Have I Heard This Somewhere Before

While Bai Yuyou chatted with her relatives, quite a few people also turned their attention to Ye Shuang, who was sitting beside her. After all, thanks to Aunt Xian’s explanations, everyone had more or less heard about Ye Shuang.

And Alice seemed to have gone over there recently as well, so the Xu family were curious about what kind of charm the man sitting beside Bai Yuyou possessed to attract so many girls.

Even while Bai Yuyou was talking with her grandfather, she would occasionally pick up food and place it in Ye Shuang’s bowl.

Setting Bai Yuyou aside for the moment, everyone was familiar with Alice’s personality. Although the Xu family now knew Alice’s true identity, their attitude toward her was actually much better than Aunt Xian’s had been at the beginning. After all, they had watched that child grow up. Even without a blood relationship, the affection between them was genuine.

Ye Shuang also seemed to notice everyone’s gazes, but he had no idea what the Xu family were thinking. He merely smiled faintly.

After chatting for quite a while, Old Master Xu still seemed reluctant to let the conversation end. After all, the last time he had seen Bai Yuyou in person, she had still been a tiny, shy girl who liked to cling to her mother. She had been quiet and well-behaved, occasionally flashing a silly, adorable smile before sweetly calling him Grandpa or addressing her uncles.

Besides, Old Master Xu could usually only see her a few times during the New Year. Aunt Xian was simply too busy, and Old Master Xu himself was often away on business. Even so, Bai Yuyou had been one of the few girls in the Xu family and had always been deeply doted on.

Then, one day, he suddenly heard that his granddaughter had been kidnapped. Old Master Xu had sent people to search the entire harbor district, but they had never found any trace of Bai Yuyou. Who would have thought that more than ten years later, he would finally receive news of her?

The moment Bai Yuyou appeared before him, Old Master Xu recognized her.

She looked so much like her mother—so much that there was no need for a DNA test. That little look in her eyes and those tiny expressions were exactly the same as Bai Yuyou’s when she was a child.

“Ah, it’s all because your parents failed to protect you. I never imagined you’d been taken to the mainland.” Old Master Xu sighed. Security cameras had not been very advanced back then, and who could have imagined that Bai Yuyou would end up on the mainland? At the time, Old Master Xu had already prepared himself for the worst.

“It’s all right, Grandpa. Please don’t blame yourself.” Seeing her grandfather repeatedly drink, Bai Yuyou spoke up to comfort him.

After a few cups, Old Master Xu turned his gaze toward Ye Shuang. “Little Shuang, you must never bully Yuyou in the future. Otherwise, our Xu family will be the first to refuse to let you off. Understand?!”

“I understand.” Ye Shuang was caught off guard by the sudden question, but he quickly smiled and nodded.

“We won’t interfere with matters between you young people, but when are you going to have a baby for us to play with?” Old Master Xu asked.

Ye Shuang had thought his reactions were pretty quick, but this question left him stunned for several seconds. All he could do was explain, “Yuyou is still in sch—”

“What? Are you saying our girl isn’t adorable?!” Old Master Xu slapped the table, his voice suddenly rising.

Ye Shuang: “…”

Huh?! ↗

Hadn’t he heard that line somewhere before?

“Dad, you’re drunk.” Aunt Xian covered her mouth and chuckled. At the same time, she tugged on Old Master Xu’s arm and gestured toward Ye Shuang, indicating that it was nothing serious.

Old Master Xu was not very good at holding his liquor. Whenever he drank, he tended to get overly excited.

“Baby is already in elementary school.” Bai Yuyou’s single sentence made everyone present turn their eyes toward her.

Elementary school?

Wait. If the child was in elementary school, then they had to be seven or eight years old by now, right?

Considering that Bai Yuyou was only twenty, Old Master Xu sobered up instantly. Everyone present fixed their eyes on Ye Shuang. Whether it was Old Master Xu or the uncles, their gazes seemed to carry layers of pressure.

“She’s adopted. Adopted,” Ye Shuang immediately explained when he sensed that the atmosphere had turned dangerous.

But Yezi really was his biological daughter. How was he supposed to explain that?

The heavy atmosphere instantly turned cheerful. Old Master Xu laughed as well. “So that’s what it is.”

“Yes.”

The uncles also immediately put on smiles.

They looked completely different from how they had a moment ago. If Ye Shuang had said that the child was truly his and Bai Yuyou’s biological daughter, he probably would not have been able to walk out of that private dining room.

After the meal ended, the Xu family originally wanted to take Bai Yuyou to another gathering, but she declined. After all, Yuyou had to attend class the next day, and compared with going out, she preferred curling up beside Ye Shuang.

“Then we’ll see you next time.” Her uncles handed Bai Yuyou their gifts one after another.

After saying their goodbyes, Ye Shuang took Bai Yuyou back to the parking lot. Bai Yuyou looked down at the paper bags in her hands and said, “Ye Shuang, I received so many gifts.”

“Are you happy?”

“Mm, I’m happy.” Bai Yuyou nodded, but then continued, “Can I sell all of these?”

Her question caught Ye Shuang slightly off guard. “Why would you sell them? Don’t you like them? They’re all very valuable, aren’t they?”

Perhaps Bai Yuyou thought the bracelet was a little too gaudy, but it suited someone of Ye Shuang’s age perfectly well.

“No. I want to exchange all of them for money,” Bai Yuyou said. “That way, I can spend it on you, Ye Shuang.”

“I’ll keep supporting you for the rest of your life.”

Those words made Ye Shuang seem to sink into his memories.

Once, that same girl had stumbled into his arms with money clutched in her hands. Now she seemed to be doing the exact same thing again. A tender warmth filled Ye Shuang’s eyes. He reached out and pinched Bai Yuyou’s soft cheek.

“Silly girl. You don’t need that much money to support me.”

“But you might need money, Ye Shuang,” Bai Yuyou said. She had always heard about this company or that corporation going bankrupt. “What if the company goes bankrupt?”

“I’ll save the money for you.”

“Hahahaha, companies don’t go bankrupt that easily.” Ye Shuang was amused by Bai Yuyou. “Even if the company did go bankrupt, people like us in senior management wouldn’t go bankrupt along with it.”

Of course, Bai Yuyou probably didn’t understand what he meant.

“Ye Shuang.”

“Mm?”

“Can I stay like this with you for the rest of my life?” Bai Yuyou’s words carried a heavy weight, because all she wanted was to never be separated from Ye Shuang.

“Mm. As long as that’s what you want.” Ye Shuang answered seriously.

“Okay.”

Bai Yuyou said nothing more and sat up straight.