Ye Jingxing learned about the gathering of many people the previous day. He was furious to be left out, gnashing his teeth at home, calling them all disloyal fellows.
Today, he arrived at Jing Shan Villa early in the morning.
In the morning, Ye Jinghuai saw that Nuannuan refused to get out of bed, so he went to the company alone.
The neighbors, San Tou Lang, were either at work or attending to business, and were not present. Nuannuan was sitting at the dining table, munching on xiaolongbao.
When Ye Jingxing walked in, the little dumpling was eating with her mouth full of oil. She grinned happily upon seeing him.
"Fourth Uncle~"
"Did Nuannuan just wake up?" Ye Jingxing picked up a wet wipe from the table and gently wiped the oily corner of her mouth.
"Fourth Uncle, eat~" She held up her small bowl and brought it to Ye Jingxing's mouth.
Ye Jingxing, without any hint of disgust, took a bite from the bowl.
"Mmm~ Nuannuan's feeding is always delicious."
"Young Master Fourth, please have something too!" At this moment, Wu Ma came out with a pair of chopsticks and a bowl.
"Wu Ma, no need to trouble yourself, I'll do it myself." Ye Jingxing quickly stepped forward and took the bowl and chopsticks from her hand.
"Is Young Master Fourth here to see Nuannuan today? Among you brothers, you are the hardest to see." Wu Ma said with loving affection, looking at Ye Jingxing.
"I was very busy with work before, but I'm resting now and haven't arranged too much work."
Ever since Ye Jingxing returned from the Nana Film Festival with an award, his net worth had doubled. He then took the opportunity to ask for a period of rest.
In the entertainment industry, only the Fourth Young Master Ye could live so freely and willfully. His agent, Jessie, was so worried about his decision to rest that his hair was almost falling out.
"That's good. No matter how busy you are with work, you must take care of your health."
"Fourth Uncle, did you come to play with Nuannuan?" Nuannuan asked after swallowing the bun in her mouth.
"Yes! I have some work later. Does Nuannuan want to go with Fourth Uncle? There are many fun things there." Ye Jingxing coaxed her persistently.
"Okay~ Nuannuan wants to go." Nuannuan herself was very curious about the scenes of celebrities at work.
"Alright, after you finish eating, Fourth Uncle will take you." Ye Jingxing's expression was that of a successful scheme.
Today, Ye Jingxing had a magazine cover shoot. It was a contract signed previously, for the top domestic women's magazine.
A few days ago, when the news of his award spread, the magazine's staff worried that Ye Jingxing might change his mind.
Clearly, Ye Jingxing was not that kind of person.
Upon hearing that Ye Jingxing was available recently, they quickly postponed all other appointments and cleared the studio exclusively for him.
After eating, Ye Jingxing contentedly carried Nuannuan outside.
"Young Master Fourth, perhaps you should inform the Second Young Master about this first? Let him agree before taking Miss Nuannuan away?" Wu Ma stopped him, her voice filled with concern.
"Wu Ma, don't worry! I'll talk to Second Brother. I'm Nuannuan's own uncle, would I sell her off?" He then walked directly outside.
Wu Ma stamped her foot behind him, but still went back to call Ye Jinghuai.
Ye Jinghuai almost smashed his phone when he received the call, furious. However, he was also unable to leave at the moment, and could only watch helplessly as Ye Jingxing took Nuannuan away.
He could only trust that his brother had good judgment; fortunately, Ye Jingxing was relatively reliable. He just thought to himself that he had to teach this brother a good lesson when he got back.
Meanwhile, Nuannuan had already arrived at the entrance of the photography studio with Ye Jingxing.
From a distance, he could hear the agent's complaints.
"Oh dear, my young master, you're finally here! You didn't let me pick you up, and I thought you were going to run off." Jessie looked extremely anxious.
"Oh my god! This, this, this... Ye Jingxing! How dare you mess around outside!" Jessie exclaimed upon seeing Nuannuan, who bore a slight resemblance to Ye Jingxing.
He secretly pulled Ye Jingxing aside and whispered.
"Even if you secretly had a daughter behind my back, you shouldn't bring her out so openly! My heavens, can you notify me in advance if something happens? My heart can't take it."
Seeing that Jessie was about to cry, Ye Jingxing finally put away his amused expression.
"What are you thinking? Where could I possibly have a child behind your back every day?" Ye Jingxing rolled his eyes.
"Then who is she? She looks so much like you. Don't tell me you have no connection to her."
It had to be said that among the Ye brothers, Ye Jinghuai and Ye Jingxing were the most alike. And Nuannuan resembled Ye Jinghuai by six parts, thus she also resembled Ye Jingxing by three parts.
"Indeed, there's a connection. She's my niece, a blood relative. Isn't she beautiful?" Ye Jingxing said proudly, holding Nuannuan.
"Pfft! Where did you get a niece? Your family's eldest young master is the only one married, and he has twin sons." Jessie was full of doubt.
"Just tell me the truth! I can handle it."
"I'm telling the truth. Nuannuan is my second brother's daughter. Isn't it normal for her to resemble her uncle?"
"Your second brother? Young Master Ye the Second?" Jessie suddenly recalled the rumors circulating among the upper echelons of the capital; he had heard them.
"So she's that illegitimate..." Jessie's words were choked back by Ye Jingxing's cold expression.
"I'm warning you! Nuannuan is my second brother's biological daughter, my own niece, a child acknowledged by our Ye family. My second brother cherishes her dearly."
Jessie, thinking of that formidable man who dominated the business world, swallowed nervously, a hint of fear in his throat.
"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue, hehe, I was wrong."
"Hello Uncle, my name is Nuannuan." Nuannuan, leaning in Ye Jingxing's arms, blinked her big eyes and asked politely in a daze.
"Oh my, Nuannuan, is that right? You're so cute, truly Ye Jingxing's niece. Just call me Uncle Jessie."
Jessie smiled at Nuannuan with affectionate adoration, inwardly remarking that this child truly lived up to being a Ye family descendant; her looks alone were enough to endear her to people.
"How about that, isn't my niece adorable!" Ye Jingxing was very pleased with his agent's reaction.
"Adorable, adorable. I've never seen a child so lovable. Why did you bring a child with you?"
"There was no one at home, so I brought Nuannuan to play."
"You have work to do later, what about her?"
"Isn't that what you're here for?" Ye Jingxing said with utter justification.
"I don't know how to take care of children!" Jessie felt a wave of resentment; if anything happened to her, Young Master Ye the Second would tear him, a small agent, apart.
"Uncle Jessie, Nuannuan is very well-behaved~" Nuannuan showed a well-behaved smile to Jessie.
"Exactly, our Nuannuan is so well-behaved. If I didn't have work, I wouldn't bear to leave her with you!" Ye Jingxing said with a feigned look of reluctance.
Jessie was already completely charmed by Nuannuan's smile.
"Alright~ Then Nuannuan must stay with Uncle later!"
"Mm-hmm~ Nuannuan will be good!"
Nuannuan nodded her little head in promise.