In the evening, Chi Rui washed up, dried her hair, and then sat down at the desk.
I just opened my backpack and was about to take out my exercise book, but I saw a bunch of plastic bags stuffed into a ball inside the backpack.
She took out the bag, threw away the empty popsicle stick, and then poured all the candy in the bag onto the table.
There are fruit candies and milk candies, very common brands, probably bought in a convenience store.
Thinking of the scene this afternoon when Brother Ye suddenly appeared in front of her, Chi Rui couldn't help but grin and reveal a sweet smile.
She picked up a candy, unwrapped it and put it in her mouth.
“Buzz——”
At this moment, the mobile phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
She picked it up, took a look at it, and quickly answered it.
"Mother."
"Yeah, Ruirui." Liu Manzhi's voice sounded on the other end of the phone, "Have you eaten?"
"I ate. I just took a shower and was about to do my homework."
"That's good." Liu Manzhi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Has your father... contacted you recently?"
Chi Rui paused, and then said truthfully:
"Well, he is in Xuancheng. I just met him today."
Liu Manzhi suddenly became alert.
"Are those mother and daughter causing you trouble again? It seems that Lan Xiang has transferred to your school?"
Seeing that she already knew, Chi Rui did not hide it.
"Well, I saw her at school. But Dad promised me today that he would let her transfer to another school."
"Is that so...Okay, study hard and don't be distracted. Mom will follow up on this matter."
Liu Manzhi said, "Besides these, did he say anything else?"
"Well, Dad wants me to move in with him."
There was silence on the other end of the line.
"…What do you think? Do you want to live with him?"
Liu Manzhi is very strong at work and is a decisive woman, but in life, she respects her daughter's ideas very much.
"If you want to move there, I can talk to your Aunt An."
"No, Mom."
Chi Rui shook her head. "I'm doing fine in the Ye family. I've already rejected him."
Liu Manzhi paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, since you've made up your mind, let's do it."
"How about you, mom? Have you eaten?"
"Yeah, mom has something else to do, so I'll hang up now. Don't study too late."
"OK."
The mother and daughter hurriedly ended the call before they said much.
Looking at the call record of just a few minutes on the mobile phone screen, a trace of loneliness flashed in Chi Rui's eyes, but he quickly cheered up.
Anyway, all she needs is to know that her mother loves her.
She put down her phone, took a glass jar, put all the candies on the table into it, and started doing her homework.
In the next room, Ye Minghan just walked in when his cell phone rang. He glanced at it, walked to the bed, opened his laptop and logged into his email.
Looking at the information sent by the private detective, his brows furrowed deeply.
Although he had already known about Chi Rui's parents' divorce in the coffee shop in the afternoon, he still felt a tightness in his chest when he saw the details.
"Master Han, do you need to continue investigating?"
At this time, there was another new message on his WeChat.
Ye Minghan took a look and typed a reply: "Check, I want to know everything about Chi Rui from childhood to adulthood, no matter how big or small."
"Okay, I understand."
Ye Minghan glanced at the information on the computer again before closing it.
He sat on the edge of the bed, his brows deeply frowned.
Finally, he couldn't help but stood up, walked out of the room quickly, and ran downstairs.
An Xin was sitting on the sofa in the living room, discussing with her daughter Ye Mengke the arrangements for her and her husband's 25th wedding anniversary.
"This dessert is better or this one? I think both are good."
"Then let's have both." Ye Mengke was a little absent-minded.
An Xin saw it, closed the menu, and asked, "Xiao Meng, have you been worried about something recently?"
Seeing her mother's worried look, Ye Mengke paused, smiled slightly, and hugged her and leaned on her shoulders.
"No, maybe I'm a little tired."
"If you are tired, just have a good rest and don't think too much." An Xin patted the back of her hand.
"Yes, I know." She nodded and said gently, "Let's continue looking at the recipe."
But just as she finished her words, she heard hurried footsteps, and then a tall figure hurried in.
"Mom, do you know that Chi Rui's parents are divorced?" Ye Minghan stared at An Xin and asked angrily.
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Uh." An Xin was stunned for a moment, "Didn't I say that?"
Ye Minghan pursed his lips. Looking at her dazed expression, he felt so angry that he had no way to vent.
She knew it clearly, but she never told him. If he had known it earlier...
After all, it happened eleven or twelve years ago, and An Xin really couldn't remember it. Facing her son's anger, she felt a little innocent.
"But you didn't ask..." she said weakly.
Ye Minghan couldn't help but clench his fists. Who would think of asking her this? What's more...
His eyes dimmed slightly as he thought of something.
"Is this matter... important?" An Xin asked cautiously.
Ye Minghan did not answer her, but just glared at her fiercely, then turned around and went upstairs without saying a word.
"Why are you so fierce..."
An Xin muttered softly, but she knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to shout loudly.
Ye Mengke, who was beside her, looked at her brother's back and couldn't help but feel thoughtful.
Ye Minghan returned to the third floor.
Looking at the tightly closed door opposite, waves of inexplicable emotions surged into his heart.
He came to the girl's door and stretched out his hand as if to knock.
But just when the finger bone was about to fall on the door panel, he stopped again.
Ye Minghan stood in the corridor for a while, but finally turned around silently and returned to his room.
He walked to the bed, bent down, and pulled out a cardboard box from under the bed.
Because someone cleans it all year round, even though the box has been hidden under the bed, it is always clean and looks like new.
He opened the box.
There were only some models in the box. If a model enthusiast saw them, he would definitely recognize that these models were global limited editions.
But now these models have been smashed to pieces and lie in the box in pieces, like a pile of waste.
There is also a notebook on top of the pile of models.
Looking at the box, recalling something, Ye Minghan's expression flashed with regret and pain.
He frowned, kicked the cardboard box hard in anger, kicked it back under the bed, then fell on the bed and covered his head with the quilt.
The next day, when Chi Rui went downstairs to have breakfast, he did not see Ye Minghan.
After asking Butler Chen, I found out that he was still sleeping.
Thinking of how he got caught in the rain yesterday, Chi Rui couldn't help but feel a little worried. But when she finished her breakfast, she saw the man walking down from upstairs.
He had changed his clothes, and although there were some faint dark circles under his eyes, he looked in good spirits.
"Brother Han, good morning." Chi Rui greeted him with a smile.
Ye Minghan paused, looked up and saw her smile, his eyes were a little puzzled.
"Brother Han?" Chi Rui was a little surprised.
Ye Minghan retracted his gaze, checked the time, and asked, "Are you going to school?"
"Yeah." She nodded, "Then I'll go first."
Chi Rui came to the door, but found Ye Minghan following behind her, "Brother Han?"
"I'll take you there." Ye Minghan said.
"But you haven't had breakfast yet..."
"No."
Ye Minghan walked towards the garage by himself. Looking at his back, Chi Rui couldn't help but frown.
What happened to Brother Han? I feel like something is a little weird today.
She ran after him, stopped him and said, "You can't skip breakfast. It's bad for your stomach."
"fine."
"How can it be okay? Just ask the driver to take me back, and you can go back quickly."
Ye Minghan had already walked to his car and was about to open the door.
Chi Rui quickly stepped forward, standing between him and the car, preventing him from getting in.
"Chi Rui." Ye Minghan frowned and his face turned cold.
Chi Rui was not afraid of him, she just thought he was in a bad mood, so she grabbed his sleeve and coaxed him softly: "Skipping breakfast is very bad for your stomach, and there is seafood porridge today, and the hairy crabs just arrived this morning, they are very fresh..."
But before she could finish her words, Ye Minghan raised his hand and pressed it on the roof of the car behind her.
Chi Rui was stunned and subconsciously stepped back, his back leaning against the car window.
She was trapped between his body and the car, unable to move.
She couldn't help but look up, and seeing his gloomy eyes, she couldn't help but feel a little flustered: "Brother Han, you...what's wrong with you today?"
What's wrong?
Ye Minghan looked at her and felt as if his heart was being pricked by a needle, causing him to feel uncomfortable.
He finally understood why she came to live in his house when she was a child.
Because her parents were going through a divorce lawsuit at the time.
The lawsuit lasted for more than half a year, and she was finally awarded to her mother Liu Manzhi. Liu Manzhi took her back to her hometown in Nancheng, but at that time, there was no one in the Liu family, and only the mother and daughter were left to depend on each other.
The little girl must have known about this matter when she left the Ye family and returned to her parents...
She was so young at that time, how did she endure the pain of her parents' divorce?
But he knew nothing...
The man stared at her closely, and the annoyance and heartache in his eyes made Chi Rui feel a little at a loss.
"Brother Han..."
She raised her little hand and gently touched his cheek.
Ye Minghan took a deep breath, pulled down her little hand, and whispered, "If you don't leave now, you'll be late for school."
Chi Rui frowned, but still insisted: "You haven't had breakfast yet."
"You're going to be late."
"You haven't had breakfast yet."
“…”
The two men were in a stalemate, neither giving in.
Seeing the girl's unusual persistence, Ye Minghan felt helpless.
Why is this little girl so stubborn? He just wants to be nicer to her and stay with her for a while longer...
Time waits for no one, and seeing that she was really going to be late, Ye Minghan had no choice but to give in.
"OK……"
"Master Han, Miss Rui."
But before he could finish his next words, the gentle and kind voice of Butler Chen was heard.
When Chi Rui saw Butler Chen, her face instantly turned red. She quickly pushed Ye Minghan away, her eyes wandering around and not daring to look at him.
Ye Minghan was much calmer. With a stern face, he was about to ask Chi Rui to go to school quickly when he saw Butler Chen holding something in his hand.
"Master, your breakfast has been packed and you can take it to the company."
Butler Chen raised the food box in his hand and said with a smile.
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