Chapter: 4244

The instant he saw Yè Chén, the old man's eyes widened in surprise, then suddenly dropped down on one knee, clasping his hands together above his head, exclaiming in awe, "Young Master Yè!"

The Young Master Yè was taken aback by the middle-aged man's behavior.

He quickly reached out and clutched him, subconsciously asking, "Are you okay?"

That middle-aged man immediately replied with utmost respect, saying, "Greetings, Young Master Yè. I am Chen Zhōngzhōng, who should have become a wandering ghost by now. It is my good fortune to have been rescued by the Long Yang's Young Master and managed to survive until today."

Upon hearing that Chen Zhōngzhōng was an old acquaintance of his father, Autumn Gu showed great respect and bowed deeply, saying, "Chen Uncle, nice to meet you! I am Autumn Gu!"

Chen Zhōngzhōng was unusually agitated, his eyes reddening as he exclaimed, "I know... I know... As soon as I saw your face again, I knew you must be the Young Master Yè. Initially, I thought I had conjured up a ghost, but thinking of Madam Xu's words about a mysterious visitor, I immediately confirmed that you were indeed the Young Master Yè..."

Madam Xu smiled mischievously on the side and said, "Autumn Gu, my brother, I didn't tell Uncle Chen that you would be coming, nor did I inform him that we had already found you. I was planning to give him a surprise, but who would have thought that Uncle Chen would be so clever as to guess your identity in an instant?"

Chen Zhōngzhōng hastily replied, "Madam Xu, it's not because I'm particularly intelligent; it's just that Autumn Gu and the Long Yang Young Master were quite similar-looking when they were young..."

Autumn Gu couldn't help but ask, "Chen Uncle, how did you know my father?"

Chen Zhōngzhōng took a deep sigh and said sincerely, "Back then, I was young and reckless, and I got into trouble with someone who shouldn't be messed with. They issued a death order from the martial arts world to take my life, and all the gangsters on Hong Kong Island came out to find me just to kill me..."

As he spoke, Chen Zhōngzhōng's eyes reddened, "It was Long Yang Young Master who sent someone to rescue me from Hong Kong Island at night and then went personally to negotiate with that big shot, paying a huge price in exchange for my life..."

Leaf Autumn was astonished, saying, "Uncle Chen, I never knew you were acquainted with my father..."

Custodian Autumn Gu hastily said, "Leaf Brother, Dad said Uncle Chen was renowned both inside and outside the country back then. Leaf Elder went to Hong Kong Island multiple times to visit Uncle Chen, just like Liu Bei's three visits to Zhuge Liang's humble abode!"

Chen Zhōngzhōng humbly replied, "Madam Xu is too kind; I'm not worthy of being called a renowned person. I was just fortunate enough to receive Long Yang Young Master's recognition..."

As he spoke, he sighed deeply, "Back then, I originally wanted to retreat to the countryside and let go of worldly affairs, but I was lucky enough to gain Long Yang Young Master's recognition, so I decided to follow him and build a career, but I didn't expect that just when I finished taking care of my personal matters and prepared to leave for Yanjing to report to Long Yang Young Master, he suddenly abandoned the Ye family and left with Miss Lu, losing all contact..."

Leaf Autumn heard this part and felt his heart tighten; Chen Zhōngzhōng was talking about something that happened when Leaf Autumn was eight years old.

He quickly asked, "Uncle Chen, do you know what really happened to my parents?"

Chen Zhōngzhōng shook his head apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Leaf Young Master. I only found out about Long Yang Young Master's tragic fate later on. He had already cut off contact with me when he prepared to leave the Ye family for the last time."

Leaf Autumn asked hurriedly, "At that time, did my father tell you anything?"

He said, "Leaf Young Master, Long Yang Young Master was telling me about it over the phone at that time. He said he was leaving the Ye family, but still hoped I could serve the Ye family and keep in touch with Tang Sihai, who was then the household administrator. However, I didn't agree."

As he spoke, Chen Zhongzhong looked a bit ashamed and explained, "I'll be honest with you, Leaf Young Master. Back then, I wasn't interested in meddling with worldly affairs again. It was only Long Yang Young Master's character that impressed me so deeply that I decided to take up the mantle once more..."

"So, if it weren't for serving him, I wouldn't have bothered myself," he said.

"But if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have wanted to trouble myself either."

"So, at that time, I promised Long Yang Young Master that whenever he decided to return to the Ye family or set up his own household, as long as there was a phone, no matter where I was or what I was doing, if he still needed my services and I still had breath in me, I would be willing to go see him..."

"At that time, Long Yang Young Master also respected my decision," Chen Zhongzhong said. JrNovels.com