"Why?" Ye Ziyu urgently sought an answer.
Wasn't playing with children supposed to be fun? Or was he afraid to take that first step in making friends?
Ye Ziyu excitedly grabbed Xingxing's wrist and quickly voiced her inner speculations, "What are you afraid of? Or do you think making friends will affect what else you do? Xingxing, I really hope you can become friends with Xiaoran and the others. Don't be so serious and cold every day; try to show a bit more happiness on your face."
Xingxing stood there stunned. The concern Ye Ziyu spoke was like a cannonball of affection, striking his heart and making it tremble with each impact.
Seeing his young eyes about to yield to this attack of love, Ye Shaoting stepped forward and pulled away Ye Ziyu's arm, "You're scaring him."
Xingxing was pulled behind Ye Shaoting.
Ye Ziyu looked at Xingxing's flustered eyes and mistakenly took Ye Shaoting's words to heart. She apologetically reached out to Xingxing, who, under Ye Shaoting's pull, quickly dodged behind him. This action completely soured Ye Ziyu's mood.
Had her overly aggressive behavior really scared him?
Ye Ziyu looked at Xingxing through the gap in Ye Shaoting's arm.
"It's getting late. Take the children back to their rooms to rest early," Ye Shaoting said, then led Xingxing upstairs ahead of her.
As they walked away, Xingxing feared that looking at Ye Ziyu again would make him involuntarily reveal his attachment to her, so he eagerly followed Ye Shaoting's footsteps upstairs.
After they left, Ye Ziyu, with a tearful voice, looked at Di Mingjue, "Did I seem like a bad person just now?"
Recalling it, she felt her actions towards Xingxing were exactly like those of a human trafficker, forcefully dragging Xingxing away when he didn't want to go. Patting her forehead, Ye Ziyu looked up at the second floor with a headache.
The children saw her distressed look and were determined to change Xingxing's current indifference.
"Alright, don't think about these things for now. You played with the children all day, and you're too tired, which is why you're so tense. I'll take the children back to their rooms now, and you go back to your room and take a bath to relax your tense mood." Di Mingjue pushed Ye Ziyu and, bringing the children along, went up to the second floor.
When the children volunteered to wash themselves, Di Mingjue took Ye Ziyu back to their room.
Di Mingjue, after preparing the bathwater, came out of the bathroom and saw Ye Ziyu sitting at the foot of the bed, lost in thought. He sighed with heartache, got up, and sat beside her, "Still thinking about what happened just now?"
Ye Ziyu looked up at him, "When I see Xingxing, I feel like I'm seeing our fourth child. Do you think he'll be adopted by good people like Xingxing? Will he be happy? Will he be bullied?"
Di Mingjue reached out and pulled Ye Ziyu into his embrace.
Since meeting Jiang Feifei and learning about Si Bao's situation, he had arranged for people to conduct a thorough search. However, so many years had passed. Ye Ziyu had only seen their fourth child once when he was born. He was now as old as Qianqian and the others. With so many children in the world, the chance of finding him was like finding a needle in a haystack.
"I've already arranged for Shen Lin to find the doctor who delivered you. Once we find her, we'll be able to quickly locate information about our fourth child," Di Mingjue said.
Ye Ziyu lifted her head from his shoulder, "What about Jiang Feifei?"
Since she knew that their fourth child was still alive, she must know his whereabouts. More than finding the doctor, Ye Ziyu wanted to find the escaped Jiang Feifei.
"Still looking. Without the Jiang Corporation, and with the debts of the Jiang Corporation on her shoulders, we are not the only ones looking for her. Even if she hides, she won't be able to hide forever," Di Mingjue comforted her.