One guess and it was spot on!
Jiang Ziyu actively pushed Di Mingjue to the tatami mat in the room, her expression grave as she looked at him.
"Just say what you need to, as long as it's not about me cheating on you," Di Mingjue teased with a serious face.
He still couldn't put his mind at ease about Pete's words.
Hearing his nonsensical ramblings, Jiang Ziyu sternly rebuked, "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't say anything!"
Seeing her solemn face, Di Mingjue stopped joking around. "Go ahead, I'm listening."
"Be on your guard against your second brother recently," Jiang Ziyu said.
"Di Ruihe?" Di Mingjue asked.
As some things couldn't be explained clearly, Jiang Ziyu nodded in response.
Seeing her worried look, Di Mingjue's heart softened, and he suddenly smiled, "You know I know."
Jiang Ziyu was stunned by his words.
He knew?
"He's been making moves at the company lately, wanting to take control of some projects. He hasn't made too much of a public stir, but I'm aware of his underhanded tactics," Di Mingjue explained.
Unbelievable!
Jiang Ziyu felt like an idiot. The outside world spoke so highly of him, how could he possibly not notice?
Di Mingjue saw her lowering her head, her small face flushing and paling, and reached out to touch the back of her hand. "I'm very happy that you care about me."
The words slipped out, and coupled with his eyes that seemed to hold deep affection for everyone, Jiang Ziyu's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
"I have something else to do, I'm leaving now!" Jiang Ziyu forcefully pulled her hand away and fled as if escaping a disaster.
Qianqian, inside the room, covered her mouth and giggled. She had just seen Di Mingjue touch Jiang Ziyu willingly and say such mushy sweet talk.
"Come here!" Di Mingjue called out gently.
Coming to his side, Qianqian looked up obediently at him.
"Does Qianqian love Mommy?" Di Mingjue asked.
Without a moment's hesitation, Qianqian nodded. She loved not only Jiang Ziyu but also Yuze and Xiaoran, who could protect her.
Di Mingjue stroked her soft hair and then asked, "Does Qianqian want Daddy and Mommy to be together forever?"
Qianqian nodded again.
She slipped out from under Di Mingjue's palm and rushed to the side to pick up paper and a pen.
"Qianqian wants Daddy and Mommy to be together forever, never to be separated."
Looking at the neat handwriting, Di Mingjue's face beamed with happiness. He pulled Qianqian onto his lap and responded earnestly, "I promise you!"
Jiang Ziyu was not considered good-looking by outsiders nowadays, with a face full of spots and extremely poor skin. But Di Mingjue didn't care at all. When he loved someone, he only looked at the feeling, never the appearance.
That contract from that year, he needed to destroy it as soon as possible!
Downstairs, Jiang Ziyu touched her flushed cheeks, Di Mingjue's affectionate face appearing in her mind repeatedly.
What exactly does he want? Jiang Ziyu murmured to herself.
She raised her hand and patted her head, wanting to shake off the jumbled thoughts.
*Ding dong*
Di Mingjue tilted his upper body, instinctively reaching for his phone. He patted his pockets, then saw the phone placed at the foot of the bed.
"Qianqian, please get Daddy's phone," Di Mingjue said.
The child was quick and nimble, and in no time the phone was in Di Mingjue's hands.
Seeing the wallpaper on the lock screen, Di Mingjue realized the phone wasn't his. Just as he was about to put it down, a message appeared on the screen again.
Di Mingjue saw the content clearly as it flashed by.
The old place?
Who had she shared an "old place" with? Could it be the man Pete mentioned?
Di Mingjue glanced at Qianqian and then his finger landed on the screen. He swiped left, and the message was heartlessly deleted.
Qianqian watched this scene, her lips moving, unable to make a sound.
"Be good, don't tell Mommy, or she'll leave us," Di Mingjue warned.