Upon hearing this, Ye Mo naturally turned his head and asked, "Is that alright?"
He Mingzhang sat down on the sofa with the cat in his arms and said, "Of course."
Ye Mo followed closely behind him, then sat down beside him, staring intently at Little Millet in his arms, and said, "But, cats don't really like me. Whenever I touch them, they try to scratch me."
He Mingzhang was unsure. "... Little Millet shouldn't be like that, right? It has a very gentle temperament, and it's very obedient to anyone who touches it. Why don't you give it a try?"
Ye Mo was itching to try, "Then, shall I give it a shot?"
She tentatively reached out to Little Millet, her fingers gently touching Little Millet's soft, smooth fur.
Just then, the previously quiet Little Millet suddenly bristled and cried out, "Meow!" At the same time, it stretched out its paws and fiercely scratched at Ye Mo's hand.
" Little Millet!"
He Mingzhang, quick as a flash, pinned down Little Millet's restless paws—ever since he heard Ye Mo say that she wasn't popular with cats and dogs, he had been keeping an eye on Little Millet, so he reacted immediately to any unusual movement from Little Millet.
After holding down Little Millet's paw, He Mingzhang looked at Ye Mo with concern and asked, "Are you alright?"
Ye Mo: "... It's alright, it didn't catch me."
Her hand had already been pulled back when Little Millet tried to scratch her.
Little Millet stared intently at Ye Mo. He Mingzhang reached out and ruffled its head, then scratched its chin and patted its back.
He performed the movements with great skill, and in no time, Little Millet was limp on his lap, practically melting into a puddle, making extremely comfortable slurping sounds.
Seeing this, Ye Mo was incredibly envious.
He Mingzhang noticed her gaze, thought for a moment, and said, "How about I grab Little Millet's paw and let you touch it?"
Ye Mo shook his head and said, "Forget it, if it doesn't like me touching it, don't force it."
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes, if you really dislike someone and they force you to get along with them, you certainly wouldn't feel comfortable either. Animals, like humans, also have emotions, so Ye Mo felt that this principle also applied to them.
After listening to Ye Mo's thoughts, He Mingzhang looked at her with some surprise, and then said, "What you said makes sense."
He took out a cat toy and handed it to Ye Mo, a smile in his eyes, and said, "Although you can't touch it, you can still tease it, right?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Mo's eyes lit up immediately.
Seeing that Ye Mo was having a great time playing with the cat, He Mingzhang went upstairs to change his clothes. When he came downstairs, Ye Mo was still squatting on the ground playing with the cat.
He Mingzhang walked to the bar, poured Ye Mo a glass of water, and handed it to her.
"Thank you," Ye Mo said, taking the water and drinking a sip. After finishing, she looked at He Mingzhang and asked curiously, "How come you keep a cat? I never thought you were the type to keep small animals."
She wasn't saying that He Mingzhang was difficult to get along with or had a bad temper; it's just that he gave off a cold and serious vibe, making it hard to associate him with a furry animal. Besides, as the president of He Group's Group, he must be very busy and wouldn't have much time to take care of a cat.
However, He Mingzhang's reply came very quickly.
That answer resolved Ye Mo's doubts.
"This cat originally belonged to my niece," He Mingzhang said.
Ye Mo asked in surprise, "Your niece's?"
"Hmm." He Mingzhang held his water glass, his fingers unconsciously tapping the rim of the glass lightly. He said, "The young girl was envious when she saw other people keeping cats, but after buying one herself, she discovered that raising a cat wasn't as simple as she thought..."
However, her family would absolutely not allow it if she wanted to abandon the child. After all, while they might be a little spoiled, they felt they couldn't be without responsibility.
The young girl didn't want to keep it, but had no other choice, so she thought of giving it to a responsible owner. That's how she set her sights on her uncle and came running over with the kitten in her arms.
The little girl couldn't guarantee anything about others, but she absolutely believed that her uncle would be a very responsible pet owner.
"... Uncle, you must be so lonely living alone. With Little Millet by your side, you'll have someone to talk to when you're feeling lonely and cold at night!" The little girl's reason was quite plausible.
And so, Little Millet settled down with He Mingzhang.
He Mingzhang spoke in a calm tone, but as soon as he sat down, Little Millet jumped onto his lap and began licking its fur, clearly very affectionate towards him. The interaction between the man and the cat looked extremely harmonious.
Looking at He Mingzhang's profile, Ye Mo felt for the first time that he truly knew the other person.
--She seemed to have gained some understanding of what kind of person He Mingzhang was.
Chapter 80, the eightieth melon: What kind of melon is it? It's something you eat eighty times...
Ye Mo didn't stay with He Mingzhang for long; after about forty minutes, He Mingzhang took her home.
Shen Yan and the others were still awake in the hotel room, waiting for her. When Ye Mo returned, all three of them gathered around, with Shen Yan giving Ye Mo a sharp look from head to toe.
Hu Pingping and Zhou Xiaoyu also looked at her with concern, but in the former's eyes, besides concern, there was also a hint of gossip.
Ye Mo: "... The way you're all acting makes it seem like I'm going through fire and water."
"That Mr. He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Shen Yan asked. After asking, he muttered to himself, "I always felt that Mr. He's attitude towards you was strange. What kind of elder sends you flowers every day? Do you think he might like you and want to pursue you?"
It's not that Shen Yan is slow to understand; mainly, he's limited by the relationship between Ye Mo and He Mingzhang's uncle and niece. Furthermore, he finds He Mingzhang's strange behavior towards Ye Mo difficult to accept, making it hard for him to think in any other direction.
However, He Mingzhang made no attempt to conceal his actions, and even the most oblivious person would have realized what had happened by now.
Once you open your mind, many things become clear instantly.
Shen Yan: "... But isn't he your uncle?"
Ye Mo slumped onto the soft stool, saying casually, "We're not related by blood." To be precise, she and he weren't really related; they were just acquaintances of each other's elders, and he was of a higher generation, which is why he became her "uncle."
Shen Yan, however, gleaned something else from Ye Mo's words. He looked at Ye Mo warily and asked, "You don't also like Mr. He, do you?"
"No, not at all," Ye Mo said. "I just promised to give him a chance to pursue me..."
Shen Yan's first reaction upon hearing this was, "I knew he had ulterior motives towards you!"
After saying that, he realized what Ye Mo had said and asked, "You agreed to give him a chance to pursue you? So, he really likes you?"
Ye Mo nodded. "That's exactly what he said."
Shen Yan remained silent for a long while before finally uttering, "My God..."
Zhou Xiaoyu looked bewildered, as if she didn't understand the situation at all, while Hu Pingping's usually stiff and indifferent face was now beaming with a strange and excited look in her eyes.
"Ding-dong!"
Just then, Ye Mo's phone suddenly rang. She glanced at it, but didn't check the message immediately. Instead, she turned to Shen Yan and the other two and told them to go to sleep and not to gather around her.
After saying that, she went into the bedroom, sat down in a chair, and began checking the messages on her phone.
The message was from Ye Rou. Because of Ye Shuang's situation, Ye Mo and she had been in frequent contact recently, and their relationship had become much closer. Ye Rou's message was naturally about Ye Shuang's matter.
[I've spoken with the last girl, and she's agreed to expose Han Heng's true colors online!] Ye Rou's message said this. [So far, twelve people have come forward to share their experiences!]