Yu Jingchen couldn't utter a single word because of Ye Yingying's feigned ignorance. After a long while, he finally said, "What you and my mother said..."

He seemed to want to salvage something for himself, and he extended an olive branch once again.

She only needs to show the slightest indication of interest.

But even if she were to express her intentions, it would be very troublesome. Madam Yu was not satisfied with Ye Yingying, and Yu Jingchen could not make it public with Ye Yingying. If they really had a relationship, they could only keep it in the dark.

He's willing to give her resources, he can promote her, and he'll find a way to please Mrs. Yu when she's a little older.

Yu Jingchen was almost thinking about the future. If Ye Yingying showed even a little interest, and if they could continue to develop their relationship, she was still young, but that didn't matter. He was older and could teach her a lot.

Even though the young girl had already figured out Yu Jingchen's meaning, she still threw the rugby ball back without hesitation. She said without hesitation, "Because Mrs. Yu has offended me today, I may have been a little impolite and said a few nonsensical things. But Mr. Yu, rest assured, I will not misunderstand you. I am just a college student, much younger than you. You have seen so many beautiful, charming, and cultured women who are far better than me. How could you possibly be interested in me? I am well aware of my own limitations. I called you today hoping to make things clear. After all, it would be really troublesome for me if Mrs. Yu contacted me again."

She hesitated for a few seconds and then smiled, "Actually, I didn't need to make a special trip to explain since Mr. Yu and I are completely innocent. This would be superfluous. But I think Mrs. Yu has indeed misunderstood the relationship between Mr. Yu and me. Director Yu has been kind to me before, so I can't have a bad falling out with Mrs. Yu, right?"

She reiterated her stance, even implying that her presence was due to Yu Shishu, and had nothing to do with Mr. Yu.

Her attitude was that she wanted to distance herself completely from Yu Jingchen. No matter how much Yu Jingchen might have had some intentions, he was also angered by Ye Yingying at this moment. She pretended to be stupid completely. Even though she clearly saw his intentions, she not only did not expose them but also wanted to make the relationship clear. Ye Yingying refused almost before Yu Jingchen could even speak.

This left the proud and arrogant Yu Jingchen with no room for further discussion.

His gaze darkened, and after a long while, he concealed his gloomy emotions and said with a smile, "Miss Ye, you are right."

Ye Yingying finished the last bite of the pastry that Yu Jingchen had cut, then placed her knife and fork on the plate and politely smiled, "I'm sorry, Mr. Yu, I really don't like sweets or pastries. This cake tastes really good, but unfortunately it's not to my taste. How about this, just tell me how much it costs, and I'll go pay and take some home. I didn't get to see the cake directly, but my assistant seemed to like it quite a bit—"

"No need," Yu Jingchen said calmly. "I'm not at the point where I can't afford a cake. Since Miss Ye doesn't like it, just throw it away."

He didn't give Ye Yingying a chance to speak, and threw the cake into the trash can in front of her. Then he stood up and said, "I'm sorry, it was indeed my mother who offended you today. This will not happen again in the future, so please don't worry, Miss Ye."

He threw the cake away, getting cream on his hands. He impatiently wiped the cream off his fingers with a napkin, and without even glancing at Ye Yingying, said coldly, "Miss Ye, you can go back now."

Yu Jingchen suppressed all his emotions deep in his heart. He didn't even have a chance to speak about the feelings he had been struggling to understand. He had never been so embarrassed because of a little girl!