Touya Yaoyao

Before Bai Taoshi's smugness had faded, Yu Yaoyao's phone rang inexplicably. She glanced at the caller's name on the screen, and although somewhat surprised, she ultimately chose to answer.

"Oh, rich woman Yu, you're no longer the Ye family's child bride? When did you start keeping our Taoshi as your sugar daddy?! Why didn't you tell me? And someone even took a picture of you?! Who's that guy next to you?! Can't our Taoshi satisfy you on his own?!"

The speaker was Shirai Momomori, Shirai Momoya's older brother. Although his tone was teasing, his displeasure was still evident.

Yu Yaoyao remained silent for a long time before explaining helplessly:

"Young Master Bai, you know I can't afford to support your brother, and he doesn't need my money. Those photos were taken when I was out with my parents, and they were maliciously cropped. I've already dealt with them; they won't affect your brother."

Bai Taosheng ignored Yu Yaoyao's explanation, instead lowering his voice and coldly questioning:

"Who is that man?! What's your relationship with him?! Does Touya know him?!"

His tone was unusually cold as he spoke, sounding like he was interrogating someone, even with an air of imperious command. Yu Yaoyao fell silent again, then spoke:

"My boyfriend"

After these words, the other party was silent for a few seconds, then chuckled and said sarcastically:

"A female boyfriend?!"

Yu Yaoyao didn't hold back against Bai Taosheng's sarcasm; instead, she directly retorted:

"Is that not allowed?! It didn't say I can't have a female boyfriend, did it?! What exactly do you want from this call??"

Upon hearing this, Bai Taosheng did not try to hide it, but instead warned:

"It's nothing, I just wanted to tell the Ye family's adopted daughter-in-law that Tao Shi is, after all, a movie star. If he gets involved in another scandal, it won't be good for him. Although others may not know your identity, in the wealthy families of Beijing, everyone knows your reputation as the Ye family's adopted daughter-in-law. If you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yaoyao abruptly hung up the phone, her expression one of extreme anger.

From childhood to adulthood, Bai Taosheng always liked to refer to her as the Ye family's adopted daughter-in-law, as if only in this way could he show his nobility and appear superior.

The Ye family couple clearly only treated her as their daughter, and the Ye siblings only treated her as their sister, but in this person's mouth, this kindness was always tainted with a nauseatingly ambiguous undertone, as if only in this way could the Ye family truly explain why they adopted her. It's simply insane.

Seeing her face turn completely black, Shiratoya was taken aback for a moment, and then cautiously probed:

"It's my brother calling?!"

Yu Yaoyao glanced at him without saying a word, but her sullen mood was obvious. Seeing this, Bai Taoshi awkwardly touched his nose and explained in a low voice:

"You know, my family is quite conservative and doesn't like those messy things happening. This scandal..."

Before Bai Taoshi could finish speaking, Yu Yaoyao turned and left decisively. Seeing this, Bai Taoshi couldn't help but chase after her, subconsciously asking:

"Where are you going?!"

Yu Yaoyao ignored him and subconsciously quickened her pace to leave. Seeing this, Bai Taoshi chased after her, grabbed her hand, and asked with concern:

"Did he say something that made you angry again? You know him, he..."

Yu Yaoyao was too lazy to continue arguing with Bai Taoshi, so she simply shook off his hand and said irritably:

"I know your family is quite conservative and doesn't like messy things, especially not getting involved with any shady characters. So, I'll keep my distance from you from now on."

These words stunned Bai Taoyi. He stared blankly at Yu Yaoyao's impatient expression, carefully choosing his words, and whispered:

"Yaoyao, did my brother say something to upset you again? I'll apologize on his behalf, okay?! My brother might be angry that there are other people around you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yaoyao had already darted eight zhang away. Seeing this, Bai Taoshi immediately chased after her, blocking her path, and stubbornly and quickly explained:

"My brother just doesn't like having anyone else around you besides me. He doesn't have any bad intentions; he's just worried about me, you know that, he just..."

Once again, Yu Yaoyao completely ignored him, even rudely walking past him and leaving. Bai Taoshi knew she was truly angry this time, so he grabbed her wrist, preventing her from moving forward, and stubbornly explained:

"Yaoyao, can you please stop being angry? He really didn't mean it. He was just worried about me, worried that I would be..."

Bai Taoshi paused there, refusing to say another word, but his eyes were fixed on Yu Yaoyao, as if he had a thousand words to say.

Yu Yaoyao didn't want to pay any attention to Bai Taoshi's stubbornness. She subconsciously tried to pry open Bai Taoshi's hand that was tightly gripping her wrist, but found that the other party was holding on even tighter.

Yu Yaoyao took a deep breath, and then without any hesitation, she threw Bai Taoshi to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw. Bai Taoshi was so dizzy from the fall that he couldn't help but loosen his grip on Yu Yaoyao's wrist. Yu Yaoyao looked at him and withdrew her hand without any hesitation, then left without looking back.

Sullenly, Shirato sat up from the ground, looked at the empty corridor in front of him, and helplessly took out his phone to dial Shirato Sei's number.

Bai Taosheng seemed to be busy, and ambiguous sounds came from the other end of the phone. Bai Taoyi hung up the phone in frustration and then stood up.

He hadn't walked more than a few steps when the phone rang. Bai Taoshi pressed the answer button, his tone tinged with helplessness and a hint of grievance:

"Brother, why are you provoking her again? You know she gets angry every time you bring that up, so why do you keep bringing it up? Don't you know she's very bothered by this?"

Bai Taosheng instinctively snorted coldly at his younger brother's complaint, saying disdainfully:

"If she minds, she should stay away from that third brother; if she minds, she should keep her distance from those so-called older brothers. She's an adult now, Touya. You should know what that means! The third brother is preparing to return to work in the Asia region soon. You decide what to do."

The logic in this statement is flawed, but the meaning is quite clear: Bai Tao is furious about Yu Yaoyao's intimacy and dependence on the Ye family, and even more concerned about her getting too close to Ye Qishi.

Yu Yaoyao has no blood relation to the Ye family. What might happen when a strange woman with no blood relation lives under the same roof as several hot-blooded men? It's hard not to wonder.

If it were anyone else, Bai Taosheng would simply laugh it off as a joke among the wealthy, and might even make a few teasing remarks. But his own foolish younger brother was particularly concerned about Yu Yaoyao, which made him feel compelled to issue a warning, urging Yu Yaoyao to keep her distance from the Ye family.

The problem is that Yu Yaoyao has come to regard the Ye family as her own, so her so-called warning will have the opposite effect. That is, Yu Yaoyao will become closer to the Ye family again and distance herself from Bai Taoshi, which is intolerable to Bai Taoshi.

"Brother, I've told you many times, Yaoyao and the Ye family aren't like what you think. She doesn't like those men in the Ye family at all, and Aunt Ye has no intention of making her her daughter-in-law. Why do you want her to harbor resentment towards me?"

Bai Taoshi spoke sincerely, but unfortunately, he had too little experience in the underworld and was completely unaware of the sordid dealings within wealthy and powerful families. Therefore, Bai Taosheng scoffed and mocked:

"Does not knowing how to be a daughter-in-law mean you won't touch it?! Not necessarily. Even if you can't be a daughter-in-law, you can still..."

Seeing that Shiramo Mori's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Shiramo Motoya couldn't help but raise her voice angrily:

"elder brother"

Upon hearing this, Bai Taosheng awkwardly fell silent, then muttered perfunctorily:

"Alright, alright, I understand. Yaoyao is a good girl! The Ye family are all good people! They wouldn't do something like bullying their adopted daughter, would they? Okay, I have to go now, I'll contact you again if anything comes up."

Shirato Shirai clearly didn't take Shirato Mori's perfunctory attitude seriously, and instead reminded him again:

"Anyway, you're not allowed to call her the Ye family's child bride anymore. She hates that title the most, and you insisted on bringing it up."

Bai Taosheng couldn't help but grit her teeth as she listened to her younger brother's silly and adorable remarks, silently criticizing him in her mind.

If I hadn't said that, you wouldn't even know this girl had been kidnapped. You brat, you can't even wrap your head around things. If I hadn't brought it up every day and told her to distance herself from the Ye family, do you think you would still have a chance to get close to her? The third son of the Ye family would have gotten her long ago, okay?!