"Sister, what shall we play?" Nuannuan tugged at her again when she didn't respond.
"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry, my lady. I was just thinking about what we should play."
Yun Mengmeng snapped back to reality and quickly explained.
"Then have you thought of something?" Nuannuan looked at her with her round eyes, blinking.
"I... I... I've thought of it!"
Yun Mengmeng's eyes darted around, and she suddenly spotted a beautifully packaged box of building blocks on Ye Jinghuai's desk. An idea struck her. This must be what the CEO prepared for her lady. If the CEO returned to find her lady had already built it, he would surely be happy.
With this thought, she hurried over, picked up the blocks, and started unpacking them.
"My lady, let's play with blocks? These are so fun. Shall I teach you?"
Yun Mengmeng thought that as she played building blocks with the child, the child would encounter difficulties, and she could then gently encourage her. The CEO would surely find her kind and loving when he saw such a scene.
"Okay~"
Nuannuan had noticed the blocks long ago. However, Ye Jinghuai hadn't given them to her directly, so she figured he had another purpose. Seeing Yun Mengmeng pick them up and unpack them without a second thought, Nuannuan didn't bother to remind her, content to watch her make a fool of herself.
"My lady, shall we sit on the carpet to play?" She then led Nuannuan towards the floor, fortunate that the office carpet was thick and cleaned daily.
"Okay~"
Nuannuan felt quite speechless at the moment. Yun Mengmeng seemed to not listen to others. If Nuannuan were truly a child, she wouldn't have cared what Yun Mengmeng did.
However, she had seen Yun Mengmeng make obvious mistakes several times, yet Yun Mengmeng still stopped her from rebuilding and kept muttering in her ear that her way was the correct one. She really didn't know who was accompanying whom.
"My lady, cheer up! We can do it! Trust your sister, this is the right way."
"My lady, how is it? We're almost done, are you happy?"
Yun Mengmeng, holding a block, smiled happily. Nuannuan sat to the side with a strange expression, looking silently at the crooked building blocks.
When Ye Jinghuai returned to his office, he saw this scene.
A woman was sitting on the floor, happily playing with the blocks he had prepared for Nuannuan. Nuannuan, meanwhile, sat in a corner, staring blankly, like a neglected, pitiable child. His expression immediately changed.
"Daddy~" Nuannuan's eyes lit up when she saw Ye Jinghuai. Seeing Nuannuan's reaction, Ye Jinghuai thought she had been wronged, and now seeing him, she felt rescued.
Nuannuan indeed felt rescued. She couldn't stand this woman any longer.
She strode over, scooped up Nuannuan from the floor, and looked at Yun Mengmeng with icy eyes.
"Who let you in? Who let you touch the blocks?"
These blocks were meant for him and Nuannuan to play with, but this woman had unpacked them first. Seeing the messy pile of blocks on the floor, he was furious.
Yun Mengmeng had turned around when Nuannuan called out "Daddy." She stood to the side with a red face, waiting for the CEO to praise her. To her surprise, she heard a reprimand, which immediately turned her face pale, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"CEO, I came to play with my lady." She bit her lip, trying hard not to cry.
"Daddy~ Sister is playing blocks with me, it's not fun." Nuannuan nuzzled Ye Jinghuai's face softly.
"It's okay, she doesn't know how to play. Dad will play with you again later, alright?"
Ye Jinghuai's anger dissipated with Nuannuan's nuzzle, and he felt regret for not being the first to play with her.
Yun Mengmeng was captivated by the CEO's gentle gaze, momentarily forgetting to cry.
"Han Rui, come in!" Ye Jinghuai pressed the intercom, his voice deep.
A moment later, Han Rui knocked and entered.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Han Rui turned and his heart skipped a beat when he saw Yun Mengmeng in the corner.
"Is anyone allowed to enter my office? Who is this person who just appeared? She even dismantled the gift I was giving Nuannuan. Call security up."
Ye Jinghuai vented his anger at Han Rui.
"CEO, I am Yun Mengmeng. You helped me a few days ago." Yun Mengmeng felt heartbroken that the CEO didn't recognize her.
"Silence! You are just an intern. What right do you have to enter the CEO's office? Even the experienced secretaries outside haven't been in here a few times. Where did you get the nerve?"
Han Rui was also furious. Why were there so many peculiar employees recently?
"Pack your things. Your internship period is over. You leave now. The company doesn't need an employee who doesn't follow rules. Weren't you told when you joined that no one can enter the CEO's office without permission? Where do you get your audacity?"
"Assistant Han, my lady asked me to come in. I was just playing with my lady." Yun Mengmeng became anxious upon hearing she was about to be fired.
"Is it your upbringing to push the blame onto a three-year-old child? What does my lady know? Could she have dragged you in?"
Han Rui was almost amused.
"Han Rui, stop the nonsense. Throw away everything on the floor." He certainly wouldn't want it after someone else had touched it.
"My lady, my lady, say something! You asked me to play with you." Yun Mengmeng was unwilling and ran to Ye Jinghuai, tugging at Nuannuan in his arms.
"How dare you!" Although Ye Jinghuai reacted quickly, Nuannuan was still pulled.
"Sister, you said you wanted to play with me~ And you said we would play here." Nuannuan blinked innocently.
"You're lying!" Yun Mengmeng shouted.
"Waa~ Daddy, Nuannuan isn't lying, Nuannuan is not a liar. Wooo~" Nuannuan immediately burst into tears.
Yun Mengmeng was probably taken aback by someone who could cry even more than she could, and she froze in place.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Daddy believes you, Nuannuan. Han Rui, go check where the security guards are?"
Ye Jinghuai was too tired to bother with Yun Mengmeng anymore. Such a person would have no future interaction with Nuannuan.
"Yun Mengmeng, you voluntarily said you had experience with children and wanted to play with my lady. When I disagreed, you coaxed my lady into agreeing. You suggested playing in the office, and everyone in the office heard it."
People outside the office, having heard the commotion, had gathered. Jin Linlin stepped forward from the crowd and accused her, saying she had slandered the little darling and made her cry.
"Yes, CEO, Miss Nuannuan isn't lying." The secretarial team nodded in agreement.
Ye Jinghuai remained silent, merely looking at Yun Mengmeng with a dark gaze, while gently patting Nuannuan to soothe her crying.
"CEO, the security guards are here."
"CEO, hello, my lady."
It was Wang Dazhi again. Although he didn't know what had happened, seeing Nuannuan crying so sadly and looking at the pale-faced woman, his hands suddenly felt itchy.
"Hurry up and take her away!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving." Yun Mengmeng struggled, but a young woman was no match for the security guards.
"From now on, no one is allowed to enter the CEO's office when I am not present. Also, the HR personnel who hired that intern will have their salary docked for a month."
The unlucky HR manager had his salary deducted for another month without his knowledge.
"Yes, I'm sorry, CEO." Han Rui sincerely apologized. The secretaries on the top floor were all his subordinates, so technically, he was also responsible.
"You may leave," Ye Jinghuai waved him away.
"Daddy?" Nuannuan innocently watched the unfolding drama. Her eyes, still wet from crying, looked up.
"Nuannuan, Daddy has made you suffer again." Ye Jinghuai felt guilty.
"No~ It's just that sister is so dumb~ Nuannuan can't stand it~" Nuannuan put her hands on her hips, her little face filled with disdain.
"Daddy~ Nuannuan cried on purpose. Otherwise, that sister would be crying. Nuannuan doesn't like her~" Her milky voice echoed in the office, making Ye Jinghuai feel both amused and exasperated.
"You can't do that next time, you know? It will hurt your eyes." Ye Jinghuai gently wiped Nuannuan's face.
"Mhm~ Daddy."