Chapter 207: I'm Leaving My Daughter in Your Hands
“Hmm, looks like the room is cleaned up nicely.”
Meng Yue smiled as she looked at her precious daughter, then glanced around the freshly cleaned room. She nodded in satisfaction. Not only was everything tidied up, but even the bedding was replaced with a new set. Even Meng Yue herself couldn’t find anything to complain about.
“Alright, you two finish up here. We’ll be heading out later.”
After inspecting the room, Meng Yue walked over to her daughter, gave her cute little head a gentle pat, and said with a warm smile.
“I’m leaving my daughter in your hands. You better take good care of her.”
As she walked past her daughter and stopped in front of Ye Ziming, Meng Yue’s smile faded. She looked him straight in the eye and spoke seriously.
Honestly, she felt a bit conflicted. If she had a choice, she wouldn't want to “hand over” her beloved daughter so soon after finally getting her back. But clearly, the current situation wasn’t up to her anymore.
Just a moment ago, her three sons had only said a few words, and her daughter had immediately stepped forward protectively, acting like a fierce bear.
Another reason was that Meng Yue had watched Ye Ziming grow up. She understood and trusted his personality completely.
Thank goodness it was him. If it had been anyone else, she definitely wouldn't have allowed it!
“I will.”
Just like it was some kind of sacred handover ceremony, Ye Ziming also put away his usual casual attitude and answered seriously.
The "ceremony" didn’t last long, just a few seconds. Then Meng Yue nodded with a smile and walked out of the room.
“Whisper whisper?”
Hearing her mom and Ye Ziming talking in low voices, Lin Muqing blinked in confusion. She didn’t catch what they said, but it made her feel like she was the outsider here.
“What did my mom say to you just now?”
Once her mom had left the room, Lin Muqing walked up to her good buddy, puzzled.
“She said you look really cute in dresses and wants to buy you more.”
Ye Ziming answered in a soft voice, his smile carrying a hint of mischief.
“Really?!”
Lin Muqing was stunned.
“Maybe. You can ask her yourself.”
He shrugged slightly and gave her a playful glance, raising an eyebrow. His smile was mysterious.
“Ugh—no way!”
Lin Muqing looked like she was going to collapse. She really didn’t want to wear more skirts!
The two of them started teasing each other in the room. Lin Muqing hurriedly held Ye Ziming’s hand with a nervous face, asking him for help.
Ye Ziming broke into a sweat, but honestly, there wasn’t much he could do, especially since the person who actually wanted to buy her skirts was… him.
What he didn’t expect was that his random joke had perfectly matched what Meng Yue was really thinking.
She truly believed her daughter looked adorable in skirts and had already planned to buy some cute dresses for her. As it happened, Li Muning had invited her to go shopping for clothes for the upcoming banquet, specifically outfits for Ye Ziming and Lin Muqing to wear together. The timing was perfect, and Meng Yue gladly accepted the invitation, deciding to pick out just a few pretty dresses for her daughter.
“Mom! Can’t you do something about sister?!”
Meanwhile, outside the room, Meng Yue had just stepped out when she ran into her youngest son, Lin Qiwen. He looked clearly annoyed.
“Do what? Come with me.”
Meng Yue took charge like a true mom. She gave a sharp glare at the other two sons who were about to say something, and waved her hand to silence them.
It seemed like Meng Yue was on “level one,” and her sons were on “level two,” thinking her actions weren’t right. But actually, she was on “level five.”
She gave her three sons a simple explanation, how Ye Ziming had helped Lin Muqing many times and told them to adjust their attitude.
It sounded like she was defending Ye Ziming, but in truth, she was guiding her sons.
If they wanted a good relationship with their sister, they shouldn’t be on bad terms with her "husband." Because if a conflict ever broke out, Meng Yue could guarantee that her precious daughter would definitely side with her man.
“So be nice to him. If it weren’t for him, you might not even have this sister today.”
After saying what she needed to say, Meng Yue turned and left the room, leaving her three sons to think about it on their own.
They understood her words well enough. They realized that Ye Ziming held a very special and irreplaceable place in their sister’s life.
But they still didn’t like it. Watching someone else “steal” their beloved little sister right in front of them, what brother could accept that easily?
It took a bit of time, but the two of them helped each other tidy up, and soon everything was nicely organized.
There was only one wardrobe in the room, but luckily it was pretty big, big enough to hold both of their clothes.
Once they were done, Lin Muqing turned around and noticed a few gift boxes placed on the table. They were welcome gifts from her three brothers. Back then, she hadn’t accepted their strange “relationship,” so she never opened them. But now… even if she didn’t want to accept it, the blood connection already confirmed they were her real brothers.
“What are you doing, Big Bro!?”
Just as she walked over to the table to open the gifts, she suddenly saw something that shocked her.
Ye Ziming was crouched in front of the wardrobe, rummaging through her special drawer, the one where she kept her underwear!
“What do you think I’m doing?”
Ye Ziming answered calmly to Lin Muqing’s flustered shout, and he just kept digging through that pile of unbelievably cute panties like it was nothing.
When Lin Muqing rushed over to stop him, he suddenly pulled out… a pack of cookies.
In that moment, Lin Muqing froze awkwardly, because that little pack of cookies in his hand used to be hidden in the drawer.
“A sneaky little kitty who steals snacks… might get her butt smacked, you know.”
Ye Ziming narrowed his eyes playfully, giving her a meaningful smirk as he said this softly.
Earlier, when they were packing at the Ye family’s villa, he had his back turned to her for a long time. He figured that must’ve been when this little kitty made her move.
And just by coincidence, when they were leaving, he thought to bring that whole stash of cookies with him, to share later if Lin Muqing got snacky.
But when he checked? One pack was missing.
“Smack… my butt?”
As soon as she heard that, Lin Muqing quickly used both hands to cover her butt, stepping back nervously.
Though strangely… she looked a little excited?
In truth, Ye Ziming was just teasing her. He didn’t really plan on spanking her. Even though, well, it did feel nice before.
But when he saw her blushing little face and how she cutely covered her butt, he suddenly thought, if he didn’t give her a little smack or two… wouldn’t that be kind of a waste?
After finishing up the room, the two of them walked out together and were taken by Lin Cong and Meng Yue to the local government office to process Lin Muqing’s household registration.
This process is a bit different from applying for an ID. It’s not like there are always people available to handle it. Usually, you have to make an appointment and prepare the documents in advance.
Luckily, the Lin family had some connections, so they were able to move the appointment up. Which meant, they could handle it that very afternoon.