“Oh? Sir, may I know who you are? Are you Ye Fan's dad?”
Ye Qingtian felt nostalgic when he saw the scenery on Mount Yunding.
Meanwhile, Shen Fei and Han Shaojie walked up to Mount Yunding with some flowers and bottles of wine. Once they reached the peak, they saw Ye Qingtian drinking alone, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Evidently, they did not know who Ye Qingtian was.
Since the man before them seemed to be advanced in age and dejected, Shen Fei and Han Shaojie assumed that he was Ye Fan's father.
As soon as they said it, Ye Qingtian's expression turned grim. “I'm not his father. Don't spout nonsense.”
In the beginning, Ye Qingtian only treated Ye Fan as a youngling.
As Ye Fan became increasingly well-known in the martial arts world and demonstrated incredible power, Ye Qingtian regarded Ye Fan as his equal.
To be exact, they had even become good friends.
Hence, Ye Qingtian was rendered speechless when the two young men thought he was Ye Fan's father.
“Oh, is that so? In that case, we're sorry for our mistake.”
At that moment, Shen Fei and Han Shaojie were overwhelmed with awkwardness.
Although Shen Fei and Han Shaojie had known Ye Fan for a long time, they had never met his father.
All they knew was that Ye Fan's mother lived in Jingzhou.
When they saw him sitting dejectedly in front of Ye Fan's tomb, the first thing that flashed across their minds was that he was Ye Fan's father.
After a short conversation, they finally realized that Ye Qingtian was Ye Fan's friend.
“Ye Fan, it has been a year. We're here to visit you.”
With that, Shen Fei and Han Shaojie sat down.
After putting the flowers at Ye Fan's tomb, they opened a bottle of wine and poured four glasses.
They handed a glass to Ye Qingtian and left the last one at Ye Fan's tomb.
“Huh... Ye Fan, many of us took it for granted when you were still here. We only realized how important you were to Jiangdong after you left us.” Shen Fei heaved a sigh and spoke while tears uncontrollably fell down his face.
At that time, Shen Fei's eyes had turned red. He lifted his glass of wine and gulped it down.
“Ye Fan, you might not know that although it has only been a year, Jiangdong has changed a lot. Everything is different now. Mufan Group that you founded is on the brink of shutting down. Only a few people of yours are trying hard to sustain it. Also, Ms. Qiu and your mom have left Jiangdong and might not visit you on your death anniversary. You did not fail your friends, subordinates, and the world. However, the only regret you had was with your family.”
Shen Fei added, “You brought it upon yourself by making Ms. Qiu and your mom mad at you. Why did you decide to go up against such a powerful force? Because of that, your family, career, and Jiangdong were destroyed. After returning to Jiangdong, Mr. Lei always stays in his room to drink his sorrow away. Li Er only comes back to Jiangdong once in a few months. Chen Ao has retired, whereas Wang Jiexi is bedridden due to severe illness. The famous elders, who used to work with you, have turned a blind eye to Jiangdong. Now, different people are at the helm of Jiangdong.”
Feeling dejected, Shen Fei continued, “Despite the pressure from the new king, the Shen family could initially sustain itself with the protection given by Shaojie's father. However, a few months ago, Shaojie's father and He Lanshan were transferred to different places. Alas, I'm afraid most of the influential families in Jiangdong don't remember Mr. Chu anymore.”
A new leader would always start with a new team.
Ye Fan's demise had brought about a dramatic transformation to the power structure of Jiangdong.
Back then, when something happened to Ye Fan several times, the power structure of Jiangdong remained steady because Qiu Mucheng, Ye Ximei, and Ye Fan's close relatives were there.
Moreover, Li Er, Lei San, and the elders who worked with Ye Fan could serve him anytime.
While the presence of Ye Fan's family could boost the people's morale, the elders could crush troublemakers to maintain peace in Jiangdong.
After Ye Fan passed away, his wife and mother eventually left Jiangdong.
After all, since Ye Fan didn't have children, he couldn't pass his throne in Jiangdong to his descendants.
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