Wan Yunting rested at home in the afternoon, helping to look after Wan'er.
During this time, Fang Yanxi, Ling Wei, Dai Qiuyue, Gu Luotang, and even Ruan Xingwen sent him WeChat messages congratulating him on receiving the special honor medal.
Local news channels were broadcasting reports about the commendation ceremony, with Wan Yunting being the headline news of the day, featuring interviews and articles. Douyin was also promoting his heroic deeds in assisting the police in anti-drug operations. This propelled his name to national recognition, garnering widespread attention.
Some even learned from interviews that Wan Yunting was a doctor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Southern Hospital in Huadu City. Consequently, many people planned to visit the TCM department the next day to seek treatment for their chronic ailments from Wan Yunting.
Now, Wan Yunting sat on the living room sofa, accompanying Wan'er while replying to messages from friends who congratulated him. Jin Xiuwen had even contacted classmates and friends like Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing to go out for a gathering that evening to celebrate him.
Fang Yanxi also agreed, planning to speak with Jin Xiuwen about him taking charge of company matters.
Time passed unnoticed until four in the afternoon. Wan Yunting got up, greeted his second sister-in-law, and then left, driving directly towards the airport.
At the entrance of Huadu Airport, a woman wearing a cartoon t-shirt and a denim skirt below, revealing a pair of fair and straight beautiful legs, paired with flat white shoes, stood tall and graceful. She was dressed refreshingly and elegantly.
Her long black hair was smooth and soft, complemented by a delicate oval face and a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes, giving her an aura of innocence. While she might not possess Fang Yanxi's overwhelming beauty and the mature aura of a career queen, this woman's pure and refined charm, her graceful demeanor, made her seem like a simple and beautiful girl from next door.
She carried a designer bag on her shoulder and a rolling suitcase in her hand, standing at the airport entrance. Her presence drew many surprised glances from passersby, as it seemed rare to see such a pure and beautiful girl like Ye Manni.
"It's so prosperous, even more prosperous and beautiful than London..."
Ye Manni stood at the airport entrance, her phoenix eyes wide with astonishment as she gazed at the towering buildings and the stylishly dressed, beautiful pedestrians on the streets. She found that social media descriptions were accurate; China was now a very prosperous place, far more so than the places she had visited in the UK and France.
Especially the gazes of the passersby, which were completely different from those of foreigners who looked at her with a strange, judgmental eye.
Ye Manni could feel that the gazes of the Chinese people were not judgmental; instead, they carried a sense of peace and acceptance towards everything.
Therefore, as soon as Ye Manni stepped out of the airport and saw the bustling streets of Huadu City and its new skyscrapers, she felt an overwhelming excitement, as if she had fallen in love with this place instantly.
At this moment, she was like a young girl from the countryside entering the city, looking around here and there, like a curious baby.
Just then, a silver sedan slowly stopped at the airport entrance. Wan Yunting, who had gotten out, scanned the crowded airport but couldn't find Ye Manni. This made Wan Yunting a bit anxious; he should have asked Ye Jiao for her daughter's contact information.
After searching for a while, Wan Yunting finally spotted Ye Manni near a small stall selling trinkets not far from the airport entrance. She was holding a small toy and speaking in broken Chinese, "Boss, how much is this?"
"This is twenty yuan."
The stall owner was a young lady selling small items.
"Twenty Chinese yuan?" Ye Manni asked.
"Yes, scan here."
The young lady pointed to two QR codes for payment on her stall, which immediately made Ye Manni pause and ask, "Why do I need to scan?"
"If you want to buy it, of course, you pay by scanning."
Seeing Ye Manni's bewildered and naive expression, and then looking closely at her beautiful face, the stall owner thought she might not be Chinese. "Are you a foreigner?"
"Yes, I'm from Myanmar," Ye Manni replied with a smile.
"Oh, then you can pay in cash." The young lady, hearing she was a foreigner, added silently, "No wonder she doesn't recognize QR codes..."
"Let me do it."
A phone then reached out, scanned the QR code, and asked, "Twenty yuan?"
Ye Manni turned around and saw that it was Wan Yunting. Upon seeing his handsome face, Ye Manni felt an inexplicable flutter of excitement and shyness. She quickly stood up and said nervously, "You... you're here."
After Wan Yunting paid for her, he turned and looked at Ye Manni, smiling, "Why weren't you waiting for me at the entrance?"
Ye Manni's pretty face flushed, and with a shy and nervous expression, she said, "I waited for you for over ten minutes, and when you still hadn't arrived, I started looking around..."
Wan Yunting apologized, "I'm sorry for making you wait. Here's your suitcase, shall we go?"
"Let me..."
Seeing Wan Yunting proactively pick up her suitcase, Ye Manni quickly stepped forward. Wan Yunting smiled, "It's alright, follow me. Are you thirsty?"
Ye Manni had to retract her hand but nodded shyly, "Thirsty."
Seeing how shy this girl was, Wan Yunting couldn't help but smile. She was nothing like the daughter of the infamous female drug lord Ye Jiao from the Golden Triangle.
They went to a milk tea shop at the airport entrance. Wan Yunting asked Ye Manni what she wanted to drink, and she ended up ordering a fruit tea. Wan Yunting paid by scanning the QR code again. Ye Manni watched very intently, then held her fruit tea and drank it as she followed Wan Yunting towards the car at the airport entrance.
"This is so good..."
Ye Manni exclaimed, looking at the iced fruit tea in her hand as if she had discovered a new world.
Wan Yunting glanced back at her and smiled, "It's okay to drink it occasionally, but don't drink it too often."
Ye Manni smiled sheepishly. In front of this man, she felt an inexplicable excitement and shyness, making her appear very nervous and reserved.
"Get in the car."
After placing her suitcase, Wan Yunting opened the passenger door. Ye Manni nodded a thank you, holding her milk tea, and got into the car. She looked around curiously. Wan Yunting sat down, glanced at her, and smiled, "Fasten your seatbelt."
"Oh, okay..."
Ye Manni quickly put on her seatbelt. Wan Yunting looked at her dazed and adorable appearance and couldn't help but smile. He started the car and headed home, saying, "Your mother called me yesterday, so I wanted to ask you, do you want to stay at a hotel temporarily, or would you like to come and stay at my place?"
These words made Ye Manni nervous. She slightly turned her head to look at him and stammered, "Can... can I stay with you?"
Wan Yunting turned to look at her and smiled, "You mean you want to come back to my place and stay for now?"
"Yes, it's not safe outside," Ye Manni nodded and said softly.
Wan Yunting, knowing she had grown up abroad, smiled and said, "Alright, then you can stay at my place for now. However, I wanted to ask, what do you plan to do here? Are you going to study, look for a job, or perhaps you don't need to work and just live here?"
Ye Manni turned, her pure phoenix eyes looking at Wan Yunting, and asked, "Can I go to university?"
"Go to university?" Wan Yunting was taken aback.
Ye Manni nodded, "I haven't finished university yet. I want to study at a university here, is that possible?"
"Yes, it is."
Wan Yunting glanced at her and smiled, "Going to university is a good thing. I'll inquire about it later and help you get the paperwork done."
"Mmm-hmm, thank you."
Upon hearing that it was possible, Ye Manni felt both happy and excited. She held her fruit tea and quietly drank it with her head down.
Wan Yunting glanced at her. Seeing her well-behaved and cute appearance, like a girl next door, he could tell that Ye Jiao had protected her very well.