But the indignation in his heart vanished in an instant.

Because he knew that Tang Tang Sihai and Auntie Li were both doing it for his own good.

If it weren't for them protecting him with such painstaking care, he might have already died over a decade ago.

To protect him, Tang Tang Sihai went as far as replacing the entire Jin Ling orphanage staff with his own men; this was enough to show his deep concern for him.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly reached out to help Auntie Li up and said gratefully, "Auntie Li, you don't need to apologize to me, let alone ask for my forgiveness. You and Butler Tang are both my saviors. I should be the one thanking you for risking your lives to protect my safety."

Auntie Li hurriedly waved her hands, "Young Master, you are too polite. These are all things we should have done."

Ye Chen sighed and said, "Auntie Li, my mind is a bit chaotic right now. I need to make a call to Butler Tang and then sort out these clues properly. Once I have figured it out, I will come to see you again."

Auntie Li hurriedly said, "Alright, Young Master!"

Ye Chen's eyes were unfocused, and he said in a flustered manner, "I'll be going now, Auntie Li."

Auntie Li hurriedly said, "Young Master, let me see you out!"

Ye Chen waved his hand, "No need, I'll go by myself."

After saying this, Ye Chen cupped his hands to Auntie Li, bowed slightly, and turned to leave the office.

Ye Chen pushed his electric scooter and walked out of the orphanage, looking somewhat lost.

At this time, in the director's office on the fourth floor of the orphanage, behind a gap in the curtains, a middle-aged man in his fifties turned to look at the gray-haired old man sitting at the desk and said respectfully, "Butler Tang, the Young Master has left."

The one speaking was the director of the Jin Ling orphanage.

And the gray-haired old man at the desk was none other than Tang Tang Sihai, the head butler of the Ye family.

Hearing that Ye Chen had left, Tang Tang Sihai nodded gently and sighed, "I calculated everything, but I didn't calculate that the Young Master would invite the girl from the Gu family to be the spokesperson. Upon learning this news, I rushed over from Yan Jing immediately, but I was still too late..."

The director asked him, "Butler Tang, I have one thing I don't understand."

"Speak."

The director said in confusion, "Little Li doesn't know anything about this at all. Why did you make her memorize this script urgently to deceive the Young Master?"

As he spoke, he added, "At the time, I did suggest choosing a suitable woman from reliable servants to take care of the Young Master personally, but you insisted on disagreeing and made me recruit a volunteer from society who knew nothing. That's why I recruited Little Li. She happens to be the only staff member in the entire orphanage who was kept in the dark. But why do you insist on making her lie now? If you didn't tell her these things, she wouldn't know anything, and no matter how much the Young Master questioned her, it would be impossible for him to get any information. Since she knows nothing, naturally, the Young Master wouldn't be able to see through any flaws!"

Tang Tang Sihai sighed with emotion, "The reason I didn't agree to use Ye family servants to take care of the Young Master back then was because I was afraid that if this person spent day and night with the Young Master, the Young Master would see through the flaws."

"Think about it, this person had to take care of the Young Master for ten years without leaving his side. What if they accidentally let something slip at some point and called out 'Young Master'? What if they took a nap one day and said something in their sleep that shouldn't have been said? The Young Master was only eight years old back then; I absolutely could not let him know that everything around him was arranged by others!"

"It is precisely because of this that I needed someone who didn't know him to take care of him personally. Only in this way could he live the life of a truly ordinary orphan here. It is precisely because of this that he ate poorly, dressed poorly, and used poor things all these years. Even though my heart ached immensely, I didn't dare give him any extra care. And it is precisely because of this that even when he was squeezed out, isolated, and bullied by other children in the orphanage, I didn't dare let you intervene..."

Speaking of this, Tang Tang Sihai let out a long sigh, "If it weren't for seeing him determined to treat that Little Li's illness, I really wouldn't have known how to persuade the Young Master to accept the Old Master's gift."

"Then what about now?" the director said nervously, "If the Young Master learns this from Little Li, he will definitely contact you immediately and will definitely find a way to find out who killed his parents back then. He might even return to Yan Jing. If someone in the Ye family is unfavorable to him, can the Young Master withstand it?"

Tang Tang Sihai said indifferently, "The Young Master has a title in Jin Ling, called the 'True Dragon on Earth.' This wasn't something the Young Master gave himself; it was spontaneously given to him by the prominent figures in Jin Ling. This proves that the Young Master is by no means a creature of a small pond; he is not someone that ordinary people can deal with just because they want to!"

After saying this, he said in a deep voice, "Although the Old Master's health is not very good, he can still hold on for a few more years. I originally didn't want the Young Master to return to Yan Jing so early, but I never dreamed that he would meet the girl from the Gu family..."

"The Gu father and daughter have been looking for him for so many years. Once they met, they would inevitably tell him the truth. By then, the Young Master would naturally know that someone was manipulating everything behind the scenes. The facts have proven that my guess was correct. So, since that's the case, why continue to hide it from the Young Master? Moreover, in this orphanage, he has been closest to Little Li since he was young. Having these words come from her mouth is much more effective than coming from mine. Only in this way can we motivate the Young Master to return to Yan Jing and turn the Ye family upside down!"

Speaking to this point, Tang Tang Sihai was already streaming with old tears. He said tremblingly, "I am incompetent and cannot avenge the blood feud of the Second Young Master from back then. Now, let the Young Master avenge the Second Young Master and Second Madam himself! If that happens, even if I die, I can close my eyes in peace!"