The Newlywed's Sweet Honey: Husband, Pamper Me to the Bone!
Chapter 286: Desperate Entanglement

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Desperate Entanglement

Qiao Yebai took a deep breath, having calmed down.

"Yiliang is resting." He raised an eyebrow with a smile, "Since Xiaoze is here, why don’t you come in and have a seat."

"Right now, I am Xiaoze’s guardian." Yan Sijue saw through his plan and smiled faintly, "I don’t feel comfortable letting him go in alone. After all, I’m not one hundred percent sure about your identity yet, so I have reasons to suspect your motives are impure."

Qiao Yebai’s eye twitched fiercely!

Is this man trying to meet Yiliang under the pretext? How can he let him succeed?

"In that case." Qiao Yebai narrowed his eyes, "Both of you, please come in."

"Thank you." Yan Sijue curved his lips, and this gesture looked like sheer provocation in Qiao Yebai’s eyes!

He secretly gritted his teeth but had no choice but to let them in.

In the living room, the three sat down.

"President Yan, you are indeed persistent." Qiao Yebai gave a light mockery.

Yan Sijue placed his hands lightly together, his expression composed, yet subtly giving off an air that he was the true master here.

"Mr. Qiao, you’re flattering me." He looked at Qiao Yebai with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "The way you protect Yiliang makes me very gratified. I believe Yiliang is also happy to have a brother like you."

Qiao Yebai’s eyes darkened, his jaw unconsciously tensed.

Yan Sijue took notice, his brow slightly furrowed.

He had long sensed Qiao Yebai’s hostility toward him. If it was because of the harm he previously caused Yiliang, it would be understandable, but Yan Sijue felt it might not just be that...

"Uncle." Xiaoze blinked, smiling so innocently and adorably, "Since you’re my uncle, why has mommy never mentioned you?"

Toward Xiaoze, Qiao Yebai held less wariness and thus offered a faint smile: "Because when I was very young, I was taken away, and your mommy always thought I was dead."

"I see." Xiaoze nodded in understanding.

"Mr. Qiao has lingered in City A for a long time, yet I’ve never managed to fulfill the host’s duties, truly apologetic." Yan Sijue smiled slightly, "Once the misunderstandings between Yiliang and me are cleared, I must treat Mr. Qiao to a drink. Once I marry Yiliang, we will be family."

Qiao Yebai felt a surge of anger, unable to resist retorting sarcastically: "I’m not worthy of that! However, I don’t think the situation between you and our family Yiliang is merely a misunderstanding! President Yan, are you aware of how persistent you are with Yiliang? Does your fiancée know about this?"

Yan Sijue narrowed his eyes: "These matters, I don’t need to explain to you!"

"Good thing, I’m not interested, and neither is Yiliang!" Qiao Yebai smiled, inscrutably.

This time, it was Yan Sijue’s turn to have a stiff expression.

Persistently pursuing... Is that how Mu Yiliang sees him?

Feeling the tide had turned, Qiao Yebai felt a bit more comfortable, standing up to say: "Wait a moment, I’ll check if Yiliang is awake."

Xiaoze immediately jumped off the stool: "I’ll go too!"

"Xiaoze," Qiao Yebai blocked him without revealing any emotion, "wait here for a moment."

"Oh." Xiaoze had to sit back down, dejected.

Once Qiao Yebai left, Yan Sijue narrowed his eyes: "Xiaoze, did you see that? He’s trying every means to prevent me from meeting your mommy, and now he’s stopping you!"

Xiaoze scrunched his nose: "It makes sense that mommy doesn’t want to see you at all, but it’s illogical for her not to see me!"

Hearing this, Yan Sijue’s eye couldn’t help but twitch!

After a while, Qiao Yebai returned, holding a stack of documents in his hand.

"Yiliang doesn’t want to see you." Qiao Yebai put on a businesslike attitude, "However, knowing Xiaoze is here, she’s very happy. I’ve been entrusted by Yiliang to have a proper discussion with President Yan about Xiaoze’s custody!"