After the New Year, the Ye family members returned to their respective posts and got busy again.
Ermao also returned with his owner, and Qiuqiu’s miserable days began anew.
Nuan Nuan's attention was now focused on helping Qiuqiu lose weight, which made Ye Jinghuai extremely dissatisfied.
One day, when Nuan Nuan wanted to take Qiuqiu out again, Ye Jinghuai directly passed the task to Ye Jingzhi. Then, regardless of Ye Jingzhi’s protests from behind, Ye Jinghuai unhesitatingly picked up Nuan Nuan and got into the car.
"Daddy?" Nuan Nuan looked at Ye Jinghuai with her innocent, wide eyes.
"Nuan Nuan, how long has it been since you accompanied Daddy to the company?"
Ye Jinghuai, true to being Ye Jingxing's brother, had some acting talent. With a change of expression, he made himself seem especially wronged.
"I'm sorry, Daddy~ Nuan Nuan is bad~" Nuan Nuan felt a little guilty; she had indeed neglected her father lately.
"Nuan Nuan doesn't need to apologize. It's just that Daddy misses Nuan Nuan very much, so will Nuan Nuan accompany Daddy today?" Ye Jinghuai stroked Nuan Nuan's little face.
"Mm-hmm~" Nuan Nuan nuzzled Ye Jinghuai's cheek, clinging to him cozily.
"Screech~ Bang~"
Suddenly, the car braked sharply, as if it had hit something.
Ye Jinghuai reacted swiftly, pulling Nuan Nuan closer and bracing himself against the front seat. Fortunately, Nuan Nuan wasn't hurt.
"What's going on?" his voice was filled with anger.
"Young Master... I'm sorry... it's... it's my fault. I didn't see anyone just now." Driver Wang Ming was already sweating profusely.
"Don't panic. If anyone is injured, send them to the hospital. I'll cover any losses. You go down and take a look. If the person is not seriously hurt, ask if it can be settled privately."
Ye Jinghuai saw Wang Ming's fear, soothed him, and then waved for him to get out and handle it.
"Uncle, Daddy won't blame you~" Nuan Nuan also comforted him in her childish voice.
"Okay... I'll go down now. Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Miss Nuan Nuan."
Wang Ming replied, then hurriedly opened the door and got out.
Ye Jinghuai held Nuan Nuan and waited in the back seat. Noises could be heard from outside from time to time, along with Wang Ming's helpless voice.
He raised his hand to check the time, a hint of impatience on his brow. He had a meeting later, and it couldn't be delayed like this.
"Nuan Nuan, Daddy is going out to take a look. Will you stay in the car for now?" Ye Jinghuai put Nuan Nuan down and instructed her.
"Daddy, Nuan Nuan wants to go too." Nuan Nuan held onto Ye Jinghuai's arm.
"Alright." After speaking, he carried Nuan Nuan and opened the car door.
The commotion outside became even clearer.
{Yang Yiyi, straightforward and righteous, once had a car accident where the person who hit her turned out to be her new boss. She never imagined that the capitalist she complained about daily would later drag her into the wolf's den.}
"Is it great to have money! Make him come down and apologize to me! He hit someone and still has the nerve!" Yang Yiyi was furious and refused to back down.
"Miss, didn't I apologize to you?" Wang Ming's voice was already tired.
"You apologized, but isn't there someone else in the car? Who knows who was driving?" Yang Yiyi was relentless.
"Didn't you see me get out of the driver's seat? Can you be reasonable?"
"After hitting me, you stayed in the car for so long. Who knows if you switched seats?" Yang Yiyi had an expression of righteous indignation.
"Miss, I was startled after hitting someone, and it was only for a minute or two. When would we have had time to switch seats?" Wang Ming's mouth was already dry from talking.
"Wang Ming, what's going on?" Ye Jinghuai got out of the car and interrupted their argument.
"Alright! You finally came out, hiding in the car like a turtle? You hit me, shouldn't you come down and apologize?"
When Yang Yiyi first saw Ye Jinghuai get out of the car, she was momentarily dazzled by his good looks. Then she remembered that he had hit her, realizing that even if he was handsome, it didn't count if his character was bad.
"Wang Ming, didn't you tell her? I'm fully responsible."
Ye Jinghuai was somewhat annoyed by Yang Yiyi's boisterousness. He ignored her and turned to ask his driver.
"Young Master, I've already explained," Wang Ming said with a troubled expression, speaking miserably.
"Don't you have to apologize if you hit someone?" Yang Yiyi was relentless.
"Miss, I was the one driving the car, and I already apologized. Besides, no matter who was driving, our Young Master will compensate you for your losses. You're not at a disadvantage!"
"Is it great to have money! I want him to apologize too. Is it great to drive a luxury car! Besides, don't people like you rich people like to spend money to find someone to take the blame?"
"But it was indeed me who hit you, not my Young Master." Wang Ming was extremely helpless at this moment.
"Oh! Still calling him Young Master? The Qing Dynasty fell centuries ago. Should I invite you to pay your respects? If it wasn't him, why would he compensate you?" Yang Yiyi said with disdain.
"Excuse me, little brother, don't be afraid. Did he threaten you? Tell the truth." Yang Yiyi was particularly suspicious of whether this driver was indeed the one driving.
"Miss, I beg you, can you stop watching so many TV shows? Let's settle this with compensation, and it can be a private matter. Besides, you're not even hurt. Our Young Master has other things to attend to!"
Wang Ming was truly resigned. The person was fine, he was willing to pay, and yet she insisted on an apology. The key was that his Young Master wasn't wrong. How could he have hit such a person?
"Am I asking for money? Don't assume that the poor have no dignity. I won't bow for just five pecks of grain. Besides, if he has things to do, don't I? It's my first day at work today!"
"Look at you, you're even with a child! Can't you set an example for your child? If you do something wrong, you should apologize." Yang Yiyi stared intently at Ye Jinghuai, unwilling to let go.
"Auntie, Daddy didn't do anything wrong! Uncle Wang hit you, why should Daddy apologize to you?"
Nuan Nuan reasoned with her in her childish voice.
"You're even letting a child help you lie. Have you no shame?" Yang Yiyi was incredulous.
"Auntie, Nuan Nuan is not lying!"
"Child, you don't understand adult matters."
"Auntie, you're not as sensible as Nuan Nuan!" Nuan Nuan blinked innocently, looking at Yang Yiyi.
"I... I can't get through to you." Yang Yiyi was utterly confused by Nuan Nuan.
"Wang Ming, call the police! Since she doesn't believe us, let the police sort it out later. Blocking here won't help. I'll take Nuan Nuan and get a taxi."
Ye Jinghuai was too lazy to argue with such a person. Since his explanations were not being heard, he would stop talking. He had wanted to settle it privately earlier to save time, but since that wasn't working, he would handle it officially.
"You can't leave, you have to apologize to me. I just want you to apologize." Yang Yiyi tried to grab Ye Jinghuai's arm, but he quickly dodged it.
"Auntie, Nuan Nuan's Daddy is very handsome, but Daddy belongs to Nuan Nuan. You can't take advantage of Daddy."
Nuan Nuan protectively hugged Ye Jinghuai's arm, looking at Yang Yiyi vigilantly.
"I didn't mean that!" Yang Yiyi felt like she couldn't explain herself clearly.
Wang Ming, standing nearby, really wanted to applaud Nuan Nuan. He didn't expect such a young Miss Nuan Nuan to be able to shut up such an unreasonable woman. Finally, she got to experience what he had felt earlier.
Nuan Nuan’s thought: Who can’t be unreasonable when faced with unreasonable people!
"If I apologize, will you stop making trouble?" Ye Jinghuai asked back.
"Of course not. My scooter is damaged, and you have to compensate me. Isn't that only natural?" Yang Yiyi pointed at her small electric scooter.
"Heh~"
Ye Jinghuai let out a cold laugh and directly picked up Nuan Nuan and got into the car. He had initially thought that if she had agreed, saying sorry wouldn't have cost him anything.
"Hey! You can't leave." Yang Yiyi was blocked by Wang Ming and could only watch helplessly as Ye Jinghuai got into the car.
"Nyah nyah~" Peeking out the window, Nuan Nuan stuck out her tongue and made a face at Yang Yiyi, before Ye Jinghuai pulled her back in.
"Naughty!" Ye Jinghuai dotingly flicked Nuan Nuan's little nose.
"You can't stick your head out of the car window, understand?"
"Mm-hmm~ That auntie bullied Daddy, so Nuan Nuan is helping Daddy vent. Daddy, don't be angry, don't be angry~"
Nuan Nuan hugged Ye Jinghuai's neck in a childish way to comfort him, patting his back with great seriousness.
"Then do I need to thank Nuan Nuan?" Ye Jinghuai smiled and nudged Nuan Nuan with his nose.
"Hee hee~ Daddy, you don't need to be so polite. This is what Nuan Nuan should do." Nuan Nuan shyly buried her face in his neck.