The taxi stopped at the Ye Family Villa entrance.
Ye Jinmeng glanced over and saw that Xu Wanwan seemed to be a little nervous, so he held her hand to comfort her, "Wanwan, don't be nervous. My parents are very nice and I've told them about you already. They welcome you to come home!"
Xu Wanwan was indeed a little nervous after all. In her previous life, not long after she was reunited with her parents, she watched them die right in front of her eyes.
In fact, Xu Wanwan looked forward to coming more than she felt nervous.
Now she didn't know if they were still her parents like in her previous life, but to Xu Wanwan, it didn't matter. As long as they were fine, that was the most important thing.
In the living room, Ye's Mother Gu Qi was watching an idol drama. Seeing her good child bring back a rather pretty looking girl, she immediately knew the girl's identity.
"My good child is back. This is your friend Wanwan right? She looks so pretty." Gu Qi generously complimented.
Ye's Mother was still so gentle, only appearing much younger than in the previous life. Seeing the person in front of her, Xu Wanwan couldn't help but redden her eyes.
"Auntie, I'm Xu Wanwan." Xu Wanwan bowed deeply.
Gu Qi was startled by Xu Wanwan's gesture and quickly went up to help her stand, "You silly child, why so courteous!"
Ye Jinmeng was also shocked by this and hurriedly explained, "Wanwan is probably a little nervous."
Then he squeezed Wanwan's hand and reassured, "Wanwan, don't be nervous. Make yourself at home."
"Yes, yes! This is your home. No need to stand on ceremony. Come, sit down and have some fruit." Gu Qi warmly welcomed.
"Where are Dad and my brothers?"
"Oh, your Dad, eldest brother and uncle are in the study. They're probably discussing about your uncle going to work at the company after the new year."
Gu Qi looked at the time and smiled at Xu Wanwan, "Wanwan, you go play with Mengmeng first. Auntie will personally cook dinner for you guys tonight."
"Auntie, let us help you." Xu Wanwan quickly stood up.
"No need, no need. You kids go play. Mengmeng, take good care of Wanwan!"
"Leave it to me!" Ye Jinmeng gave an OK gesture.
"Wanwan, don't worry about my mom. There are several aunties in the kitchen to help my mom. Also, my mom's cooking is delicious. It's not often she cooks. Thanks to you, we get to enjoy a feast tonight!"
"Come, I'll bring you to my bedroom. You'll sleep with me tonight Wanwan!" Ye Jinmeng pulled Wanwan upstairs.
Just as they reached the second floor, they bumped right into Ye Junwen coming out of the study.
"Unc...Uncle." Ye Jinmeng shrunk back seeing Ye Junwen.
"Mengmeng you're back. And this is?" Ye Junwen looked at them smiling gently.
"Uh, this is my friend, Wanwan." Ye Jinmeng awkwardly introduced, "Wanwan, this is my uncle."
"Nice to meet you, Uncle." Xu Wanwan also called him uncle.
Ye Junwen stared at Xu Wanwan's face without saying anything. His gaze carried some scrutiny.
Ye Jinmeng didn't care what his uncle was looking at and directly pulled Xu Wanwan to quickly slip away.
In Ye Junwen's eyes flashed a hint of gloominess.
"Xu Wanwan, this face... Ha, interesting!"
The two entered Ye Jinmeng's bedroom. Ye Jinmeng immediately closed the door and let out a sigh of relief.
"Phew~ Scared me to death!"
Xu Wanwan was puzzled, "Mengmeng, why are you so afraid of your uncle?"
In her previous life, Xu Wanwan didn't have a deep impression of this uncle. She had only seen him twice and was always with Ye Jinmeng.
Xu Wanwan only knew that he didn't get along well with Ye Jinchen and the other brothers.
"It's not that I'm scared, his gaze just gives me the creeps."
"Also, he doesn't have a good relationship with my brother. Probably because their age gap is not big but he can't compare to my brother in everything. After all, my brother is his elder. He probably feels he loses face and it caused some mental deviation."
"Then does he usually treat you well? I saw just now he was also smiling gently at you." Xu Wanwan continued asking.
Ye Jinmeng frowned, hesitating, "Actually my uncle is quite nice to me. He gives me gifts on my birthday and stuff. But I just feel very uncomfortable around him."
Xu Wanwan nodded understandingly and comforted, "It's okay. If you feel uncomfortable then we'll just reduce the time spent with him. I'll accompany you everyday these few days."
Ye Jinmeng nodded heavily. Then she took out a box from her little storage closet and happily said to Xu Wanwan.
"Wanwan, I have two unused mobile phones here. Pick one to use first. I'll teach you how to do online part-time jobs."
...
The next day, Ye Junli gave Auntie Chen and the others time off. He also gave each of them some welfare gifts. Auntie Chen and the others were delighted.
Afterwards, Ye Jinchen drove Ye Jinmeng and Xu Wanwan. Ye Junli drove Gu Qi and Ye Junwen. They set off towards the seaside resort.
This resort was originally a tourism project under development by the Ye Family. Some areas were not yet fully constructed so it was not open to the public for now.
The environment here was secluded with only some staff on duty. Without crowds of tourists, it was quite leisurely and carefree.
Many large and small villas of various types were built on the mountain, together with a 10-storey hotel to provide diverse accommodation options for future tourists.
Ye Jinmeng and the others picked a luxurious three-storey villa with furnishings. This way, there would be enough room for Shi Shuning, He Junting and the others when they came. It was more convenient.
Ye Jinmeng and Xu Wanwan chose a room on the third floor which had a balcony overlooking the sea below the mountain.
"The scenery here is really great." Ye Jinmeng stood on the balcony enjoying the light breeze and couldn't help exclaiming.
"The air is great too. My breathing feels so fresh!"
Xu Wanwan was also leaning against the railing feeling the light wind on her face. It carried a slight salty sea smell, as if for the first time, she truly felt the beauty of being alive.
"This is really blessed land with good fengshui. There's even a natural hot spring pool. We must enjoy properly these few days.
My dad said this place will open next year. If we want to not be disturbed by outsiders like now, we'd have to book the whole place. Otherwise there really won't be any more chances."
Ye Jinmeng rolled about the bed happily when she returned to the room, "Ahh, too comfortable!"
Xu Wanwan smiled and walked over to pat her back. She reluctantly reminded, "I remember you have a design assignment. Have you thought it out yet?"
Ye Jinmeng's body stiffened. Ahh why does homework still exist!
Indeed, the flag Ye Jinmeng set - let alone doing it, she had forgotten about it after a nap. Back then, Xu Wanwan had reminded her but Ye Jinmeng brushed it off with "No rush, I'll start tomorrow. One day makes no difference." And that's how it had been delayed until now.
"Arghh! I forgot! Let me quickly message Senior Brother Shuning to help me buy some stationery to bring over. Maybe this environment can inspire more and better ideas for me!"
Ye Jinmeng sat up from the bed and took out her phone to message Shi Shuning for help, sending him her location too.
Shi Shuning who was about to set off rubbed his forehead upon receiving the message. This young girl really has no hope for her procrastination!
