Chapter 801: Young Master Kong

At this very moment, Ye Chen had already entered the villa with Dong Ruolin.

The mansions of these prominent families in Jingcheng were all extremely luxurious; upon entering, the living room alone was nearly the size of a small banquet hall.

At this time, the place was bustling with noise, and many of the more prominent and influential figures in Jingcheng were gathered here, chatting eagerly in small groups.

Old Mrs. Dong, accompanied by her husband, was laughing and chatting with several old friends of similar age.

Dong Ruolin hurriedly said to Ye Chen, "My grandmother is over there; I'll take you over to meet her."

Ye Chen nodded and smiled, "That's perfect, I can give your grandmother the gift I prepared."

The two arrived before the elderly couple, and Dong Ruolin said to them with a smile, "Grandpa, Grandma, let me introduce you. This is my university classmate, his name is Ye Chen!"

The old lady hurriedly said with a smile, "Oh my, so you're Ruolin's university classmate! Welcome, welcome!"

As she spoke, the old lady asked again, "By the way, Ruolin, I remember that among your university classmates, there was a young girl you were very close with. Was her name Xiao Churan?"

At this moment, Ye Chen took over the conversation and said, "Hello, Grandma Dong. I am Xiao Churan's husband. Actually, Churan had always wanted to come and wish you a happy birthday in person, but there were indeed many things at home she couldn't get away from, so she asked me to come on her behalf. I hope you can forgive her!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Oh my, so that little girl Churan is already married now!"

After saying this, she looked at Dong Ruolin and said earnestly, "Ruolin, look, your university classmates are getting married one after another. You're the only one who doesn't even have a boyfriend yet. You should just listen to Grandma, stop going to Jin Ling, find a good boyfriend in Jingcheng, and get married early so Grandma can be at ease!"

At this moment, Dong Ruolin's heart was filled with a complex mix of emotions.

She liked Ye Chen, and it was the kind of liking that went deep into her marrow, so in her heart, she had long since decided that she would marry no one but Ye Chen.

But regrettably, Ye Chen was the nominal husband of her good friend. Now that even her own family knew, wouldn't it be even more impossible for her and Ye Chen in the future?

Although the Dong family was not considered a top-tier family in Jingcheng, they were at least people of status. How could they let their own granddaughter be with a man who was already married?

Even if he were divorced, it would still be a second marriage, and it would be very shameful if word got out.

Thinking of this, she felt exceptionally lost.

Just then, a discordant voice came: "Grandma! Grandpa!"

Dong Ruolin turned her head to look, and her cousin, Kong Delong, was walking over with a smug look on his face.

She asked subconsciously, "Brother Brother Biao Ge, I heard you had surgery a while ago? How is your recovery now?"

As soon as Kong Delong heard her ask about the surgery, he couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, and said sullenly, "Don't even mention that damn surgery to me. I get pissed off just thinking about it!"

Old Mrs. Dong said with some heartache, "Ruolin, you don't know, your cousin suffered greatly a while ago!"

Ye Chen did not turn his head at this time, but he recognized that this voice was indeed very familiar.

Thinking carefully, he captured the identity of the owner of this voice in his mind.

Isn't this Kong Delong, the young master of the Kong family who was forced by him to swallow a string of gemstone necklaces at Song Wanting's house?

What? He is Dong Ruolin's cousin?

Moreover, Kong Delong called Dong Ruolin's grandmother "Grandma," which meant he was the child of Dong Ruolin's aunt.

This is actually quite interesting.

Just then, Dong Ruolin said to Kong Delong, "Brother Brother Biao Ge, let me introduce you to my university classmate!"

As soon as the words fell, Ye Chen turned around with a smile on his face. The moment Kong Delong saw him, he looked as if he had seen a ghost!

It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then he began to grit his teeth: "Alright! You surnamed Ye! I was just worrying that I couldn't find you, and you actually dared to come to my grandmother's house. I'll kill you today!"

Dong Ruolin was startled and blurted out, "Brother Brother Biao Ge, what do you mean by this? Ye Chen is a guest, how can you talk to him like that?"

Kong Delong gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know why I had surgery?"

Dong Ruolin blurted out, "I heard from my mom that you swallowed a necklace."

"Right!" Kong Delong said furiously, "Why did I swallow the necklace? It's all because of this bastard!"

Ye Chen gave a cold laugh: "Young Master Kong, one must be reasonable when speaking and kind when acting. Did I force you to swallow that necklace? Or did I pry open your mouth and stuff it into your stomach?"

Kong Delong didn't speak.

How could he?

Ye Chen's words were correct; he wasn't forced to swallow the necklace. He had lost a bet with him and couldn't back down, so he gritted his teeth and swallowed it.

However, wasn't he still the culprit?

Thinking of this, Kong Delong scolded sternly: "You surnamed Ye! Stop arguing with me about this! I'm going to settle this score with you!"

Ye Chen ignored him and turned to look at Old Mrs. Dong, handing over the gift box he had brought, and said earnestly, "Grandma Dong, this is the birthday gift Churan and I prepared for you. I hope you can accept it with a smile."

The old lady didn't understand what conflict Ye Chen had with her grandson, but after all, she was an elder of a prominent family and was very polite, so she reached out and took the gift, saying, "Then thank you and Churan for your kind intentions."

Seeing Ye Chen ignoring him, Kong Delong was almost bursting with anger.

He snatched the gift box from his grandmother's hand, threw it directly onto the ground, pointed at Ye Chen, and cursed: "You surnamed Ye, get out of here right now, and go back to Jin Ling to prepare for death. I'll go to Jin Ling in two days and kill you myself!"

Ye Chen wasn't angry, just said indifferently: "Kong Delong, for Ruolin's sake, I call you Young Master Kong, but don't push your luck. Otherwise, don't blame me for not considering Ruolin's feelings!"

Dong Ruolin, who was on the side, was also very angry and scolded: "Brother Brother Biao Ge, what on earth are you doing?! Ye Chen is a guest! What right do you have to drive him out? What right do you have to throw away the gift he gave Grandma?"

After saying this, she bent down and picked up the gift box that had already fallen open, as well as the fan inside.

Kong Delong said with disdain: "What good things can such a lowlife give Grandma? It's just a broken fan. Only a loser like him would take it out!"

Old Mrs. Dong sighed helplessly.

The old lady knew perfectly well what kind of character her own grandson had.

Although she heard that Ye Chen might have an inseparable connection to her grandson's surgery, looking at it this way, it was likely that her grandson had brought it upon himself, and the responsibility might not necessarily lie with Ye Chen.

Therefore, she said earnestly, "Delong, you're such a grown man, why is your speech still so shallow? A gift represents an intention, not its value."

Upon hearing this, Kong Delong immediately took a gift box out of his pocket. After opening it, inside was a Maitreya Buddha carved from green jade.

The jade was clearly top-grade imperial green, the material was excellent, without a single flaw, and the carving was perfect. It was also inlaid with a circle of diamonds, which was quite dazzling.

He handed the jade necklace to Old Mrs. Dong and said unconvinced: "Grandma, this jade Buddha is old-pit imperial green, worth at least 30 million. That broken fan looks like something worth a few hundred yuan; there are plenty of them in Panjiayuan. When these two things are placed together, the difference in value is clear! Trash is trash; no matter how well it's packaged, it can't be valuable!" ===== CHAPTER 802 =====