“In that case, this child looks at least four to five years old. Could he be the child of the daughter of the Shen Family? But… isn’t Young Master Ye going to marry the Han Family’s daughter? Is he… the child of his ex-wife?”
“If there is a child, it must be difficult for the Han Family’s daughter. Rumor has it that she is Han Qing’s long-lost sister, whom he has been pampering since he found her. Would Han Qing be happy if his sister is going to be someone’s stepmother?”
“Though they look really good together, being a stepmother is surely a difficult thing. But who knows what goes on behind the scenes in these wealthy families? There might even be something shady going on behind this marriage.”
The gossips gradually floated over. The discussions became extremely loud—as if Ye Moxuan was non-existent.
In the beginning, Ye Moxuan did not want to pay any heed to them, but seeing how the discussions got heated, and especially when they began talking about Han Muzi, Ye Moxuan got extremely annoyed. The atmosphere around him began to feel intense.
“Uncle and aunties, you guys are bad. Since when my mommy said she’s going to be a stepmother?” Just as Ye Moxuan was about to yell, a pure, yet firm voice was heard.
Little Bean looked up, stared at those who were talking, and continued, “And my mommy has said before that talking behind other people’s back is a bad habit that I should never learn to do.” After that, Little Bean turned to look at Ye Moxuan and asked naively, “Are they bad people? Why are they saying bad things about Mommy?”
The chattering crowd went silent. This kid is way too outspoken. How did his mommy teach him?
How Little Bean condemned those people toward Ye Moxuan helped make his point. The first time Ye Moxuan saw the look on Little Bean’s face, he had sensed something familiar, but he never quite figured out where that familiarity came from. Now it hit him. That look… was almost the same as his. It was the look that he would occasionally see in the mirror. That was why he felt a sense of familiarity.
This little brat… Ye Moxuan put on a smile. He placed his hand on Little Bean’s head and approved of what he just did. “You’re right. They aren’t a good example. Kids should never learn from them. Also, your mommy is not going to become a stepmother by marrying me.”
The crowd was being put to shame by Ye Moxuan’s words. Shortly after that, they were again taken aback by what he said earlier about Han Muzi not being a stepmother. What did he mean by that?
“What did he mean by ‘not as a stepmother’? Is the Young Lady of the Han Family the birth mother of this child?”
“That doesn’t sound right… This child is pretty old. How could he be her biological son? If he is, does that mean that the Young Lady of the Han Family…”
“Oh my God. Was she the daughter of the Shen Family?”
“When you put it that way, it does seem probable. After all, the Han Family found their daughter five years ago.”
Everyone went quiet.
Little Bean blinked and innocently looked at everyone. “Congratulations, you got it right. My mommy did indeed return to the Han Family five years ago, but… because you are not a good example, there are no prizes for any of you for getting that one right.”
Ye Moxuan softly patted Little Bean’s head. “Alright, we are done talking. Let’s go home.” After saying that, he put out his hand to him, intending to hold his hand to walk back together.
Little Bean looked at the beefy palm and did not put his hand forward. Instead, he blinked and ignored that hand, before continuing walking with his short legs.
Ye Moxuan was stunned by that. He stared at Little Bean’s back and wondered why he had not accepted him. He then quickly ran toward him. Little Bean had already opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
Ye Moxuan started driving while reminding Little Bean to put on his seat belt.
Little Bean turned over and looked at him. “Mister, is Mommy with you?”
Ye Moxuan did not know how to respond. It’s “Mister” again.
“Didn’t I tell you before to start calling me ‘Daddy’? Your mommy and I are getting married next month.”
“Oh.” Little Bean did not have any reactions after hearing that they were going to get married. ‘Oh’ was all that he said.
Ye Moxuan could not help but frown. He felt that Little Bean was a little stubborn and a lot harder to deal with than he imagined. What now?
After driving Little Bean home to Seabay Villa, the kid happily went to look for his mommy. He disappeared so quickly that Ye Moxuan did not even realize he was gone. As a father, Ye Moxuan felt frustrated. He took out his phone and sent a message to the company group chat.
The entire upper management of the company was in that group chat. By that time, they had already got off work and were getting ready to eat dinner. When all their phones received the notification, they all took it out and realized it was their boss who sent out a text in the group chat. Everyone instantly became nervous.
After all, under normal circumstances, Ye Moxuan would rarely participate in the group chat. Even if it was about work-related arrangements, it would be relayed through Xiao Su. Now that he sent out a text himself, everyone was caught by surprise. However, what worried them more was the fact that it must be an urgent instruction—for Ye Moxuan to issue it himself.
Everyone who was either eating or driving had to stop what they were doing to immediately unlock their phones and check the group chat. However, the moment they saw what Ye Moxuan had sent out, they began to doubt what they were seeing. Were they… mistaken?
They thought Ye Moxuan was giving out work-related instructions in the group chat, but when did that turn into a… question? And that question was—‘How do you please a child?’
Why did the great Young Master Ye need to please a child? It did not matter how he got distracted previously during a meeting and started asking about what kids would like, but why would he ask out of the blue in the group chat today about how to please a child?
While everyone was curiously wondering what that was all about, a text came through in the group chat.
‘Is Young Master Ye being disliked by a child?’
What?? In less than two seconds, everyone received another notification. A group chat member had just deleted a message.
The manager of the talent marketing department was extremely afraid when looking at the notification on the deleting of a message on the phone. Perhaps he was too quick in responding by sending out that message. Young Master Ye didn’t see that, did he? If Ye Moxuan saw what he wrote, he had no idea how mad he would get at him. Anyway, the manager of the talent marketing department was terrified and felt a chill down his spine.
Just as he was considering what else to say to salvage the situation, their boss sent out another message. ‘Who said I’m being disliked?’
When the manager of the talent marketing department saw that message, he almost passed out due to shock.
B-B-Boss saw my message? What was going to happen to him next? The manager contemplated for a long time to come up with a solution and to redeem himself. He then started frantically typing and sent out all the ways he had used in the past to please his child.
