Chapter 26: Profound Meaning
Thump!
A muffled thud came from inside the iron gate.
Startled, Ye Baoling took two steps back, tripped on the stairs, and almost fell to the ground.
She subconsciously murmured, "May the Bodhisattva protect me."
There was only one sound from inside, and then no other noise.
What exactly was that sound?
Did she push the door too hard and hit something inside, causing it to fall down?
No, that's not right. The sound sounds a bit far away, not like someone you could reach just by opening the door.
I can't figure it out.
She gripped the flashlight tightly in her hand, her other hand touching the knife, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily once more.
Silence. No light. Enclosed.
Although Ye Baoling had learned some martial arts, she couldn't completely suppress her fear of the unknown. After thinking it over, she decided to leave first.
This location should be around the third basement level. Climbing from the third basement level to the third floor above ground, perhaps due to the fear in my heart, I didn't feel tired at all.
Back in the secret room, Ye Baoling finally breathed a sigh of relief after putting the floorboards back in their original positions.
Looking up slightly at the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, I felt a sense of peace, as if I were seeing a friend.
Perhaps this is how faith comes about.
She returned to her bedroom. It was still raining outside, not heavily, but showing no signs of stopping.
It was almost nine o'clock, and she hadn't had breakfast yet. She didn't want to eat there, so she finally called a driver and took a car back to the Gu family home.
When Pingjie saw her return, she quickly made her favorite wonton noodles. She ate a whole bowl before she felt completely at ease.
Sitting by the restaurant window, watching the rain pattering in the alley outside, it felt as if I was surrounded by dampness.
If you don't have to struggle for survival, this kind of simple life is pretty good.
She went to her maternal grandmother's room on the second floor to offer incense to her mother, chatted with the old lady for a while, and then returned to her room.
I didn't go downstairs all morning.
I played cards with my cousins in the bedroom, playing a game of "Big Two" for a dime. After lunch, I went straight to bed and fell asleep.
In her dream, a large iron gate opened automatically. She peered inside and found it filled with clutter, the spiderwebs larger than mosquito nets. As she walked towards it, something suddenly fell from a shelf. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a snake. She screamed and turned to run, the snakes chasing after her. The more she chased, the more snakes appeared, until finally, there were snakes everywhere, densely packed together.
She suddenly realized she was dreaming, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't wake up.
"Cousin! Cousin!"
Ye Baoling opened her eyes wide and saw Gu Man'er standing by the window, turning around to call her.
Fortunately, Gu Man'er woke her up.
Why are you staring so wide-eyed? Having a nightmare?
Ye Baoling breathed a sigh of relief: "I dreamt I was being chased by snakes, a whole bunch of snakes were chasing me."
"You dreamed of snakes?"
"yes."
Gu Man'er grinned mischievously: "I've heard that when a woman dreams of snakes, it's a sign of unsatisfied sexual desire. Is it because your husband is impotent?"
Before she could finish speaking, Ye Baoling pounced on her and pinned her to the bed, tickling her.
Since Ye Baoling started practicing boxing, her strength has increased. Gu Man'er tried her best to resist, but to no avail. She could only laugh wildly and beg for mercy.
"I was wrong, cousin. Hahahaha, please let me go."
Ye Baoling tickled her a few more times, "I had a nightmare, and instead of comforting me, you laughed at me."
"I won't do it again, cousin..."
Seeing that the other party's attitude of admitting her mistake was not bad, Ye Baoling let her go.
"What do you want from me?"
"The rain has stopped outside. I was wondering if you'd like to go play badminton together?"
"No, I'm too tired to even dream about it."
"Come on, the lady in my office gave me a badminton voucher. It will expire if I don't go this month."
Ye Baoling let out a long yawn: "Where do we go to get it?"
"South District Sports Center. You can take the subway there."
Ye Baoling thought it would be good to go out for some exercise, "Let's go, I'll accompany you even if it costs me my life."
*
Ye Huaizhang was wearing tennis clothes. He was supposed to play tennis at the golf course today, but Gong Jiahua called him before he left to say that the venue was under temporary repair and he would have to go to the South District Sports Center instead.
Upon arriving at the sports center, Gong Jiahua came out to greet him.
"The tennis courts here are under maintenance too, how about we go play squash?"
Ye Huaizhang, annoyed, couldn't help but sarcastically remark, "You really are a man who accomplishes great things."
Gong Jiahua knew what he meant: "You're trying to mock me, aren't you? You can't even arrange a tennis match, can you? I knew it! I made a date with the girl I like today, can you help me 'get her ready'?"
Who is it?
“Your relative.” As he was speaking, Gong Jiahua looked towards the door. “They’re here, they’re here.”
Ye Huaizhang looked towards the door and saw two girls enter. He recognized Ye Leqiong from the eldest branch of the family, but the other girl looked somewhat familiar, though he didn't know her.
Gong Jiahua's smile remained fixed on his face. Ye Baoling didn't come?
"Brother Huaizhang." Ye Leqiong greeted Ye Huaizhang politely, then turned and slapped Gong Jiahua. "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you recognize me?"
Gong Jiahua wanted to ask her why his goddess hadn't come, but he couldn't ask in front of everyone.
Ye Leqiong knew exactly what he wanted to ask, but she ignored him and then introduced him with a smile, "This is Baoxin, Uncle Kaimin's daughter. Haven't you met her before?"
Ye Baoxin greeted them with a smile: "Hello, Brother Huaizhang and Brother Jiahua."
Gong Jiahua: "If we can't play tennis today, how about squash?"
Sports queen Ye Leqiong shrugged: "I'm fine with anything."
Ye Baoxin smiled and said, "I'm fine with it too."
The group headed towards the squash court.
Seeing that Gong Jiahua looked unhappy, Ye Huaizhang asked in a low voice, "Isn't she the girl you like? What? Doesn't she like you?"
"The one I like didn't come."
Who do you actually like?
"That girl I told you about last time, she's also your distant cousin. Can you think of a way to help me?"
Ye Huaizhang seemed to know who it was.
"Gong Jiahua!" Ye Leqiong called out to him as she turned around.
Gong Jiahua hurriedly said, "I'll talk to you when we get back."
They ran ahead.
Once inside the squash court, the four of them played doubles, and Gong Jiahua chose to team up with Ye Leqiong first.
Unlike tennis, in squash, all four players are crammed into the same row facing the wall, and if they are not experienced, they are likely to collide with each other.
Just over ten minutes into the match, Gong Jiahua and Ye Baoxin collided twice.
The first time was fine, but the second time Gong Jiahua knocked Ye Baoxin down, causing Ye Baoxin to twist her ankle.
Ye Leqiong scolded Gong Jiahua: "If you don't know how to play, don't bring us to play squash."
Gong Jiahua thought to himself: She hit me!
All he could say was, "Sorry! Sorry! It's all my fault for being clumsy."
Someone got injured right at the start of the game, which was very disappointing. Ye Huaizhang thought about finding another stadium and made his own plans.
Ye Leqiong put away the towel: "Shall we go for afternoon tea?"
Gong Jiahua generously said, "It's my treat."
Ye Huaizhang: "I won't go."
Gong Jiahua quickly pulled him aside, "No, don't leave me alone, what am I going to do? I think your cousin seems to have a thing for me."
Ye Huaizhang was too lazy to bother with these trivial matters.
"Figure it out yourself. I'm not done yet, I'm planning to go somewhere else to continue."
Just as I stepped out of the squash court, I saw Ye Baoling and a girl walking towards me against the light.
Gong Jiahua saw it too, and he excitedly tugged at Ye Leqiong: "Hey, up ahead! Ye Baoling!"
Ye Leqiong looked up and saw Ye Baoling, greeting her in surprise, "Baoling! What are you doing here?"
Ye Baoling looked at the group of people in front of her and was also surprised: "Sister Leqiong, what a coincidence. We were originally going to go hiking, but we couldn't because of the rain."
Gong Jiahua then retorted, "You came all this way specifically to find us?"
Ye Baoling was embarrassed. Instead of denying it directly, she said, "I came here to play badminton with my cousin."
“That’s perfect, let’s play badminton together.” Gong Jiahua blurted out.
"Huh?" Ye Baoling looked at their equipment. "You guys play badminton too?"
Ye Huaizhang was right; Gong Jiahua was in love with his wife.
Ye Leqiong went along with it: "How about we play badminton? Baoxin, are you good at it?"
The moment Ye Baoxin saw Ye Baoling appear, her mood soured.
It's even more painful than twisting your ankle.
To put it bluntly, her purpose in coming here was to hook up with Kung Ka-wah.
Ye Baoxin considers herself a member of the Ye family, and she would never try to seduce Ye Huaizhang.
Therefore, Gong Jiahua was the best husband candidate she could meet.
Heaven knows, Gong Jiahua actually liked Ye Baoling!
She forced a smile and said, "My leg is injured and I can't play, so I'll just watch you guys fight from the sidelines."
"That's okay too."
The badminton hall was just ahead, so everyone walked forward together.
Gong Jiahua wanted to talk to Ye Baoling, but she was having a lively conversation with Le Qiong, so he couldn't get a word in edgewise. He then went over to Ye Huaizhang and said, "This is the girl I like."
Ye Huaizhang coldly said, "She's not right for you."
"Why?" Gong Jiahua recalled Ye Leqiong's previous words that Bao Ling was not suitable for him, and now Ye Huaizhang was saying the same thing. He was a little angry. "You Ye family members are really something. You look down on me, don't you?"
Ye Huaizhang was used to exchanging sarcastic remarks with him, so he simply replied with one word: "Yes."
Gong Jiahua really didn't believe it. "You just wait and see if you can become my brother-in-law!"
Once inside the badminton hall, Gu Man'er went to the restroom first, Ye Baoxin watched as the others played mixed doubles.
Gong Jiahua seized the opportunity: "No need to draw lots, right? I'll be on the same team as Bao Ling."
"Why don't we draw lots?" Ye Huaizhang took out a deck of cards from Gong Jiahua's bag. "Choose the red set and the black set."
He took four cards and walked up to Gong Jiahua: "You choose first."
Gong Jiahua hesitated and changed the cards several times before finally choosing one.
Then Ye Huaizhang handed the cards to Le Qiong in order, and Le Qiong readily drew one.
Next is Ye Baoling.
With his back to the other two, Ye Huaizhang didn't even pretend; he simply handed Ye Baoling the two black playing cards he had prepared beforehand.
He used the same trick she had used against him before.
At the beginning, all four cards are red. No matter how the first two people choose, they will always be a pair.
Gong Jiahua said, "I am red."
Leqiong laughed, "I'm also in red. Come on, little brother, you'll be in my group, don't hold me back."
Gong Jiahua glanced unwillingly at the Ace of Spades in Ye Huaizhang's hand, "Brother-in-law, give us a chance, let's switch?"
"roll!"
The fight officially began, and Le Qiong was as strong as ever, while Gong Jiahua had no desire to continue the battle.
Ye Huaizhang and Ye Baoling lacked tacit understanding, or perhaps their tacit understanding was too strong, leading to minor frictions. They often went to the left or to the right at the same time.
Ye Huaizhang assigned tasks: "I'll attack, you defend."
Ye Baoxin, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but interject, "Baoling, you should defend. Otherwise, you'll keep bumping into each other."
Ye Baoling was a little angry: "I'm short, I'm better suited for offense!"
Ye Huaizhang was helpless. He couldn't get angry, so he could only back down: "Fine, I'll defend."
As they played, their teamwork improved, and the two began to dominate Gong Jiahua.
Gong Jiahua was beaten so badly that he had to run around in all directions, but he still couldn't win the fight.
Ye Leqiong was angry. Just then, Man'er came back from the restroom, and Ye Leqiong called out to Man'er, "Cousin Baoling, you can call for him."
Gong Jiahua was forced off the stage.
He sat next to Ye Baoxin and became Ye Baoling's loudest and most loyal cheerleader.
Ye Baoxin took the opportunity to chat with him.
Gong Jiahua gets along with everyone, and Ye Baoxin is good at winning people over, so the two chatted quite happily.
On the badminton court, Leqiong and Man'er played exceptionally well, evenly matched, making for a thrilling and close game.
We didn't leave until almost 5:30.
As the event was ending, Gong Jiahua suggested, "It's almost dinner time, let's find a place to eat?"
Ye Huaizhang: "I have a social engagement tonight."
Ye Leqiong also said she had other appointments tonight.
Ye Baoling and Gu Man'er made an excuse that they had to go home for dinner, leaving Gong Jiahua and Ye Baoxin alone in the end...
Gong Jiahua lost his appetite and looked at Ye Baoling, "Then I'll take you home."
Ye Leqiong: "Alright. You can take Baoling and the others first, then take Baoxin."
Ye Huaizhang rarely offered to take the initiative: "It's on my way, I'll take Bao Ling and the others back."
Gong Jiahua, who had just been all smiles, pulled Ye Huaizhang aside and said, "How can you be so tactless?"
"You two are not a good match. Give up."
"Ye Huaizhang!" Gong Jiahua wanted to curse him, but decided to hold back, since he still wanted to be his distant brother-in-law.
In the end, it was decided that Ye Huaizhang would give gifts to Ye Baoling and Gu Man'er, while Gong Jiahua would only need to give gifts to Ye Baoxin.
Aside from Gong Jiahua, everyone else was happy in this situation.
*
On the third floor of Xihetang, Ye Kaimin knocked on the door and entered Ye Qizu's study.
"Dad, you wanted to see me?"
Ye Qizu was practicing calligraphy when he asked, "I heard you bought a lot of shares in Su Man Jewelry?"
"I bought some." Ye Kaimin was more cautious and careful with his father than with his younger brother.
He has two older sisters. Ye Kaimin is Ye Qizu's first son and was originally the most favored.
Unfortunately, his younger brother arrived just one year after he was born.
His younger brother was smarter and more eloquent than him from a young age, and he was better at charming adults, so he only enjoyed the halo of being the eldest son for a year.
In particular, he had been married for over ten years without a son, and his divorce was very unpleasant. When he finally had a son, the son was mentally disabled. In short, no matter what he did, his father could always find a reason to suppress him.
Just like today, when he heard his father ask about Su Man Jewelry, he roughly guessed what his father was thinking.
Sure enough, Ye Qizu continued, "Ye Qingtang herbal tea will be launched as early as September. At this time, Su Man Jewelry's stock price has finally been raised. Even if there is profit-taking later and it drops a bit, it shouldn't drop too low. Therefore, the scattered shares you hold are crucial. There will be a press conference next Wednesday, and Su Man Jewelry's stock price will definitely rise then. As the eldest son of the Ye family's eldest branch, you shouldn't be thinking of dumping shares to escape at the top now. You're risking losing at least several hundred million for a small profit of a few hundred million."
Ye Kaimin said with difficulty, "That money isn't all mine; I only own a portion. If the company wants to boost its stock price, I suggest that Ye Qingtang, as the parent company of Suman Jewelry, could allocate some funds for stock buybacks..."
"These are two different things." Ye Kaimin was interrupted by Ye Qizu before he could finish speaking.
Ye Qizu put down his brush. "The company can buy back shares, but you shouldn't dump them at the peak. That's the bare minimum!"
"I'll try to convince them; it's not up to me to decide."
Having no other choice, Ye Qizu resorted to his trump card: "Lu Dexiang must have hired someone to manage the stock, right? Tell him that with Ye Qingtang's listing, we still have time to change the securities company that distributes the stock. Remind him not to lose big for small gains."
Ye Qingtang's business of distributing listed stocks involves huge sums of money and also generates substantial profits. The old man is essentially blackmailing the other party into doing things his way.
"I'll give it a try," Ye Kaimin said, repeating his previous statement.
Ye Qizu rolled her eyes at him. "Do your best."
Knock knock knock!
Someone was knocking on the door.
"Come in."
Ye Kais opened the door and came in. "Dad, Big Brother."
"Where is Baoshun?" Ye Qizu was most concerned about his eldest grandson.
Ye Kaisi: "I took him to the physical exam this morning, and after the exam, he slipped out to play again."
"The medical exam went smoothly, right?"
"No problem."
Ye Kaisi didn't want to talk too much about the previous inflammation from the anal fissure, as it hadn't fully healed.
Ye Kaisi then said, "Didn't you ask me to find Le Qiong to inquire about Gong Jiahua? Le Qiong isn't here. Her sister, Le Yan, told me that Gong Jiahua specifically asked Le Qiong to help invite Bao Ling out to play tennis. They both went to play tennis this afternoon."
Upon hearing his daughter's name, Ye Kaimin looked up, completely bewildered.
Ye Qizu didn't understand: "Gong Jiahua asked Le Qiong to invite Bao Ling to play ball?"
"Gong Jiahua seems to have a bit of a crush on Bao Ling."
Ye Qizu chuckled: "Isn't that a coincidence?"
He looked at his eldest son and said, "Isn't this son-in-law better than the one surnamed Lü?"
Ye Kaimin was skeptical: "What does Jia Hua like about Bao Ling?"
"How would I know?" Ye Kaisi said with an awkward smile, "Baoling is good-looking. She looks like my sister-in-law, and she's pretty."
He was initially quite happy, but as soon as Gu Min was mentioned, Ye Kaimin's face fell.
Ye Kaisi did it on purpose, deliberately bringing up Gu Min to upset him.
Yeh Chi-tsu: "This is a good thing."
Ye Kaisi asked, "Dad, what should we do now? Should we strike while the iron is hot and talk to the Gong family, or let them develop on their own first?"
Ye Qizu was still wary of the last time he intervened forcefully, which resulted in him losing more than he gained. He said, "Let them develop on their own first. We'll try to marry off Ye Baoling this year, so she won't have a chance to cause trouble and embarrass the Ye family."
As long as Ye Baoling can get married smoothly, the rumors about her being a lesbian will naturally be dispelled.
Ye Kais: "Then let them develop on their own for now?"
Ye Qizu: "We can't just leave them alone. We have to keep an eye on them. If they can't reach an agreement on their own, we, as elders, have to step in. The Gong family would definitely be happy to become in-laws with us."
Ye Kaisi didn't want to get involved. "Big brother, did you hear that? Dad told you to keep an eye on things."
Ye Kaimin resisted the urge to roll his eyes at his brother, "I'll keep an eye on it."
*
Ye Huaizhang didn't have any other social engagements today; he just didn't want to have dinner with such a large group of people.
The driver didn't come along; he drove himself, first taking Gu Man'er back to Hyde Old Street, and then the couple went back to the old third house together.
Back at the mansion at No. 3 Qingtang Street, the car drove into the underground parking garage.
The underground parking garage is on the basement level. Ye Baoling asked, "When was your parking garage dug?"
"A few years ago, about seven or eight years ago."
"Is there a wine cellar or something under the garage?"
No. Just one floor. What's wrong?
Ye Baoling shook her head: "No, I was just asking to find out if your family has a wine cellar."
Ye Huaizhang: "I did think about digging a wine cellar before, but my grandfather rejected it."
"Why?"
"Back then, it took my father and his brothers a long time to persuade my grandfather to agree to build the underground garage. The old man specified the area, saying that the garage could only be dug in the open space between the front garden and the three buildings, so as not to dig into the foundation of the old buildings and cause adverse effects on the building structure."
The two got out of the car and walked towards the staircase entrance next to them.
The old villa didn't have an elevator, so they had to walk up the stairs.
“My second uncle was in charge of building the garage. He discussed with my dad the idea of expanding the underground garage to build a private wine cellar. When my grandfather found out about this, he was furious and accused my second uncle of not following the rules and not doing what he asked. In the end, there was no way to get the wine cellar built.”
Therefore, it seems that Ye Huaizhang's father and brothers were unaware of the underground vault at the time; only the old master knew.
Ye Baoling asked, "Is your grandfather unwilling to expand the wine cellar because he's afraid it will affect the foundation of the villa?"
"That's what they say, but..."
"But what?"
“I’ve seen the blueprints that my second uncle had someone make. The wine cellar isn’t located under the villa, but rather it’s built into the back garden from the gap between the three buildings. My grandfather’s idea is that the back garden belongs to all three branches of the Ye family, and even if it’s underground, we can’t monopolize it.”
That makes some sense, but not much.
Ye Baoling: "Did your grandfather pass away suddenly?"
"No, I've been sick for over a year."
He was ill for more than a year before passing away. Logically, the old man had plenty of time to tell his descendants that there was a basement downstairs.
Who will be told?
Ye Huaizhang seemed unaware of this, which was very likely his father, Ye Jinsong.
Ye Jinsong is currently the apparent leader of the Ye family.
The key to open the large iron gate to the underground garage is very likely in Ye Jinsong's hands.
After walking up the stairs to the third floor and returning to the bedroom, Ye Huaizhang, who was covered in sweat from playing ball, went to take a shower first. Ye Baoling sat by the window, still pondering the matter of the underground secret room.
Unsure whether the key was in Ye Jinsong's possession, and unable to inquire further, let alone steal it.
After thinking about it, the simplest solution is to find a locksmith.
But this method won't work. How will the locksmith get in? And even if he does, can he keep it a secret? No way.
Therefore, the only person she could rely on was herself.
She decided to get a camera first.
Not wanting to borrow from the third wife's family, I decided to buy one myself.
Early Sunday morning, she went out and bought a camera with a flash and a box of film.
After buying the camera, she returned to her bedroom on the third floor of Chengheju. Ye Huaizhang was not home. She locked the door, went into the secret room, went down the stairs, and came to the door of the underground warehouse again.
She took several photos of the keyhole of the iron gate.
Once the photos are developed, I'll have someone analyze what kind of lock it is and how to open it.
At worst, she can learn lock picking!
Even if she's clumsy, she doesn't believe she can't learn if she tries hard enough!
She was determined to go into that basement and find out what was going on, even if it meant becoming a thief.
Upon returning to the secret room and walking into the square space, they suddenly heard voices outside.
"She's not here. She went back home." Ye Huaizhang was talking to someone, though it was unclear.
"The driver said she's back," said Chen Yulan.
It seems that Chen Yulan has been looking for her everywhere since she returned.
Ye Baoling stood against the wall and waited for a while. When there was no sound outside, she quietly slipped out.
As soon as I came out, I heard Ye Huaizhang talking on the phone in the bedroom outside.
She quickly hid the flashlight inside the wardrobe and was about to put the camera into her handbag when she heard Ye Huaizhang's voice on the phone getting closer and closer.
He was probably carrying a mobile phone as he walked towards the dressing room.
Ye Baoling quickly hid behind the door of the dressing room.
"Go negotiate, we want a majority stake... Okay, call me again if you have any news." Ye Huaizhang hung up the phone and glanced at the dressing room. He had just heard some noise inside, but when he came over to take a closer look, it was empty.
Seeing his favorite Sachima on the gift box, he went over and took one. When he turned around, he was startled.
"Surprise!" Ye Baoling snapped a series of photos at him.
"Strike a pose," she instructed again.
Helpless, Ye Huaizhang could only strike a pose.
If anyone else dared to prank him like that, their grave would be overgrown with weeds by now.
But this was the living ancestor his grandmother had invited back for him—his wife.
To avoid taking unflattering photos, he had to smile and cooperate with her in a charming manner.
With his height and facial features, he'd be quite suitable to be a model.
"Actually, you're better looking than Tony Leung, and you're taller too."
Ye Huaizhang, who was being manipulated, became even more cooperative.
Before he could even question her after she finished filming, Ye Baoling said, "I hid to scare you, but Yulan barged in and ruined my plans. Who knew you'd come knocking on my door again?"
Ye Huaizhang glanced at her camera: "Newly bought?"
"Yes, I just bought it."
“Make a list of what you need to buy in the future and give it to Dong Jian. He will arrange for someone to buy it.”
"Can I buy anything?"
"Dong Jian has a quota."
Ye Baoling didn't care: "I have my own money."
There was a knock at the door. Ye Huaizhang went to open it, and there stood his mother, Yang Pinxian.
Yang Pinxian didn't go into the room either. She said to her son, "Are you going to Guangzhou tomorrow?"
"Yes, we'll go first thing in the morning."
"Then you must be back before midnight tomorrow night, and don't forget to drink the fourth cup of Heqin wine tomorrow."
Ye Huaizhang recalled the embarrassing situation he had last time after drinking, feeling unwell all over and having to go to the bathroom to relieve himself, and couldn't help but ask, "My time is uncertain, can't I not drink?"
"This isn't up to me. Granny Tong repeatedly told me to follow the rules."
Ye Huaizhang paused slightly, "I'll be back before 12 o'clock, but it might be a bit late. Mom, you can just put the wine down."
Yang Pinxian clearly didn't trust him: "Your grandma told me to keep an eye on you while you drink."
"..."
Ye Baoling poked her head out from the doorway. "Mom, put the wine in the room tomorrow night. I'll keep an eye on him when he comes back tonight."
Ye Huaizhang glanced down at her, his eyes filled with the thought, "You want to be a spy?"
“Okay,” Yang Pinxian agreed.
She still trusted Bao Ling because her daughter-in-law was more reliable than her son.
After closing the door, Ye Huaizhang turned around and stared at her, his furrowed brows relaxing slightly.
"You don't need to wait for me. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first. I'll drink it myself when I get back."
Click! Ye Baoling took another picture of him, seemingly ignoring what he was saying.
“You can wait for me if you want…” he said meaningfully.
She's not stupid; she understood immediately.
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Author's note: Ye Baoling: I want to, but big toys are a bit scary.
Ye Huaizhang: You'll only know if you try...
Small Quadrilateral: Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'm super smooth. [Dog head holding a rose]
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