Touya Yaoyao

Shirato didn't say anything, but he didn't think the suggestion was that good either. He just looked at the drawings in the folder, imagining her painful thoughts about drawing, and couldn't help but smile.

Yao Yao is always like this, doing some strange things without him even realizing it, which surprises him. But he doesn't find it annoying; in fact, he likes it a lot.

He really enjoyed these sudden surprises and unexpected developments, because he felt that every day with Yu Yaoyao was different, novel, and worth looking forward to.

So, he casually closed the folder, then stood up and said:

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Bai Juncheng ignored him and instead looked at Zhao Hede. Zhao Hede looked at Bai Taoshi with a complicated expression, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke, giving instructions:

"Be careful on the road"

Bai Taoshi nodded, then left without looking back. Zhao Hede watched his retreating figure with a complicated expression, her eyes filled with a hint of worry and helplessness.

Even though Zhao Hede now knows that the Elders' Council was indeed the real culprit who kidnapped the prince back then, he cannot simply eliminate them. After all, so much time has passed, and much of the evidence has been erased by the other party. Therefore, even if they want to take revenge, they are powerless to do so.

Some might say that the video is evidence! Please, so many years have passed, and this video has suddenly resurfaced. What if people say it's fabricated?

You're saying someone can go into that building to prove their innocence?! Hmm, is it possible that the reason that building requires facial recognition entry is to prevent outsiders from knowing it exists?!

Not to mention, if those people knew that all his movements were being monitored, they might alert him, or even gamble everything and leave no way out, which would not be a good thing for Zhao Hede.

Therefore, for now, we can only endure it and make other plans when we have the strength. But... it's tough on that child and Shiro Momoya.

On the way to the Ye family villa, Bai Taoshi was thinking about how to tell Yu Yaoyao the good news when he saw her, but he didn't expect that Yu Yaoyao had been taken away by Ye Qishi and was not at home at all.

He initially thought that one time might have been an accident, but when it happened for several days in a row, it seemed particularly deliberate.

What else didn't he understand? It was simply that Ye didn't want him to be with Yu Yaoyao, that Ye wanted to possess Yu Yaoyao exclusively, and that Yu Yaoyao couldn't resist Ye, so she chose to comply.

But so what? He has plenty of ways to make Yu Yaoyao stay, just as he has plenty of ways to make Ye Qishi leave Yu Yaoyao willingly.

So, one morning, when Ye Qi was about to take Yu Yaoyao out again, Ye Qihua handed him a folder and told him that he was going on a business trip.

Ye knew perfectly well that this was Bai Taoshi's scheme, and he also knew the other party's purpose: to make him leave Yu Yaoyao so that he could have Yu Yaoyao all to himself.

Therefore, he didn't take the folder, but instead tried to walk around Ye Qihua. Seeing this, Ye Qihua took a deep breath and said:

"Father said, 'You're the one who should go.'"

Ye Qihua's meaning was simple: it was Ye Yunshen's idea to send Ye Qishi on a business trip, and Ye Yunshen had agreed to it. Therefore, Ye Qishi had no right to refuse.

Upon hearing this, Ye fell silent, then looked up and smiled bitterly. He subconsciously clenched his fists and couldn't help but question:

"So, Father has made a decision?! Decided to sacrifice Yaoyao in exchange for the Ye family's wealth and glory?!"

Upon hearing him say this, Ye Qihua instinctively walked over, patted his shoulder, and comforted him:

“Third brother, you know the Bai family is not one that our Ye family can afford to offend. Besides, Yaoyao was originally raised in our family by General Bai, she is…”

Before Ye Qihua could finish speaking, Ye Qishi abruptly shook off his hand that was patting his shoulder, rudely interrupting him and shouting at Ye Qihua:

“No, she was never anyone’s adopted daughter who was placed in our family. She was never anyone related to Bai Taoshi. She is our sister, she is Yu Yaoyao, she is… herself.”

Seeing Ye Qi's angry yet helpless expression, Ye Qihua couldn't help but frown at his younger brother. He wanted to reprimand him sternly, but considering that Yu Yaoyao was still sleeping, he could only lower his voice and comfort him:

"I know you like Yaoyao, and I know you've never treated her like your sister, but have you ever thought about how much harm your actions will cause to the Ye family?"

At this point, his expression turned serious, and he rebuked in a low voice:

"All you know is that you like Yaoyao, but what about her? Does she like you? Has she ever said she wanted to be with you? Has she ever promised you anything? Nothing."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qihua looked at him sharply and warningly. Ye Qihua ignored the warning and instead calmly questioned him:

"Okay, let's assume she likes you too. But without the Bai family's support, the Ye family is just an empty shell. How are you going to support her?"

At this point, he grabbed Ye Qishi's shirt, his expression cold and sarcastic:

"Do you have your own company? Do you have your own cash flow? Do you have your own business partners? Can you provide her with a comfortable life where she doesn't have to worry about food? You can't. Without the Ye family, you have nothing, you can't even guarantee her a place to live. With all this, why should she suffer with you? Just because you love her? Ye, don't you think your love is too selfish?"

To be honest, Ye had thought about his future with Yu Yaoyao, but he also knew that Bai Taoshi was not giving him much time, and in fact, he was giving him less and less time. If he didn't have the chance to win Yu Yaoyao's heart before Bai Taoshi, he would lose miserably.

But how can he win? The Ye family needs the support of the Bai family, and the approach of his rival is becoming increasingly aggressive. The closer Bai Taoshi clings to Yu Yaoyao, the less chance Ye Shiqi has of getting close to her.

Without the opportunity to get close, how can deep feelings be cultivated? How can one get ahead of Bai Taoshi and enter Yu Yaoyao's heart?

He was a general trapped in a city of sorrow, forced to watch helplessly as the enemy advanced, with no reinforcements to his name. He had nothing but dwindling supplies and dwindling resources.

But watching helplessly as the enemy conquered his city filled him with resentment, so he looked at Ye Qihua and pressed for an answer:

"Just because I'm selfish doesn't mean you're all selfless! Sacrificing Yaoyao to enrich the Ye family, is this how the Ye family head behaves? I have no assets, I have nothing! And the Ye family?! The Ye family, which is entirely supported by the Bai family, what right do they have to criticize me?!"