Chapter 143: Make Him Wait for You to Grow Up?

One second Ye Tiantian was still angry, and the next second she was cupping her face with a wronged expression, looking at Shen Yan.

Shen Yan was so charmed by her quirky cuteness that he couldn't help reaching out to pinch her cheek. "You should be going back now."

"But I don't want to go back."

Ye Tiantian seized the opportunity to grab Shen Yan's finger. "I just want to stay with you, okay?"

No matter what, she had to find a way to win over this daddy.

Hmph, the only reason he had someone he liked was because he hadn't met Mommy yet!

Her mommy was the best woman in the world, and it was impossible for anyone not to like her.

Being pulled, Shen Yan bent down, and Ye Tiantian took the chance to wrap her arms around his neck and climb upward. This startled him; the little peanut was so young, yet she was quite skilled at flirting.

Almost involuntarily, he picked her up, and Ye Tiantian took the opportunity to plant a kiss on Shen Yan's neck. "Just let me stay with you a little longer."

"No."

"I want to!"

"Not allowed."

"Wuwuwu!"

The next second, Ye Tiantian opened her mouth and burst into tears. Shen Yan knew she was pulling every trick in the book to make him compromise.

Even so, his heart still twitched, and he pulled a tissue to wipe her tears.

While crying, Ye Tiantian peeked at Shen Yan. Seeing that he was moved, she cried even harder.

In the end, Ye Tiantian actually cried herself to sleep, giving Shen Yan the chance to retrieve her child's smartphone.

Her screensaver was a photo of a woman in profile kissing her.

Looking at the photo, Shen Yan found it infinitely familiar, though he quickly realized he was starting up again—how could he be mistaking people again?

Fortunately, there was no password, otherwise, he would have had to wake this clever little sprite up again.

Shen Yan found the number saved as "Big Beauty" in the contacts and called it.

As soon as the call connected, the woman's voice came through: "Ye Tiantian, nice going, walking off with some random man at the airport. I called you so many times and you didn't answer, and now you remember me?"

"What? Done playing around and finally thought of me?"

Hearing this voice, Shen Yan fell into another trance, feeling as though it came from the deepest recesses of his memory.

"She's asleep. Send me an address and I'll come pick her up."

Hearing an unfamiliar voice, Ye Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."

An hour later, Ye Yaoyao arrived at the Shen Corporation. On the way here, for some reason, she felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Huh?

Wasn't this her first time here? Where did this feeling come from?

Pushing the door open, Ye Yaoyao saw Shen Yan sitting next to Ye Tiantian. The scene looked bizarre yet harmonious.

Ye Yaoyao walked over, bent down to pick the child up, and glanced indifferently at Shen Yan, her sunglasses still firmly in place.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Catching the familiar scent, Ye Tiantian turned over, grabbed the fabric at her chest, and continued sleeping. Ye Yaoyao freed a hand to pinch her cheek. "Little ungrateful wretch."

Little did she know, that pinch woke the child right up.

Ye Tiantian opened her tired eyes, and upon seeing Ye Yaoyao, her eyes widened. Then she wrapped her arms around her neck and acted spoiled. "Mommy, I missed you so much."

"Missed me? You were too busy having the time of your life."

"Mommy, how do you like the man I picked out for you?"

Though she was desperately sleepy, Ye Tiantian didn't forget to pull on Ye Yaoyao and introduce Shen Yan to her. "I asked around, and this entire company belongs to him, which means his capability is pretty good. He's good-looking, too. I like him a lot."

At this, Shen Yan couldn't help but look at Ye Yaoyao, waiting for her reaction.

His credentials were indeed impressive; people rarely turned him down.

Yet from the moment this woman appeared until now, she hadn't even looked at his face.

Everyone possessed a desire for conquest, which made Shen Yan intensely curious about what she thought of him.

"You like him that much? Then why not..."

Ye Yaoyao deliberately paused. "...have him wait for you to grow up?"

Those words nearly made Shen Yan spit out a mouthful of blood.

Why did she speak in such a mind-boggling way?

With that, Ye Yaoyao scooped up the child and left. It was too late, so she checked into a nearby hotel to sleep.

Waking up the next day, Ye Yaoyao patted Ye Tiantian's bottom to rouse her.

"Get up, time for breakfast."

"I don't want to get up."

Ye Tiantian acted spoiled. "Mommy, let me sleep a little longer..."

"No, get up," Ye Yaoyao said firmly.

Ultimately, Ye Tiantian was hauled out of bed by Ye Yaoyao and dragged downstairs for breakfast.

The moment she sat down at the restaurant table, Ye Tiantian was still too sleepy to keep her eyes open, but upon seeing the person walking through the front door, her eyes snapped wide.

The next second, Ye Tiantian nimbly slid down from her chair, scurried over on little pattering feet, and naturally grabbed his hand.

"And you said you weren't interested in my mommy? You even followed us here secretly?"

With that, she tugged Shen Yan right in front of Ye Yaoyao. "My mom is right here."

Hearing this, Ye Yaoyao raised her gaze, and that single look nailed Shen Yan firmly to the floor.

Was he hallucinating again? Did he see wrong?

Shen Yan held his breath, blinking several times, only to find that the woman before him still possessed that exact same face.

"Hurry up and sit down," Ye Tiantian urged.

Shen Yan sat down opposite Ye Yaoyao, and Ye Tiantian naturally climbed onto his lap.

"Ye Tiantian, sit in your own chair, or don't make me kick you."

"Mommy..."

"Three?"

Before she could finish, Ye Tiantian obediently scrambled into her own chair.

Shen Yan gazed fixedly at Ye Yaoyao. She looked so much alike—uncannily so. How could there be two people so identical in this world?

Under his intense scrutiny, Ye Yaoyao remained completely at ease, leisurely eating her breakfast.

Ye Tiantian giggled secretly to herself. She knew it; as long as they saw Mommy's face, nobody could say no!

After finishing her meal, Ye Yaoyao put down her utensils and picked up her phone, scrolling through it listlessly. About half an hour later, she lifted her eyelids to look at Ye Tiantian. "You have ten minutes left. If you aren't done eating by then, I'm going to shove it straight down your throat."

Throughout the entire process, she only looked at Ye Tiantian, acting as though Shen Yan didn't even exist.

Ye Tiantian pouted with a wronged expression and cast a desperate plea for help toward Shen Yan.

If only someone would come and keep Mommy in check—she felt this man was a great candidate for the job.

Unfortunately, Mommy wouldn't even talk to him.

Seeing this, Ye Tiantian signaled Shen Yan with her eyes. "Don't you want to say something to my mommy?"

Shen Yan: ?

"You were staring at her just now. Hurry up and ask my mommy out to the movies," Ye Tiantian suggested.

"Five minutes left," Ye Yaoyao said indifferently.

Ye Tiantian inhaled her food like a storm, never forgetting to silently plead with Shen Yan for rescue.

Yet Shen Yan was utterly helpless.

He had no idea what to say.

At that moment, he was completely incapable of rational thought. Why would a woman who looked so identical suddenly appear out of nowhere, and with a child, no less...

"Are you that idle?"

Just as Shen Yan was lost in thought, Ye Yaoyao gave him a cold, sudden look. "If you don't have anything to do, you should leave. She can't eat properly with you here."

Singled out so abruptly, Shen Yan was even more at a loss, completely unsure of how to handle the situation.

"What are your plans for later?" Shen Yan finally spoke after a long silence.

"No plans. We just got back to the country, so we haven't figured out what we're doing yet."