A few seconds later, Ye Miao suddenly realized what he was thinking: "..."
"Fuck, am I a masochist?" Ye Miao was horrified.
But tears instantly welled up in Ye Baozhu's eyes when she heard his earlier mutter, so when Ye Miao turned around, he found her eyes brimming with tears.
"Third Brother doesn't like me at all!" she said through tears, then covered her face and ran off, leaving Ye Miao standing there with question marks all over his face.
Ye Miao felt stifled. "What did I do now? Everything I do is wrong, is that it?"
He reached out and angrily yanked at the flowers and plants beside him before leaving in a huff. Only moonlight remained, falling coldly across the ground, and the surroundings finally sank into silence.
Elsewhere, after Ye Mo left the garden, 888 asked in her mind, [Host, why didn't you just expose what Ye Baozhu did?]
Ye Mo smiled. [Because some things lose their beauty when you say them out loud.]
Now that she had a hold over Ye Baozhu, Ye Baozhu had to hesitate to throw at the rat for fear of breaking the vase. She would have to think twice before doing anything bad to her. But if Ye Mo exposed this outright...
Yes, after she revealed it, Ye Zhipeng and the others might be angry, but anger would fade with time. They already doted on Ye Baozhu, and in the end, they would still choose to forgive her.
But if Ye Mo kept quiet, things would be different.
For every day she kept quiet, this would remain a hold over Ye Baozhu, and Ye Baozhu would not dare do anything to Ye Mo.
So, whichever way she looked at it, keeping quiet about this was the choice that would maximize Ye Mo's benefits.
Only after hearing Ye Mo's explanation did 888 see the light. It praised her, "Host, you're so clever!"
Ye Mo was proud. "Of course I am!" Naturally, she was very clever.
The next day.
When Ruan Xianyue and Ye Zhipeng got up and came downstairs, they saw Ye Miao yawning nonstop and Ye Baozhu with deep, dark circles under her eyes.
Opposite them sat Ye Mo, bursting with energy and clearly well rested, forming an exceptionally stark contrast with the two.
"...Did you two go out stealing last night?" Ye Zhipeng couldn't help asking.
Ye Miao glanced at the calm, leisurely Ye Mo and said, full of resentment first thing in the morning, "I had a nightmare last night. I ran into a cold-hearted, heartless evil ghost, and it kept me from sleeping well all night."
Ye Mo smiled. "Then it looks like you're a little timid, Third Brother. A man can't be a coward."
Ye Miao gave a hollow laugh. "Why aren't you calling me dearest Third Brother anymore?"
Ye Mo lifted her eyelids to look at him. "So you wanted to hear me call you dearest Third Brother. You really do have unusual tastes, Third Brother! Don't worry, as long as you want to hear it, I'll say it as many times as you like..."
With an indulgent expression, she called in a voice so sickly sweet it gave people goosebumps, "Dearest Third Brother, dearest Third Brother~"
Ye Miao: "..." He had lost.
"Stop saying it!" He rubbed his arms. "You're giving me goosebumps."
Ye Mo shot him a sidelong glance and said lazily, "You really are hard to please!"
Their not getting along was nothing new, so Ye Zhipeng and Ruan Xianyue weren't surprised. They turned their attention to Ye Baozhu and asked, "What about you, Baozhu? Don't tell us you had a nightmare too?"
Ye Baozhu, who had just been about to say she had also had a nightmare, said, "...I ate a little too much and walked around outside for ages before going back to bed, so I didn't sleep well."
Ruan Xianyue found that a little strange. "You didn't eat much yesterday, though."
In fact, things had been the exact opposite of what Ye Baozhu said. Because of Ye Mo's masterstroke yesterday, she had lost her appetite and barely eaten any barbecue. There was no question of her having eaten too much.
Ye Baozhu said vaguely, "Anyway, my stomach just felt uncomfortable..."
Ruan Xianyue asked with concern, "How do you feel now, then? Should we ask Doctor Zhang to come over and examine you?"
Ye Baozhu hurriedly said, "No need! It's nothing serious!"
Ruan Xianyue said, "...All right, then. But if you still feel unwell, you must tell us."
Ye Baozhu nodded vigorously.
Watching this from the other side, Ye Lin swept his gaze over the three of them, a thoughtful look flashing through his eyes.
After breakfast, everyone in the Ye family had their own work to do and left one after another.
Ye Baozhu was twenty-three and still at university. Since she had a morning class, she was the first to leave, followed by Ye Lin. Before heading to the company, however, Ye Lin suddenly stopped Ye Mo.
"Did something happen between you, Baozhu, and Ye Miao?" he asked Ye Mo right away, his tone certain that something had happened between them. "The atmosphere between the three of you is strange."
Ye Mo looked at him and said with a beaming smile, "Nothing much. We just each had a little heart-to-heart. I think we'll definitely be able to get along well from now on."
Ye Lin lowered his eyes to look at her. "Don't bully them too much."
"You're wronging me, Big Brother," Ye Mo protested. "Those two are clearly the ones ostracizing me."
Ye Lin reached out and lightly flicked her forehead. "Are they ostracizing you, or are you single-handedly ostracizing them? Those two don't have enough brains. Don't go too far bullying them."
Ye Mo covered her forehead.
Ye Lin withdrew his hand and glanced at Shen Yan, who was craning his neck to peek over from the other side, before telling Ye Mo, "I'm leaving. Call me if anything comes up."
Ye Mo nodded.
After Ye Lin left, Shen Yan and Zhou Xiaoyu hurried over.
Watching Ye Lin's retreating figure, Shen Yan concernedly
asked, "What did Young Master Ye say to you? I saw him flick your forehead. Did you do something to make him angry?"
"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Mo denied. "My big brother and I get along wonderfully." At least they still did for now.
Hearing that, Shen Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good!"
The three of them got their things together and prepared to head to the company too.
Ye Mo had a job today, an advertisement for a luxury product that she had signed on for over two months ago-it was no wonder people in the industry envied and resented her. Even without any works to her name, she had relied on her face and unique aura to carve a bloody path through the luxury endorsement field.
The luxury brand Ye Mo was endorsing this time was called [CG], a luxury watch brand from Country F famed for its understated luxury. Apparently, they had chosen Ye Mo as their spokesperson because the Country F boss's darling daughter liked her very much, so he had overridden all objections and settled on Ye Mo as their spokesperson.
Ye Mo's reaction upon learning this was, "Thank you, young miss! May you make a fortune and become filthy rich!"
Wishing someone a fortune and immense wealth was already Ye Mo's highest form of blessing. After all, she usually only wished that for herself.
"...Apparently, this young miss is called Julie. Everyone calls her CG's young miss, and barring any surprises, she'll be CG's next successor."
Shen Yan couldn't help sounding a little emotional at this point. After all, CG's young miss was only sixteen this year, an age when she would still be in high school back home, yet she was already CG's nailed-down heir.
Shen Yan had also heard some other news. "It seems this young miss will also be coming to the shoot..."
He looked at Ye Mo. "She's your fan, Ye Mo. Make sure you treat her nicely when the time comes. She's a sugar mommy!"
Ye Mo said, "...My attitude toward sugar mommies has always been as warm as spring, okay?"
She had always treated sugar mommies who could bring her wealth very well. She might wrong anyone else, but she would never make an enemy of money.
They reached the shoot location without a hitch. Shen Yan enthusiastically took Ye Mo over to exchange pleasantries with CG's representative, watching as Ye Mo made the blonde foreign woman giggle with just a few words-whenever Ye Mo was willing, she could easily coax people into full bloom and make them adore her.