Guide To Reign My Tycoon Husbands
Chapter 588: The Perfect Father

Chapter 588: The Perfect Father

A mer around the age of thirty spat on the floor. He threw the lid of the trash can onto the pavement and was filled with rage at the thought of how he once again failed to get what he wanted. How long was he going to get dragged by that brat and her brother?

Ye Jinglan was running out of patience; all he wanted was to get rid of that girl before taking care of that mer. It should have been a piece of cake, but that brat ran out just before he could get his hands on her and then push her into the arms of the buyer who was willing to buy that girl at a decent price.

Everything was set, and all he needed to do was deliver the girl, but who would have thought that she would hear him talking with the buyer and then she would disappear right from under his nose!

The more Ye Jinglan thought about it, the more he felt like he had been played like a fool.

"Ah, it’s you, Master Nian!"

When Ye Jinglan heard someone call him, the impatience and anger disappeared from his face, and he turned to look at the mer who was walking toward him with a bag of plastic bottle with a smile on his face. "Master Yang! What a pleasant surprise. Did you just return from the market?"

"Ah, yes," replied Master Yang with a sigh. He cupped his cheek worriedly and then said to Ye Jinglan, "You know how my little brat is like, right? He has been harping about eating eggs every day. So, I went to the supermarket to buy some. They actually pushed the price even higher today! Can you believe five yuan for just three eggs? That too, when the month is about to end?"

"Well, raising children is indeed hard," said Ye Jinglan with a nod. "But at least, our kids are smart and they don’t ask for expensive things like meat and pork. Eggs are still affordable, but what about the pork and the mutton? We should be glad that our children are so understanding."

"You are so right," Master Yang agreed as he reached out and took Ye Jinglan’s hand in his. Because Ye Jinglan was looking down, Master Yang missed the flash of disgust in his eyes when he touched him. "No wonder you are one of the best daddies in the apartment. You know so much about raising children. Those two children are really lucky to have you after the passing of their mother."

Ye Jinglan was the second husband of Madam Nian. He married her six months ago, but the poor woman passed away due to a heart attack, just a few weeks. Now Ye Jinglan was the only one who was taking care of the two step-children that he gained from the marriage. However, he was such a ’nice’ father that everyone couldn’t help but say that the two children were really blessed to have him as their father.

Ye Jinglan took the praise with a smooth smile. He didn’t say anything else and simply exchanged a few more words with Master Yang and was about to leave when he heard the mer say, "Oh, yes! I just remembered. There were a few bodyguards looking for the parents of a child who had been hit by a car. He apparently ran straight to the street without seeing the car that was driving over and got hit by it."

"Did he die?" Ye Jinglan asked in a hurry because he knew who this child was. Nian Zhi was the one who had run away from him earlier, and she had gone straight to the street. When he didn’t find her, he thought that she had returned home and was hiding somewhere around the alley. He never thought that she got hit!

If she died, then what a loss would it be, and how would he be looked at? Others would say that he didn’t take care of the child, and she died. Everyone would say that he was just faking it! Shit, he could not allow such a thing to happen.

Master Yang thought that Ye Jinglan was just worried about the child, and his impression of the mer improved even further. He said, "Oh, she is alright. The car was not driving too fast as it was about to turn around the square; thus, the child was only bumped by the front of the car. And the person was also nice. He brought the child to the hospital and is now waiting for the parents of the child to go and sign the forms for the hospital to fund the treatment of the child."

He paused and added, "I heard from others that this mer is really rich. If I am not wrong, then the parents of the child will most likely get compensated with a lot of money."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jinglan’s eyes turned bright. Wohhoo! It seemed like keeping that brat alive for so long was really of some use.

He exchanged a few more pleasantries with Master Yang and then returned home, where he found his oldest and most frayed piece of clothing. Once he had worn them, he turned and looked at the little mer who was looking at him.

"What are you staring at?" Ye Jinglan snapped at the little mer, and Nian Wu flinched hard. He turned around on his feet and then ran toward his room, but before he could hide in his room, Ye Jinglan reached out and brought him up by the back of his collar.

The mer stiffened and tried to struggle, but Ye Jinglan harshly caught the mer by his neck. Not hard enough to leave a mark, but hard enough to make him choke and suffocate. Nian Wu stopped struggling altogether as tears started to fill his eyes, and he looked at him through his teary eyes.

"You... you will be perfect if I bring you with me," Ye Jinglan muttered as he looked at the tiny little mer who looked like a mouse. If he brought this second brat with him and cried a little, that nice, rich mer would certainly treat him better. Maybe he would give him an additional paycheck after he took pity on this mer?

The more Ye Jinglan thought about it, the more satisfied he became. He nodded to himself and then said to Nian Wu, "You better listen to me unless you want to be drowned in the water tub again, alright? You have nowhere to go. Your mother is dead, and I am the only one who can take care of you. Do you understand? You don’t want me to sell this house and leave your sister and you on the streets like other beggars, right?"

Nian Wu shook his head. He was young, but after the death of his mother, he grew up and became more mature. He could see and understand a lot of things. He knew that if he didn’t listen to the orders of his stepfather, he would not only be hit but also have his sister sold while he would be left on the streets.

Nian Wu didn’t want to stay outside in the cold.

So he nodded.

When Ye Jinglan saw that the child had agreed, he smiled and let go of him. The mer fell to the floor from a considerable height and screamed in pain.

"Oh, stop with that." Ye Jinglan rolled his eyes and kicked the mer on the ground harshly. "There is no need to scream so hard as if you are being abused. This is just a little fun. All the kids fall. Are you really going to throw a hissy fit now? Now get up, we are getting late. If you dare waste my time, then you will not get dinner for three days."

Nian Wu whimpered but still scampered to his feet and then followed Ye Jinglan out of the house.

**

"Boss Qi, the parent of the little girl has been found."

Qi Yongrui raised his head and looked up at the bodyguard who had come to look for him. He asked, "You found them? Are you sure that this person is the one we were looking for?"

Because his bodyguards had been looking for the parents of the girl who got hit by his car, a lot of scammers popped up when they heard that a rich mer was looking for the parents of the child. Fortunately, the girl flitted in and out of consciousness to tell him her name after she was done receiving treatment.

Thus, he was able to wade through the scammers.

"Yes, sir. We asked him about the name and age of the child, and he told us everything correctly. He is certainly the father of the child."

When Qi Yongrui heard that they had finally found the right person, he heaved a sigh of relief. But that was until he saw who it was.