Chapter 371: Chapter 371: Let’s Get Married
Ye Jiuqing had no idea that his people had long been bought off by Ella.
In a certain café.
Su He said, “He’s been staying with me comfortably lately, you can go find him anytime.”
Ella replied, “No, let him enjoy himself for a couple more days. It’s good that he’s comfortable because I want to pull him down from his high horse. Let him taste that huge disparity, otherwise, this guy won’t know his limits!”
Su He chuckled; they used to say that Ye Jiuqing was only afraid of her, and now there was another one.
“Doesn’t he know you’re back? Aren’t you afraid he’ll run away?”
“Don’t worry, I’m always meticulous in what I do, as you know.”
Ella’s exquisite face revealed a sly grin: “No one will tell him that I’ve already arrived in Yue City.”
Su He: “Alright then, I won’t get involved in your matters.”
Mostly because she couldn’t even if she wanted to.
“It’s fine, just remember to send me a big gift when you get married.” Ella said with a smile.
“No problem with that.”
She was quite looking forward to seeing Ye Jiuqing being subdued by someone.
…
Outside the police station.
Half a month flew by in the blink of an eye.
On this afternoon, Bai Luo arrived at the police station on time with Ah Wu to take Xi Jue home.
After half a month, Xi Jue was completely dispirited.
A male police officer pushed him out, then advised, “Mr. Xi, once you’re out, don’t commit the same mistake again. I hope you learn from this experience.”
Xi Jue: “…”
Ah Wu noticed his poor complexion and quickly stepped forward with a smile, saying, “Thank you, Officer, we will definitely remember this lesson. Thank you.”
Ah Wu was mainly worried that his master might start cursing people in a fit of anger.
Having just come out, it would be a waste if he got caught again for insulting an officer and had to be educated some more.
Ah Wu laughed and said, “Hehe, uh, master, let’s go home.”
Xi Jue gave him a sidelong glance, smiling stupidly!
Bai Luo looked at the officer and asked, “Officer, do we need to complete any more procedures?”
“No need, you can head straight home.”
“Alright, thank you for your trouble these past few days.”
“No worries, go ahead, and remember not to make the same mistake next time.”
“…”
This might be the most humiliating experience in Xi Jue’s life.
And all of this was thanks to that woman.
After getting into the car, Bai Luo glanced at the man who remained silent the whole time.
She sighed and said, “Okay, consider this a lesson for you. Don’t even think about retaliating; it’s useless.”
Xi Jue still didn’t utter a word.
Bai Luo looked helpless, her tone slightly severe and annoyed: “Xi Jue, are you even listening to what I’m saying?”
She directly called him by his full name.
Finally, Xi Jue showed some reaction, “Why can’t I retaliate?”
Hearing this, Bai Luo almost choked in anger.
She turned to look at him, “What are you thinking? This cycle of revenge, is it fun for you? Forgetting whether you retaliate or not, have any of your attempts been successful? Haven’t you always ended up being embarrassed? Do you really find this entertaining?”
As soon as she finished, an eerie atmosphere filled the entire car.
Ah Wu sat in the passenger seat, barely daring to breathe.
Miss Bai’s words truly hit the nail on the head, each comment striking directly on their master’s heart.
However, only Miss Bai could speak to him like this.
If anyone else said it, there was no telling if they would live to see another day.
Seeing her tone was a bit harsh, Bai Luo softened it a little, “Ah Jue, what good comes from keeping grudges? Can’t you let go of that stubborn temper?”
“Besides, if you don’t provoke them, they naturally won’t provoke you either.”
Xi Jue squinted his eyes slightly, “So you think I’m looking for trouble?”
Bai Luo slightly furrowed her brows, “Isn’t that so?”
“…”
Two days later.
Ye Jiuqing, who had been cooped up and never leaving Moon Gift Villa, finally decided to step outside its doors.
“Little brat, are you going out to play?”
Just as he was about to leave, he ran into Su Baobao in the main building’s yard.
It happened to be a Saturday, so the little guy didn’t have to go to kindergarten.
Ye Jiuqing had been living here for half a month, and every time Su Baobao saw him, it was at mealtime.
Su Baobao put his little hands on his waist, looking up at him with a fierce little expression, “I’m no little brat. I have a name. It’s Su Yimo, but you can also call me Su Baobao.”
Ye Jiuqing looked at him with disdain, “Who names a boy Su Baobao? It’s so cheesy and disgusting.”
Su Baobao was so angry that he almost flared his nostrils, “You’re disgusting! You look ugly, not as handsome as my dad. No wonder my mommy doesn’t like you, hmph!”
Ye Jiuqing: “…”
“Hey, you little brat, resorting to personal attacks because you’re losing an argument?”
“Baobao’s telling the truth, how is that a personal attack?”
Ye Jiuqing looked at this face that was exactly like that scoundrel Jiang Yan’s, and it irritated him.
“You little brat, do you know that if it weren’t for me, you might not have made it smoothly out of your mom’s belly when you were little? And you’re being so rude to me!”
Su Baobao couldn’t care less about what he was saying.
He snorted through his nose, “I was really small back then, I didn’t know anything. How do I know you’re not making it all up?”
Ye Jiuqing pressed his tongue against his back teeth; it was one thing to lose an argument to Su He and Ella, but he couldn’t possibly lose to a snot-nosed little brat!
Ah Gui watched the scene and couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
Arguing with a child—he had to hand it to him.
Ye Jiuqing rolled up his sleeves, striding over and lifting the little guy up.
“Let me go!”
Su Baobao struggled non-stop in his arms.
“Don’t move. You have complaints against me, huh? Today, you’re coming out with me to play.”
Ye Jiuqing held his little body with one hand and gave his little bottom a pat with the other hand.
“Don’t hit my butt!”
The little guy protested.
“Protest denied!”
Ye Jiuqing carried him out the door.
“Help, Fei Yue, Paomian, save me…”
Fei Yue and Paomian rushed over as soon as they heard Su Baobao’s cry for help.
Fei Yue had just taken Paomian out for a nature call in the yard.
Since it was their own yard, there wasn’t any danger—but who knew…
“Young Master Ye, what are you trying to do?”
Fei Yue agilely leaped in front of them, blocking Ye Jiuqing’s path.
Paomian also barked at Ye Jiuqing a few times threateningly.
“Fei Yue, save me～” Su Baobao turned to Fei Yue and said, “I don’t want to go out with him.”
Fei Yue glanced at the little guy and then looked at Ye Jiuqing, “Could you please put our young master down?”
Ye Jiuqing narrowed his eyes, looking at the little guy in his arms, “I’m just taking him out for some fun; I’m not going to sell him.”
Fei Yue: “But our young master doesn’t want to go out.”
Ye Jiuqing held the little guy and jostled him slightly, “You don’t want to go out?”
Su Baobao looked at him fearlessly, “I don’t want to. Put me down, or I’ll bite you.”
With that, he pretended to open his mouth wide.
But to Ye Jiuqing, it just made him seem rather cute.
He pinched his little cheek, “This little brat is quite cute, not that annoying after all.”
“So, Mr. Ye, do you like kids?”
A female voice suddenly rang out behind them.
Ye Jiuqing didn’t think much about who the owner of the voice was, he just instinctively answered, “They’re alright.”
As he spoke, he suddenly realized the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
It wasn’t just somewhat familiar—it was immensely familiar.
The little guy in his arms turned his head to look behind, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he called sweetly, “Aunt Ella～”
Ella looked at him, her gaze instantly softening, “Hey, sweet baby.”
Ah Gui was the second to turn around, staring in shock at the sudden appearance of Ella.
“Ella.” He called out timidly.
Ella nodded in acknowledgment of him.
As for Ye Jiuqing, he kept his back to her, with no intention of turning around.
Ella looked at his back, curling her lips, “Mr. Ye, are you afraid to see me? Why not turn around?”
Though Ye Jiuqing was curious about why Ella suddenly appeared here, it no longer mattered.
All he wanted now was to escape!
The next second, Ella said, “You might as well forget about running, you’re not getting out of Moon Gift Villa.”
Su Baobao blinked, not quite understanding the dynamics between the two.
The little guy looked down at Ye Jiuqing holding him and asked in his innocent voice, “Why are you sweating? Are you hot?”
Just as the little guy finished speaking, Ella’s merciless laughter echoed behind him.
Ella looked at Su Baobao, chuckling, “Baby, go back inside first. Aunt Ella has something to say to this uncle.”
Su Baobao obediently replied, “Okay, Aunt Ella.”
“Uncle, could you please let me down?” he asked Ye Jiuqing.
“…”
Ye Jiuqing had no choice but to put him down.
If he’d known earlier, he wouldn’t have teased this little brat. Perhaps he would have already left and wouldn’t have run into this woman behind him.
This little brat was simply his nemesis; he was before, and he still is now!
Once released, Su Baobao grabbed Fei Yue’s hand and dashed back to the main building.
He might be little, but he wasn’t dumb.
He had already sensed the awkward atmosphere.
“Fei Yue, let’s go to the third-floor balcony.”
The little guy looked up at Fei Yue.
Fei Yue was confused, “Go to the third floor for what?”
Su Baobao gave a mischievous yet adorable smile, making people want to pinch his cheek.
“To watch the show, of course. The third-floor balcony just happens to have a view of the yard.”
Fei Yue: “…”
In the yard.
Ella took a few steps forward.
Ye Jiuqing instinctively turned around and took three large steps back.
Ah Gui also quietly retreated a few steps, mainly to avoid any unforeseen damage.
Ella watched Ye Jiuqing stepping back, a trace of ridicule in her eyes: “What, am I a virus you have to avoid? Where was your reluctance when you got on top of me?”
Ah Gui was so shocked by this line that he coughed sharply.
However, the next moment, a cold gaze fell on him, making him swallow the urge.
Ella was indeed one fearsome lady.
Ye Jiuqing frowned tightly, “Weren’t you pretty satisfied yourself? We’re both adults; does this one time really matter that much to you?”
He implicitly accused her of being too petty over what had happened once.
Ella listened to his shameless words as she stepped forward, while Ye Jiuqing retreated step by step.
She questioned him, “Ye Jiuqing, why did I never notice how sleazy you are?”
“…”
Ah Gui, listening from the side, muttered internally: Yup, Young Master Jiuqing hid it too well in the past!
Ella continued, “Ye Jiuqing, you want to get away scot-free? I’ll tell you now, that’s impossible! You have to take responsibility!”
“I was talking about sending you to the hospital, and it’s you who refused to go no matter what. I didn’t force you. I even kindly suggested helping you find someone to sort it out, but you insisted on dragging me along to do it. You haven’t forgotten that, have you?”
When Ella said that, it was just a slip of the tongue. She knew he was a germophobe and wouldn’t touch other women.
Of course, she thought he wouldn’t touch her either, but she miscalculated, and he did!
Ye Jiuqing’s brows furrowed tightly, his expression extremely unpleasant.
Of course, he hadn’t forgotten, but at the time, he really couldn’t control himself. It was the person who had set him up to blame; the dosage was too much.
After the incident, he had dealt with that person, but it didn’t ease his grudge.
He gritted his teeth, asking in a deep voice, “You were a virgin, but I wasn’t; I didn’t ask you to take responsibility, so why do you care so much?”
Ah Gui: “…”
Young Master Jiu, your words… are quite something…
Ah Gui couldn’t find words.
Ella laughed, speaking lightly, “Fine, I can take responsibility for you.”
Ye Jiuqing was stunned, “Are you crazy?”
Ella chuckled, “If I’m crazy, then so are you. We can make a pair, at least we won’t bother other people’s daughters or sons.”
As she spoke, Ella took another step closer.
“Ye Jiuqing, let’s get married.”
Boom!
A loud thunderbolt streaked across the sky!
Ye Jiuqing was so shocked his eyes were wide open.
Ah Gui was so startled, his mouth formed an “O.”
After a long while, Ye Jiuqing finally reacted.
“Are you kidding me?!”
“I’m not kidding; I’m serious.”
Ella looked at him earnestly, her eyes filled with sincerity and undisguised feelings.
Ye Jiuqing was taken aback by the deep emotion in her eyes.
For some reason, a feeling of irritation surged in his heart.
“Impossible!”
His refusal was within Ella’s expectation.
Although she had guessed it, hearing it still left a trace of disappointment and bitterness in her heart.
“Whether you agree or not is no longer important. This decision is made, and on Monday, we will go back and get the certificate!”
With that, she turned and walked away.
Not caring about Ye Jiuqing’s expression then—it didn’t matter!
After all, he only had one expression, and that was fury!
“Helan Lingshuang, I won’t go back with you!”
Ye Jiuqing, out of anger, called her by her full name.
Ella stopped, turned her head slightly, smiled at him, “Fine, you don’t have to go back. I’ll just have someone come here to handle it for us—it’s not difficult for me.”
Then, she remembered something and kindly reminded him, “You should also stop thinking about escaping; without getting the certificate with me, you won’t be leaving here anytime soon.”
This time, no matter what he said or called out, she did not stop.
Ye Jiuqing refused to believe her; he insisted on leaving.
But as he got near the main entrance of Moon Gift Villa, a dozen trained men in black outfits came running out, each one robust and appearing seasoned.
“Move aside!”
He said in a chilling tone.
But nobody listened to him.
One of the black-clothed men said emotionlessly, “Young Master Ye, sorry, but without Miss Ella’s orders, you can’t leave here for now.”
Ye Jiuqing’s blue eyes were filled with a sinister glint, “You dare imprison me?”
The man in black said, “Young Master Ye, Moon Gift Villa is vast; you can move about freely. This isn’t imprisonment; you are still free, as long as you don’t try to leave through that door.”
“…”
How is this different from being imprisoned?
Ye Jiuqing signaled to Ah Gui with his eyes.
Ah Gui understood and shook his head immediately, “Young Master Jiu, I really can’t take on the ten of them by myself.”
These ten men appeared to be tough customers.
He still had a bit of self-awareness.
Forget about just him, even if joined by their Young Master Jiu, they might not win in a fight.
“What’s the use of keeping you?” Ye Jiuqing cursed.
Ah Gui: “…Master, at least I can keep you company.”
…
At seven in the evening.
Jiang Yan had just arrived home and had hardly sat down when an angry figure stormed in.
Ye Jiuqing stood at the coffee table, glaring at the man lounging on the sofa, “Call off your people!”
Jiang Yan, upon hearing this, lifted his eyelids lazily.
He already heard about this on the way home today.
He spoke slowly and indifferently, “You’ve got the wrong person. Those aren’t my people.”
Ye Jiuqing didn’t believe him, “Jiang Yan, are you messing with me? We’re at your house, and you say those aren’t your people?”
Jiang Yan glanced at him, chuckling, “It’s indeed my house, but I don’t call the shots around here; that’s my wife.”
Ye Jiuqing sneered, “Since when does the mighty President Jiang fear his wife?”
Jiang Yan didn’t bother arguing with him over this.
He smiled slightly, “I’m honored to no end, and this isn’t fear—it’s love. A single guy like you wouldn’t understand such nuances.”
He laughed with a hint of schadenfreude afterward.
“I heard Young Master Ye is getting married. Congratulations, and I hope you’ll remain as strong-willed as today.”
His tone and expression seemed begging for a punch in Ye Jiuqing’s eyes!
However, this wasn’t his territory!
Su He got home at nine o’clock.
As soon as she got out of the car, a shadow darted towards her.
She almost kicked the shadow.
“It’s me.”
Ye Jiuqing spoke just in time.
Su He glared at him.
“Ye Jiuqing, you’ve got issues, haven’t you? Scaring people in the middle of the night, why?”
He said, “I was waiting for you.”
Su He narrowed her eyes and turned to walk towards the main building.
She more or less knew why he was looking for her.
But she had said before that she wouldn’t interfere.
“It’s no use looking for me; I can’t help you with anything.”
Ye Jiuqing followed her, saying, “Su He, you can’t join forces with Ella to trap me!”
Su He stopped, turned to look at him, “I didn’t join forces with her, I haven’t been involved in this from the beginning.”
Ye Jiuqing frowned, “Then those dozen men in black by the gate aren’t yours?”
Su He smiled faintly, “They aren’t my people now; I’m not the one paying their salaries, so naturally it has nothing to do with me. Therefore, they won’t listen to me.”
Ye Jiuqing accused angrily, “You’re forcing me into marriage!”
Su He looked at him calmly, “I’m not the one forcing you, so yelling at me is useless. Besides, it’s late, I’m tired and sleepy, and I have no time for your whining. Go back and get some sleep.”