Not long after, Father Ye was able to obtain strands of hair from Luo Luo and Ye Peicheng. He carefully placed the two people's hair into individual plastic bags, then brought over two cups of tea: "Miss Qiao, I apologize for my absence just now."
Qiao Moyu smiled and received the cup: "It's okay! Uncle, you are too polite!"
"It's what I should do." Father Ye sat down. "I heard from Ye Peicheng that you two are dating?"
Qiao Moyu was startled and almost spilled the cup of tea in her hands. Why was it such a frightening question? However, this shouldn't be too troublesome of a matter. After all, she had already come clean about her son!
She swallowed a mouthful of tea and thought about how to answer: "Actually, when we were in the same crew, he helped me out a lot and was concerned for me. However, I have always thought of him as a brother..."
Not a brother, a small uncle. QIao Moyu commented in her heart.
Father Ye sighed in his heart. It looks like his son still hasn't managed to get the girl!
He replied: "Peicheng, this child, though he usually doesn't speak too much, his heart is good. If he ever bullies you in the future, come tell Uncle, and I'll beat him for you!"
Qiao Moyu blinked a few times. Why wasn't this anything like the expected lines? She felt that the other party seemed to take her in as their own person?
Was it that Father Ye was too entrenched in feudal superstitions and felt that she had the ability, but since she couldn't become his son's girlfriend, he wanted to take her in as a daughter?
The more she thought about it, the more convinced she was. She obediently faced Father Ye and nodded: "Mhm, but Brother Ye is pretty good, he won't bully me." Of course, his attitude was one of forcing people to buy or sell!
Sigh.
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the study room. Ye Peicheng's voice travelled in from outside: "Moyu, Luo Luo is looking for you."
Qiao Moyu took Luo Luo from Ye Peicheng's arms and smiled: "Luo Luo, what's the matter?" Did you have fun playing with Uncle just now?"
Luo Luo nodded, then leaned in close to Qiao Moyu, whispering: "Mom, Luo Luo wants to pee!"
After all, the little guy was not that familiar with Ye Peicheng, so, regarding this kind of private thing, he still went to go find Qiao Moyu for it.
Therefor, Qiao Moyu asked: "Uncle, the bathroom in the house is..."
"There's one next door." Father Ye pointed to the side.
Waiting until after Qiao Moyu left, Father Ye asked Ye Peicheng: "Peicheng, have you met with Miss Qiao before?"
"The first time I met her was at the "Shengshi" set." Ye Peicheng had some doubts: "What's wrong?"
Father Ye kept his conjectures to himself. After all, for these kinds of things, it was still best to wait for the appraisal report first.
He kept his tone the same: "Bring them over more often in the future."
Ye Peicheng heard his words and his eyes turned warm: "Okay."
At this time, Qiao Moyu exited the bathroom while holding onto Luo Luo and encountered Ye Peiqing.
He was leaning against the wall and seemed to be waiting for her. He glanced at her from the side, his lips curved up: "You like Lao'er?"
***T/N: Lao'er means second oldest sibling; he is referring to Ye Peicheng
Qiao Moyu was on guard against him and didn't speak.
Ye Peiqing didn't care. Then, his gaze fell on Luo Luo. He lifted the toy car in his arms and waved it around: "Luo Luo, come. Uncle will teach you how to drive a remote control car!"
Luo Luo's big eyes look forward at the man in front of him. He looked like he was smiling; however, the little guy instinctively felt a bit scared so he shrank back into Qiao Moyu's body.
Qiao Moyu hugged Luo Luo and turned away, prepared to leave. Ye Peiqing suddenly opened his mouth: "What good is there is going with Lao'er? Isn't he nothing but a pretty face? Follow me, and you'll gain more!"
Qiao Moyu did not know why Ye Peicheng was talking like that. Could it be that as long as it was Ye Peicheng's, Ye Peiqing would want to steal it?
She has never been afraid of anything. Regarding this person however, she always felt that he was trying to stir something up. She was afraid that he would act without care for morals.
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She didn't seem to hear Ye Peiqing's words, and walked directly to the study.
The light in the study was incredibly bright. She felt as if she had exited hell and gone back to the light.
"Luo Luo is back!" Father Ye, as he looked as Luo Luo, liked him more and more. He picked him up from Qiao Moyu's arms and faced Luo Luo: "Do you know how to count? Grandpa will teach Luo Luo how to count!"
Although the little guy didn't understand the world of adults, he could still instinctively determine good and evil. He wasn't afraid of Father Ye like he was of Ye Peiqing, so he nodded and seriously replied: "Luo Luo knows how to count!"
Saying that, he started to count from 1, all the way until he got to 20. Father Ye concentrated on listening to the child count, until the child finally got to 100. He smiled: "Luo Luo, your Uncle, when he was little, was also very smart! However, when he was your age, he could only count to 20!"
Luo Luo very sincerely replied: "Luo Luo also had just learned how to count to 100!"
Everyone in the room played with Luo Luo for a while. When Qiao Moyu saw that the time was almost up, she turned to Father Ye and said: "Uncle Ye, thank you for your hospitality today. Luo Luo has to go to bed early though, so we will go back now!"
"En, it's good for children to sleep early!" Although Father Ye was bit unwilling, he still told Ye Peicheng to help send them back home.
On the road, Ye Peicheng asked the little guy: "Luo Luo, was Uncle's house fun? Do you want to go again in the future?"
Luo Luo had no idea it was a trap, and happily nodded his head: "Very fun! I want to play!"
Ye Peicheng raised his eyebrows slightly toward Qiao Moyu: "Little Moyu, did you hear that?"
Qiao Moyu looked away, then turned back toward Ye Peicheng and replied in a serious manner: "There's no need to wait two days for the answer. I can tell you right now, I will not go in the future."
The expression on Ye Peicheng's face instantly changed. His voice was very low: "Why?"
Qiao Moyu did not speak, and her tightly compressed lips showed her uncompromising stance. Her son was with her right now, and she did not want him to be affected by the dispute between adults. Therefore, she did not explain.
Ye Peicheng saw that she did not reply, and his mood continually spiraled down. The atmosphere was slightly tense in the car.
When they finally arrived home, Qiao Moyu and Luo Luo opened the door to their house, Ye Peicheng spoke: "Moyu, I have some things to say to you."
Qiao Moyu gave the child to the nanny and followed Ye Peicheng downstairs. They went to a coffee known for having good privacy.
She said: "You talk."
"Why do you have to reject me?" Ye Peicheng stared deeply at her. The depths of his eyes were filled with hard to resist emotions: "If I have any areas that are no good, all you have to do is say it, and I can change and go along with you."
"Okay, since you asked, I will say it. "Qiao Moyu had thought about it while one the road. She couldn't drag it out any longer. It would be unfair to him. Secondly, the results would be the same whether she say it sooner or later.
She said: "First of all, I don't plan on finding anyone from the entertainment circle."
Ye Peicheng stared at her quickly, and waited for her to continue.
"Second, I feel that we don't have much in common. " To put it bluntly, there was a generation gap.
"Third." Qiao Moyu's hand on the table couldn't help but tighten: "Do you know what your brother said to me after I left the bathroom? "
"He asked me if I liked you, I did not respond. Then he said that I should leave you and be with him instead." Qiao Moyu looked Ye Peicheng in the eyes: "I don't like to get involved with family disputes. Not only would that endanger me, it can easily hurt Luo Luo as well."
She concluded: "So, I will not get together with you."
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She concluded: "So, I will not get together with you."
After Ye Peicheng heard her last point, his eyes filled with killing intent. However, he still patiently listened to Qiao Moyu, then responded to the points one by one: "The first point. You are in the entertainment circle, and, indeed, I am too. But if you mind that fact, then I can quit."
Qiao Moyu was shocked: "Why?"
Ye Peicheng calmly replied: "To begin with, I had only joined the entertainment circle to fulfill my mother's past dream. The award that she had wanted to achieve has already been achieved by me, so there will be no regrets even if I quit."
"The second condition. You said that we don't have a common language, but I am already trying to get closer to you." Ye Peicheng raised his head and stared at her, voice profound: "Little Junior Sister, is it not like that?"
QIao Moyu choked on Ye Peicheng's words. She suddenly discovered that the man had the gift of gab, and couldn't find any reason to refute him.
"The third condition." Ye Peicheng talked until here and stood up all of a sudden. He walked in front of Qiao Moyu and moved her into his embrace: "Little Moyu, I'm sorry. Previously, I had thought that my older brother would only come back in two days, so I planned for you guys to come over today. However, he came home early. It was me who had not thought things through properly."
Qiao Moyu felt a bit muddled after hearing his sudden apology. She did not expect that Ye Peicheng would apologize to her about that.
But then she finally came to her senses and reacted, trying to move her body: "However, your older brother, in the end, is still your brother. Even if we don't meet this time, it's not possible that we will never meet in the future. So, it will still be dangerous for Luo Luo and I!"
"Before I solve this issue, I will absolutely send people to protect you and Luo Luo. I swear on my life that I will not let harm come to you guys~" Ye Peicheng said, kneeling down and staring into Qiao Moyu's eyes: "Little Moyu, do you still have any reason to reject me?"
Qiao Moyu felt that all her roads have been blocked. She originally wanted to say that females who married early were generally deserted later, but when the words were at the tip of her tongue, she realized that if she said so, isn't it like confessing that she had considered a long-term relationship, all the way through marriage?
Therefore, she stiffly swallowed her words and replied in a stuffy manner: "None for now."
"So, I will take it that you have agreed then, my girlfriend." Ye Peicheng's lips slightly lifted, and the previously heavy atmosphere lifted. Even the temperature in the private room seemed to have turned spring-like.
His fingertips slid from the side of her face to the side of her ear and then held on. He got closer to her and leaned in, his voice low: "In the future, don't say stuff about rejection so easily. I will be very sad."
Qiao Moyu straightened up. She abruptly realized that she seemed to have, step by step, dug herself a hole and buried herself in it!
She wanted to say something in return, but in the next second, Ye Peicheng tightened his arms. His lips suddenly pressed down on hers.
The time's kiss was more fierce than last time's. She almost seemed to hear bursts of wind whistling in the desert. If she was not careful, then there might not be a path left for retreat.
He dove straight in, holding her soft body, hugging her tightly, and continued to bite at her as if he wanted to swallow her into his belly.
Slowly, Qiao Moyu felt deprived of air, and her body turned soft, leaving with with lingering feelings of what had happened.
After a long time, Ye Peicheng finally released Qiao Moyu. His eyes still shined with emotion: “Little Moyu, I truly like you a lot.”
In the moment, under the crystal lamp of the private room, Ye Peicheng's hair was masked by reflected light. The gorgeous lighting made his facial features seem all the more dazzling, making it a bit hard for people to fully open their eyes.
Qiao Moyu assessed herself. At the moment, her strength was still okay, but she could sense that her heart was beating faster than usual.
She moved her lips and squeezed out one word: “Why?”
He seemed to think about it seriously for a moment. His fingertips fell onto the lips he just kissed and rubbed them gently.
Ye Peicheng seemingly felt that there was a small current running through his fingertips from where they were touching Qiao Moyu. His eyes seemed to contain a hint of teasing: “Maybe it's because I gave my first kiss to you.”