Chapter 165: Chapter 162: Mr. Rong’s Girlfriend
Ye Xixi lay on his shoulder, her little mouth whispering something in his ear, making Ying Jingyao frequently burst into laughter.
Ye Yihan also got down from his seat, pursing his small mouth, with an expression of anticipation yet restraint on his little face.
Ying Jingyao’s eyebrows concealed a soft smile, and when speaking with Ye Xixi, he occasionally looked tenderly at Ye Xiao, with deep feelings he couldn’t hide in his gaze.
Ye Xiao slightly curled her lips, "How did you know we were here?"
Ying Jingyao raised his eyebrows, walked to her, and stared warmly at her, "Wherever you are, how could I not know."
"..." Ye Xiao was silent for two seconds, her cheeks eventually blushing slightly, and she glared at Ying Jingyao, "Since when did you learn to be so smooth-talking?"
"Heh..." Ying Jingyao chuckled softly, his gaze at Ye Xiao growing deeper and more intense.
Ye Xiao’s eyelashes fluttered and she looked at Ye Xixi, "Xixi, Uncle Ying has been tired from sitting on the plane for so long, how about you come down and sit nicely yourself?"
"I’ll hold her." Ying Jingyao smiled at Ye Xixi, his eyes filled with genuine affection that touched Ye Xiao.
Without saying more, the few of them sat down in the warm drink store.
Ye Xixi occupied Ying Jingyao’s lap, eagerly devouring ice cream and strawberry cake, her mouth surrounded by milkshake and cream.
Ye Xiao pulled out a napkin to wipe her mouth, but it soon returned to its original state, so she decided to wait until she finished eating.
"Hanhan, come." Ying Jingyao reached for Ye Yihan.
Ye Yihan’s ears flushed, and he offered his small hand.
Ying Jingyao gently exerted force, and Ye Yihan was seated on his other leg.
"During the time Uncle Ying was away, it must have been hard for Hanhan to take care of your sister and mommy." Ying Jingyao said softly.
"No big deal." Ye Yihan’s ears burned, but his little face remained earnest.
Ying Jingyao smiled silently and patted his little head, "What reward does Hanhan want?"
"I also took care of Xiao Xiao." Hearing there was a reward, Ye Xixi’s eyes lit up green as she looked earnestly at Ying Jingyao.
Ying Jingyao’s lips twitched, "Well, what reward does Xixi want?"
"Can I have another strawberry cake?" Ye Xixi asked quietly with anticipation.
"This..." Ying Jingyao glanced at the cake and ice cream in front of Ye Xixi, hesitated, and warmly looked at Ye Xiao, "If Xiao Xiao agrees, then Uncle Ying agrees."
Ye Xixi glanced at Ye Xiao, disappointedly laying down her cream-covered hands, "Xiao Xiao definitely won’t agree."
Ye Xiao pulled out a napkin, "Xixi, give mommy your hand."
Xixi obediently gave her hand, and Ye Xiao cleaned it, looked up, and saw Ye Yihan whispering something to Ying Jingyao.
Ye Yihan sensed Ye Xiao’s gaze and immediately shut his mouth and remained silent.
Ying Jingyao also pretended as if nothing happened.
Ye Xiao’s lips twitched slightly in silence.
After leaving the airport, Ying Jingyao put the luggage in the trunk, and then carefully secured both Xixi and Hanhan in their safety seats, fastening their seatbelts securely.
Ye Xiao watched from behind him, lowered her eyes slightly, and walked around the front of the car to sit in the driver’s seat.
Ying Jingyao saw and raised his eyebrows slightly, his tall figure slightly bent as he looked at Ye Xiao from the passenger seat window, "You’re driving?"
Ye Xiao raised her eyebrows, "You just got off a long flight, I wouldn’t dare let you drive. Get in the car."
For the kids’ safety, Ying Jingyao didn’t insist further and sat in the passenger seat.
Sitting in the car, Ying Jingyao rubbed his brow, feeling a bit tired.
Ye Xiao noticed and lightly pursed her lips.
"Xixi and Hanhan love eating the crabs at Wanhui Building, so I reserved a table there. Let’s head directly to Wanhui Building." Ying Jingyao said to Ye Xiao, and his demeanor was relaxed, showing no sign of fatigue.
Ye Xiao glanced at him, "Let’s not eat out today, come to my place instead."
Ying Jingyao was slightly startled, and a gentle smile shadowed his clear eyes, "You’re cooking?"
"Yes." Ye Xiao nodded gently.
Ying Jingyao gazed at her graceful side profile, his gaze growing tenderer, and he chuckled quietly, "Alright."
"I want to eat crabs..." A weak little voice floated from the back.
Ye Xiao felt both annoyed and amused, "Ye Xixi, is there anything you don’t want to eat?"
"Poo." Ye Xixi covered her little mouth with a laugh.
Ye Xiao, "..."
Because of Ye Xixi’s remark "I want to eat crabs," Ying Jingyao insisted Ye Xiao drive to Wanhui Building.
After getting out of the car, Ye Xiao held Ye Yihan’s hand leading the way, while Ying Jingyao carried Ye Xixi at the back.
Wanhui Building is a well-known high-end restaurant in S City, and the Chinese mitten crab is one of its main specialties. Ever since Ying Jingyao brought Ye Xixi here once, Ye Xixi fell in love with the crab.
The group walked into Wanhui Building and a waiter who knew Ying Jingyao led them to the private room on the second floor that Ying Jingyao had reserved.
Ying Jingyao directly ordered a six-person crab set meal.
After the waiter left, Ye Xiao couldn’t help but say, "Why did you order so much? Xixi and Hanhan are just kids, they can’t eat that much."
Ying Jingyao looked at Ye Xixi indulgently, "Xixi loves it, so I ordered a bit more."
"What if we can’t finish it? It’s such a waste." Ye Xiao frowned, feeling that Ying Jingyao was spoiling Ye Xixi too much.
Ying Jingyao’s gentle eyes turned to Ye Xiao’s face and he smiled slightly, "I’ll eat it."
"..." Ye Xiao had nothing to say.
Sighing, Ye Xiao stood up. "I’m going to the washroom."
The private room didn’t have its own washroom, so Ye Xiao had to go to the communal washrooms on the second floor.
Seeing Ye Xiao go out, Ye Xixi quickly slipped off the chair and climbed onto Ying Jingyao’s lap.
Ying Jingyao withdrew his gaze from the door and looked at Ye Xixi with warm eyes, indulgently tapping her nose.
Ye Xiao came out from the washroom stall, was about to wash his hands at the sink, when a hushed female voice came from behind a door panel.
"I’ve never seen Director Wan act so timid in front of anyone. Even though he’s the chairman of Wan Hui Group, why is he so, so cowardly in front of President Rong!"
"Oh, stop saying that. You don’t know how awkward the atmosphere in the private room is now; President Rong’s face is so cold it could freeze a dozen people. Everyone, including Director Wan, didn’t dare make a peep, didn’t dare eat heartily, or drink freely. Compared to President Rong, everyone else seemed so cowardly!"
"Just saw Director Wan’s secretary hurrying out of the private room, probably trying to come up with some idea. Now I..."
The door of a toilet stall opened, and the woman’s complaining voice abruptly stopped.
Ye Xiao glanced at the woman in the mirror, washed his hands naturally, and turned to leave.
The woman watched Ye Xiao leave, swallowed her throat slightly, luckily she didn’t recognize him...
Ye Xiao returned to the private room and saw Ye Xixi sitting on Ying Jingyao’s lap, happily saying, "Brother Ying, last week I baked cookies at kindergarten and saved a pack especially for you. I’ll give them to you after dinner at my house."
Hearing Xixi mention the cookies, Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, smiling wryly as he looked at Ying Jingyao, "Jingyao, you’re in for a treat, Xixi specially saved them for you. Hanhan and I didn’t get any..."
Ye Xiao’s voice suddenly stopped, and he glanced around the private room, not finding Ye Yihan, eyes widening as he looked at Ying Jingyao, "...Where’s Hanhan?"
Ying Jingyao saw Ye Xiao’s expression tighten slightly and responded softly, "Don’t worry. Hanhan wanted to go to the restroom, so I asked a waiter to take him."
Ye Xiao’s face slightly relaxed, but the crease between his brows didn’t completely ease.
Sitting down next to Xixi, Ye Xiao placed his hands on his lap, and after a short while, she suddenly clenched her hand and stood up, heading out towards the private room door.
Ying Jingyao’s pupils contracted slightly, watching the open private room door, lost in thought.
Men’s restroom.
"Lei the Second, tell me, tell me now, over the past four years how many executive assistants have I found for Boss Rong? If not twenty, at least fifteen. But not a single one has been to Boss Rong’s liking."
Unsure of what the other party said, Gu Yan was suddenly fed up, "A top graduate from Harvard Business School, and you somehow said they’re not competent! I’m telling you, with Boss Rong’s current temperament, it’s only me, Gu Yan, who can barely tolerate it."
Gu Yan had just zipped up his pants when he suddenly felt a tug on his pant leg.
His baby face twitched slightly. Gu Yan held his breath, slowly looked down, and saw a chubby little kid wearing an orange lambswool sweater with a blue shirt underneath, his chubby hands clinging to Gu Yan’s pant leg.
Gu Yan’s eyes widened in shock, moved the phone away from his ear, and said in a rough voice, "Whose kid are you? Take your hands off my pants, or I’ll call someone!"
Unexpectedly, not only did this not scare him, but the grip on his pant leg seemed to tighten.
Gu Yan gritted his teeth and told the person on the phone, "Something came up, I’m hanging up."
Putting his phone back in his pocket, Gu Yan frowned, glaring at the little kid, "I’m telling you, I’ll count to three, and if you don’t let go, I, I’ll really hit you!"
However, it was of no use!
Gu Yan ground his teeth, couldn’t help but glance back at the mirror to check himself, brows furrowed and angry, was he not intimidating enough for even a kid?
"I want to wash my hands." A calm childish voice drifted up.
"Hey, I’m saying,"
Gu Yan raised his eyebrows, looked down, and glared, "Why are you so cute, you little rascal."
Gu Yan is a typical face enthusiast, regardless of gender or age.
Looking at the little upturned face, though a bit chubby, it was delicately sculpted. The cheeks were pinkish, as if they could be pinched to draw water. The pair of peach blossom eyes looking up at him, with eyelashes so black and long, eyes like two black gemstones, and that little mouth, thin with a hint of pink.
"Gosh, whose child is this? Did his parents save the galaxy in their previous life?" Gu Yan’s previous intimidating stance melted away, and he squatted down, smiling kindly, unable to resist reaching out to pinch his chubby little face.
"You didn’t wash your hands," he said, his face serious and earnest, eyebrows slightly raised as he looked at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan’s outreached hand froze, obediently retracting it, licking his lips, "Little kid..."