When Nuannuan returned home and gave the keychain to Ye Jinghuai, her father's face bloomed with a smile as brilliant as the morning sun.
“Daddy~ This is a gift Nuannuan brought for you. Do you like it?”
Nuannuan cupped her face with both hands, her soft little face overflowing with cuteness, looking at Ye Jinghuai with anticipation.
“Daddy likes it very much.” Ye Jinghuai smiled and reached out to poke the soft flesh of Nuannuan’s cheek.
Looking at Nuannuan’s cute little face on the keychain, a surge of satisfaction welled up in his heart. He directly placed the keychain in the inner pocket of his suit jacket on his left chest.
“Nuannuan also has gifts for Grandma and Grandpa~” Nuannuan proudly held up the gift bag in her hands.
“Then tomorrow, Daddy will take you to see Grandma and Grandpa, and Nuannuan will give it to them personally, okay?” Ye Jinghuai pulled his daughter into his arms and kissed her affectionately.
“Okay~”
The next day, Ye Jianming and Liu Ruhua were overjoyed to receive Nuannuan’s gifts! Liu Ruhua immediately took the keychain, took a photo, and posted it on her Moments to show off.
That evening, Ye Jinghuai informed Nuannuan that he had an important business banquet to attend and couldn’t stay home with her.
“Daddy~ Nuannuan will wait for you~ Don’t forget your little cutie~ biubiu~”
Nuannuan held onto the doorframe to see Ye Jinghuai off, raising her hand to send him a heart.
Receiving his daughter’s love, Ye Jinghuai smiled, walked over, and patted Nuannuan’s little head.
“I won’t forget. Nuannuan, don’t wait up for Daddy. Go to sleep early, understand? Daddy will try to come back as early as possible.”
“Okay~” Nuannuan agreed insincerely.
Sensing Nuannuan's insincerity, Ye Jinghuai secretly decided to return as early as possible.
Tonight was the announcement banquet for the entry of Country A’s largest group, OA Group, into Dragon Country. The guests were all bigwigs from the business world.
The entry of OA Group also brought a major project, which greatly interested many industry leaders.
“Now, let us welcome the head of OA Group’s Dragon Country branch to say a few words,” the host announced from the stage.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the stage. A very beautiful woman with black hair and black eyes walked onto the stage from the side.
She was wearing a silver mermaid-style, form-fitting strapless gown. Her hair was permed into large waves and swept to her right, draped over her shoulder. The silver tassel earrings by her ears sparkled brilliantly as she moved.
“Welcome everyone to the OA Group announcement banquet. OA Group is very honored to be able to enter Dragon Country. And as a citizen of Dragon Country, I am also very happy to return to my motherland…”
After Qiao Anqi finished her speech, she bowed to everyone and gracefully walked off the stage. Everyone was very curious about this young female CEO.
Offstage, Qiao Anqi took a glass of champagne from a waiter’s tray and, under everyone’s gaze, gracefully walked towards Ye Jinghuai.
“Senior brother, long time no see.”
Qiao Anqi looked at Ye Jinghuai with a calm gaze and raised her glass to him in a toast.
“Long time no see.” Ye Jinghuai nodded and raised his glass in response.
He was also a bit surprised when Qiao Anqi appeared. He hadn’t expected his junior sister from back then to now be the boss of OA’s branch.
“Eight years have passed, and Senior brother still recognizes me?” Qiao Anqi continued to speak in a familiar tone.
“You haven’t changed much.” Ye Jinghuai smiled politely.
“Senior brother, you still don’t know how to coax a woman. You should be saying, ‘It’s been so many years, why have you become even more beautiful!’”
Qiao Anqi tilted her head slightly and winked at him playfully, her movements natural and unforced.
“It seems I misspoke.” Ye Jinghuai replied politely.
After catching up for a while, Qiao Anqi took her leave, turning to prepare to mingle elsewhere.
As Qiao Anqi turned and left, she was communicating with the system in her mind.
“How is it? Has her favorability changed?”
“No, it’s still at 10 points. I told you, he’s different from the previous male leads. For anyone else, at this point, they would have gained at least a few points in impression.”
“Only 10 points and you were forced to leave the country by Lin Anning?”
“Hiss~ It’s more interesting with difficulty. If I had gained favorability upon meeting them, it would truly be unchallenging.”
Qiao Anqi thought this to herself, and it involuntarily showed on her face as she curled her lips in disdain.
“You need to understand that even with an additional 10 points, you are still just an acquaintance in his eyes.”
“I advise you not to be too arrogant. The Master values you greatly. Even if you fail, he will still bring you back. Therefore, I hope you will not betray the Master’s trust.”
“Don’t worry! I will do my best. After this is over, I’ll go meet our tasker.”
As Qiao Anqi spoke, she spread her palm, looked at the keychain in her hand, and then pointed at Nuannuan’s photo on it.
“When did you get it?”
“Do you think I’ve been through so many worlds for nothing? Just a master of petty theft. I really have to thank that male supporting character from back then.”
She felt a bit of regret thinking of the male supporting character in that world who loved her to death. In so many worlds, she had rarely encountered such a pure-hearted man. It was a pity that person wasn’t the male lead, and she couldn’t have a harem.
Perhaps, after this world is over, she could go to a matriarchal world to relax.
“In this world, you’d better not randomly exude charm. I’m afraid it will affect your strategy. I don’t think Ye Jinghuai will find a woman who is fought over more attractive. He’s not the type to get jealous, so this method might not work.”
The system, thinking of that man it had accidentally seen once, was instantly filled with a sense of fear.
“You know my tactics quite well? Got it. Oh, right, remember to turn on the favorability notifications. In this world, I want to know his every little change.” Qiao Anqi replied nonchalantly.
On this end, Ye Jinghuai had no idea that the keychain he cherished so dearly had already fallen into someone else’s hands.
His main reason for attending the banquet was to meet the person in charge of OA, as the project brought by OA was indeed very attractive.
The banquet was only halfway through when Ye Jinghuai rushed home, his heart filled with thoughts of the soft little dumpling at home.
“Daddy~” As soon as Ye Jinghuai entered the door, he was hugged by the legs by a soft little milk dumpling.
Nuannuan tilted her head up, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.
“Wow~ Daddy is so tall! Nuannuan can’t hold on anymore!”
“Yes, it’s Daddy’s fault for making my baby tired.” Ye Jinghuai chuckled and quickly picked up his daughter.
“No, no, it’s because Nuannuan is too short!” Nuannuan shook her head like a rattle.
“Didn’t I tell you not to wait for me? Nuannuan is being disobedient.” Ye Jinghuai deliberately put on a stern face towards Nuannuan.
“Oh my~ Daddy, don’t be angry. Nuannuan just missed Daddy too much~ Doesn’t Daddy miss Nuannuan too?”
Nuannuan squirmed guiltily in Ye Jinghuai’s arms, trying to divert his attention with her cuteness.
“Hmm~” Ye Jinghuai raised an eyebrow but didn’t answer.
“Daddy~ Daddy~ Don’t you miss Nuannuan?”
Nuannuan rolled around in his arms, looking as if she wouldn’t stop until she got an answer.
“Yes.” Ye Jinghuai couldn’t resist Nuannuan’s coquettishness. What could he do!
“Daddy carries Nuannuan’s gift with him every day. Whenever he misses Nuannuan, he just takes it out and looks at it.”
Ye Jinghuai said this and reached into his pocket, preparing to take out the keychain to prove it to Nuannuan.
However, when he felt nothing, Ye Jinghuai’s face instantly changed dramatically.