The brief meeting between the two attracted a lot of attention.
To be honest, Zhang Yinan's apology speech, which had caused a sensation throughout the school back then, was still remembered by everyone after graduation and widely circulated on campus.
It was still being said among classmates that Ye Jinghuai had never forgotten Zhang Yinan all these years, otherwise, he wouldn't have remained single.
But seeing Ye Jinghuai's demeanor today, he didn't seem to have any lingering feelings for Zhang Yinan, and everyone was puzzled.
Upon further thought, it made sense. What kind of family was the Ye family? What kind of women hadn't they seen? Zhang Yinan, such as she was, might have been acceptable at school, but she wouldn't have had much competitiveness outside.
"Daddy, does Nuannuan have any shrimp that Nuannuan likes to eat?" Nuannuan stared intently at Ye Jinghuai, who was walking back with the tray.
"Of course, I do. Dad will peel them for you."
Ye Jinghuai put down the meal tray and carefully began to peel shrimp for Nuannuan.
"Ah~"
Nuannuan opened her mouth, indicating that Ye Jinghuai should feed her.
"Does it taste good?"
Ye Jinghuai fed Nuannuan with a smile, making Zhou Moyang's skin crawl.
"I say, Old Ye, you're quite good at being considerate, aren't you? Why did someone blame you for not being considerate enough back then?"
Zhou Moyang suddenly raised his voice. Many people heard it and their gazes involuntarily turned towards Zhang Yinan.
Zhang Yinan happened to be walking towards Ye Jinghuai's table, and her expression turned a bit awkward.
"Uncle? What's wrong?" Nuannuan looked at Zhou Moyang, who had inexplicably raised his voice, with confusion.
"Cough, it's nothing, nothing. Nuannuan, you keep eating." Zhou Moyang felt a little embarrassed after Nuannuan's question.
Ye Jinghuai didn't bother to respond to him and continued feeding Nuannuan.
"Daddy, you eat too~"
Nuannuan picked up a small piece of cake with her little hand and wanted to offer it to Ye Jinghuai's mouth. Unfortunately, her arms were too short. She had just raised it when it fell back down.
"Heh, it's delicious."
Ye Jinghuai dotingly leaned over and took a bite. Then, he used a wet wipe to clean Nuannuan's hand, which was covered in cream. His movements were practiced and natural, indicating that he often took care of children at home.
Looking at Ye Jinghuai's actions, Zhang Yinan's heart was filled with mixed emotions. If only Ye Jinghuai were Xinxin's father, Xinxin wouldn't have lacked so much paternal love.
"Mom."
Liu Wenxin leaned cautiously against her mother's leg, her expression tense, and her eyes full of envy as she looked at Nuannuan, doted on by Ye Jinghuai.
"Xinxin, don't be afraid. Everyone here is Mom's friend, and they are not bad people. Do you remember what Mom told you before we left?" Zhang Yinan crouched down and looked at her daughter.
"I remember, I need to get along with little sister." Liu Wenxin nodded timidly.
"Good girl. Today, there are only you and little sister Nuannuan who are children. Later, Mom will let you play with little sister Nuannuan, okay?" Zhang Yinan said, stroking her daughter's head with a loving expression.
"Mm-hmm, okay."
After instructing her daughter, Zhang Yinan took Liu Wenxin directly towards Ye Jinghuai.
"Can we sit here?"
Zhou Moyang was enthusiastically watching Nuannuan eat. Seeing her little mouth move as she ate, he found it particularly adorable. He felt he could watch her like this all day. It was at this moment that his pleasant mood was interrupted by a voice. Zhou Moyang turned his head to look.
Seeing Zhou Moyang look over, Zhang Yinan smiled sheepishly.
"I'm sorry, because Xinxin is a bit shy, and I see that only Nuannuan is her age here, so I was wondering if we could sit together? It would be nice for the two children to have a companion."
Zhou Moyang rested his chin on his hand, neither agreeing nor refusing, but instead asked a question.
"Then why did you bring your child out?"
"What?" Zhang Yinan didn't understand what he meant.
"Since you know the child is shy, why did you bring her here?"
"I..."
"Uncle, it's Xinxin who wants to play with little sister Nuannuan, so she wants to sit here."
Liu Wenxin suddenly spoke. Although her voice was soft, everyone present heard it clearly.
Seeing that the child had spoken, Zhou Moyang stopped his retorts.
"Sit down!" Ye Jinghuai spoke. He wasn't going to show his displeasure to a child.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Liu Wenxin politely thanked Ye Jinghuai. Ye Jinghuai didn't even glance at her, focusing solely on feeding Nuannuan. However, he didn't notice the yearning in Liu Wenxin's eyes behind him.
"Daddy~ My tummy can't fit anymore!" Nuannuan touched her round little belly, looking a bit worried.
"Then don't eat anymore."
Only then did Ye Jinghuai put down his hand and start eating himself.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at taking care of children, Jinghuai." Zhang Yinan looked at Ye Jinghuai with a look of great relief.
"Xinxin's father never liked her since she was little, and she never knew what fatherly love was." Zhang Yinan looked at her daughter with a dim expression and a heart full of heartache.
"If her father doesn't like her, isn't that your fault? If you hadn't chosen Liu Zhoulu, she wouldn't have had such a father! Oh, no, she wouldn't have been born at all."
Zhou Moyang was truly the best mouthpiece, showing no mercy in his sarcasm.
This time, Zhang Yinan's smile could no longer be maintained. She raised her face and looked at Zhou Moyang with a wronged expression.
As tensions brewed between these few people, the surrounding classmates listened with great interest.
The atmosphere became somewhat stiff for a moment.
"Little sister Nuannuan, can I play with you for a while?" It was the timid Liu Wenxin who broke the silence first.
Nuannuan didn't speak, but instead looked at Ye Jinghuai.
"Nuannuan, if you want to play, you can go! Just don't go too far from Daddy," Ye Jinghuai instructed.
"Okay~ Sister, let's go."
Nuannuan nodded, then took Liu Wenxin's hand and walked to the children's play area not far away, which Zhou Moyang had set up specifically for Nuannuan.
With the children gone, the adults could speak more freely.
"Moyang, are you also blaming me?" Zhang Yinan's expression was very wronged.
Zhou Moyang: "We're not that familiar. Please call me by my full name, thank you."
"Okay, are you also blaming me?" Zhang Yinan felt a surge of resentment upon hearing this.
Zhou Moyang turned his face and looked at her sarcastically.
"Blame you for what? For looking down on the poor and loving the rich? Or for being infatuated with yourself?"
"I don't know what you're talking about?" Zhang Yinan tightly gripped the steak knife in her hand, her knuckles turning white.
"I'm stating facts!" Zhou Moyang spread his hands and said.
"I came back this time to make amends."
"That would be great." Zhou Moyang interrupted before Zhang Yinan could finish.
"How about this, why don't you go up on stage again later and give another apology speech? You've done it before anyway. The title should be 'The Shamelessness and Self-Infatuation That Hurt You in Those Years.'"
"Zhou Moyang, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Yinan was extremely angered by his retort.
"What do I mean? Who spread those rumors about me and Old Ye back then? And who, while abroad, was still preoccupied with whether he still harbored 'old feelings' for you?"
Zhang Yinan suddenly became nervous. She had pursued Ye Jinghuai for a long time back then, but he had remained unmoved. So, she resorted to this tactic, secretly spreading such rumors, never expecting that Ye Jinghuai would actually agree to her.
After leaving him, even though she married Liu Zhoulu, she still quietly paid attention to Ye Jinghuai. Especially after his identity was revealed and she knew he was still single, she always felt a sense of smugness.
So, she subtly hinted to everyone that it was because of her that he remained single. But at that time, it was just to satisfy her vanity. Besides, wasn't it the truth?
Now that she had been reborn, she naturally felt even more sorry for Jinghuai and genuinely wanted to make it up to him. In this life, she would love him dearly.
"You... it's not like that, Jinghuai." Zhang Yinan couldn't deny it; she had indeed done these things, but she didn't think that way anymore.
"Bang!!!"
"Don't you dare keep calling him that. Did he ever respond to you? You're really dreaming too much and can't distinguish reality."
Zhou Moyang slammed the table and stood up angrily. This time, not only the surrounding people but everyone present heard him.