Helian Yue saw that she couldn't dodge, and her expression turned cold. She stared at the young man in front of her and said in a cold voice, "Mo Huaifeng! Why are you blocking my way?"
Seeing Helian Yue's reaction, Mo Huaifeng's face grew even worse.
Helian Yue was all smiles towards Ye Tiancheng, but when it came to him, she was stern and showed no warmth.
He usually held her in high regard, treating her like the moon in the sky, unattainable. Yet, she completely disregarded him, instead fawning over some unknown man.
He was too lenient with her. If not for Helian Yue being the young lady of the family head...
Helian Yue knew instantly that Mo Huaifeng was up to no good, while Ye Tiancheng acted as if it had nothing to do with him. He was thinking, so this person wasn't surnamed Helian.
However, Ye Tiancheng quickly thought it made sense. In a large family, it was impossible for everyone to have the same surname. There were always distant relatives or people with other connections who were incorporated.
Moreover, this Mo Huaifeng clearly had ill intentions towards Helian Yue. If they were blood relatives, even if he was bold enough to harbor improper thoughts about Helian Yue, he wouldn't dare to show it so openly. Otherwise, it would go against natural order and he would surely be punished.
Ye Tiancheng felt that he didn't need to get involved in such matters, as it was easy to get into trouble.
After all, he was just a guest. With a little effort to inquire, he would eventually learn that he was a married man and had no unclear entanglements with Helian Yue, so the trouble shouldn't reach him.
However, if this Mo Huaifeng insisted on courting disaster, Ye Tiancheng couldn't guarantee what he might do.
"Cousin Yue, your cousin was just happy to see you, so I came to say hello." Mo Huaifeng's sinister gaze swept over Ye Tiancheng before landing on Helian Yue, softening slightly. "But Cousin Yue, why don't you say a few words when you see your cousin? Instead, you're trying to walk away?"
Why didn't she say hello and just walked away? Did this person have no idea? Ye Tiancheng thought.
Helian Yue was too lazy to bother with Mo Huaifeng and didn't want to respond. She shifted her steps, intending to leave, but Mo Huaifeng had no intention of moving aside, sticking to her like glue.
Helian Yue became impatient. "What exactly do you want?"
Seeing Helian Yue's attitude towards him, Mo Huaifeng felt even more displeased. However, he didn't want to take out his anger on his beloved, so he redirected his fire, focusing it entirely on Ye Tiancheng.
He glanced at Ye Tiancheng with disdain, completely oblivious to the fact that his height difference with Ye Tiancheng made him appear shorter, thus looking rather comical.
Mo Huaifeng spoke to Helian Yue, but his words were all directed at mocking Ye Tiancheng.
He said to Helian Yue, "Cousin Yue, we are family after all. Who is this fellow? I don't know what kind of disreputable person he is. If you stay with him, be careful not to be led astray."
Helian Yue was speechless. "Who is family with you? My Helian family has a distant relationship with your Mo family. It's not your place to call me cousin. Don't try to claim kinship with me!"
"You...!" Mo Huaifeng was instantly enraged but didn't know what to say.
Status was always a hurdle he couldn't overcome.
Mo Huaifeng's relationship with the Helian family was indeed distant. He had to rely on many connections and relatives to get close to the Helian family's influence. The Mo family had also spent a lot of effort to establish connections before they were qualified to appear at the Helian family's main residence.
Strictly speaking, as long as the Helian family members were unwilling to acknowledge him, Mo Huaifeng actually had no connection to the Helian family at all.
The reason Mo Huaifeng was so persistent with Helian Yue was partly due to this.
On one hand, Mo Huaifeng genuinely liked Helian Yue. After all, Helian Yue was beautiful, had high status, and was a perfect rich and beautiful woman.
On the other hand, Helian Yue was the only daughter of Helian Yi, the head of the Helian family. If he could win over Helian Yue, the Mo family's reliance on the Helian family would be more legitimate, and they could gain many unimaginable benefits.
Mo Huaifeng viewed Helian Yue as his goal. Over the years, he had come to see Helian Yue as his possession, his property. Therefore, how could he stand by and watch another man appear by Helian Yue's side?
Since he couldn't do anything to Helian Yue, Mo Huaifeng intensified his anger towards Ye Tiancheng. "Kid, I advise you to be sensible. Some people are not meant for you to aspire to. See your place clearly and stop daydreaming. It's best to stay away from Cousin Yue!"
"The gap between you is like heaven and earth. You'd better stop pestering Cousin Yue, or else, every minute someone disappears silently from this world, and you might be one of them!"
Ye Tiancheng didn't take such threats seriously at all. If Mo Huaifeng truly had the ability, Ye Tiancheng would have respected him more.
With someone like Mo Huaifeng, threatening Ye Tiancheng was still far from enough.
Helian Yue, upon hearing Mo Huaifeng's threat to Ye Tiancheng, immediately understood that Mo Huaifeng had misunderstood something, and she was utterly speechless.
She stared at Mo Huaifeng and said angrily, "Mo Huaifeng, firstly, who I associate with has nothing to do with you, and whether they are qualified has nothing to do with you!"
"Secondly, he and I are not in the relationship you think. He is at most my friend, and a distinguished guest of our Helian family, definitely not some disreputable person!"
"I am under my father's orders to show him around the family. No one is allowed to offend him, and you are even less qualified!"
However, self-righteous people like Mo Huaifeng simply wouldn't listen to Helian Yue's explanation. After all, even if he listened, it was uncertain how much he would believe.
Ye Tiancheng was originally too lazy to bother with these messy affairs, but since the person had threatened him, Ye Tiancheng was not a good-tempered person either. Facing the furious Mo Huaifeng, Ye Tiancheng sneered.
"Miss Helian is not someone I can aspire to, but you can? May I ask what kind of person you are?"
Mo Huaifeng was easily provoked by Ye Tiancheng.
"Brat, don't think you're someone just because you can say a few words to Cousin Yue. You just wait and see, I definitely won't let you off easily!"
However, Mo Huaifeng was stopped by Helian Yue.
Helian Yue was a little surprised. She had initially seen Ye Tiancheng as someone who didn't want to get involved, but she didn't expect Ye Tiancheng to suddenly start mocking Mo Huaifeng. But since she was the one bringing him, she didn't want Ye Tiancheng to get into unnecessary trouble because of her.
Therefore, Helian Yue stepped forward.
Helian Yue said to Mo Huaifeng, "Mo Huaifeng, I told you, he is a distinguished guest of my Helian family. Even my father treats him with courtesy. If you continue to speak disrespectfully and offend him, don't blame me for informing my father."
"Then it will be uncertain whether you will still have a place in the Helian family."
Helian Yue's threat was effective. Mo Huaifeng dared not gamble whether Ye Tiancheng truly had such influence with Helian Yi. Moreover, Mo Huaifeng knew very well that his status before Helian Yi was definitely not as important as Helian Yue's words.
Even if Ye Tiancheng's influence with Helian Yi was not as great as Helian Yue claimed, as long as Helian Yi was aware of Ye Tiancheng's presence and had indeed asked Helian Yue to show Ye Tiancheng around the Helian family, Helian Yue only needed to complain to Helian Yi, and he, an outsider, would surely not get off lightly.
Although Mo Huaifeng's mind was not very sharp, he was not entirely incapable of thinking and could analyze pros and cons.
Therefore, after Helian Yue spoke, Mo Huaifeng knew that there was no benefit in stubbornly resisting. If he confronted Ye Tiancheng now, he would be the one to suffer. Thus, he did not persist.
Mo Huaifeng just snorted coldly and turned to leave.
However, the look in Mo Huaifeng's eyes before he left indicated that he had not given up on causing trouble for Ye Tiancheng.
Helian Yue frowned. Seeing Mo Huaifeng walk away, she knew that this matter was not over. She looked at Ye Tiancheng apologetically. "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to run into him. That Mo Huaifeng is not very bright, and he might cause you trouble later. I will actively resolve it and try not to cause you any trouble."
Ye Tiancheng was not someone who feared trouble. Even if Mo Huaifeng caused him trouble, Ye Tiancheng would not be afraid, and in fact, he hoped he would come.
If Mo Huaifeng backed down, or if Helian Yi or Helian Yue could control him, Ye Tiancheng, given his status, would not particularly bother with Mo Huaifeng. But if Mo Huaifeng dared to provoke him...
Ye Tiancheng's eyes darkened. Then, he would not be polite.
So, Ye Tiancheng merely nodded perfunctorily at Helian Yue. "If you can control him, that would be a good thing."
"However, if you can't control him, and he really runs into me, then whatever happens, you'd better not be too calculative. I'm too lazy to settle another score."
Helian Yue knew that Ye Tiancheng didn't take Mo Huaifeng seriously.
She sighed softly in her heart. Ye Tiancheng might have such confidence, but Mo Huaifeng was still considered part of the Helian family at this time, which would mean another debt for the Helian family.
Helian Yue just hoped that Mo Huaifeng's ability to cause trouble would be less, and preferably that he would be willing to listen to advice, otherwise, he would surely face consequences.
The Helian family would definitely not side with Mo Huaifeng at this time. Anyone with a brain wouldn't do such a thing, and they would surely be targeted, and their fate would be uncertain.
Judging by her father's intentions, even the长老s who were not brainy would surely not escape punishment, let alone an outsider like Mo Huaifeng.
Helian Yue replied to Ye Tiancheng, "If he really has no eyes and offends you, then do as you please. We will definitely not hold it against you. He is an outsider who has nothing to do with the Helian family, just someone who wants to climb the ladder and leech off us."
"At this time, anyone with a bit of sense in the family would not offend you for an outsider."
She was afraid of those without brains, but even if there were, they would just be discarded together.
Helian Yue had it figured out, because Helian Yi was already planning this.
This incident had to be accounted for. The first person Helian Yi would deal with was the Seventh Elder Helian Su, who had ordered the kidnapping of Ye Qingcheng. Therefore, the culprit would definitely not be spared.
If even the family elders were to be dealt with, let alone others.
Ye Tiancheng was quite satisfied with this attitude. Out of respect for Hou Mingzhu, he would not make things difficult for Helian Yue, so he fell silent.