The familiarity in the little one's eyes is almost tangible, making it hard to ignore.

In particular, her habitual dependence on him told him that they must have spent a long time together before.

But he was certain that this was the first time he had ever seen her.

Upon their first meeting, he developed the intense desire, for the first time in his life, to keep someone as a pet.

Whoever she is, since she has willingly thrown herself into his arms, she shouldn't even think about leaving.

A morbid obsession flashed quickly through the depths of his pupils.

Hua Qingyan, whose little hands were still wrapped around his neck, heard his question and her long-dormant brain started working at high speed.

She hadn't expected that he wouldn't recognize her after their reunion, leaving her completely unprepared to deal with the situation.

Her still-damp eyes were tinged with a hint of conflict. She knew how clever her handsome man was, and lying to him would be tantamount to courting death.

If she were to tell him about something as absurd as time travel, would he think she was crazy and just leave her here?

But make her lie? Then use a hundred more lies to cover up this one?

This is clearly not her forte; he probably noticed something was wrong as soon as she uttered a single word.

The girl, whose little head was about to explode, started to throw caution to the wind. She blinked her bright, watery eyes, stared into his eyes, and said softly:

"We have met before, in a previous life."

Upon hearing this, Ye Minghan raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly. Looking into her clear, stream-like eyes, he could clearly see a hint of nervousness within them; she was afraid he wouldn't believe her.

She was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, or as soft and cuddly as a little white rabbit, which brought him joy.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

Upon hearing that voice, the tenderness in his eyes vanished instantly.

He picked up the blanket draped over the armrest of the wheelchair and quickly covered the girl's beautiful face with it. Then he used his hands to pull her onto his lap and pressed her against his chest.

Suddenly surrounded by complete darkness, Hua Qingyan blinked several times, bewildered, in the dark blanket.

Has someone arrived? It must be something he doesn't like.

The next second, her idea was confirmed.

Ignoring Yang's attempts to stop her, the person behind her, wearing high heels that had been imported from across the ocean, quickly walked up to Ye Minghan.

But perhaps fearing his unpredictable nature, she dared not get too close, standing a meter away, and arrogantly and domineeringly shouted at him:

"Young Master Ye, what do you mean by this? Why did you have my brother arrested?"

Ye Minghan's eyes were cold and his eyelashes were slightly lowered. He ignored Yun Ling, the young lady of the Yun family, who was swaggering in front of him in a Western-style dress.

He snapped his fingers behind him.

The newly arrived adjutant Yang immediately ordered the Yun family's maids to pull their young lady away, otherwise, the young lady of the Yun family would only have one path left: death.

The maids of the Yun family had all heard of the Ye family, a powerful and influential clan that could strike fear into the hearts of everyone with a single stomp of its foot.

Especially Commander Ye of the Ye family, he is a very famous figure, a genius who conquered a city with a small team of a thousand men a few years ago.

No one dared to offend him; even the Wolf Legion, which was based in Beiping, treated him with great respect.

The young master Ye before me is the only son of that General Ye.

Commander Ye is extremely protective of his own!

If anyone upsets Ye Shao, who has suffered from a hidden illness since birth, they won't even see the sun the next day, let alone the moon that night.

The more the Yun family maids thought about it, the more frightened they became. They immediately stepped forward, one on each side, to persuade their young mistress who was so ignorant of the world.

"Miss, let's go back first. Master and Madam are still waiting for you."

Another maid whispered in Yunling's ear, "Miss, this is Young Master Ye. If we anger him, none of us will be able to leave."

Yun Ling, who had been blinded by anger, finally came to her senses after being told what to do by the maid.

This is the young master of the Ye family, who kills people as easily as crushing an ant!

A cold sweat broke out on her back, and she turned and left with the help of two maids.

After everyone left, Ye Minghan coldly uttered six words: "Return to the ship and accept your punishment."

Upon hearing this, Yang, the adjutant standing behind him, respectfully replied, "Yes."

His young master was punishing him for not stopping Miss Yun and disturbing his peace, which displeased him.

All the officers and servants working for the Ye family knew very well that their young master extremely disliked women getting close to him, rejecting them regardless of age.

Therefore, all those on duty at the night were men, and there were no women.

Marshal Ye's wife died in childbirth fourteen years ago.

Thirteen years ago, Commander Ye was wounded in a vital area on the battlefield and could no longer have children. Therefore, he never married a new wife and focused on raising his only son, Young Master Ye.

Unfortunately, their young master was unable to walk properly from a young age and was unable to fight in the army, so Commander Ye took in another boy from a commoner's family and raised him under his wing.

but!

The adopted one was merely a pawn, its sole purpose being to protect Young Master Ye for life.

Therefore, whether in public or in private, the adopted son Ling Tianze always called his godfather "General Ye" and Ye Minghan "Young Master Ye".

This also serves as a reminder to him that he is merely the young master of the Ye family's gunman, and he should not attempt to overstep his bounds or have any other ideas.

However, as he grew older, the adopted son, Ling Tianze, gradually became lost in a life of extravagance and debauchery, lost sight of his own place, and secretly sought financial support from various powerful families, wanting to establish his own independent business.

When Young Master Ye learned of this, he personally came here to eliminate the traitors.

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