spring bite mark

Chapter 121 Regular Customer

Jiang Manman was stunned.

When did the Yan family acquire a child who looks so much like Yan Changye?

She had been married to him for several years and had attended several gatherings of the Yan clan, yet she had never seen him before.

Suppressing her doubts, Jiang Manman took a deep breath and extended her hand to him: "Yan Yu, nice to meet you. Are you that young?"

Yan Yu hesitated for a moment, then reached out her small hand and touched it with hers.

Unlike Xie Jian's chubby hands, his hands were bony and had a jade-like luster, making them extremely artistic.

Jiang Manman asked gently, "Where are you going to play?"

Yan Yu paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Go to the supermarket and buy oranges."

His voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating he was a little nervous. Jiang Manman's tone softened even more: "Auntie has oranges at home. Yanyu, do you and Xie Jian want to play at Auntie's house?"

Before Yan Yu could even finish his hesitation, Jiang Manman had already grabbed his hand.

His hands were icy cold, but they felt wonderful to hold. The moment Jiang Manman grasped them, she felt reluctant to let go.

With a little effort, the child obediently got out of the car and followed her.

Jiang Manman took one child in each hand and led them into the villa.

As I passed by the side hall, I ran into Yan Changye and a group of people coming out.

Led by Shen Zongqian, the group of presidential candidates respectfully bid farewell to Yan Changye. Yan Changye's expression was indifferent, revealing neither joy nor anger: "None of the proposals are readable. Go back and rewrite them, and bring them to the shareholders' meeting for voting on Monday."

After saying that, he waved his hand dismissively.

Shen Zongqian and the other candidates respectfully took their leave. When they passed Jiang Manman, they greeted her with "Greetings, Madam." Their steps were much heavier as they left than when they arrived, clearly indicating that they had been tormented by Yan Changye in the side hall.

With the troublesome person gone, Yan Changye and the other two met eyes.

Yan Changye: "..."

Suddenly I felt a little suffocated.

His lips twitched: "Madam, you..."

"I'm bringing Yan Yu and Xie Jian home to play," Jiang Manman said softly. "Go and see what fun things and delicious food we have at home, and prepare them all."

"I'll take them in. Madam, please go and prepare." Yan Changye's tone was somewhat impatient. "They'll like it even more if Madam prepares it herself."

“Okay.” Jiang Manman reached out and patted the two soft little heads, leaning slightly to look at them. “Then Auntie will go to the kitchen to get you some fruit and snacks. You can stay with your Uncle Yan for a while.”

She gently placed the two children's hands in Yan Changye's palms, turned around and left. The two children's eyes remained fixed on her back until she entered the kitchen.

"Put your dog eyes back in." Yan Changye said in a low voice, "You guys are getting bolder and bolder, daring to come to our door in broad daylight."

Xie Jianyuan's round eyes were full of confusion: "I was going to come back anyway. You've been ignoring me for two days. I'm going to sleep with Manman tonight."

Yan Changye ignored him and looked directly at the other person.

"Ah Yu," he steadied himself, "when I want to hug you, I have to ask three or four times, but she just beckons and you come running. Where's your backbone?"

Yan Yu lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Yan Changye looked at him with a headache for a while: "What am I supposed to do?"

Leaving them immediately is definitely not an option; that would be too deliberate. His wife is simple-minded, not stupid.

After a moment's hesitation, Yan Changye grabbed one of the two bags in each hand and entered the villa in a huff.

Villa No. 1 was extremely large. Yan Changye tossed the two of them into the living room and then lazily lay down on the sofa: "They're all regulars here, go have fun by yourselves. Ayu, make sure your mask is on."

When Jiang Manman brought in fruit and snacks, Yan Changye was sitting on the sofa, looking at the two children with a detached expression. Xie Jian and Yan Yu were playing house. Xie Jian had picked a large bunch of various flowers from the garden and arranged them in an exquisite white jade dish, his little brows furrowing slightly: "Brother, who's the guest?"

Yan Yu opened the drawer next to Yan Changye with practiced ease, took out more than a dozen exquisite tea pets, and placed them one by one in front of the white jade plate.

"Guest, we've got it." Yan Yu replied dismissively, his interest waning.

Yan Changye: "..." As the male head of the household, he wasn't even this familiar with his own home.

Xie Jian is happy as long as someone plays with him. He tilted his head and looked at the tea pets: "They're so cute! I want to draw clothes for them."

Yan Yu walked precisely to the stairwell, opened a cabinet that Jiang Manman rarely used, skillfully pulled out a box of paints, and placed it in front of Xie Jian.

Xie Jian rubbed his hands together: "Brother, let's draw together! You're the best at drawing."

Yan Yu gave a soft "hmm," then familiarly opened a hidden compartment on the side of the coffee table, took out a high-quality scrap of cloth, wiped the tea pets, and began to color them with Xie Jian.

Yan Changye couldn't bear to look any longer. Yan Yu's familiarity with this villa was beyond his imagination. He dared not let it go any further, and his tone turned colder:
"Yan Yu, let Xie Jian play by himself. Come into my arms and play games with me."

Yan Yu hesitated for a moment, then obediently walked over and climbed into Yan Changye's arms. Yan Changye casually reached out, and the child's soft head instinctively rubbed against Yan Changye's palm twice.

Jiang Manman stood at the door, scrutinizing Yan Yu with curiosity.

She had observed Yan Yu's familiarity with the entire villa, but hadn't quite grasped its significance. As some unclear thoughts began to form in her mind, Yan Changye looked at her, his tone questioning:
"Madam, what are you standing there for?"

Jiang Manman snapped out of her daze, placed the pastries in front of Xie Jian, and then looked at Yan Yu in Yan Changye's arms, feeling a strange sensation in her heart.

The level of understanding between Yan Changye and Yan Yu...

That's too high.

It's even taller than when he was with Xie Jian.

She stared at Yan Yu's small face and suddenly said, "Yan Yu, why don't you take off your mask and eat something?"

Yan Yu's body stiffened slightly.

Yan Changye patted him reassuringly, his expression unchanged, and said, "Madam, it's enough for you to eat. Ayu has a severe case of internal heat; his lips are cracked and his face is covered in pimples, so it's inconvenient for him to see people."

Jiang Manman's almond-shaped eyes swept over Yan Changye's face: "I'm not an outsider."

“It’s precisely because it’s you that he’s even more unwilling.” Yan Changye chuckled. “Madam, don’t you know that you are this little guy’s idol? Of course, he doesn’t want to look his ugliest when he first sees you.”

Jiang Manman gave an "oh," unsure whether she believed it or not.

Yan Changye keenly sensed that Jiang Manman had become suspicious, and stood up without showing any emotion: "Alright, if Madam wants to see it, wait until his temper subsides in a few days, and I will personally bring him over so that Madam can have a good look at it."

Jiang Manman looked away and hummed in agreement.

“I’m going to the company, and I’ll take Ayu with me.” Yan Changye nipped the problem in the bud. “The little guy is so big, but he’s never been to a Yan’s company before. I’ll take him to see it.”

He carried the child in one arm and left. Jiang Manman leaned against the door, silently watching the two of them walk away without saying a word.

Five minutes later, the Voice of the Night emerged from the villa.

"I don't want today's incident to happen again." Inside the car, Yan Changye looked at Yan Yu.

The child remained silent.

Yan Changye stopped short of making a move. He drove slowly, quickly leaving the villa area. At the intersection with the main road, a red Ferrari was quietly parked on the side, as if it had been waiting for a long time.

Just as the Night's Voice was about to enter the main road, the Ferrari's door opened, and Ning Xinyue stepped out, holding two pages of documents, and stood directly in the middle of the road.

"Yan Changye!" Her voice was extremely loud and trembling slightly. "Give me three minutes, and I'll tell you a secret about Jiang Manman."

(End of this chapter)