After a largely unremarkable season, Ye suspended his karting career, moving to the United Kingdom to pursue an education at the King's College London.

[3] He would not return to karting until 2012, but would succeed upon his comeback, winning that year's National Open Class of the Rotax Max Challenge China.

[4] Ye made his single-seater racing debut in 2011, making a cameo appearance in a single round of the Asian Formula Renault Challenge at Shanghai International Circuit, and drove in another one-off at Zhuhai the following year.

He was set to remain alongside Yuan at Absolute Racing for 2020; however, following the 2020 season's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ye was forced to sit out the majority of 2020.

[12] 2024 would see Ye achieve one of the greatest successes of his career, as he and Yuan, driving for the newly rebranded Origine Motorsport team, won the overall 2024 GT World Challenge Asia title, triumphing over reigning champion Anthony Liu Xu and his teammate Alessio Picariello to claim the championship at the season finale in Shanghai.

[3] In addition to motorsport, Ye is also vice chairman at a construction company in Shanghai, having previously worked in financial management at an investment firm.