Chapter 449 (1/2)
The Development of The Li Family (2)
“While the Ye family’s strength halved when they split, they still had many businesses that could sustain the family--- it was still enough for the ones who stayed to call themselves king here! Logically speaking, the Li family should never have the power to even compete with the Ye’s but the problem was that Her Majesty the empress seemed to dislike the Ye family a lot. She made sure they didn’t survive!”
“Take this Romantic Floor as an example. This was a piece of property owned by the thirteenth prince. After he left, the Ye family was still supposed to own this but the empress confiscated the entire piece of land instead! And now, it has fallen into the hands of the Li family, don’t you think the empress is doing this to groom the Li family and make the Ye’s suffer?”
“I see, then I guess it all makes sense now. This is still the emperor’s playground, the rise and fall of a clan is still at the whim of the royal family,” sighed Ye Lang, nodding. “Once the Li family is no longer useful, or if they anger the empress, I’m sure they would suffer too- maybe even wiped out!”
“Everyone knows this, but what then? We still have to carry on with our lives! Then again, it is unrelated to us mere commoners, let’s not talk politics, let’s talk about something else…” she smiled as she attempted to grab Ye Lang’s hand.
Ye Lang’s disguise made him irresistible, he was too attractive…
“Don’t you dare, or I’ll lodge a complaint!” warned Ye Lang cruelly.
“You’re so mean! I’ll be at the counter then. Oh, I haven’t told you my name! I’m Ding Lin, you can call me Sister Lin!” she smiled and winked.
“Okay. Sister Lin, get me a spot outside later alright? Tell the kitchen to lay my feast outside too, I want to watch the performances later and see which girls will be entering hell today!” said Ye Lang mildly.
The dancers and singers at Romantic Floor were famed for their talent, he wondered if they were still as good as the previous performers. Even if they weren’t, at least he had something to watch to pass the time.
“Alright! Hey, how could you say that? Hell? Hell is all you men!” she huffed.
“It is their choice if they want to enter this hell. As long as they weren’t forced, they have a choice. I know many of you chose to walk this path on your own…”
“I guess! That is why I can never bear to meet the ones who were once forced to… Sigh, such is fate…” Ding Lin left the room shaking her head, trailing off. The worry on her face disappeared the instant she stepped out, the professional look of seduction now plastered on her face once again.
Ye Lang fell deep in thought after she left. He could still see how hard Zhen Xiaoyan worked when they were here years ago, her plump body slowly slimming down. Although it was tough, she seemed so happy.
Even Ye Lang didn’t understand how she could be happy, she was crazy!
He thought about how Liu Feiyan always seemed like she had something to tell him but never got the chance to. She never told him what she wanted to.
She was doing so well now, living her life without worry with many people caring and protecting her and many more admirers seeking her company.
Ye Lang was surprised to find her living her best life when he’d met her!
He would never be able to re-live all these memories again, but if he could, would he? He still had happiness in his life now, there were surely many more happy times to come!
Some memories are meant to be savoured but we should never forget we can always make more happy memories. Let’s not dwell in the past and focus on better times ahead!
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“Mr Fox, I see you’re done contemplating life? Have a seat, I’ve already reserved a spot for you but it might be a squeeze because there are many people here. I hope you don’t mind!” Ding Lin immediately saw him when he left his room. She was a keen observer.