Chapter 9 Omnipresent Competition

Just as Ye Qingqing and others were suspecting that the car buyer might be Chen Feng, Chen Feng suddenly opened the door and walked out.

With the car keys in his hand, he moved to the first floor, then declared, "That's right, the car is bought by me."

"Where did you get the money from? Did you get it from shady business?" Ye Qingqing asked, somewhat anxious.

"No, I earned it with my own efforts. Absolutely lawful," Chen Feng answered.

"How exactly did you earn it?" Ye Qingqing continued to probe.

"We can discuss this later." Chen Feng looked at Ye Qingqing, his tone becoming gentler. He spoke softly, "Due to that piece of trash at noon, my mood was ruined. I was a bit harsh with my words; very uncivilized. I'm sorry."

"It's…it's okay, it's in the past." Ye Qingqing replied subconsciously.

In the past, she felt nothing when Chen Feng apologized.

Yet, this time, Chen Feng's apology made her heart race.

On the side, Zhang Peng looked upset as he knew the trash Chen Feng was mentioning was him. He immediately retorted, "There's no need to backhandedly insult people. If you have the guts, insult me to my face!"

"You want that? Okay, you're a piece of trash. Any objections?" Chen Feng glanced at Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng tucked in his neck, not daring to speak up again.

He feared getting beaten!

"What a coward," Ye Mingjun kicked Zhang Peng in frustration.

"Chen Feng, I don't care how you made your money, but buying such an expensive car without telling the family, that's not okay, is it?" Li Suqin glared at Chen Feng.

"Mom, it's my own money. I should have the right to decide how to spend it, right?" Chen Feng tried to soften his tone as much as possible.

"Just listen, everyone, can you believe this?" Li Suqin raised her voice, "Chen Feng, you haven't worked a single day in two years. You've been freeloading, pocket money and all, from the family. So now that you've made some money, you're forgetting your roots?"

"That's not what I meant." Chen Feng was somewhat troubled.

"Give me the car keys." Li Suqin held out her hand.

"Why?"

"Just give them to me." Li Suqin nearly snatched the car keys from Chen Feng's hand and said seriously, "Such a good car would be wasted on you. Your father needs to meet important clients recently, the car will be perfect for him."

Ye Zhengguo coughed lightly without saying anything.

On the side, both Ye Mingjun and Zhang Peng were stealing laughs.

"Mom, that's not fair! Give the keys back to Chen Feng," Ye Qingqing protested.

"No." Li Suqin refused, "He has been freeloading for two years; it's only right that he gives something back, isn't it?"

Frustrated, Ye Qingqing said, "Mom, this is absolutely…"

"Let it be," Chen Feng interjected helplessly, "Your mom is right. I have been freeloading for two years. If Dad likes the car, then I'll give it to him."

"That's more like it, seems like you do know how to talk sensibly sometimes," Li Suqin said, her face breaking into a smile, "And I will forgive you for your rude remarks at lunch."

Chen Feng didn't respond to this.

It's just a car after all. If giving it away can earn him a moment's peace from his mother-in-law, Chen Feng was willing.

Ye Qingqing looked deeply at Chen Feng. She felt that Chen Feng had changed a lot recently, but she couldn't exactly put her finger on what those changes were.

Half an hour later, the entire family set off for the Autumn Water Mansion.

Autumn Water Mansion was Old Sir Ye's private residence, built at great expense, and was located in Qianling Mountain in Qianyang city.

The second he stepped out of the car, Chen Feng could sense the abundant spiritual energy at Autumn Water Mansion, making it an ideal place for rejuvenation and cultivation.

"Old Sir Ye has good taste," Chen Feng complimented.

"You're still stating the obvious? To construct this Autumn Water Mansion, Old Sir Ye spent over a hundred million. You'll never see that kind of money in your whole life," Li Suqin scoffed, glancing at Chen Feng.

"Mom, can you stop that already? Let's just go inside," Ye Qingqing urged.

She was worried that Li Suqin and Chen Feng would start arguing!

"You guys go ahead. I'll park the car," Chen Feng said.

Ye Zhengguo laughed.

"Then hurry up, Qingqing, Ming Jun, let's go first."

The several of them entered Qiushui Mountain Villa together.

Inside the villa, a festive atmosphere filled the air.

It wasn't long after Chen Feng and the others walked around, they ran into the Ye family members.

"Big Brother, sister-in-law, you guys came early. Ah, this must be Qi Qi. She's really beautiful now."

Li Suqin greeted them with a smile.

Chen Feng took a glance at the four people in front of him: a middle-aged couple, a young and beautiful girl, he recognized all three of these people. They were Ye Zhengguo's older brother Ye ZhengFeng and his wife, and the beautiful girl was Ye Qi, Ye ZhengFeng's only daughter. As for the handsome young man beside Ye Qi, Chen Feng guessed that he was Ye Qi's boyfriend.

But Chen Feng's understanding of the Ye ZhengFeng family stopped there.

"Second aunt, you don't look a bit older, still so lively and beautiful." Ye Qi smiled sweetly.

"Oh, really?" Li Suqin touched her own cheek and happily said, "Your sweet talk always flatters me."

"Suqin, it's been a while since we've seen each other."

Ye ZhengFeng's wife, Cai Yun, also had a full smile on her face.

"Yes, it has been. We should catch up later," Li Suqin replied.

"And who is this gentleman?"

At this point, Ye ZhengFeng suddenly pointed at Chen Feng.

Li Suqin's smile froze, and for a moment she didn't know how to introduce him.

Because, she was afraid of losing face!

Chen Feng, maintaining a smile, proactively introduced himself, "Hello Uncle, I am Ye Qingqing's husband, my name is Chen Feng. I remember at our wedding two years ago we met. Have you forgotten?"

"Oh, it was you." Ye ZhengFeng said indifferently: "I don't usually remember unremarkable people. Sorry."

"It doesn't matter." Chen Feng responded with an unchanged smile.

But the atmosphere at the scene had clearly become somewhat awkward.

Li Suqin glared fiercely at Chen Feng, thinking that he had truly embarrassed her.

"Sister Qingqing, why haven't you divorced him yet? A good-for-nothing like him is utterly useless. What's the point of keeping him?"

Ye Qi asked Ye Qingqing, without any hesitation and loud enough for all to hear.

Ye Qingqing scowled and said, "Ye Qi, you're a grown-up now, shouldn't you behave more politely?"

"Hard words go against the grain," said Ye Qi earnestly, "These days, only incompetent men marry into their wives' families, yet he doesn't contribute anything at all and eats for free all day. We're family, I just don't want to see my sister's happiness ruined by such a man."

"Well said." The handsome young man standing next to Ye Qi chimed in, "Marriage is serious, take a wrong step and all steps will be wrong thereafter. You should know when to stop. We advise you for your own good. Divorce is the right decision."

"May I ask who you are?" Ye Qingqing turned to the young man.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot to introduce him." Ye Qi hurriedly linked her arm with the young man's, brimming with pride and said, "This is my boyfriend Feng Qiang, he's an executive director at Qiancheng Entertainment. His annual income is a decent few million."

"Wow, such an accomplished young man."

Li Suqin complimented him wholeheartedly, but she felt absolutely terrible when she turned to look at Chen Feng.

Compared to the man Ye Qi was dating, Chen Feng was completely overshadowed—he didn't even have a decent job. It was so embarrassing.

"If Chen Feng can't find a job, maybe he could get some help from Feng Qiang?" Cai Yun laughed so hard she could hardly hold it together because she could sense how frustrated Li Suqin was feeling on the inside.

Jockeying for position, it was everywhere!

"We'll see." Li Suqin struggled to keep her smile.

"Sister Ye, it's an honor to meet you."

At this moment, Feng Qiang pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and extended his hand toward Ye Qingqing in a refined manner.

As Ye Qingqing was about to extend her arm, Chen Feng suddenly stepped forward and blocked Feng Qiang's hand.

Feng Qiang raised an eyebrow: "What's the meaning of this?"

"You're not qualified to shake hands with my wife,"

Chen Feng replied with a faint smile.