Ye Zhao was too lazy to argue with her any longer, so she held Yuanbao in her arms and turned to leave.
But then Ye Ling behind her spoke up: "I'm pregnant with Shen Yu's child, Ye Zhao, please help me!"
Shen Yu? Who is this? Ye Zhao paused slightly, then turned to look at her and replied calmly, "It's not my child she's carrying, so what's it to me?"
Xiao Yuanbao looked up at Ye Zhao with surprise, then looked at Ye Ling who was being stopped by the bodyguards not far away. Hearing this, she became even more frantic. She wanted Ye Zhao to help her, but couldn't help cursing her. She was just like a lunatic.
Ye Zhao ignored her and walked straight to the door with Yuanbao in her arms.
Little Yuanbao clung to her neck, looked curiously behind her, and asked in a childish voice, "Mommy, why did that auntie scold me?"
Ye Zhao patted his head and said, "That auntie isn't thinking straight. Yuanbao, don't learn from her. It's not good to swear..."
Little Yuanbao said hesitantly, "But Mom just swore..."
Ye Zhao was somewhat surprised: "Did I say that? No, I didn't?"
Little Yuanbao declared firmly, "Yes! You said 'What does it have to do with me!'"
Ye Zhao blushed upon hearing this and quickly said, "Then you shouldn't learn from your mother. I shouldn't have used foul language. I know I was wrong..."
Little Yuanbao raised his chin, his tone haughty: "Alright then!"
Ye Zhao couldn't help but smile, then bent down and got into the car while holding the child.
While she was playing with her child these past few days, she was also slowly preparing gifts for the Jiang family for New Year's Day. After all, it was their first meeting, and she wanted to make sure the gifts were appropriate.
The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, and Ye Zhao suddenly remembered that she hadn't called Chen Du to tell him about it yet.
Thinking that it would be close to the end of the workday if he called, Ye Zhao opened his phone and made a call.
Shen Du had just finished a meeting and was sitting in his chair, looking exhausted and with his mind in a mess, when he received a call from Ye Zhao.
"Hello?" His voice was a little hoarse, probably because he had been busy all day.
Ye Zhao cleared her throat and said, "There's something I want to tell you..."
Chen Du said softly, "Go ahead."
Ye Zhao then said, "The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day. I've made plans with A-Che to celebrate at his house, and I'm thinking of bringing Yuanbao along too. You don't mind, do you?"
Ye Zhao originally thought that as long as he informed Shen Du, there would be no reason for him not to agree, so he delayed making the call until now.
Upon hearing this, Shen Du remained silent for a while before slowly speaking, "Yuanbao has never celebrated a holiday with his family before. Can't he celebrate with us?"
After listening, Ye Zhao thought back and realized that since they recognized each other, Yuanbao had indeed never officially returned to the Shen family to celebrate a holiday.
She was speechless for a moment before asking, "You mean you want Yuanbao to go back to the Shen family for the holiday?"
"Mmm," Shen Du replied softly.
Ye Zhao turned to look at Yuanbao and said, "How about this, I'll ask the child if he can go wherever he wants?"
The two adults made the arrangements, but never asked the child for their opinion.
Shen Du clearly also felt that this was not a good idea, and upon hearing Ye Zhao's suggestion, he agreed.
Ye Zhao put down the phone and turned to ask Yuanbao, "Baby, the day after tomorrow is New Year's Day. Do you want to celebrate with Dad and Great-Grandpa, or do you want to go to Uncle A-Che's house with Mom?"
Hearing her gentle voice on the other end of the phone, Shen Du unconsciously slowed his breathing.
Xiao Yuanbao looked conflicted upon hearing this, so Ye Zhao simply handed him the phone and let him talk to Shen Du himself.
"dad!"
"Hmm? Have you been happy these past two days?" Shen Du asked gently.
Little Yuanbao looked very happy, chattering on and on about his life over the past two days to Shen Du, occasionally mentioning Jiang Che. But Shen Du on the other end of the phone couldn't manage a smile. After listening patiently for a while, he interrupted him, saying, "Do you want to spend New Year's Day with Dad? Dad will pick you up tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanbao looked at Ye Zhao with a hesitant expression. Ye Zhao received his gaze and smiled, saying, "If you want to spend time with Dad, then go ahead. Mom will spend time with Uncle A-Che."
Xiao Yuanbao then smiled and agreed. After chatting for a few more minutes, he hung up the phone.
As dusk fell, the office lights remained off. Chen Du sat in his chair for a long time, suddenly remembering that Jiang Che had come to see him once before pursuing Ye Zhao. At the time, he hadn't paid any attention to it. Now, thinking back, he realized that Jiang Che hadn't thought much of it. If it weren't for Jiang Che's words, he wouldn't have avoided Jiang Che in his subsequent interactions with Ye Zhao, and perhaps there would have been a slight chance for them to reconcile...
"Tap tap tap..."
A knock on the door pulled Chen Du back to his senses. He turned to look at the door and said, "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned on the light switch in the office and saw Xie Yao entering through the door.
"Mr. Shen, these two documents need your signature."
Chen Du nodded, reached out and took the document to sign it. As he was signing, a red envelope-shaped object suddenly appeared in front of him, with only two gold characters on it.
Invitation.
Shen Du was only surprised for a moment, then accepted the invitation with a slight smile: "You're getting married?"
Xie Yao smiled and said, "Well, it's a blind date. If everything is suitable, we'll settle down."
Chen Du nodded and said, "Alright, when is the wedding date?"
"next month."
Chen Du nodded, put the invitation aside, and said, "Congratulations, I hope you'll have the chance to come and have a drink at my wedding."
"It would be my great honor."
The conversation ended there. Xie Yao nodded, took the documents, and turned to leave.
As Shen Du watched her retreating figure, he seemed to be thinking of nothing at all, yet at the same time, he was thinking of everything.
As the people around him gradually started to get married, he remained single from beginning to end. Sometimes he enjoyed this feeling, but other times he felt that loneliness was like a stagnant pool. He wanted to get rid of the current situation but felt powerless.
As her thoughts raced, her phone on the table beeped, and a voice message appeared in her chat with Ye Zhao.
Upon opening the app, all that could be heard was Yuanbao's chattering.
"Dad, can you pick me up after get off work tomorrow? I want to eat Grandma Wang's stuffed pork with red bean paste and..."
As he listened, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips. Thankfully, he still had this little guy.
Ye Zhao recently bought a house. She figured she would be going back to City A from time to time, so she decided to buy a house here that she could move into immediately. It's also not far from Jiang Che's company, so it would be convenient for the two of them to meet.
When the mother and son returned, Jiang Che had just arrived and was currently wearing an apron and cooking in the kitchen.
Ye Zhao was surprised to see this and wanted to go in to see, but Jiang Che stopped her.
He stood somewhat embarrassed in the kitchen doorway: "Can you check on it after it's done? I'm too embarrassed to cook if you're watching me now..."
Ye Zhao found it somewhat amusing, but ultimately didn't go any further inside.
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