Just as Ye Yuan turned one more corner and was about to see the entrance to the residential complex,
the phone on the passenger seat suddenly rang.
He casually connected it to the car's Bluetooth. Before Ye Yuan could speak, his uncle's voice came through the call.
"Xiao Yuan, where are you?"
Hearing the slightly awkward tone in his uncle's voice, Ye Yuan was surprised.
Shouldn't his uncle have been at home at this hour?
Why was he calling him?
And asking where he was right off the bat—had something happened at home?
"I'm almost home. What's wrong?"
"I see. Well... your uncle has something to ask of you.
Could you... go pick up your cousin?
I just called her, but she said she wanted to spend the New Year at the shop by herself.
I can't do anything with this girl, but it's New Year's. I'm worried about her being out there alone.
I think she listens to you, her cousin, quite a bit. Help your uncle bring her back, will you? If I go, she might really refuse to come home."
On the other end of the line, Zhang Qingbin finally voiced what he had wanted to say.
"Heh! I thought it was something serious. Sure, leave it to me.
What kind of sense does it make for a girl to stay out instead of going home for New Year's?
I'll head over right now. Don't worry, I'll definitely bring her back.
By the way, Uncle, is there anything else you need me to prepare at home?"
Hearing that it was only such a small matter, Ye Yuan readily took it on.
In his view, getting Zhang Mingyue to go home for New Year's was not difficult at all.
The little girl might have been somewhat rebellious, but