After finishing the meal, Mu Xinghe discreetly slipped away so as not to be a third wheel.

Ye Nanqing escorted Ji Fuling and her three children back to the small Western-style house.

Along the way, little Ji Tiantian kept in mind the tasks assigned to her two older brothers and secretly looked for opportunities to act.

But even though they were almost home, the little girl still hadn't found a suitable opportunity.

The two older brothers were getting impatient, and behind their backs, they winked and made faces at their younger sister, urging her to hurry up and take action.

Ji Zihan: 'Hurry up and do it! Just make up an excuse and we'll get away with it!'

Ji Ziming: 'Yes, Sweetie, lying is your forte, don't let your brother down!!'

Ji Tiantian, who was clinging to Ye Nanqing, received a signal from her two older brothers and nodded emphatically.

Then, she turned around, wrapped her chubby little hands around Ye Nanqing's neck, and tilted her little face up to kiss him on the cheek.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Ji Tiantian sneakily reached her little hand to the back of Ye Nanqing's head and quickly, firmly, and accurately pinched it.

Then, she stuffed the pulled-out hair into her pocket, her little face beaming, "Handsome uncle, mwah~"

Ye Nanqing, feeling a sharp pain in his scalp: "!"

Why does it feel like that little girl just pulled a handful of his hair?

Seeing his strange expression, Ji Fuling asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Nanqing finally uttered, "...It's nothing."

It must have been his imagination, or perhaps the little girl was just being careless.

After all, it's not like the little girl would deliberately pull his hair for no reason, right?

A short while later, the car stopped in front of the small villa.

"Mommy, let's go inside first."

After Ji Zihan and Ji Zimo finished speaking, Ji Zihan gave the little girl a wink and then got out of the car and went into the house.

"I'm going in too, bye-bye handsome uncle, see you next time!"

After saying something in her childish voice, Ji Tiantian slipped out of the car and chased after her two older brothers.

Watching the three little ones hurrying around, Ji Fuling felt that something was wrong.

Knowing the three kids as she does, she's sure they're plotting something again!

Coming to her senses, Ji Fuling prepared to get out of the car, but as soon as her leg was extended outside, Ye Nanqing pulled her back.

She turned her head in confusion, looking at the man who had grabbed her arm. "What's wrong?"

Ye Nanqing glanced at her with his dark eyes and said slowly, "The Ye family's annual meeting is in two days. I'll have Mu Xinghe and Gu Liao pick you up then."

He planned to propose to her publicly at the annual meeting, letting everyone know that she was his woman, Ye Nanqing's woman, and making all those who coveted her give up.

"The Ye Family Annual Meeting..."

Ji Fuling murmured and pondered for a moment.

The Ye family and the Ji family are old friends, and the Ye family and the Ji family also have some business dealings.

Therefore, the Ji family will definitely attend the Ye family's annual meeting.

Grandpa has always hoped that she would attend more public events to restore her status as the daughter of the Ji family, and he will definitely let her go with him when the time comes.

Rather than traveling with that disgusting Ji Xinqi, I'd rather follow Mu Xinghe and Gu Liao...

Thinking of this, Ji Fuling nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Ye Nanqing then released her hand and gently rubbed her soft hair on the top of her head. "Go inside and get some rest."

Ji Fuling felt that his technique was somewhat like patting Tian Tian's little head, making her feel pampered.

Feeling a sweet warmth in her heart, she nodded and said, "You too, get some rest early."

After saying that, Ji Fuling got out of the car.

Through the half-open car window, she waved to the man and then jogged into the house.

Ye Nanqing watched her beautiful back, a smile flickering in his deep black eyes.

He had a fairly important meeting scheduled for this afternoon, but he postponed it until the evening so he could pick up his three kids from school.

He wouldn't have let her go back to her room so easily if it weren't for the inconvenience of further delay.

Only after Ji Fuling's figure was blocked by the gate did Ye Nanqing turn his gaze away and calmly order, "Drive."

"Yes, Mr. Ye."

Chen Heng started the car in response.

The Maybach sped away into the night.

...

Two days passed quickly.

The day of the Ye Group's annual meeting has arrived.

The annual meeting will be held at a European-style private estate owned by the Ye family.

The manor is decorated in a luxurious Baroque style, and the banquet hall is particularly magnificent.

At 8 p.m., invited guests from all walks of life began to arrive.

Because he didn't want to see Ji Xinqi and her daughter, Old Master Ji didn't travel with them. He arrived early with Uncle Lu and was chatting with Old Master Ye and Madam Ye.

As soon as Ji Xinqi entered the banquet hall with Ji Xiangzhong and He Wenxiu, she began searching for Ye Nanqing.

After discovering Ye Nanqing, she pretended to unintentionally lead her parents there.

When she got to Ye Nanqing, she put on a gentle demeanor and asked, "Uncle, is there anything I can help you with?"

Ye Nanqing completely ignored her and chatted with the others.

Chen Heng, standing to the side, glanced at Ji Xinqi with disdain in his eyes.

This Miss Ji is really shameless. She's clearly just a bystander who came along with her parents to join in the fun, but she asks these questions as if she were the future mistress of the Ye family.

I don't know where their confidence comes from!

Being ignored in public made Ji Xinqi feel embarrassed, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He Wenxiu couldn't bear to see her daughter being wronged, and immediately said angrily, "Mr. Ye, my Qiqi is carrying your child. You've ignored her all these days, and now that we've met, you're acting like you don't even see her. Isn't that going too far?!"

Her voice was quite loud, and many people around turned to look when they heard it.

Ji Xinqi immediately put on a pitiful and aggrieved look, and even touched her stomach with her hand.

Upon seeing this, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.

"It seems the news from a few days ago was true; Ji Xinqi really is pregnant out of wedlock!"

"Since her mother has said so, the pregnancy is confirmed. The only question is whether the child in her belly is Ye Zong's."

"I think it's quite possible that this is true. Think about it, if it were fake, how could Ji Xinqi and her mother be so self-righteous? Aren't they afraid of dying?"

"No, no, no, we dare not make wild guesses. If we offend Boss Ye, even dying ten times over wouldn't be enough!"

"..."

Ye Nanqing's face suddenly darkened, his icy gaze sweeping over He Wenxiu and her daughter. The words that escaped his thin lips were like shards of ice, "Ms. He, I advise you to be careful with your words, or you will bear the consequences!"

If his father and Old Master Ji hadn't already agreed to wait four months before doing the DNA test, he would have had Ji Xinqi's abdomen cut open long ago and done the test directly.

They dare to pin the child they had in a mess on him? They're just asking for trouble!