Chapter 123: Venue Setback

Ye Shu wanted to settle quickly, so chose this day off.

"If I weren't staying at home every day preparing the marriage‑proposal stuff, my parents would definitely beat me up."

To prepare all that, he didn't go to develop a relationship with Xie Xin Yi.

Su Yu thinks Su Xi's words are flawless.

"His time is money, and you aren't giving him any."

【Being able to come out with us on a day off is already giving you face. We didn't even ask you for money!】

When Ye Shu thought of Su Yi, the gold‑devouring beast still active, and Su Xi's approach, he found Su Yu's point quite reasonable, "Exactly!"

Liang Yan looked puzzled at Su Xi, who was reading a document nearby, "Weren't Uncle Ye and his sister talking about Uncle Su? Uncle Su didn't even react!"

"I booked this place for two days; how's it? Pretty enough, right?"

Ye Shu had already had it designed. Upon entering is a long corridor, its walls adorned with paintings Ye Shu himself drew, depicting scenes of his interactions with Xie Xin Yi from childhood to now.

The childhood moments were assembled by Ye Shu after asking his parents and obtaining photos of Xie Xin Yi and himself, then piecing them together.

The lights in the corridor are flamingo‑shaped, and the wallpaper shows pairs of flamingos on a seaside scene.

Past the corridor is a room where pink roses are arranged into various sized pink hearts. In the center sits a flamingo ring box containing a pink diamond ring, its setting also shaped like a pink rose.

"Wow, not bad. I'll call Auntie over right now, propose early, and get peace of mind sooner."

Su Yu is reluctant to spend her own savings; she wants to get the red envelope soon, draw a card, and see if any card can wake Su Yi earlier.

"That's not great, have you thought through the conditions?"

Ye Shu held back Su Yu, who wanted to go over to Su Xi's side.

"What reason? Do you have any other ideas?"

"Hmm, I plan to ask her out tomorrow to shop, have dinner, then give her a surprise."

Su Yu looked around, "It might turn into a scare!"

Ye Shu was surprised, though it was only a day later, "How could that be?"

"Did you consider that these flowers will wilt?"

Ye Shu sighed in relief, "We'll replace them tomorrow morning; right now we're just testing the effect."

【Ah! Spendthrift! That's such a waste of money!】

"What if someone tries to fool you?"

【With your luck, it's not impossible.】

Liang Yan nodded, "I saw some unsightly flowers over there!"

Liang Yan liked the flowers a lot, walked around, and noticed the edge flowers weren't in good condition. She had just assumed they were fine, so she didn't interrupt Su Yu and Ye Shu's conversation.

Ye Shu hurried over, his face dark, and called the manager. The manager quickly came to apologize to Ye Shu and arranged for a fresh batch of flowers to be swapped in.

"Did you book the whole venue?"

"Of course!"

For something this important, Ye Shu actually paid the full two‑day venue fee!

"Then who was filming? The photographer you hired?"

【Wulongcha, you're reliable! I didn't even see that person just now.】

【No big deal!】

Ye Shu followed the direction Su Yu pointed with her finger.

"I didn't hire a photographer!"

The manager hadn't gotten on the elevator yet when he was called back. Seeing the two parties arguing, cold sweat was about to pour down his face.

"What on earth is going on with them?"

Ye Shu was the first to question the manager; after all, he had paid for two days of exclusive use—how could unrelated personnel be allowed in? This person was filming at will! What if he wanders into the meticulously prepared venue? It contains his painstaking paintings and an expensive proposal diamond ring!

"Sir, sorry, that's our staff; he didn't receive notice and entered the venue by mistake!"

What could the manager do? One is a client, the other is the boss's husband's beloved younger brother; he can't offend either!

"What staff? This is our family hotel; I go wherever I want. If you disagree, get lost!"

The manager's already tense heart died on the spot.

"Please wait in the private suite; I'll consult the boss about this."

Ye Shu stared at the defiant man, then at the manager drenched in sweat, turned and returned to his reserved private suite. He carefully packed away the results of his recent efforts.

"Are we not doing it here anymore?"

Ye Shu nodded, "Yes, fearing something might go wrong."

He had just gotten into a clash with someone who seemed to have close ties to the hotel owner. Ye Shu was quite self‑aware. It proved his luck was turning, so it's better to leave early.

"I told my dad about this; he's already sent a lawyer over. Let's go."

Ye Shu had Su Yu hold the ring box firmly; he, Qin Tao, and Su Xi carried the paintings, while Liang Yan led the way, operating the elevator doors.

Back in the car, Su Yu poked Ye Shu, "Did you pick that venue yourself?"

"No, it's a hotel our company has long‑term cooperation with; I didn't expect it to be this bad!"

【Indeed, if you can barge into a venue booked by a client, will you dare to intrude into the guest's rooms too? This place is supposedly a five‑star hotel!】

Liang Yan, still startled by the man inside, asked, "That uncle is both ugly and fierce; will the lawyer uncle get beaten up?"

【Lawyer? Didn't Ye Shu say he has a lawyer's license and fears nothing?】

"No, I didn't clarify; I called a lawyer team, with bodyguards!"

Liang Yan nodded, "That'll cost a lot!"

Ye Shu smiled smugly, "No cost; it's from my parents' company."

At this point, Ye Shu was immensely grateful to Su Xi. Had it not been for Su Xi interrupting his pretentious act last time, leaving him in a bad mood, his parents wouldn't have given him the lawyer team's contact info, allowing him to call them straight away whenever disputes arise.

"Uncle, if I run into problems later, can I also have your lawyer team handle them?"

Liang Yan learned yesterday that she would have to go back to school normally next week. She wasn't happy at all! She really wants to, like recently, spend every day playing at the company with little sister Xiao Yu!

"No, if you cause trouble, I'll help you, my parents will tell the lawyer team not to deal with me, especially since your father loves to tattle. Don't your parents also have a lawyer team? Why don't you let your parents' lawyer team help you?"

Ye Shu used to be able to command a lawyer team to work. But the trouble he caused kept increasing, and the oddities he encountered kept increasing as well. Once, because they had to handle his affairs, the lawyer team delayed the company's project schedule. His parents then forbade him from having the company's lawyer team handle matters any more. He didn't have enough pocket money to hire a lawyer, so in the end he had to study on his own and take the certification himself.

Liang Yan lowered her eyes and said sadly, "They won't go."

Ye Shu asked curiously, "Where to?"

"Go to prison to prove I should be released as innocent!"

Liang Yan shouted loudly!

"Prison?"

Ye Shu's face was full of confusion. Someone Liang Yan's age couldn't possibly go to prison!

Liang Yan leaned against the side, her face full of sorrow, "Yeah!"

Ye Shu instinctively replied, "How long was the sentence?"

"Ten something years!"

"What did you do?"

After Ye Shu spoke, she still felt something was off. Sentenced to ten‑plus years, how could Liang Yan still be here?

"That's not right; nothing you do could get a ten‑year sentence. You're trying to fool me!"

"Where did I get sentenced? I haven't committed a crime!"

Liang Yan, recalling Zhu Xueheng's words, has never committed a crime!

"If it's not a crime, why are you in prison? You yourself said you'd be released innocent!"

Ye Shu was incredulous; Liang Yan actually lied?

"Isn't school a prison?"

That's right, it's a prison; if you're unlucky you might have to stay a few more years! Your parents would never send a lawyer to get you out! They would even happily send you in!

Su Yu smiled cheerfully as she watched them chat.

Liang Yan wrinkled her face, like a wilted flower!

Ye Shu empathized, his face equally sullen!

Qin Tao, looking at the downcast Ye Shu he had just described, twitched the corner of his mouth, "Mr. Ye, may I ask where we're going next?"

That venue can't be used anymore; is there an alternate venue? If there's no backup venue, where will they send them to hang the paintings?

Su Yu wanted to ask, if there's no other venue, then they'll just go home!

Su Yu wanted to take Liang Yan home to play!

She discovered a nice place!

Good night~

(End of chapter)