The next day, while Ye Jinghuai was working in his office, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Han Rui, come in," he said, pressing the intercom.
Han Rui knocked and entered shortly after.
"Boss."
"Go get me the surveillance footage from yesterday's banquet."
"Alright." Han Rui left without further ado.
Ye Jinghuai leaned back in his chair, his gaze inscrutable. He had just remembered that because of his clothes, he had put the keychain in his pants pocket yesterday.
He hadn't taken out the keychain all night, and when he changed his pants later, he found no damage. He didn't believe his pocket could be so insecure as to lose a small keychain.
After an unknown amount of time, Han Rui forwarded the surveillance video. Ye Jinghuai fast-forwarded the video to the part where Qiao Anqi came to talk to him and then began playing it at normal speed.
Qiao Anqi deliberately brushed past him as she left. Although the video couldn't clearly see her actions, Ye Jinghuai was certain it was at that moment she took it.
As expected, not long after she left, Ye Jinghuai saw Qiao Anqi open her palm in the video.
Pressing pause, the keychain in Qiao Anqi's palm clearly appeared in Ye Jinghuai's eyes on the screen.
Ye Jinghuai let out a cold laugh. He hadn't realized that the general manager of OA's branch company was also a master thief.
"Favorability decreased by fifty." Qiao Anqi's system no longer spoke after announcing the current status.
"What's going on?" Qiao Anqi, engrossed in her work, exclaimed in surprise. Fortunately, no one was in her office at the moment.
"I don't know..." The system had already decided to give up.
It had made up its mind to turn away from darkness and towards light. The main god could not succeed; a wise bird chooses its perch.
Qiao Anqi immediately picked up the phone and notified her secretary.
"Please schedule an appointment for me with the CEO of Ye Corporation. Tell him I want to discuss the OA Group project."
Meanwhile, Ye Jinghuai, having figured things out, didn't dwell on it. He wasn't concerned about Qiao Anqi's motives; he would just be more careful in the future.
When Han Rui informed him that OA's CEO wanted to meet to discuss the project, Ye Jinghuai merely raised an eyebrow and agreed. An excellent leader would not let personal feelings interfere with business.
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star~"
With their father not home, Nuannuan lay bored on the living room sofa, flattened like a pancake, her little feet rhythmically swaying to the song.
"That sounds so nice!" a pleasant male voice called from the doorway.
"Third Uncle~"
Nuannuan's face lit up when she saw Ye Jingming. She hadn't seen him in a while.
"Do you miss Third Uncle?"
Ye Jingming sat down, directly pulling the little milk dumpling onto his lap, gently pinching her cheek. He had been quite busy with work lately and missed this little bun dearly.
"I do~ Third Uncle, Nuannuan has something for you." Nuannuan said, wiggling her little bottom as she climbed down.
Because Nuannuan was at home, Ye Jinghuai had laid soft carpets in many areas of the living room.
Nuannuan rolled onto the carpet and quickly got up to fetch the gift. Ye Jingming watched with a smile, not offering any help. He knew Nuannuan was quite independent at times and disliked others assisting her.
A moment later, Nuannuan ran back with the keychain in her hand.
"Third Uncle~ Here!"
Ye Jingming had seen the show and knew what it was. On the charm, Nuannuan rested her chin in her hands, smiling at the camera, her round eyes curved into crescent moons.
"Third Uncle likes it very much." Ye Jingming, in front of Nuannuan, directly attached the keychain to his car keys.
"Nuannuan likes it too. Third Uncle, hug me~" She said, opening her short arms to Ye Jingming.
Ye Jingming immediately picked up the little dumpling and nuzzled his nose against hers. Nuannuan, tickled by Ye Jingming, twisted her face away, giggling uncontrollably.
"Nuannuan, little uncle is here! Want to play with mud today?" While the uncle and niece were laughing on the sofa, Ye Jingzhi's loud voice could be heard from outside the door.
"Ye Jingzhi! Can you stop always taking Nuannuan to play with that stuff? Do you think everyone is like you? She's a girl." Ye Jingming's expression turned serious, wishing he could beat his foolish younger brother.
"Third Brother? You're back!" Ye Jingzhi looked a little intimidated upon seeing his third brother.
"Don't take Nuannuan to play with that stuff anymore. Can't you play with playdough instead?" Ye Jingming continued to scold him.
"I was wrong, Third Brother."
"Third Uncle, Nuannuan really likes playing with little uncle. Little uncle is very good to Nuannuan, and Nuannuan likes little uncle very much."
Nuannuan truly adored this sincere and passionate little uncle.
"Thank you, Nuannuan, little uncle likes Nuannuan the most too." Ye Jingzhi's spirits lifted upon hearing Nuannuan speak up for him.
"Oh? So you don't like Third Uncle anymore?" Ye Jingming looked at Nuannuan with feigned sadness.
"Oh dear~ Nuannuan likes Third Uncle too!" Nuannuan said with a touch of helplessness. What to do? Nuannuan only had one heart!
"You little heartbreaker~" Ye Jingming tickled Nuannuan's nose.
"Hmph~ Nuannuan isn't fickle, Nuannuan just wants to give love to everyone." Nuannuan spread her arms and legs wide, making a big gesture for Ye Jingming.
"Alright, since Third Uncle has a rare day off, how about we go out for something delicious today?" Ye Jingming suddenly remembered the purpose of his visit.
"Okay~"
"It's rare for Third Brother to treat, aren't you taking me?" Ye Jingxing also arrived at the door.
"Did you guys plan this?" Seeing another one arrive, Ye Jingming was quite displeased.
"No, I come to play with Nuannuan every day!" Ye Jingzhi replied.
"I'm only treating Nuannuan. If you want to eat, you pay for yourself."
"It's fine, everyone knows I rely on Nuannuan for a living now anyway." Ye Jingxing had accepted the nickname netizens had given him quite well.
"You're quite proud of that?" Ye Jingming gave him a look.
Ye Jingxing shrugged, indicating indifference. After all, only he enjoyed this privilege.
"Third Brother, I want to eat too," Ye Jingzhi chimed in.
"Yay! Let's eat together." Nuannuan clapped her hands in delight, unaware of the underlying currents.
"Since that's the case, let's go to Ye Corporation later and invite Second Brother too!" Ye Jingming thought to himself, since he couldn't have Nuannuan all to himself, then the others shouldn't get involved either.
"Huh? With Second Brother there, Nuannuan won't have any attention for me," Ye Jingzhi grumbled reluctantly.
"Heh~ What does that have to do with me?" Ye Jingming said nonchalantly.
In the end, the three men, along with Nuannuan, headed towards Ye Corporation. Upon arriving, the four of them went straight to the top floor.
At this moment, Qiao Anqi was sitting in the VIP lounge of Ye Corporation, eloquently speaking to Ye Jinghuai. She was unaware that a wave of enemies was about to descend upon her.
(Ye Jingchen: Did you all forget something?)