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Ye Ling completely ignored Luo Yue and scanned the room, suddenly realizing Ning Ruoxi was gone.

"Huh? Where’d Ruoruo go?"

Ye Ling asked curiously.

"Um, I just saw Sister Ruoruo go upstairs. I think she went to wash her face or something..."

Luo Yue replied.

"Wash her face?"

Ye Ling paused, slightly stunned. He suddenly felt an unfriendly gaze fixed on his back.

He subconsciously turned his head and saw Ning Ruoxi walking down from the second floor.

The owner of that gaze was, quite clearly, the girl herself...

"You, come with me!"

Ning Ruoxi glared at Ye Ling, then walked straight into her room.

Seeing this, Ye Ling was utterly baffled.

’There’s one question in this world that will never have an answer: why is my girlfriend angry?’

Even Ye Ling couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on when faced with such an unsolved mystery.

Ye Ling glanced at Luo Yue, hoping for some clue, but the girl just gave him a gloating look.

’Hmph!’

’Serves you right for bullying me before. Payback’s here, isn’t it?’

Ye Ling shrugged helplessly and had no choice but to follow Ning Ruoxi into her room.

"Close the door!"

Ning Ruoxi glanced at Ye Ling and ordered.

"Oh..."

Ye Ling obediently closed the door.

"Honey, what’s wrong?"

With the door closed, Ye Ling asked cautiously.

Ning Ruoxi looked at Ye Ling, rolled her eyes, and said, "Explain to me what this is."

As she spoke, she pulled an item out from behind her back.

Ye Ling looked at the object and found it somewhat familiar.

’Hmm.’

’The more I look at it, the more familiar it seems.’

Then, in the next moment, his eyes shot wide open.

"This thing..."

Ye Ling’s lips twitched. He finally understood why Ning Ruoxi had suddenly called him over...

The item in her hand was none other than the small camisole he had received from a check-in reward!

After getting it last time, he had casually tossed it into a corner of the bathroom and then forgotten about it.

Since both girls lived on the first floor, they naturally used the first-floor bathroom. The second-floor bathroom was always used exclusively by Ye Ling, so there had never been an issue.

But who the hell knew why Ning Ruoxi went up to the second floor today...

And so, the small camisole was accidentally discovered by Ning Ruoxi.

"Er... about that..."

Ye Ling felt helpless. Even with his outstanding talent and lightning-fast reflexes, he had no idea how to explain this.

’The camisole is Ning Ruoxi’s, and it definitely turned up in my bathroom. How the hell can I argue my way out of this?’

"Fess up. Did you and Yueyue team up to prank me?"

Ning Ruoxi huffed and asked.

"Prank you?"

Hearing this, Ye Ling was momentarily stunned.

"This camisole is mine, right? I couldn’t find it a long time ago, and I thought it was strange back then... Fess up, did you bribe Yueyue to steal it for you!?"

Ning Ruoxi’s gaze was less than friendly.

"I’ve been framed!"

Ye Ling immediately threw his hands up. Suddenly, his eyes darted, and he said, "How could I do something like that? It must have been that little rascal Luo Yue trying to frame me!"

"Frame you?"

A flicker of suspicion appeared in Ning Ruoxi’s eyes as she looked at Ye Ling.

"Think about it. I’ve been teasing her nonstop lately. She must be holding a grudge and secretly hid this camisole in my bathroom to get back at me."

Ye Ling’s expression was the picture of calm. He had just taken the art of throwing a teammate under the bus to a whole new level.

"You’re really not lying?"

Ning Ruoxi narrowed her eyes. Actually, she was already mostly convinced. Given Luo Yue’s personality, it was definitely something she would do.

The main reason was that she had mixed up the timeline. Back when she lost the camisole, Ye Ling didn’t even know Luo Yue...

And so, poor Yueyue once again took the fall~

"I’m really not lying, honey. You don’t even believe me anymore?"

Ye Ling said with a wronged expression, "Why would I hide this thing in the bathroom? Isn’t hugging my own darling wife much better?"

"Oh, alright, alright. I believe you. I was just asking."

Seeing Ye Ling’s ’pitiful’ act, Ning Ruoxi quickly comforted him.

"I want a kiss."

Ye Ling looked up and said immediately.

"Th-that... you... you close your eyes..."

Ning Ruoxi said, her pretty face blushing crimson.

Seeing this, Ye Ling’s heart skipped a beat, and he obediently closed his eyes.

Ning Ruoxi looked at Ye Ling, her face blushing slightly as she leaned in and gave his lips a peck as light as a dragonfly touching water.

It really was just a peck.

Before Ye Ling could even react, the cool, soft sensation was gone.

"That was it? I didn’t even feel it..."

Ye Ling opened his eyes, sounding unsatisfied.

Ning Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him. "Stop messing around. Yueyue is still outside... Besides, I think you should be thinking about how you’re going to face my dad. He said he wants to meet you privately in the next couple of days."

"What!?"

Ye Ling’s eyes shot wide open.

’I didn’t mishear that, did I? Did Ruoxi just say Ning Tianliang wants to meet me in private!?’

"Er... yeah. That’s actually why I called you back, but I forgot to mention it just now."

Ning Ruoxi stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Does your dad know about us?"

Ye Ling couldn’t help but gulp.

"Maybe... No, he probably doesn’t... Agh, I’m not sure either."

Ning Ruoxi’s expression was also hesitant.

"Okay, I get it."

Ye Ling sighed, his face taking on the look of a hero marching off to a battle from which he would not return.

’Since Ning Tianliang asked to see me by name, he must know something. I highly doubt my status as the mere chairman of Shengding Group would be enough to get the attention of a big shot like him...’

"You don’t have to be so nervous, really. My dad is actually pretty easy to talk to."

Ning Ruoxi said, trying to comfort him.

"I hope so."

Ye Ling nodded absently, no longer in the mood to tease Ning Ruoxi.

Although he was mentally prepared, the thought of facing someone of that caliber still made Ye Ling feel an immense amount of pressure...

’Being easy to talk to is one thing, but the key is that I’ve stolen his precious daughter. At a time like this, even the most reasonable person would probably become unreasonable.’

’After all, the precious cabbage he’d carefully raised for over a decade had been dug up by some wild pig... you can just imagine how he feels.’