Just as Ye Ningwan was about to hug Xiaoxing, a hand reached out from inside the door and forcefully pulled the two of them in.

"Bang!"

Tang Ruanruan hurriedly closed the door, peeking out through the crack with lingering fear. Only when she saw no one did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, no one is following us."

Tang Ruanruan smiled and looked at Ye Ningwan.

“We’ve been followed by people lately, and I’m a little scared, so I moved in with my friend…”

Before Tang Ruanruan could finish speaking, she suddenly choked up when she met Ye Ningwan's gaze. The smile on her face froze instantly, and she could no longer say the words that were on the tip of her tongue. She lowered her head in guilt.

With red eyes, she apologized again.

"I'm sorry, Wanwan, it's all my fault..."

Ye Ningwan raised her hand, stopping Tang Ruanruan from continuing.

"This isn't your fault, it's the little guy's problem!"

As Ye Ningwan spoke, she tore the little star who was clinging to her and acting coquettishly off her body, slapped his little bottom hard, and scolded him in an annoyed tone.

"Ye Yixing, stand properly! Don't think you can get away with just acting cute this time!"

Little Star pouted, shrank her neck, rubbed her little bottom, and obediently stood against the wall.

The little one said in a sweet, coquettish voice.

"Mommy, I know I was wrong."

Ye Ningwan looked around, took down the feather duster hanging on the wall, and used the handle of the feather duster to flick the little guy's bottom again.

"Turn around and face the wall!"

Little Star let out a howl after being hit, its eyes turning red and filled with tears. It pouted pitifully, covered its little bottom with its hands, and turned away to face the wall.

"Waaaaah, Mommy, I know I was wrong, waaaaah..."

After a long while, the little guy finally couldn't hold back and started crying pitifully.

Ye Ningwan stared at the little guy's back, feeling utterly angry.

She listened to his warning at the time, but it went in one ear and out the other; he just brushed her off!

He cries whenever something happens, looking pitiful as if he's the one who's been wronged.

This little guy is so clever. He always uses the same trick. He makes a mistake and then expects others to coax him. He's always successful because of his delicate and cute little face.

Normally, Ye Ningwan would be tolerated, but this time is different. If he isn't taught a lesson, he might become unruly in the future!

Ye Ningwan hardened her heart and gave Xiao Xingxing a stern reprimand with a cold face.

"Don't cry!"

Little Star sniffed, no longer daring to cry, but her eyes became even redder, making her look like a pitiful little rabbit, which was really hard not to feel sorry for.

"Mommy..."

Just then, a delicate little head peeked out from behind the cabinet in the entryway and called out cautiously.

Ye Ningwan looked up and saw Ye Jingyu, who always had a cold face, hiding behind the entryway cabinet, looking at her with a hint of fear in his eyes.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Jingyu stepped out from behind the entryway cabinet, stood in front of Xiaoxing, looked up at Ye Ningwan, and said firmly.

"Mommy, please stop hitting Little Star. Hit me instead."

Ye Ningwan glared at Ye Jingyu, pinched his chubby cheeks hard, and said in an extremely serious tone.

"Ye Jingyu, don't think you're off the hook! If you hadn't been secretly helping Ye Yixing behind the scenes, he wouldn't have gone to a place like a yacht club in the middle of the night! You're going to stand in the corner too!"

Ye Jingyu didn't say anything. His usually indifferent face remained expressionless. Instead, he obediently turned around and stood next to Xiaoxing, facing the wall.

He secretly reached out and squeezed Little Star's little hand, whispering something.

"Don't be afraid, star, I'm with you."

Little Star's eyes were red, and she choked up.

"Waaah, Yuyu..."

Then she grabbed Ye Jingyu's hand tightly.

Looking at the two little guys' brotherly affection, Ye Ningwan was both angry and amused.

She patted her palm repeatedly with the feather duster in her hand.

Standing to the side, Tang Ruanruan felt sorry for Ye Ningwan and quickly stopped her, speaking softly and timidly.

"Wanwan, don't be angry. These two children didn't do it on purpose. They were just too worried about you."

Ye Ningwan frowned. She looked at the sobbing little star and then turned her gaze to Ye Jingyu.

"What exactly happened? Why did you go out so late? Ye Jingyu, tell me!"

Ye Jingyu said calmly.

“It’s all my fault. I saw the news online about the Ye family smearing Mommy, and then I told Little Star. Little Star saw that Mommy was arrested by the police, so he wanted to help Mommy get justice.”

“He had promised his mother that he wouldn’t let anyone know about his relationship with her, so he had to find clues on his own.”

Ye Jingyu's voice wasn't as sweet as Xiaoxing's; it had a cool, aloof quality, yet it carried a tone unique to children.

Compared to the lively and energetic Little Star, Ye Jingyu's personality is much more serious and reserved, and he is also much more sensible.

His mental age is even more mature than that of many adults.

Ye Ningwan felt a lump in her throat, and the guilt she felt was growing stronger.

"Ye Yixing, is that so?"

Little Star sniffed, turned around, tilted his head back, and his big, watery eyes filled with tears, blurring his vision. He tried to wipe his eyes with the back of his hand, but the tears kept coming and going, and he couldn't wipe them clean at all.

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