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Su Banxia pulled Su Hao along, while Lin Tongze carried Guoguo. Children are always full of curiosity about new things, so Guoguo was very excited the whole time.
Su Hao, on the other hand, didn’t seem surprised at all, his emotions consistently subdued. Su Banxia sometimes worried that her child might be a bit too unusual.
Spotting a place ahead selling children’s toys, Su Banxia tugged Su Hao over to look. She picked up some items that kids usually like and brought them close to Su Hao.
Su Banxia smiled and asked, “Do you like them?”
Su Hao glanced at them and said flatly, “Guoguo doesn’t like these. These are for boys!”
Su Banxia paused, then said, “They’re not for Guoguo. I mean, they’re for you!”
Su Hao furrowed his tiny brows slightly and replied, “I don’t like them either. They’re for little kids!”
Su Banxia: “…”
She wanted to tell him, “Son, you’re only five.” But after a moment’s thought, she said nothing.
After a pause, she asked again, “Can you tell Mommy what you do like?”
Su Hao tilted his head slightly, thought for a moment, and said, “I can buy what I like myself!”
Su Banxia: “…………”
Was this something a five-year-old should say? Indeed, strong genes came from Pei Shaoze.
Lin Tongze and Guoguo followed behind, while Su Banxia walked ahead with Su Hao. Good-looking people inevitably drew attention, so they were stared at all along the way.
Guoguo, the narcissist, hugged Lin Tongze’s arm and said with a grin, “Everyone’s looking at me. Is it because I’m too cute?”
Lin Tongze couldn’t help but laugh and said with a smile, “Of course, Guoguo is the cutest!”
After walking a bit, the four of them grew farther apart. When Su Banxia looked back, no one was there. She pulled Su Hao along to search for a while but couldn’t find them.
She was about to call when she realized she’d forgotten her phone when leaving. Figuring they’d come back after finishing their stroll, Su Banxia decided not to bother looking anymore.
She simply took Su Hao around to explore. The small lantern exhibition still drew quite a crowd. Su Hao had no interest in these things, and after watching for a while, Su Banxia found it boring too, so she took Su Hao back to the hotel.
As soon as she returned, she called Lin Tongze. Guoguo wanted to stay and play downstairs, so they wouldn’t be back for a while. Su Banxia didn’t bother with them and told Su Hao to take a bath and get ready for bed.
Just as Su Hao entered the bathroom, there was a knock at the door. Su Banxia thought it was Lin Tongze and the others returning.
She got up to open the door. The moment she did, a strong smell of alcohol hit her.
Seeing the man outside, she froze. It was Ye Hengtian! Drunk!
After a moment’s hesitation, Su Banxia spoke, “President Ye, what’s this about?” Knocking on her door late at night while drunk was quite frightening!
Ye Hengtian looked at her, squinting slightly, a smirk curling at the corner of his mouth. “Miss Xia!”
Su Banxia frowned at his demeanor. “Is there something you need?”
Ye Hengtian shook his head and exhaled a breath of alcohol. Su Banxia instinctively stepped back. Seeing her reaction, he chuckled and looked at her. “Is President Lin not here?”
As he spoke, his gaze drifted past her into the room behind.
Su Banxia found him unpleasant and frowned. “President Ye, you’ve had too much to drink. Your room is across the hall.”
With that, she tried to close the door, but Ye Hengtian was quicker, raising his hand to hold it open. “Since you already have a family, don’t compete with Xiaolan anymore. She really likes Pei Shaoze.”
Su Banxia: “…”
When had she ever competed with anyone? She glanced at him, at a loss for words. Then she tried to shut the door again, but he stubbornly pushed against it, preventing her from closing it.
“Ye—”
Before she could finish, a woman’s voice came from the hallway. “President Ye, why are you out here?”
Following the sound, Su Banxia was slightly startled. It was a woman, dressed very seductively, but clearly not the one she’d seen before.
Su Banxia looked at the woman, frowning slightly, as the woman walked over to Ye Hengtian, took his arm, and said to Su Banxia, “Sorry, he’s drunk and knocked on the wrong door.”
Su Banxia nodded. Seeing that Ye Hengtian had let go of the door, she gave the woman a faint smile and closed it.
Indeed, men in the business world were exceptionally fickle. They say women are like clothes, and at least clothes change once a day. Ye Hengtian was impressive—two outfits a day. Amazing!
Outside, once Su Banxia had closed the door, the smile in Ye Hengtian’s eyes completely faded into coldness. He gave the woman beside him a hollow grin.
The look terrified her. “President Ye, we…”
“Open the door!”
Ye Hengtian spoke, staring at the woman. Intimidated by his gaze, she obediently walked to the room across the hall and used her key card to open it. Then she pushed the door and went in.
“Bang!”
Ye Hengtian followed, slamming the door shut with force. Then he leaned his tall frame lazily against it, his dark eyes fixed on the woman. “Take off your clothes.”
The woman dared not argue—she’d been paid. She obediently stripped off everything, leaving only her bra and panties.
Her figure was stunning, with curves and fair skin. Ye Hengtian watched for a while, still drunk, and said, “All of it.”
Unsure of his intentions, she did as told. Ye Hengtian seemed disinterested, walking over to pour himself a drink. Then he looked at her. “Do it yourself.”
The woman couldn’t figure out what he wanted. Summoning her courage, she approached him and reached out to touch him, trying to seduce him. But before she could, he shoved her away.
“Do you want to die?”
Ye Hengtian’s face was now fully clouded with anger. His cold gaze bore into the woman on the floor, murderous intent flickering in his eyes.
The woman fell hard, terrified. “President Ye, I…”
Ye Hengtian didn’t want to hear her excuses. He placed a bottle of red wine in front of her. “Drink it all in one go.”
“President Ye, I can’t drink that much!”
She tried to beg for mercy, but Ye Hengtian wasn’t the type to soften at a woman’s plea. To him, women were just bodies used to earn money. So he said flatly, “If you don’t want to drink, then die.”
He said it casually, as if it were nothing, but the woman sensed the real threat. She swallowed hard. The Ye family, though not all-powerful in Yanshi, still held some sway. A woman like her, with nothing, navigating this circle, could easily be disposed of if she offended him. With that in mind, she obediently picked up the bottle and downed all the wine in one go.
She drank too fast, choking badly, and coughed on the floor for a while. Seeing her suffering, Ye Hengtian felt a bit of satisfaction. Then, smirking, he took the empty bottle from her hand.