The hideous look truly frightened Huang Ying!
Indeed, she had developed feelings for Ye Fan.
She knew everything about Ye Fan: his child, wife, and family. Yet, she found herself attracted to this man all of a sudden.
Maybe she was a bad woman, but she hadnât thought about destroying someone elseâs family.
Huang Ying wasnât foolish; she knew she was daydreaming. Ye Fan loved his wife and had children, among other things; besides, she didnât match up.
But thatâs how the heart works, it gives itself away with no way to take it back.
She felt helpless!
To her surprise, Wang Xiaomei had found out.
She had tried hard to conceal it, afraid of being seen for fear of not caring, but she didnât want to affect Ye Fanâs family.
After all, she could tell that Ye Fan cared deeply for his family.
She didnât want to cause trouble for them.
Yet, stillâ¦
âWang Xiaomei, donât talk nonsense. How could I possibly like Mr. Ye Fan? He and I are worlds apart; heâs so outstanding!â Huang Ying said in a fluster.
âTalking this way, you could cause a significant impact, especially on his family. When that happens, Mr. Ye Fan wonât be so easygoing!â Huang Ying added.
She could tell that Mr. Ye Fan was usually calm, but when his family was involved, he turned furious.
So, she hoped Wang Xiaomei wouldnât cause trouble for herself.
âHeh, are you lecturing me, teaching me how to behave? Are you qualified? How do you think, are you my good friend? I never considered you a friend; youâre just a stepping stone to me!â Wang Xiaomei said with a cold laugh, releasing Huang Yingâs shoulders and looking down on her.
Huang Ying, do you really think youâre fit to be my friend, Wang Xiaomei?
Heh heh heh, what a joke!
You think youâre so important?
âFine, if you donât think of me as a friend, then from now on weâre not friends!â Huang Ying said emphatically.
Wang Xiaomei in front of her felt strange and frightening.
Perhaps this was for the best.
The Wang Xiaomei she knew before had vanished and would not come back.
âHeh, who cares? Take care of yourself!â said Wang Xiaomei, and with a cold laugh, she turned and left.
Huang Ying watched Wang Xiaomeiâs retreating figure with deep sadness in her eyes.
From now on, they were no longer friends.
Huang Ying walked inside, feeling somewhat lost.
~~~
On his end, Ye Fan thought it would be better to make the delivery sooner rather than later.
Mulling over it, he got home and took out the nearly century-old ginseng, which was still well-preserved.
He planned to hand it to Huang Ying when he picked up the kids in the afternoon.
Having decided, Ye Fan took his fishing rod to go fishing.
Fishing brought him happiness when he was idle.
Of course, Zhuge was with him.
After the old man returned, Zhuge had come back as well.
In any case, the Bai Group was still the Bai Familyâs. Although he had bought all the shares, Ye Fan had transferred them to Bai Susu long ago.
âMaster, what would happen to these people if this world really changed?â Zhuge asked, sitting nearby with a fishing rod in his hands and turning his face to speak slowly.
Although he hadnât been in this world long, he had grown fond of it.
He truly didnât want the impending disaster to destroy everything here.
âWhat else? Survival of the fittest, itâs the law of nature. Itâs inevitable,â Ye Fan said.
Yes, humans are indeed tiny compared to nature.
They have no ability to resist at all.
So, this will indeed be a catastrophic disaster.
âYes, but then again, how many innocent people will suffer!â Zhuge sighed.
âThereâs no way around it; what must be faced cannot be avoided,â Ye Fan said.
âYou really see it clearly, Master!â Zhuge spoke with admiration.
âWhatâs the use of seeing it any other way? As long as my family is safe, I am grateful,â Ye Fan spoke again.
It was true, some things couldnât be avoided.
As long as his family was safe, he would be at peace.
What worried him most was his family.
âMaster, rest assured, I will do my utmost to protect the young master, the madam, and your parents,â Zhuge said.
He knew those were the people Ye Fan worried about most.
âThank you,â Ye Fan replied.
To him, Zhuge was a friend and a mentor.
Zhuge had truly helped him a lot over time and taught him many things.
Therefore, Ye Fan was very thankful to Zhuge.
âMaster, thereâs no need to be so formal with me; itâs my responsibility to help you,â Zhuge responded.
âAlright, letâs focus on fishing,â Ye Fan said with a smile.
The two sat by the shallow lake, intently watching the floatsâ¦
~ It wasnât until the afternoon that Ye Fan packed up his fishing gear.
He and Zhuge had each caught a couple of pounds of fish, which was enough for making soup.
The kids loved fish soup the most.
âAlright, Iâll leave this to you. I need to go pick up the kids!â Ye Fan said to Zhuge with a smile.
He left the clean-up in Zhugeâs hands.
âMaster, be careful!â Zhuge nodded in response.
âDonât worry,â Ye Fan reassured.
Ye Fan drove his nanny car, taking the ginseng with him, headed for the kindergarten.