Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Chapter 589: The End of the Conference

The sudden turn of events left Ye Zhilin stunned. She instinctively looked toward Ye Fei, who, in turn, glanced at the corner where the commotion had started. A faint smile played on his lips as he recognized the group from the Yue Lai Inn.

As for why they were so eager to push Ye Zhilin as the leader, Ye Fei had a pretty good idea. These people had witnessed his strength firsthand, and their fear and respect for him naturally led them to try and curry favor.

He had threatened them that day, and while they feared him, they also harbored some resentment. If he became the alliance leader, that resentment would fester like a thorn in their side.

By nominating Ye Zhilin instead, they killed two birds with one stone: they ingratiated themselves with Ye Fei while avoiding the discomfort of having him as their leader.

As for the rest of the crowd, their support for Ye Zhilin stemmed from two reasons. First, they had all seen her incredible strength. Second, for most of them, it didnʼt matter who became the leader. Theyʼd have to follow orders regardless, and compared to the established martial arts veterans, they found it easier to accept a beautiful and powerful young woman like Ye Zhilin.

Ye Fei gave Ye Zhilin a subtle nod, signaling her to accept the position. She understood and nodded back slightly but then said, ”No, compared to Ye Fei, my martial arts skills are ten times inferior, my intelligence and abilities a hundred times worse, and my reputation in the martial world pales in comparison to all of you here. How could I possibly be qualified to lead you?”

Tang Minghao felt a bit helpless about the crowdʼs overwhelming support for Ye Zhilin. But with everyone in agreement, he couldnʼt go against their wishes. He turned to the leaders of the other major sects for help.

The old Taoist and the nun Mieyin, who had some grievances with Ye Fei and his group, naturally didnʼt want the alliance leader position to fall into Ye Feiʼs hands. However, they were also more aware than anyone of how terrifying Ye Fei could be, so they didnʼt dare to voice any opposition. When Tang Minghao looked their way, they instinctively avoided his gaze.

Only Master Wukong from the Shaolin Sect stood up and said, ”Miss Ye, thereʼs no need to be so humble. Your strength is evident to all. If you were to lead the martial world, I believe we could become even more united. However, I hope you will act with compassion and refrain from resorting to violence too easily.”

As a true enlightened monk, he spoke objectively, not holding a grudge over Ye Zhilinʼs earlier victory against him. As for her claim that she was ten times weaker than Ye Fei, no one took it seriously.

Seeing that the true leaders of the martial world had spoken, Tang Minghao didnʼt argue further. He smiled at Ye Zhilin and said, ”Tang Minghao greets the alliance leader!”

”Alliance leader! Alliance leader!” The crowd cheered, knowing that Ye Zhilinʼs position was now set. They were secretly thrilled, thinking that with such a powerful and beautiful leader, they could unite and no longer fear the so-called guardians.

Looking at the excited crowd, Ye Zhilin felt a sense of unreality. Her original intention had been to nominate Ye Fei as the leader, but somehow, she had ended up being elected herself. She had no interest in the position; all she wanted was to leave Tianshan with Liu Yiru and the others, have some fun, and find an opportunity to get Ye Fei to ”wake her up” as he had done before.

But since she had been elected, Ye Zhilin didnʼt refuse. After all, she would be staying with Ye Fei anyway, so it didnʼt matter much who held the title. She had already decided that she would only be the figurehead leader, leaving all the actual work to Ye Fei.

With the alliance leader decided, the martial arts conference came to a successful conclusion.

Everyone was ready to leave, but before they did, there was one last thing to do: approach Ye Zhilin. They wanted to give her their sectʼs contact information and build some rapport.

Ye Zhilin was soon swamped with people, which only made her pout in frustration at Ye Fei.

Fortunately, Liu Yiru and the others didnʼt stand idly by. They stepped up to help Ye Zhilin. Since Ye Zhilin didnʼt have a phone yet, Liu Yiru left her number, planning to have Ye Fei create a website later for easier communication.

While the women were busy, Ye Fei, who had already been unofficially designated as the real decision-maker by Ye Zhilin, decided to take a break. He took Tang Yu with him to find Tang Minghao, who had stepped down from the stage. Tang Xin, guessing what Ye Fei wanted to discuss, followed along.

Seeing Tang Yuʼs shy expression and the way Ye Fei held her hand, the shrewd Tang Minghao immediately understood what was going on. Even before they approached, a faint smile appeared on his face. After Ye Zhilinʼs unstoppable rise to the alliance leader position, Tang Minghaoʼs attitude toward Ye Fei and his group completely changed. He was more than happy to see one of his girls getting close to the leader.

The only regret was that it wasnʼt his daughter, Tang Xin, but Tang Yu. Although Tang Yu had grown up in the Tang Sect and was considered part of the family, she was still an outsider and not as reliable as his flesh and blood.

”Ye Fei greets Uncle Tang!” Ye Fei clasped his fists in greeting as he approached Tang Minghao. Now that he was truly with Tang Yu—and possibly Tang Xin in the future—it was only natural to address Tang Minghao as ”Uncle.”

Despite Tang Minghaoʼs craftiness, it was all for the sake of the Tang Sect. As a person, he was quite decent.

”Young Master Ye, youʼre too kind. I opposed your nomination earlier on stage. I hope you wonʼt hold it against me,” Tang Minghao said with a smile. Though he knew Ye Fei wouldnʼt hold a grudge over this, he still apologized first.

Ye Fei laughed. ”Uncle Tang, youʼre the one being too polite. Not only were your earlier points valid, but even if you had intentionally opposed me, it wouldnʼt matter. Weʼre family now.”