Quadruplets’ Charm: The Tycoon’s Hidden Heirs
Chapter 371: A Photo on the Nightstand

Chapter 371: Chapter 371: A Photo on the Nightstand

Lunch was bought by Xing Yanjie from a high-end restaurant.

Despite the bumpy journey, the appearance and taste were unchanged.

Xing Ling found it very appetizing and ate until she was stuffed.

Seeing this, Xing Yanjie felt incredibly concerned, thinking his little sister lived on nothing but broth and water every day.

"From now on, you’re not allowed to take jobs that are far from home, just this once," Xing Yanjie said sternly.

"I do regret coming here," Xing Ling said, digging into a small cake.

Even if she was full, she could still eat several of her favorite cream cakes.

Regretting coming to Kyoto was true.

That way, she wouldn’t have run into Ye Sihan.

Now, wanting to leave, she didn’t know what might happen!

She just hoped that what Ye Sihan said was just talk, right?

Xing Yanjie raised his hand and gently ruffled her hair, "Fortunately, your second brother is here with you. Whenever I’m free, I’ll come to see you and bring you tasty food."

"No need, the road is so long, and I think the boxed meals are pretty good," Xing Ling said.

"You’ve lost so much weight!" Xing Yanjie exclaimed.

Xing Ling sweated.

How could she have lost weight? Her second brother always made a big deal out of nothing!

Xing Yanjie stayed with her during the afternoon shoot.

It was almost four o’clock, and when Xing Ling saw he still wouldn’t leave, she urged, "Second brother, you should go back now! It’ll be hard to navigate the mountain roads once it gets dark."

"They’re all cement roads, what’s there to worry about? I’d take you back myself if I didn’t know you dislike long car rides. Your second brother will join you for the boxed meals and see what’s good about them," Xing Yanjie wasn’t in a hurry.

Xing Ling couldn’t let him stay!

She was afraid that if the helicopter landed, she’d be at a loss for words.

"Stop it! How could I bear to let my second brother eat a boxed meal? Go now! Otherwise, I’ll be upset!" Xing Ling said urgently.

"You care that much about your second brother, huh?" Xing Yanjie laughed.

"Let’s go!" Xing Ling went to pull him.

"Alright, alright. The small cakes and fruits I bought for you are in the fridge, the fruits are washed, don’t forget to eat them," Xing Yanjie reminded her.

"Got it!"

Watching Xing Yanjie get into the car and drive away, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had managed to send him off.

It was a false alarm.

Zhou Yue approached her hesitantly, "Sis, hiding the fact that Ye Sihan sent a helicopter to pick you up and the quadruplets calling you ’Mom,’ is this really okay?"

"Why didn’t you just sell me out then?" Xing Ling replied irritably.

"Offending the young master, your brother, still leaves me with a way out, but offending you, I’d lose my job. I can distinguish between benefits and detriments. It was only when the younger master pressed me that I had no choice but to say you weren’t in a good mood," Zhou Yue explained.

"Smart of you."

Xing Ling took some grapes out of the fridge, popping them into her mouth one by one, and had Zhou Yue join her for the snack.

Sitting quietly beside her, Zhou Yue put a grape into her mouth and asked, "Sis, will you come back tonight?"

"No."

"I’ve been wondering, if one day the older and younger masters find out I’ve hidden things, will they beat me to death?"

"That’s why you can eat anything you want here; if you do get beaten to death, I’ll feel less guilty."

"..." Zhou Yue suddenly found the grapes in her mouth tasteless.

After eating more for a while, Zhou Yue asked, "Sis, are you nervous?"

"No, why?" Xing Ling replied.

Zhou Yue thought to herself, you think I’m blind? It’s so obvious.

The sound of a helicopter’s rotors filled the sky.

The grape Xing Ling held in her hand dropped to the ground, bouncing a couple of times before rolling into a corner.

Zhou Yue went to pick it up, thinking it could still be eaten after a rinse—it was too expensive a grape to waste.

Looking up, she noticed Xing Ling still sitting there unmoved, as if she had been frozen in place.

"Sis, the helicopter is here," Zhou Yue notified her.

Xing Ling then sighed heavily and got up. As soon as she stood up, she saw four little ones running over and pouncing on her.

"Mommy!"

"Mommy!"

"Mommy!"

"Mommy!"

Xing Ling staggered as they pounced, afraid they would fall, she stretched out her hands to protect them.

"Mommy, we’ve come to take you home!"

"Did Mommy miss us?"

"We wanted to come earlier, but it was all because Secretary Yi Die kept wanting to talk to us."

"Annoying!"

Xing Ling smiled, "It’s fine. If you were late, you could have come tomorrow."

"No way!"

"It’s too pitiful for Mommy to live here!"

The corners of Xing Ling’s mouth twitched. Where was the pitifulness? There was even a fridge inside!

"Mommy, let’s go home!"

"You won’t have to stay here anymore!"

The quadruplets lived a life of extreme luxury, with an influential father, being chauffeured by Rolls-Royces for school runs, and having a private plane at home—a life of supreme dignity.

Even Xing Ling, a daughter of the Xing Family, was dumbfounded.

So, knowing that Xing Ling stayed in such a small house made them very upset.

The quadruplets, who were heartbroken for their mother, pulled her onto the helicopter and left the movie set.

Zhou Yue stood there watching the helicopter gradually disappear into the sky, shaking her head, "It’s really about the money, huh? Flying that helicopter around must burn a lot of fuel!"

"How many times has it come?"

"Quite a few..." Zhou Yue suddenly realized something was wrong, turned around abruptly, and saw Xing Yanjie not far behind her, "Sec... second master... Why have you come back?"

"If I didn’t come back, how would I have been able to witness such an exciting scene?" Xing Yanjie was smiling, but it sent shivers down one’s spine, "So eager to hurry me away, is it for this? Little assistant, tell me, if you don’t explain yourself well, I might chop off your head and feed it to the dogs."

"!!!" Zhou Yue was so frightened her hair stood on end, "The plane belongs to... Ye Sihan, and so do the kids, they’re quadruplets. It seems like the quadruplets’ mother has gone missing, and they miss their mom. They just wanted Xing sister to come and keep the kids company, nothing else."

"Keep the kids company? Is that all?"

"Yes!"

"Ye Sihan thinks my precious is a nanny?" Xing Yanjie was so angry he wanted to rush over to Ye Sihan and punch him.

Zhou Yue didn’t dare make a peep.

Thinking she had to warn others as soon as possible!

"Give me your phone."

"Huh?" Zhou Yue, catching Xing Yanjie’s murderous gaze, hurriedly handed over her phone.

The helicopter landed directly at the Ye Mansion this time.

As soon as Xing Ling got off the helicopter, she saw the black Rolls-Royce parked at the entrance, Ye Sihan’s car.

The man was at home.

Her mind replayed the events that had happened in the car, leaving her rooted to the spot, unable to move as if she were hiding an unspeakable secret.

"Mommy, let’s go inside."

Her hand was pulled, her clothes were tugged, even her skirt was yanked, not allowing her any strength to retreat.

She felt she wasn’t here for dinner but had entered the Devil’s territory, waiting to be devoured.

Xing Ling wondered, could she consider what happened in the car as an accident?

Accidents don’t happen often, do they?

Steeling herself, she entered the hall and saw Ye Sihan on the couch, holding company documents in his hand.

He had an aura of "no strangers allowed," cold and sharp.

No one dared to make the slightest noise while he was working.

"Daddy! Mommy is back!"

The quadruplets dared.

Xibao even pounced on the documents in Ye Sihan’s hands.

Ye Sihan put away the documents and picked her up, without even glancing at the entering Xing Ling, only caring for his daughter, "Are you hungry?"

"Hungry."

"Dinner’s ready," Ye Sihan instructed.

"Yes," Uncle Wen went to the dining room.

After dinner was served, the two adults and four children together headed for the dining room.

Xing Ling saw the meal at Ye Mansion once again, her eyes still shining with admiration.

She felt that even the restaurants outside were no match for the deliciousness of Ye Mansion, with a variety of flavors spread across the table.

"Do they always make this much?" she asked.

Uncle Wen said, "Because the four kids all like different things, we prepare all their favorite flavors. Of course, we also have what Miss Xing likes."

"Ah? Really? How do you know what I like to eat?" Xing Ling asked.

Uncle Wen didn’t know what to say at the moment, and before he could think of an answer, Junjun said, "Of course we know what mommy likes to eat, she used to eat here at home!"

Xing Ling knew the kids were referring to Tang Yu.

Could it be that Tang Yu’s tastes were the same as hers?

Otherwise, why would she be picky when eating out but not at Ye Mansion?

This feeling of not only looking similar but also having similar food preferences made her uncomfortable.

It was as if she were someone else’s shadow.

Who would be happy about that?

While accompanying the kids outside, Ye Sihan was also sitting on a bench not far away.

This put a bit of pressure on Xing Ling, wondering who Ye Sihan was watching.

Was it her or the children?

She didn’t want to flatter herself, but she felt extremely awkward.

Seeing Ye Sihan getting up and walking towards her, she grew even more nervous.

Once he stood still, he said in a deep voice, "Go do your homework."

Junjun ran in front of Ye Sihan, tilting his head with arrogance, "Can I not do it?"

"Can I spank you?" Ye Sihan asked indifferently.

Junjun glared fiercely, "I’ll do it! Mommy, let’s go!"

Xing Ling was more than willing to leave with them.

She certainly didn’t want to stay with Ye Sihan!

After finishing their homework, Xing Ling and the quadruplets separated, ready to go to their respective rooms.

Zhengzheng took hold of her, "Mommy, the room you slept in before is broken, I’ll take you to another room to sleep."

"The room is broken?" Xing Ling questioned.

"The light won’t turn on," Haohao said.

"Yeah!" Xibao nodded.

"Mommy, let’s go!" Junjun grabbed Xing Ling’s hand and pulled her along unquestioningly.

Xing Ling had no choice; indeed, you can’t sleep in a room with no light!

"Goodnight, mommy!" the quadruplets waved at the door.

"Ah okay," Xing Ling smiled.

Once the quadruplets left, Xing Ling closed the door.

Inside the bedroom, she noticed the room was large, with no excess decorations, completely in a cool style.

A woman’s nightgown lay on the bed, and Xing Ling thought it must have been prepared by the maid.

Without thinking too much, she took it and went to the bathroom.

The bathroom was even larger than the one she had used, and she didn’t pay attention to the items on the washstand, assuming they were for women.

After her bath, she lay down on the bed.

The bed was also large, and she comfortably rolled around on it.

When she rolled to the edge of the bed, she noticed a photograph on the bedside table.