Ye Jingxing refused to go home first, insisting on accompanying Nuannuan to walk the dogs in the park.
Although Chen Cong was no longer around, Nuannuan still insisted on bringing Qiuqiu and Ermao. At least Ermao seemed to be in better spirits after arriving at the park.
"Can't you just go back?"
Ye Jinghuai looked at Ye Jingxing, who was heavily bundled up beside him, and leaned away disdainfully. Was he trying to attract attention by dressing like this? How many people would be looking this way with curiosity?
"What's wrong with me being here? I'm here to keep Nuannuan company."
Ye Jingxing said without realizing it, and lowered the brim of his hat again.
"That auntie over there has been staring at you for a long time," Ye Jinghuai gave him a look.
Ye Jingxing looked over and indeed, an auntie in her fifties or sixties was staring at him with a solemn expression.
"What can I do? My fanbase spans such a wide age range," Ye Jingxing said smugly.
"As long as you're happy," Ye Jinghuai twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly.
"Hello, could you please show us your identification?" a stern male voice came from behind them.
The two turned their heads to see two police officers.
"Officers, this..."
"Officer, it's him. I've been watching him for a long time. He's acting suspiciously, all covered up," the auntie from before walked over at some point.
Police: "We received a report from a citizen about a suspicious person here. Could you please remove your sunglasses and mask?"
Auntie: "Officer, I see this young man next to him has been with him the whole time. They might be together."
Ye Jinghuai, who was innocently caught in the crossfire.
"Officer, I'm Ye Jingxing. I'm not a suspicious person." Ye Jingxing quickly took off his sunglasses and then pulled down his mask.
"Oh, oh, oh~ Ye Jingxing! I really like your movies."
A male police officer nearby couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing Ye Jingxing's face.
"Who? Ye Jingxing!"
"What? Gege? Where's Gege?"
It happened to be the weekend, and there were quite a few people in the park. As soon as they heard Ye Jingxing's name, everyone's internal radar started scanning, and they immediately located their target.
"Ahhh!! I see Gege."
A girl not far away screamed and the boy next to her looked helpless.
"Movie Star Ye!" "Gege!" "Ye Jingxing!"
Ye Jingxing didn't care about anything else and took off running.
"Gege, don't run! I just want an autograph."
A crowd of men and women rushed forward, with the male fans leading the way, running incredibly fast.
The two police officers and the auntie were stunned.
"Good heavens~ Isn't that the guy who played so-and-so? My daughter likes him a lot too. No, I have to go and see." The auntie turned her chubby body and quickly followed.
The two police officers: "..."
"Baba, where's Fourth Uncle?" Nuannuan ran over and looked around.
"Your Fourth Uncle had to leave earlier."
"Okay! Bad Fourth Uncle, he said he'd accompany Nuannuan. Hmph~" Nuannuan stomped her little foot cutely, her lips pouting with displeasure.
"Isn't it good for Daddy to accompany you?" Ye Jinghuai gently pinched Nuannuan's pouting little lips.
"Good~" The little milky voice was extremely sweet.
"Baba~ Can we go home now? Nuannuan wants to watch Kiki. Baba promised to watch it with Nuannuan." Nuannuan tugged on Ye Jinghuai's hand.
"Ahem~ Okay."
Kiki was a pig in the cartoon "Little Pig Kiki" that Nuannuan had recently become fond of.
Yes, a pig. A pink pig, at that.
Because Nuannuan had learned to talk by watching various TV shows indiscriminately, Ye Jinghuai firmly believed that Nuannuan should only watch television under his supervision.
Who would have thought that Nuannuan would switch to watching cartoons? Now, whenever Ye Jinghuai thought of that pig that looked like a hairdryer, he felt like he was hearing "whooshing" sounds.
[Beep, beep, beep~ Mama, your baby Kiki is back! Oink, oink~]
[Coming, coming, oh~ my baby! Oink, oink~]
Nuannuan watched the television intently, while Ye Jinghuai sat beside her with a smile. However, upon closer inspection, it was clear his gaze was unfocused.
"Hahaha~" Nuannuan clapped her hands happily, watching with great amusement.
"Baba~"
Ye Jinghuai remained motionless.
"Baba!!"
"Hmm?" Ye Jinghuai snapped back to attention, turning to see Nuannuan with her hands on her hips, looking at him angrily.
"Baba isn't paying attention. You promised to watch Kiki with Nuannuan." Nuannuan's little mouth was so pouted that it could hang a oil bottle.
"Awooo~" (It's okay, little one, Daddy's here for you.) Qiuqiu barked at her feet.
"Woof!" Ermao also lifted its head and barked.
"Nuannuan, Daddy didn't mean to. Daddy has been busy with work lately, and I'm a bit tired today." Ye Jinghuai panicked and quickly made an excuse.
"Baba is lying again. Nuannuan is not a three-year-old child anymore! The uncles on TV always trick the aunties like this. Baba, is there someone else outside?"
Nuannuan's big eyes widened, and she glared at Ye Jinghuai angrily, as if he were a faithless lover.
Ye Jinghuai put his hand to his forehead, thinking that he absolutely could not let Nuannuan watch those messy dramas anymore. He quickly reached out and pulled Nuannuan onto his lap.
Nuannuan, still angry, turned her back to him, unwilling to talk to her father.
"Nuannuan, don't be angry anymore. Daddy was wrong. Doesn't Daddy only have one precious little darling, Nuannuan?" Ye Jinghuai playfully poked Nuannuan's bulging cheeks.
"Hmph, hmph~" Nuannuan still didn't speak.
"Nuannuan, why did you turn into Kiki? Kiki was also huffing like this just now." Ye Jinghuai continued to tease Nuannuan.
"Baba, you're so annoying. Nuannuan is not a little pig~" Nuannuan couldn't hold back and threw herself into Ye Jinghuai's arms, rolling around.
"Yes, Nuannuan is not a little pig. Nuannuan is Daddy's little pearl." Ye Jinghuai kissed Nuannuan's cheek obsequiously.
"Did Nuannuan forgive Daddy?"
"Okay! Nuannuan forgives Baba." Nuannuan said proudly.
"Thank you for Nuannuan's forgiveness." Ye Jinghuai lowered his head and nudged Nuannuan's nose again.
As the father and daughter were playing, Ye Jingxing entered the door, panting heavily.
"Hoo, hoo~ Wu Ma, quickly get me a glass of water." Ye Jingxing collapsed onto the sofa and said weakly.
"Coming, what happened to Fourth Young Master?" Wu Ma walked out with a glass of water, smiling.
Ye Jingxing couldn't speak and quickly took the water and drank it down.
"It's nothing, I just got some exercise."
After drinking the water, he felt like he had finally regained some strength. Those fans were really good at running, especially that auntie who reported him. She looked so robust, yet she was quite agile.
"Although exercise is good, Fourth Young Master should also be careful not to overdo it," Wu Ma said with concern.
"Cough~ Thank you, Wu Ma, I know."
At this moment, Ermao, carrying a pair of slippers in its mouth, placed them by Ye Jingxing's feet.
"Wow~ Second Brother, this dog is worth it! Much more useful than Qiuqiu." Ye Jingxing blurted out without thinking.
"Awooo~" (What are you talking about? Do you know how much contribution I've made?) Qiuqiu immediately became unhappy.
"Um, I'm sorry! Qiuqiu, I didn't mean it, I really didn't." Ye Jingxing touched his nose guiltily.
"Fourth Uncle, Qiuqiu is very good! Qiuqiu pulls Nuannuan so well now!" Nuannuan retorted indignantly.
"Yes, yes, yes, Fourth Uncle is wrong. What were you guys doing just now?" Ye Jingxing quickly changed the subject.
"Baba is accompanying Nuannuan to watch Kiki~ Does Fourth Uncle want to join?"
"Of course, how could I not be here?" After saying that, Ye Jingxing noticed the cartoon playing on the television.
"What is this? A hairdryer has come to life?"
"Ahem~" Ye Jinghuai almost burst out laughing.
"Little Uncle! This is Kiki and his Mama!" Nuannuan immediately said unhappily.
"Yes, this is 'Little Pig Kiki' that Nuannuan watches every day," Ye Jinghuai emphasized the title of the show.
"Oh~ It's quite good."
Before long, another man with a vacant stare joined them on the sofa.