Chapter 47 Completely Controlled

When the group returned home, the aunt was busy cooking in the kitchen. Hearing the noise, the aunt came out with a spoon.

Seeing her son's haggard appearance, she couldn't help but tear up. She strode towards Wang Ye, took his hand, and asked, "Son, did you suffer in there?"

Wang Ye scratched his head and gave a reassuring smile. "It's okay, Mom, I'm perfectly fine. What are you doing? The smell is making me hungry."

"I knew you were coming back, so I went and bought some good food. Go take a shower first, and the food will be ready soon."

"Okay." Wang Ye then remembered something and asked, "Where's Lily?"

Auntie gestured towards the house with her chin, "She's sleeping. Don't disturb her. She won't be back until after ten o'clock. Let her sleep for a while, and call her when it's time to eat."

"I understand, I'm going to take a shower."

Wang Ye rubbed his sore neck and went to the bedroom to get his clothes. Lily was fast asleep, completely covered by the blanket.

The room reeked of alcohol, and clothes were scattered everywhere, even underwear. Wang Ye picked up the clothes as usual and threw them into the washing machine outside.

She came back and tidied up the dressing table before going to the closet to get clothes to take a shower.

The noise from the cabinet probably disturbed Lily, who groggily crawled out of bed. "What are you doing? Can't a person get any sleep?"

Wang Ye, carrying clothes in his hand, took a breath and said patiently, "I just came back from the detention center. I just wanted to take some clothes and take a shower. You really don't care at all."

Lily grabbed the blanket and covered herself up again. "It's just going to a detention center, not jail. What's there to say?"

Wang Ye felt a slight anger rising within him, but he suppressed it. He exhaled, closed the wardrobe door, and took the clothes outside.

Qiao Xing saw him come out with a sullen face and didn't dare to provoke him.

After Wang Ye finished showering, his aunt had almost finished cooking, so Qiao Xing quickly went to help bring the food out.

Aunt asked Wang Ye to call Lili for dinner.

Wang Ye went inside and called Lili, but she was busy sleeping and didn't come out.

My aunt's face didn't look too good either, but she didn't say anything. She said, "When are you going to look at houses? Once you've found one, you can move in."

Wang Ye nodded, "Tomorrow, I've looked at two apartments that are about the same price, and they both come with renovations. I don't know if I have enough money."

Generally speaking, buying a fully furnished apartment is more cost-effective than buying a bare-bones one, but the quality of the interior decoration is unknown.

Did the manager mention how much the down payment is for this type of house?

"I told you, the total price is over three million, and the down payment is nine hundred thousand."

"So much..." Aunt clicked her tongue in amazement. At most, they could only come up with 600,000 yuan.

"Lend us some more, otherwise we won't have the money to renovate even if we buy a bare-bones apartment," the uncle said.

Aunt blinked and nudged Wang Ye with her elbow, "Won't Lily's family contribute anything? Last time we gave them a dowry of 280,000 yuan."

Wang Ye was taken aback. "Isn't this inappropriate? We've already given it to them, how can we let them use it to buy a house?"

The uncle agreed, saying, "That won't work. Forget about it. Do you think Lily, with her personality, can afford it? Besides, they said the dowry would include a car worth 200,000 yuan. Let's figure something out ourselves."

My aunt pursed her lips, clearly unhappy. "You're just being a nice guy. When the mortgage is over ten thousand a month, we old folks will have to work to pay it off for them."

Wang Ye said, "Mom, I'll figure out the mortgage myself, don't worry about it."

“I don’t worry about it. You’re my son, how can I not worry about you? Lily didn’t contribute a single penny, yet the property deed has to be in her name. You’re just like your dad!”

When he was little, he was so mischievous and naughty. I was worried that he would bully his wife when he grew up. But now, instead of bullying his wife, he's completely under her thumb and has become a henpecked husband.

Wang Ye didn't care. "It's just a name. Anyway, it's just the two of us living here. I promised her I would treat her well. We can't be the kind of people who break their promises. You taught me that."

His aunt just wanted to roll her eyes at him.

Qiao Xing listened silently without interrupting. Before, she thought her cousin was a bit too good for her, but now it seemed that her cousin was a good person, much better than Lin Yu.

On the other hand, Lily's image in her mind was greatly diminished. When her cousin came out, she not only didn't go to pick him up, but also went to a bar to drink all night.

After everyone finished eating, Wang Ye left some food for Lili to eat when she woke up.

Qiao Xing now understands a little why Lily, who is so beautiful and a college student, would be with her cousin.

Lily didn't get up until after 3 p.m. She yawned and the first thing she did when she came out was to call for Wang Ye.

Wang Ye was looking at work on his phone when he heard her words. He immediately put down his phone and stood up. "Miss, you're awake?"

Lily walked over to him and slumped onto the sofa. "I'm so hungry. Is there anything to eat?"

"Yes, it's in the refrigerator. Shall I heat it up for you?"

Lily waved her hand, "I don't want your leftovers, just order me some takeout."

"What do you mean by leftovers? I saved this especially for you. Neither of us touched it."

Lily ran her fingers through her hair, glaring at Wang Ye with a hint of displeasure. "I just want takeout, order it for me!"

Wang Ye had no choice but to take out his phone and order takeout for her.

Qiao Xing was writing a project proposal in her room when she heard two people talking outside. Suddenly, she thought of Qin Ce.

He had been away on a business trip for several days without any news, and I had no idea where he had gone, so I took out my phone and sent him a message: "You haven't been home for several days, where have you been? You didn't even tell me."

After typing, Qiao Xing suddenly wondered, "If I say this, will Qin Ce think that I miss him?"

She quickly deleted the message and edited it again: "What are you doing?"

When Qin Ce received the message, he was in the living room of the villa, where many people were sitting.

He took out his phone to reply to Qiao Xing's message, "Busy."

Qiao Xing received the message, and seeing just two words, she felt a surge of frustration. She tossed her phone aside and muttered irritably, "If you don't want to reply, then don't... It's like I'm checking up on you..."

Qin Ce was unaware of Qiao Xing's thoughts. Sitting opposite him was a woman in her twenties, dignified and elegant.

Sitting to his right was his father, Qin Liang, and his stepmother. To his left was his younger brother, Qin Yi, whom he hadn't seen for almost twenty years.

In addition, the stepmother had two more children; the younger one is in high school, and the older one graduated from university this year.

After Qin Ce returned, Qin Liang called all three children back.

The family sat there chatting for an afternoon. Qin Liang didn't want him to go back, so he invited Miss Zou over so the two of them could have a chat.

As a result, Qin Ce ignored them, but Qin Liang didn't know what to say.

Ms. Zou felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so she suddenly stood up and said, "How about we call it a day? Let's add each other on WeChat and talk later."

Qin Liang nodded and looked at Qin Ce, "Xiao Ce, why don't you add Miss Zou on WeChat and get to know her?"

Qin Ce paused in his typing, looked up at Miss Zou, and said, "No need, I'll be going back to Chongqing soon."

"Why the rush? You've finally come back, why don't you stay a few more days?" said stepmother Wang Yu.

Qin Ce glanced around at the people in the room and said calmly, "With so many of you here with him, one more won't make a difference."