After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Fearing she might hear something unacceptable, Ye Fan's heart tightened, and she gripped the tea set she was holding tightly.

"We need to be more careful in the future and not let her have any more doubts!"

"Your subordinate understands, but it's just a Gu..."

Fu Chen was about to say something when Miao Xingren suddenly stopped him.

He looked up at the figure in the window and knew it was Ye Fan just by looking at the shadow. He quickly raised his hand to shush Fu Chen and then slowly closed the book in his hand.

"Madam's birthday is coming soon, we mustn't let her find out, we need to give her a surprise!"

"..."

Ye Fan frowned: Was this what they were going to talk about?

Fu Chen also saw the figure outside the window, remained silent for a moment, then opened the door and went out.

"Hello ma'am!"

Ye Fan was still reeling from the near miss, and it took him a while to come to his senses before he awkwardly nodded to Fu Chen who had just come out.

Ye Fan still suspected that Miao Xingren was hiding something from her. After Fu Chen left, she frowned and went inside.

Miao Xingren seemed to only just notice her and happily went to greet her.

"Why did you bring these things yourself, Madam?"

Ye Fan felt a little annoyed. She dodged the man's attempt to hold her hand, angrily put her things down, and glared at him.

"Miao Xingren, are you hiding something from me?!"

Miao Xingren's eyes darted around, and after a long while, he shook his head hesitantly: "No, what could I possibly be hiding from Madam!"

"You lied to me!" Ye Fan glared at her angrily.

Seeing how adorable she was even when she was angry, Miao Xingren chuckled softly, his voice melodious and deep.

Ye Fan suddenly felt like crying, her eyes red as she accused the man.

"You lied to me, and you're still laughing!"

Miao Xingren's heart softened instantly when he saw her aggrieved expression.

"I do have something I'm hiding from you, Madam, but you mustn't be angry with me if you find out!"

"You really did have it!" Ye Fan glared at him.

Miao Xingren was very happy to see her lively expression; she was finally no longer as gloomy as she had been a few days ago.

He bent down and scooped Ye Fan up in his arms, and to her surprise, carried her to his desk.

He was very tall; even when Ye Fan was sitting at his desk, he only reached Ye Fan's shoulder.

Miao Xingren put his arm around her slender waist and told her in detail about how Yulian had come to the study a few days ago, undressed, and tried to seduce him.

Ye Fan was still somewhat skeptical and asked again.

"That's all??"

Seeing her disbelieving look, the man reached out and pinched her nose: "It's this, what else could it be!"

"Oh~~~"

Ye Fan nodded with some doubt.

Miao Xingren found her tone amusing.

"Madam, why do I hear disappointment in your tone? Could it be that you regret that Yulian did not succeed?"

"of course not"

Ye Fan opened his clear eyes and shook his head.

"So, my lovely and beautiful wife, you don't believe me?"

Ye Fan denied it without thinking: "I didn't. You guys were just saying something like 'Don't make me doubt you'."

With just one sentence, she revealed everything she had been eavesdropping on.

Miao Xingren looked at her with amusement: "I see!"

Ye Fan couldn't stand his "petty" manner the most, and said angrily, "That's right! If it's just about Yu Lian, why are you being so secretive? Don't you have any feelings for her at all? She's beautiful and young!"

Miao Xingren raised an eyebrow and denied it.

"She is indeed young, but how can she compare to my wife, let alone be beautiful? I have seen the beauty of my wife, how could I possibly be interested in any other ordinary woman?"

Miao Xingren spoke from the heart, which made Ye Fan happy.

She patted the man on the shoulder: "You pass today!"

As she spoke, she tried to get down, but the man held her tightly, preventing her from doing so.

Miao Xingren's gaze instantly turned fiery as he looked at the woman's delicate, fair face.

Seeing his look, Ye Fan immediately understood what he wanted to do. He got up to escape, but the next second the man pulled him into his arms and leaned down to kiss him.

"I... um..."

The words he was about to say were cut off, and Ye Fan struggled to push him away.

"Daddy!"

Miao Miao came in with a kite and saw her mother blushing as she pushed her father away.

Having witnessed her father stealing her mother's affections so many times, Miao Miao didn't feel anything was wrong. She walked over, grabbed Miao Xingren's big hand, and pulled him outside forcefully.

"It's windy today, Daddy, let's go fly a kite together!"

Seeing that the little troublemaker was making a fuss again, Miao Xingren smiled helplessly.

But since she's his daughter, he can only spoil her!

Ye Fan watched the father and daughter leave, and smiled slightly. With such happiness, what more could she ask for?

Seeing that her mother hadn't come out, Miao Miao happily shouted, "Mommy, come quickly, or I'll get lost!"

"coming!"

Ye Fan smiled and strode out.

In a corner of the Crown Prince's residence's backyard.

Ye Zhuxi was reporting Fu Jingyuan's every move over the past few days to the man in black in front of her.

"The Crown Prince hasn't done anything lately, and he's even turned down tasks assigned to him by the Emperor. All he wants now is to be with me!"

As Ye Zhuxi spoke of this, she smiled shyly, recalling the man's strong physique.

Upon hearing this, the man in black narrowed his eyes.

"His Highness the Crown Prince has always been ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Now, he's even willing to give up his future for you!"

Ye Zhuxi was also quite surprised, but when she thought about her face, she smiled smugly and reached out to touch her beautiful face.

"As long as I have this face, His Highness the Crown Prince will never abandon Da Zhao, nor will he leave this place."

"..."

As Fu Jingyuan's subordinate, Ying would still come to the mansion during the day.

He didn't want to pass by the backyard and happened to hear Ye Zhuxi say those words; his eyes instantly turned cold.

It turns out that He Ye was right; this person was not the real Ye Zhuxi at all.

Ye Zhuxi was about to say something when she was suddenly stopped by the man in black. She followed the man's gaze and saw a figure watching her from a distance. She was instantly terrified and turned pale.

"What should we do? He heard it, he'll definitely tell Fu Jingyuan!"

The man in black glanced at her indifferently: "That depends on you. Now you are Ye Zhuxi. Fu Jingyuan loves you so much, he will believe whatever you say!"

……

After the man in black left, Ye Zhuxi slowly walked out.

Ying drew his sword and aimed it at her.

"Where is the real Ye Zhuxi? Where have you hidden her?"

Ye Zhuxi looked at the sword in his hand with disdain, then suddenly smiled.

"You're still worried about Ye Zhuxi? You should worry about yourself!"

As she spoke, under Ying's puzzled gaze, she ripped open her clothes, smeared her makeup, and ran back.

She ran while screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Help! Jingyuan, save me!"