They didn’t even have a chance to get their stories straight; Mr. Jie didn’t know what he’d said to the young mistress.

Yao stood by, eyes filled with panic, staring straight at Dan Hanjie’s direction.

Just as he was about to speak, Qin Youxuan turned her head and shot him a glare.

"..."

Yao’s hint was stifled in his throat, and he lowered his head with a conflicted expression.

Truly doomed.

"Wanted to take Tingye out for a walk, but he fell asleep, so I brought him back first." Dan Hanjie’s black eyes were deep as he stroked the little fellow’s cheek with long fingers, a mischievous smirk playing on his lips.

"He said he loves Daddy." When Dan Hanjie said this, his handsome face couldn’t hide the pride.

"..."

Qin Youxuan was a bit surprised, looking down at the little fellow in her arms.

Seeing Tingye’s peaceful sleeping face, she silently chastised herself for being so suspicious again.

"I’ll take him upstairs first."

"Hmm."

Dan Hanjie stood in place, watching them disappear at the top of the stairs, then turned around and glanced at Yao.

"Mr. Jie, the young mistress had just returned, I told her you’d just taken the young master to an amusement park, she seemed surprised, so..." Yao didn’t continue.

Inside, his admiration for Dan Hanjie had reached another level.

So calm in a crisis, he told the lie like it was the truth, even with an arrogant expression; truly an idol!

"The amusement park was a lie, but my son saying he loves me is true." Dan Hanjie saw through what Yao was thinking with one glance, his lips curling coldly as he spoke deliberately.

The arrogant look floated back onto his face.

Walking past Yao, he headed upstairs.

Yao: "..."

...

After resting at home for a day, Ye Mingmei was back to work the next day.

The photo incident wasn’t something that would blow over quickly, and she couldn’t hide forever.

Moreover, as the butler said, this matter couldn’t be kept from Su Yiru for long, and she needed to think carefully about how to explain it.

Staying at the Ye Family Villa, she was just worried, and couldn’t think of anything.

"Miss, there are reporters outside wanting to see you, saying they want to do a simple interview and won’t take up much of your time." The secretary approached Ye Mingmei respectfully.

"Don’t see them, just say I’m too busy with work right now and don’t want to discuss anything unrelated." Ye Mingmei rubbed her forehead with a bit of irritation.

She’d barely managed to escape to the company, and those reporters had chased her from home to work, determined to block her path.

Ye Mingmei really wanted to ask Yu Xiuzhun how far he wanted to push her!

"Didn’t you take two days off? Why are you back at work so soon?" Jin Chenye, having received the message, appeared in her office timely.

Seeing Ye Mingmei full of anger, he could guess it was because of the reporters downstairs.

"Don’t pay attention to them, they’re just doing their job. Don’t worry too much."

"I’m just a bit worried. My mom is currently focused on designing, and once she finishes, she’ll definitely find out... I don’t know how to explain it to her."

Ye Mingmei put down the pen, cradling her face with both hands.

Su Yiru had always warned her not to get too close to Yu Xiuzhun, and if she knew she was just putting on a show, she’d definitely be angry.

With her father gone, her mom was her only family, and she didn’t want to disappoint her.

"Don’t pressure yourself so much. Be honest with Auntie, she’ll understand." Jin Chenye stepped forward, pulled a chair over, and sat in front of Ye Mingmei.

His gentle gaze fell on her tired face, a hint of distress passing through.