Ex-Husband CEO, Stop Messing Around!-Chapter 452 - 418: Big Brother is Not Dad’s Son (The Origin of Leng Ye)

"Big Brother is not Dad’s biological son." Leng Yan looked at Wen Nuan, and only after a long time did he gently speak.

Wen Nuan froze with the spoon in hand, her arm suspended in mid-air: "What did you say?"

Did she hear him wrong?

Leng Yan said Leng Ye is not Leng Siyan’s biological son. How could that be?

Leng Siyan favors Leng Ye so much, she knows that too. Several times at the Leng Family’s old mansion, she had seen Leng Siyan treating Leng Ye much better than Leng Yan. She once thought it was because Leng Yan was an accidental son, a stain on Leng Siyan’s record, which was why he received unfair treatment. Unexpectedly, the real accident was not Leng Yan, but Leng Ye.

"Big Brother is not Dad’s biological son." Leng Yan repeated, looking at Wen Nuan, his brow shadowed with deep sorrow: "Who would have thought Big Brother’s father was actually Uncle."

"Ah?" Wen Nuan was taken aback.

She had heard Leng Yan mention that his uncle was named Leng Siqing, who reportedly passed away long ago.

Then what about Leng Ye’s mother, He Man, who was also Leng Siyan’s deceased wife? How did she suddenly become Leng Siyan’s wife? She couldn’t understand.

Unconsciously, she thought of something Leng Ye had said before. After she suggested that Leng Siyan might not agree, Leng Ye insisted that he had no grounds to disagree, nor could he find a reason to refute.

Could it be that just as Leng Siyan snatched his sister-in-law from Leng Siqing, when she already had Leng Ye in her belly, Leng Ye wanted to marry someone carrying his brother’s child for similar reasons?

That’s just too absurd.

Leng Yan seemed to guess her speculation, and he smiled bitterly while rubbing her hair, "It’s not what you think."

She furrowed her brows slightly, listening to Leng Yan’s story, her heart gradually understanding.

Leng Yan’s voice was somewhat heavy: "Back then, Dad liked Big Brother’s mother, He Man, very much. They were childhood sweethearts. Although He Man couldn’t say she liked Dad a lot, they grew up together, and she didn’t really dislike him either. The adults all thought they were a pair. The wedding date had been set, but then..."

He changed his tone: "At that time, Uncle, who had been exploring outside, suddenly returned from Hong Kong. When he saw He Man, he liked her at first sight. Both he and Dad were quite handsome, but compared to Dad’s elegance, Uncle had more masculinity. His bold character seemed more charming to He Man, and they actually fell in love at first sight. Subsequently, they secretly fell in love."

When Leng Yan recounted this, a faint bitter smile and helplessness hovered in his eyes.

Was this smile and helplessness for Leng Siyan, Leng Siqing, or He Man? Even he couldn’t tell clearly.

"Poor Dad. He was ready to get married, and then suddenly Big Brother came along, ah—"

Wen Nuan’s curiosity was piqued; she simply pushed the bowl of porridge aside and listened more attentively to Leng Yan’s narrative.

"Although Uncle liked He Man, he felt guilty for his own younger brother by doing so. He Man felt the same; she thought she betrayed Dad. So, the two could only secretly like each other. In front of others, they always kept a certain distance, fearing to be discovered, not even daring to talk much. This caused them great distress, but they could only hide this affection in their hearts.

Until one day, on a rainy night, when He Man worked overtime and didn’t bring an umbrella home, Dad was out of town and couldn’t come back. To stop He Man from getting wet in the rain, Uncle went to pick her up with an umbrella.

On her way home, He Man encountered a thug who coveted her beauty, and after snatching her bag, he harbored malicious intentions and wanted to assault her. Uncle happened to arrive in time; he was very tall, taller than both me and Leng Ye, and was quite strong. That thug was no match for him and was quickly taken down. Witnessing all this only deepened He Man’s feelings for him. Due to the fight, Uncle’s umbrella was broken, so they both returned home soaked, and when passing a big pit, Uncle carried He Man across, directly sending her home.

A single man and woman alone together, with mutual affection, and their clothes were wet; the things that followed..."

Leng Yan’s lips curled into a complicated smile, watching Wen Nuan’s somewhat reddened face upon hearing this: "I don’t even need to say it, you understand, don’t you?"

"And then?" Having experienced love herself, of course, Wen Nuan understood Leng Yan’s insinuation. It was nothing other than that moment when their eyes met, the passionate sparks collided fiercely, and then emotion overtook reason, leading them to bed, betraying Leng Siyan with their actions.

Leng Yan continued: "There were still less than two months to the wedding, and they planned to tell Dad everything once he got back from his trip. But when he returned, they couldn’t bring themselves to speak in front of a beloved brother and a fiancé who had always been kind to them, ashamed and unable to control their burning longing, sneaking away to meet more frequently.

Finally, one day, when Dad went to He Man’s house to ask her to check all the wedding furniture together, through the fence of the He Family, he saw Uncle and Li Qiu kissing each other. He was first shocked, then furious, loudly questioning what they were doing.

Realizing they couldn’t hide it anymore, Uncle and He Man confessed in shame, hoping Dad would allow them to be together. However, Dad was also a proud person; he couldn’t accept this fact and wouldn’t allow Leng Siqing and He Man to be together. They stalemated for a long time.

With one month left before the wedding, due to business, Uncle and Dad had to go out of town together. On the way, they encountered robbers with knives during a robbery. When Dad resisted, he was caught, and when one of the thugs accidentally thrust the knife toward his body, Uncle pushed someone down to shield him. Hearing calls for help, people rushed over, and the robbers fled, but Uncle lost too much blood and couldn’t be saved..."

As Leng Yan spoke, the image of Leng Siyan with tears streaming down his face floated before him. He said he was actually furious for being deceived for so long and was planning to allow Big Brother and He Man to be together after returning from this business trip. What a pity, he not only lost that opportunity but also lost Big Brother.

"Uncle apologized to Dad, telling her to take good care of He Man..."

"At that time, He Man was already pregnant, and then Dad married her?" Wen Nuan asked, her eyes brimming with tears.

Because of love, she couldn’t despise Leng Siqing and He Man. Because of family, she was moved by Leng Siqing risking his life for his brother. At the same time, she felt regret for Leng Siyan.

Leng Yan sighed: "After returning, learning of Uncle’s death, He Man couldn’t bear the blow and fainted. When she was sent to the hospital, Dad learned from the doctor that He Man was pregnant with Uncle’s child. To justifiably care for He Man and the child, Dad chose to marry He Man. Only they three knew about He Man and Uncle’s affair, so everyone thought Big Brother Leng Ye was Dad’s biological son."

What followed was that Leng Siyan once drank too much and ran into Li Qiu, who was returning from university.