"Gag..."
As Ye Chenhan's plea faded, Ye Ziyu opened her mouth and vomited into his arms.
The fermented food in her stomach, with its unique aroma, clung to Ye Chenhan's chest.
His hands hung halfway in the air as he stiffly watched Ye Ziyu wiping her mouth with her arm.
The moment Ye Ziyu collapsed, Di Mingjue swiftly opened the car door and propped her up, preventing her from falling into the vomit.
Ye Chenhan watched as Di Mingjue carried Ye Ziyu out and closed the car door, then cried out indignantly, "Don't go, what am I supposed to do!"
With a pile of vomit in his arms, he was completely unable to move.
"What's going on?" As Di Mingjue entered the living room with Ye Ziyu, Ye Qianzhi's inquiry drifted over. Seeing her disoriented state, Ye Qianzhi leaned in close to her and sniffed, "Been drinking?"
"I say, brother-in-law, you're too disloyal. Aren't you even considering my well-being?" Ye Chenhan grabbed the shirt in front of him, his eyes fixed on it, fearing it would stain elsewhere.
A sudden chill emanated from in front of him. Ye Chenhan raised his head in confusion but was so frightened by Ye Qianzhi's gaze that his legs went weak.
"Dad, Dad..."
Ye Qianzhi looked at the vomit on Ye Chenhan's chest, then at the delirious Ye Ziyu, "Were you together tonight?"
"Yes," Di Mingjue nodded. "We attended Chenhan's performance."
Big brother, why did you have to say that!
Ye Chenhan looked at Di Mingjue resentfully, already feeling the aura of death approaching him.
"Performance?" Ye Qianzhi's gaze swept around, finally landing on Ye Chenhan's trembling body. "It seems you haven't taken my words to heart!"
"Dad, I like to sing," Ye Chenhan straightened his back and looked at him stubbornly.
He wasn't interested in financial management, and besides, with three older brothers managing the company, it was unlikely he'd ever get a chance.
Seeing that he showed no remorse and was even arguing with him, Ye Qianzhi reached out, grabbed a feather duster from nearby, and struck Ye Chenhan's shoulder.
"I'll have you talk back! Unrepentant, and now you dare to bring Ziyu to such a dirty and disgusting place. I think you're just asking for a beating!"
Ye Chenhan stood there rigidly. It wasn't the first time he'd been beaten; he didn't care.
However, the anticipated pain never came. In his confusion, he heard Di Mingjue's voice.
"He didn't force Ziyu to go; she was with me, and she drank under my watch," Di Mingjue explained.
But he didn't know that Ye Qianzhi's anger wasn't because Ye Ziyu had been drinking.
Ye Qianzhi brushed Di Mingjue's arm away, switching the feather duster from his left hand to his right.
Seeing that he was still going to hit him, Ye Chenhan sneered, tilting his head back, "Brother-in-law, no need to stop him. It's not my first time being beaten."
Watching the irreconcilable conflict between Ye Chenhan and Ye Qianzhi, Di Mingjue seemed to see himself and Di Jianhan.
"You're so promising! Getting beaten has become something to be proud of, aren't you ashamed?" Ye Qianzhi trembled with anger, waving the feather duster in the air.
The commotion downstairs prompted Shen Meixiu from upstairs to come and look. Seeing Ye Qianzhi's demeanor, she quickly turned to find Ye Shaoting.
"Dad." Ye Shaoting came downstairs and walked to Ye Qianzhi, blocking him from Ye Chenhan.
Shen Meixiu patted Ye Chenhan's shoulder, signaling him with her eyes to persuade him, "Hurry up and apologize to your dad!"
This time, Ye Chenhan was clearly determined to defy him. Shrugging his shoulders, he resisted and retorted, "I haven't done anything wrong, why should I apologize! Why does whatever he says go, and why can't I sing?"
His unvented anger reached its peak with these few words. Ye Qianzhi, furious, swung the feather duster in his hand and hit Ye Chenhan directly on the shoulder.
His shoulder jolted, but Ye Chenhan gritted his teeth, his head held high, stubbornly staring at Ye Qianzhi.