Chapter 37

"Haha! Who said this place is a dump?" A ruddy-faced old man walked in, his steps steady. Though he smiled, there was an air of authority about him.

"Grandpa!" Su Rong saw the old man and hurriedly greeted him with a bow.

Su Zhengping nodded at Su Rong, his gaze falling on Ye Chu. He naturally knew who this person was. He had even discussed his matter with the king today, but he didn't expect him to dare cause trouble at his residence.

"Minister, it's been a while!" Ye Chu smiled, not unfamiliar with this powerful man of Yaocheng. Before being expelled from the Ye family, Ye Chu had seen him many times at the Weiyuan Marquis's residence. Back then, Ye Chu was very afraid of him and would avoid Su Zhengping whenever he could!

"Did you just call this place a dump?" Su Zhengping's gaze was sharp as he stared straight at Ye Chu!

"Minister, don't look at me with those devouring eyes! Saying this place is a dump is already giving you face! A grand minister of a country doesn't even have an emerald chair, and you don't want me to criticize it?" Ye Chu shrugged indifferently.

The guards almost couldn't hold back their curses: Damn, using emeralds for chairs? Bloody hell, how much would that cost! Do you think emeralds are free?

Su Zhengping couldn't help but look at Ye Chu in surprise, not expecting this young man to be so calm under his authority. He was no longer the weakling he used to be; this kid had indeed changed!

"By your logic, do you often sit on emerald chairs?" Su Zhengping stared at Ye Chu, "Pang Shao is very familiar to you, right? I smashed no less than ten emerald chairs at his place! Is this place still a dump?"

Everyone, including Su Rong, couldn't help but roll their eyes, thinking, "Who would believe you! Emeralds are so valuable, how could you just smash them?"

Only Su Zhengping remained silent for a moment, then looked at Ye Chu and said, "Are you interested in chatting in the study?"

"Of course, I would be honored!" Ye Chu smiled, "Minister, please lead the way!"

Seeing her grandfather actually take Ye Chu to the study, Su Rong was startled, thinking, "Grandpa isn't planning to deal with Ye Chu in the study, is he?" Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Ye Chu. Although he was despicable and corrupt, upon reflection, it wasn't entirely his fault earlier. If he hadn't saved her, she might have fallen badly!

Most importantly, although Ye Chu was sometimes arrogant since his return, he hadn't been doing evil everywhere! Thinking of this, Su Rong couldn't help but call out, "Grandpa!"

"What is it?" Su Zhengping turned his head in confusion.

"I... " Su Rong wanted to say something but saw Ye Chu smiling at her, which reminded her of his lecherous actions. She swallowed her words, "Nothing!"

Su Zhengping didn't think much of it, dismissed the guards, and entered the study first, with Ye Chu following behind.

As the two disappeared, Zhang Suer looked at Su Rong, whose expression was unnatural, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Ah! Nothing!" Su Rong quickly shook her head. Even her closest friend couldn't know what had just happened!

"This bastard is too much! He actually tripped you on purpose to take advantage of you!" Zhang Suer said angrily, "I thought he had changed, but he's still a scumbag!"

Su Rong shook her head, "It wasn't his fault I tripped; I tripped myself!"

"Huh?" Zhang Suer looked at Su Rong in confusion, "Then why are you so angry? Are you mad he took advantage of you? That's a bit too much! Ye Chu was trying to save you, he had to touch you to do that!"

Su Rong was in a difficult position. She wasn't angry that he touched her; it was that the bastard had pressed his crotch against her abdomen! Thinking of this, Su Rong couldn't help but feel furious!

...

Ye Chu didn't know what Su Rong was thinking. After entering the study, he felt a pain in the back of his head. He touched it lightly and found it was swollen!

"Using my body as a cushion and still holding a grudge! Indeed, one shouldn't be a good person!" Ye Chu sighed, but couldn't help but recall the sensation just now!

"Have you heard that your calligraphy has greatly improved? How about writing a couple of lines?" Su Zhengping spread out a piece of paper on the table and said to Ye Chu.

"To be honest, my calligraphy isn't that great!" Ye Chu smiled and declined, "If you want me to bully men and dominate women, I can do that; I've improved a lot in that area!"

Su Zhengping didn't comment, picked up a brush, and wrote a few lines on the paper in one fluid motion.

"Seventeen years of laughter and madness, kisses in the moonlight and among the flowers..."

These lines were exactly what Ye Chu had written at the Dingwu Hall. Ye Chu instantly understood that the incident at the Dingwu Hall had already reached Su Zhengping and the king's ears.

"Three years ago, you were completely illiterate! I didn't expect you to achieve so much in three years. Although the poem isn't great, the calligraphy is excellent! Especially with the ability to defeat Ding Kaiwei, it's impressive!" Su Zhengping looked at Ye Chu and said.

"People always change. In the past, I could rely on my family's status to do evil. Now that I've been expelled from the Ye family, I can't rely on that anymore; I have to rely on myself!" Ye Chu smiled, "Getting used to a life of evil, suddenly becoming a good boy is unbearable! Only by having some skills can I continue to bully men and dominate women!"

Hearing Ye Chu's words, Su Zhengping smiled but didn't comment. Before meeting Ye Chu, he had despised him. Ye Chu had done too many evil deeds, so much that he wanted to slap him to death.

But when he saw Ye Chu's carefree and unrestrained demeanor, he suddenly found his disgust had lessened. Compared to the arrogance of three years ago, Ye Chu's sharpness was almost gone!

"Are you familiar with Pang Shao?" Su Zhengping suddenly asked.

"Fat people are never familiar to me!" Ye Chu shook his head.

"You don't have to rush to deny it," Su Zhengping said, "I've heard from Su Rong about your relationship with Pang Shao. He treats you differently, so it seems you have a close relationship. If you can help the kingdom, we can overlook the matter of the imperial plaque you damaged!"

Ye Chu's eyes twitched, knowing this was the real reason Su Zhengping had called him! He began to understand why Pang Shao didn't want to owe the king of Yaocheng a favor; it turned out the king had something he wanted from Pang Shao!

"What about the imperial plaque? I don't know anything about it!" Ye Chu looked at Su Zhengping and smiled.

"You should know what I mean! If you don't agree, the court will come after you!" Su Zhengping said, "Think about the consequences!"

Ye Chu suddenly laughed, grabbed the brush on the table, and said to Su Zhengping, "You want to see my calligraphy? I'll write it for you! Minister, please give me some pointers!"

Saying that, Ye Chu wrote four characters in a flowing, elegant style: "Accompany to the end!"

After finishing, Ye Chu threw the brush down and smiled at Su Zhengping, "Minister, I'll take my leave!"

Su Zhengping looked at the four large characters, not caring about the quality of the calligraphy. What surprised him was Ye Chu's arrogance.

"Accompany to the end? Does he have that much confidence to face the king's pursuit?" Su Zhengping stared at Ye Chu as he walked out of the study, his expression complex. He had thought that threats and inducements would be enough to deal with Ye Chu, but he didn't expect this result.