Xu Lei and Ye Xi-Mei continued to talk Ye Fan out of killing Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua.
After seeing how worried the two ladies looked, Ye Fan started to waver a little.
He felt that perhaps he should listen to all of them and let Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua off.
Even though Ye Fan really wasn't afraid of the Lu and Xur families, his mother was right. Even if he was confident of being the ultimate victor, Jiangdong would definitely be in turmoil because of his actions.
He would also cause all the women in his life to become worried for him.
Ye Fan finally nodded after the two ladies tried so hard to persuade him.
"Alright Mum, I understand. As long as Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua promise to never set foot into Jiangdong again, I will spare their lives and let them leave." 'That'll be for the best." Ye Xi-Mei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her son had finally decided to take a step back. The pressure she felt in her heart was finally gone.
Before coming here, Ye Xi-Mei was so worried when she heard about everything from Li Er.
The Ye family was just a small family from the countryside, so they couldn't help Ye Fan at all.
If Ye Fan really went to the extreme, Ye Fan would have to face the wrath of the two powerful families all by himself.
Ye Fan didn't have a powerful family to fall back on like Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua did.
Of course, if Ye Fan had not been removed from the Chu clan's genealogy, his identity as the eldest grandchild with the 'Tian' character in his name would be enough for him to do anything without any fear.
But the Chu family had chased Ye Fan and his mother out a decade ago.
This background of Ye Fan's didn't provide him with any protection, and only brought harm to him instead.
So Ye Xi-Mei was determined to talk her son round.
She was so glad that it had gone smoothly.
Ye Xi-Mei knew Ye Fan well. She knew that her son was a sentimental and loyal man.
He didn't mind suffering pain, but he couldn't stand letting the people he loved suffer.
So if she used the safety of people like Qiu Mu-Cheng and Xu Lei to talk Ye Fan round, she knew that her son would relent and let Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua off.
After Ye Fan promised to stop, Ye Xi-Mei gave a call to Li Er and told him about it.
"Has Mr Chu decided to step back? That's great! I'm so glad to hear this! Thank you so much, Madam Ye, thank you! You are a really noble mother and you are a mother to all of us in Jiangdong. You have prevented a terrible catastrophe! You are a benefactor to Jiangdong!" Li Er was over the moon when he received the call.
He didn't have high hopes initially, and getting Ye Xi-Mei to persuade Ye Fan was really a desperate idea.
He didn't expect it to work.
A mother knew her son the best after all.
"Mr Li, you're exaggerating. How could a simple woman like me become a benefactor to all of Jiangdong?" said Ye Xi-Mei in alarm. She didn't expect her son's decision to make Li Er this excited.
"No, no, it's not an exaggeration at all. You have really stopped a terrible disaster from befalling Jiangdong," said Li Er gratefully.
After some time, Li Er finally hung up and went to call Wu Wei-Tao to tell him that Ye Fan had decided to let the two men off.
He also emphasized on making sure that the two men didn't provoke Ye Fan anymore and leave Jiangdong as soon as possible.
Li Er was also afraid that Mr Chu might suddenly change his mind.
But of course, Ye Fan knew nothing about what was going on between Li Er and Wu Wei-Tao.
It had been such a long time since he enjoyed such peace and quiet.
Ye Fan sat in the living room and watched TV with his mother and Xu Lei.
Ye Fan had tried calling Qiu Mu-Cheng, but the call didn't get through.
He thought that she might be busy, so he didn't call her again and waited for her to return the call.
"Fan, Lei, come and have some fruit.” Ye Xi-Mei cut some fruit and brought it out for them.
But since the movie had reached an exciting part, neither Xu Lei nor Ye Fan cared about eating anything now. Their eyes were both glued to the TV.
This was a thriller, so Xu Lei hugged a cushion and curled up on the sofa in fear. She started to inch closer to Ye Fan subconsciously and her body was trembling slightly.
Ye Fan smiled helplessly when he saw this.
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