Quadruplets’ Charm: The Tycoon’s Hidden Heirs
Chapter 481 - 480: I Should Thank You

Chapter 481: Chapter 480: I Should Thank You

Having walked a good distance, Xing Ling turned back and approached Ye Sihan, "When shall we go for the divorce?"

"After the trip?"

"Why after the trip? Can’t we do it tomorrow?" Xing Ling thought, if you say you don’t have time or something like that, then this so-called divorce is just a lie to me!

"Tomorrow is Saturday. We are leaving the day after tomorrow night," Ye Sihan said.

Xing Ling was slightly stunned, having forgotten about it.

If she had known, she would have gone to the civil affairs bureau today, but she forgot after she returned and got caught up in adjusting to the jet lag and being entangled by the children.

Getting a divorce was as simple as getting married, a matter of a few minutes, yet it kept being postponed.

What more could Xing Ling say?

It’s not like she could force Ye Sihan to make the civil affairs bureau work on a Saturday just for their divorce certificate, right?

"Tomorrow morning, I want to take the quadruplets to my mother’s grave," Xing Ling said.

"Alright, I’ll go too."

"What are you going there for?"

"She was my mother-in-law."

Xing Ling’s heart spasmed at that, wondering if she had heard wrong.

Calling her mother, Yu Zhaohui, his mother-in-law?

"Do you know what you’re saying?" Xing Ling asked.

Back then, Ye Sihan tormented her because of her mother, and now he was voluntarily saying that she was his mother-in-law?

"I know, and I know even more what I want," Ye Sihan said, lifting his hand and gently caressing Xing Ling’s face, "I believe your mother-in-law wouldn’t mind. After all, you gave me what I was missing, letting me live a life not consumed by hatred."

Xing Ling stared at him in a daze.

She had forgotten that her face was being touched.

She felt... as if she was dreaming, dreaming of Ye Sihan saying things he would never say.

"As long as you and the children are alright," Ye Sihan added in his heart, always with me.

Once she snapped back to reality, Xing Ling took a step back, her face escaping from the comforting warmth of his palm, her expression disordered, seemingly at a loss about how to deal with this unexpected predicament.

She virtually ran away in a panic.

Even close to the children, that unusual heartbeat did not return to normal after distancing herself from Ye Sihan.

Were the words Ye Sihan said truly reflective of his thoughts?

Why had he changed so drastically?

If Ye Sihan were as aggressive as he had been before, perhaps she would know how to resist.

Now, his transformation, vast as the heavens and earth, caught her completely off guard.

Early the next morning, Xing Ling got into Ye Sihan’s car; inside, besides the quadruplets, was also Ye Sihan.

The trunk was filled with fresh flowers and fruits for the offering.

It was hard to believe that Ye Sihan would actually go along with them...

Once they arrived at the cemetery, the quadruplets led the way, very familiar with the path.

They accurately found Yu Zhaohui’s grave.

After arranging the flowers and fruits, they said, "Grandma, we’ve come to see you, and this time both mom and dad came along."

Xing Ling asked, "Have you been here before?"

"Yes, every summer vacation dad brings us here," Xibao said.

Xing Ling was even more astonished.

So, this wasn’t Ye Sihan’s first visit?

She had not come once in three years.

It was Ye Sihan who had brought the children to see her mother.

Turning her head, Xing Ling met Ye Sihan’s deep black eyes, not knowing what to say, her heart incredibly conflicted.

When leaving, Xing Ling said, "You guys go ahead, I will come down later."

The quadruplets were startled for a moment before Ye Sihan patted them on the back, "Let’s go downstairs and wait for Mom."

As she watched the children and Ye Sihan’s figures grow smaller in the distance, Xing Ling knelt down in front of Yu Zhaohui’s grave, "Mom, have you missed me? I’ve missed you so much. Sorry, I haven’t come to visit you for three years in order to get away from Ye Sihan. Don’t be angry..."

The photo on the gravestone bore a smile, as if it were saying, "How could I ever be angry with my own daughter? As long as my daughter is happy and blessed, nothing else matters."

"I just found out that over these three years, Ye Sihan has brought the children to visit you. It really surprised me. Didn’t he say he was giving up on me? He also said that I could divorce him anytime, anywhere. Mom, what’s the purpose of his actions? I think it’s for the children, right?" Xing Ling didn’t want to consider that aspect.

Once it involved past feelings, her mind would run out of control.

It can’t be like this.

"But, I always feel like... many things are beyond my control," Xing Ling said gloomily, "Like tomorrow, I have to go on a trip with Ye Sihan and the children. Do any couples who’ve been separated for three years and are about to divorce do such a thing? Although I agreed, I’m conflicted, as if... I’m being taken advantage of by Ye Sihan..."

And she couldn’t refuse.

Xing Ling looked up at the photo on the gravestone.

She sighed, "If I could hear Mom speak, she would definitely tell me not to divorce, right? It’s just, what else could there be between me and Ye Sihan apart from the children..."

After staying in front of the gravestone for almost ten minutes, Xing Ling finally left.

The breeze gently caressed her cheeks, as if she were being touched by her mother.

Xing Ling turned around for another glance at the gravestone, her eyes red.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she saw Ye Sihan waiting.

The children had already gotten on the car.

Xing Ling walked over, "Thank you."

Ye Sihan closed the distance, his dark eyes intense as he looked at her, "Just a verbal thanks?"

"...How else would you like to be thanked?" Xing Ling’s heart subconsciously started to panic.

As if Ye Sihan might make a request related to something intimate!

Thinking what if he really did—no, she could refuse!

While she was considering what to do, a shadow leaned in, kissing her lips briefly, his voice husky, "Let’s consider this as a ’thank you’!"

By the time Xing Ling snapped back to reality, Ye Sihan had already walked away.

Angry, she clenched her teeth. Why had he kissed her again?

He kissed her yesterday, and now again today! Did he take her warning as a joke?

Xing Ling stood there, her anger not yet abated, when the car window rolled down and Junjun’s head popped out, waving, "Mom, get in the car!"

She helplessly suppressed her ’anger’ and got in the car with a normal expression.

As soon as she was in the car, she was surrounded by the quadruplets, bombarding her with questions incessantly, leaving her no space to stay angry.

Ye Sihan silently watched the scene, a barely visible smile curving his lips.

They went straight out for lunch at noon.

The table was full, and the eight-year-old children were at the peak of their appetites.

Xing Ling couldn’t help but smile as she watched them gradually devour the feast on the table.

"Mom, this is delicious!" Xibao skewered a piece of meat with her fork and brought it to her mom’s mouth.

Xing Ling opened her mouth and ate the meat, "Mhm, it is indeed delicious."

Xibao ate satisfactorily.

Xing Ling smiled; it was just like when they were younger, the first person they thought of when they found something tasty was their mom.

So, how could she bear to part with such children?

"Have some soup." Ye Sihan placed a bowl of soup he had served in front of her.

Xing Ling just glanced at the soup and naturally said, "Thank you."

"You don’t need to thank me. I should thank you," Ye Sihan’s dark eyes stared profoundly at her, grateful for you still being by my side.

The gaze landing on her face was so intense it was practically tangible.

How closely was he watching?

What was he thanking her for? For coming here to eat? Or for agreeing to go on the trip?

"I’m going to the restroom." Xing Ling stood up and left the private room.