"Look, we meet again!"
Ye Jingzhi flashed a mouthful of pearly white teeth and happily patted Liu Mingxuan on the shoulder.
This time, the people sent to pick up the prisoner were from Father Lin's subordinates. They knew the Ye family would want to vent their anger. Before coming, Lin Jiaguo had already instructed them: as long as the person was delivered alive in the end, they could turn a blind eye to whatever happened before that.
"King of conquest, loser of defeat. What are you so smug about?" Liu Mingxuan said gloomily.
"Of course, we're smug because we won!" Ye Jingming chimed in with a smile.
"Comrades in arms, may we have a moment with this 'traitor' to catch up?" Ye Jinghuai asked the military officer who had come to pick them up.
"Director Lin said you can do as you please. We just need to take the person back."
The man in military uniform gave a knowing smile. They couldn't lay hands on the prisoner themselves, but someone else would do it for them.
"Let's go!"
The brothers escorted Liu Mingxuan to a small, dark room inside the airport.
"I took a look at this kid. His body is not that great, so let's go easy on him," Ye Jingzhi whispered to everyone as he followed behind.
When the group reappeared, Liu Mingxuan was barely recognizable as a human, though thankfully, his nose was still breathing. The escorting officer gave them a look of reverence before leaving.
Er Mao and Qiu Qiu were finally discharged from the hospital. Nuannuan had put a lot of effort into welcoming them back and was currently enlisting Ye Jinghuai's help to decorate their new home.
"Daddy, this flower goes here!"
Nuannuan stood behind, hands clasped behind her back, directing Ye Jinghuai while leisurely sipping water from her thermos.
Since both dogs were injured, their living quarters were moved from Nuannuan's room to the dog villa in the front yard to prevent further damage from going up and down the stairs.
"Okay."
Ye Jinghuai obediently followed her instructions. Looking at the dog villa, which Nuannuan had decorated with garish flair, he wondered if dogs had any sense of aesthetics.
"Daddy, is this pretty?"
Nuannuan asked him smugly, her arms crossed.
"Mmm," Ye Jinghuai chose to feign ignorance.
"Will Qiu Qiu and Er Mao like it?"
"Mmm," Ye Jinghuai replied absently.
"Daddy, you're not serious." Nuannuan puffed out her cheeks a little, displeased.
"No, of course not! Daddy was just thinking if we could add something else," Ye Jinghuai said against his will.
"Nuannuan thought the same thing! We can add a big red flower here too~" Nuannuan gesticulated excitedly, even mispronouncing a word in her enthusiasm.
"Nuannuan, we need to go pick up Qiu Qiu and Er Mao!" Ye Jingxing came over to remind her.
"Yeah! Fourth Uncle, come look at the house Nuannuan decorated, isn't it pretty?" Nuannuan wanted to show off to everyone.
"It's... pretty," Ye Jingxing said, covering his eyes.
"Hehe, it was all Nuannuan's idea." Nuannuan was very proud.
The three of them then went to the pet hospital to pick up the two dogs.
"Qiu Qiu, Er Mao, Nuannuan is here to take you home!" Even before entering, Nuannuan's small voice reached the dogs' ears through the door.
Qiu Qiu could now walk with its injured leg dragging, while Er Mao still needed to lie down, as too much movement would pull at the wound on its stomach.
"Woof woof~" (Little one is here!)
Qiu Qiu immediately got up to greet Nuannuan, and Er Mao also looked towards the door from its lying position.
"Qiu Qiu, Er Mao." As soon as Nuannuan entered, she affectionately hugged them.
"Nuannuan, let's go home first," Ye Jinghuai reminded her.
"Mmm~"
Upon arriving home, Nuannuan enthusiastically introduced the dogs to their new home.
"Ta-da~ Qiu Qiu, Er Mao, do you like it?" Nuannuan stretched out her hands behind her towards the dog villa, showcasing it to them.
At the entrance, a small red carpet led all the way to the back. The house was surrounded by red and green flowers and plants, even on the outer walls. Below the roof, a red silk was tied into a large red flower. It was gaudy and tacky.
"Woof~" (I like it, I like it.)
"Woof woof woof!"
The dogs' reactions made Nuannuan extremely satisfied.
"Daddy, Fourth Uncle, they like it!" Nuannuan was very happy.
"Heh heh, as long as they like it." Indeed, dogs have no sense of aesthetics, Ye Jinghuai thought.
"Nuannuan really understands them," Ye Jingxing praised her without changing his expression.
"Mmm~"
Nuannuan nodded in agreement.
During dinner, Qiu Qiu hobbled over and bit a piece of meat from its bowl, placing it into Er Mao's bowl.
It had been taking care of Er Mao like this in the hospital.
"Woof~" (Little brother, eat more!)
Er Mao obediently began to eat the meat heartily.
"I didn't expect Qiu Qiu to take care of another dog now," Ye Jingxing said, very pleased to witness this scene.
"Fourth Uncle, Qiu Qiu has always been very sensible!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Woof woof~" (Of course!)