After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

Ye Zhuxi glared at the man fiercely. She vowed that if she didn't need his help right now, she would have slapped him.

I don't want to.

As she spoke, she stood up to leave.

But Fu Jingyuan wasn't about to let her off so easily. He pulled her back and pinned her to the bed, his stiff chest pressing against her.

Fu Jingyuan knew that it wasn't the right time to do that, he was just teasing her.

Looking at the woman beneath him, her eyes misty, both delicate and alluring, yet her gaze was strangely clear, he suppressed his desire and smiled helplessly.

"Ye Zhuxi, Miaomiao is my child. Don't let her have any contact with Ye Xiaoran!"

Ye Zhuxi reached out and placed her hand on his chest, asking him in confusion, "Why?"

Fu Jingyuan frowned: "Daqi and Dazhao are at odds, it's hard to guarantee that he won't use Miaomiao to threaten me!"

Ye Zhuxi hadn't really thought about this, but she subconsciously felt that Ye Xiaoran wasn't that kind of person, otherwise he wouldn't have helped her so many times.

Most importantly, Ye Xiaoran likes him...

But she didn't tell Fu Jingyuan, afraid he might do something rash, and just lowered her eyes and said, "I understand!"

……

Ye Zhuxi thought Ye Xiaoran was just saying it casually, but she didn't expect Miaomiao to come back with a bunch of "trinkets" in her hands!

Upon closer inspection, she noticed that Miao Miao was wearing a jade pendant on her waist. It was a beautiful, light black stone without any flaws. She had seen this jade pendant in an ancient book before; it was the only "Pei Jiu" in the Great Qi Dynasty, so expensive that it could be worth three cities.

"Miaomiao, this is from your uncle!"

Miao Miao smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Mmm!"

"Miaomiao, this jade is very important to your uncle, and we can't just take things from others. We have to return it to him!"

Miao Miao reluctantly covered her eyes with her hand and whispered, "It was given to me by my uncle!"

"No, we can't accept something so valuable!"

Seeing her mother's serious expression, Miao Miao pouted and nodded unhappily, "Okay, I'll give it back to Uncle right away!"

"No need, this is a gift for Miaomiao. How can you return a gift you've given away!"

Ye Xiaoran walked over from behind.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but Miaomiao is still young and doesn't know how to take care of things. She is not fit to accept such a valuable gift. Your Majesty, please take it back!"

Ye Zhuxi wore a faint smile, distant yet polite.

Ye Xiaoran knew that nothing he said would make a difference, so he could only reach out and take it back. However, he then said to Miao Miao, who looked reluctant to part with it, "Then Uncle will keep it for Miao Miao and give it to you when you have your coming-of-age ceremony, okay?"

Miao Miao nodded happily and obediently said, "Okay!"

Ye Zhuxi shook her head helplessly. Her daughter, who was not shy with strangers, could play with anyone.

Ye Xiaoran wanted to ask Ye Zhuxi how she had been these past few years, but then felt that she didn't have the right to ask. She just smiled and watched her talk to Miaomiao.

Watching them talk with their heads down, feeling warm and at ease, Ye Xiaoran thought that if these were his wife and daughter, it would be wonderful.

In the distance, Fu Jingyuan peeked through the crack in the door at the situation outside. Seeing Ye Xiaoran looking at his wife and daughter with a smile in his eyes, he frowned unhappily with a cold face.

He originally wanted Ye Zhuxi to take Gu Shi out of the palace, but now she was too resistant to him, and he didn't want to push her too hard, so he had to hold back.

Feeling a cold gaze fixed on him, Ye Xiaoran looked in that direction but saw nothing. He pursed his lips.

Ye Zhuxi looked up, about to say something to Ye Xiaoran, but saw his gaze fixed on the room where Fu Jingyuan was. Startled, she quickly stood up.

"Your Majesty, it's too late. I need to take Miaomiao back to rest. It's freezing cold. You should go back too!"

Ye Xiaoran calmly withdrew his gaze, his eyes falling on Ye Zhuxi with a probing look that made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After watching for a while, he said nothing, then coldly said, "Fine, then I'll head back first!" With that, he turned and left.

Miao Miao was in great spirits. After a long day of running around, Ye Zhuxi was exhausted and sleepy, but Miao Miao was still full of energy. She insisted on building a snowman and having a snowball fight. After playing with her for a while, we finally stopped to rest.

Miao Miao watched her mother breathe on and rub her hands, and she happily squinted her eyes, sweetly saying, "Mommy, when is Daddy coming here? Then we can build a snowman together!"

Miao Miao had never seen snow before, so she was very happy and surprised to see it, and Ye Zhuxi naturally knew why.

When Miao Xingren was mentioned, Ye Zhuxi's eyes darkened.

She was grateful to Miao Xingren, but not in love with him. She hated his deception, but had to admit that he had taken good care of Miao Miao and herself.

Five years ago, without him, there would be no Miaomiao.

After thinking it through, she smiled and said, "Okay, we'll play together again when your father comes!"

Mrs. Gu adored her adorable grandson, and suggested that she sleep with Miaomiao at night, to which Miaomiao readily agreed.

Finally, someone was taking care of her child, and Ye Zhuxi happily returned to her room. But she forgot that there was someone in the room who was even harder to coax than Miaomiao.

Pushing open the door, Fu Jingyuan pressed her against it, looking down at her intently.

He looked very unhappy, and Ye Zhuxi wondered who had upset him again.

"Ye Xiaoran likes you!"

He didn't even ask her; he simply stated it definitively.

Ye Zhuxi pushed him away, crossed her arms, and looked at him coldly: "What, you're allowed to be affectionate with other women, but I can't?"

When this was mentioned, Fu Jingyuan quickly explained, "I didn't, I didn't even touch Wan Xiaoqing!"

"Hmph, no? Then why did you run up and hug her when you saw her? Fu Jingyuan, you're a liar and a heartless bastard!"

She spoke angrily, shoved the man away, and walked inside.

"..."

Fu Yizhou, knowing he was in the wrong, followed.

“I was just trying to mislead them. Apart from that one time, I really never touched her!”

Seeing his hasty explanation, Ye Zhuxi's lips unconsciously curled up, but she still wanted to make things difficult for him, letting him bully her earlier.

"I won't listen. You're a heartless man, and I don't want you anymore!"

"What did you say?"

Fu Jingyuan was in a perfectly good position, but then Ye Zhuxi said something that made him lose his panicked expression and instead look dangerous!

Ye Zhuxi was startled, and she bit her lip in annoyance: Why did I say that?

The man looked at her and said coldly, "Ye Zhuxi, what did you just say?"

Not wanting to be too pathetic, Ye Zhuxi mustered her courage and weakly said, "I said... I don't want you anymore!"

Fu Jingyuan stepped forward, grabbed her hand, pulled her into his arms, and asked her in a deep voice, "Then tell me, who do you want? I'll kill that person!"