Ye Zhao met the curious gazes of the group, her lips twitching slightly, and said in a low voice, "Why are you looking at me? It's just like what you see."
Yan Xu asked with a puzzled look, "Wait, I don't remember you having any dealings with the Jiang family. When did you two become a couple?"
It was still rather embarrassing to talk about, so Ye Zhao gave a vague answer: "Just a few days ago."
Yan Sen was also somewhat surprised: "When did you two start seeing each other? Why did you keep it from us? When I saw Jiang Che today, I thought he was just passing by with Shen Du."
As they walked back, talking, Ye Zhao smiled and replied, "I didn't deliberately hide it from you, I just felt there was nothing to talk about."
They'll find out sooner or later anyway, so there's no need to tell them in advance. They've only just started dating, and if they break up again, it would be such a embarrassment.
Yan Xi looked at her with a curious expression and exclaimed, "Putting everything else aside, Zhao Zhao has excellent taste. Look how handsome her ex and current boyfriend are, and how capable they are too!"
Ye Zhao turned to look at her, paused for two seconds, and said, "You'd better be praising me."
Yan Xi looked away guiltily.
Yan Xu frowned slightly, lost in thought, and only stopped Ye Zhao when she was about to go upstairs.
"Ye Zhao, come here for a moment."
Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment, then followed him to the corner of the living room.
After the others returned to their rooms, Yan Xu said, "Although I shouldn't interfere with your dating life as a grown adult, there are still some things I want to say."
Yan Xu rarely spoke to her like this. It was probably because of that incident before. He had always held a prejudice against Ye Zhao. In the past two years, his prejudice had eased a lot, but he was still not close to her.
Ye Zhao nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Yan Xu looked down at Ye Zhao and said, "The Shen family and the Jiang family are both prominent and influential in City A. I hope you will be more cautious in whatever you do. Things are different now than before. You have a child and are connected with both the Shen and Jiang families. If anything comes out, the consequences will be unimaginable."
After saying that, he probably realized that his tone was too harsh, and then said in a gentler tone, "I don't mean to interfere in your life, I just want to remind you that we are all adults, and I hope you will consider the consequences before doing anything."
Ye Zhao smiled upon hearing this: "I understand, thank you, brother."
She rarely called Yan Xu that. Upon hearing this, Yan Xu smiled gently and said, "You must have been frightened this morning. Go and rest."
Ye Zhao nodded: "Okay."
Ye Zhao understood Yan Xu's good intentions; although his words were stern, they were all for her benefit.
After a morning of worry and fear, Ye Zhao was exhausted. She went to check on Yuanbao in his room and then simply lay down next to him to sleep.
...
When she woke up again, it was already dark outside the window. She heard rustling sounds beside her. Ye Zhao cleared her throat and asked, "Baby?"
"Mom!" Yuanbao's excited voice came from the side.
Then Ye Zhao felt a small person leaning against her, nuzzling her affectionately.
In the dark bedroom, Ye Zhao reached out and turned on the bedside lamp. Both mother and son squinted, adjusting their eyes to the light before looking at each other.
With a smile on his face, Little Yuanbao nuzzled against Ye Zhao affectionately and said in a childish voice, "Mommy slept for a very, very long time."
Ye Zhao reached out and tidied his messy hair, saying gently, "Did the baby wake up very early?"
Yuanbao looked at her obediently and nodded: "Baby woke up before it got dark."
Ye Zhao smiled and then sat up.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuanbao came closer and sat down next to her, staring at her with his big eyes without blinking. Ye Zhao felt heartbroken; she had indeed been away from him for too long this time.
Ye Zhao reached out and pulled Yuanbao into her arms, saying gently, "Baby, Mommy knows she was wrong. I'll never leave you for so long again."
She was indeed quite busy with some things during her time in City A, but she didn't think about coming to see her child as soon as possible after she had a few more free days. One reason was that she felt at ease leaving the child with the Yan family, and the other was that she couldn't leave Ye Feng behind. She felt a little embarrassed to leave everything to Jiang Che. However, she didn't expect that she would consider everything but neglect her own child.
Yuanbao pouted and said in a childish voice, "Mommy is right, baby is wrong. Baby should have called Mommy instead of sneaking off and making you worry..."
When Ye Zhao saw his remorseful expression, her heart melted, and she felt even more sorry for him. She hugged Yuanbao affectionately for a while before the mother and son got up.
Meanwhile, in Jiang Che's office, a group of people were busy running around.
Jiang Che already had a lot of work piled up, and after returning from his trip to B City today, he was even busier and more overwhelmed. A group of people worked overtime with him until late at night before they finally managed to finish the urgent tasks.
Jiang Che then remembered to call Ye Zhao, but when he turned on his phone, he saw several messages from Ye Zhao.
"Are you done with your work?"
"I knew I shouldn't have kept you in this mess."
"Call me when you're done."
"Are you still working overtime? It's so late."
"Aren't you done yet?"
The last message was received ten minutes ago. After reading it, Jiang Che's eyes softened, and he replied, "Are you asleep?"
The next second, the chat box showed that the other person was typing.
"Not yet, I slept too long this afternoon. Are you done with your work?"
"Um, I'm sorry, Zhaozhao, I've been so busy with work that I forgot to check my phone."
"It's okay. Are you tired? Go home and rest early."
"Okay, let's go right away. You should get some rest too."
"Okay, text me when you get home."
"good."
Despite being busy all day, Jiang Che didn't feel tired at all. Seeing Ye Zhao's caring greetings, he felt very satisfied. He thought that no matter how busy he was, it was all worth it.
After replying to Ye Zhao's message, he got up and went home.
The neon lights flickered on the streets of City A late at night, and there were very few pedestrians. Jiang Che felt the cold wind of early winter and belatedly felt a little tired, but he was mostly satisfied and happy.
He arrived home at four in the morning.
The villa was quiet and dark. Worried about disturbing his family, he subconsciously slowed his pace and didn't turn on the lights. He walked straight upstairs with his phone flashlight on, when suddenly the living room light behind him was turned on.
Jiang Che turned around and saw Jiang Ze standing in the living room. He frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Ze crossed his arms and looked at him: "What have you been doing these past few days, acting so suspiciously?"
Jiang Che: "...I just finished working overtime."
"What kind of shift have you been working until now?" Jiang Ze asked with a suspicious look.
After asking the question, she added, "You're not dating Zhao Zhao, are you?"
Actually, he just had a suspicion and then asked it casually.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Che suddenly smiled and asked, "How did you know?"
Jiang Ze was stunned for a while, then he became visibly excited.
When did this happen?
Why didn't you tell me?
"Is Zhaozhao really my sister-in-law?"
"Are you lying to me?"
"No, I have to ask him myself."
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