Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Teasing Itch
Zhan Hanjue was both amused and exasperated by Ye Ningwan.
He pulled her waist closer, his handsome face leaning in, staring into her bright eyes, asking in a low, husky voice, "In a few months, how will you explain this?"
"That depends on you, Mr. Zhan." Ningwan smiled as she reached out her hand.
Her jade-like fingertips gently tapped on the man’s handsome face, like playful raindrops falling, tickling the face, and also stirring the heart.
"Ningning, you’re playing with fire."
The man lowered his head, whispering in her ear with a husky voice.
Ye Ningwan did not back down, slightly tiptoed, leaned closer to his ear, and whispered, "Mr. Zhan, are you going to put out the fire?"
"Witch."
The man cursed softly, bending down to pick her up.
Any thought of propriety or decency vanished under her teasing.
Mrs. Chen came over to deliver some supplements as ordered.
However, as she reached the door, she heard some indiscreet noises inside.
She blushed instantly, shook her head, and quickly turned to leave.
Wangyue was eating candied hawthorns and noticed Mrs. Chen hurry away from Zhan Hanjue’s room, asking curiously, "Mrs. Chen, why are you running so fast, are ghosts chasing you?"
"You little child, what do you know." Mrs. Chen scolded with a glare and continued on her way.
Wangyue pouted, took another bite, and kept eating her candied hawthorns.
Mrs. Chen ran back to the courtyard.
Old Mrs. Zhan saw her return and quickly asked, "Did you deliver the things? Did you remind her to eat well?"
"Old Mrs. Zhan, please don’t bring it up, you need to manage the young master." Mrs. Chen said, her face flushed.
Old Mrs. Zhan frowned, "Hanjue? What’s wrong again?"
"It’s just... just..."
"You old fool, just what, speak up." Old Mrs. Zhan urged.
Mrs. Chen was embarrassed to say it but had no choice.
She had to lean in and whisper the noises she heard just now to Old Mrs. Zhan.
Old Mrs. Zhan blushed too, giving Mrs. Chen a scolding look, "You old thing, why are you eavesdropping on the young couple’s affairs?"
Mrs. Chen thought, didn’t you also send me to eavesdrop before?
But that’s not the point now.
"Old Mrs. Zhan, the young madam..."
"What young madam, she divorced Hanjue." corrected Old Mrs. Zhan.
Mrs. Chen had to change her words, "Miss Ye, Miss Ye is pregnant, they are young and don’t know boundaries. What if..."
"Yes, this won’t do." Old Mrs. Zhan understood what she meant without needing explicit words.
The young are careless, what if the child gets hurt?
"Hurry, help me over there, I need to knock some sense into them."
Mrs. Chen nodded and quickly supported Old Mrs. Zhan as they made their way over.
Wangyue was still in the courtyard eating her candied hawthorns.
Ye Ningwan had told her she could eat whatever she wanted, instructing Housekeeper Wu to satisfy her cravings.
This was the first time no one was restricting her, so she wasn’t going to miss the chance to eat her fill.
As she ate, she saw Mrs. Chen supporting Old Mrs. Zhan approaching again, and asked surprised, "Why are you back?"
Mrs. Chen and Old Mrs. Zhan ignored her, continuing forward.
However, as they got near the door, they suddenly thought better of it, and stopped.
Mrs. Chen asked, "Old Mrs. Zhan, why aren’t you going in?"
Old Mrs. Zhan frowned and said, "It’s not right for me to go in, you’d better knock on the door."
Mrs. Chen thought, if it’s not right for you, how is it right for me?
She hesitated, too scared to proceed.
Regardless of appropriateness, she feared the young master would lose his temper.
"Wangyue, come over here."
After hesitating for a while, Mrs. Chen and Old Mrs. Zhan both turned their focus to Wangyue.
Wangyue bounced over immediately, "What’s up?"
"You, go call Miss Ye out." Mrs. Chen ordered sternly.
Wangyue shook her head, "Miss Ye said not to bother her unless she calls for me."
Mrs. Chen said with a grim face, "This is the Zhan Family. You should listen to me. After eating so much of our food, will you still not obey?"
Wangyue was annoyed and retorted immediately, "I’m not eating your Zhan Family’s food, why should I listen? I’m eating Miss Ye’s. If necessary, I can pay you back; our Xie Family is not short of money!"
Mrs. Chen was at a loss for words.
Seeing that harsh methods were ineffective, Old Mrs. Zhan switched to a softer approach.
In a gentle voice, she said, "Wangyue, if you call Ye Ningwan, I’ll give you some delicious pastries later."
"Pastries? Sounds great, I’ll call her." Wangyue’s eyes lit up, and she bounced over eagerly.
Mrs. Chen looked speechless.
Old Mrs. Zhan shook her head at Mrs. Chen, "You, why were you so impatient? It’s just a child, why scare her?"
Soon, however, Wangyue returned looking dejected.
In fact, Old Mrs. Zhan and Mrs. Chen already knew the reason without her having to say it.
At the door, Wangyue had called out, "Miss Ye."
"Scram."
Inside was Zhan Hanjue’s rough voice.
Wangyue was furious.
In the Xie Family, besides the young master, no one told her to scram.
This Zhan Hanjue was truly a rude and uncivilized man, actually telling her to scram.
Hmph, she would surely speak ill of him in front of Miss Ye.
"I couldn’t call her out." Wangyue said, feeling wronged.
Old Mrs. Zhan sighed and told Mrs. Chen, "Let’s go back for now. We’ll send someone to call again later."
Wangyue hurriedly asked, "What about the pastries?"
"Come back with me, and I’ll get them for you." Old Mrs. Zhan said.
Wangyue was overjoyed and quickly followed Old Mrs. Zhan back.
Ye Ningwan and Zhan Hanjue didn’t come out until it was dark.
They had no choice; they were hungry!
Wangyue was in the courtyard eating seeds. Seeing them come out, she hurried over, "Miss Ye, Old Mrs. Zhan said to find her as soon as you come out."
Ye Ningwan was embarrassed.
During their passionate moment, she hadn’t heard Wangyue calling.
She only vaguely heard Zhan Hanjue yelling angrily.
As for what he yelled, she didn’t know.
"Why does Old Mrs. Zhan want to see us?" Ye Ningwan asked.
Wangyue replied, "I don’t know, she and Mrs. Chen came by, stood outside your door for a bit, and then left. But Old Mrs. Zhan is quite nice, she gave me pastries to eat."
Ye Ningwan looked at Zhan Hanjue.
Zhan Hanjue held her hand, "I’m here."
Ye Ningwan smiled and went with Zhan Hanjue.
The two arrived at Old Mrs. Zhan’s courtyard.
The moment Old Mrs. Zhan saw them, her expression was displeased. She told Mrs. Chen and the other maids, "You all leave us for now."
Mrs. Chen nodded, leading the maids away.
Ye Ningwan smiled and asked, "Old Mrs. Zhan, were you looking for me?"
As the saying goes, it’s hard to scold a smiling face.
Even though Old Mrs. Zhan found Ye Ningwan somewhat difficult to deal with, seeing her smile warmly, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything harsh.
Moreover, this granddaughter-in-law was someone she once liked and approved of.
"Ye Ningwan, you do remember that you are divorced from Hanjue, don’t you?"
She began by reminding her of her status.
Ye Ningwan put on a pitiful look, "I’m sorry, Grandma, I’ll leave right away."