Every time the man casually called her “Little Yu,” Yan Yu couldn’t help frowning.
She really wanted to ask Jing Mocong if they were actually that close.
Why was he calling her by such an intimate nickname?
Standing beside the taxi with the window rolled down, she said coldly, “I still have things to do. Goodbye.”
“Hmm…”
A low, sexy hum escaped Jing Mocong’s throat as his dark eyes locked onto hers.
“You’re avoiding me.”
“If that’s what you want to think, I can’t stop you.”
A faint warmth spread to her ears. Yan Yu looked toward the driver’s seat and said, “Driver, please go.”
However, after she spoke, the taxi didn’t move an inch.
The driver said helplessly from the front, “Miss, your boyfriend’s luxury sports car is parked right in front of mine. I don’t dare drive off. If I accidentally scratch his car, I could never afford the compensation.”
“You’ve misunderstood. He’s not my boyfriend,” Yan Yu explained with a frown.
“Oh, then he’s your husband? Why don’t you get out first? I’m in a hurry to pick up my next passenger.”
“…”
Yan Yu was speechless.
Excuse her, Uncle Driver, which eye of yours thought they looked like a married couple?
Did they really have that much of a husband-and-wife look?
The driver’s words left Yan Yu so irritated that she couldn’t even speak.
Meanwhile, they pleased Jing Mocong immensely.
It seemed his possessiveness toward Yan Yu had already become obvious enough for other men to notice.
“Little Yu, get into my car. I’ll drive you. Otherwise, if we keep this up, we’ll be delaying this gentleman from making a living.”
Yan Yu glared fiercely at the man outside the window.
“Don’t call me ‘Little Yu.’ We’re not close, Mr. Jing.”
“Whether we’re close or not, you know the answer yourself.”
Jing Mocong spoke with a smile, his words carrying hidden meaning.
He reached into his pocket, took out his wallet, and handed the driver three one-hundred-yuan bills.
“Sorry for the trouble, Uncle.”
Yan Yu certainly wasn’t willing to let the driver keep more than three hundred yuan in fare for doing nothing.
After taking a deep breath, she pushed open the door and got out.
Jing Mocong opened the passenger door of his sports car.
Yan Yu bent down and climbed inside.
After fastening her seatbelt, she turned toward the man beside her, who was starting the engine.
“Pardon the trouble, but please take me to Times Splendor Plaza.”
Jing Mocong had assumed she was going home.
He hadn’t expected to hear that destination.
“What are you going there for?”
“That’s my private business. Mr. Jing, please don’t pry too much.”
After saying that, Yan Yu closed her eyes, making it perfectly clear that she wanted to be left alone.
Jing Mocong didn’t ask any more questions.
He quietly searched for the plaza’s location, adjusted the navigation route, and continued driving.
Every now and then, he couldn’t resist stealing glances at the woman sitting beside him.
Since childhood, he had always been one of heaven’s favored sons.
He had never pursued a woman before.
He had no idea whether being this overbearing would actually work.
Still…
At least the little woman was sitting in his passenger seat now.
“How long will you be inside?”
The question clearly implied that he intended to wait for her.
“I’m just buying a few things and using the restroom.”
Leaving only those words behind, Yan Yu got out of the car and walked briskly toward the mall entrance.
Jing Mocong found a parking spot and waited.
Ten minutes later, the phone in his pocket rang.
He took it out.
A message from Yan Yu appeared on the screen.
[I took a taxi home.]
“…”
Although he gritted his teeth in frustration, he wasn’t particularly surprised.
Suppressing his irritation, the man smiled slyly before replying.
Not long afterward, Yan Yu, who was riding in a taxi, received his response.
[Alright then. At least my car got towed at a pretty good time.]
Seeing the message, Yan Yu couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.
His sports car had been towed because he had waited for her?
“B-But… he brought this on himself. Why did he insist on driving me in the first place?”
She turned off her phone and forced herself to stop thinking about it.
They were both adults.
How could she not understand why Jing Mocong kept approaching her?
She only wanted to finish this job as quickly as possible, return to Rongcheng, and never accept another consultation in Shengjing again.
Originally, Jing Mocong had gone out for a business dinner.
However, after spotting Yan Yu near the office building, he had worried someone might bully her, so he had followed and protected her all the way.
Now that she had slipped away on her own, he had no choice but to return to his engagement.
“President Zhang, I’m terribly sorry. I suddenly had an upset stomach and had to go to the hospital. I’m on my way back now. Sorry to have kept you waiting.”
Jing Mocong spoke to his business partner over the phone while driving.
“President Jing, you had an upset stomach? It’s alright, it’s alright. Your health comes first. If you’re not feeling well, we can always meet another day.”
President Zhang was extremely accommodating.
After all, he valued this partnership highly.
“It’s nothing serious.”
After apologizing, Jing Mocong hung up.
Less than two seconds later, he dialed another number.
“Qi Ming, from now on, you’re responsible for protecting Yan Yu and my two little treasures. Under no circumstances can anyone bully the three of them.”
“Understood, Mr. Jing.”
Qi Ming was the bodyguard Jing Mocong had hired at a tremendous cost under a lifetime contract.
“Mr. Jing, how should I address Miss Yan in the future? Should I call her Miss Yan… or Madam?”
“Read the situation.”
Jing Mocong answered simply.
Qi Ming immediately understood.
“I’ll call her Madam first. If she doesn’t like it, then I’ll switch back to Miss Yan.”
…
Night fell.
Jing Mocong had just finished showering when he received a phone call from Junjun.
He was pleasantly surprised.
“It’s only seven-thirty. Are you two already going to bed?”
“No.”
Yan Shijun answered cheerfully.
“We go to bed at eight-thirty. Mommy is working in her room, so Big Sis and I secretly hid in her bedroom to call you.”
Jing Mocong’s heart melted.
“My little treasures… Daddy already misses you.”
“I miss you too, Daddy. When are you going to win Mommy over? I want to run all around your big villa.”
Yan Shijun pouted resentfully.
“I miss the scenery at Daddy’s villa too.”
Yan Shiyao spoke lazily.
“I remember there was a tree there. It was so big and so green.”
Winning the affection of the two little ones left Jing Mocong completely satisfied.
“Since you miss me too, Daddy will come see you tomorrow and take you out to have some fun.”
“Really?”
Yan Shijun’s eyes lit up.
“Daddy, where are you taking us?”
“Hmm…”
Jing Mocong tested the waters.
“Would you like to go to an amusement park?”
“Yes!”
Yan Shijun answered without hesitation.
At that moment, Yan Shiyao frowned slightly.
“Daddy, Mommy has to come with us too. Mommy won’t let the two of us go out alone anymore.”
And that situation…
Had been caused by Jing Mocong himself.
“That’s alright.”
“You just ask Mommy to take you to the amusement park tomorrow. Daddy will meet all of you there.”
…
“Mommy!”
“Mommy!”
Yan Yu was sitting on the bed with her laptop, researching the children’s clothing market, when her bedroom door was suddenly pushed open.
Two little cannonballs charged toward her.
Yan Yu quickly rolled to the other side of the bed, successfully foiling their attempt to throw themselves into her arms.
However…
She had underestimated them.
Seeing that they couldn’t pounce on her directly, the two little ones immediately climbed onto the bed.
Grinning from ear to ear, they crawled after her.
In the end, they still managed to burrow into her arms.
“You two together…”
Yan Yu sighed as she held both of them.
“…You’re really heavy.”
She felt that she could barely carry her two little chubby piglets anymore.