Touya Yaoyao

Yu Yaoyao had just returned to the hotel after her walk when she found an uninvited guest in her room. Ye Qishi, who should have been in the European section, had inexplicably appeared in her room, lying on the sofa in a bathrobe.

Yu Yaoyao didn't know when Ye had returned, what time his flight was, or why he was here. But inexplicably, she had an urge to run away.

Ye Qi subconsciously took a step back, only to bump into Shiro Momoya behind her. Seemingly hearing the noise, Ye Qi glanced at the two people at the door, then sat up straight and asked:

"Where are you going?!"

It was an extremely ordinary sentence, yet it made Yu Yaoyao inexplicably nervous. She pondered for a moment before cautiously speaking:

She went out for a walk.

After saying that, he asked, half-testing and half-doubting:

"How did you come?!"

In response to Yu Yaoyao's question, Ye casually took out a cigarette from the pack and said indifferently:

"I'm coming back to discuss business; I'll leave tomorrow."

After saying that, he put the cigarette he had just taken out into his mouth, took out a lighter from the side, but before he could light it, he seemed to remember something, put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, and said to Shirato Shiro standing at the door:

"I want to discuss some private matters with my sister, so it might not be convenient for me to entertain you. It's getting late, so why don't you go back and rest?"

He spoke calmly, but Yu Yaoyao's body inexplicably tensed up. Bai Taoshi glanced at the seemingly composed but actually nervous Yu Yaoyao, smiled, and teased her directly:

"I'm not very sleepy yet."

Upon hearing this, Ye instinctively looked at Yu Yaoyao. Yu Yaoyao, seeing his approaching gaze, remained silent, then spoke to Bai Taoshi:

"I need to talk to my brother for a bit. See you tomorrow."

Bai Taoyi glanced at Yu Yaoyao, who was looking down and refusing to look at him, then at Ye Qishi sitting on the sofa. He chuckled thoughtfully before speaking:

See you tomorrow.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Qishi walked over, pulled Yu Yaoyao back into the room, and then, without any politeness, closed the door in Bai Taoshi's silence.

Bai Taoshi looked at the locked room and subconsciously made a phone call. There was no sound coming from inside the room, so he figured there shouldn't be any problem. But Yu Yaoyao's resistant look made him a little worried.

After closing the door, Ye subconsciously looked at Yu Yaoyao. She had indeed lost weight in the few months she hadn't seen her, and it seemed that she was having a hard time.

He couldn't help himself and subconsciously reached out to touch Yu Yaoyao's cheek, but Yu Yaoyao easily turned her head away. Seeing this, Ye Qishi couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Are you still angry?!"

His tone was gentle, with a hint of doting and helplessness. Yu Yaoyao didn't speak, but her expression was somewhat stubborn.

"I'm doing this for your own good."

Ye Qi looked at Yu Yaoyao and whispered gently once more:

“While staying on to teach at the university is a good thing, our family doesn’t have any influence or businesses in Europe. If you stay there and get bullied, we won’t be able to help you. Besides, isn’t it better to come back? Your parents are here, and it will be easier for you to see them.”

He spoke in a grand and righteous tone, as if he were doing it all for her sake. Yu Yaoyao didn't say anything, but she was also resisting in a roundabout way.

Seeing her like this, Ye couldn't help but frown, raising his voice slightly as he warned:

"Yaoyao, don't be willful."

Don't be willful! Don't be willful!! Don't be willful!! It's always like this. Is she being willful?

She didn't! She just wanted to pursue her dreams, but what happened? He cruelly cut them off!

She had clearly asked her parents if she could stay on as a teacher at the school, and only decided to stay after receiving their approval. But what about him?!

He turned down the opportunity to stay on as a teacher without her knowledge, while she was still happy about it. How can she possibly accept that?!

Yes, the European region is different from the Asian region; the Ye family doesn't really have much say there. But she's at the school—what could possibly happen to her at the school?! There are students everywhere; are there any lawless individuals out there?

Yu Yaoyao felt that Ye was doing it on purpose, deliberately making things difficult for her, which was why she turned down the opportunity to stay at the school as a teacher. In addition, he had someone smear her recently, so she really didn't want to say another word to Ye.

Seeing Yu Yaoyao's resistant expression, Ye Qi took a deep breath. He subconsciously forced Yu Yaoyao to raise her head and look at him, and said to himself:

"Yaoyao, the entertainment industry isn't as simple as you think. And don't associate with Bai Taoshi anymore. You're the second young lady of the Ye family; you shouldn't get involved in this messy industry. Be good, come home after the show, okay?! Whatever you want! I'll buy it for you."

Looking into Ye Qishi's earnest eyes, Yu Yaoyao felt that Ye Qishi was truly insane. She didn't understand what he wanted to do! She had no idea what he was thinking! Everyone agreed that she should enter the entertainment industry, so why was it different with him?!

She shouldn't have offended him, right? If so, why has he stopped her time and time again? Should she have a serious talk with Ye Yuntao and the others? Otherwise, Ye Qishi might really drive her to the brink of collapse.

The standoff between the two continued, but Ye Qishi's phone suddenly rang. He took out his phone, glanced at it, silently withdrew his hand from Yu Yaoyao's shoulder, and pressed the answer button on his own.

The voice on the other end of the phone was Ye Qihua's. He asked why Ye Yuntao hadn't told him he was back, and what he was doing going to see Yaoyao! Ye Yuntao was recording a show, and if someone took a picture of him and it went viral, it would probably make Ye Yuntao angry.

Although Ye didn't mind being photographed, he remembered Ye Yuntao's warning about the consequences of bullying his sister again, so he responded softly and then made an excuse that he was just worried about his sister and came to check on her.

Ye Qihua did not expose Ye Qishi's ulterior motives, but instead gave a pointed warning:

"Third brother, Yaoyao is our sister, and can only be our sister. Do you understand?!"

Upon hearing this, Ye fell into a strange silence. He took a deep breath and, after a long while, finally voiced his question:

"Why?!"

When Ye Qihua questioned him, he did not hide anything, but instead gave him a very frank warning:

"Mom and Dad have always treated Yaoyao like their daughter, and we hope that Yaoyao will always be our little sister. Nothing else should change."

Ye knew perfectly well what Ye Yuntao and his wife were thinking, but he was simply unconvinced. So, he took a deep breath and couldn't help but question them:

"Can't we change things up a bit? Is this the only option we can have?!"

In response to his questioning, Ye Qihua did not remain silent, but instead issued a very direct warning:

"Yes, there is only one choice, and from the very beginning, there has only been one choice."

After saying this, Ye Qihua hung up the phone. Ye Qi looked at Yu Yaoyao beside him, noticing her silent expression, and subconsciously closed her eyes. Then she took a deep breath before speaking:

"Did you tell my older brother I was back?!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yaoyao looked at Ye Qishi with a ghostly expression, thinking that he was really quite ill. She hadn't touched his phone since she met him, yet he thought she was calling his older brother.

But that's not the important thing right now. What's important is why his older brother called him, or what he wants. So, she hesitated for a moment before tentatively asking:

"What did your older brother say to you?!"

Ye glanced at her, who was full of curiosity, and chuckled mockingly before saying in a sarcastic tone:

"It's nothing, they just told me to finish my work and go back early. After all, the European region can't function without someone in charge!"

After saying that, he looked at Yu Yaoyao, at her eyebrows and eyes, wanting to say something, but in the end he held back. He patted her shoulder and left the room on his own, but his expression was terribly gloomy.

After Ye Qishi left, Bai Taoshi came out of the next room. He subconsciously knocked on the door, and seeing that Yu Yaoyao was alright when she opened it, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled and said:

"Still not asleep?!"

Looking at his grinning face, Yu Yaoyao's lips twitched, and she asked with considerable disdain:

"What's up?!"

Shiro Touya shook his head, then asked with feigned concern:

"No, you should go to sleep early, you have a show to record tomorrow!"

Yu Yaoyao rolled her eyes at his thoughtful advice and then slammed the door shut. These two are all quite ill.