20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3665 Zhao Chang'an's Refusal
Zhao Chang'an and Ye Ziyu parted ways in the dark, landscaped woods. Ye Ziyu's excuse of going to chat with Ye Yiyi was just a clumsy pretext. Now that her wish had come true, there was no need to go there. Besides, she didn't like Ye Jinghao either, finding him too domineering and inelegant.

When Zhao Chang'an arrived at Ye Yiyi's villa, he found that, like Ye Ziyu's house, it was just a small yard enclosed by a sparse galvanized iron fence a little over a meter high. Although he could easily jump in, Zhao Chang'an still obediently rang the doorbell.

The Filipino maid opened the gate when she heard the doorbell ring. Zhao Chang'an walked into the yard and saw Ye Yiyi, who had heard the doorbell, running up to the gate on the high steps of the villa. In the clear moonlight, she smiled brightly, revealing her snow-white teeth.

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"Brother, you two shouldn't start arguing."

Ye Yiyi actually wanted to say, "You two better not fight," but after her brother waved her hand impatiently, she had no choice but to leave the study dejectedly and close the door.

But she didn't leave. Instead, she tiptoed to the door and whispered in the ear, so that if something happened inside, she could push the door open and intervene to ease the tension.

"You're not going to marry my sister through proper channels, are you?"

Ye Jinghao's first question left Zhao Chang'an with a difficult question to answer.

Everyone knows that Zhao Chang'an knew the purpose of Ye Jinghao's words was to set a benchmark for what he would say next, so he didn't answer and wanted to hear Ye Jinghao's opinion.

He glanced at the closed door, wondering if his silence would hurt Ye Yiyi, who was eavesdropping at the door.

"If you have a child, the child will have the surname Ye, will be raised by Yi Yi, and will inherit the Ye family's property, which will be ours as siblings."

"Yes, Yi Yi gave birth to her, so she naturally has the right to make her own decisions. As for the property, as her father, I will not shortchange her on the child support I owe."

"Yiyi is already twenty-seven. You two should stop using contraception and try to get pregnant as soon as possible, and have several children."

"Uh?"

Ye Jinghao's current demeanor is completely different from his previous attitude towards Zhao Chang'an at the fire workshop, making it difficult for Zhao Chang'an to adapt.

"Have you seen Lu Li?"

Then, to Zhao Chang'an's surprise, he asked this question.

However, Ye Jinghao and his sister's father was killed by Lu Li. In their traditional family circle, the principle of avenging one's father's death is still very important, so Zhao Chang'an can understand.

"Yes, I have met him. We even worked together for a while when we were collaborating on Tianyue Future."

"Shang Qingqing, Ye Chengfeng?"

"Has Ye Chengfeng met Shang Qingqing?"

"Do you have that box of sludge from the sunken ship?"

Zhao Chang'an didn't answer, but took out a cigarette, lit it, and gestured to Ye Jinghao with the cigarette pack.

Ye Jinghao took a cigarette out of the pack and lit it.

Amidst the swirling smoke, the two remained silent for a long time.

However, Zhao Chang'an's silence was actually an admission of Ye Jinghao's judgment.

"How long did you use it, and how many pills did you take?"

"I ate quite a lot over the course of a few months."

Zhao Chang'an declined to disclose the specific quantity, and even the timeframe of several months was a general term, referring to a month or two as several months, or even eight or nine months as several months. "I need enough stimulant drugs," he said.

Seeing Zhao Chang'an's puzzled look, Ye Jinghao said, "Actually, I would prefer the thirteen stimulating pills that the White Dragon King gave me back then, so that I could enter the second level in one step. One pill a month, thirteen pills is the limit of the dosage, but my uncle refused."

"You must be almost thirty, right?"

"Twenty-nine."

Ye Jinghao said, "My familiarity with firearms is no less than my knowledge of frying Chinese medicine, especially sniper rifles. Why don't you take a look at my armory? I have the latest Barrett M99s as well as older M82s."

Zhao Chang'an knew Ye Jinghao's purpose. Although he said that Ye Jinghao had martial arts skills and Ye Jinghao had a sharpshooter, in reality, unless the two were in an open area and were far enough apart, in close combat or in complex terrain, a cold weapon expert wearing a bulletproof vest could easily slaughter a group of gunmen.

The Barrett M82 sniper rifle has a muzzle velocity of 853 m/s for its 12.7mm bullets, while the latest M99 50mm version from 99 has a supersonic velocity of 3300 m/s. Even for a master sniper like this, within its effective range, it's impossible to guarantee a single, decisive shot that can tear a target apart.

Those ancient martial arts masters who have practiced the "gentleman does not use weapons" technique not only have overwhelming advantages in physical fitness and reaction time, but also possess the basic qualities of a king-level soldier when using firearms.

Looking at Ye Jinghao's towering physique and recalling the strength in his arms as he stir-fried Chinese medicine with a spatula, Zhao Chang'an realized that this physique and size gave him a significant advantage in both close combat and long-range group attacks.

If he's currently quite good at using the Barrett, then once he reaches the level of "a gentleman who doesn't use weapons," his sniping skills will be absolutely incredible.
"I reject!"

However, Zhao Chang'an gave Ye Jinghao no room for maneuver at all and simply refused.

Currently, only Wen Ye, Bai Long Wang, and Ye Hefeng have these small pills in their possession, with thirteen of them in total.

If Ye Jinghao were to reach the state of "a gentleman who is not a vessel" and go to Africa alone to assassinate members of the Lu family, the Lu family would easily find out that it was this place that gave him the stimulant.

First, only a madman would get involved in such a bloody family feud. Second, from Wen Ye's perspective, he would rather the three new branches of the Ye family be wiped out, so why would Zhao Chang'an give them any more power?

Just like the White Dragon King, he only gave Ye Ping 113 pills as a kind of exchange of benefits, which was to prevent raising a tiger that would become a threat.

Also, if I really gave Ye Jinghao the stimulant, Ye Yiyi would be grateful to me.

Zhao Chang'an's refusal surprised Ye Jinghao, and his face darkened: "My sister isn't even worth a dose of stimulating medicine. Besides, I can buy her with money or those precious medicinal herbs from the pharmacy."

"I disagree!"

"Brother, I disagree!"

Two voices sounded at the same time.

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Zhao Chang'an and Ye Yiyi were embracing tightly as they lay on her bedroom bed, Ye Yiyi's pretty face filled with a sweet sense of satisfaction.

"Although my father was killed by Lu Li and the others, in fact, during the most intense years, we were also involved. Lu Xiaotian's fifth brother, Lu Chengfeng's father, and Huang Li's husband were also involved. Because they preferred straightforward and mindless fighting, they suffered a lot of losses at the beginning."

“It’s not that I don’t hate Lu Li and the others. That videotape is still in the pharmacy’s archives at the manor. My brother has seen it, but I don’t dare to watch it myself. But I’m sure Lu Li and the others hate us just as much. Five years ago, both families decided to suspend operations because they were eyeing the rapid development of the domestic economy and were trying to make money in China based on their own abilities. In the past few years, a lot of things and changes have happened. Our family, especially after our investments in the Balkans, has also been trying to clean up our image and no longer wants to make money through speculation. The Ye family is also trying to clean up their image, just like when they invested in North America and built houses in Irvine.”

"The entire family has three branches, each with its own deaths and injuries, but they have all decided to stop dwelling on the past. The only exception is my brother. I know why. My cousin Ziyu once said that her father said that if I had seen that videotape, I wouldn't have been any worse than my brother."

Ye Yiyi pressed her pretty face against Zhao Chang'an's chest: "I admit I'm a coward, but I think my dad and mom don't want my brother and me to live in hatred forever. Instead, we should live well and have a good life."

"Thank you, Chang'an. I was eavesdropping outside the door when I heard about the stimulant medicine for my brother. I was terrified that you would agree."

As she spoke, Ye Yiyi burst into tears, letting her lover gently suck away her tears with his big mouth.