Ye Rui glared at Ye Qing and said, "I am your father. If you call him by his first name, isn't it too disrespectful for the old man?"
Of course, he was wearing a mask, so Ye Qing couldn't see any of his expressions.
"Are you old?" Ye Qing asked with curled lips.
"No matter how old I am, I am your father after all. Will you die if you call me dad?" Ye Rui said angrily.
Although Ye Qing called him dad today when he was in Platform County, he knew that it was just Ye Qing testing his identity and it didn't count.
This bastard hasn't officially called him yet, and even if he knows he is Ye Rui, Ye Qing doesn't seem ready to recognize him.
"I'll do it if you ask me to do so?" Ye Qing rolled his eyes and said, "This requires my mother's consent, hum... If my mother doesn't agree, I will never recognize you.
"
After a pause, Ye Qing glared at Ye Rui and said, "Besides, you are wearing a mask in front of your son and don't dare to reveal your true face. Is this what a father should do?"
"You can't guess why I wear a mask?" Ye Rui asked calmly.
"I can't guess!" Ye Qing responded, rolling his eyes.
In fact, could he really not guess it?
It's just to avoid the enemies of the Ye family. After all, the Ye family's strength was greatly reduced after the catastrophe. Even though Ye Qing is building a city and rising up now, judging from the actual situation, this strength is far less than that of the old Ye family.
The fact that the enemy was able to cause that catastrophe shows how powerful he is. Under such circumstances, if the Ye family wants to take revenge, they can only prepare in secret. Once exposed, the powerful enemy may be photographed in the dirt.
Go.
Of course, this is only part of the reason why Ye Rui wears a mask. The most important reason is that Ye Rui has a scary face. Well... his face is full of scars. What is it if it's not scary?
He put on the mask just because he didn't want to scare others.
Obviously, this reason could not be guessed by Ye Qing. After all, he did not know what Ye Rui had gone through.
"Whether you can guess it or not, it doesn't matter." Ye Rui shook his head and said.
"Then what's important?" Ye Qing asked, squinting his eyes.
"The important thing is that you don't have good intentions." Ye Rui said thoughtfully.
"Ha!" Ye Qing sneered and asked, "Why am I so unkind?"
"You said that Xiaomeng's consent is just to force me to meet her, right?" Ye Rui asked, glaring at Ye Qing.
"Yes." Ye Qing nodded and admitted. He curled his lips and said, "My mother is your wife, but you don't want to see her. Is there someone outside?"
"Would you know if I have someone outside?" Ye Rui asked.
"I only found out today that you are Ye Rui, so how could I possibly know what dirty things you did behind my mother's back?" Ye Qing said, glaring at Ye Rui.
"Will your woman tell you my situation?" Ye Rui asked rhetorically without answering.
The woman he mentioned about Ye Qing was naturally Ximen Xue. After all, only Ximen Xue knew something about him.
"If you don't let Xue'er say it, how dare she say it?" Ye Qing curled his lips.
In fact, Ximen Xue really didn't tell him about Ye Rui's specific situation. After all, Ye Rui only revealed his identity today, and Ximen Xue didn't have a chance to tell Ye Qing about him yet.
Without giving Ye Rui a chance to respond, Ye Qing rolled his eyes again and said: "My apprentice, you don't want to be called master, and now you still have your woman, huh... do you care about Xue'er's feelings?"
"Why don't I care?" Ye Rui responded, but still explained: "I have never asked her to call me master. In fact, I would like her to call me dad, as my daughter-in-law."
"Haha!" Ye Qing couldn't help but smile and said with a mocking look on his face: "You have the nerve to say that you are plotting against a little girl?"
"Why am I embarrassed?" Ye Rui asked, shrugging.
"As you said, you adopted her since she was a child in order to train her to be your daughter-in-law. But have you ever thought that someone stole me back then? It's not certain whether I can be found back.
, If you can't find her back, didn't you miss Xue'er?" Ye Qing asked aggressively.
"Uh!" Ye Rui made Ye Qing speechless for a moment.
Yes, if Ye Qing was killed after being stolen, or if he became an ordinary person and became unknown, and he couldn't find it, this would really have wasted Ximen Xue's life.
To be honest, this seems quite selfish.
However, is Ye Qing's analysis the truth?
Obviously, Ye Rui is not a selfish person. In fact, he has a number in mind, that is, if Ximen Xue has not found Ye Qing before he is thirty years old, he will let Ximen Xue find it.
His own love, instead of imprisoning her for a lifetime and letting her die alone.
It's just that he has never revealed his thoughts to Ximen Xue, so it's really hard for him to explain it. Well...if he explains it, will Ye Qing believe it?
Hmm... Even if Ye Qing believed it in his heart, he probably wouldn't acknowledge it with his mouth, and would still be sarcastic.
Of course, Ye Rui knew very well that Ye Qing kept criticizing him for his petty thoughts. Just as he said just now, well... Ye Qing just wanted to force him to meet Zhuge Meng.
But how could he meet?
Well...he didn't want his beloved to see the scars on his face.
If Zhuge Meng saw this, she would be heartbroken.
After more than twenty years, Zhuge Meng must have adapted to the days when he is not around. Why does he think he should appear next to Zhuge Meng and cause her heartache again?
This is where Ye Rui is in trouble. He wants to see Zhuge Meng, but he can't.
These are things that Ye Qing doesn't know, so Ye Qing will attack him aggressively, without any mercy.
Ye Rui couldn't help but sigh, this misunderstanding caused... alas...
However, he couldn't explain anything to Ye Qing. After all, he also didn't want Ye Qing to see his ugly appearance.
After being silent for a while, he looked up at Ye Qing again and said, "I don't think you called me out because of this matter. Tell me, what is it?"
"Hmph... I just know how to change the subject and don't dare to ask the question directly." Ye Qing snorted coldly, curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Still a great master? Hmm... Isn't it embarrassing?"
"Ugh!" Faced with Ye Qing's contempt, Ye Rui was very depressed. Can't this bastard be considerate of him?
"Coward!" After Ye Qing rolled his eyes at Ye Rui, he no longer chased Ye Rui with the previous topic, but said in a deep voice: "You should still maintain close contact with the two people above, right?"
"Yeah!" Ye Rui nodded and looked at Ye Qing in surprise, not quite understanding why Ye Qing suddenly mentioned the two above.