Back at Bay Villa, little one’s brothers had also returned home.

Qin Qianyi saw that Ye Rongyuan was following Ann home, and his expression instantly became a bit unsustainable.

He had seen Ye Rongyuan in the morning, but didn’t expect to see him again after school.

Qin Qianyi didn’t have any particular issues with Ye Rongyuan, but felt a little bit of subtle imbalance in his heart.

Ann could accompany Ye Rongyuan to work, but he couldn’t accompany himself to school; just thinking about it made him envious and jealous.

Ye Rongyuan sensed Qin Qianyi’s unfriendly gaze and felt inexplicably amused.

To him, Qin Qianyi was just a little kid; Ye Rongyuan deliberately teased Qin Qianyi, adopting an elder’s posture, and said, "Why doesn’t my little nephew greet me?"

Qin Qianyi was just about to retort but was timely warned by his grandmother’s glare. He endured it and weakly called out, "Good evening, little uncle."

"Good evening!" Ye Rongyuan smiled broadly, cheerfully following them into the castle, saying, "I originally didn’t plan to stay for dinner, but since I’m here, and we’re all family, I won’t be polite."

Upon hearing this, Qin Qianyi felt even more that he was deliberately irritating him.

But given the relationship and with grandpa and grandma nearby, plus his sister Ann, he couldn’t lose face for the Qin family.

Qin Qianyi forced a smile and said, "Little uncle is being too polite; we’re family, there’s no need for such formalities. You live with us; we always welcome you."

Old Mrs. Qin looked at him with satisfaction, pleased that her little grandson was understanding and could say such smooth words.

Ye Rongyuan immediately showed a regretful expression, "Next time, there will definitely be a chance."

Qin Sui’an nestled in her dad’s arms, listening to the conversation between her little uncle and big brother.

She always felt that the words exchanged between her little uncle and big brother were filled with hidden meanings, leaving her confused.

Curious little one decided to secretly use her Mind-Reading Skill to listen to the thoughts of her little uncle and big brother.

The silver bracelet on Qin Sui’an’s hands emitted an extremely subtle glow, and at the same time, she heard the thoughts of her little uncle and big brother.

[Qin Qianyi: Does Ye Rongyuan really not understand, or is he pretending not to understand? Forget it, I won’t bother with him.]

[Ye Rongyuan: What a pity! If I had known Qin Qianyi would say such things, I should have brought clothes and just stayed here; since I didn’t bring clothes, then it’ll have to be next time.]

Qin Sui’an heard her big brother’s thoughts but still couldn’t grasp their meaning; she understood her little uncle’s words.

She immediately looked at her little uncle, patted her little dress, and said in a soft, sticky voice, "Little uncle, Ann has lots of clothes; Ann’s clothes can be given to little uncle to wear!"

Little one had a very serious expression on her pink little face.

She was generous but didn’t have much concept of clothing size for adults versus children; she just thought she had many new clothes that she hadn’t worn, which she could give to her little uncle so he wouldn’t worry about not having clothes.

Ye Rongyuan was stunned by Ann’s sudden statement, "Your clothes... for me to wear?"

Not to mention whether they were pretty princess dresses or women’s clothing, he simply couldn’t fit into them.

Ye Rongyuan realized and couldn’t hold back any longer, his voice filled with amusement as he gestured, laughing, "Ann’s clothes are this small; I might not even be able to get my head through the neck of the dress."

Qin Sui’an frowned cutely, feeling quite puzzled; she touched her little head and then compared it to her little uncle’s head from a distance, realizing there seemed to be a bit of a difference.

Tilting her little head, she asked in confusion, "Little uncle can’t wear Ann’s clothes?"

"Can’t wear them." Ye Rongyuan looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of affection, "Wait until Ann grows up a bit more, maybe then I can wear Ann’s clothes, and we can exchange clothes in the future."

Just imagining swapping clothes with Ann made Ye Rongyuan’s lips uncontrollably lift up; the thought was just too fun.

Qin Sui’an blinked her big round eyes, feeling quite regretful that her clothes couldn’t be lent to her little uncle.

Qin Haochen couldn’t help but chuckle, utterly charmed by little one’s thoughts, gently ruffling her hair.

His little one was both considerate and adorable; it was simply irresistible.

Like last night, Ye Rongyuan stayed at the Qin family for dinner, lingering by Ann’s side afterward. Ann watched cartoons, and he watched cartoons with her; when Ann played with toys, he also accompanied her, hardly leaving her side.

It was only when Ann grew tired that Ye Rongyuan reluctantly left the Qin family.

Qin Haochen held his little one in his arms; out of politeness, he saw Ye Rongyuan to the door of Bay Villa and watched his car drive away.

Little one’s drowsiness had come over her; leaning against her dad’s arms, she dozed off, struggling to keep her heavy eyelids open while watching her little uncle’s car gradually disappear.

Once the silver Maserati vanished from sight, Qin Haochen gently patted little one’s back and turned to go back, saying, "Ann, sleep."

Actually, Qin Haochen still had doubts he wanted to ask little one; he felt that tonight’s little one was exceptionally quiet.

This quietness was in comparison to the past few days.

After little one gained the Mind-Reading Skill, she had been much "busier" than before. Even when no one was speaking, she would occasionally turn her head to look at someone with a serious expression, as if she were attentively listening to what others were saying.

But tonight, little one seemed much more relaxed, only occasionally "busy," focusing on a particular person.

It was as if little one could decide whose thoughts she wanted to hear and whose she didn’t.

Qin Haochen maintained a steady, slow pace, suddenly realizing he had quite a few thoughts at this moment.

He quickly looked down at little one, who was slowly falling asleep in his arms; fortunately, little one had already fallen asleep. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Because of this, Qin Haochen’s doubts deepened further.

He worried that his many inner thoughts might disturb little one, but it appeared little one was completely unbothered by him.

Did little one’s Mind-Reading Skill disappear? Or was there another reason?

Knowing the answer, Qin Sui’an had completely entered her dreamland, destined not to answer her dad’s questions tonight.

Qin Haochen was uneasy; just in case, he instructed He Yan to investigate what happened to little one at Ye Corporation today.

Although it was late, He Yan was still diligent, and soon replied to him.

Qin Haochen helped little one wash up and change into her pajamas, so she could lie comfortably and cleanly in bed for a good sleep.

After settling little one, Qin Haochen sat on the bedside and carefully reviewed the messages sent by He Yan.