Ye Mu’s finger paused for a moment before returning to normal. “Dad, you mean…”
Ye Yun ate another bun and waved his hand casually. “I’m not thinking of anything in particular. I can tell you that if you want to, I can help you.
Your brother is a soldier through and through. He never passed his cultural and political classes. Compared to those I don’t trust, it’s better to let you strive for it.”
Ye Mu put down his chopsticks.
Although his father’s words touched upon a small desire in his heart, there was another matter he cared about more. So, the conversation he had with his mother last night had been overheard by his father?
He looked at his father with a teasing gaze, successfully making the latter feel awkward.
Ye Yun cleared his throat and continued, “Of course, if you truly want to strive for it, the process might be very difficult. Even with my help, it won’t be a simple matter.
Furthermore, even if you do reach that position, if you neglect your duties, I will pull you down without hesitation.”
Ye Mu understood Ye Yun’s words. He didn’t want to be confined to that building on the main star by the position of a leader. However, the leader he needed must have the entire Earth at heart, someone who could lead the entire Earth forward.
He remained silent, his head slightly bowed, lost in thought.
Frankly speaking, this position was the highest he could attain to be on par with Luo Qi. If he could become the true leader of Earth, he would have more confidence when standing before Luo Qi.
He wanted to give Luo Qi the best.
However, once he became the leader of Earth, he would have to consider every single person in this vast race. Could he still stand firmly by Luo Qi’s side as he did now?
He wanted to give Luo Qi the best.
As if standing at a crossroads of fate, Ye Mu, for the first time in his life, didn’t know how to choose.
Ye Yun sighed and said slowly, “The Earth and the Insect Race have established a network of relationships involving economic trade, cultural exchange, and many other fields. We have been establishing diplomatic relations for over a decade.”
Ye Mu looked up, his eyes dark.
Ye Yun continued, “Five years ago, most of the races in the interstellar community signed a peace accord and a non-aggression pact, including the Insect Race.”
Ye Mu remained silent.
Ye Yun frowned and spoke with some reluctance, “Chairman Lin Zhiyuan’s health is very poor. He spends no more than two hours a day on work. All other matters are handled by me.
Most of the classified documents handled by Chairman Lin are also reviewed by me.”
Ye Mu’s eyes lit up. “Dad…” httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Ye Yun raised his hand to stop Ye Mu. This brat was waiting for him to say this, like a hawk that only swoops when it sees a rabbit.
“So, if you really ‘have something’ you need done, I, your father, can still help you out a bit.”
After all, with the peace accord in effect, there wouldn’t be any large-scale wars in the interstellar community for a long time. Instead of being idle at home, Ye Yun might as well work in the command center building.
Helping someone was helping someone. If Chairman Lin were replaced by his brat, his job content would remain largely the same.
Ye Yun felt depressed thinking about it. In the end, he added a condition: “You must solve all matters that you can resolve yourself or have time to resolve. Don’t rely on me too much.
Also, if there is a war, I will participate. You cannot stop me.”
Ye Mu smiled, picked up his chopsticks, and placed a small portion of pickled vegetables into Ye Yun’s bowl. “I promise, Father.”
Ye Yun let out a cold laugh. Thinking about it carefully, Ye Mu himself must have wanted this matter quite a bit, yet he acted hesitant and indecisive, all just to get him to make a proactive promise.
If he hadn’t been tired of these formalities and didn’t trust others, this matter wouldn’t have come to him.
Besides, his eldest son was all brawn and no brain. If he were smarter, would he be schemed against by this cunning younger son?
Ye Yun was depressed for a while and ate the pickled vegetables Ye Mu had given him.
Ye Qi, far away in his military office, sneezed and muttered a few times, wondering if that brat Ye Mu was badmouthing him behind his back again.
Mrs. Ye, sitting beside him, was shocked. Why did her husband and son decide matters of state so easily at the dining table, especially over a small plate of pickled vegetables and two plates of meat buns?
Mrs. Ye also ate a bun, thinking that this bun was no different from usual.
After breakfast, Mrs. Ye also changed into a small formal dress. It was past ten o’clock, and guests began to arrive one after another.
Now, Ye Mu was even a little glad he hadn’t left last night. Since he had made up his mind, he had to make preparations early.
Compared to his father, Ye Yun, whose emotional intelligence was ridiculously low, Ye Mu, despite being vague and clueless about his own romantic matters, was at ease in such banquet settings.
The banquet was more boring than Ye Mu had imagined, but he could easily find the weaknesses and verbal loopholes of everyone he spoke with, effortlessly winning their favor.
What surprised Ye Yun even more was that many people he thought didn’t know Ye Mu at all actually knew Ye Mu earlier than he expected, and were even subtly standing behind him.
Therefore, Ye Yun concluded after a morning that Ye Mu had wanted that position for a long time and had been deceiving him all along.
This child was even more outstanding than he was back then, and was skilled in even more things that he himself was not.
When he thought this child was still young and only blindly close to his friends, he had already developed a complete blueprint and plan for his future.
Ye Mu dealt with everyone gracefully. Amidst the clinking of glasses at the banquet, beneath the calm surface, a storm was brewing. Everyone was searching for a ship that wouldn’t sink.
Then why couldn’t this ship be himself? At least their Ye family was considered one of the rare loyal subjects among the Earth’s upper class. The word might not be entirely appropriate, but it was indeed the case.
They had no connections with anyone else, nor any factions, because they came from a commoner background. But now, they had enough power to shake the behemoth that was Earth.
Ye Mu took a sip of the champagne in his glass. The wine was fresh and mellow, but Ye Mu didn’t particularly like it. He guessed it was a flavor Luo Qi would enjoy.
The sky had darkened. Ye Mu, who had been smiling all day, looked at a glass of wine again and thought of Luo Qi.
The banquet was held in the main hall. Ye Mu walked towards the small balcony at the end of the second-floor staircase.
The lights hung behind him. Ye Mu exhaled and took another sip of wine.
Standing on the small balcony, Ye Mu exhaled a puff of white mist. The clothes he was wearing were thin, and it was a bit cold coming out from inside.
A hand suddenly appeared beside him, offering a hot drink, and a casual, lazy female voice sounded, “Young Master Ye, why are you out here alone in the cold on such a chilly day?”