"I'll wait for you downstairs after work."
"Okay, be careful crossing the road."
Ye Ziyu released Di Mingjue's hand and turned to walk towards Ye Shaoting.
"Brother, let's go back."
Ye Shaoting nodded.
The restaurant was right below the Ye Corporation building, just a few steps from the company.
Ye Shaoting looked at the coffee shop beside them, "What do you want to drink?"
Having just eaten, her stomach couldn't take anything else.
But seeing him about to buy, Ye Ziyu casually said, "An Americano."
It would be just right to take back for Ye Chenhan.
The two walked into the coffee shop.
After ordering, Ye Shaoting took the queue number and sat with Ye Ziyu at the counter by the window to wait.
The coffee shop was filled with office workers on their lunch break, both men and women, as well as affectionate couples.
Ye Ziyu followed Ye Shaoting's gaze to the couple in a booth, thinking of his beloved Wen Qian.
"Do you know about Di Mingjue's past?" Ye Shaoting turned back.
Past?
Ye Ziyu was puzzled, "What aspect are you referring to, Brother?"
"Romance," Ye Shaoting said.
Di Mingjue had told Ye Ziyu before that she was his first love. Their connection at the time was also due to an accident. He was misdiagnosed with a terminal illness and sought out the then-impoverished Ye Ziyu to have offspring.
Ye Ziyu organized her thoughts, "We were each other's first love."
"With someone as rich and powerful as him, there should be no shortage of women pursuing him. Was there no one who particularly caught his attention?" Ye Shaoting suddenly became gossipy.
There were definitely admirers, but Ye Ziyu had never inquired in detail, and Di Mingjue hadn't told her.
Seeing Ye Ziyu's thoughtful expression, Ye Shaoting got his answer.
"I was just asking casually, being nosy."
"Brother, you should try to move on from your past relationship. Don't let one relationship tie you down. Look around; perhaps you'll meet another suitable partner."
After all, Xingxing followed him, not experiencing maternal love, and didn't seem like a child, but rather too mature and deep for their age.
Let go of past feelings?
She would never let go in this lifetime.
Some people also deserved the punishment they received.
The coffee was ready, and Ye Shaoting got up to get it.
On the way back, neither of them spoke.
Back in the office, Ye Ziyu placed the coffee she brought back in front of Ye Chenhan.
"Where did you go for lunch?"
Ye Chenhan had eaten lunch in the company cafeteria. He thought they would all be there, but by the time he finished eating, no one had shown up.
Ye Ziyu pulled over a stool and sat in front of Ye Chenhan, "Do you know Wen Qian?"
"You know Sister Wen Qian?" Ye Chenhan's expression froze.
Wen Qian's name was a taboo in the Ye family. No one could mention it, especially not in front of Ye Shaoting.
Looking at Ye Chenhan's reaction, Ye Ziyu became even more curious about what had happened between Ye Shaoting and Wen Qian.
"Brother took me to pay respects to her."
"You're saying Brother took you?"
Ye Ziyu nodded.
Ye Chenhan sighed and slowly began to explain, "Sister Wen Qian grew up with us. Before anything happened to her, the Wen family lived next door. When we were little, she always followed Brother around. Brother was very strict with us, but only gentle with Sister Wen Qian. When the adults gathered, they often joked about arranging a marriage between Sister Wen Qian and Brother when they grew up. So, in Brother's heart, he always believed he would marry Sister Wen Qian when they grew up."
"But I heard Brother say she did something foolish because she was hurt by a man," Ye Ziyu said, stating what she knew.
Hearing her, Ye Chenhan was even more surprised.
Wen Qian had been gone for a long time. In the beginning, Ye Shaoting wouldn't eat or drink for days, and everyone worried he would do something foolish too. After months of despair, Ye Shaoting returned to normal and no longer mentioned Wen Qian.