Through a floor-to-ceiling window, Ye Jiaxu watched Di Mingjue walk away from him in the crowd.
Thinking of how Mr. Gu had spoken to him alone last night, he had no desire to greet her.
Taking the elevator upstairs, he passed Ye Ziyu's office, rolling his eyes, and walked forward with disgust.
His jacket was thrown onto the back of the chair, and the door behind him was knocked.
"Enter!"
Ye Yubin pushed the door open urgently.
"Second Brother, I need to talk to you."
Ye Jiaxu sat down on the adjacent sofa.
Ye Yubin scurried next to him, leaning close to his ear.
As the warmth sprayed onto his ear, Ye Jiaxu pushed him away displeased. "It's just the two of us in the office, so speak directly."
"Walls have ears!" Ye Yubin, acting mysteriously, leaned in again.
Seeing his persistence, Ye Jiaxu relented.
After listening, Ye Jiaxu looked up at Ye Yubin in disbelief.
"Scare her, let her know that she can't just do whatever she wants in the Ye family!" Ye Yubin was determined to suppress Ye Ziyu's spirit.
"What if it goes wrong?" Ye Jiaxu retorted.
Ye Ziyu had Ye Qianzhi behind her, and Ye Qianzhi didn't even listen to the Old Madam, let alone them.
Ye Yubin frowned, fearing Ye Qianzhi, yet unwilling to let this opportunity slip away.
"Pretend I never saw what you just said, and don't say it again." Ye Jiaxu's last shred of reason made him stop Ye Yubin.
Reluctantly agreeing, Ye Yubin, like a defeated rooster, dejectedly walked out of Ye Jiaxu's office.
"Third Brother."
A call came from behind.
Suppressing his disgust, Ye Yubin turned around to face Ye Ziyu.
She held files and quickly walked up to Ye Yubin.
"Third Brother, these are the files you asked me to handle."
He handed the documents to Ye Yubin, who took them and flipped through them performatively. The internal turmoil made him look up and ask Ye Ziyu, "Do you have plans tonight?"
"Tonight?" Ye Ziyu thought for a moment. "No, why?"
"There's a contract signing tonight, you can come and learn," Ye Yubin said.
A contract?
Ye Ziyu asked, "Am I going alone?"
"No, Second Brother will also be there."
"Okay. Should I go straight after work?"
"Yes, I'll text you later."
Ye Ziyu agreed.
As she walked away, Ye Yubin remained stunned.
Confused, he had done what Ye Jiaxu had asked him not to do. Sweating, he returned to Ye Jiaxu's office with the files.
"What files?" Ye Jiaxu walked over and flipped through them. They were all old documents, and he asked in confusion, "Why did you bring these here?"
Ye Yubin pushed the files aside and nervously grabbed Ye Jiaxu's wrist. "Second Brother, I just invited her to a dinner party with us tonight."
"What's wrong with you!" Ye Jiaxu shook off his hand, speechless at the unpromising Ye Yubin.
He had just warned him, and less than ten minutes later, he had gone ahead and done it.
What couldn't be said had been said.
Ye Yubin tugged at Ye Jiaxu's hand. "Why don't we just go with it? As long as it's not too obvious tonight, who will suspect that we're involved?"
Ye Jiaxu was in a dilemma.
If he told Ye Ziyu not to attend now, when half the plan was already in motion, she would become suspicious.
"Second Brother, think about it, we'll be there too, and we can control the situation," Ye Yubin whispered in Ye Jiaxu's ear.
Ye Jiaxu, wavering, became increasingly hesitant under Ye Yubin's constant persuasion.
...
Downstairs at Ye's Group.
Ye Ziyu held her phone, her gaze fixed on the passing cars.
Beep beep~
Under the honking, she saw Ye Jiaxu waving at her.