Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243: Aloof Competition for Favor (1)

“I thought Qingmu Garden was our home for just the two of us. No matter how close they are to you, they are still outsiders,” Ding Ye tightened his grip on Su Hongxing’s hand, his deep eyes narrowing slightly. “Or are you saying, in your heart, these outsiders are more important than me?!”

Su Hongxing couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this. “Are you competing with them for favor?”

Considering Ding Ye’s aloofness, would he compete for favor? She seriously doubted it!

“Do I need to compete with them for favor?!” Ding Ye sneered.

Su Hongxing couldn’t help but laugh out loud. It was clearly a rivalry for favor, yet he wouldn’t admit it. She thought his personality had changed, but it turned out to be the same, just better at pretending than before.

“Don’t you find those two bothersome?” Ding Ye steered the conversation back to what mattered most.

“No, they are both very cute,” Su Hongxing replied earnestly, no longer laughing.

Qiao Qiao and Liu Qingyin both cared about her greatly; if she were to drive them out of Qingmu Garden, wouldn’t that be a betrayal?

Ding Ye then fell silent, remaining aloof for the rest of the time.

At this moment, Su Hongxing also didn’t know what to say. Caught between her lover on one side and family and friends on the other, she couldn’t neglect either.

“Well, I’ve arrived,” Su Hongxing said as she was about to get out of the car.

However, Ding Ye grabbed Little Baozi with one hand and escorted her to the company’s main entrance.

President Jiao had been informed early on that Su Hongxing was coming and was waiting at the door with all the company staff. When they saw Ding Ye appear with two Little Baozi, everyone fell silent.

They would have welcomed Ye Qilan, but not this imposter, which left them at a loss.

Moreover, Ding Ye’s stern and rigid demeanor silenced everyone when they saw his serious face.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense.

Finally, it was Su Hongxing who took the initiative to greet everyone. She handed Little Baozi over for everyone to see: “This is my son, all he does is eat and sleep every day, isn’t he cute?”

“He’s so adorable.” Everyone dared not look at Ding Ye’s face and flocked to play with Little Baozi.

Little Baozi was indeed well-behaved, curiously watching everyone around. Seemingly excited by the crowd, he waved his little hands and babbled.

Other staff members also gathered around Little Pudding, stuffing her hands with snacks and toys.

“Little Pudding has always been so popular,” Su Hongxing remarked with a touch of pride and the joy of motherhood.

“You’ve raised the kids well.” Ding Ye said, taking Su Hongxing’s hand: “After seeing your colleagues, let’s go for lunch.”

Su Hongxing looked at Ding Ye in surprise, “Aren’t you going back to the office?”

She thought he was busy and that bringing her here was already a waste of his precious time.

She glanced at the clock again; it wasn’t necessary to have lunch so early, right?

“Let’s go home after lunch.” Ding Ye saw the children surrounded by everyone: “How about this, we leave the kids here and go to eat just the two of us.”

“That won’t work, they are still too little, and, Little Pudding also needs to have lunch…” Su Hongxing hadn’t finished speaking before Ding Ye pulled her out the company gate.

Surrounded by everyone, Little Pudding held a toy in her left hand and a snack in her right, sweetly calling everyone brother and sister, pleasing everyone around.

Once everyone dispersed, Little Pudding realized the two adults who had brought her and her brother were gone.

She ran up to President Jiao and asked, “Uncle, have you seen my mom and dad?”

President Jiao had just received a call from Su Hongxing asking him to help look after the children while she and Ding Ye were out having lunch.