TL: Hua
Except for that time two and a half years ago, when he was almost kidnapped by a pervert, Ye Rongxu had never seen his father and grandparents so serious, and he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
Could it be that his father saw the scene in the car just now and got angry? But he and Qin Chaoyan didn’t do anything in the car… Right?
Ye Rongxu felt guilty for no reason and explained obediently: “Today is Cao Yuxuan’s birthday, and he invited me to go over, so I went with Uncle Chen. When I got there, I happened to meet Qin Chaoyan, so I came back with him.”
Ye Boxuan’s frown relaxed slightly, but then he asked, “Why didn’t you bring more bodyguards? And why didn’t you tell your family?”
“I brought Uncle Chen.” Ye Rongxu explained hurriedly.
“Bring a few more people with you when you go out in the future. Chen Jiang may not be able to take care of everything by himself sometimes.” Ye Boxuan’s expression didn’t relax. He pinched his eyebrows and asked again, “By the way, did you meet anyone you shouldn’t meet?”
Ye Rongxu felt that his father was a little strange today. He intuitively felt that something must have happened. He hurriedly explained everything: “When I entered the lounge of the private room, I met Qin Jingxu, but I didn’t say much to him and came out. Then I left without eating.”
“You didn’t meet anyone…suspicious?” Grandma Ye couldn’t help asking.
Grandpa Ye didn’t speak, but looked at him solemnly.
Ye Rongxu recalled for two seconds and shook his head.
Qin Chaoyan heard this and suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Jiang, who followed closely in with a thoughtful expression.
Ye Boxuan happened to catch his expression and asked, “Did you see anything, Xiao Qin?”
Qin Chaoyan hesitated for a moment and shook his head as well.
He didn’t meet any suspicious people, but seeing Ye Boxuan so serious, he suddenly remembered that when he was waiting for the elevator with Ye Rongxu and Chen Jiang in Qinyuan, Chen Jiang suddenly turned back to look at the end of the corridor; his movements were quick and his eyes were alert.
Chen Jiang is a retired soldier; his intuition is sharper than that of normal people, and that reaction is likely to be some instinct after detecting anomalies.
Although Qin Chaoyan was just speculating, and because his attention was on Ye Rongxu at the time, he didn’t care, but now thinking back, he felt that Chen Jiang must have noticed something at the time.
Ye Boxuan saw him looking at Chen Jiang, and his eyes quickly followed.
Chen Jiang shook his head and said, “At that time, I was aware that someone at the end of the corridor was looking at us, but it turned out to be a waiter.”
And at that time there were a lot of onlookers, and the commotion was quite big, so it was normal for the waiter to stop a curious look. He thought maybe he was sensitive.
After hearing this, Ye Boxuan was completely relieved and said, “It’s good that everything’s fine.”
Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye also looked a little relieved, and the atmosphere in the living room finally became less tense.
Ye Rongxu looked at them and asked curiously, “What happened, Dad?”
Ye Boxuan shook his head, sat back on the sofa, took a deep breath, and said, “Yao Bin is out of prison.”
Ye Rongxu was stunned, and when he realized who this person was, his face gradually turned pale.
Yao Bin was the person who almost kidnapped him that year, a pervert who had met him only once and was tailing and spying on him in all sorts of ways.
Although the kidnapping was unsuccessful, Ye Rongxu still remembered the man’s gloomy and sticky gaze, as well as the expression of the other party grinning at him when he was caught.
Seeing his pale face, Ye Boxuan hurriedly comforted him: “Don’t worry, he should be tamed now after going in once. Besides, you don’t go out often, you don’t have much to do with him.”
“Yes, just in case you have to go out, remember to bring a few more people.” Grandpa Ye reminded worriedly.
Ye Rongxu nodded hastily, and after coming back to his senses, he gradually felt that he had overreacted just now.
Yao Bin went in once, and he might not have the courage to do it again after coming out.
Besides, he has Uncle Chen by his side now.
Chen Jiang is the personal bodyguard that Ye Boxuan hired for him after the incident that year.
But——
“Didn’t he get sentenced to four years?” Ye Rongxu frowned, looking depressed, “How come he got out so soon?”
Ye Boxuan sighed: “I heard that his sentence was reduced for good behavior. I only found out today that he has been released.”
After seeing Ye Rongxu’s beautiful eyebrows still slightly wrinkled, he tried to comfort him in a gentle voice: “Don’t worry too much. He’s alone now and can’t do anything. Your grandparents and I were a little worried after hearing about this, so we decided to tell you. Originally, your grandparents didn’t let me tell you, fearing that you would be uneasy, but I think it’s better for you to know. At least you should pay more attention to safety and bring more people with you when you go out. Although he may have changed in prison over the years, you should still be more cautious.”
Ye Rongxu nodded and was sent upstairs to rest somewhat absentmindedly.
Ye Boxuan looked at his figure entering the elevator and sighed imperceptibly.
When he comforted his son just now, he made it sound easy, but in reality, after Ye Rongxu had left, he instructed Chen Jiang: “Old Chen, please help me keep an eye on Xuxu recently, especially when he goes outside; try not to let unfamiliar people get close to him.”
“Yes, you have to take care of this matter, Xiao Chen.” Grandpa Ye and Grandma Ye also entrusted him in unison.
Chen Jiang nodded quickly: “Sir, old master, old madam, please rest assured.”
Ye Boxuan was slightly relieved. He turned his head to look at Qin Chaoyan, who had been standing beside him with furrowed brows, and couldn’t help but also instruct: “Xiao Qin, if you go out with Xuxu, please help me keep an eye on him.”
Qin Chaoyan came back to his senses and nodded quickly.
They chatted a little more in the living room before they dispersed.
Qin Chaoyan walked outside the villa, hesitated for a moment before asking Chen Jiang: “Uncle Chen, who is that Yao Bin?”
Chen Jiang, who had just taken out a cigarette, heard the words and stopped, just fiddling with it in his hand.
Ye Rongxu has a weak heart and lungs and cannot stand the smell of cigarettes. After becoming his bodyguard, Chen Jiang quit smoking. He took out his cigarettes just to smell them.
“Yao Bin,” he thought carefully and recalled, “He was a good-for-nothing scoundrel who didn’t even finish his studies before coming out to mix in society. It is said he wasn’t doing too badly before going to jail. He had a few henchmen under him and some money. Once at a banquet, he saw the young master, somehow fell in love with him, and then often followed the young master.
“I don’t know the details of what happened. I only know that about two and a half years ago, he tried to kidnap the young master and wanted to molest him, but failed and was sent to jail. Because of this, the young master was quite frightened. Mr. Ye changed several bodyguards for him before and after, until he hired me more than a year ago.
“When I was invited at that time, Mr. Ye specifically told me about this. But when I came, Yao Bin had already been in for half a year, so I’m not too sure about the details of the kidnapping.”
After listening, Qin Chaoyan frowned even more and asked, “Do you have a photo of him?”
Chen Jiang smiled and said, “I knew you would ask.”
He put the cigarette he had been holding for a long time back into the cigarette box, took out his mobile phone, swiped it a few times, and handed it over.
“Here, this is him.”
Qin Chaoyan took the phone and saw a young man with a shaved head and a somewhat sinister look on the screen, and his eyes gradually darkened.
Suddenly, several grain-sized objects fell on his head and then hit the phone screen.
It seemed to be fish feed.
Qin Chaoyan was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked up.
Ye Rongxu was sitting by the window on the second floor, holding a handful of fish feed with his white fingers, pursing his lips and grinning, ready to throw it again.
Seeing Qin Chaoyan looking up at him with his dark pupils, his smile obviously paused.
Then he threw the remaining feed down, and the tiny particles hit Qin Chaoyan’s thin lips.
It was itchy, making people want to scratch lightly.
Chen Jiang also looked up at this time and couldn’t help but laugh, “Young master, are you feeding the fish?”
Qin Chaoyan, who was hit in the face by the feed: “…”
After throwing the feed, Ye Rongxu clapped his hands and said, “I’m throwing the bait, preparing to fish.”
Then he stretched out his thin white fingers, hooked at Qin Chaoyan, who had been standing there motionless, and said, “Come up.”
Qin Chaoyan looked up at him, no emotions discernible in his eyes. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”
After speaking, he lowered his head, pinched a few pieces of feed that fell into his collar, held them in his palm, and returned the phone to Chen Jiang, saying: “Uncle Chen, please send me this photo.”
Chen Jiang nodded quickly and said, “Okay.”
“Thank you.”
*
When Qin Chaoyan walked into Ye Rongxu’s bedroom, Ye Rongxu had left the bed and was teasing two little Koi by the fish tank.
He walked over calmly and sprinkled the feed in his palm into the fish tank.
The koi, which was chasing Ye Rongxu’s finger across the fish tank, noticed it and immediately swung its tail and turned to bite the feed Qin Chaoyan had just sprinkled, ignoring Ye Rongxu.
Ye Rongxu retracted his hand that was teasing the koi across the fish tank, looked up, and glared at him: “What are you doing?”
Qin Chaoyan turned his wheelchair around to face himself, bent down to prop up the armrests of the wheelchair, and asked, “Why are you fishing me up here?”
Ye Rongxu blushed: “Who’s fishing you?”
Qin Chaoyan looked down at him, and after a while, a faint smile appeared in his eyes. He put the remaining fish feed into Ye Rongxu’s hand without saying a word, but the meaning was very clear.
If you’re not fishing me, why throw the bait at me?
Ye Rongxu snorted and threw it into the fishtank, then pushed him: “Go wash your face first.”
Qin Chaoyan was stunned for a moment, looking at him with doubt and bafflement.
“Go quickly.” Ye Rongxu continued to push.
Qin Chaoyan had no choice but to get up and go to the bathroom.
When he came out after washing his face, Ye Rongxu just happened to find something from the cabinet.
“Come here and sit down.” Seeing him come out, Ye Rongxu immediately said seriously.
Qin Chaoyan saw that he was holding a small bottle in his hand and vaguely guessed something. He couldn’t help but purse his lips and walk over step by step.
He sat opposite Ye Rongxu, with his hands on his knees, unconsciously clenched, and his eyes were slightly lowered, hiding some expectations that he didn’t even realize.
Ye Rongxu’s fingers were white and slender. He twisted the bottle cap with great effort, and a light and fresh herbal smell quickly diffused.
He used a small spoon to dig a small piece of ointment, hesitated for a moment, but still placed it on his white fingertips first, then lifted his fingers and meticulously applied it to the injury on Qin Chaoyan’s face that only had light green traces left.
While applying the ointment, he said seriously, “You are now my fiancée, and this face also represents my reputation. You can’t hurt it casually anymore; no one can hit you, do you understand?”
Zhang Yun is Qin Chaoyan’s mother, so he can’t do anything to her. After thinking about it, he can only order Qin Chaoyan not to stand there and get beaten in the future.
Otherwise, if his face is beaten like this again, others will think it’s domestic violence.
Qin Chaoyan looked at his serious expression, and a subtle warm light flashed in his eyes. After a long time, he nodded gently and said, “hmm”.
After a pause, he explained, “It was an accident this time.”
The implication is that he wasn’t standing there and getting beaten.
Ye Rongxu is satisfied with the explanation: this is more or less the same.
When he finished applying the ointment and withdrew his hand, he suddenly froze.
No, why did he help Qin Chaoyan apply it? Can’t he just let the other party do it himself?
While he was in a daze, Qin Chaoyan had already taken a wet tissue, held his hand, and gently helped him wipe the ointment on his fingers.
Ye Rongxu made a sound, curled his fingers, and quickly retracted them, saying: “I, I can do it myself, you…”
He thought about it, stuffed the ointment into the other person’s hand, and said: “Please help me put the ointment back; it’s in the cabinet over there.”
After saying that, he realized that his ears were a little hot and his breathing seemed a little difficult, so he hurriedly controlled the wheelchair to move back quickly.
Qin Chaoyan looked at him deeply, turned around with the ointment, and walked to the cabinet.
“Just put it in that box,” Ye Rongxu pointed to a box and reminded, “This is specially made for me by Grandpa Du. There is only one bottle. Don’t lose it; otherwise, I will have to trouble him to help make it again.”
Grandpa Du was the old Chinese medicine doctor who helped him with his legs before.
Qin Chaoyan nodded, found the box he mentioned, and put the ointment in it. When he raised his hand, he knocked over another small gift box.
The gift box looked very exquisite, and the gift inside was probably worth a lot of money. If it was broken, Qin Chaoyan obviously couldn’t afford to pay for it.
His expression changed slightly as he reached out and tried to catch it, but he missed. The gift box fell on the ground, and a small red wooden horse fell out of it.
Qin Chaoyan was stunned. This was… the gift he gave to Ye Rongxu when he was forced to apologize during his birthday banquet?
But didn’t Ye Rongxu dislike it and reject it at that time?
Hua: Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been quite busy. 😭😭😭
