Chapter 918: The Cycle of Fate

Ito Emi and Ito Nanako didn't think much of it. Seeing Ito Yuhiko wanting to chat privately with Ye Chen, the two stood up and said goodbye, leaving the ward.

After the two left, Ito Yuhiko looked at Ye Chen and said earnestly, "Mr. Ye, I have offended you many times before. I still want to solemnly apologize to you, and thank you for returning good for evil, saving my daughter, and saving the Ito family. Otherwise, if the Su family really thought it was the Ito family that killed the Su family's descendants, the Ito family would likely face a disaster of extinction."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Ito is too polite. I saved Nanako out of friendship. As for indirectly helping the Ito family, you don't need to be too polite with me either. After all, I took your money. We Chinese have an old saying: take people's money, eliminate disasters for people. I can't take the money and not do the work, right?"

Ito Yuhiko was dumbfounded.

The reason he was dumbfounded was also completely shocked by Ye Chen's shamelessness.

Ye Chen's words were very clear: take people's money, eliminate disasters for people. This meant that the 4.5 billion US dollars couldn't be taken for nothing; he had to do something for the Ito family.

Therefore, since he had now eliminated the disaster for the Ito family, he could also take this money with a clear conscience.

Ito Yuhiko, besides being shocked, felt a bit of heartache.

Although he truly felt in his heart that his daughter's life was more valuable than 45 billion US dollars, he would still feel heartache if he really threw away 4.5 billion US dollars for nothing.

However, he knew very well in his heart that this 4.5 billion US dollars was lost, and he had no other way to get this money back or recover the loss to a certain extent, so there was no need to dwell on this issue anymore.

Thinking of this, he smiled awkwardly and said to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, your Jiuxuan Pharmaceutical's development momentum is very strong. After merging with Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, I believe there will be even broader prospects. I wonder if we can develop some cooperation on this?"

Ye Chen laughed, "Mr. Ito, there is actually nothing to cooperate on in this matter. Jiuxuan Pharmaceutical is the foundation of my life, and I will not hand over any shares of it to others."

Ito Yuhiko hurriedly said, "Mr. Ye, I don't want your shares, but I really want to develop some deep cooperation with you. In the future, the Ito family will be handed over to Nanako to manage. You and Nanako are friends, and I can see that Nanako also trusts you very much. You can completely try various forms of deep cooperation. This is good for you and for us; it is truly mutually beneficial."

Ye Chen smiled slightly, "I will naturally consider this in the future. If the timing is right, I will absolutely not exclude cooperating with Ms. Nanako."

"That's good..."

Ito Yuhiko breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "Mr. Ye, I can see that Nanako likes you very much. If you two could have any possibility, then I would be truly gratified..."

Ye Chen immediately said, "Mr. Ito, Ms. Nanako is still very young. It's better not to say such things randomly. If it spreads out and is misunderstood, it will ruin Nanako's reputation."

Ito Yuhiko waved his hand, "I have raised my daughter for twenty-two years; no one in this world knows her better than I do. I can see that she really likes you, and she likes you sincerely. If possible, I would suggest you stay in Japan to develop. You have Jiuxuan Pharmaceutical, and Nanako has the Ito family. If you two could combine to become husband and wife, that would definitely become the top existence in all of Asia, or even the whole world."

Ye Chen smiled and asked back, "Mr. Ito should have investigated me, right? You should know that I am already married."

"I know." Ito Yuhiko smiled slightly and said indifferently, "So what if you are married? You are married, but didn't Nanako still fall in love with you? Therefore, for me or for Nanako, we don't care about your past and present; what we care about is your future!"

As he spoke, Ito Yuhiko said very seriously, "Mr. Ye, after today's events, I have understood life very clearly. Living has meaning—wealth has the meaning of wealth, and poverty has the meaning of poverty. But when a person dies, whether rich or poor, it will all turn into a bubble."

"If it were before today, I would never let my daughter marry a foreign man. But at this very moment, these things no longer matter to me. What matters is how to make my daughter happy; what matters is how to let my daughter have the best life!"

"Mr. Ye has ability, strength, and the charm that a strong person should have. Nanako has cultivation, background, and both internal and external qualities. Moreover, she likes you so much. I believe you must have some feelings for Nanako in your heart. Otherwise, you would never have traveled thousands of miles to Japan, specially run to Kyoto to see her, saved her life, cured her injury, and even driven hundreds of kilometers in the middle of the night to send her to Tokyo to see me."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Mr. Ito, it cannot be denied that Nanako is indeed a very good girl, but I still say the same thing: I am already married."

Ito Yuhiko waved his hand, "Don't always use being married to block me. You can divorce even if you are married. Even if you don't divorce, you can marry Nanako in Japan. As long as you don't go back, there will be no problem."

Ye Chen shook his head and laughed, "Mr. Ito, I do appreciate some of the valuable qualities in Ms. Nanako, but what you said is still impossible."

After a pause, Ye Chen added, "And I will not stay in Japan. Today, or at the latest tomorrow, I will return to China."

Ito Yuhiko smiled and said earnestly, "Mr. Ye, you Chinese have an old saying: a good bird chooses a tree to perch on. I have investigated your background. Forgive me for saying the truth: your current wife is not worthy of you!"

Ye Chen looked at Ito Yuhiko noncommittally and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ito seems to have done a lot of research on Chinese culture. Just now you could say the six words 'dig deep, store grain', and now you have 'a good bird chooses a tree to perch on'. It seems you are also a China expert!"

Ito Yuhiko said earnestly, "When I was young, I admired Togo Heihachiro, who led the Japanese fleet to defeat the Russian navy in the Battle of Tsushima. It is said that Togo Heihachiro carried a waist token engraved with seven big characters: 'I bow to Yangming for a lifetime'. That was when I realized that Togo Heihachiro was influenced by the Chinese sage Wang Yangming all his life. So I also followed in his footsteps, read Chinese history books, and learned a lot of Chinese culture and classical literature."

Ye Chen nodded and laughed, "Mr. Ito is so studious, it is truly admirable. However, I still want to make one point clear to you: I will not divorce my wife! Therefore, please do not mention those words again, Mr. Ito."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "And I am about to leave Japan, so please do not mention this matter to Nanako, so as not to cause a negative impact on her."

Ito Yuhiko looked at Ye Chen and said earnestly, "Mr. Ye, you Chinese pay attention to the cycle of fate. Look, before tonight, Nanako was injured and sitting in a wheelchair, and the doctor was also adamant and categorical that she might never be able to stand up again. But now?"

Ito Yuhiko said, reaching out and gently patting his own knee where he had been amputated, and mocked himself, "Now, Nanako, who was declared by the doctor to be unable to stand up again, has stood up again, while I have lost my legs. So, this life is a cycle!"

Ye Chen frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Ito, I don't quite understand what you mean by this sentence."

Ito Yuhiko smiled and said, "I mean, even if you leave Japan today and swear that you will never come back, when the wheel of fate turns, it is very likely that it will still send you back here, even if you are helpless!"

"For your wife, it is the same principle. Even if you think you will never divorce her, the wheel of fate might still separate you one day in the future!"

"Everything in the world is confusing. Mr. Ye is still young and has several decades of life ahead of him, so why be so absolute now?" ===== CHAPTER 919 =====