Plan

Upon learning that he and Bai Yuyou would have a child in the future, Ye Shuang sat in his office chair as if a lot of things had suddenly become clearer. He propped his cheek on his hand, pondering the remaining matters. Perhaps because he was so deep in thought, he didn’t even notice An Shiyu leaning in close beside him.

It wasn’t until the young girl used the tip of her ponytail to poke Ye Shuang’s ear that he finally came to his senses, quirking the corner of his mouth.

"What are you doing?"

"I’ve been talking to you this whole time. What were you thinking about so intently?" An Shiyu was kneeling on the chair, and when she saw Ye Shuang look over, she straightened up a little. Her gaze then fell on the report in front of him.

"What’s up? What’s written on it?"

"You don’t know?" Ye Shuang asked, a little surprised. After all, it was An Shiyu’s family company. For her to find out what was in the report would be as simple as asking.

"How would I know?" An Shiyu rolled her eyes in mock irritation.

She felt Ye Shuang had some misconceptions about her.

She was clearly a sensible, understanding girl.

The next second, Ye Shuang tapped her forehead with his finger.

"Mm."

Seeing her covering her forehead, Ye Shuang continued, "I wasn’t really thinking about anything. Give me those files. I need to get back to work."

"Oh."

Today wasn’t very busy, so after Ye Shuang finished handling all the documents on his desk and signed off, he decided to take a short break in the office.

Just then, Little Yezi was still with Kou Kou, so Ye Shuang made a phone call to have her bring the child back.

Knock, knock. The door was rapped directly.

"Come in."

As Ye Shuang spoke, Kou Kou walked in with little Yezi, who was beaming with joy. The girl’s arms were full of snacks.

"Daddy! All these were given to me by those big brothers and sisters," Yezi was eager to share with him.

"Mr. Ye, these were stuffed into Miss Ye’s hands by the colleagues," Kou Kou explained.

Perhaps because Yezi was cute and lovable, the colleagues had handed over quite a few snacks.

"Did you thank those big brothers and sisters properly?" Ye Shuang asked.

"Uh-huh! Yes!"

Seeing Yezi sit down on the sofa and start eating her snacks, Ye Shuang propped his cheek on his hand again, thinking about how to handle Yezi’s situation. Since she really was his daughter, he needed to consider her future life.

But then he thought.

If he and Bai Yuyou were to have a child in the future, would that mean two Yezi’s would exist?

Probably not, because there was still a gap in time, and the ‘bullets’ were different, so it was unlikely the child would be the same one.

He had only ever had a child with Chen Qin, yet here was a daughter from the future appearing out of nowhere.

Thinking about this, Ye Shuang let out a slow sigh.

"Yezi, do you want to go to school?" Ye Shuang asked. Yezi would definitely be staying home to live with them from now on.

"School? Yinshan Academy?"

"Do you want to go to Yinshan?" Ye Shuang said, “But at your age, you can’t go to Yinshan yet… The affiliated elementary school would work.”

"Okay."

Yezi didn’t seem to have any objections. At this age, she was just old enough to be obedient and listen to her parents.

That settled it. Ye Shuang would have to arrange Yezi’s future life. He rubbed his temples, but another problem occurred to him—if Yezi lived at home, how would he explain her to Yuyou and Keke?

Yuyou would probably be fine, but Keke might find it strange?

Then again, Keke was already part of the family.

"The second floor has enough rooms, luckily," Ye Shuang thought to himself.

He really couldn’t explain Yezi’s special identity to Keke and Yuyou. It would probably be better to take care of Yezi under the guise of 'adoption.' Yuyou already seemed to enjoy being called 'mom,' and she even treated Yezi as if she were her own child.

And in fact, Yezi was her child—just one from the future.

"How did my own parents handle it back then?" A familiar situation made Ye Shuang think of the clock at the cemetery from last time. He had spent several years in the past timeline. Maybe his parents, who had already sensed something unusual, had interacted with him in a peculiar state of mind.

After all, his son was from the future.

It was similar to Yezi’s situation. I guess you could say, like father, like daughter?

"Just look forward," Ye Shuang murmured to himself.

...

That afternoon, Kou Kou came in to announce, "Mr. Ye, there’s a business seminar you need to attend."

"Just decline it," Ye Shuang said.

"There are some changes in policy. If you skip it, it won’t look good. President Chen never misses these," Kou Kou didn’t say much, but she clearly laid out the pros and cons.

"How long will it take?" Ye Shuang asked.

"An hour’s drive. The car is already waiting downstairs."

Ye Shuang glanced at the time. It was three o’clock, and the seminar seemed to start at five.

In other words, he wouldn’t be able to leave work on time today.

But there was no help for it. Since Chen Qin wasn’t around, it fell to him to attend the meeting.

"Little Yu, can you take Yezi home for me?" Ye Shuang had to ask An Shiyu, who was playing a game beside him.

"Oh, just watching a little brat. Easy," An Shiyu said without looking up.

"Mm."

Seeing her agree, Ye Shuang sent a message to Bai Yuyou and Keke saying he wouldn’t be home for dinner. Then he turned to Yezi.

"Yezi, make sure you listen to Sister Fish, okay?"

"Okay, Daddy." Yezi seemed a little afraid of An Shiyu but still nodded obediently.

Just then, An Shiyu glanced over from her screen with just a side-eye, and it was enough to make Yezi use her little hands to cover her hair.

Witnessing this, Ye Shuang could only tell An Shiyu not to scare the child before getting up and leaving the office.

The office door clicked shut.

Only the sound of keyboard keys tapping remained.

"Taking care of a little brat," An Shiyu said, pausing her game and shifting her attention to Yezi. The girl was already sitting on the sofa, looking well-behaved.

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"Tch, am I that scary?" An Shiyu clicked her tongue. She was supposed to be this lovable, kind big sister. Why did that little brat look at her like she was a villain?

"N-No, not at all! Sister Fish is a good person," Yezi quickly said, afraid that any second now An Shiyu would grab her and shave her head bald.

"Hmph. Let’s go. Time to clock out," An Shiyu said, standing up.

"B-But it’s not five o’clock yet… clocking out…"

"The boss isn’t here. My job right now is taking care of you," An Shiyu said. "Zip it. Follow me."

"O-Okay…"

"Big sister here will take you for a ride on my scooter."

Yezi: ?