Ye Ziyu nudged him with her elbow, pushing him away with disdain.
With her slender arms and legs, she was no match for Di Mingjue. After a few pushes, he remained rooted to the spot.
Ye Qianzhi, watching their playful antics, remembered his own youth. Without a word, he moved away.
As he descended the stairs, Ye Ziyu chased after Di Mingjue, demanding, "What did you say to him? Why didn't he say a word to me?"
"I'll tell you, but you have to agree to what I said this afternoon," Di Mingjue said, raising an eyebrow with a proud expression.
Ye Ziyu rolled her eyes and mercilessly pushed him away. "Please, don't even think about it!"
With that, she flipped her hair and turned to leave.
As Ye Shaoting entered, he saw Di Mingjue and Ye Ziyu chasing each other. The scene was like a sharp knife, piercing his eyes with pain.
A cold wind blew towards her. Ye Ziyu slowed her steps. "You're back."
It had been an hour since work ended; why was he so late?
Ye Ziyu didn't pry further. Seeing his poor complexion, she greeted him and went to the entrance to pick up the children from kindergarten.
As he passed by Ye Shaoting, Di Mingjue nodded at him. He then followed Ye Ziyu out of the door, forcefully pulling her into his embrace.
Pushing and pulling each other, they walked out.
The kindergarten had an outing today, so the children didn't need a driver to pick them up. A school bus would arrange to send each child home.
As the sun set, Ye Ziyu leaned against Di Mingjue's shoulder, waiting quietly.
...
Overnight, the internet was thrown into turmoil. Under Di Mingjue's arrangements, Ye Ziyu's reputation began to improve. However, due to newly emerged comments, the suppressed insults and fabricated lies were stirred up again.
Before they were even awake, Shen Lin's phone call woke the sleeping couple.
Di Mingjue, venting his morning temper, hung up the phone.
The matter was too serious for Shen Lin to handle on his own. Fearing repercussions, he dialed again.
Ye Ziyu nudged Di Mingjue, tiredly rolling over and covering her ears with a pillow.
The incessant ringing finally robbed Di Mingjue of his sleep. He sat up in bed, looking at the caller ID on the screen.
"If you don't tell me what happened today, I'll deal with you when I get to the company!"
A roar entered his ears. Shen Lin paused and quickly informed him, "President Di, please look at the article I sent you first."
Di Mingjue exited the call and opened his chat application.
[Miss Ye and President Gu Confirm Improper Relationship!]
Seeing the headline, Di Mingjue frowned, his anger flaring.
Did these keyboard warriors never get tired? They were endless!
He clicked on the article and read the entire content word for word.
"Who posted it?"
"We haven't found out yet. The article was likely posted overnight. By the time I saw it, it already had over a hundred million views. So many people reposted it that we haven't been able to trace the original poster."
Di Mingjue growled, "What are you guys doing? Do you want to find out tonight?"
Sensing his sudden outburst, Ye Ziyu also lost her sleepiness. She turned and looked at Di Mingjue's flushed face, reaching out to grasp his arm. "Why are you so angry?"
Realizing he had disturbed her, Di Mingjue got out of bed, pulling the blanket over her. "It's nothing, just some company matters. You go back to sleep, I'll talk about it outside."
Ye Ziyu didn't doubt him. She nodded, settling into a comfortable position.
Standing in the hallway, Di Mingjue, afraid Ye Ziyu might overhear, lowered his voice and commanded Shen Lin on the phone, "I want to see the person who first published this article within an hour, or you can pack your bags and get out!"