It was a weekend morning.
Ye Chen was sleeping soundly when he heard Mengmeng knocking on the door.
"Open the door, Daddy. It's time to wake up."
Ye Chen opened his eyes and glanced out of the window. He realized that the sky was already bright, so he opened the door after putting on his shoes.
He saw Mengmeng babbling at the door in her pajamas. Her little face was filled with excitement.
Mengmeng pounced at him the moment he opened the door. Ye Chen squatted down immediately to catch her, afraid that she would fall.
Mengmeng hugged his neck and rolled her charming eyes at him. "Daddy, I've been knocking for a long time. Why did you only open the door now?"
"I was sleeping too deeply. I'm apologizing to you, okay?" Ye Chen smiled awkwardly.
He had received a call from Lin Tai in the middle of the night last night. He had agreed to have dinner tonight, and he had been thinking about something, so he slept late.
Mengmeng scoffed arrogantly and said while pouting, "Daddy is a lazy pig, a big lazy pig."
"If Daddy is a big lazy pig, doesn't that mean my Mengmeng is a little lazy pig?" Ye Chen pinched Mengmeng's soft little hand and said in between tears and laughter.
"Daddy, you're naughty. I'm not a pig."
Mengmeng could not stop pinching the stubble on his chin while giggling.
His mother, Wu Lan's voice came from the kitchen. "Mengmeng, Grandma squeezed the toothpaste for you. Brush your teeth now."
Mengmeng then struggled out of Ye Chen's embrace and ran to the bathroom while hopping. She seemed to be happy.
Ye Chen walked out after changing his clothes. He saw his father playing with an old flashlight. Ye Chen said while smiling, "Why are you up so early today, Daddy?"
"It's all because of Mengmeng. She woke me up before the sun rose after knowing that you're bringing her out to play. She can't wait to fly out now," Ye Hai yawned and said, feeling annoyed and amused at the same time.
Ye Chen looked in the direction of the bathroom and noticed that the little girl was holding a big teacup while brushing her teeth next to the basin. There was even a stool under her feet. She looked so cute that one could not help but laugh.
Ye Hai took out 1,000 yuan and passed it to Ye Chen. He said while smiling, "Take this money. Bring Mengmeng out to play today. Buy her whatever she wants. Speaking of which, your mom and I are ashamed. We're usually busy, so we've never brought Mengmeng to the zoo even though she's grown up."
"Dad, I have the money. Take it back." Ye Chen shook his head and secretly decided to withdraw some money from the bank when he got out. He would spend it on himself and give some to his parents.
Ye Hai looked at him. Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, he didn't force it.
After a while, the little fellow walked out of the room wearing a blue and white dress. Her hair was tied up in a bun. She pulled the hem of the dress and said with anticipation, "Daddy, does this dress look good?"
"You look good. My Mengmeng looks good no matter what she wears." Ye Chen took a good look at her, his eyes filled with love.
The little girl smiled sweetly after being complimented. She seemed to be very happy.
His mother walked into the kitchen to make breakfast after helping the little girl get dressed. The little girl grew impatient when she was halfway through her breakfast. She kept urging Ye Chen to leave.
Ye Chen said to his parents and walked out while holding her hand, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry.
Along the way, the little girl had a smile on her face. "Daddy, where are we going?"
"Let's go to the bank first. I'm going to withdraw some money." Ye Chen smiled and walked to the bank nearby with the little girl. There were only a few hundred yuan left from the 1,000 yuan that his father had given him earlier. It was not enough at all.
…
Over 20 minutes later, the father and daughter arrived at a construction bank nearby. Ye Chen walked to the ATM machine to take a look. He realized that there was a notice on it saying that the ATM was broken and that he should withdraw money from the counter.
It was the weekend, so it was already crowded.
He hesitated for a moment. Just when he was going to walk in with the little girl, he heard the sound of a car brake coming from behind.
Ye Chen turned his head to look and saw a Land Rover Aurora driving over. It stopped before him in an overbearing manner and almost hit him. Ye Chen took a few steps back while holding the little girl's hand. Subsequently, he glared at the Land Rover Aurora with a grim expression.
As the car door opened, a lady walked out of the passenger seat.
The lady was dressed glamorously with heavy makeup on her face and purple lipstick on her lips.
At the same time, a middle-aged man with a big belly in a suit walked out of the car.
The lady looked at Ye Chen and his daughter by instinct. She was stunned at first, then she said in disbelief, "Y-you're Ye Chen?"
"You're … Yuan Yue?" Ye Chen frowned and said in disbelief.
The lady's outfit was too revealing. She wore a tight skirt and black stockings. Her collar was wide open as if she was eager to show off everything underneath.
"It's really you."
Yuan Yue was elated. She took a few steps forward immediately and sighed. "I almost couldn't recognize you if you didn't call out my name."
"I almost couldn't recognize you too," Ye Chen said while smiling.
The lady before him was his university classmate. Before Ye Chen and Su Yuhan met, Yuan Yue could not stop pursuing Ye Chen back then, perhaps because Ye Chen was good at his studies. However, Ye Chen had no feelings for her, so they left it at that time.
Yuan Yue took a good look at Ye Chen. Disdain flashed through her eyes when she noticed that he was dressed shabbily. However, she said with a smile, "It's been seven to eight years since we last met. What's your job now?"
"Are you done talking? I'm in a hurry! "The man next to her scoffed and did not even look at Ye Chen. He was insufferably arrogant.
Ye Chen said coldly, "I don't have a job at the moment."
Yuan Yue smiled lightly while the disdain in her eyes grew. She pretended to be surprised as she said, "No way. You were the top student in our marketing class back then. How could you not have a job?"
She held the bald man's hand next to her affectionately after saying that. She said calmly, "Oh yeah, let me introduce you. This is my man, Zhao Bin. He's currently working as a supervisor in a listed company. His annual salary is 500,000 yuan."
"That's pretty good." Ye Chen nodded.
His indifferent attitude made Yuan Yue frown slightly. She was a little unhappy. Her impression of Ye Chen dropped a notch again.
'Why are you pretending to be calm?
Just tell me if you're not doing well. Perhaps I might get Zhao Bin to get you a job in his company since we're old classmates.
It's fortunate that I didn't get you back then. Otherwise, I might be eating dirt with you now. '
At that moment, she just noticed Mengmeng next to Ye Chen. Stunned at first, she then said, "Don't tell me that she's your daughter?"
She walked over and extended her arm to touch Mengmeng as she spoke. Mengmeng hid behind Ye Chen immediately and said while pinching her nose, "You bad woman. Don't touch me. You stink."
The smile on Yuan Yue's face froze. She said coldly, "Ye Chen, your daughter lacks education."
'I'm wearing imported perfume. You wouldn't be able to afford it even if you sold yourself. How am I stink?'
"That's my business. I'll definitely educate her when I get back." Ye Chen pinched the little girl's hand softly.
Zhao Bin, who was standing aside, said impatiently, "Why are you wasting your time talking to such a person? I'm in a hurry! "
"That's it. We'll contact each other when we have time." Yuan Yue smiled awkwardly. She walked into the bank while holding Zhao Bin's arm after saying that.
After the duo left, the little girl said in her baby voice, "Daddy, who are those two bad people?"
"They're my old classmates."
Ye Chen squatted down and patted her head. He asked, "Oh yeah, why did you say that they're bad people?"
"They're bad people."
The little girl pouted and scoffed. "Especially that auntie. She's the worst. She almost hit Daddy and Mengmeng with her car, but she didn't even apologize.
That auntie knew that Daddy didn't have money, but she told Daddy that the uncle was rich. She just wanted to show off. There was a classmate in our class who was showing off the phone that his father bought for him. Then, his phone was stolen the next day.
Also, that auntie's perfume is so strong. I almost threw up. "
Ye Chen was touched to hear that. He carried the little girl in his embrace and extended his arm to tap her nose. "You're so smart. Now you know how to protect Daddy."
"Let's go. Daddy has money. Let's get Mengmeng a lot of money."
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