Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life Chapter 1482 - 1471: Cannon Fodder Big Brother in an Old-School Romance Novel

Ye Qiu’s life was gradually getting back on track, but Ye Yanting seemed to be having a harder and harder time. First, Ye Zhiliang completely stripped him of his inheritance rights and even forced him to work only at a branch office, making him a laughingstock in the circle. Most importantly, he had now lost all news of Gu Wanqin. He clearly knew where she was, but just couldn’t get in touch, nor could he go looking for her.

His temper had never been good, and now he was getting more and more irritable. He even started making mistakes at work and got harshly berated by Ye Zhiliang. Ye Qiu hadn’t expected him to come to him to pour out his troubles and helplessly opened the door for him.

"Bro, do you also think I’m useless?" Ye Yanting downed a glass of liquor and said, "I just want to be with Wanqin, why is it so hard?"

"Has Wanqin not video-called you?"

"It’s no use. When I call her, her phone’s off. Her email hasn’t logged in either. She’s definitely being controlled by her dad. How can Uncle Gu be so heartless?" Ye Yanting complained.

Ye Qiu shook his head. "I actually think Uncle Gu didn’t do anything wrong."

Ye Yanting snapped his head around to look at him. "Bro, are you still resenting me for taking Wanqin away from you?"

"That’s not what I mean. I’m just speaking from Uncle Gu’s point of view. Any Father wouldn’t want his daughter to be hurt. You know exactly how big a scene that day was. How many people in the circle are judging you two? You’re a man, so it’s a bit better for you. But what they say about Wanqin is even worse. Leaving City A for a while is the way to hurt her the least."

"But why did Uncle Gu have to cut off all of Wanqin’s contact info?"

"Yanting, you’re the one who hurt her. Think about it yourself: if, in the future, some man publicly defiled you and Wanqin’s daughter in front of everyone, how would you treat that man?"

Ye Yanting’s eyes turned bloodshot. He blurted out, "I’d kill him."

"So do you still think Uncle Gu is in the wrong?"

"I... But we’re truly in love."

"But the damage has already been done."

Veins stood out on Ye Yanting’s forehead. "It’s all that woman Tan Nana’s fault. If not for her, things wouldn’t have turned out like this."

Ye Qiu sighed. "Looks like you still haven’t realized your own mistakes. Yanting, I don’t just feel sorry for Wanqin, I feel it’s unfair to Tan Nana. In this whole matter, what did Tan Nana do wrong? She’s a victim too."

"What kind of harm did she suffer? She barged into someone else’s room without permission, how is that reasonable?"

"First of all, she was your girlfriend, and you personally confessed and asked to be her boyfriend. What’s wrong with a girlfriend going into her boyfriend’s room? Second, what was your mindset when you asked Tan Nana to be your girlfriend? Did you ever truly like her? Even if Tan Nana kept clinging to you, if you didn’t like her you should’ve firmly rejected her, not used her to provoke Gu Wanqin. Seeing her own boyfriend sleeping with another woman—should she not be shocked? Should she not be angry?"

"But Bro, you..."

"You think I wasn’t angry?" Ye Qiu looked at Ye Yanting with deep disappointment. "Betrayed by my own younger brother and my fiancée at the same time—do you think I’m some Saint who not only doesn’t get angry but should give you two my blessing? I didn’t hold you two accountable because we’re brothers, because we share blood. Seeing that you truly loved each other, I wanted to give you my blessing. But my tolerance is not some excuse for you to demand the same from others as if it’s only natural."

What Ye Qiu said made Ye Yanting’s expression turn twisted, and he felt unbearably ashamed. His big brother could let go and forgive for the sake of brotherhood, but he, for the sake of love, had hurt that very brotherhood. No wonder Grandma never liked him, no wonder Dad had given up on him.

"I’m sorry, Bro. I was too impulsive."

"My forgiving you is useless. What you need to do is first sincerely apologize to Tan Nana, and then go seek the Gu Family’s forgiveness. Since you claim you two are truly in love, is this little bit of hardship enough to knock you down? Sinking into decadence is the last thing I can stand. The more you’re like this, the less likely Uncle Gu will ever give you Wanqin’s contact information."

"But I already went to apologize, and I couldn’t even get through the door."

"You want to give up after just once or twice? Then in my eyes, this so-called love of yours isn’t that precious at all. And it’s not just about apologizing. If you really want to marry Wanqin, what do you have to marry her with? What about your career? Your sense of responsibility? These are things you have to show people, not just talk about."

"Bro, you mean I should be working hard right now? But from what Uncle Gu said, he wants to marry Wanqin off to someone else. I’m scared. I’m scared that while I’m working hard, during that period Wanqin will marry another man."

Ye Qiu really couldn’t understand how someone so single-minded yet so brainless ended up being the male lead. Was it because he hadn’t died this time, so Ye Yanting never felt the need to work hard, thinking he had something to lean on?

"You don’t even believe in yourself, and you don’t believe in Wanqin either. You swear up and down that you’re truly in love, but in your heart is Wanqin someone fickle and two-faced? Would she casually go marry another man?" Ye Qiu shot back.

"No, Wanqin loves me. But what if Uncle Gu forces her? Wanqin is a very filial person."

"As far as I know, Uncle Gu dotes on his daughter Wanqin very much. If Wanqin is strongly opposed, Uncle Gu won’t force her."

"But I can’t afford to gamble."

"Even if you can’t, you still have to. You think if you keep making a scene like this, Uncle Gu will soften? That’s way too naive. If I were Uncle Gu, I’d only see you as someone increasingly unreliable. The more you act out, the less I’d ever consider marrying Wanqin to you."

Ye Yanting gave a bitter smile. "Bro, do you also think I’m useless? I can’t even protect my own woman. Not only did I make her suffer such huge grievances, but now I can’t even see a future."

"Seems like you still have some self-awareness. Since you know, then starting tomorrow, work hard. You need to show the kind of ability that makes people sit up and take notice. Once you’re strong enough, who will still be able to stop you two? Who will still be able to laugh at you?"

"Bro, you don’t understand. You’re the family heir; I’m not. No matter how hard I work, what can I do? I don’t even have any shares in the family, and I’m just a low-level employee at a branch company. What do I have to work with? Even if I work hard for ten years, I still won’t reach where you are now. After ten years, will Wanqin still be waiting for me?"

"There are so many poor people in this world. You’re already standing at a finish line most people can’t even reach, and you’re still here wallowing in self-pity? You may not have company shares, but what about the Ye Family’s connections? What about the knowledge and skills you’ve learned over the years? Are those all useless?" Ye Qiu was utterly disappointed; Ye Yanting was nothing like the responsible man he had imagined.

Perhaps it was because, in the previous life, the original Ye Qiu had become a vegetable and then died of illness, so Ye Yanting could justifiably inherit the entire Ye Family, which gave him confidence. But now, he was afraid to even take the first step.