"The matter is settled, you can leave now."
Ye Jinghuai sat expressionlessly at the head of the table, ushering them out.
"Second Brother, I actually put in quite a bit of effort, and you're just discarding me after I've served my purpose!" Ye Jingxing exclaimed in disbelief.
"You caused the incident, shouldn't you be the one to resolve it? Even so, you still asked me for help!"
"Well, I didn't expect this to happen."
"You're a public figure, you should have anticipated this. Even if it wasn't that young celebrity today, what if you had encountered reporters?" Ye Jinghuai said with a stern expression.
"They wouldn't dare. Even if something happened, they would inform me first," Ye Jingxing stated righteously.
"Are you refusing to leave?"
"I'll leave, but let me take Nuannuan with me. I promised to take her out to play!" Ye Jingxing said shamelessly.
"Do you think I would agree?" Ye Jinghuai leaned back in his chair, his imposing aura palpable. Jesse beside him was trembling with fear, but Ye Jingxing remained unfazed.
"No."
"Then why aren't you leaving?"
"Brother, we haven't seen each other in a while. Won't you invite me over for a meal?" Ye Jingxing suddenly put on a cheerful smile.
"Are you sure?" Ye Jinghuai chuckled, a thought occurring to him.
"Absolutely!" Ye Jingxing nodded broadly.
When Ye Jinghuai finished work, Ye Jingxing followed him home. Upon seeing his three brothers standing at the entrance of his house, Ye Jingxing suddenly felt uncertain.
"Well, look at this! Everyone's here today?" Ye Jingxing felt a pang of guilt.
"Not everyone, Fourth Brother, we're all waiting for you!" Ye Jingzhi grinned, his face still bearing the faint marks of bruising.
"Little Fourth looks in good spirits!" Ye Jingming smiled slyly.
"Jingxing, are you having a good day today?" Ye Jingchen sent his regards with a warm smile.
"Grand Uncle, Third Uncle, Little Uncle~" Nuannuan, nestled in Ye Jinghuai's arms, greeted everyone.
"Nuannuan is back! You must be tired. Go inside and rest for a bit. Your uncles and elder cousins have something to discuss with your Fourth Uncle," Ye Jingchen said kindly, stroking Nuannuan's little face.
"Okay~" Nuannuan nodded, not entirely understanding.
"Little Fourth, we haven't seen each other in ages. Third Brother wants to spar with you?" Ye Jingming hooked his arm around Ye Jingxing's shoulder and steered him towards the underground training area.
Ye Jinghuai had created a training ground on the first basement level of his house. When their grandfather was still alive, the brothers had all received formal military training under him. Even after they established their own careers, they never neglected their training.
"Brothers, wait for me." Ye Jingzhi chased after them.
"Nuannuan, Daddy has something to do. Can you play in the living room for a while?" Ye Jinghuai took off his suit jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and stood up, speaking to Nuannuan.
"Okay~ Nuannuan will wait for Daddy to come back." Nuannuan sat obediently on the sofa and nodded.
When Ye Jinghuai went down, his brothers had already started.
"Ouch~ What are you guys doing?" Ye Jingxing parried and dodged.
"Jingxing, your actions today were quite significant!"
"Indeed! How famous is our Little Fourth!"
"Fourth Brother, you secretly took Nuannuan out to play and didn't even call me."
"No, no, no, you're ganging up on me! Scoundrels!"
Half an hour later, the five brothers lay panting on the floor. Initially, they had focused their attacks on Ye Jingxing, but as the fight progressed, it became difficult to distinguish who was attacking whom.
"We haven't sparred together like this in a long time! Heh," Ye Jingchen sighed in感慨.
"Fourth Brother, I didn't expect your skills to remain so sharp despite filming every day."
"Ouch~ Of course, I do all my own stunts in action movies. You guys were too rough, thankfully you didn't hit my face."
The Ye brothers were usually sensible. Knowing his profession was special, they hadn't intentionally harmed his face, directing all their attacks at his body from the start.
"Serves you right! For causing such a huge mess for Nuannuan. If you hadn't resolved it so quickly, you wouldn't have been able to keep your face!" Ye Jingming laughed heartily.
"Big Brother, it's one thing for them to join in the fun, but you're quite old and still so impetuous!" Ye Jingxing retorted, despite being beaten.
Ye, the "quite old," Jingchen glanced at him sideways without a word.
"Big Brother, if you like Nuannuan so much, why don't you have another daughter yourself?" Ye Jinghuai suddenly asked.
"Do you think I don't want to? Unfortunately, your sister-in-law's health was affected after giving birth. Besides, with the Ye family's genes, it's hard to say we wouldn't get another bratty boy," Ye Jingchen sighed, wiping his face.
It was true, the Ye family had never had a girl. No one knew why, but from their great-grandfather down, each generation had produced only boys. They couldn't trace it any further back.
"Daddy~" As the brothers were talking, a familiar little voice interrupted.
They all turned to see Nuannuan walking towards them, holding a small towel.
"Nuannuan? Why did you come down? Don't come over, Daddy is all sweaty," Ye Jinghuai sat up from the floor.
"Nuannuan wants to see Daddy~ Nuannuan will wipe Daddy's face~" With that, she climbed onto Ye Jinghuai's lap and began to awkwardly wipe his face with the small towel.
The others were consumed by jealousy.
"Nuannuan, you were hugging Fourth Uncle for kisses this morning! Why do you only see Daddy now? You little fickle thing~"
"What? Nuannuan kissed you too? Nuannuan, you've never kissed Little Uncle," Ye Jingzhi pouted sadly.
"It seems I was too gentle just now," Ye Jingming sneered.
"I'm getting old, so I really need to stay active." Ye Jingchen sat up and rubbed his wrist.
"Oh~ Don't argue! You're all adults! Nuannuan is more sensible than all of you." Nuannuan stood between them with her hands on her hips, lecturing them with an aged demeanor.
"Yes, yes, yes, we were wrong."
"Sigh~ What can we do? Who told Nuannuan to be so cute!" After saying that, Nuannuan gave each of them a kiss.
Now it was Ye Jinghuai's turn to have a "pasted" expression.
"I feel like I'm a fish in a pond," Ye Jingzhi murmured, touching the spot Nuannuan had kissed.
"Hmph~ Little Uncle doesn't like it, Nuannuan won't kiss anymore!" Nuannuan turned her face away huffily.
"No, no, Nuannuan, Little Uncle was wrong."
"Hmph~ Nuannuan is already angry!" She crossed her arms across her chest, looking proud, though her short arms made it appear somewhat comical.
"You totally deserve it! Haha!" Ye Jingxing pointed at Ye Jingzhi and burst into laughter.
"Nuannuan~" Ye Jingzhi looked at her with teary eyes.
"Nuannuan, don't pay attention to them. Let's go!"
Ye, the "pasted-faced," Jinghuai picked up his daughter and left the den of wolves.