When Hou Mingzhu finished speaking, Ye Tiancheng looked at himself. Helian Yue nodded and then said seriously to Ye Tiancheng, "Now, in the name of the Helian family, I invite Mr. Ye to come to the Helian family with me."
Ye Tiancheng was stunned.
Helian Yue was too direct. And if she was inviting him to the Helian family, she should at least give a reason, right?
The other party was a good friend of Hou Mingzhu. If the Helian family really needed help, and it was within Ye Tiancheng's capabilities, and it wasn't something bad, then Ye Tiancheng's possibility of refusing would actually be very small.
But like this, being unclear, how could Ye Tiancheng agree?
Ye Tiancheng wasn't an idiot. Even if it was his wife's friend, he had to consider whether to help. Even when Su Muxian came to him for help, he had to listen to the reason first. Otherwise, how would he know if he had sold himself?
Ye Tiancheng could only shake his head and say, "Whether I can agree to this matter or not, you have to tell me first. Why is your Helian family inviting me over?"
"If I don't even know what I'm supposed to do, and I agree to you so rashly, what if there's something I can't do, or shouldn't do? Wouldn't I be putting myself in a difficult position?"
Helian Yue knew that it was difficult to get people to agree in this manner, but she herself was also confused.
On the phone, the elders of the Helian family only told her that it was a matter of the family's survival. They didn't clarify what it was, only that they must invite Ye Tiancheng to their family.
But with just this reason, how could she convince Ye Tiancheng?
The survival of the Helian family had nothing to do with Ye Tiancheng. If it was Hou Mingzhu's family that was in trouble, then using this reason might be able to move Ye Tiancheng. But the Helian family was truly unrelated to Ye Tiancheng.
Helian Yue was also very troubled, and her expression was slightly distressed.
She could only answer Ye Tiancheng like this, "Actually, if I have to say, I can't explain it clearly. Because when the elders of the family told me, they didn't explain the reason clearly, so please forgive me, I can't tell you the reason."
Ye Tiancheng fell silent.
This kind of invitation was really insincere. If Helian Yue wasn't Hou Mingzhu's good friend, and someone else sat here and brought up such a matter with him, Ye Tiancheng would have ruthlessly driven them away. How could they still be sitting here and talking to him?
Hou Mingzhu also frowned. In this way, Ye Tiancheng definitely couldn't be persuaded. They had to come up with a decent reason.
Did Helian Yue say this because she really couldn't come up with a reason, or because she was forced to do so and was just giving a perfunctory excuse?
Hou Mingzhu said to Helian Yue, "A Yue, if you say it like this, Tiancheng definitely won't be able to agree. You have to reveal at least a little bit. If you don't even know what it is, and it were you, you wouldn't agree to such a request, would you?"
Helian Yue understood this, but she was helpless. After all, it concerned the survival of the Helian family, and such a reason could not be spoken.
Therefore, Helian Yue could only say, "Actually, I really don't know. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so perfunctory. Mingzhu, you know me. We've known each other for so many years. You know what kind of person I am."
Hou Mingzhu knew this, which was why she found Helian Yue's behavior so strange. She wanted to understand the reason, which was why she asked that question.
After listening to Helian Yue's explanation, Hou Mingzhu felt that since it had come to this point, Helian Yue shouldn't need to play any tricks on her. So, it was highly likely that Helian Yue really couldn't come up with a reason.
Hou Mingzhu pondered for a moment and finally said, "A Yue, why don't you ask your elders again? At least find out what it is. If they are unwilling to say, then use us as a reason."
"Since they want to invite someone, they must show some attitude. You've asked like this, they must at least say something."
"If even after saying this, they are still unwilling to say, then I can only apologize. Forget about Tiancheng, even I can't agree to such a request."
Ye Tiancheng echoed Hou Mingzhu's words and nodded, "It's indeed like this."
"To be honest, your family's request is too abrupt, and you can't give a reason. It's already difficult to agree, and it seems very insincere."
"If it wasn't for you, Helian, sitting here today, I would be too lazy to even listen to them speak."
Ye Tiancheng spoke his mind.
Helian Yue knew that Hou Mingzhu's words were very reasonable, and Ye Tiancheng was very honest. What he said was definitely not asking for too much.
If it weren't for the pressure from her family, and the person who gave Helian Yue this order was of too high a status, and it wasn't someone Helian Yue could easily resist, Helian Yue wouldn't have brought this up. Even if she heard such an order, she would have pretended not to hear it, rather than having to brace herself and do it like now.
Now that Hou Mingzhu and Ye Tiancheng had both brought this up, Helian Yue knew she had to ask clearly.
Therefore, Helian Yue nodded and agreed, "I understand this. If it weren't for the circumstances, I wouldn't want to do something so rude. Thank you for your understanding."
Hou Mingzhu and Ye Tiancheng both expressed that they didn't mind.
Ye Tiancheng, as Hou Mingzhu's husband, further said to Helian Yue, "Helian, you are different from others. Because you are Mingzhu's good friend, I am willing to believe you. I know you definitely didn't do it intentionally, and I can understand your difficulties."
Helian Yue took out her phone and tried to contact that family elder. In fact, she didn't have much hope in her heart.
Because from what Helian Yue knew during her time in the family, that elder was always unreachable. No one knew where he was or what he was doing. He was very mysterious in the family, but his status was very transcendent.
The entire Helian family could only obey the orders of that elder, because his generation was the highest in the entire Helian family, and so were his power and status.
He was really difficult to contact. This time, if he hadn't contacted Helian Yue, with Helian Yue's status, she really didn't have the right to proactively speak to that elder.
However, Helian Yue thought about this matter. Since he had given an order and spoken so vaguely, and Ye Tiancheng might refuse, it should be normal to want to know the real reason. Perhaps she could contact this elder and get an explanation.
Unfortunately, when Helian Yue called the elder back, the prompt from the phone was that the phone number was invalid.
Helian Yue herself was a little confused now. She didn't enter the number herself, but directly tapped the call from before and dialed back. How could it be an invalid number?
She didn't believe it and dialed several more times, but the result was the same: the number was invalid.
It seemed that the elder might be using a disposable phone card that was destroyed after use.
This was not a special matter, but in the current situation, it made Helian Yue very awkward. She was already sitting with Ye Tiancheng, working hard for his order, but the other party did this, which was no different from putting Helian Yue on the spot.
Although Helian Yue didn't use the speakerphone, the people sitting in the car, except for Hou Mingzhu and the driver who were ordinary people with not-so-strong hearing, with the strength of Ye Tiancheng, Fatty, and Little Fox, it was too easy to hear the prompt from Helian Yue's phone.
So, almost the moment Helian Yue made the first call, Ye Tiancheng and the other two heard the prompt that the phone number was invalid, and they all looked at Helian Yue.
Helian Yue's repeated attempts failed, and her expression became increasingly displeased.
Even Hou Mingzhu, who couldn't hear the phone prompt, could feel that things were probably not going smoothly.
Hou Mingzhu asked Helian Yue with concern, "What's wrong?"
Helian Yue replied awkwardly and with difficulty, "The elder might be using a disposable phone number that is discarded after use, and I can't contact him now."
Hou Mingzhu was speechless, "This is too..."
Helian Yue said helplessly, "That elder has a very transcendent status in our family, and he is very mysterious. He is rarely seen, and it is difficult to contact him. Moreover, with my status, I actually don't have the right to contact him proactively. If he hadn't contacted me this time, I really wouldn't have the right to speak to him."
After hearing this, Ye Tiancheng thought for a moment and asked, "Helian, since this is the case, it should be difficult for you to speak to that elder. And he uses a disposable phone number. How can you be sure that it is that elder?"
Helian Yue replied, "Actually, in our family, not many people have the right to know the identity of that elder. It is difficult for outsiders to impersonate him. So, the elder only needs one sentence on the phone to prove his identity."
"Moreover, I have heard the elder's voice, so I can confirm his identity with this double proof."
Ye Tiancheng thought that people from these prominent families, even if they didn't contact their elder relatives often, should indeed have ways to confirm their identity. For such important matters, they shouldn't rashly believe the deception of a stranger. Moreover, this should be an easily exposed lie, and normal people wouldn't use such an excuse to deceive others.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng finally said to Helian Yue, "Since you can no longer contact that elder, my request remains the same. Why don't you contact other elders in your family to see if you can find out anything else?"
Helian Yue felt that this was the only way, so she agreed.
Helian Yue said, "Then I'll try. I'll try to ask clearly, and then I'll tell you. Before I get more information, I'll follow you for now, so as to avoid running back and forth and causing too much trouble later."
On this point, Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu had no objections. Therefore, Helian Yue traveled with Ye Tiancheng and followed them back to where Ye Tiancheng and the others were temporarily staying.
Because Helian Yue was coming, Hou Mingzhu had specifically called back to instruct people to make preparations in advance. With Helian Yue like this, she would definitely have to stay.