Zhao Shiyu and Xu Manman knew Su Ningwei was being discharged today, so they had taken time off specially to help her pack her things.
Su Ningwei was already dressed and ready to go. Her complexion was rosy, and she looked refreshed and charming.
She didn't look at all like a woman who had just given birth to three babies and was still in confinement.
Ye Chen, still worried, took out a hooded coat and wrapped Su Ningwei in it.
She had to take good care of herself during confinement and avoid catching a chill.
Otherwise, she might end up with lingering health problems.
"Don't forget your mask and sunglasses." Zhao Shiyu took them out and helped Su Ningwei put them on.
Su Ningwei smiled and asked, "You two weren't followed by paparazzi, were you?"
"No, don't worry," Zhao Shiyu replied with a smile.
"Let's go home!" Ye Chen said with a grin. He scooped Su Ningwei into his arms and carried her out of the hospital room.
Su Ningwei couldn't help blushing. There were so many people watching, and she'd been able to walk on her own for ages.
Besides, it was quite a long walk from the hospital room to the car, and she didn't want Ye Chen to tire himself out.
"Put me down. I can walk by myself. You don't have to carry me," Su Ningwei whispered, hooking her arms around Ye Chen's neck.
"I can't. The doctor said you shouldn't do anything strenuous."
"There's an elevator, and it's all flat ground. How is that strenuous?"
"You're still recovering. You shouldn't walk that far. Besides, I want to carry you."
Ye Chen's words made Su Ningwei blush, so she could only nestle in his arms and let him carry her obediently.
Zhao Shiyu and Xu Manman pushed the triple stroller behind Ye Chen and Su Ningwei, getting a faceful of their public displays of affection.
In the parking garage,
Zhao Shiyu and Xu Manman stared in shock at the brand-new, imposing Mercedes-Benz GLS.
That wasn't Su Ningwei's car, was it?
That car must have cost over a million!
Had Su Ningwei bought it for Ye Chen?
And such an expensive one, too?
After paying off her breach-of-contract fees, Su Ningwei hadn't had much money left.
Even if they wanted a seven-seater for convenience, there was no need to buy one this expensive.
Zhao Shiyu and Xu Manman exchanged a glance. They disapproved of Ye Chen mooching off his wife, but it wasn't something they could say out loud right there.
Su Ningwei was also a little surprised when she saw the Mercedes-Benz GLS.
Didn't it cost over a million?
And that license plate—wasn't it worth even more than the car?
Was Ye Chen sure he'd only made a little?
She'd thought he would buy a Wuling Hongguang, the legendary people's car.
It seemed her earlier worries had been completely unnecessary.
"Get in. It's a seven-seater, so we can all fit if we squeeze in," Ye Chen said with a smile as he settled Su Ningwei into the passenger seat.
"I know the Mercedes-Benz GLS is a seven-seater. It costs over a million, of course we can all fit," Xu Manman said in a pointed tone.
Su Ningwei could tell that Zhao Shiyu and Xu Manman had probably misunderstood Ye Chen.
"Man Man, you've always wanted to get a Mercedes-Benz GLS, haven't you? This is Ye Chen's new car, which he bought himself. You can ask him to let you take it for a spin later and see if it feels too big."
Su Ningwei smiled as she spoke, putting particular emphasis on "Ye Chen's new car, which he bought himself."
"You mean Ye Chen bought this car himself?" Xu Manman blurted out in shock.
Zhao Shiyu looked just as surprised.
"That's right," Su Ningwei replied with a smile.
Xu Manman and Zhao Shiyu exchanged another glance, both astonished.
It seemed they'd gotten the wrong information.
Ye Chen was rich and handsome, and he kept a low profile.
Ye Chen didn't mind any of it.
After all, it didn't matter what other people thought of his abilities.
[ Ding! Congratulations on completing your first hidden mission: carrying your wife.] [Reward: 100,000 yuan in cash and one Robust Body Pill. After taking it, you'll be free of backaches, leg pain, nearsightedness, astigmatism, baldness, kidney deficiency, gray hair... and many other problems. This pill is so damn powerful that it can only be used by you, the esteemed host. It has no effect on anyone else.] (⊙o⊙)... There's really something this good? Ye Chen was a little stunned. No amount of money could buy a healthy body. Ye Chen immediately thought of his father. Unfortunately, he could only take the pill himself. But from now on, he would be the pillar of the family. He was the one who needed a healthy body the most.
Ye Chen secured all three babies in the car's safety-cradle seats.
Seeing Ye Chen busy with the babies, Zhao Shiyu leaned close to Su Ningwei and whispered, "I didn't realize Ye Chen was so low-key. Looks like we don't have to worry about you suffering with him."
"You've got a good eye. Why didn't you say so earlier? I thought Ye Chen was broke, and I did speak a little too loudly to him before," Xu Manman added with a smile, speaking softly.
Su Ningwei poked Xu Manman lightly on the forehead and smiled. "Honestly, money is just an outside possession. Even if Ye Chen had no money, you still shouldn't raise your voice at him. He's my husband and the father of our three children."
"I know. Haven't you heard that poor couples have a hard time with everything? I was just worried he wouldn't be able to provide for you and wouldn't be good enough for you." Xu Manman stuck out her tongue playfully.
As they were getting into the car, Xu Manman accidentally dropped her hat on the ground.
She hurriedly bent down to pick it up.
Once everyone was in the car,
Ye Chen climbed into the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and drove out of the parking garage.
At that moment, in another car in the garage,
A man excitedly held up his phone and frantically snapped pictures of Ye Chen, Su Ningwei, Zhao Shiyu, and Xu Manman.
As he took pictures, he muttered, "Holy shit! What luck! That's Xu Manman, and the other one must be Su Ningwei. This is huge! I'm going to make a fortune."
When Ye Chen's car drove away,
the man wrote down its license plate number, then hurriedly started his own car and followed.
Ye Chen drove over to the Tomson Supreme residential complex in no time.
Xu Manman and Zhao Shiyu watched as he drove straight through the barrier and into the complex.
Their eyes widened in utter shock.
Su Ningwei couldn't help glancing at Ye Chen, too.
Had Ye Chen made a fortune?
Su Ningwei had chosen the Tomson Supreme complex for its security and surroundings, and she'd bought a small apartment there herself. Even a sixty-square-meter unit had cost her over 3.6 million.
Ye Chen had probably rented a place here, right?
He had good taste.
Su Ningwei was quite pleased. The rent must be expensive, but it was worth it.
Xu Manman asked in disbelief, "Does the Tomson Supreme complex rent out units to people? How much is the monthly rent?"
"I bought it," Ye Chen replied.
"What?!! You bought it?"
Xu Manman leaped in surprise and smacked her head right against the roof of the car.
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Oh my god!
Wasn't Ye Chen's family supposed to be pretty poor?
How could he afford to buy a place in the Tomson Supreme complex?
Had Ye Chen been kept by someone, and then his rich biological father had come looking for him?
Xu Manman clutched her head in pain, grimacing.
"Yeah. I made a little money from stocks earlier, so I paid in full for a fully furnished place. It's ready to move into," Ye Chen said with a nod.