Ye Ningwan looked at Mr. Ye and found it amusing. Such a ridiculous excuse, did he really take her for a three-year-old?
Mr. Ye didn’t bother explaining further. After a moment, he spoke in a low voice, "I know about you and Zhan Hanjue. It was predictable. Your temperament isn’t suitable for the Zhan Family. It’s good that you’ve left, and we will naturally send someone else over to the Zhan Family."
Ningwan raised an eyebrow.
Send someone else over?
Who do they plan to send?
Does he think Zhan Hanjue is some ancient tyrant needing a marriage alliance?
Ningwan almost laughed but held it back. She cleared her throat lightly and asked, "These matters have nothing to do with me. Where is Shao’er? Aunt said you knew his whereabouts. Can you tell me?"
"He’s just an abandoned baby your parents adopted. Yet you have such sibling affection for him." Mr. Ye snorted coldly.
Ningwan said, "He is the child my parents adopted, so naturally, he is my sibling. If you don’t know his whereabouts, I’ll leave right away."
With that, she turned to leave.
Mr. Ye had no choice but to say, "He’s in the south of the city. I’ve already sent someone to pick him up. Wait for a while, and he will be here."
Ningwan stopped in her tracks.
"That child has always been under my watch. As a token of gratitude, shouldn’t you help me with something?" Mr. Ye proposed.
"What do you want me to do?" Ningwan asked.
Mr. Ye said, "As I said earlier, you leaving the Zhan Family, we’ll naturally send someone else over. You’ve met her, Ye Ya, your fourth sister. She’s at the right age, looks good, and her temperament is pleasant. If she goes to the Zhan Family, she’s sure to win over Zhan Hanjue. But this kind of matter, the Ye Family is embarrassed to bring up. Since you are Zhan Hanjue’s ex-wife, it would be better for you to discuss it with him. Once this is settled, I’ll let you take Ye Shao away. I know you don’t care for the Ye Family, and from then on, you will have your freedom, with no further ties to the Ye Family."
"So, you want to use this matter to sever my ties with the Ye Family?" Ningwan asked with a cold smile.
Mr. Ye gazed at her with cloudy eyes, speaking in a low voice, "Haven’t you always wanted to cut ties with the Ye Family?"
"Knock, knock, knock."
There was a knock on the door outside.
"Come in," Mr. Ye responded in a deep voice.
Soon, the door opened, and the butler walked in.
After entering, he first looked at Ningwan, then at Mr. Ye, hesitating to speak.
Mr. Ye scolded, "Speak up. She’s not an outsider; she’s the third miss of the Ye Family."
Ningwan sneered internally; now they remembered she’s the third miss of the Ye Family.
"The people sent to find Ye Shao have returned, but they didn’t bring him back," the butler reported.
Mr. Ye frowned, "Where is he? Why didn’t they bring him back?"
"Ye Shao is working part-time in a bar and offended Feng Jiuzun."
Mr. Ye’s eyebrows jumped; bastards really know how to cause trouble.
Of all people to offend, it had to be Feng Jiuzun?
"Send Henghui to handle this matter. No matter what, bring him back," Mr. Ye ordered sternly.
Ningwan also heard these words. She frowned slightly and quickly said, "I’ll go too."
Mr. Ye looked at her, and after a moment, nodded, "It’s good for you to go. I heard Ye Shao is wild and untamed. Maybe he’ll listen to you and come back with you."
Ningwan left with the butler.
By now, Ye Shao should be fifteen.
At this age, he should be in high school!
When she was four, her father brought home a baby, introducing him as her brother.
She remembered her brother was soft and all he did was cry.
Once, when he cried, her parents weren’t around.
Not knowing what to do, she extended her hand, placed her finger in his mouth.
Sure enough, he stopped crying immediately.
Initially, she didn’t really like her brother, but that incident made her fond of him.
On the day of the accident, her brother was asleep.
Her mother said he was too young and should not be disturbed. A maid was left to care for him while the rest of the family went out.
Thankfully, they didn’t take her brother. Otherwise, he might have died in the accident too.
After being sent to the countryside by the Ye Family, she considered looking for Ye Shao.
But her grandmother struggled to raise even just her, let alone take in another child.
Later, after returning to the Ye Family, she specifically looked out for him, but never saw Ye Shao.
She thought the Ye Family had sent him away too and didn’t expect to have the chance to see him again.
Her heart was mixed with emotions, wondering if the child would recognize her when they met?
After all, he was only two back then. Most children don’t retain memories from before that age; how would he remember her?
"Kneel and lick it clean, or don’t even think about leaving today."
In Room 306 at Splendor, a group of people surrounded a teenager, while a man sat on the sofa opposite the teen.
The man was strikingly handsome, but there was an arrogant and menacing gleam in his eyes as he looked at the teenager with contempt. He crossed his long legs, raising a foot with a red wine stain on his shoe.
The group demanded the teenager to lick the red wine stain off the man’s shoe.
The teen was thin, with a pale complexion and appeared malnourished. His eyes were unusually large, his features were good, but his thinness made one feel his eyeballs might fall out at any moment.
However, he was incredibly stubborn, clenching his teeth and fists, refusing to yield despite the threats from so many people.
"I won’t, it wasn’t my fault," he insisted stubbornly.
The man on the sofa snorted, looking at him with disdain, "Quite stubborn. I’m curious how long you can keep it up."
Saying that, the man waved his hand lightly, and his subordinate immediately raised a fist, punching the teenager.
The teen, frail as he was, couldn’t withstand such a violent blow.
He immediately fell to the ground, clutching his chest and coughing incessantly, as if trying to cough out his lungs.
The subordinate lifted a foot, ready to kick the teen again.
Ningwan burst through the door, bringing people with her.
The butler following her was terrified.
This was Feng Jiuzun?
The infamous troublemaker of the Feng Family, how could the third miss dare to kick the door open and walk in?
But by the time he thought to stop her, it was too late.
Ningwan walked in assertively, her strong presence parting Feng Jiuzun’s men to make way.
Ningwan quickly reached the teenager’s side, supporting him with concern, "Are you okay?"
The teen looked at her blankly and shook his head.
Ningwan stood up, her eyes coldly glaring at Feng Jiuzun.
So many people bullying a child, it was truly over the line.
Yet, she glared at Feng Jiuzun indignantly.
And from the moment she entered, Feng Jiuzun had been fixated on her.
Nobody knew, that when Feng Jiuzun saw Ningwan, his blood was boiling.
The excitement in his chest roared up like a wild beast finally spotting the tender, juicy little prey it had long desired.