"Ye Miao, the necklace was in your hands just now," the man stammered.

Ye Miao frowned, and suddenly remembered that as soon as he had entered the private room, he had carelessly thrown the necklace onto the floor.

"Ye Jiuliang, I lost the necklace; it’s gone. It’s just a broken necklace, at worst I’ll compensate him with money," he said disdainfully.

Ye Jiuliang narrowed her dark eyes dangerously. She really did act high and mighty.

Her red lips parted as her voice came out cold and sharp, "I don’t care where you lost it, find it now. If you can’t find it within five minutes, prepare to take an ambulance home."

Under all those watchful eyes, she threatened him without sparing his face.

Ye Miao’s face fell, black as coal, fully aware of Ye Jiuliang’s arrogant temperament, he could only contain his anger.

"What are you standing around for, go find it." Like a bully targeting the weak, he lashed out at the people beside him.

Seeing this, others quickly bent down and started searching for the necklace on the floor of the private room.

Ye Miao stared at Ye Jiuliang with a murderous glint in his eyes, remembering past lessons, he didn’t dare to lay a hand on Ye Jiuliang on a whim.

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up and find it," Ye Jiuliang ordered coldly.

Loathing the stunning face before him to the point of gritting his teeth, Ye Miao very unwillingly started to look for the necklace as well.

"Brother Ye Miao, the necklace is here."

Someone had found it; the necklace had been thrown under the table.

Ye Jiuliang reached for the necklace, casually pocketed it, and without a glance at Ye Miao, turned and walked away.

Approaching the doorway, she paused, "No matter how unworthy people are, they still bear the Ye surname, unlike some outsider who changed their surname halfway. To think they are superior, how naive."

With that, she left without looking back.

Behind her, Ye Miao stood with a face full of discomfort, venom festering in the depths of his eyes.

Ye, Jiuliang!

...

As the sun set, the rouge clouds looked like a scene from a fairyland.

Stepping out of the hospital, Ye Rui lowered his head as people around occasionally cast curious glances at him, hastening his steps.

A pair of white shoes entered his field of view, and Ye Rui stopped in his tracks.

He looked up and met those cold, deep eyes, and his face showed surprise.

"Take your necklace," Ye Jiuliang said as she opened her hand.

Ye Rui looked at the necklace in the palm of her hand, joy leaping to his brows.

His hand trembled as he took the necklace back, his eyes filled with gratitude as he looked at Ye Jiuliang.

"Thank you."

Ye Jiuliang waved her hand and turned back to her car.

**

There was still some distance to Li Moyuan. Ye Jiuliang got out of the car and walked back at a leisurely pace.

As she approached the entrance, she ran into Jiang Yisheng.

"Jiuliang, why are you alone, where is my cousin?"

"Feng Yi asked him to go to the West Suburb," Ye Jiuliang replied.

"Jiuliang, look over there." Jiang Yisheng, with sharp eyes, noticed the figure standing in the courtyard and his aqua-colored lips formed a faint smile.

Distracted, Ye Jiuliang followed his gaze upon hearing him, and saw the tall, slender figure shrouded in the serene moonlight.

In the night, the man’s profound eyes were looking her way.

It turned out that the feeling of someone waiting for you was actually quite nice.

She smiled, quickening her steps towards him.

Tsk, he should just go find a corner to stay in.

Eating too much dog food at night might lead to an upset stomach.

Jiang Yisheng changed direction and headed to the back garden of Li Moyuan.

"Have you been drinking?" She plunged into his embrace, and the faint smell of alcohol wafted into her nose as Ye Jiuliang nuzzled his chest.

Li Mochan raised his hand to touch her head and hummed, "Had a bit with Feng Yi."

Ye Jiuliang was silent, burying her small head further into his embrace.

Li Mochan’s brows raised slightly, his magnetic voice resonating softly, "Who made my little wolf unhappy, hmm?"

The small hand wrapped around his waist tightened, and Ye Jiuliang pursed his lips in silence.

Noticing her low spirits, Li Mochan’s gaze suddenly turned cold, "Has someone been bullying you, hmm?"

Ye Jiuliang shook her head, looking up at him with a soft and glutinous voice, "Mohan, you have to stay with me forever, okay?"

The cold white jade-like hand covered her small face, and Li Mochan’s thin lips curved slightly, "Didn’t you already snatch me back?"

"No matter, you have to promise me first." Ye Jiuliang acted spoiled, insistently wanting an answer.

Li Moyuan lightly tapped her nose with a doting smile, "Okay."

"Hmm, you have to remember what you said," Ye Jiuliang tiptoed and kissed the corner of his lips.

"Sealed with a kiss."

The girl’s unusual behavior made Li Mochan feel even more certain that something must have happened today.

"Has something happened, hmm?"

Ye Jiuliang’s eyes drooped slightly, but she just shook her head.

"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of some things."

In Ye Rui, she faintly saw a bit of her own childhood shadows.

Seeing that she did not want to say more, Li Moyuan did not press on with questions.

He reached out to embrace her tightly, "Are you hungry? Have you had dinner?"

Ye Jiuliang forced a smile, listening to his heartbeat, she spoke very softly, "Li Mochan, have I ever told you I really like you?"

"No." Li Mochan’s eyes trembled lightly, his cold and mellow voice sexy and enticing.

Ye Jiuliang, "Then did you hear what I just said?"

"Hmm." His lips, flushed with color, spontaneously blossomed with a charming smile.

"In the future, you can say it a few more times." He was addicted to listening.

Ye Jiuliang smiled heartily and burrowed into his embrace.

"I’m hungry, I want to eat noodles."

"Alright, I’ll cook for you."

"Then why are you standing still?"

"Hold you for a bit longer."

The evening breeze passed, and their laughter was carried far away on the wind.

...

At dawn, a line of cars drove into the Ye Family mansion.

Unlike the usual days, the atmosphere in the Ye Family was somewhat heavy today.

"Mom, Ye Jiuliang really didn’t come back?" Ye Xin whispered to Xiang Zhen inquiringly.

It was her own father’s remembrance day, and Ye Jiuliang didn’t even come. She really was quite heartless.

Xiang Zhen nodded and reminded her not to talk too much, "Grandpa will come downstairs soon, don’t say anything careless."

Today was Ye Yuan’s remembrance day, and the senior was already in a foul mood. It wouldn’t be good if she crossed him.

"I got it." Ye Xin was no fool and naturally understood the reasoning.

Upstairs in the study, the old Ye patriarch, dressed in plain-colored traditional attire, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows watching the guests come and go in the courtyard.

"Jiuliang still hasn’t come?" His voice was hoarse.

Aren said, "Miss Jiuliang hasn’t arrived. I’ve already called her, but no one answered."

"Keep calling." The old Ye patriarch ordered, "If you can’t get through, send someone to find her."

In the past, when she was abroad, he might turn a blind eye to her absence, but now that she was back, she naturally had no reason not to come and pay her respects to her father. It would be laughable if word got out.

"Yes."

Aren respectfully responded and hurried out.

Elsewhere

Jiang Yisheng returned from his walk and saw the breakfast on the table, his lips curling into a smile.

Looking up at the person who walked out of the kitchen, he teased, "It seems I picked the right time to come back for a rest. It would be great if Jiuliang would always stay here."

He could enjoy delicious meals every day. Next time he talked to his old man, he’d have something to brag about.

Li Mochan glanced at him indifferently and carried a glass of milk upstairs.