He Xiyan spent an entire afternoon with Yuan Yuan at the amusement park and they only returned in the evening.

Yuan Yuan had already fallen asleep from exhaustion after they left the park. He was only a child who was not even two years of age, so he wasn’t that energetic.

Mo Yixuan shrugged off his coat and wrapped Yuan Yuan in it. There was a vast difference between the morning and night temperatures of Ye City and it was winter, so the weather had turned very chilly.

They walked toward the car park.

He Xiyan took Yuan Yuan from Mo Yixuan’s arms and said, “I’ll bring Yuan Yuan with me to the castle tonight. You may let your driver know that he can pick him up from the castle tomorrow evening.”

Then, she opened the car door and placed Yuan Yuan in the car seat.

Mo Yixuan stopped walking and his eyes narrowed slightly but he did not object to her taking Yuan Yuan for the night. He was very happy today because he finally had a chance to spend time with her and they even shared a meal together.

As long as she tolerated his company, then he would have many opportunities to see her in the future.

He believed that if they continued to keep in contact, the day would come when she would be reluctant to part with both him and Yuan Yuan, and she would return to his side.

Mo Yixuan felt his heart filled with warmth at the thought of that and he looked forward to such a day.

“Drive carefully and don’t drive too fast,” Mo Yixuan said as he opened the driver’s door for her. Then, he stood at the side and watched as she reversed the car out of the parking lot and drove away. He remained standing where he was even after the car had disappeared from sight.

“Sir, shall we head home?” Wu Xiaomin said as she gently tapped Mo Yixuan’s shoulder. This wasn’t the first time she had seen him in such a mood.

Mo Yixuan was pulled out of his reverie. He rubbed his temples hard before he finally said, “Let’s go.”

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It was already past 7 PM by the time He Xiyan brought Yuan Yuan home.

Yuan Yuan was still sleeping soundly.

She gingerly carried Yuan Yuan out of the car and carried the child to her room.

The lights were still on and she saw that Ye Hao was already home. She guessed that he was probably having dinner in the dining hall.

Then, she took off her son’s shoes and coat and placed him on the bed so that he could continue sleeping.

Qin Xiaoyu followed her upstairs when she saw that He Xiyan had brought Yuan Yuan home and she seemed very excited and happy to see him.

“Yuan Yuan…” she couldn’t help but say.

He Xiyan gestured for her to speak softly so that Yuan Yuan’s sleep wouldn’t be disturbed.

“Is Ye Hao home?” she said Qin Xiaoyu. The lights in this room were lit but there was no sign of Ye Hao.

Qin Xiaoyu nodded furiously and she seemed confused as she drew closer to He Xiyan and said in a whisper, “Sister He, Mr. Ye is back but he seemed to be in a bad mood and his expression was very dark. He hasn’t gone down to have dinner yet and when I asked whether he wanted me to bring dinner up, he didn’t respond either.”

Qin Xiaoyu sensed that something was wrong and speculated that Mr. Ye might be upset because He Xiyan had spent such a long time at the Mo mansion visiting Yuan Yuan.

He Xiyan frowned.

“Where is he?” she asked in concern.

Qin Xiaoyu pointed at the study and said, “Mr. Ye has not left the study room since he returned.”

He Xiyan turned to look at the study room but the door was tightly shut, so she couldn’t tell if he was inside the room.