Quadruplets’ Charm: The Tycoon’s Hidden Heirs
Chapter 440 - 439: Are You That Invested in Looking for a Cat?

Chapter 440: Chapter 439: Are You That Invested in Looking for a Cat?

Xing Ling knew that he must have done this especially to thank her for feeding the cat.

"There’s no need to make such a fuss, it was a simple gesture."

"To you it’s a simple gesture, but not to me. I can’t bear the thought of it going hungry for even one day," Meng Jilin said with a smile.

Just as Xing Ling was about to agree to eat together, another deep voice sounded—

"Finished shooting?"

Xing Ling looked past Meng Jilin and saw the tall figure of Ye Sihan, his presence commanding and intimidating, giving off a dangerous air of superiority and unapproachability.

The two assistants nearby relaxed a great deal upon seeing Mr. Ye appear.

Meng Jilin’s face changed color when his back was turned, but by the time he faced around, his expression had already returned to calm.

Ye Sihan looked at him coldly, "I appreciate the kind offer." He then pulled Xing Ling into his arms in a clear display of possessiveness. He lowered his face and looked at her indulgently in his arms, "I’ve already made a reservation at a restaurant, in the flavor you like."

"But..." Xing Ling didn’t want to make Meng Jilin feel awkward, and wasn’t sure what to do.

Meng Jilin was quite magnanimous, "I came at an inopportune time. You two go ahead and eat, I can eat again later if I can’t finish it all." With that, he left.

Xing Ling sat in Ye Sihan’s car with an unhappy expression, staring out of the car window the entire time.

"Angry?" Ye Sihan stared at her, his gaze repressed, his facial features tensed up, giving him a harsh look.

"You did that on purpose, didn’t you?"

"On purpose? What do you mean?"

"You found out yesterday about me going to Meng Jilin’s place to feed the cat, so you came over today. Isn’t that right?"

"I knew about feeding the cat and did not stop you. Today I indeed wanted to have lunch with you," Ye Sihan said.

Xing Ling couldn’t find any flaws in his deep expression, so she was left without a word of retort.

And didn’t want to say anything else.

"I was wrong." Ye Sihan stared at her intently for a moment, then apologized.

Xing Ling’s body stiffened, she pursed her lips, her gaze flickered, and she didn’t look at Ye Sihan’s face, then said, "I accept your apology."

During the meal, Ye Sihan pushed the dishes closer to Xing Ling and asked, "Do you like cats?"

"Not really." Xing Ling wouldn’t tell him about feeding stray cats in high school.

Why say she didn’t like them?

Was she worried that Ye Sihan might buy a cat for her?

Probably, they already had the bond of a child between them, why add anything else?

Even a cat was too much...

"Does Meng Jilin know you’ve recovered your memory?" Ye Sihan asked.

"I didn’t say anything."

"This Meng Jilin is not as harmless as he appears," Ye Sihan said.

"You just want me to stay away from him, don’t you?" Xing Ling’s face turned somewhat cold. "I should have the right to make friends, shouldn’t I?"

"You don’t understand him," Ye Sihan’s eyes darkened.

"Do you understand him?" Xing Ling countered.

"Ayu." Ye Sihan frowned.

"I’m full, you eat by yourself! I’m going back to the set!" Xing Ling put down her utensils and got up to leave. As she reached the door and was about to pull it open, she was hugged from behind.

Her entire body was enveloped in his broad, solid chest.

There was no hope of breaking free.

"Ye Sihan..."

"I worry about you, I won’t say it again. Alright?" Ye Sihan’s cheek brushed against her soft, lustrous hair.

"Ye Sihan..." Xing Ling’s throat tightened, "No matter what you do, once the shooting is over, my thoughts on divorce won’t change."

Ye Sihan held her body tight, as if by doing so, the cracks in his heart wouldn’t keep widening, and the pain wouldn’t intensify.

After a while, he spoke hoarsely, "You agreed to this period, you can’t go back on your word."

Xing Ling took a deep breath to calm herself, "...I know."

Meng Jilin was so angry when he got home that he threw all the lunch boxes in the trash, and he sat on the sofa without taking a bite himself.

Niannian came out and stood not far away watching him.

Meng Jilin also saw it and waved to it, "Come here."

Niannian didn’t move.

Meng Jilin got up and picked it up, "Why do you look a bit silly? Don’t you welcome me home?"

Niannian looked around cutely.

"How can I make her like me?" Meng Jilin asked Niannian. "I’ve liked her for so many years, yet she ended up with Ye Sihan. Does that man even deserve her? He only knows how to use unreasonable means to coerce her, she doesn’t even have the freedom to dine with friends. I can imagine Tang Yu’s pain. I should help her..."

"Meow!" Niannian let out a pained cry.

Meng Jilin came to his senses and realized he was choking it, and immediately let go, "Sorry, that was an accident."

Chen Xindian’s phone rang.

That was Xing Ling’s phone, and at this moment, Xing Ling was filming.

Usually in such cases, they would wait until Xing Ling had finished filming before telling her.

So she was waiting.

However, the phone kept ringing.

Chen Xindian noticed that the caller was Meng Jilin.

She had a very bad impression of this Meng Jilin, always feeling a sense of eeriness.

"Whose call is it?" Zhou Rui leaned over. "Dr. Meng? Maybe you should take it!"

Chen Xindian thought there was no harm in it, back when Ms. Xing was still Tang Yu, they would assist with answering calls.

These were part of an assistant’s duties.

"Hello, Dr. Meng. Ms. Xing is busy and cannot take your call," Chen Xindian said.

"It’s like this, my cat ran out again, could you check around my house? I’m currently at the hospital," Meng Jilin said.

"Otherwise... how about I help you look for it? Ms. Xing is busy," Chen Xindian said.

"That would be troubling you."

"No problem."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Rui asked, "The cat is lost again?"

"I really don’t understand, why always bother Ms. Xing? With all that money, can’t he hire another nanny?" Chen Xindian was annoyed. "You keep an eye on Ms. Xing here, I’ll go take a look."

"Okay, you go!" Zhou Rui took over Xing Ling’s phone.

If Chen Xindian found the cat, then there was no need for Ms. Xing to make a trip herself.

Filming and searching for cats, it was enough hardship.

"Oh, and if I come back late, can you get me a drumstick rice?" Chen Xindian said to her.

After all, it was almost noon.

She liked eating drumsticks.

However, Chen Xindian never came back after she left.

Zhou Rui had already picked up her drumstick rice for her.

"Why is it taking so long?" Xing Ling asked, sipping water.

"Ms. Xing, go ahead and eat! She should be back soon." Zhou Rui went aside to call but no one answered.

What’s going on?

Was she that absorbed in looking for the cat?

Xing Ling sat there, feeling uneasy for some reason, and stood up, "I’ll go take a look."

"Ms. Xing, it’s enough if I go. You must be hungry after filming all morning," Zhou Rui said.

"I’m not that hungry, I ate a lot this morning."

Zhou Rui couldn’t stop her, so she had no choice but to follow her to the back where Meng Jilin’s villa was.

The door was dead silent, it didn’t seem like anyone was home.