Ou Yangfu, after receiving Ye Rongyuan’s message, hurried over. After sitting down to rest for a moment, he remembered his appearance.
He nervously touched his hair and lowered his voice to ask Ye Rongyuan, "How do I look? I completely forgot to check myself in the mirror before coming to find Ann."
Ye Rongyuan glanced at him, his "jealousy" acting up, unable to say anything nice, "It fits your ’crazy uncle’ image."
Upon hearing this, Ou Yangfu immediately couldn’t sit still, jumping up, "I’m going to the restroom."
Because of Ye Rongyuan’s words, Ou Yangfu stood in front of the restroom mirror for nearly five minutes, carefully inspecting himself from head to toe. After confirming there was no trace of any disrespectful appearance, he finally walked out of the restroom with peace of mind.
At the entrance of the main hall, new guests walked in.
Ou Yangfu was just about to return the way he came to find Ye Rongyuan when a shout came from behind:
"Crazy uncle!"
Ou Yangfu furrowed his brows in confusion; the voice didn’t sound like little girl’s.
And aside from little girl, no one would call him that.
Could it be that someone else shared a special nickname like his?
With curiosity, Ou Yangfu paused slightly, turning his head to follow the sound.
He saw a little girl in a pink princess dress walking toward him.
Looking to his left and right, he noticed that he was the only one standing in that direction.
Was this little girl calling him?
Whose child was she?
A woman accompanied the little girl, dressed in an extravagant gown, adorned with necklaces, rings, and bracelets, seemingly eager for others to see how expensive her accessories were.
The woman looked at Ou Yangfu with a bright smile, speaking just loud enough for him to hear, "Xinxin, you can’t be rude; you should call him brother."
At this point, Ou Yangfu finally confirmed that the earlier shout of "crazy uncle" was directed at him.
Who does this child belong to? So rude!
Besides little girl, who would dare call him that?
Ou Yangfu frowned, sizing up the mother-daughter duo walking toward him, "Do I know you?"
Shao Xinxin placed her hands in front of her abdomen, her face adorned with a sweet smile, speaking in a soft voice, "Crazy uncle, I’m Xinxin."
Ou Yangfu didn’t respond, his expression clearly showing displeasure.
Seeing his condescending attitude, Shen Shuwen felt irritated.
This young lord Ou was just as rumored, completely lacking in manners!
If it weren’t for the Ou family and Old Mr. Ou’s sake, she wouldn’t want to engage with this person at all.
Thinking this, Shen Shuwen still maintained a very enthusiastic smile on her face, "Young Master Ou, I’m the president’s wife of the Shao Group. Previously, we sent a birthday gift to your family’s manor for Old Mr. Ou’s birthday."
Ou Yangfu: "Oh." Still didn’t recognize her.
Many people had sent birthday gifts to his dad; his dad was well-liked, how could he possibly remember every gift-giver?
Moreover—
He hadn’t even attended his dad’s birthday banquet; what kind of relationship could they have?
Ou Yangfu thought about it and his face soured even more.
He had always disliked engaging in these pretentious social niceties. Knowing that she wasn’t someone he recognized, he continued walking toward Ye Rongyuan.
"Crazy uncle?" Shao Xinxin saw him walking away faster, clearly not wanting to talk to them anymore, and gritted her teeth.
She turned to her mother, complaining, "Mommy, why did you come over? I just wanted to talk to crazy uncle alone."
"I’m afraid he’ll bully you; young lord Ou has a terrible temper, just like a thug!" Shen Shuwen whispered.
Then, she asked in confusion, "Xinxin, when did you meet young lord Ou?"
"I definitely know him."
Shao Xinxin remembered that it was this young lord Ou who made Qin Sui’an famous with a painting, even being accepted as Zhu Mr. Xiulin’s only disciple.
But she had remembered the timing wrong, thinking young lord Ou found Qin Sui’an only next year for Old Mr. Ou’s birthday, not realizing it was this year!
If it were next year, she would have to encounter young lord Ou ahead of time to let him know her painting skills were also very good.
It just so happened it was this year, and Shao Xinxin missed her chance, feeling resentful that Qin Sui’an got the opportunity instead, her teeth itching with anger.
In terms of painting skills, she couldn’t believe she would lose to a three-and-a-half-year-old child!
But now that things had happened, Shao Xinxin had to work hard to impress young lord Ou, hoping to show him her skills were even better than Qin Sui’an’s so she could shine too!
And she remembered that "crazy uncle" was a nickname young lord Ou particularly liked when Qin Sui’an called him that.
Seeing young lord Ou walk further away, she feared there wouldn’t be many chances to be alone with him, so she quickly dismissed her mother, "Mommy, I’m going to find him. Don’t follow me."
"Xinxin, Xinxin..." Shen Shuwen took a few steps after her, unable to catch her daughter, and fearing her daughter would get upset, she had to give up.
Shen Shuwen’s worried gaze followed her daughter.
Lately, her daughter’s moods had been unpredictable; even a small misstep could provoke her anger.
She wanted to have a heart-to-heart with her daughter, but her daughter felt that her mother didn’t understand her.
Shen Shuwen sighed; her daughter was still her daughter, but sometimes she felt her daughter had changed so much.
Shao Yongkang had just finished polite conversation with the Bai family and walked over, "Where did Xinxin go? Why are you the only one here?"
"Xinxin went to find the young lord Ou from the Ou family." Shen Shuwen pointed in the general direction, seeing Shao Yongkang was about to go look for Xinxin, she reached out to stop him, "Don’t go; Xinxin said she wanted to play with young lord Ou alone."
Shao Yongkang frowned, "Isn’t Xinxin going to be bullied?"
Shen Shuwen huffed heavily, "He better not dare bully our Xinxin; I’ll go head-to-head with him."
Meanwhile, Ou Yangfu walked briskly back, and once again heard the little girl’s shout from behind:
"Crazy uncle, crazy uncle..."
That sweet voice made it seem like they were really familiar.
Ou Yangfu was quite annoyed, turning around with a dark expression, staring at the little girl, "Do I know you?"
If it weren’t for the fact that she was just a little girl, Ou Yangfu might have said something harsher.
Who does she think she is to call him like that?
"Crazy uncle, I’m Xinxin." Shao Xinxin smiled brightly, completely unfazed by his expression because she knew that as long as she could win young lord Ou’s favor, there would be plenty of benefits for her in the future.
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