Chapter 61: The Younger Brother-in-Law Comes to the Door

"Am I a man with secrets? Ha, Yan Jie, you’re giving me too much credit. I’m just a carefree person, with no direction or certainty about life or the future. I just live day by day, that’s all."

Hearing Jiang Yan’s evaluation of him, Ye Huang couldn’t help but marvel at how strong this woman’s intuition was. His experiences over the past twenty years had truly been filled with the hardships of life and the coldness of the world, and even writing a book might not be enough to describe it all.

However, there was no need to share his experiences with others, and Ye Huang had no intention of admitting anything to Jiang Yan.

"I knew you wouldn’t admit it, but my intuition is usually very accurate. I believe that one day you will tell me."

Seeing that Ye Huang denied her assessment, Jiang Yan wasn’t surprised. Many people are unwilling to talk about their past, and she was no exception, so there was no need to force him to say anything.

"Then let’s wait for that day." Ye Huang smiled and prepared to change the subject.

"Alright, I believe that day will come. By the way, you said you don’t know what to do in the future. How about coming to help at my hot pot restaurant?"

As she spoke, a glimmer of hope appeared in Jiang Yan’s eyes. Although this young man was terrifyingly excellent and surrounded by beautiful women, Jiang Yan still didn’t want to give up on her chance with him.

"I think I’ll pass. I’m not suited for running a business. If I were to do it, I might ruin your shop at any time. Besides, I’ve already found a job, and I can’t just quit, can I?"

Ye Huang smiled and didn’t accept Jiang Yan’s somewhat alluring invitation. He could see that this woman was someone who had endured a lot of loneliness and was quite eager. If he had really accepted, something might have happened.

But Ye Huang knew he couldn’t lose the whole garden for a single flower. So, even though she looked hopeful and pitiful, he ultimately refused.

"You found a job? Where?"

"At Yucheng University as a teacher. The work isn’t heavy, and there are plenty of beautiful women. It suits my personality perfectly."

"I see, so you found a nest of beauties. No wonder you’re not interested in my invitation. In that case, I can only sigh in disappointment. But my door will always be open for you. If you ever need a place to go, just come to me."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan felt a sense of relief. Being a teacher was indeed a good job. The workload was light, and seeing beautiful women every day was quite tempting. In contrast, her hot pot restaurant, with its uniform staff and constant smell of hot pot, wasn’t very attractive.

"Leaving the door open for me? Hehe, are you thinking something naughty?" Ye Huang thought to himself but spoke seriously.

"I’ll remember that. If I ever have nowhere to go, I’ll really come to you, Yan Jie. Just don’t close the door on me when I do."

As he spoke, Ye Huang’s face took on a playful smile, and his eyes scanned the mature woman in front of him.

Even though Jiang Yan had experienced many storms and seen all kinds of men, she felt a bit exposed under Ye Huang’s somewhat inexplicable gaze. But she finally smiled and said,

"Don’t worry, as long as my hot pot restaurant is still standing, you can always come over."

"Thanks, Yan Jie. Well, I should go see how those girls are doing." After saying this, Ye Huang turned to go upstairs. But just then, a commotion came from the entrance of the hot pot restaurant.

Hearing the noise, Ye Huang stopped and turned to look. He saw a thin, somewhat scholarly-looking man berating a staff member of the hot pot restaurant, who was too afraid to respond.

"Damn, I hope I don’t run into another idiot like yesterday," Ye Huang thought to himself.

At this moment, Jiang Yan also noticed the situation. When she saw the man who had burst in, her body trembled, and she approached with a look of anger.

Seeing this, Ye Huang understood that the guy was probably no good. He followed Jiang Yan over, thinking that since they had given him a free meal, he should help out. Besides, he still planned to develop a deeper relationship with Jiang Yan.

"** You dare to stop me? I’m the boss’s younger brother. Let me in! Make Jiang Yan come out! She killed my brother and wants to take over the Nie family’s assets. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Make her come out!"

The young man at the entrance was shouting loudly, and many customers had stopped to see what was happening.

"Sir, please be civilized. If you don’t, we’ll have to ask you to leave, whether you’re the general manager’s relative or not," the waiter said coldly to the man with glasses. This was the tenth time the man had come in the past six months, each time more offensive than the last. If it weren’t for the customers’ reactions, they would have already kicked him out.

"Kick me out? I dare you to try! This hot pot restaurant belongs to the Nie family. The boss has taken our family’s assets and must give them back!"

The man, seeing the crowd gathering, became even more brazen and shouted hysterically, as if the hot pot restaurant really belonged to him.

"Nie Yuan, what are you talking about? When did this hot pot restaurant become the Nie family’s?" Jiang Yan, hearing Nie Yuan’s nonsense, was furious and shouted at him from a distance.

"Hey... Sister-in-law, you’re here. I thought you’d run away when you saw me. What? Didn’t expect your younger brother-in-law to come?"

Seeing Jiang Yan approach, Nie Yuan showed no fear. His eyes scanned her body with a lecherous look, and he spoke lazily.

"Tell me, what do you want? I gave your family 300,000 yuan last month. Do you want more?"

Seeing his lecherous eyes, Jiang Yan barely restrained the urge to slap him and said coldly,

"Ha, no need. 300,000 yuan is enough for my parents and me for a few months. But Sister-in-law, you seem to have forgotten. 300,000 yuan can’t buy back my brother’s life, can it?"

"I’m here today to deliver a message. My parents said that since you’re the Nie family’s daughter-in-law, this hot pot restaurant naturally belongs to the Nie family. When are you going to transfer the ownership to me?"

"You’re dreaming! I cut ties with the Nie family four years ago. If it weren’t for the sake of your deceased brother, you wouldn’t get a single cent!"

Jiang Yan said this with anger in her voice.