Touya Yaoyao

While Bai Taoshi was discussing matters with Liu Ying, Yu Yaoyao had already left the hotel's bakery and walked onto the street. However, she was followed shortly after leaving.

The person secretly following behind her was her third brother, Ye Qishi. Ye Qishi's reason for following her was simple: he wanted to see if Yu Yaoyao was going on a date with someone.

He also peeked at the live stream for a while and noticed that Yu Yaoyao and Liu Ying's behavior was somewhat ambiguous. This discovery made him wonder if the girl had taken a liking to Liu Ying.

He didn't know much about Liu Ying, only that she was a celebrity. He deliberately sent someone to investigate, and although he hadn't received any news yet, he couldn't resist coming over to see what Yu Yaoyao was up to because he was worried about her.

Yu Yaoyao had experienced being followed before, so she subtly noticed Ye Qishi's appearance and subsequent following. However, unsure of his intentions, she simply headed towards a crowded area.

Ye had been following her for a long time, but he didn't know if Yu Yaoyao was doing it on purpose. She walked directly towards a crowded place, which almost made him lose her. Looking at Yu Yaoyao, who was several meters away from him, Ye simply dialed her number and told her not to wander off.

Upon receiving the call, Yu Yaoyao could only stay where she was. She even had the leisure to buy a bottle of water. Ye Qishi, who had finally squeezed into the crowd, frowned unhappily at her relaxed appearance.

Seeing that he was unhappy, Yu Yaoyao subconsciously gripped the water in her hand, and her expression was no longer relaxed, but rather somewhat restrained.

"Where are you going? Are you going on a date? How old are you, already trying to date?"

Ye Qishi's tone was unfriendly, and his attitude wasn't much better. He started speaking with a lecturing, fatherly tone, and his young face looked inexplicably older.

Yu Yaoyao was too lazy to argue with him. She looked around irritably and said in a casual tone:

"I ate too much, so I came out to digest."

Although it wasn't a direct answer, it did answer Ye Qishi's question. Ye Qishi's expression visibly improved upon hearing this, and she then asked:

"You like strawberry cake?! I'll have someone specially send you some next time!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yaoyao glanced at him subconsciously without saying a word, but Ye Qishi, seeing her looking at him, couldn't help but glare at her and questioned her:

"What?! You only like gifts from other people, but not gifts from me?! I'm still your brother! You look down on me that much?!"

Looking at his unreasonable behavior, Yu Yaoyao felt a headache coming on for no reason. She subconsciously opened the cap of her water bottle, took a sip of water, and then tightened the cap again.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ye frowned and couldn't help but look at her tentatively:

"You really look down on me?? Then why don't you look down on Haku Touya?? Are you...?"

Seeing that his words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Yu Yaoyao became too lazy to remain silent and directly retorted:

"Eating the same food every day gets boring, okay?! Besides, cake isn't a good thing; eating too much will make you fat."

After saying that, she gave Ye Qishi a disdainful look. Ye Qishi, seeing her disgusted expression, curled his lip, then snorted coldly and said sarcastically:

"You won't eat what I give you, but you'll eat what other men give you?! I'm still your brother!"

Yu Yaoyao rolled her eyes at Ye Qishi's complaints, inexplicably criticizing him in her mind.

I'm sorry, I really don't see any sense of responsibility that an older brother should have in you. You're even a bit too domineering. If I didn't already have a father, I really would like to say something.

You're not my brother, you're my dad, my own father! You meddle in everything, don't you get annoyed?!

Zhuozhuo already said that this is a variety show. Since it's a variety show, we naturally need to cooperate and make it more entertaining. Everyone should be happy. You're always finding fault with me. Do you think I don't have enough trouble already?!

Yu Yaoyao didn't speak, so Ye didn't press her for details. Instead, he looked at her, his expression seemingly very happy.

He hesitated for a moment before tentatively coughing lightly and asking:

"That girl named Liu Ying..."

"I have no feelings for him. I'm just doing this for the performance. Once filming is finished, I'll go home and won't have anything to do with him."

"What about the others..."

"I won't have any contact with them. After filming the variety show, I'll go straight home and stay there obediently, without contacting any other men."

Yu Yaoyao spoke quickly and urgently to prevent Ye Qishi from using the situation to her advantage. Ye Qishi was extremely satisfied with this and even went so far as to draw her own conclusion:

"Yaoyao, you're still young. You don't know that those men outside are all bad. They love to deceive naive young girls like you, and they like to cheat you out of money and sex. You have to be very careful around them."

Yu Yaoyao was speechless. Ye had been saying this to her every day since she started junior high school. She was so tired of hearing it that her ears were practically calloused, but the other party never showed any impatience.

"What about Third Brother? Does Third Brother like to lie?"

Whether she was genuinely annoyed or not, Yu Yaoyao asked this question out of the blue, and even went on to say:

"Third Brother has been in society for many years now, so he should have experienced a lot. They say you become like the company you keep, and since Third Brother has been around bad people for so long, he might lie too, right?"

When Ye Qishi saw Yu Yaoyao ask, he couldn't help but look into her eyes. In those bright and clear eyes, like those of a deer, he saw nothing but her reflection.

Looking into those eyes, Ye didn't hesitate and made her promise to herself:

"Third brother won't lie to you, third brother will never lie to Yaoyao. As long as Yaoyao is good and obedient, third brother will give you anything you want."

He spoke sincerely, but Yu Yaoyao was too lazy to respond. She wasn't a pet, and she wasn't going to be obedient or docile. It was best not to expect such things from her.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Ye simply took the water bottle from her hand and questioned her:

"What about Yaoyao?! Would Yaoyao lie to Third Brother?! What if Yaoyao... falls in love with someone else and leaves Third Brother?!"

Yu Yaoyao knew what he wanted to ask, but there were some promises she was destined not to make. Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, she answered bluntly:

"meeting"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qi became anxious. He looked at Yu Yaoyao and couldn't help but ask impatiently:

"Why?! Yaoyao, isn't your third brother good enough to you?!"

Yu Yaoyao gave him a disdainful look and said in a contemptuous tone:

"This has nothing to do with whether it's good or bad; it's something else entirely. After all, nobody can predict the future, and I can't just make a promise and then change my mind."

But Ye didn't actually think there was anything wrong with Yu Yaoyao making him a promise, so he didn't hesitate and directly asked:

"What's wrong with making a promise to me? We're siblings, what's there to go back on?!"

Yu Yaoyao wanted to explain things clearly, but the timing seemed a bit off. Before she could even speak, two people appeared in front of her: Liu Ying and Bai Taoshi.

Liu Ying was seeing Ye Qishi for the first time and was momentarily stunned. Bai Taoshi looked at Ye Qishi's appearance, then at Yu Yaoyao, and subconsciously stood between the two of them, asking Ye Qishi in a seemingly casual manner:

"I heard from my older brother that you canceled some collaborations with the Bai family and instead partnered with another company on a project. Instead of busying yourself with how to win over the client, what are you doing here?!"

Ye glanced at Bai Taoshi, sneered, and said sarcastically:

"This kind of thing is none of your business, Young Master Bai's concern?? On the contrary, instead of being busy making movies and building up popularity, you're here recording some variety show. Aren't you afraid your father will be angry?!"

Yu Yaoyao was no stranger to the two's sharp exchanges; when they were young, they always went their separate ways and lived peacefully by themselves.

The older they get, the less composed they become. They argue every few days, making sarcastic remarks to each other. Now, when they meet, they stop pretending and just start firing at each other.

Yu Yaoyao got a headache listening to this, so she simply turned around and left. Seeing that she was about to leave, Ye Qishi wanted to chase after her, but Bai Taoshi blocked her way.

Ye had originally intended to bypass Bai Taoshi and chase after Yu Yaoyao, but just then, his phone rang again. He gritted his teeth, glared at the smug Bai Taoshi, and questioned him through gritted teeth:

"you…"

Shiro Momoya looked smug, and even said somewhat provocatively:

"Our Bai family doesn't have many businesses, and we're not exactly industry leaders, but rest assured, no matter how many partners we have, we'll definitely ensure your satisfaction."