Because Ye Chen always felt that his current identity and the way he handled things could never possibly match this villa.
It's not that he was particularly unaccustomed or that he didn't handle things decisively, the key issue was that living in such a luxurious villa, to be honest, he really couldn't accept it in his heart.
But the old gentleman had already made such a gracious offer, wouldn't it be somewhat ungracious for Ye Chen to back out at this time?
Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, but it was just a momentary hesitant look, which was, in fact, clearly seen by the old gentleman.
"What's wrong, is there a problem?"
"Hehe, old gentleman, since you asked, let me tell you that I am just an ordinary citizen, I used to live in ordinary houses and I am accustomed to that. If I live in a place like this, I reckon, I won't even be able to sleep soundly at night."
"But isn't this to provide you with a better living environment? It would be more convenient this way."
"Old gentleman, I understand what you mean, but I really can't get used to living here."
"Yaru, what about you, what do you think?"
The old gentleman ignored Ye Chen and then turned to Lin Yaru to ask.
"My sentiments are the same as his; I've been living an ordinary life for so many years, to be honest, I'm no longer accustomed to the life of wealthy families, so..."
"Oh, I see. Well then, I respect your wishes. Since you find this place unsuitable, by the way, I have an old house in the city, you can go live there."
"Thank you, that would really help us."
"What's there to thank for, we still have plenty of houses, you can choose to live wherever you want, just arrange a car later to send them over."
"Okay, no problem."
"Forget about arranging a car, do this: later, take Ye Chen to the garage and let him pick a car, that way, it will be more convenient for them to go out without having to look for a driver or take a taxi."
"Alright, no problem, Ye Chen, come with me."
"Old gentleman, this, this doesn't seem quite appropriate?"
"Ah, I tell you, you must accept this car. Since you don't want to stay in the villa, I respect your choice, but you still need some means of transportation, even if you buy one yourself later, but temporarily using one shouldn't be a problem, should it?"
With the conversation reaching this point, Ye Chen knew that retreating further would really be somewhat embarrassing, especially since he had just met the old gentleman and there would be more interactions in the future.
He certainly didn't want to jeopardize future important matters because of this incident.
Even though he knew that all his attention was currently focused on Lin Yaru, Ye Chen also knew that he couldn't ignore what the old gentleman needed of him.
And whatever he wanted to do, probably, would benefit from the old gentleman's arrangements.
"Well then, I'll respectfully accept your offer. Look, we've been here for quite some time today, and you haven't had a proper rest, old gentleman. We should also head back to our place and get used to the environment, then we can plan for the next steps."
"In that case, Ye Chen, if you're not in a hurry right now, come with me to the study, I have something to explain to you."
"Oh, sure, no problem, Yaru, you wait here for a bit."
"Alright, I know, I'll just look around here for a bit, you go ahead, and then we'll go together."
After finishing speaking, Ye Chen just nodded, then stood up and followed Li Fu and the old gentleman directly to a room on the second floor.
After entering the study, the old gentleman simply pointed to a spot next to him, and Ye Chen went over and sat down directly.
"I noticed Ms. Lin seemed rather unhappy tonight, I wonder, is it something discovered in your investigation that Ms. Lin can't accept?"
"Old gentleman, you truly have a discerning eye, yes, that's exactly it. I've mentioned before that in this place there used to be a mysterious organization always monitoring me, but now we've discovered all of this."
"What? Someone was actually monitoring him? It seems that the previous conjectures were correct. I was discussing this with Deputy Li earlier, and even Mr. Liu had deduced it out of thin air, always feeling it wasn't very secure, but now it seems that might not be the case."
"I had my suspicions too, which is why I confirmed it over and over again, but really, we have confirmed this information, and you know what? Those people have been surveilling Lin Yaru for at least three years."
"What? More than three years?"
"Yes, at least more than three years, and moreover, they are all blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners who have integrated into the local life and have even begun to work and settle down locally."
"What do these people mean? Why would they monitor a woman for three years and yet refrain from taking action, what exactly do they intend to do?"
"No one knows, but I always feel this matter is becoming more interesting. Fortunately, we roughly have control over their appearances now. Even if he is honest at home, I believe we should be able to detect them soon."
"Are you saying you are preparing to take action soon?"
"For now, I want to lay the groundwork first. We are not yet in direct confrontation with them, they are not aware of our presence, but I believe it won't be long before they probably return."
"Ye Chen, I always feel that you should find an identity to disguise yourself. If you keep drifting back and forth like this every day, it indeed seems somewhat inappropriate and might also attract attention."
When the old gentleman mentioned this, Ye Chen only hesitated for a moment.
To be honest, when he was in the previous city, he had also considered this issue.
He knew the best way to hide was to integrate himself into the local life, just like the foreigners who had been monitoring Lin Yaru.