Chapter 23

"Thank the young lord for me! Tell him that Uncle Qing is indeed like me, a gentleman who keeps his promises!" Ye Chu took the three-hundred-year-old ginseng from the guard and casually tossed it to Liang Shan beside him.

Liang Shan excitedly caught it, but he was still a bit dizzy. Who was Young Lord Qingyang? Not only was he known for his fiery temper, but he was also the most petty! And what did promises mean to him? He had broken countless promises, and Liang Shan's father's generation had often cursed him behind his back for being a scoundrel!

But such a person actually kept his promise and gave the ginseng to Ye Chu, not even minding that Ye Chu had injured his son. This was simply too unbelievable.

Most people in the courtyard, like Liang Shan, felt as if they had seen a ghost. If Ye Chu could defeat Qing Xiangming and Young Lord Qingyang could be a gentleman, what in this world couldn't happen?

Only a few people who had been facing Young Lord Qingyang seemed to understand why, including Su Rong and Ye Chao.

Ye Chao clearly saw Ye Chu holding Young Lord Qingyang's wrist and the sudden change in his expression after a slight struggle. Although Ye Chao was unwilling to believe his guess, what else could explain Young Lord Qingyang's concession?

"Could he really have reached the second level! Become an existence of the same rank as my brother?" Ye Chao found it hard to believe that such a thing could happen to Ye Chu!

Ye Chao looked at Ye Chu with a complex expression, and as if sensing his gaze, Ye Chu turned to meet his eyes.

Looking at the lazy Ye Chu standing there, Ye Chao suppressed his emotions, took a light breath, and said lightly, "You've changed a lot in three years! But, one must act with integrity! Only then can one be a hero in this world. Otherwise, no matter how much you change, you will still be despised by the world! Learn to be a person first!"

Ye Chao remembered that Ye Chu had the Ye family's bloodline and couldn't help but teach him, even though Ye Chu had been expelled from the Ye family. As a brother, he still hoped Ye Chu would improve and not be despised by the world!

Ye Chu smiled and said very casually, "I don't have... your lofty ambitions! All I desire is to enjoy life to the fullest! Life is short, why should I care about others' opinions? Why should I care about what they say? If they want to curse, let them curse! It doesn't affect me at all!"

"Stubborn and unyielding!" Ye Chao snorted, and the hope in his heart instantly vanished! Ye Chu was still Ye Chu, prioritizing pleasure above all! His nature would never change, and he would always be a scoundrel, "Do as you please!"

Ye Chao turned and left, no longer hoping to save Ye Chu. Such a person should be left to his own devices!

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After obtaining the ginseng, Ye Chu didn't stay long at the Qingyang Manor and left with Liang Shan. As soon as they stepped out of the gate, a clear and crisp voice called out to him, "Ye Chu!"

"Hmm?" Ye Chu turned around and saw Su Rong and Zhang Su'er catching up to him. This surprised Ye Chu, as he thought Su Rong should hate him, "What's wrong? Do you miss me?"

The teasing words made Su Rong frown, and she exhaled through her red lips, "You defeating Qing Xiangming has already proven your strength. If you can change and get rid of your bad habits, I think many people will admire you."

"Including you?" Ye Chu laughed, his eyes fixed on Su Rong. Su Rong had a straight nose, bright red lips, a high chest, and long, tight legs. Just looking at her, one could feel an irresistible allure. Ye Chu had to admit she was a beauty, very captivating.

"Ye Chu! Take your eyes off her!" Zhang Su'er, seeing Ye Chu's unashamed gaze on Su Rong, her eyes flared with anger. This guy was getting more and more outrageous. If it weren't for the one time he helped them, they wouldn't bother with him!

Ye Chu ignored the crazy girl Zhang Su'er and smiled at Su Rong, "I lack self-control. If you stay by my side and spur me on, I might change! But, Su Rong, are you willing?"

Many young masters and misses who had just left the gate stopped in their tracks when they saw Ye Chu teasing Su Rong with such a frivolous tone, and some of the men glared at him! However, none of them dared to approach!

Su Rong's expression became even colder, and she said to Ye Chu, "I have no obligation to do anything for you!"

"That's a bit too hurtful!" Ye Chu sighed, "After knowing each other for so many years, I always thought we were friends. I thought even if you asked me to sleep with you, I would try to satisfy you, but you are so heartless. It seems we are not the same kind of people! My heart is completely broken, I don't think I can love again!"

Hearing Ye Chu's words, everyone thought he was just pretending! "You won't love again?" They thought he had never loved in the first place!

Such shameless words finally made Zhang Su'er lose her temper, "If you weren't so shameless, perverted, and evil, would you die? Isn't it better to be someone others respect than a rat everyone hates?"

Ye Chu shook his head, his expression becoming melancholic, and he sighed deeply, "You don't understand my excellence! The talent heaven has given me is beyond your comprehension! My charm is heaven's will, and my perversion is my true nature. If this is heaven's will, how can you expect me to go against it?"

Everyone was speechless, feeling their worldview completely overturned! This guy actually took pride in it, truly... truly... speechless!

Su Rong and Zhang Su'er were also left speechless by Ye Chu's words, feeling both angry and amused! If someone could say such a shameless thing, how could they persuade him?

"I think you should learn from me! Life is about following heaven's will! When the time comes, I'll appoint you as my left and right protectors, acting on behalf of heaven! You will surely achieve great things, and the world will worship you!" Ye Chu said, looking at Su Rong and Zhang Su'er.

The two women felt like they were going crazy. They had come to persuade Ye Chu, but he was trying to persuade them to be evil and shameless!

"Hopeless!" Su Rong bit her lip, her delicate face blushing slightly, and her eyes showing disappointment. She finally stopped trying to persuade Ye Chu.

Seeing the two women not speaking, Ye Chu smiled, patted the dazed Liang Shan, and had him pick up the ginseng that had fallen to the ground.

"Su Rong! Although you've hurt my heart, I am a magnanimous person! If you ever feel lonely, cold, and empty, you can still call me to warm your bed," Ye Chu smiled, and with Liang Shan, he laughed and left.

Ye Chu knew that this time he had thoroughly angered Su Rong. Her hatred for him had reached an unprecedented level.

But Ye Chu didn't care. His reputation was already so bad that a little more wouldn't matter. Most importantly, Ye Chu didn't want to hear everyone telling him to "behave properly"!

Hearing such words too often, Ye Chu felt like hitting someone. He had always been a good person, and when they all said to "behave properly," weren't they calling him a bad person?

Today, with the news of Su Rong being teased by him, no one would bother him about behaving properly anymore!