Cheng Yu frowned at her reaction and asked as she walked inside, "I heard from Xiao Yu that you're pregnant?"
Little Fish? Lin Yu? Ye Zhao closed her agape, suddenly remembering Lin Yu's words that Cheng Yu was coming back. Could this person be... Cheng Yu? Her attire was indeed... quite masculine, if she didn't speak.
Seeing Ye Zhao's bewildered expression, Cheng Yu rolled her eyes speechlessly. Just then, Aunt Wang came out from the inner room and was also somewhat surprised to see her.
"Are you Miss Ye's friend? Have you had dinner? Shall I get you another set of chopsticks and a bowl?"
Ye Zhao snapped out of her daze and asked, "Yeah, wanna grab something to eat?"
Cheng Yu didn't stand on ceremony and said to Aunt Wang with a smile, "Then please trouble you to get me a set of chopsticks and a bowl."
When she heard her voice, Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Oh my! It's a girl! Look at her outfit, so stylish!"
This compliment touched Cheng Yuxin's heart. Despite looking so aloof, he was surprisingly handsome when he smiled.
Seeing how easygoing Cheng Yu was, Ye Zhao casually asked, "Where did you come from? When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
To her surprise, Cheng Yu replied arrogantly, "What's it to you?"
Hey! This person is just like her childhood friend Jiang Manman, Ye Zhao thought to herself, and reached out to grab her shoulder and lock her throat: "Look at you! Would it kill you to speak properly?"
Cheng Yu grabbed her hand, struggling as she said sarcastically, "Didn't I learn this from you?"
As the two were playfully wrestling, two pairs of leather shoes suddenly appeared at the door, one in front of the other. Ye Zhao and the other stopped and looked up at the same time.
Lin Yi's expression at this moment was like a palette of colors, incredibly complicated. He didn't know whether he should pretend to be blind or beat the guy up first.
Shen Du's expression was unreadable; he simply watched the two's intimate actions and remained silent.
Ye Zhao withdrew her hand somewhat awkwardly, cleared her throat, and said, "Why did you come at this time?"
Seeing the table full of food in front of him, he politely added, "Have you eaten? Would you like to eat with us?"
Who knows why she seemed guilty? She was being much more polite in her speech.
Cheng Yu met Shen Du's deep gaze and casually asked, "Are you Shen Du?"
Ye Zhao also saw Lin Yi's broken expression and Shen Du's somewhat surprised look. See? It's not just her who thinks Cheng Yu looks like a man. It's just that she's dressed so handsomely that she doesn't look like a girl. If she didn't speak, she could fool so many people.
Chen Du nodded and then walked in.
Aunt Wang brought out a set of bowls and chopsticks from the inner room. Seeing that there were two more people, she was about to turn back when Lin Yi stopped her.
"Aunt Wang, no need to trouble yourself, we've already had dinner."
Ye Zhao then had a chance to introduce him: "This is my friend, Cheng Yu."
Shen Du nodded: "Hello, nice to meet you!"
Cheng Yu nodded, glanced at Chen Du a few more times, and sighed inwardly. She thought Ye Zhao suddenly seemed to be under a spell. It turned out that this man was such a perfect guy, it was worth it.
Seeing the atmosphere was too quiet, Ye Zhao put down her chopsticks, gave Shen Du a look, and got up to go into the inner room. Shen Du got up and followed her.
Ye Zhao went in, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "My dad said you tied up two people and dumped them on him? What happened?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Du's expression turned somewhat strange, but he then said with a hint of composure, "I'll have Lin Yi take the person to the police station later, but your Ye family... needs to be dealt with properly."
"Grandpa, is this what she wanted to ask?" Ye Zhao paused for a moment, then cautiously pressed on, "I heard they're blackmailing you with some photos? What photos are they?"
Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway, so hurry up!
Shen Du frowned, then looked down and handed her his phone. When Ye Zhao first saw her hugging a man, her heart sank, but when she saw that the man was Cheng Yu, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's it?" Ye Zhao was somewhat incredulous, wondering where these two got the courage.
"That's it." As if knowing her doubts, Chen Du casually explained, "Lin Yi did some investigation and found that this Zhang Ma has only been in the Ye family for a short time. She probably doesn't know you and your friend well, which is why... she was so bold!"
Ye Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt it was a bit outrageous. What were these people thinking? They must be out of their minds!
Seeing that she seemed to be in a daze, Chen Du cleared his throat and asked, "Didn't you say you had something to discuss with me? Have you thought it through?"
Uh? This is not the same thing, but we can talk about that one now.
Ye Zhao glanced at the closed door and said seriously, "I've thought it through. I'm willing to keep the child, but I have conditions."
Chen Du nodded and said, "Tell me your conditions. As long as they are reasonable, I will meet them."
Ye Zhao pondered for a moment and said, "First of all, I want custody of the child."
Shen Du frowned upon hearing this. Ye Zhao had expected this reaction. She was prepared for Shen Du to refuse, but he only frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, but... I also need to have the opportunity to interact with the child."
"That's for sure," Ye Zhao nodded without hesitation, "but it has to be at a fixed time."
Chen Du didn't refuse, but simply asked, "Anything else?"
Ye Zhao thought for a moment and continued, "During my maternity leave, you need to make sure everything is arranged for me."
Shen Du said frankly, "That's for sure. I'll have someone arrange everything for you, and I'll also give you some compensation."
"We cannot disclose the existence of the child to the public."
"Can!"
"Child support payments..."
"I'll give it to you all at once... Is there more?" Shen Du looked at Ye Zhao in front of him, and that strange feeling in his heart resurfaced.
To be honest, he wasn't very familiar with Ye Zhao. In his memory, Ye Zhao was a bit slow-witted. Apart from wanting to marry him, she didn't care about anything else. He had never seen Ye Zhao like this before, and she was a complete stranger to him. As long as her requests weren't excessive, he would fulfill them.
Ye Zhao lowered his head and thought for a moment before shaking his head: "No for now, but we need to sign an agreement for these things. Only a written agreement is reliable."
Shen Du frowned upon hearing this, but still agreed to her request.
Ye Zhao wasn't worried that Shen Du would go back on his word, but didn't Shen Du still have a white moonlight? What if the two of them got upset and she and her unborn child started teasing each other? An agreement was better than nothing.
“I also have a small request…” Shen Du suddenly spoke up.
"Go ahead," Ye Zhao asked tentatively.
"Please keep the contents of the agreement a secret from Grandpa. Also... he likes you a lot. If possible, please spend more time with him for me."
Ye Zhao felt a little conflicted upon hearing this. She actually quite liked that old man, and it would definitely be bad if he found out about the agreement, so she nodded in agreement.
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