152 Negotiation (1/2)
Ye Jiayao was so angry that when she went back to the yard, she almost missed the laughter ringing across the place.
Little Ji and Little Rui were chasing Little Jing at the yard while Da Bao and Er Bao's rabbit babies watched them with big eyes. Jiang Yue was also at the sides, cheering for Little Ji and Little Rui.
”Little Ji, bite him! Oh, come on, Little Rui, you're too slow.”
Little Jing dodged the two ball of furs frantically. ”How dare you two? I held you when you were born and now you want to bite me?”
Woof! Woof!
”You're bad boys.”
Woof!
The silly scene quenched Ye Jiayao's anger.
”Don't be ridiculous, little boys,” Ye Jiayao called.
When the Little Ji and Little Rui heard her voice, they left Little Jing alone and sprinted to her, circling her and begging for a hug.
Da Bao and Er Bao, not to be outdone, also took their children and hopped to where Ye Jiayao was standing.
She alternated petting her pets and cuddling them, her heart gradually warming up with love for her wards.
Helian Jing walked over to her laughingly and said, ”Yaoyao, your rabbits are very lovely.”
Little Ji and Little Rui bared their teeth at him when he tried to come closer.
”Hey! Biting is not cute!” Helian Jing reprimanded the puppies.
Jiang Yue herded the dogs and picked them up in her arms. ”I'll take them to the backyard.”
When it was finally quiet, Ye Jiayao asked, ”What are you doing here, Little Jing?”
”I came to see you. I went to the camp with my brother these past few days so I wasn't able to visit you,” he lied. He didn't want to damage his ego further by confessing that he was hiding out to recuperate from her rejection.
”Oh...” Honestly, Ye Jiayao thought that he'd never see Little Jing again.
”What about you? How have you been? Did Liu Li messed with you again”
”No, no, everything was fine.”
”That's good,” Helian Jing commented and they moved on to talk about other things as if his confession never happened.
Wei Yannian finally arrived at Jin Ling to help his son clean up his mess.
Qie finally found an in with the Heir-Son Lord through his older brother Xia Chunli. She found out that Xia Chunli and his wife needed a lot of money for their tailoring shop so she offered them some in exchange for Xia Chunli arranging a meeting with Xia Chunyu.
Assistant Minister Mu, Wei Yannian, Ye Binghuai, and Wei Liujiang met with Xia Chunyu, Old Master Fang, and Fang Wen at Lan Ting to talk things through.
Wei Yannian began, ”It is my fault as a father that I haven't taught my child very well. When I heard what happened, I got so angry that my son could be that stupid. I admit that he made a mistake. Please, Mr. Xia and Old Master Fang, give him the chance to correct it.”
”A mistake? I don't think so. Planning to kill someone is not a mistake,” Fang Wen said coldly.
”Tell me, what mistakes are you apologizing for?” Old Master Fang demanded.
Wei Yannian and the others exchanged glances. Before they arrived, they have discussed that they would only talk about compensation, and never confess any sin.
Old Master Fang sneered. ”You can't even admit what you've done. How can you throw out apologies if you don't even acknowledge the vileness you've committed? We have nothing more to talk about. I'll see you in court.”
”Please calm down, Old Master Fang, we have a sincere desire to apologize to you,” Assistant Minister Mu said with a smile.
”Yes, so sincere that you're not even willing to admit your own crimes,” Fang Wen satirized.
Wei Liujiang replied, ”I admit that we shouldn't have hidden the truth that Ye Jinxuan was kidnapped. However, if it were known, it would be disgraceful to Ye Jinxuan's reputation as well as the Ye and Wei families.”
Old Master Fang barked out a menacing laugh. ”If that's the case, you don't have to apologize. It appears we should even thank you for your consideration for Jinxuan. Wen, we should go.”