Yun Mengmeng was thrown out of the Ye Corporation building in broad daylight, under the public gaze.
And it didn't stop there.
Although she had received her graduation certificate, Imperial University publicly announced online that Yun Mengmeng's student status information had been deleted. Yun Mengmeng would no longer be able to claim to be a graduate of Imperial University.
With this alone, Ye Corporation didn't even need to make an extra call; no major or minor enterprise in the capital or even across the country would ever hire this person again.
However, none of this concerned Nuannuan. At this moment, she was sitting on Ye Jinghuai's lap, picking at her toes. Ye Jinghuai, with one arm around her, was browsing files with his other hand.
"Baba~ Look at Nuannuan's jiojio~"
Nuannuan leaned back, lifting her short legs slightly.
Ye Jinghuai shifted his gaze from the computer and looked down. Her feet, not even as big as his palm, were fair and tender. He reached out and pinched them, finding them soft and plump, with a very pleasant feel.
"They're pretty," Ye Jinghuai replied.
"Baba~ Not that~ Look!" Annoyed, she pulled her jiojio back and then extended a little finger, pointing at her toes.
Ye Jinghuai stared intently for a while, his brows furrowed as if contemplating some major business decision.
Her toes were pink and tender, and her toenails were very clean.
"Are your toenails too long?" he asked uncertainly.
"Mhm~ Baba, I want them cut off~"
"Not cut off, but trimmed."
"On~" Nuannuan looked up, tilting her head and gazing at Ye Jinghuai with starry eyes.
"Cough~ Daddy will trim them for you right away." After so long, he still couldn't resist his daughter's coaxing.
"Baba, be careful of Nuannuan's jiojio~"
"Mhm." Ye Jinghuai held one of Nuannuan's little feet in each hand, holding nail clippers with a serious expression, but hesitating to start.
Making up his mind, he carefully aimed at the overgrown toenail.
"Ah ya~"
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Did Daddy cut your flesh? Let me see."
Ye Jinghuai hurriedly dropped the nail clippers and cupped Nuannuan's feet in both hands, examining them carefully. His face was almost pressed against her feet.
"Ge, where's my little niece?"
Before Ye Jinghuai could get a clear look, the door was pushed open from the outside.
"Second Brother, what are you doing?"
As soon as Ye Jingxing pushed the door open, he saw his second brother holding a small baby and appearing to be nibbling on its foot. He froze in place, unable to react.
Han Rui, who was following outside, also felt extremely awkward. Seeing that the boss hadn't noticed him, he nodded at Ye Jingxing and bolted.
"Nuannuan, where does it hurt?" Ye Jinghuai looked up, glanced at him casually, and ignored him.
"It doesn't, Baba. Nuannuan was just joking with you~ Hee hee~" Nuannuan squinted and chuckled slyly.
"You!" He flicked her nose with his finger.
"Ge, there's someone else here!" Ye Jingxing stood awkwardly by the door, raising his hand.
"Why are you here?" Ye Jinghuai looked at him calmly and spoke.
"I heard my little niece was found. I wasn't here the past few days. I came as soon as I landed."
"Nuannuan, this is your Fourth Uncle." Ye Jinghuai lowered his head and introduced Nuannuan.
"Hello, Fourth Uncle~ I'm Nuannuan."
Today, Nuannuan was wearing a little red dress and had two cute little buns for pigtails. From afar, she looked like a beautiful doll of fortune.
"Hehe, my niece is truly beautiful. She'll definitely grow up to be a stunning beauty."
Ye Jingxing walked over, took off his sunglasses and mask, and crouched down to look at the little dumpling on Ye Jinghuai's knee. He even reached out and pinched the little buns on her head.
Nuannuan looked at Ye Jingxing, who was even more handsome than she had seen him on screen last time.
Thick eyebrows, beautiful peach blossom eyes that were slightly elongated, a high-bridged nose, and lips of moderate thickness. A dazzling smile lingered at the corners of his mouth. Truly the darling of the entertainment industry.
"Fourth Uncle, Nuannuan sees you." Nuannuan blinked and sat on Ye Jinghuai's lap, watching him.
"Where have you seen me, Nuannuan?" Ye Jingxing raised an eyebrow.
"On the computer. Fourth Uncle is a big bad guy."
Ye Jingxing rubbed his chin, thinking it must be some villain he had played.
"Fourth Uncle isn't a bad guy, that's pretend. Fourth Uncle is a good person. Look, this is for you from Fourth Uncle."
As he spoke, Ye Jingxing took out a jewelry box from his pocket and dangled it in front of her.
Upon opening, it revealed a red cherry hairpin. The entire stem and leaves were inlaid with tiny rhinestones. The red cherry at the bottom was cut from a single piece of ruby.
The hairpin glittered with fine light in the sunlight.
"So pretty~ Thank you, Fourth Uncle." Nuannuan eagerly took the hairpin.
"Baba~ Wear it!" Nuannuan held up the hairpin, wanting Ye Jinghuai to put it on for her.
Ye Jinghuai took it and clipped it next to the little buns she had styled that day. Paired with her red dress, it looked exceptionally beautiful.
"Am I pretty, Baba?"
"Yes, Nuannuan is very pretty."
"Hee hee~ Fourth Uncle, look." She then moved her head towards Ye Jingxing.
"Very pretty. Fourth Uncle has good taste, doesn't he?" Ye Jingxing smiled proudly.
"Alright, you've seen her and given your gift. You can go now." Ye Jinghuai's face turned cold, and he started to dismiss him again.
"Ge? I just arrived. We haven't even talked much!"
"Yes, and now you have."
"Fine! I'm going. Nuannuan, do you want to come home with Fourth Uncle to play?" Ye Jingxing asked Nuannuan with a sly smile, like a child trafficker.
"Aren't you afraid of tomorrow's headline being about your illegitimate daughter?"
"So what? It's worth it to have a cute daughter like Nuannuan!"
"My daughter feels it's not worth it. Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" Ye Jinghuai's face darkened, and he shouted sternly.
"Stingy. I'll come find Nuannuan again later." He had just landed, after all, and still had to adjust to the time difference, so he didn't have the energy to play with his niece right now.
"Bye-bye, Nuannuan~ Fourth Uncle will come find you tomorrow." He winked at Nuannuan.
Too bad Nuannuan wasn't a Xingqiu (Ye Jingxing's fan name), otherwise, she would have screamed and fainted from this wink, completely smitten.
"Get lost!"
Seeing Ye Jingxing randomly exuding hormones towards his daughter, Ye Jinghuai wished he could peel his skin off. He knew he would only corrupt Nuannuan.