"Thank you for your hard get off work, Attorney Ye. You still have to talk to me about work matters after work," Cheng Yuhuai said with a smile.
Ye Xinning shook her head. "Director Cheng, you're too kind."
At this moment, Ye Zhimu saw Ye Xinning and ran up to her, saying, "Mom."
This sound caught Cheng Yuhuai's attention. He looked down and saw a girl standing in front of Ye Xinning wearing a cute princess dress with her hair down, looking as cute as a little princess.
Cheng Yuhuai's gaze softened unconsciously. "This is your daughter?"
Ye Xinning nodded and gestured for Ye Zhimu to call for help.
Ye Zhimu blinked, then suddenly stepped forward and tugged at Cheng Yuhuai's sleeve, "Hello, Uncle."
"Hello, nice to meet you. I'm so sorry I didn't prepare a gift for you. I'll make it up to you next time, okay?"
"Great, Uncle, that's very kind of you."
Cheng Yuhuai reached out and gently patted Ye Zhimu's head.
"Good girl."
Ye Xinning didn't want to take up Cheng Yuhuai's time. "Director Cheng, it's getting late. You should go now."
Cheng Yuhuai's gaze fell on Ye Xinning, and he smiled slightly, "Your daughter is very cute. If conditions permit, I think we can become very good friends."
"Director Cheng, you're being too serious. The child is young and doesn't understand." (Reading)
Cheng Yuhuai was a sensible man, so he said no more, knowing there would be plenty of time in the future.
Cheng Yuhuai turned and left, and Ye Xinning also got into the car with Ye Zhimu and prepared to leave.
What they didn't know was that this whole scene was being watched by the man in the Bentley not far away.
Inside the car, Shen Lin stared intently in the direction of Ye Xinning's car. Thinking of the scene he had just witnessed, he clenched his fists at his sides.
Who was the person who got off the bus with Ye Xinning just now?
Is it someone who likes her? Or is it her boyfriend?
Sitting in the driver's seat, Wen Zhu sensed the oppressive atmosphere emanating from the man in the back seat. Recalling what she had just witnessed, she asked, "President Shen, what should we do now?"
Shen Lin pursed his lips, but finally spoke, "Follow them."
"OK."
Wen Zhu drove all the way to the residential area where Ye Xinning lived.
Ye Xinning parked the car in the garage, got out with Ye Zhimu, and walked a few steps before seeing Shen Lin standing beside his car, which was parked not far away.
Wen Zhu followed behind Shen Lin as always. Ye Xinning glanced at him and then looked away.
As if he hadn't seen anything, he led Ye Zhimu into the elevator.
"Mommy, does the uncle who came to kindergarten with you today like you?"
Ye Zhimu's soft voice came through.
Ye Xinning looked down at her and gently patted her head. "Do you know what 'like' means? Just ask me that."
"When that uncle looked at my mother, his gaze was very gentle, and I think he deliberately came to the kindergarten with her."
Ye Xinning chuckled, "He's my boss, the one who pays my salary. There's nothing between us that you're thinking about."
"My boss loves my mother even more. No boss is as gentle as a subordinate."
Ye Xinning, "..."
She remained silent, so Ye Zhimu continued, "Mom, it's been hard for you to raise me all by yourself. I wouldn't mind if you found me a dad."
Ye Xinning raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Yes, if we find a dad, he can earn money for us to spend, and Mom won't have to work so hard."
Ye Xinning chuckled, thinking that her child's thoughts were too simplistic. "Mom only needs you; I don't need to think about anything else."
"Does Mommy not like Uncle Cheng?"
Without hesitation, Ye Xinning replied, "I am very grateful that he helped me during my most difficult time, but I really don't like him."
"Okay, another one who can't win over Mom."
Hearing the wistfulness and disappointment in her daughter's tone as she spoke, Ye Xinning chuckled at her daughter's mature demeanor and asked, "What's wrong? Do you really want me to find you a father?"
"Hmm." Ye Zhimu nodded seriously.
Ye Xinning suddenly thought of Shen Lin, whom she had seen downstairs earlier. Amidst her conflicted thoughts, she asked Ye Zhimu, "Has Mumu ever thought about who her father is?"
"Didn't you tell me before? My father is dead."
Ye Xinning, "..."
Well, that's what she said when Ye Zhimu asked her before. At the time, she was thinking of finding a way to stop Ye Zhimu from asking her every day.
"I have my mom, that's enough for me." Little Ye Zhimu has a sweet tongue.
Ye Xinning was satisfied and stopped thinking about it.
Back home, after dinner, Ye Xinning played with Ye Zhimu for a while before Su Wan arrived.
She also brought a lot of gifts for Ye Zhimu. Watching her carry all the gifts to Ye Zhimu's room, Ye Xinning said to Su Wan, "Look at all the things you bought for her. I'm afraid more than half of the things in this room were bought by you."
"Aunt Wanwan loves me so much," Ye Zhimu said proudly, blinking her eyes.
"Yes, I love our little Mumu. Mumu, go and open it yourself, see if you like what Aunt Wanwan bought this time."
Ye Zhimu happily went to unwrap the gifts.
Ye Xinning and Su Wan sat down on the sofa. She made tea and said to Su Wan, "I don't know if spoiling her like this is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Su Wan picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said, "What kind of pampering is this? Besides, Mu Mu is a girl, so no amount of pampering is too much."
Ye Xinning joked, "Since you like girls so much, why don't you consider having another child with your Professor Li?"
"Forget it, I already have enough trouble with that little devil at home. Besides, the next one might not even be a girl. What if it's another boy? Just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Ye Xinning smiled faintly. This wasn't the first time Su Wan had talked about the young master in her family. Every time she mentioned it, Su Wan would show signs of great distress.
"Is every boy like your young master?"
"No, it's not about you and Shen Lin..."
Su Wan stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence. She looked at Ye Xinning with annoyance, realizing she had almost brought up the child again, touching on Ye Xinning's painful memories.
Having been friends with Su Wan for many years, how could Ye Xinning not know why she abruptly ended things?
"There's no need to be so secretive. Four years have passed, and I'm not as hard to accept as I was back then."
Hearing her say that, Su Wan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. I was afraid that talking about it would make you sad. But I know what you've done over the past four years. You're not completely without feelings for that child."
Ye Xinning picked up the teacup and remained in the same position for a long time.
After a long while, she asked Su Wan, "Am I being selfish? I'm keeping Mu Mu with me, but I'm leaving him in Nancheng."
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