"Don't worry about that, think about our baby," Jin Ye pinched her cheek. "Is the baby behaving?"
Su Ding touched her lower abdomen and chided, "I was upset by you yesterday and felt a bit unwell, but I'm better now."
Upon hearing she was unwell, Jin Ye's expression changed immediately. "What's wrong? Let's go home tonight and have the doctor check on you."
"Okay," Su Ding also wanted to go home. It was inconvenient in a hotel. She thought of the two children at home and asked again, "Is Xiao Xi still at home?"
"Xiao Xi went back." Jin Ye picked up his suit and helped Su Ding out.
Passing through the emergency stairs, the two drove home. The road was very quiet. Su Ding gently touched her lower abdomen and said, "You went public today, what about your mother..."
"Don't worry, I'll handle it," Jin Ye reassured her. "I was overthinking things before and ignored your feelings. It won't happen again."
Su Ding felt warm inside and joked, "Aren't you afraid our relationship will face a crisis in the future?"
"No matter how deep the crisis, I can solve it. What kind of crisis are you imagining?"
"I won't, it's you. You have quite a few charming women around you. It used to be Shao Lin, and now there's Jiang Jiayi. Who's next?" Su Ding sighed.
Jin Ye smiled, "That's unavoidable. The man who is worthy of you can't be too bad."
Su Ding raised an eyebrow, "You're becoming quite eloquent now."
Jin Ye just smiled without speaking. He hadn't slept all night. Besides sending people to investigate the situation, he had also done a lot of thinking. Undeniably, he hadn't made a move for a long time, and many people thought he, Jin Ye, was a pushover.
Back home, the private doctor, Mr. Jiang, had already arrived.
Su Ding sat down, waiting nervously for his examination. Dr. Jiang, who was proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine, comforted her a few words after the examination, "It's not a big problem, but you still need to rest in bed."
He then left a prescription for medicinal meals and instructed the nanny on meal preparation.
Su Xiao Rui snuggled obediently in Su Ding's arms. "Mommy, am I going to be a big sister?"
Su Ding hugged her daughter. "Yes, Xiao Rui, are you happy?"
Su Xiao Rui nodded quickly, happily imagining having younger siblings following her, calling her sister. It felt so wonderful.
"Mommy, I'm so happy," Su Xiao Rui hugged Su Ding and rubbed against her.
When it was time to sleep at night, Su Ding called Xin Jia'er. She was still worried about the girl, fearing she might be taken advantage of by Xu Lang again.
"Jia'er, I'm home. How about you?"
"Dingding, I'm staying at my parents' house tonight. Xu Lang contacted me today, and I hung up," Xin Jia'er said, her voice a little low. "Why do you think he's associating with Dong Xi?"
"A man like Xu Lang is purely of poor character, it has nothing to do with you."
Su Ding said, "There are many good men in the world. Don't think about him. Rest well for a while and welcome a new romance. You're still young, there's no rush to get married."
Xin Jia'er hummed in agreement, "I understand."
After comforting her for a while, Su Ding hung up the phone. Just then, Jin Ye came out of the bathroom, wearing a bath towel. His perfect, well-built body made her stare.
"Finished chatting with your girlfriend?" Jin Ye wiped his hair, then pulled back the covers and lay down, embracing Su Ding.
Su Ding could smell the fresh scent of his shower gel and relaxed, leaning against him, letting out a long sigh. "Yes, you men are truly scummy."
Jin Ye chuckled, "Don't paint all men with the same brush."
Su Ding pouted unhappily and reached out to pinch Jin Ye's handsome face, pulling it. "A charming man is like water that causes trouble, that's you."
She thought of the man from that night and suddenly sat up straight. "You know, that man from that night was probably instigated by Jiang Jiayi."
Jin Ye's expression also turned serious. "Currently, there's no evidence to prove any connection between these two. The man's whereabouts are also unknown." He patted Su Ding to comfort her. "Luo Zhu is looking for people on the dark web. We should have some clues soon."
Su Ding nodded uneasily. "Don't let Xiao Rui go to kindergarten these days. I'm worried that man from that night might harm her."
Jin Ye agreed. He coaxed Su Ding not to worry too much, and after tucking her into bed, he got up and went to the balcony to make calls. He talked until the early hours of the morning before hanging up.
Two days later, Su Ding found out from the news that the Jiang family's industries had shrunk dramatically. They were recently selling off properties and stocks, facing a situation close to bankruptcy. The industry was discussing why the Jin family had suddenly taken action against the Jiang family.
Jin Ye received more and more calls these days, and his expression grew increasingly grim.
Su Ding accidentally overheard that shareholders of Huangqi Group were confronting and threatening Jin Ye. Even Jin Ye's father, after multiple failed attempts to communicate over the phone, came directly to the villa.
Su Ding rose to greet him. "Uncle Jin."
Jin's father entered the living room with a stern face and sat down. "Jin Ye went out again?"
"Yes," Su Ding replied politely. When she saw Su Xiao Rui peeking from upstairs, she waved her hand, signaling her to go back inside.
"Do you know what Jin Ye has been up to lately?" Jin's father asked sternly.
"No," Su Ding chose to play dumb.
"It's false that you don't know, and true that you don't want to talk to me," Jin's father sneered. "I don't care about your romantic entanglements, but I can't stand idly by regarding the Jin family's assets. He's been finding ways to deal with the Jiang family recently. I don't believe you have nothing to do with it!"
He had already sent people to investigate. The daughter of the Jiang family had offended Su Ding, and Jin Ye had gone to great lengths to deal with the Jiang family. It was truly spending a fortune to win a beauty's smile.
Su Ding remained silent.
Jin's father continued, "He's never done anything so unreliable before. A businessman should prioritize profit. Do you know how many shareholders his actions have angered these days, and how much profit the entire Huangqi Group has lost!"
Seeing his face flushed with anger, Su Ding quickly handed him tea. "Uncle, please don't be angry. I believe Jin Ye is not a child, and he knows what he's doing."
"He knows?! I think his mind is entirely filled with you, and he's lost the family business. How many years of effort did his grandfather and I put in to bring Huangqi Group to its current position? And him?"
"Jin Ye, with his own abilities, has made Huangqi Group's industries spread globally. His net profit has quadrupled compared to when you were chairman. Uncle, don't you believe in his capabilities?"
Su Ding knew Jin Ye had crossed the shareholders, but she also believed that Jin Ye would not do anything detrimental to himself. It wasn't that her influence was insufficient, but that Jin Ye was smart and rational enough.
"If it weren't for you, I would believe it. What kind of grudges do you have with that daughter of the Jiang family? Can't you settle it yourselves? Must you let a man ruin the foundation built by his ancestors to show your presence?"
Su Ding found it amusing. "Based on your understanding of Jin Ye, would he go to such lengths over a woman's trivial matter?"
What Jiang Jiayi did this time was not just to provoke their relationship, but to treat Jin Ye as a pushover.
She drugged Jin Ye, plotted against him, and even almost caused him to lose his unborn child. If Jin Ye could let her off easily, it would be a miracle!
Jin Ye acted steadily, but that didn't mean he wouldn't dare to act!
Jin's father slammed the table fiercely. "Do you still want to enter the Jin family's door or not?"