CH 65

Everyone looked at Shen Ye, and the hall fell into a strange silence.

Even Mother Han, who had been restless and fidgety, was now staring intently at Shen Ye. The resentment in her eyes turned into surprise, as if she hadn’t expected Shen Ye to speak up for her, or to be able to figure out the reason behind it.

Ye Ze gently patted Shen Ye’s shoulder and asked in a soft voice, “Are you thirsty?”

Shen Ye blinked.

He had said too much just now, and he was indeed a little thirsty.

“Have a drink.” Ye Ze took out a bottle of water from somewhere and handed it to him after unscrewing the cap.

Shen Ye couldn’t help but smile.

His man was really considerate.

He took several sips in a row and felt that his throat was not so dry anymore. Then he looked at Han Feng and said, “What I’m about to say next may be a bit shocking. I think we should ask your grandmother to leave, so as not to overwhelm her.”

Han Feng was a little confused.

He understood what Master Shen meant. The reason why his mother betrayed his father must be very explosive, otherwise, Master Shen wouldn’t have suggested sending his grandmother away.

But because he understood the implications, he didn’t know how to react… what was the reason that made his mother harm his father?

His mind was buzzing now, and he couldn’t even think straight.

“I’m not leaving! I want to know why she wanted to harm my son too!” Grandma Han insisted on staying in the hall.

Shen Ye thought for a moment and then drew a calming talisman on Grandma Han. This was to prevent her from fainting or experiencing more serious problems due to her excitement.

Then he looked at Han Feng again, showing sympathy, and said, “You should also prepare yourself mentally.”

No matter what Mother Han did, what Father Han did, or what kind of grievances existed between this couple, the one who was most hurt was certainly Han Feng. Because he was their son, he had to bear double the pain.

Han Feng wiped his eyes hard and said, “I’m ready. Please tell me.”

Mo Zige patted his shoulder on the side and said, “I’m here for you.”

Han Feng nodded lightly, feeling a bit more reassured.

Shen Ye glanced at Mother Han again.

Mother Han has calmed down, but her face doesn’t look good, even showing a hint of hesitation.

Shen Ye knew she was hesitating whether to stop him from revealing this matter, raised his eyebrows, and said, “You’ve already come this far, do you still want to hide it?”

Upon hearing this, Mother Han closed her eyes, indicating her agreement with Shen Ye’s words.

Han Feng stepped forward to support Mother Han and said in a low voice, “Mom, please sit down first.”

When he heard that his mother had done so many wrong things, Han Feng’s heart was cold, and he didn’t know how to face his mother for a moment. But according to Master Shen’s words, his mother was also forced to do so…

Since he was young, his mother had been very caring and gentle towards him. In his memory, his mother was never a malicious person… except for being a bit indifferent to his grandmother. He was too shocked just now, which frightened him.

Mother Han did not refuse her son’s support and sat down on the sofa on the left, facing Grandma Han.

Their eyes met, with hatred evident in both of them.

Han Feng felt particularly uncomfortable.

He did not stay with Mother Han because Grandma Han was also very good to him, and he did not want to hurt her feelings. So he simply sat back next to Mo Zige.

Shen Ye saw that the Han family was ready and said, “This matter needs to be traced back to decades ago.”

The Han family was very poor at that time. Han Feng’s grandfather died unexpectedly at a young age, leaving Grandma Han to raise three sons and a daughter alone. Life was very difficult. Father Han was the eldest son and had to shoulder the burden of the family. He was very smart and had a good academic performance. When he was about to drop out of school, Han Feng’s grandparents supported him to continue his studies, and he eventually went to university.

Father Han and Mother Han were married when Father Han finished university, but tragedy began in their marriage.

After getting married, Father Han only had sex with Mother Han once, and that one time resulted in the pregnancy of Han Feng. At that time, people were very traditional and lacked education in this area. Mother Han thought it was normal and didn’t think much of it. However, during her pregnancy, she discovered traces of her husband’s infidelity.

Mother Han was a smart woman and didn’t reveal anything. She secretly followed Father Han for six months and finally discovered that he was having an affair with another man!

The moment she learned the truth, Mother Han was so angry that she felt like the sky was falling, but she was also at a loss because she had never encountered anything like this before.

She thought about it all night and decided to confront Father Han and ask for a divorce.

Several decades ago, divorces were almost unheard of in Jiangshi. Once divorced, one would certainly be subject to criticism. Father Han knelt in front of Mother Han, begging her not to divorce him or reveal the affair. He swore that he would end things with the man and never cheat again. He said that if they divorced, his mother would not be able to handle it. Previously, he had told Grandma Han that he didn’t want to get married, but she had forced him to do so with her threat of suicide. If they divorced now, Grandma Han would definitely drink pesticides.

Father Han also said that Mother Han was the daughter of a benefactor, and he would treat her well for the rest of his life. He would give her all the money in the family, and she could tell him to do whatever she wanted him to do.

Fortunately, Father Han remembered his in-laws’ kindness and didn’t do anything harmful to Mother Han, nor did he think of killing her to keep her quiet.

During that time, Mother Han cried a lot. She always felt that things couldn’t be as good as Father Han said they were, but she had no one to talk to. She didn’t dare to tell her family because she couldn’t explain why she wanted a divorce!

Afterward, Father Han behaved himself and took care of Mother Han during her pregnancy. However, Mother Han felt sickened by him and hated him. And because Father Han had always said that he was forced into marriage by Grandma Han, Mother Han felt that if it weren’t for Grandma Han, she wouldn’t have fallen into this trap, so she also hated Grandma Han.

That is why she deliberately said that Grandma Han gave her cold rice to eat during her postpartum period, and Father Han did not even defend Grandma Han. In fact, Father Han also wished Grandma Han would return to the countryside as soon as possible, fearing that Mother Han would tell her the truth.

After Han Feng was born, the two of them pretended to be a loving couple outside for the sake of their child, and Father Han did not look for another man for several years. Later, Father Han resigned from his government job and started a business, and all the money he earned was handed over to Mother Han. Mother Han thought that if Father Han continued like this, the three of them could live on like this. Even if there was no sexual relationship between them, she could endure it.

The change in the situation happened when Han Feng was ten years old.

That year, Father Han met another man and began to have an affair again. Mother Han found out and they argued, but Father Han couldn’t break it off and continued to secretly meet the other person. Mother Han was disheartened and, on the one hand, firmly held onto the money, and on the other hand, began to look for other partners outside.

Of course, all of this was hidden from Han Feng. The two of them acted as loving parents in front of him, which is also why Han Feng always thought his parents were very harmonious.

Originally, if life went on like this, it would end. The hatred in Mother Han’s heart for so many years would eventually dissipate with her passing.

Unfortunately, two years ago same-sex marriage became legal, and Father Han had been with his male partner for over a decade. Feeling indebted to each other, they decided to get married. Anyway, now that Han Feng is all grown up and divorce is so common, with his younger brother divorcing and remarrying a few years ago, Grandma Han won’t be devastated if he divorces.

And so, Father Han proposed divorce to Mother Han. He planned to leave most of the family’s assets to her, taking only an empty shell company and starting anew with his partner.

However, Mother Han was not pleased. For decades, she had swallowed countless grievances and shed many tears at night. Why was it that when Father Han didn’t want to divorce, he begged her on his knees, but now that he wanted to divorce, he just kicked her away?

And that man, who had been the other man for over a decade, why should he be allowed to become legitimate?

Mother Han had no emotional attachment to Father Han. If he had continued to keep up the facade of their marriage, she wouldn’t have hated him enough to lay a hand on him. But now that Father Han wanted to leave and drag her down to hell with him, he thought he could just leave after patting his butt!

Mother Han was furious and teamed up with her lover to scheme against Father Han’s company. As a result, the company went bankrupt, and Father Han was later involved in a serious car accident, dragging the divorce proceedings on.

“Your mother’s appearance shows that this is the truth. As for the specific situation, your mother has to explain it herself.” Shen Ye removed the talisman paper from Mother Han’s body.

Mother Han found that she could speak and immediately screamed hysterically, “Xiao Feng, this master is right. Your father is a beast in human clothing. I wish he would die! He deserved to have a lame leg as punishment! And your grandmother, if it weren’t for her forcing your father to marry me, he wouldn’t have come to me. I would not have lived such a miserable life…”

She ranted and accused Father Han and Grandma Han of their crimes while crying like a weeping willow.

By the end of her tirade, she was emotionally shattered and sobbed, “What did I do wrong? Why do I have to suffer like this in my lifetime? I never thought of cheating. It was your father who betrayed me, making me a widow for more than ten years! He’s a coward and a beast, who ruined my whole life!”

Shen Ye did not elaborate too much earlier because he could not guess what Father Han and Mother Han were thinking at the time.

However, after Mother Han’s addition, everyone knew that she had been a widow since she got married.

Everyone was stunned and no one spoke, not even breathing heavily. The hall was filled only with Mother Han’s crying and cursing.

Grandma Han was full of hatred for Mother Han before. She couldn’t understand why Mother Han would cheat and harm her son. Especially over the years, all of her son’s money was held by Mother Han! She thought her son had never done anything wrong to Mother Han, and that Mother Han was a woman with a snake heart and a scorpion soul.

However, Shen Ye’s account and Mother Han’s accusations made Grandma Han realize that it was her son who was at fault.

She was a traditional woman and had never heard of men being together. She was now in a state of great shock and couldn’t come to her senses for a long time.

Han Feng’s second uncle had the same reaction as Grandma Han.

He never would have thought that his eldest brother, the most successful one in the family, the one he respected the most, would actually…like men?

There was no precedent for this around him, and he had never been exposed to that world. But he was very clear that if his eldest brother continued to be with men, his sister-in-law would be really pitiful…

Uncle Han wanted to smoke.

But when he realized that there were children and guests in the hall, he stopped reaching for his pocket to take out the cigarette box. In the end, he held his head in agony and held his breath.

Shen Ye’s mood was also not good, tightly gripping Ye Ze’s fingers.

Ye Ze sensed his emotions and used his other hand to stroke his face, silently comforting him.

Shen Ye looked up and said, “Kiss me.”

Ye Ze didn’t hesitate at all and immediately kissed him on the lips.

In front of everyone, the man kissed him without any restraint.

Shen Ye’s mood suddenly improved a lot.

He and Ye Ze were different from Father Han.

In fact, everyone in this matter was at fault.

Father Han didn’t have to say it. Even if he liked men, he shouldn’t have deceived his marriage and ruined Mother Han’s life. As for Mother Han, she could have bitten the bullet and divorced when she found out in the beginning, and wouldn’t have been suppressing it for these past few decades; later, she caused Father Han’s car accident, although it could be understood emotionally, legally she was also in the wrong.

Grandma Han was also at fault.

If she wasn’t so conservative and feudal, and if she didn’t force Father Han to get married by threatening to die, then Father Han wouldn’t have involved Mother Han, who was innocent.

This is a very heavy topic.

Who is right and who is wrong, who is more wrong, everyone knows in their hearts.

But…in the end, it was because the society at the time didn’t allow Father Han to be with men that such a tragedy occurred.

Shen Ye was a free and easy person. With his personality, even if he went back in time for several decades and stood in Father Han’s shoes, he couldn’t make the decision to get married, let alone hurt innocent people like Mother Han.

But he wasn’t an ordinary person, and Father Han was just a mortal, so Father Han couldn’t be measured by his principles.

Moreover, when he came to this world, he also felt the pressure of public opinion. He certainly did not agree with Father Han’s actions, nor did he understand them, but the social pressure was a fact that he could not deny.

He could only be glad that the situation now is much better.

At least same-sex marriage is legal.

Ye Ze kissed his ear and whispered, “I will set up a fund to promote knowledge in this area and help women like Han Feng’s mother who have suffered the same fate.”

It’s good to have one less innocent victim.

Shen Ye’s heart softened as he tiptoed and kissed the man’s face. “Uncle, you’re really kind.”

Ye Ze patted his eye corner and said, “So, don’t be sad.”

Shen Ye nodded heavily.

When the emotions of everyone in the hall had calmed down a bit, Shen Ye looked at Han Feng and said, “Your mother is a gentle woman with good fortune on her face. If she didn’t marry your father, she would have been very happy.”

This statement is a bit like hindsight, but it is also a fact.

Shen Ye did not want Han Feng to resent his mother, nor did he want Grandma Han and his uncle’s family to hate his mother. If Mother Han did something wrong, she could accept the legal judgment, but she should not bear the hatred of these people.

After hearing Shen Ye’s words, Mother Han covered her face and cried.

Han Feng’s tears could not stop falling.

Grandma Han and Uncle Han’s family were also silent.

As another protagonist in the story, Father Han was lying in the bedroom and was unaware of everything that happened outside.

Shen Ye took a deep breath and said, “You guys digest it yourselves. My fiancé and I have something else to do, so we’ll leave first.”

He didn’t plan to stay here as the atmosphere was too depressing.

“Oh, by the way, your mother’s tumor is not a big problem, so you don’t have to worry,” Shen Ye added.

Han Feng asked him to come to help his mother see a doctor, and Shen Ye gave him a reply.

Upon hearing this, Han Feng couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Thank you,” he wiped away his tears and stood up, “I’ll see you out.”

At this moment, Mo Zige held his arm and said, “You stay here with your family, I’ll see Master Shen off.”

Han Feng hesitated, looking at his weeping mother and his grandmother with a look of despair, but in the end, he did not refuse.

Shen Ye and Ye Ze walked hand in hand towards the door.

Even when they reached the porch, the Han family did not mention anything about inviting Shen Ye to treat Father Han’s leg.

Even Grandma Han, who had previously been desperate for Shen Ye’s help, did not say a word.

It wasn’t until they reached the courtyard that Xu Ce sighed, “My god, what is all this about.”

He had been in the circle for twenty years and had seen everything, things even more outrageous than what happened in the Han family. But the circle itself was relatively open, while the situation in the Han family was a microcosm of society, too repressed and abusive.

Shen Ye, on the other hand, had calmed down after being comforted by Ye Ze.

“Let’s go,” he said, preparing to lead Ye Ze to the car.

Mo Zige quickly said, “Master Shen, Han Feng and I haven’t paid you yet.”

Master Shen had helped him with Guo Yunxuan’s matter and also shielded Han Feng from Liu Xuchen’s harassment. He had even followed them to the Han family, so in any case, they should pay him. 

“Oh, you can transfer the money to my WeChat account,” Shen Ye said, as he was in a good mood due to Ye Ze suddenly coming to accompany him and forgot to ask for compensation. “For these three things, just give me 60,000 yuan altogether.”

Mo Zige was surprised, thinking that it was too cheap.

He had heard that Master Shen’s fees often started at millions.

And the things he and Han Feng encountered were indeed very tricky. Dealing with Guo Yunxuan and Liu Xuchen was definitely a big problem. Maybe spending hundreds of thousands or even millions wouldn’t be able to solve it…

He was about to say that the amount was too little when he saw Master Shen wave his hand and say, “Let’s go.”

The next second, Master Shen took Mr. Ye and got into the car.

Mo Zige: “…”

Xu Ce smiled and explained to Shen Ye, “Master Shen’s fees are flexible. If he tells you to pay 60,000 yuan, then just pay 60,000 yuan.”

Mo Zige nodded, but he had made up his mind to give more compensation.

Before leaving, Xu Ce asked Mo Zige, “Are you going with us, or are you staying here?”

Mo Zige hesitated and said, “I’ll stay here for the night.”

He and Han Feng were good friends, and since he had already listened to the matter of the Han family, he wanted to stay and comfort Han Feng.

Xu Ce nodded and said, “You should tell the company about your conflict with Guo Yunxuan and the suspension of the filming.”

Mo Zige quickly agreed.

As soon as Shen Ye got in the car, he hugged Ye Ze’s waist and rubbed against the man’s chest, humming, “I won’t marry anyone else.”

Anyone who dared to block him and Ye Ze from being together would be beaten up! Even if he had a chance to go back to his original world one day, he would take Ye Ze with him! He wouldn’t let them be separated, even in death!

“Mmm,” Ye Ze’s eyes were full of tenderness. “Don’t think too much. We won’t encounter such a situation.”

With his position, no one would dare to criticize him.

Moreover, now the whole society has improved a lot, at least same-sex marriage is allowed, and more and more people are getting married. This is a kind of progress.

Shen Ye nodded and lazily leaned on the man’s shoulder, saying, “It’s dinner time now. It will probably be nine o’clock after we finish eating… How about we stay here for a night?”

There are several famous water towns below Jiangshi, and Shen Ye wants to take the opportunity to visit them.

After hearing his thoughts, Ye Ze naturally had to fulfill his wishes.

“Okay, we will go to the town tonight. I will ask Zong Yiming to arrange it,” the man said as he touched Shen Ye’s face.

Shen Ye became happy, “Let’s stay in the inn inside, I heard the night scenery there is beautiful.”

He knew this so clearly because several of his classmates had come here to shoot a movie, and it was said that the water town scenery at night was indeed great.

Ye Ze softly agreed again, “Okay.”

So the matter was decided like that.

After having dinner at a restaurant in the city, they set off for the water town.

As for what happened to the Han family, Shen Ye had long since thrown it out of his mind.

He was originally a carefree person, and with Ye Ze just saying that he wanted to establish a fund to help women like Mother Han who were suffering and also promote same-sex marriage, he felt that it was good for Ye Ze to shoulder these troubles.

Haha, who made Ye Ze his man.

He just wants to hurry up and go to the inn to pounce on the man.

Xu Ce naturally followed them as well.

Shen Ye was extremely smug and sent a WeChat message to Xu Ce: [“Hey, where in the world can you find such a good master like me, taking you on a trip on your first business trip.”]

Xu Ce secretly thought: Master, you’re going on vacation with your wife, and I’m just being brought along. I’m well aware of my position!

But he still politely replied, [“Thank you, Master!”]

Actually, Xu Ce wanted to ask how things were going to develop on the Han family’s side.

Although he didn’t have much to do with Han Feng, he was still involved in this matter after all, and he was Shen Ye’s apprentice. This was also his first business, and he cared a lot about it.

However, he knew that this matter was too heavy, and he didn’t want to disturb his master and mistress’s mood, so he decided to wait until they returned to Hai Cheng before asking.

Shen Ye and Ye Ze were indeed in a good mood.

On the way, Shen Ye couldn’t help but hold the man and bite him.

He even deliberately uncovered the camouflage on Ye Ze’s body, revealing the wound on the corner of his mouth.

This wound was bitten by him, and he was proud of it!

He even deliberately bit it several times, making the wound on the man’s mouth even bigger.

What could Ye Ze say? Of course, he indulged him.

When they arrived at Shui Xiang, it was already ten o’clock at night.

Zong Yiming’s work was very reliable, and he booked a guesthouse inside the scenic area.

In fact, the scenic area had already closed at this time, but Shen Ye and Ye Ze were not limited by this time, and they entered smoothly.

The scenery of Shui Xiang was indeed beautiful. The dim light shone on the river, reflecting the ancient buildings and tree shadows on both sides. Occasionally, a summer breeze blew by, and the scenery on the water’s surface rippled, like a gentle and charming girl from the south of the Yangtze River, swaying.

Ye Ze and Shen Ye held hands and walked along the river bank.

“Are you tired?” Ye Ze pulled the child to sit on the embankment.

After running around all day, from Hai Cheng to the film and television city, and then from the film and television city to Jiangshi, the child must be very tired.

Shen Ye shook his head with a smile, “I’m not tired, you know I can use magic.”

Ye Ze kissed his lips and didn’t say anything.

It was quiet all around, only the lights under the eaves and the moonlight were shining on each other.

Shen Ye looked at the full moon in the sky and suddenly had a bold idea-

He looked at Ye Ze affectionately, “Uncle, let’s meditate!”

Author's note My darlings, remember that the story is all fictional, don’t get upset, okay?

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