Yonghe Garden.
The phone was hung up, and Ye Yun felt a bit nervous.
For some reason, after his rebirth, he felt a sense of nervous excitement every time he saw Li Mengyao.
"Daddy…" Keke seemed to know she had done something wrong, her little head drooping.
"It's okay, Keke, Mom is just coming to pick you up to go home," Ye Yun said, stroking Mo Keke's head to comfort her.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yun, recalling his memories, ordered a few more dishes that Li Mengyao liked.
He knew Li Mengyao had been busy working overtime and would be picking up Keke right after work, so she definitely wouldn't have eaten.
When she arrived, no matter what, he had to make sure Li Mengyao ate something before leaving, even if he got scolded.
In fact, being severely reprimanded by Li Mengyao would lessen his guilt.
In just over ten minutes, Ye Yun's phone rang again.
"Ye Yun, I'm at the entrance of Yonghe Garden. Where are you and Keke?" As soon as the call was connected, Li Mengyao's angry voice came from the phone.
"We're eating upstairs. You've been busy all day and must not have eaten. It's just right to have something before going back, Mengyao," Ye Yun said gently.
"You and Keke are eating at Yonghe Garden?" Li Mengyao exclaimed in surprise.
"What?" Ye Yun asked.
"Do you know how much the average cost is at Yonghe Garden? It's easily over a thousand per person! Do you know you still owe high-interest loans, and if you don't pay them back, those people will kill you! Instead of thinking about repaying the debt, you're wasting money?" Li Mengyao rebuked.
But Ye Yun could still detect a hint of insincerity in her words.
"Mengyao, I've paid off all the high-interest loans. They're all gone now!" Ye Yun said.
"Paid off? How is that possible! You only made a hundred thousand from those scalped tickets, didn't you?" Li Mengyao blurted out instinctively.
"Later, I helped Wang Wenwen with some things and earned a bit more, then I paid off all the high-interest loans," Ye Yun said vaguely, not knowing how to explain it to Li Mengyao.
In reality, he wasn't lying. Whether it was the Heavenly Blessing Treasures or the matter on Xiong An County's pedestrian street, it was all related to Wang Wenwen's family.
"Hmph! Even if you paid off the debt, you might still have some money. But don't forget how you acted like a beggar when you were broke! Money earned by sheer luck can't support you acting like a nouveau riche every day! Ye Yun, enough nonsense, I don't want to eat anything you've ordered. Hurry up and bring Keke down!" Li Mengyao snorted coldly.
"Mengyao, today is my birthday, how can you call this extravagance? Besides, I don't come to Yonghe Garden every day. Isn't it good for us to indulge occasionally as a family? And this money isn't being spent on gambling or drinking, so just come up and eat something before you go. I remember you once said you really wanted to come to Yonghe Garden to see the night view of the Qinhuai River?"
Ye Yun's tone was filled with sincerity.
The Qinhuai River night view?
Li Mengyao froze, then recalled the past.
They had just started dating back then.
Ye Yun was a top student from a medical university, while she was only from an ordinary second-tier university.
At that time, she greatly admired Ye Yun, thinking he was the most talented man in the world.
By the Qinhuai River, they had pledged their love under the moonlight.
She had pointed at the moon and dreamed, telling Ye Yun that if they ever had enough, she would bring their children and family to Yonghe Garden to overlook the Qinhuai River at night.
Ye Yun had readily agreed back then, full of ambition and youthful vigor.
But who knew Ye Yun was just a talker? Later experiences had gradually made her despair of him, and she had given up on the idea of coming to Yonghe Garden.
Sometimes, when colleagues chatted about Yonghe Garden, she would deliberately avoid the topic.
Because Li Mengyao felt they were already in completely different worlds.
Her only wish was to do her utmost to give Keke the best education and living environment, to raise Keke well; that was her entire pursuit.
"Mom, the food here is so delicious! We ordered so much, you should come up and join us too! Mom!"
At that moment, Keke's cheerful invitation echoed from Ye Yun's phone.
Hearing her daughter's eager voice on the phone, Li Mengyao sighed and said stubbornly,
"Forget it, forget it, it's better than you losing money gambling. Wait a moment, I'll be right up."
After hanging up, Li Mengyao looked up at the grand entrance of Yonghe Garden.
She hadn't seen such a luxurious facade in a long time. After a moment's thought, she walked in.
She passed through the external elevator.
Looking out at the densely packed skyscrapers and the dazzling neon lights.
Somehow.
Li Mengyao felt a vague sense of unreality.
She always felt that Ye Yun had been acting strange lately.
He wasn't gambling anymore, his luck was incredibly good, he could repay his debts and even make money.
The problem was that he seemed to be deliberately trying to please her and Keke, treating them even better.
Had this guy really changed his ways?
But how was that possible!
Yet now he had no debts, had paid Keke's tuition, and was even taking them to such a place to dine.
All these were facts!
Her sister even said that her boss, Mr. Wang, had offered this scumbag a monthly salary of one hundred thousand yuan, and he had refused!
What was going on?
While Li Mengyao was lost in thought, she finally stepped into the hall on the third floor.
"Mom, Mom, over here!"
Keke spotted Li Mengyao immediately and ran over, happily pulling on Li Mengyao's pants leg and leading her to the dining table.
"Mom, Mom, this is delicious, I tried it just now!"
"And this one, you should try it too!"
"Oh, and this is the capybara Dad just ordered, the soup is especially fresh. He said you like it the most!"
Keke, like a little elf, happily introduced the dishes to Li Mengyao.
She had effectively become the bridge to mend the relationship between Ye Yun and Li Mengyao.
"Keke, that dish is called pufferfish, not capybara," Ye Yun corrected with a smile.
"Isn't river water, and water is river..." Keke mumbled softly, clearly at this age she didn't differentiate much between rivers and water.
"Alright, I'm done eating. Keke, let's go home now."
Li Mengyao had only tasted a few dishes, wiped her lips with a wet towel, and prepared to leave.
She was also confused by Ye Yun's change.
Now, even she couldn't figure out if Ye Yun had truly changed or was still faking it.
However, she was somewhat afraid to meet Ye Yun's gaze.
They say eyes are the window to the soul.
Guilt, admiration, heartache…
A mixture of emotions.
This made her unsure how to face him.
As for Ye Yun, after being husband and wife for a night, how could she not still have feelings for him?
But she was scared!
Afraid that Ye Yun, this scumbag, hadn't truly changed but was just pretending!
If he could fake all this, then Ye Yun's motives might be even more terrifying!
What if, like those heinous scoundrels online.
He sold children, and made her sell herself.
Then she would be leading her daughter into a fiery pit!
Therefore, she could only choose to escape.
But just then, a sarcastic voice sounded from behind her.
"Oh, I was wondering who was making such a ruckus like a little brat, turns out it's the offspring of our newly appointed Manager Li!"