“Xiaofeng, go to the housekeeping agency yourself and hire the two best nannies to take care of Yanran’s daily life.”
“The child in Yanran’s belly is the hope of our family. With this child, Jiang Yi will obediently become my son-in-law,” Mother Ye said to Ye Xiaofeng.
“Yes!”
Ye Xiaofeng didn’t have time to think and hurried to the housekeeping agency.
“This is wonderful, our family is full of joyous news now. I must quickly share this good news with everyone,” Mother Ye said, her smile beaming.
“This matter cannot be revealed for now!”
Father Ye said.
“Why?” Mother Ye looked at Father Ye.
“No one knows what Jiang Yi is thinking right now. If Jiang Yi doesn’t remarry Yanran, our family will become the laughingstock of Jiang City,” Father Ye said.
“Jiang Yi will definitely remarry Yanran!” Mother Ye said with certainty.
“Then tell me, why is Jiang Yi certain to remarry Yanran?” Father Ye asked.
“Because the child in Yanran’s belly is his. He can’t just shirk responsibility!”
“He is one of the most important figures in Jiang City. He got Yanran pregnant. If he doesn’t take responsibility, won’t he be afraid of ruining his reputation?” Mother Ye said.
“Have you forgotten how you treated Jiang Yi back then?”
Father Ye said to Mother Ye, “If you were Jiang Yi, would you definitely remarry Yanran?”
This question stumped Mother Ye.
Mother Ye calmed down and felt that Father Ye’s words were indeed reasonable.
“Yanran’s pregnancy must not be told to anyone. It must be kept secret until things are settled,” Father Ye said with a solemn expression.
“I’ll go find Jiang Yi now and test his attitude,” Mother Ye said.
Father Ye intended to stop Mother Ye, but before he could speak, Mother Ye had already hurried out of the hall.
Father Ye took a deep breath, his face full of helplessness.
At this moment, Ye Yanran came out of the restroom.
“Yanran, what are your plans?” Father Ye asked.
“I don’t know.”
Ye Yanran shook her head.
The pregnancy had caught Ye Yanran off guard.
“I want to be alone for a while.”
Ye Yanran turned and returned to her room.
In fact, Jiang Yi also wanted to know what Jiang Yi was truly thinking.
Jiang Yi had completely let go of Ye Yanran!
But Ye Yanran had not been able to let go of Jiang Yi.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yi had returned to the villa.
Entering the hall, Jiang Yi sat on the sofa, his mind constantly occupied by Ye Yanran’s pregnancy.
The matter had come too suddenly.
Jiang Yi still hadn’t recovered.
Dongfang Mei was sitting in the hall reading a magazine. Seeing Jiang Yi’s expression upon his return, she felt confused.
It was the first time she had seen Jiang Yi looking like this.
“What happened?” Dongfang Mei asked.
Jiang Yi didn’t speak.
“If something is troubling you, say it. If you can’t solve it, you still have me. Even if I can’t help you, I can offer some advice,” Dongfang Mei said to Jiang Yi.
Dongfang Mei was genuinely concerned about Jiang Yi.
“It’s nothing.”
Jiang Yi took a deep breath and said, “I’m just in a bad mood. Don’t worry about me.”
Dongfang Mei was not foolish; she could tell that Jiang Yi had encountered something.
A servant walked in from outside.
“Mr. Jiang, Miss Ye’s mother is here and says she has something to see you about,” the servant said.
“Tell her I don’t want to see anyone right now and ask her to leave,” Jiang Yi said.
Jiang Yi knew why Mother Ye was looking for him.
Jiang Yi had long seen through Mother Ye’s intentions.
The servant nodded and turned to leave the hall.
Not long after, the servant ran back.
“Mr. Jiang, Miss Ye’s mother has left. Before she left, she asked me to pass on a message to you,” the servant said.
“Stop, I don’t want to hear it.”
Jiang Yi went directly to the backyard.
Dongfang Mei glanced at Jiang Yi’s retreating figure. After Jiang Yi disappeared into the backyard, Dongfang Mei called out to the servant.
“What message did Miss Ye’s mother ask you to give Mr. Jiang?” Dongfang Mei asked the servant.
The servant hesitated.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell Jiang Yi,” Dongfang Mei said.
The servant looked helpless.
“If you tell me, I’ll double your salary starting this month.”
Dongfang Mei directly took a stack of money from her handbag and placed it on the table.
In this world, there was nothing money couldn’t accomplish.
Dongfang Mei lacked nothing, especially money.
Seeing so much money placed before him, the servant was immediately tempted.
“Miss Ye’s mother asked me to tell Mr. Jiang that she knows about Miss Ye’s situation and hopes Mr. Jiang will remarry Miss Ye,” the servant said.
Hearing this, Dongfang Mei’s delicate eyebrows furrowed.
Dongfang Mei recalled Jiang Yi’s disheveled state when he returned earlier and felt that something must have happened.
“Did Miss Ye’s mother say anything else?” Dongfang Mei asked the servant.
“No!” the servant shook his head.
“You may leave now,” Dongfang Mei said.
“Yes!”
The servant responded, took the money from the table, and left the hall happily.
Dongfang Mei couldn’t sit still and got up to leave the villa.
As soon as she reached the villa entrance, Yingzi emerged from the woods.
“Young Madam…” Yingzi called out.
“Go investigate what happened after Jiang Yi visited the Ye family just now. Investigate everything thoroughly. If you can’t find out, don’t come back to see me,” Dongfang Mei said.
“Yes!”
Yingzi responded, then turned and disappeared into the woods.
Dongfang Mei didn’t rest. After returning to the villa, she went directly to the backyard.
She intended to get information from Jiang Yi.
When she reached the backyard, Dongfang Mei was stunned.
She saw Jiang Yi drinking heavily, having already consumed a considerable amount.
Seeing Jiang Yi like this, Dongfang Mei felt that things were not good.
Dongfang Mei rarely saw Jiang Yi drink. Even when he did, it was just a casual drink when he was happy, not like this.
Jiang Yi was clearly drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
“Tell me the truth, what exactly happened?”
Ye Yanran walked to Jiang Yi’s side and said, “No matter what happens, I will find a way to help you.”
“Come have a couple of drinks with me,” Jiang Yi handed the wine bottle to Dongfang Mei.
“Alright!”
Dongfang Mei picked up the wine bottle, tilted her head back, and drank heartily, finishing more than half of the bottle.
By the time Dongfang Mei put down the wine bottle, Jiang Yi had already passed out.
At Jiang Yi’s feet lay five or six empty wine bottles.
Jiang Yi had an astonishing capacity for alcohol, but after drinking so much, he would be incapacitated.
When Jiang Yi woke up, it was already the next morning.
Jiang Yi rolled over, intending to sleep a little longer.
Suddenly, his nose caught a delightful fragrance.
This made Jiang Yi pause.
He never wore perfume. Why was there a scent of perfume on his bed?