Touya Yaoyao

After leaving Bai Taoshi's house, Ye Qishi released his grip on Yu Yaoyao's collar. Yu Yaoyao looked at Ye Qishi walking silently ahead with a nervous expression and subconsciously slowed her pace.

Noticing the footsteps behind her growing fainter, Ye Qishi couldn't help but frown and glare at Yu Yaoyao, who was dawdling in place.

Yu Yaoyao was startled by his glare and didn't dare to be negligent. She hurriedly walked towards the elevator.

As soon as he entered the elevator, Ye loosened his tie. He glanced at Yu Yaoyao, who was pretending to be innocent, and couldn't help but speak up sarcastically:

"What?! It's only been a few days, and you can't wait any longer? You want to rekindle your romance with him? You didn't get enough time together on the variety show, so you want to spend time together in real life too?!"

Yu Yaoyao sensed the implicit accusation in Ye Qishi's tone and chose to ignore it decisively. Seeing her silence, Ye Qishi grew annoyed, walked directly to her, and sternly questioned:

"I'm asking you a question!!"

Yu Yaoyao looked up at him, then lowered her eyes with a hint of grievance and muttered:

"It wasn't my idea to come! It was him..."

Before Yu Yaoyao could finish speaking, Ye Qishi interrupted her rudely, even rebuking her harshly:

"If you don't want to come, can he force you?! Yu Yaoyao, how many times have I told you, the Bai family is not to be trifled with, don't get too close to them, but you never listen."

At this point, seeing Yu Yaoyao looking away with a wronged expression, her eyes red and on the verge of tears, he couldn't help but soften his tone and coax her:

"Yaoyao, you know perfectly well that there are plenty of young masters in wealthy families who use their power and influence to play with girls' feelings and get them pregnant. Listen to your brother, stay away from him. His brother is a womanizer, and he himself is hardly a good person!"

Yu Yaoyao didn't say anything, but felt wronged, and even more so, helpless and powerless.

Today's events happened so fast, so many, and so chaotic that she had one thing after another to deal with, leaving her no time to pay attention to her surroundings. This allowed Shirato Shi to take advantage of the situation.

Not to mention, she was so focused on the plot, filming, and scripts that she didn't pay any attention to what was happening outside. Even after she did notice, she immediately prepared to leave and had no intention of staying.

But Ye, without even asking what happened, scolded her and accused her of being shameless and wanting to have something happen between herself and Shiratoshi!

She just couldn't understand what she had done wrong to make the other person think of her that way!

Besides, how dare he criticize others? He's not much better himself, okay!

Can he honestly say that he hasn't had a single woman in his life all these years? Can he honestly say that he's chaste and doesn't philander? Can he honestly say that he's truly innocent and clean?

Feeling increasingly aggrieved, Yu Yaoyao cried silently, looking pitiful and wronged. When Ye Qi saw her like this, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and wipe away her tears, but then withdrew his hand halfway.

He looked at Yu Yaoyao, who was crying silently with a face full of grievance, with a worried expression, showing a conflicted look as if he wanted to get closer but didn't know how.

Just then, the elevator doors suddenly opened. Yu Yaoyao sniffed, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and walked straight out.

Even her steps quickened as she left, as if she were fleeing something! This sudden turn of events made Ye Qishi feel uneasy, so she couldn't help but chase after her, only to see Yu Yaoyao standing at the intersection, unhesitatingly hailing a taxi and about to leave.

Seeing her like this, Ye Qishi quickly pulled her back into his arms. The driver looked at Yu Yaoyao, who was crying her eyes out, and then at Ye Qishi, who was holding her protectively in his arms, and couldn't help but say:

"Are you leaving or not?!"

Ye glanced at the gossipy driver and waved him off without any politeness, indicating that he wasn't leaving. Seeing that he was being refused, the driver looked at the two of them with a disgruntled expression and stepped on the gas without any politeness, leaving the place behind.

Ye pulled and dragged the person into her car, and even thoughtfully fastened their seatbelt. Looking at the person sitting in the passenger seat with tears streaming down their face, Ye felt a pang of heartache.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke, apologizing in a guilty voice:

"Yaoyao, it's my fault, I shouldn't have said that to you. But I didn't mean it. You know, Bai Taosheng has a notorious reputation in high society. I'm really afraid you'll be played with and then... suffer a fate worse than death."

As he spoke, he reached out and cupped Yu Yaoyao's face, forcing her to look into his eyes, his tone tinged with humility and pleading, as he whispered:

"Yaoyao, you are Third Brother's treasure, the apple of the Ye family's eye. You deserve the best man in the world, not Bai Taoshi. He... is not good enough for you!"

Filled with bitterness, Yu Yaoyao looked at Ye Qishi's face, which was full of worry and helplessness, and turned her head away to avoid his touch.

Trying to play the victim and beg for forgiveness? Dream on!

Seeing that she was ignoring him, Ye could only take out the snacks he had bought from the back seat of the car and hand them to her, saying:

"I bought this for you because I saw it while I was passing by. Have you eaten yet? If not, eat something to settle your stomach first."

Yu Yaoyao didn't speak, but silently began to open the packaging bag. Ye Qishi watched her eat obediently, then considerately closed the car door and got into the driver's seat.

Because she was in a bad mood, Yu Yaoyao's sad expression lasted until she returned to the Ye family villa. As soon as she entered the house, the housekeeper, Wang Ma, came over and asked the two of them if they had eaten.

Ye handed the clothes to Wang Ma, then unbuttoned his shirt cuffs and headed to the kitchen. Yu Yaoyao watched him walk the way with practiced ease, then habitually sat on the sofa and dumped everything she was carrying onto the coffee table.

In just over ten minutes, Ye Qishi brought out a steaming bowl of noodles. It was truly remarkable that Ye Qishi, a powerful figure in the business world, would stoop so low as to cook a meal for him.

Looking at the steaming noodles in front of her, Yu Yaoyao didn't stand on ceremony and started eating right away. Seeing her eating so happily, Ye Qishi subconsciously tidied up the documents on the table for her, but noticed with her sharp eyes that there was actually a construction consent form among them.

Ye was extremely shocked when he saw the construction consent form. He glanced at Yu Yaoyao, who was still eating noodles, and then picked up the document to read it carefully. The more he read, the more his brows furrowed, and his expression became more serious.

He hadn't forgotten that he and Yu Yaoyao had a bet. Now that she had this construction agreement, as long as the promises were big enough, not to mention 10 billion, there would be investors willing to invest even more than 100 billion or 1 trillion. In that case, wouldn't he be doomed to lose?

Thinking of this, he looked at Yu Yaoyao and suddenly said something inexplicably:

"Yaoyao, you need investment, right?! How about your third brother takes a loss and cooperates with you?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Yaoyao pushed aside the bowl she had just finished eating and looked at Ye Qishi with a suspicious expression.

The bowl had barely been pushed aside when the sharp-eyed and quick-handed Wang Ma snatched it away. With Wang Ma gone, Yu Yaoyao dropped the pretense and asked suspiciously:

"You'd be that kind?!"

Ye nodded, then pointed to the construction consent form on the table, and said with a confident expression:

"I can not only invest, but I can also be responsible for the construction of all projects. But I have one condition: after completion, all revenue will be split 70/30 between me and you."

As soon as Ye finished speaking, Yu Yaoyao stood up angrily, placed her hands on the table, and said indignantly:

"Why should I?! I was the one who conceived the project, proposed it, and implemented it. Now that we can reap the rewards, you just open your mouth and try to scam me out of my money?! Is this how you act as a brother?!"

Yu Yaoyao looked furious, clearly enraged, while Ye Qishi remained calm and immediately retorted without backing down:

"Those buildings on your blueprints, putting everything else aside, would cost hundreds of millions or even billions to acquire. I've already invested money and effort, and even given you a 30% discount; I've done more than enough. If you continue to act recklessly, I'll withdraw your investment, making it impossible for you to attract any more investors."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yaoyao gritted her teeth in anger and directly threatened:

"If you dare to do that, I'll crawl into Bai Taoshi's house tonight, I refuse to believe he won't invest in me."

Upon hearing Yu Yaoyao mention wanting to find Bai Taoshi, Ye Qishi's face instantly turned cold. He looked at Yu Yaoyao with an expression full of impending danger and warning.

Perhaps finding Ye Qishi somewhat frightening, Yu Yaoyao awkwardly sat back down on the sofa. Ye Qishi, seeing her looking around nervously, coldly warned:

"Yu Yaoyao, if you go to see Bai Taoshi again, I'll... break your legs."