My Wife is a Beautiful CEO - Chapter 687

Chapter 687
Unbelievable



At the Yang’s courtyard in Beijing, although it was only mid-May, the weather was surprisingly good .

After the morning mist had dispersed, the green plants looked as vital as they could be, making the courtyard look pleasing to one’s eyes while adding a faint fragrance to the air .

Yang Gongming was in his usual outfit—a thin t-shirt with soft cotton pants . After watering a few wisterias he had retrieved, he walked to the side of the stone table in his cloth shoes .

He lifted up a cup of red ginseng tea and took a sip . Looking at the plants that were in the courtyard, the old man let out a smile of satisfaction .

Right at that moment, a tall, young man in short-sleeved military uniform stepped into the courtyard . A sense of pride hung between his brows .

The young man stopped behind Yang Gongming . Looking at the plants in the courtyard, a gleam of despise flashed across his eyes and disappeared as soon as it came . Then, he smiled and said, “Grandpa, did you summon me?”

The young man was naturally Yang Lie .

Yang Gongming turned around and said smilingly, “Oh, you’re here . Come, sit down, sit down . ”

After getting Yang Lie to sit down, Yang Gongming shoved a plate of exquisite pastries before him and said, “Try this . You probably haven’t had your breakfast yet . I can guarantee that it tastes decent . ”



Yang Lie nodded and took a piece of green bean pastry . He swallowed it in one mouth and didn’t take a second piece . He asked directly, “Grandpa, is there a reason that you suddenly had me come back all this way today?”

“Actually, I should have told you about this a few days ago . But since you weren’t in the military these days, I just left it till later . Your mom called a few days ago saying that she’ll be coming back to Beijing soon,” Yang Gongming said smilingly .

Yang Lie frowned . “Mom’s coming back? Is she alone?”

Yang Gongming shook his head . “No, no . Your brother and sister-in-law will be coming too . ”

“What?” Yang Lie stood up abruptly and said aloud, “Grandpa, you must be joking . What right does he have to enter our house? If that’s the case, I’d rather mom don’t come back as well . ”

Yang Gongming frowned and signaled for Yang Lie to sit down . “What are you getting so worked up about? I asked you here today not to ask if you agree to this family, I’m the one who call the shots here . Whether you agree or not, they will come back . ”

“Grandpa, you…” Yang Lie was filled with fury but he couldn’t say a word . Indeed, in this family, no one could rebuke Yang Gongming’s decisions .

Yang Gongming sighed and said, “Lie’er, your personality is just like your name . Overly aggressive . It’s good to have some temper as a young man, but if you continue like this, you’ll become vulnerable as a result of your stubbornness . ”

“Hmph,” Yang Lie snorted, unable to deny it . “Grandpa asked me here today just to tell me this boring news?”




Yang Gongming wasn’t provoked by his words . He just said, “I just wanted to let you know, and also have a look at you while you’re here . Your father who is in the Jiangnan military rarely comes back . Now that you are similarly serving in the military, I rarely see you as well . You’re both very opinionated people . I’m just an old man, and I can’t really force anything on you two . Eventually, your lives will depend on yourselves .

“However, I hope that while I’m still alive, all my grandchildren can have better lives…”

Yang Lie’s expressions switched and changed a few times before he said, “Grandpa, without that fellow, my life would be perfect . ”

Yang Gongming raised his head and glanced at Yang Lie, before he shook his head with a smile . “Lie’er, whether you acknowledge it or not, Yang Chen will always be your elder brother by blood .

“You’ve grown up within the Yang clan since young . You even had Daoist Yu Jizi from Kunlun Sect as your master . Compared to Yang Chen, your life has really been a smooth and abundant one .

“Yang Chen is different from you . The fact that he could reappear before our eyes alive is already a blessing from the heavens . Although I don’t believe in the supernatural, I believe that there is a thing called fate between people . It is all destiny . ”

“Grandpa, if all you’re going to say is such nonsense, I shall take my leave,” Yang Lie said in dissatisfaction .

Yang Gongming opened his mouth, but a look of helplessness flashed across his eyes . He sighed, “Nevermind, nevermind . You wouldn’t listen to anything I say anyway . You have chosen your own route . If you want to go ahead, then just go . ”

Yang Lie bowed slightly and turned around before walking away . After taking a few steps, he stopped and said, “Grandpa, I know what you have in mind . I admit it, that fellow is more powerful than me . You’re planning to use him to bring glory back to the Yang clan again . But let me make this clear now . I won’t give away anything that rightfully belongs to me so easily . One day you’ll realize that your decision is a terrible mistake . There is no certain who will be the true winner in the end . Even if Mom comes back, I will not return to see either of them . ”

Finishing his words, Yang Lie strode out of the courtyard .

Yang Gongming squinted his eyes . From the sparkle of his eyes, it was hard to tell what was going through his mind .

After a while, Yan Sanniang’s hunching figure appeared behind Yang Gongming once again . She consoled, “Master, Master Lie’s personality has always been so . I’m afraid it’s difficult for him to change . There’s no need to be overly worried . They’re brothers by blood after all . There will be a way to resolve their feud eventually . ”

Yang Gongming smiled . “Sanniang, you’ve overthought . I’m not sad over all these matters . Regardless of how these little ones will turn out in the future, it’s a result of their own choices . It depends not on the elders’ restrictions for a family to be continued, but on one’s own personality and attitude . Regardless of the outcome, the most I can do is provide some insight from the sidelines . ”

Yang Sanniang smiled and nodded her head . And then she spoke again, “Master, Master Lie’s body is a bit different now . ”

“Hmm?” Yang Gongming asked, “Is it related to Yan Buwen?”

Yan Sanniang said, “I’m guessing that is the case . I’m not sure how he did it, but Master Lie’s cultivation was just destroyed by Master Chen recently . Yet now his cultivation has advanced instead of deteriorated . It’s now one level higher compared to before, almost stepping into the Xiantian realm . Plus, amazingly, Master Lie’s body looks completely different now . If I am not wrong, his body strength rivals that of Master Chen’s now . It really is unbelievable .

“Recently, Master Lie has been rather close to Yan Buwen . If there is anything different, it should be because of the Yan clan . I heard that apart from the underground experiment lab provided by the military, Yan Buwen still has other private experiment labs of his own . But even the Li clan couldn’t find anything fruitful . I think that someone yielding incredible power is backing Yan Buwen up from the dark . Otherwise, Yan Buwen wouldn’t risk turning against the world . ”

Yang Gongming smiled lightly . “I’ve said this since very early on, that fellow from the Yan clan is a figure that would either win it all or lose it all . It comes as no surprise . ”

“Actually the four dominant clans are all slightly aware of Yan Buwen’s recent actions . But the Yan clan yields great power now . Yan Buwen himself is a respected figure in the scientific community . He’s been doing so much in secret, yet he rarely leaves behind any evidence or traces . He hasn’t really posed any real threat towards the country yet . Instead, he has been providing the military with advanced weapons . The officers in the military are all very supportive of him . That’s why no one dares to make any contact with him recklessly yet, in case they give their suspicions away .

“But in my opinion, Yan Buwen is a mysterious man with hidden secrets . I wonder if things go on this way, will Master Lie become a pawn of his?” said Yan Sanniang .

Yang Gongming knocked his knuckles one after another against the stone table, before he said, “It’s a blessing, not a mishap . If it’s the latter, there’s no escaping it either . Sanniang, all you have to do is keep an eye on these matters . There’s no need to get involved . If that lad Yang Chen truly has the intention to claim the Yang clan from my hands, then he wouldn’t make it if he can’t even handle a mere Yan Buwen . ”

“But Master Lie…” Sanniang was a little worried .

“Whether it’s a cat or a tiger does not depend on its outward appearances,” Yang Gongming said smilingly . “Their fight will reveal that answer . As for the outcome, it’s better to watch it while I’m still alive rather than have it happen after my death . This is already the younger generation’s show . All we have to do is watch quietly . ”

Yan Sanniang nodded with a smile . “Master has a point there . Maybe I’m overly worried . For some reason, although Master Chen has already entered the stage where he can definitely keep the Yang clan safe, I can’t help but worry about unforeseeable accidents . ”

Yang Gongming sighed . “Sanniang, rather than the two little ones, I’m more worried about you . ”

Yan Sanniang’s wrinkle-covered face looked slightly touched . She lowered her head and said, “Master, it doesn’t matter . Sooner or later, Hongmeng is bound to find me . I was a little afraid in the past, afraid that I wouldn’t be able to repay you before I die . But now that Master Chen has already entered this stage, and is coming back to the Yang clan, it’s finally time for me to retire . ”

“Sigh . You are still the same as back then . ” Yang Gongming looked up at the clear blue sky, as though recalling the distant past .