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Seeing Ning Ruoxi leaning against Ye Ling’s chest, her face flushed with bashfulness, Yun Tianlan felt a tightness in his chest. No matter how composed he usually was, he couldn’t maintain his calm now.

’He felt awful. Had Ye Ling actually managed to turn the tables and get under my skin!?’

Yun Tianlan wouldn’t go so far as to say his own methods were omnipotent, but he had never, ever been so thoroughly thwarted in his life.

A cold smirk played on Ye Ling’s lips. He was quite satisfied with the other man’s reaction.

In truth, the reason Ye Ling was able to get under Yun Tianlan’s skin was largely thanks to Ning Ruoxi. After all, she was completely on Ye Ling’s side!

Yun Tianlan had only said a single sentence, and she had immediately rushed to explain herself to Ye Ling.

Weren’t there a lot of viral clips online recently of people exposing those ’green-tea’ types?

A lot of people think those types are hard to deal with, but in reality, if you’re having trouble, it’s not because you aren’t capable—it’s a problem with your partner.

If your partner is worth their salt, you wouldn’t even need to get involved.

Take Ning Ruoxi, for example. A moment ago, her simple line, "I don’t know him well," instantly defined Yun Tianlan as an outsider. With that backing, Ye Ling naturally had the confidence to speak his mind.

"Uncle Ning came to Modu, too?"

Yun Tianlan, feeling the awkwardness in the air, quickly changed the subject.

"Mm, my dad found out about me and Ye Ling, so he wants to meet him."

Ning Ruoxi spoke up first.

As she spoke, she pressed her face against Ye Ling’s chest, a hint of shyness on her features.

"I see. Well, I’ll get going then. I won’t keep you."

Yun Tianlan forced a smile, then turned and walked away.

He truly didn’t want to stay a second longer. Seeing that shy look on Ning Ruoxi—one that only appears when a girl is head over heels in love—was enough to disturb even his placid, well-like composure!

The girl he’d set his sights on had been snatched away by some punk, and they were already at the "meeting the parents" stage!

’Have Ye Ling and Ning Ruoxi already... done it?’ Yun Tianlan wondered. The mere thought made his chest tighten again.

Once Yun Tianlan was gone, Ye Ling snorted softly and said,

"Hmph! Let’s go."

Ning Ruoxi blinked and tilted her head up. "Stinky, are you mad?"

"What do you think? I’m gone for two seconds and you’re already attracting a swarm of admirers."

Ye Ling grumbled, lightly poking Ning Ruoxi on the head.

"Aww, I couldn’t help it," Ning Ruoxi whined, pouting as she hugged Ye Ling’s arm coquettishly. "The Yun Family and my family have some business dealings..."

"Waaah, you guys are picking on Yueyue again!"

Luo Yue, standing to the side, felt she really couldn’t watch this anymore. She took a vicious bite of the banana she’d just swiped from the dining table.

"And you, girlie," Ye Ling said, glancing at Luo Yue. "Don’t you usually give me a hard time? Next time you see a guy like that, I want you to bite him for me, got it?"

"Yueyue isn’t a dog, how is she supposed to bite him..." Ning Ruoxi said with great innocence.

"Exactly! Stinky Ye Ling, you’re bullying us!"

Luo Yue immediately latched onto Ning Ruoxi’s arm and huffed.

Hearing this, Ye Ling unhurriedly took out a key—the very one Su Yun had given him earlier.

"Well, I’ll probably be driving this Maybach most of the time from now on... which means the Pagani will just be sitting there, undriven... tsk, tsk..."

Before Ye Ling could even finish his sentence, the little rascal Luo Yue immediately let go of Ning Ruoxi’s arm.

"WOOF WOOF! I’m a very vicious biter! Just leave the job to me from now on. If that Yun Tianlan dares to show his face again, I promise I’ll bite him to death!"

As she spoke, Luo Yue took another vicious bite of the banana in her hand.

"So embarrassing."

Seeing this, Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but facepalm.

But inwardly, she felt a sweet warmth.

’Why does his possessiveness make me feel so happy?’

"Let’s go. Time to test drive the new car."

Ye Ling said with a smile, dangling the keys from his hand.

Though this Maybach was much cheaper than the Pagani—only a tenth of the price—it was certainly a very comfortable ride.

And since it was bulletproof, the ride was exceptionally stable. Compared to the ostentatious roar of the Pagani’s engine, this Maybach had a wild streak to it, like a wolf on the steppe!

Ye Ling was very satisfied with the car. This Maybach had undergone some modifications, and its performance was terrifyingly good. While it couldn’t match a true sports car, it was more than enough for his needs.

"So, wifey, where are we meeting our dad?"

Ye Ling asked casually, steering with one hand.

"What do you mean, ’our dad’? I never said I was going to marry you!"

Ning Ruoxi huffed at his words, but answered anyway:

"Just set the navigation for Tan Palace."

Tan Palace?

Ye Ling paused, slightly taken aback.

He actually knew a bit about Tan Palace. It was one of Modu’s rare luxury villa complexes, with each mansion worth over a hundred million yuan, earning it the title of "Modu’s Premier Villa"!

Because they were all standalone mansions, it was considered even more high-end than Tomson Riviera!

Tan Palace consisted of eighteen villas in total. Each had a floor area of around 1,500 to 1,800 square meters and sat on a plot of about 2,500 square meters (roughly 0.6 acres).

To build such villas in a city like Modu, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, was an act of absolutely obscene wealth!

"My father’s place in Modu is there. He just got back from the United States yesterday, so he should be there."

Ning Ruoxi said, playfully sticking out her tongue.

’If she hadn’t had a falling out with Ning Tianliang, she’d probably be living in that villa, too...’

’At this thought, Ning Ruoxi suddenly felt grateful that her past self had insisted on pursuing her dreams. Otherwise, she and Ye Ling would never have had their story!’

"Filthy rich."

Ye Ling couldn’t help but mutter.

Of course, when he said this, he conveniently forgot that he himself now owned an entire luxury residential building in Tomson Riviera.

’If they were to really compare, a single mansion, while nice, was nothing compared to his entire building... Now *that* was what you’d call filthy rich!’

By the time Ye Ling drove to Tan Palace, it was already a little after four.

"Wifey, it’s a good thing I was smart enough to have that little rascal Luo Yue drive the Porsche back. Otherwise, we’d have to make a return trip, and it would probably be dark by the time we got back."

Ye Ling said, his expression clearly fishing for praise.

"Alright, alright, Stinky is the smartest."

Ning Ruoxi leaned over and gave Ye Ling a kiss on the cheek. "Don’t be nervous. My daddy probably won’t give you a hard time."

"Who’s nervous?"

Ye Ling pursed his lips.

"Then why is your leg shaking?"

Ning Ruoxi blinked, looking at the big boy before her, and said with a smile,

"Come on, be good. Let’s go inside."

Ye Ling was about to argue, but Ning Ruoxi was already pulling him toward the cluster of mansions before them. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Instantly, Ye Ling snapped his mouth shut.

’Fine.’

’He had to admit, he was a little nervous.’

’Especially as they walked up to the mansion. Ye Ling could feel his heart starting to beat a little faster!’