“You guys go ahead.”
“Understood, Mr. Ye.”
The assistant beside him led the other employees away from Di Mingjue.
Di Mingjue stopped in front of Ye Shaoting, his gaze scrutinizing, “Did you arrange for Ye Ziyu to go on this business trip?”
Ye Shaoting nodded. It wasn't just a business trip; there were more surprises waiting for him to discover.
Di Mingjue looked displeased, “Doesn’t Ye Corporation have any capable employees? Does Miss Ye have to travel personally? We are family now, you know. Just ask if you need anything.”
He had no intention of giving Ye Shaoting any face. Di Mingjue had been tolerating his deliberate targeting for more than once or twice, solely for Ye Ziyu's sake. However, Ye Shaoting's current actions were threatening the relationship between him and Ye Ziyu. If he continued to tolerate it, he feared he might lose his wife.
“Didn’t Ziyu tell you in advance?” Ye Shaoting calmly retorted after letting him vent.
Advance notice?
Di Mingjue sneered, “Are you saying she knew about this trip days ago?”
Ye Shaoting raised his eyebrows, indicating agreement. “The arrangements for going to Haishi were made days ago. The departure date was today. I thought Ziyu would have informed you first thing. No wonder you came to question me in such a huff.”
It wasn’t him, but Ye Ziyu who had kept it from him?
Di Mingjue looked at him suspiciously. Ye Shaoting stood before him without a hint of panic.
“How many days will this trip take?”
“If everything goes smoothly, about a week. If not, it might take longer.”
In Di Mingjue’s mind, even two days felt like an eternity, let alone a week.
“Who is accompanying Ye Ziyu?” Di Mingjue vaguely guessed Ye Chenhan. He asked this question primarily to confirm if Gu Xiuyu was present. If Gu Xiuyu was there, his suspicions about Ye Shaoting would be solidified.
“Chenhan is accompanying Ziyu,” Ye Shaoting revealed no further information.
Unable to get the information he wanted, Di Mingjue asked again, “What is the purpose of this trip?”
“I apologize, but this is confidential information for Ye Corporation and cannot be disclosed to outsiders.” Ye Shaoting refused to answer.
Ye Shaoting already disliked Di Mingjue and had no intention of honestly answering his questions. After a few perfunctory remarks, he used the excuse of the waiting employees ahead to leave.
Unable to ascertain the reason for Ye Ziyu’s departure, Di Mingjue could not put his restless heart at ease. He sent people to investigate Ye Ziyu’s flight information, confirmed her destination, and immediately booked the earliest possible flight.
***
Haishi.
The name itself represented the city’s most unique characteristic. The entire city was embraced by the sea, offering pleasant scenery, and the air was filled with the scent of seawater. Upon disembarking, Ye Ziyu observed the local attire and had the illusion of being on vacation.
“Big brother said the person meeting us would be holding a sign,” Ye Chenhan said as he emerged from the crowd, diligently scanning the waiting area for someone holding a sign.
Many people were holding signs in the waiting area. A quick glance revealed a wide variety of drawings on the signs. Finding the person meant to receive them felt like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“There!” Ye Chenhan exclaimed, pointing excitedly.
A man in business attire, holding a sign, also spotted them.
The three met. Ye Ziyu couldn’t help but wonder about the creativity of the person who prepared the sign as she looked at it. It depicted a cartoon version of them, with their names labeled above their heads.
“Mr. Ye, Miss Ye, my name is Cheng Hai. I’m the person Mr. Ye arranged to pick you up and take you to the hotel.”
Ye Corporation owned hotels in Haishi, and Cheng Hai was the person in charge of one of them.
He took Ye Ziyu and Ye Chenhan’s luggage and led them to a car waiting outside the airport.