This time Ye Jie was not stunned. From what he gathered during her nightmare, if she really had spent 4 years in that cage made for her, she really would have killed herself.
"What about the video?" Ye Jie started as the warmth of the sun fell on his face through the tall windows.
"Do you trust her?" Wu Wang asked.
"I do!" Ye Jie's words were absolute.
"Then be patient. I believe that she thinks you won't trust her because she doesn't have proof of her innocence. When she gets the proof, she might open up to you." Wu Wang said leaning back on the couch.
Ye Jie nodded and quietly sat there looking around at the paintings. His penthouse was like an art gallery. Ye Jie stood up to look at the painting closely. Noticing something, he asked, "Why do you have my wife's portraits?"
"Because she's my little sister..." Wu Wang replied naturally as he came to stand beside him.
Okay, Bro... You win!
I guess, Now I know why my wife is so blunt...
"And my first muse as well..." Wu Wang continued thinking about something as a gentle smile appeared on his face.
Ye Jie's eyes caught the sign at the side of paintings. "You!" He pointed at Wu Wang in disbelief. "You're the famous painter, Eric?" Ye Jie was in disbelief.
"You have a problem with that?" Wu Wang asked.
"No way... I like your paintings from the very beginning. I even bought your first auctioned painting, 'Meeting and Parting'. It's still in my study." Ye Jie always liked his work. He always told Ming Qu that this painter had a deep story. Each stroke of brush or color felt like the painter poured his heart out.
Ye Jie wasn't wrong. For Wu Wang, a blank canvas was like his empty world. And he painted it with the pain inside his heart to hide his empty world from judging eyes. Although people thought painting was a hobby to him. But it was his escape from his own empty world.
"Wow, I never thought I'll meet my favorite artist. Not here at least." His interjection showed his honesty to Wu Wang. Seeing the weird way Ye Jie was looking at him. Wu Wang asked,
"What do you want to ask?"
"I heard that Eric donates all of the money earned from paintings to the cancer patients. Is that right?"
"Obviously it's right..."
"Why?"
Wu Wang gave him a look that made Ye Jie feel like a clown in front of him. "Look at me..." Wu Wang pointed at himself with both his hands. "Does this young master look like he needs money?"
Ye Jie figured that Wu Wang didn't want to share the real reason with him. They were not close. Wu Wang was not obliged to tell him anything at all. But the idea that a broken flower boy [1] like Wu Wang spent millions on cancer patients was really refreshing.
Ye Jie didn't ask anything and set out to leave. When he was leaving, Wu wang passed him a painting and said, "I still don't trust you very much. But I believe you have a heart that can shield my Mey's heart. So, I'll stop disliking you from now on." Ye Jie smiled at his words and left.
Lunchtime was over when Ye Jie came back. He opened the painting which Wu Wang gifted him when he came inside the office. For a moment, he didn't have words to say.
It was a painting of Xu Mey's side profile with a smile that showed her beautiful dimple. She looked relaxed with her eyes closed as the cherry blossoms fell on her. He decided to hang the painting in his office.
At the office, Ye Jie was again frustrated. This e-sports business was really out of his league. Actually, it was not that he couldn't do it, it was that he wasn't interested in e-sports at all. He was a typical example of a bookworm. Far away from gaming.
At exactly 4 o'clock, he called Xu Mey. Asking her about lunch and her medicines. And after informing her that he'll be on time to pick her up, he disconnected the call. While talking to her, his disposition was pleasant but the moment, the call was disconnected, he was back to his hectic work.
In the blink of an eye, it was already evening and Ye Jie set out to pick up Xu Mey. When he arrived at the front of the building, he saw her walking out with a cold and indifferent face. She spotted his car instantly and climbed in.
As they were on their way back to the Peach Estate, Ye Jie asked, "How was your day, my dear wife?"
"It was alright..." After a pause, she said, "Can you stop calling me 'dear wife'?"
Ye Jie trained his eyes on the road as he said, "Sure..." Xu Mey sighed in relief which instantly vanished at his next words. "My cherry wife." She groaned in irritation.
"Don't you have anything else? Why not just call my Xu Mey?"
"Nope... Not happening..." He replied calmly.
At this hour, the traffic was quite heavy and they were stuck in a jam. "How was your day?" Xu Mey asked him.
"Perfect!" Ye Jie smiled looking at her but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"Liar!" Ye Jie quirked his brows at her comment. "If you're going to lie at least learn how to."
Ye Jie couldn't help but chuckle at her observing nature. "It was very hectic." He seemed tired.
"Why?"
"There is a new e-sports business, we've started. And at this moment, we only have losses. I don't know what to do." Ye Jie pinched his brows.
"Did you play online games before?" She asked.
"No... Ye Jun plays... I never did." He replied.
"Hmm... You seem like the kind of person who wouldn't know about gaming much." He asserted.
"How come?" He was very curious.
"I'm an observing person with discerning eyes." She looked out the window and all of a sudden turned towards him. "You never even played the classic game like Legend's League?"
"Not at all..." He replied watching her gaping at him. "Have you played online games?"
"Yup!"
"You said you don't have hobbies. Gaming isn't a hobby for you?" She shook her head to answer him. "Why not?"
"Because I played games to earn money. I cleared FC's and people paid me for it." Her expression was formal with no visible emotions.
Ye Jie stared at the side of her face for a long time. To earn money, the eldest daughter of Xu Family had to play games for others. What else have you done, my cherry wife?
[1] flower boy: Playboy