"How about some fruit? Eating too much of this stuff isn't good for you." Lu Siye held Ning Yan's little hand and patiently explained to her.
He never ate puffed snacks.
They were full of additives.
Sure enough, the moment Lu Siye's words landed, Ning Yan burst into tears.
"Boo-hoo-hoo… Hubby is so mean, he won't let me eat chips."
"You're so bad, Yanyan doesn't want to call you hubby anymore. You big jerk, you tricked Yanyan. You said you'd love Yanyan well, but you won't even let Yanyan eat chips. Big liar."
Ning Yan sobbed while voicing her grievances against Lu Siye.
Her little hand would occasionally lift to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Her small, thin frame trembled slightly, clearly crying very, very sadly.
The thing he could bear least was seeing Ning Yan cry. Every time she cried, he became completely at a loss.
"Big liar." Ning Yan said through gritted teeth, grabbing a pillow beside her and hurling it at Lu Siye.
Lu Siye caught the pillow, not letting Ning Yan throw another tantrum.
"You really want to eat them?"
Ning Yan turned her head away in anger, refusing to look at Lu Siye. "So what if I want to eat them? You won't agree anyway."
Lu Siye looked at Ning Yan's angry expression—it was rather adorable.
"Big liar, get out. Yanyan doesn't want to see you." The pillow in her hand was held fast by Lu Siye, so she couldn't pull it back. She simply grabbed another pillow and threw it at him.
Lu Siye shook his head and let out a helpless sigh.
There was really no dealing with her.
Lu Siye released his grip and got up, walking straight out.
Watching Lu Siye's retreating figure, Ning Yan grew even angrier.
He actually just left like that. He wouldn't even comfort her?
He really was a big liar. Yanyan didn't like him anymore, would never like him again.
Brother was still the best—brother would comfort her, unlike Lu Siye, who only scolded her. She didn't like this husband. She wanted to swap him for a new one, a more obedient one, a husband who would be good to her.
Ning Yan secretly vowed that she absolutely had to swap her husband.
That evening.
Lu Siye returned to Yunyue Villa.
He was carrying a bag of snacks—chocolate, chips, and all kinds of treats, a big bag full to the brim.
That little girl—he couldn't indulge her too much.
Today would be a one-time exception.
Third floor.
Ning Yan had already changed into a pink set of pajamas. She was lying on the bed watching Peppa Pig, her fair little feet lifted in the air, the two little feet pattering back and forth, occasionally swaying. The sight of her was simply adorable.
The sound of Peppa Pig came from the iPad.
"Hello, I'm Peppa Pig. This is my little brother, George. This is Mummy Pig. This is Daddy Pig…"
Ning Yan was completely absorbed in watching, not noticing at all that Lu Siye had walked in.
The bed suddenly sank in one spot. Sensing something was off, Ning Yan immediately scrambled up.
"What are you here for?"
"To coax you." Lu Siye's deep, husky voice produced two pleasant-sounding words.
Seeing that Ning Yan wasn't speaking, Lu Siye knew she was still angry.
"Alright, no more sulking." Lu Siye affectionately ruffled the top of Ning Yan's head and placed the bag of snacks on her bed.
Ning Yan's eyes lit up, and she instinctively pursed her lips—chocolate, chips, chicken feet, chicken necks…
Lu Siye smiled indulgently and asked in a gentle tone, "Still angry?"
Ning Yan pulled back the hand she had just reached out. "For the sake of the snacks, Yanyan will forgive you."
Lu Siye raised an eyebrow. For the sake of the snacks? Forgive him?
This little girl really had a temper.
"Who helped you change your clothes?"
He had been the one to pull the zipper up, so how had the dress come off?
"I did it myself." Ning Yan answered as she peeled open a chocolate and popped it into her mouth.
The chocolates were specially selected by Lu Siye—a box of passionate love chocolates.
These were the most expensive chocolates in the world, with packaging so luxurious it was outrageous! The ring of diamonds around it came from the treasure collection of the renowned jeweler Simon Jewelry, while the chocolates themselves were from the Forest Lake boutique handmade chocolate shop. What woman could resist such a temptation of chocolate plus diamonds?
The jewelry on top could even be chosen by oneself.
Lu Siye had selected a necklace, a ring, and a pair of earrings from it, giving them to Ning Yan to play with as toys, since she didn't like wearing them at the moment anyway.
This chocolate gift box, worth 10.42 million, was being eaten and played with by Ning Yan all at once.
"Delicious." Ning Yan's eyes squinted into slits.
She looked at the chocolate in her hand, then at Lu Siye, and with some reluctance, brought a piece of chocolate to Lu Siye's lips.
"You eat it."
"I don't like sweets." Lu Siye's voice was deep, with a rising tone at the end—so gentle it was beyond words.
"Yanyan."
"Hmm." Ning Yan responded vaguely.
"Who helped you take off your clothes?" Lu Siye pressed on with the earlier topic.
The servants had said Ning Yan hadn't come downstairs and hadn't called for them, so how had the clothes come off?
Ning Yan narrowed her eyes with a mischievous grin. "With scissors."
"I couldn't reach it, and I couldn't get it off, so I used scissors to cut the dress."
Her soft, sweet voice came through with a hint of unhappiness, as if she were recalling the embarrassment of not being able to get the dress off earlier.
"Why didn't you let them help you?"
The dress was just a dress—one worth five million, no big deal. But her memory was currently at age six, so what if she hurt herself with the scissors?
Ning Yan's hand, which was tearing open a bag of chips, froze mid-motion. She bit her lip unhappily. "I was afraid they'd say I was stupid."
Lu Siye's expression darkened slightly, and a hint of coldness crept into his voice. "Did they make you angry?"
Ning Yan shook her head. "No."
Lu Siye's heart ached as he gently patted Ning Yan's little head, his tone softening. "Yanyan, remember this: you are the mistress of Yunyue Villa, my wife. You don't need to put yourself through any hardship. Whoever bullies you, I'll make them disappear."
The servant cleaning at the stairway froze on the spot upon hearing Lu Siye's words.
Lu Siye didn't casually say "disappear," but whenever those two words came out of his mouth…
It wasn't disappearing from Yuncheng, but disappearing from…
She instinctively swallowed.
It wasn't about serving Ning Yan well—it was about worshipping Ning Yan like a bodhisattva.
Lu Siye stroked the top of Ning Yan's head and asked indulgently, "Understand?"
"Understand."
But Ning Yan's next words left Lu Siye momentarily speechless.
"What about you then? What if you bully Yanyan?" Ning Yan leaned in close to Lu Siye and asked seriously, word by word.
Lu Siye cleared his throat lightly. "How could your husband bear to bully Yanyan? I'd love you more than anything."
"Didn't you bully me today?"
"I was… Hasn't Yanyan already forgiven me?"
Ning Yan shook her head. "Nope."
"Didn't Yanyan say that? For the sake of the snacks, she'd forgive me." Lu Siye repeated Ning Yan's earlier words.
"Yanyan never said that." Ning Yan shook her head, continuing to tear open the bag of chips in her hands.