Touya Yaoyao

After Ye Qishi brought the breakfast to the table, Yu Yaoyao couldn't wait to start eating. Seeing how much she enjoyed it, Ye Qishi couldn't help but say softly:

"Nobody's going to take it from you?"

As he spoke, he reached out and wiped away the remaining bits of fried egg from Yu Yaoyao's lips, his expression gentle and ambiguous.

Yu Yaoyao was stunned by his inexplicable action. She raised her head blankly, her big, watery eyes looking at Ye Qishi with curiosity, as if she wanted to ask but dared not.

Seeing her like this, Ye's lips curved upwards even further, and he teased her, saying:

"What's wrong?! Is there a problem?!"

Since Ye had spoken up, Yu Yaoyao felt embarrassed to keep quiet. She hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Third Brother, why didn't you come to work today?!"

Ye, who had expected Yu Yaoyao to ask him if he liked her, was actually quite embarrassed by her question. He subconsciously coughed lightly, then tried to make amends:

"Since my older brother is back, I'm taking this opportunity to rest for a few days and spend more time with you."

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Yaoyao out of the corner of his eye, seemingly watching her reaction. Yu Yaoyao responded subconsciously and then continued eating, showing no reaction whatsoever that Ye actually wanted.

"What a blockhead," Ye thought to himself, feeling rather annoyed.

He looked at Yu Yaoyao, who was eating her fried egg by herself, with a resentful expression, thinking that she shouldn't have run up to him so happily, clung to his arm, and said in a spoiled tone:

Saying things like "I love my brother the most, my brother is the best!"? Why is there no reaction at all, and he's so indifferent.

Yu Yaoyao didn't notice Ye Qi's resentment at all. She was startled by Ye Qi's almost overstepping actions and only then realized that this guy hadn't come to work!

This doesn't make sense! Isn't he a workaholic?? Is a workaholic without a job still a workaholic?? Could it be that he got fired by Ye Qihua for angering him?

Surely not, Ye Qihua wouldn't be that petty? Could it be that he's really just too tired from work and needs a rest?

Come to think of it, when she got home yesterday, Ye Qi was in a half-dead state. It's probably because Ye Qihua was afraid of being scolded by Ye Yunshen for exploiting his younger brother to death, so he generously let Ye Qi go.

"Yaoyao, Yaoyao, are you even listening to me?!"

Suddenly hearing Ye Qi's displeased, even harsh, voice, Yu Yaoyao snapped out of her daze and asked in confusion:

"What's wrong?!"

Seeing her dazed and confused state, Ye couldn't help but sigh. He then reached out and patted Yu Yaoyao's head, repeating with a mixture of helplessness and indulgence:

"Hey, I heard the luxury goods store just got a new batch of merchandise, do you want to take a look?!"

Yu Yaoyao seemed to realize something then, and shook her head without hesitation, refusing:

"No need, I'm not interested in any of those. Besides, if there are any new products on the market, Sister Zhuozhuo will buy them for me."

She spoke with such conviction that Ye, after being casually reminded by her, belatedly realized that there might be something to it! It seems that having too many relatives isn't a good thing, as it means that one's own connections have been exploited by others.

But giving up now was somewhat unsettling, so Ye pondered for a while. He couldn't help but press further:

"How about we go somewhere else, explore the scenery? Staying home all day will definitely make you sick from boredom!"

Yu Yaoyao looked at Ye Qishi's expression, which seemed to say, "I really want to go, but I hope you can cooperate with me," and couldn't help but twitch her lips, feeling somewhat speechless.

She really didn't want to go, especially since she was exhausted these past two days and wanted to sleep. So, she put down her chopsticks and said without any hesitation:

"I…"

Before she could finish speaking, Ye grabbed her hand and said with hope and expectation in his eyes:

"How about you keep your brother company so he can relax a bit?!"

To be honest, that's not good. Also, could you please not hold my hand?

Thinking this, Yu Yaoyao couldn't help but frown. Before she could pull her hand away, Ye Qishi, seeing her resistant expression, couldn't help but lean closer to her and coax her in a low voice:

"The scenery outside is beautiful. It's summer now, so it would be fun to go to the mountains to escape the heat, go surfing at the beach, or go boating on the lake. Why don't you come with your brother?!"

Hey classmate, could you please move a little further away? You're standing a bit too close. Also, I really don't want to go out too much; it's tiring and troublesome.

Seeing that Yu Yaoyao remained unmoved, Ye Qishi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He stopped arguing with her, got up, and picked her up from the chair, heading towards the door.

Yu Yaoyao stared in shock at Ye Qishi, who was so close to her, and couldn't help but raise her voice in alarm:

"Are you crazy?! Put me down right now!"

Ye ignored her and instead casually coaxed her:

"Sweetie, how about your brother takes you out to play today? I heard there's a fireworks show today, I'll take you to see it. What's the point of staying home all day? People should go out more often."

"No, I don't want to go out to play, I want to stay home, I don't want to go out to play..."

"Yaoyao, be good, listen to me, don't be willful."

"I told you, I don't want to go out, I just want to stay home! Let me go!"

……

This conversation continued until Yu Yaoyao was shoved into the car by Ye Qishi, but the driver was not Ye Qishi, but the driver that the Ye family had specially assigned to Yu Yaoyao.

Actually, this driver used to be in charge of Yu Yaoyao and Ye Zhuozhuo's travel, but ever since Ye Zhuozhuo learned to drive, he has become Yu Yaoyao's personal driver.

Because of Yu Yaoyao's certain characteristics, there weren't many places where he could actually use his tunnels, so when Ye actually approached him this time, he agreed without any hesitation.

Whether it was a coincidence or Ye's deliberate act, not long after the two left, Bai Taoyi, who had just come out of the palace, arrived at the Ye family villa in a hurry.

However, he arrived too late, so he could only look at the servants in the Ye family villa, his face turning ashen with anger.

No matter how angry he was, the person who was supposed to leave still left, so in the end he could only grit his teeth and say, "I'll come again tomorrow," before turning away.

The maids at the Ye family villa seemed to be seeing Bai Taoshi so angry for the first time. They subconsciously exchanged glances before scattering to attend to their own tasks.

The reason Zhao Hede kept Bai Taoshi around yesterday was because of Yu Yaoyao, but more importantly, to ask Bai Taoshi how much he knew about Yu Yaoyao.

Bai Taoshi fell into an odd silence in response to Zhao Hede's question. He looked at Zhao Hede, who was testing him with a complicated expression, and after a long while, he suddenly said:

"Didn't you just see it?! In the video, she didn't mention her identity or background at all, and I don't know anything about her. Shouldn't you know how much I actually know about her?!"