Chapter 40: Tell Them Who I Am!

"Your future husband is right outside the villa—shall I let him in?" With just this one sentence, Ye Tianlin stunned everyone present, and the entire room fell silent in shock.

Only now did the Su family suddenly realize that, indeed, a Rolls-Royce was parked just outside the villa gates.

The car door stood open, and a familiar young man came striding briskly toward them.

Upon seeing the young man's face, Su Yixue's expression shifted instantly, her eyes filled with resentment as she hissed, "Who would have thought my future husband would be out there? You've really run into the barrel of the gun this time!"

Su Yicai was beside himself with joy, sneering, "My brother-in-law is here—just wait, you'll get what's coming to you. I guarantee none of you will have a good ending today."

Old Master Su held his breath, so excited that he forgot the pain in his finger. He hurriedly picked up his cane from the floor, gave a forceful grunt, and exclaimed, "Before, it was difficult to find a reason to deal with you in front of the Ye family's young master, but now things are completely different!"

Su Rulan swallowed hard, so terrified she couldn't even think straight, her whole body trembling with panic.

Su Weimin and Gao Yulan were equally frantic, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

Soon, the young man walked straight into the hall under everyone's gaze.

Su Yixue feigned a pitiful expression, rushing into the young man's arms and pleading, "Husband, you finally came! We've nearly been bullied to death—you must stand up for us!"

Su Yicai, pretending to be aggrieved, chimed in, "Brother-in-law, Su Rulan's family has gone too far. This was supposed to be a welcoming celebration for my sister, but look at the chaos! Ye Tianlin, that scoundrel, even laid hands on Grandpa!"

"I am clearly the head of this family, yet I have suffered such treatment—there is simply no justice!" Old Master Su deliberately raised his injured finger, forcing out a few tears, playing the villain who cries foul first.

Faced with this situation, Su Rulan's heart pounded wildly, her face drained of color, and she began to tremble.

Su Weimin dropped to his knees, abandoning all pride, begging, "Young Master Ye, things aren’t as they say, please don’t believe their nonsense!"

Gao Yulan quickly followed, trembling as she spoke, "Yes, yes, they're just pretending to be pitiful. They humiliated us first, and though our son-in-law Tianlin is ill, he couldn’t bear to see us mistreated and lashed out in anger."

"And you still dare to argue here? I think you're the ones crying thief to catch a thief! Lawless and shameless!" Su Yixue’s acting was impeccable, so convincing that anyone unaware would truly believe she had suffered a grave injustice.

Su Weimin and Gao Yulan exchanged helpless glances, feeling utterly stifled.

Yet, just as everyone expected the Ye family's young master to erupt in fury and unleash his wrath, he suddenly pushed Su Yixue aside.

What happened next left everyone dumbfounded—the young man, after brushing off Su Yixue, turned and walked straight to Ye Tianlin. Right before everyone's eyes, he dropped to one knee, bowed his head in utmost respect, and pleaded in a trembling voice, "Young Master, please calm your anger—please, this... this is a massive misunderstanding!"

As soon as the title "Young Master" was uttered, the entire Su family villa was shaken as if by an earthquake.

"What?" Old Master Su’s eyes bulged in disbelief at the scene before him, nearly losing his breath and struggling to steady himself with his cane.

"This can't be happening! Brother-in-law, what are you doing? You're supposed to be the Ye family's young master—how can you kneel to this idiot?" Su Yicai’s scalp tingled, and he cried out in alarm.

"What on earth is going on?" Su Yixue gasped.

But at this moment, the most shocked of all was Su Rulan’s family.

"Young... Young Master?" Su Rulan was utterly confused.

"He... he just called Ye Tianlin Young Master?" Su Weimin stammered.

"Could it be... we've made a terrible mistake? A colossal misunderstanding?" Gao Yulan’s pupils widened as the breath she’d been holding surged to her crown.

Amidst the uproar, Ye Tianlin surveyed the room and waved his hand, commanding, "In front of everyone, tell them who I am!"

Ye Tianlin, still kneeling and trembling, could scarcely believe the absurd drama that had unfolded—even after receiving the notification from the Tiandu Chamber of Commerce and meeting the Young Master in person, he would never have imagined such a farce.

The most ludicrous part was that the Su family had mistaken him for the Young Master!

This was a grave offense!

He was merely a branch of the Ye family, sharing the same prestigious generation and a similar-sounding name, but his status was worlds apart.

"You have all mixed things up. I am Ye Tianlin—'Lin' as in 'rain.' You confused my name and mistook me for someone else."

"And the one before you is the true Young Master of the Ye family!"

"The beneficiary of the Tiandu Chamber of Commerce contract is Su Rulan precisely because she is the Young Master’s wife!"