Touya Yaoyao

Ye was pacing back and forth in front of his Rolls-Royce with a worried expression, glancing at his Patek Philippe watch every now and then, as if counting down the seconds.

As time passed, his expression changed from worry to anxiety.

But this anxiety turned into agonizing anxiety after Yu Yaoyao had been at her maternal grandfather's house for two whole hours.

But waiting always has an end, so two hours, three minutes and forty-two seconds after Yu Yaoyao entered the old house, her figure appeared outside the gate of the Yu family's old house.

As soon as Yu Yaoyao appeared, Ye Qishi breathed a sigh of relief. He strode up to her, looked her up and down, and then asked:

"Did Grandpa make things difficult for you?!"

Yu Yaoyao shook her head, rubbing her temples with a frustrated expression, and complained:

"No, but it's very troublesome?!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiqi immediately became anxious and pressed for an answer:

"What trouble?! Is it about money?! Or have you gotten into some kind of mess?! It's okay, your brother will take care of everything for you!"

Yu Yaoyao looked at Ye Qishi's unusually anxious expression with a speechless expression, and couldn't help but say in an annoyed tone:

"No, it's not that. His Majesty asked me to help investigate the case of the prince's disappearance from back then, so it's quite troublesome, as you know..."

But before she could finish speaking, Ye, still standing there, asked in shock:

"What?! Her Majesty the Queen has ordered you to…"

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yaoyao swiftly covered his mouth, glanced nervously around, raised her index finger, and whispered a warning:

"Are you crazy?! This is classified information, do you understand?! Shouting this out in public like this, aren't you afraid I'll be targeted and killed?!"

Seeing her serious expression, Ye subconsciously nodded in agreement. Yu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him nod, then released her hand from his mouth, saying helplessly:

"Let's talk about this when we get home. Anyway, this matter is a bit troublesome."

As she spoke, she opened the Rolls-Royce door herself. Before she could even sit down, Ye Qishi shoved the door shut, pulled her to the passenger seat, opened the door himself, and waited for Yu Yaoyao to get in before getting into the driver's seat, starting the car, and asking Yu Yaoyao:

"What on earth is going on? How did you suddenly get assigned a mission by Her Majesty the Queen?! Have you met Her Majesty the Queen?! And what does the prince's disappearance have to do with you?! Why are you investigating this?!"

These questions came in rapid succession, and Yu Yaoyao answered them with a sullen expression while fastening her seatbelt:

"It's a long story, so I'll keep it short. Anyway, Her Majesty the Queen promised to help me with something, and she gave me a task: to help investigate the disappearance of a prince. So, I agreed."

Ye stared at Yu Yaoyao in astonishment, but before he could ask any further questions, Yu Yaoyao interrupted him, saying in a coquettish tone:

"Third Brother, I'm hungry. Shall we go home and eat first?"

Looking at her serious expression, Ye remained silent for a long while before sighing and saying indulgently:

Okay, let's go home.

Neither of them spoke the rest of the way, but Ye inexplicably gripped the steering wheel tightly, his expression somewhat indescribable.

Although Yu Yaoyao didn't say anything, Ye actually knew that the matter of her asking Her Majesty the Empress for help must be very important.

It is not only very important, but also very difficult to achieve; otherwise, Her Majesty the Queen would not have given her such a difficult problem.

But why, why didn't she tell her brother? Why did she tell Her Majesty the Queen instead? Why didn't she ask her brother to help her achieve her goal? Why did she have to beg Her Majesty the Queen?!

Ye knew that it was extremely difficult for an ordinary person to meet Her Majesty the Empress, almost impossible. Yet Yu Yaoyao managed to meet her and even made her own request. So, what price did she pay?

Yao Yao, what on earth has happened that made you so submissive, unwilling to even tell your family, and instead relying on a stranger for help?! Don't you consider us family?!

Ye had many questions, but no answers. He also knew that Yu Yaoyao was unwilling to talk about them, so he could only remain silent.

Yu Yaoyao, preoccupied with figuring out how to investigate the case, had no time to pay attention to Ye Qishi's feelings, which caused a slight rift and rift between the two.

This rift widened significantly after Ye learned that Yu Yaoyao was investigating the case with Bai Taoshi.

Yu Yaoyao had no idea that Zhao Hede had arranged for someone to investigate the case with her, nor did she know that the person was Bai Taoshi. If she had known that the person was Bai Taoshi, she wouldn't have done anything.

So when Ye returned home with mixed feelings, she saw the Bai brothers, Bai Taoyi and Bai Taosheng, discussing things with her. Her face turned as black as a lump of coal, and her mood was extremely bad.

But before he could even dismiss him, Bai Taosheng stood up with an air of familiarity and said to Ye Qishi:

"Third son of the Ye family, why are you only coming back now? I called you several times but you didn't answer. Uncle Ye and your eldest brother also called you countless times, but you wouldn't respond to a single one!"

Ye didn't actually speak, but just looked at Bai Taoshi with a cold expression. Bai Taoshi, however, looked at Yu Yaoyao, curled his lips, and said in a light and teasing tone with pride and smugness:

"I heard that Her Majesty the Empress asked you to help investigate the case of the prince's disappearance from years ago?!"

Yu Yaoyao frowned, looking at Bai Taoshi warily, and questioned him with suspicion:

"What do you mean?!"

Bai Taoshi didn't speak. Instead, he stood up, walked to Yu Yaoyao, leaned close to her ear, and whispered something as if showing off:

"Nothing much! It's just that Her Majesty the Queen asked me to investigate with you."

These words struck like a bolt from the blue. Yu Yaoyao stared at Bai Taoshi in astonishment and couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"What did you say?!"

Bai Taoshi crossed his arms, looking down at Yu Yaoyao with a disdainful expression, and said casually:

"I said, Your Majesty, I'd like to investigate the prince's disappearance case with you from back then, what's wrong?!"

Seeing his serious expression, Yu Yaoyao rubbed her temples with a headache and couldn't help but complain:

"Thank you so much! With you here, I'm sure my workload is settled, and I won't have to worry about slacking off anymore!"

These words immediately enraged Bai Taoshi. His face turned cold, his long eyebrows furrowed, and he glared angrily at Yu Yaoyao, demanding:

"Yu Yaoyao, what do you mean? You think I'm only good for causing you trouble? Don't underestimate me, I'm quite capable too."

Ye was already jealous because Yu Yaoyao hadn't asked him for help but instead went to the Empress. Now, with Bai Taoshi's words, "I'll investigate the case with you," he was furious.

In an instant, the temperature around him dropped to 0°C, and the coldness continued to spread in all directions, threatening to freeze the entire Ye family villa.

Seeing her brother's angry expression, Ye Zhuozhuo couldn't help but walk up to Yu Yaoyao and whisper:

"Yaoyao, stop fooling around, Third Brother is angry."

Belatedly realizing it, Yu Yaoyao subconsciously looked at Ye Qishi and saw that he had a restrained attitude like a volcano about to erupt, so she couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure.

Shiro Momoya looked unconvinced, while Ye was on the verge of exploding. Yu Yaoyao looked at one and then the other, silently swallowing.

Help me! Help me! What should I do?! How should I choose in this situation?! Should I choose Third Brother Ye Qishi, or White Peach Ape?!

Bai Taoshi, perhaps? Bai Taoshi is easier to coax. Thinking this, Yu Yaoyao instantly changed her expression, becoming solemn and serious as she spoke:

"Yes, yes, you're the best in the world, the most amazing, nobody's as good as you, okay?! Weren't we supposed to be investigating a case?! Don't stay here, go gather evidence first, we..."

Before Yu Yaoyao could finish speaking, Bai Taoshi casually put his arm around her shoulder, patted his chest confidently, and said:

"Don't worry, with me here, I'll handle this. Let's go investigate now."

Suddenly, Bai Taoyi grabbed her shoulder. Before Yu Yaoyao could speak, Ye Qishi, whose face was already cold, unceremoniously pulled her out of Bai Taoyi's arms and said:

"Investigating a case is one thing, but it's better to maintain some distance, after all, men and women are different, aren't they?!"