Su Ling didn’t draw very well at first. He kept drawing past the edges, and his lines were crooked and wobbly. The apples he drew didn’t look like apples, and the eggs didn’t look like eggs.
As he drew more, he gradually mastered the technique. His drawings began to improve. Although they weren’t amazing, they were much better compared to when he first started.
When Ye Moran finished cooking and walked out, she saw the drawings the Little Fellow had made and smiled as she stroked his head.
“Very good. It’s already much better than when you started. Keep practicing, and you’ll get even better.”
“Mng…”
Su Ling looked up dazed. Concentrating for such a long time had left him feeling exhausted.
Seeing him like this, Ye Moran picked the Little Fellow up and placed him on the dining table.
“Alright, it’s time to eat. After you finish, take a good rest, okay?”
“Okay,” Su Ling replied weakly.
He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat. He ate very slowly, his focus drifting. His thoughts would wander elsewhere every now and then.
Ye Moran watched the Little Fellow thoughtfully while she ate.
‘Such a Little Fellow seems… quite obedient, doesn’t he?’
“Little Fellow, let’s do something we want to do, okay?”
“Wh-what?”
Su Ling’s eyes were half-closed as he looked up in confusion.
“You know what!”
Ye Moran chuckled and walked over to his side. Her palm slowly caressed his neck, then slid down past his collar.
“Mng… no, don’t…”
“But I want to. What should I do?”
Ye Moran turned the Little Fellow’s body around, lifted his chin, and looked down at him!
Su Ling blinked dazedly, unable to speak. His brain felt like a rusted gear that wouldn’t turn. It seemed difficult even to lift his hand. He even forgot to struggle—or perhaps, he simply didn’t want to.
“Mph!”
Suddenly, his mouth was blocked. His tender lips were bitten hard, and he could even smell the scent of rust spreading across his mouth!
“Mph!—”
He was like a helpless doll, pressed down onto the table. Beneath him were the plates that had held their meal, and his body was soon stained with oil!
He didn’t even have the strength to speak. His mouth was sealed tight, and only his chest heaved with violent gasps!
“Hah, hah, hah, hah!!!”
Finally, his mouth was released. He gasped for air, greedily inhaling every bit of fresh air he could.
“No, don’t… my body is so tired!”
“It’s fine. You don’t have to move. I’ll do it myself!”
Ye Moran picked him up. She reached forward and swept the plates off the table to clear it, not caring if the surface was clean or not. She gave the Little Fellow a wicked smile!
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Su Ling curled up in bed, his eyes tightly shut. His body was covered from head to toe in lingering marks of intimacy!
His breathing was steady, and he appeared to have fallen asleep. Ye Moran lay on her side beside him, tirelessly caressing his body over and over again to offer him comfort.
Knock, knock, knock!!!
The sudden sound of knocking instantly shattered Ye Moran’s good mood. She frowned, but after carefully tucking the quilt around the Little Fellow, she walked out of the room with a somber expression.
“What is it?”
“CEO Ye, it’s your… father. He is waiting for you in the Meeting Room.”
“What is he doing here?”
“I don’t know. He only said he wanted you to go over.”
Qin Siyu stood to the side, acting with extreme caution. As Ye Moran’s confidant, she naturally knew that her Boss did not get along with her family at all. If she handled even the smallest detail poorly and upset CEO Ye, she would be the one to suffer!
“Go back to work for now. I’ll be over in a moment.”
“Understood!”
Upon hearing this, Qin Siyu left immediately as if she had been granted a divine reprieve.
Ye Moran’s face remained grim, but a hint of contemplation flashed in her eyes.
‘What does that guy want?’
He clearly didn’t want to see her, so why did he come? Since their last meeting ended on a bad note, she hadn’t contacted the family at all, let alone returned home!
What was the situation now? Could it be that he still wanted her to go to that Social Gala and go on a Blind Date?
Ye Moran thought it over, and it seemed like the only possibility. But she already had the Little Fellow. Even if it was just for a show, she would never go to a place like that!
Her high heels clicked against the floor, sounding like a heavy hammer striking everyone’s heart.
When the employees saw their Boss, they all lowered their heads, not daring to breathe loudly as they pretended to be busy.
Ye Moran merely cast a glance at them and didn’t pay them any further attention. She pushed open the door to the Meeting Room and saw the man she never wanted to see!
“Humph, so you actually decided to come!”
Su Xing spoke with a harsh tone, his face looking seventy or eighty percent similar to Ye Moran’s!
“If I remember correctly, you were the one who called for me. Why is it that now that I’m here, you don’t look very happy? How about I just leave?”
Ye Moran sneered and chose a seat as far away from him as possible. she didn’t even want to spare him a single glance!
“Hoo!—”
Su Xing exhaled heavily. He didn’t want to argue with Ye Moran, but as soon as he entered the Ye Family Company, he had been rejected for various reasons. They said CEO Ye was unavailable, that she was busy, using all sorts of excuses to brush him off!
They had even made a gesture to see him out. If it weren’t for his stubborn attitude, he might not have seen his daughter today at all!
That was why his tone was so aggressive!
One had to remember that he had once worked at this company too. He had even been the President for a few days. Although it was just a title, the company had belonged to him at one point. He hadn’t expected that in just a few short years, his own daughter would make it so he wasn’t even recognized here.
But it was normal when he thought about it. After all, the company truly bore the Ye name, and it was something left behind by that woman. It was only natural that her daughter inherited what she left behind!
Thinking of this, he took a deep look at Ye Moran.
“I came here to make you attend the Social Gala your mother mentioned. It’s tomorrow. You must go!”
“Do you really think I’ll go?”
Ye Moran shook her head with a cold laugh. This old man was far too naive. Did he think she would go just because he said a few words?
“It’s not up to you. If you don’t go, I don’t mind exposing everything you’re doing right now!”
“What do you mean by that?”
Ye Moran knit her brows, her fists clenching tightly. Anger flared in her heart, accompanied by a wave of sorrow.
‘This guy really doesn’t see me as his daughter. He’s actually using this kind of method to threaten me. He hasn’t given me a single shred of paternal love since I was a child!’
“I will expose Ye Jin’s identity and everything you are doing right now!”
“Of course, you might not care about those things, but you can forget about ever controlling this company. Don’t think your mother and I haven’t known about the things you’ve been doing behind the scenes all these years!”
“We just didn’t want to interfere. That doesn’t mean you can act willfully!”
“Heh, are you trying to have a complete fallout with me?!”
Ye Moran’s tone was indifferent as she finally turned her head to face him.
“No, that’s not…”
Su Xing bit his lip, a flash of struggle appearing in his eyes, but he quickly became firm again.
He had to protect Ye Shuyu; he couldn’t let her be sad.
Ye Shuyu had always wanted to be close to Ye Moran and truly treated her as a daughter. He didn’t want Ye Shuyu to be heartbroken because of Ye Moran’s disobedience!
“Heh!—”
“I’ll go. However, I’m only going, nothing more. But I have one condition!”
“What condition?”
“I’m bringing the Little Fellow along!”
Su Xing’s eyes widened instantly, and a look of terror even flashed within them. Ye Moran was too far away to see it clearly and assumed he was simply shocked by her idea!
But in reality, Su Xing was terrified by the title she used!
It was too similar. That woman from the past had also addressed him as “Little Fellow.” They were indeed mother and daughter—they did the same things! Both were beasts!
Trash!
This daughter in front of him would also turn into a demon like her mother sooner or later!
“I… I’m leaving. Remember to be there when the time comes!”
Trembling, he scrambled up from his seat and stumbled out of the Meeting Room, fleeing the place in a panic.
Ye Moran only furrowed her brows in confusion, completely unable to understand why he would react like that.
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