Chapter 620, Throw the ancestral tablet out of the ancestral hall (second watch)

"I’m just going back to the capital; nothing will happen, and besides, my uncle is there too. If anything comes up, I can just go to him," Ye Jiuliang reassured him, knowing his concerns.

"I can take care of myself, remember? I still have lots of weird and wonderful medicines."

Li Mochan’s thin lips parted slightly, his tone firm, "No."

"Oy," Ye Jiuliang reached out to hug his neck, drawing out the end of her sentence, "are you underestimating me that much? My belly isn’t even showing yet, so others wouldn’t dare to provoke me easily. Besides, we need to catch the traitor sooner rather than later to avoid endless trouble."

She wasn’t clear about the situation in the capital and would have to go back to check. If this matter was related to the black-clad people again, then she had even more reason to go back.

Wrapping his arm around her waist, Li Mochan looked down at her, still disagreeing with her proposal, "Be good, listen to me."

However, Ye Jiuliang was not one to give up so easily. Her eyes shifted as she made a counteroffer, "Then I’ll go to H State with you."

If she couldn’t go to the capital, then she would accompany him to H State.

Li Mochan looked at her gently, a trace of helplessness flickering in the depths of his eyes.

"Not listening to me?"

How could he possibly take her to the dangerous place that is H State while she was carrying their child?

Leaning on his shoulder, Ye Jiuliang said in a lazy tone, "That traitor stole so much merchandise, it’s like they’ve robbed the money for our baby’s formula. Of course, I have to catch them and teach them a harsh lesson."

Not just a lesson, but also to take back the goods with interest.

Li Mochan frowned, wondering how to get his little one to listen, urgently waiting for a solution online.

He tried to use something she liked to change her mind, "Shall I buy you a motorcycle?"

Ye Jiuliang cracked a smile, impervious to his tactics, "I already have a lot of motorcycles."

Thinking he could appease her with a motorcycle, how wishful!

Li Mochan’s lips were a straight line, his eyes filled with helplessness.

Ye Jiuliang lifted her head and gently pecked his lips with a smack.

"Mohan, you know I’m not a canary. I can protect myself. With the situation urgent in H State, you should go and check. Once I’ve taken care of everything in the capital, I’ll stay in the Li Mansion and wait for you to come pick me up, okay?"

Li Mochan looked at her intently, his lips tightly closed, giving no reaction or agreement.

She didn’t push him as he remained silent. With her arms around his neck, she waited quietly for his decision.

After what felt like an eternity, he still didn’t utter a sound. Ye Jiuliang’s voice turned tender and coquettish, "Li Mochan, my legs are numb."

To reach his neck, she had been squatting with her legs half-bent, which made her feet start to feel sore.

Li Mochan, sitting on the bed, helped her sit down, then lifted her legs onto his own and began massaging them gently.

In a deep voice, he sidestepped the topic at hand, "Are you hungry? Do you want some late-night snacks?"

Ye Jiuliang pouted, her delicate face creased in discontent, "Li Mochan, if you change the subject again, I’ll get angry, the kind that even a motorcycle can’t soothe."

Hearing this, Li Mochan couldn’t help but chuckle, his long fingers lightly brushing her nose.

"Can’t you go to the capital a few days later? You know, if you go to the capital alone and I go to H State, I won’t be at ease. I’ll be distracted worrying about your safety," he said in a husky voice, tinged with a hint of helplessness.

Meeting his gaze, that lingering look filled with tenderness unexpectedly pierced her heart.

Finally, Ye Jiuliang’s heart softened. She threw herself recklessly into his embrace, "I’ll wait for you to come back before going to the capital, are you satisfied now?"

The trip to H State could be fraught with danger. If he got distracted worrying about her and ended up getting hurt, that was something she absolutely did not want to happen.

Li Mochan’s lips curved in a slight smile, his hand around her waist tightening slightly.

"Good, take care of yourself while I’m not home. Eat well, and when you go out, have Asheng or Ji Mingqian accompany you."

"Got it, nag," Ye Jiuliang grumbled, burrowing into his embrace.

"You’ve tricked two kisses out of me and still won’t let me go. Li Mochan, you’re too spoiled by me."

Li Mochan laughed softly. "Shall I repay you double?"

Ye Jiuliang lifted her head from his embrace and gave him a disdainful glance, "Forget it."

Li Mochan stroked her head, the smile on his lips growing deeper.

**

Busy taking care of Ye Lei, Xiang Zhen and her daughter shuffled between the hospital and home.

Not long after the Ye patriarch had left the house, Ye Rui returned.

The atmosphere in the study was tense and oppressive.

Sunlight streamed through the window, making the bruises on Ye Rui’s face startlingly visible.

Suddenly, the person opposite him began to speak.

His voice was even and devoid of warmth, "How are your injuries?"

Accustomed to the indifferent attitude, Ye Rui replied evenly, "It’s nothing serious."

Ye Yan nodded, his gaze softening slightly as he looked at him, "Ye Lei is currently in a coma, and it’s uncertain when he will wake up. When your school goes on break, you’ll come to the company for an internship. I’ll have someone arrange a job for you."

Ye Rui responded with a hum, a trace of irony flickering in the depths of his eyes.

There was likely no one more duplicitous than him.

"Ye Jiuliang should be returning in the next few days, you know what to do without me having to say more, right?"

Ye Rui nodded, "I know."

Seeing his docile appearance, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Ye Yan’s eyes.

"If there’s nothing else, you can go back to your room to heal."

Ye Rui stood up, bowed slightly, and then turned to leave the study.

...

M-Country

Ji Mingqian had just arrived when he heard about Li Mochan’s incident in H State, his brows involuntarily furrowing.

"I’ve heard a bit about the situation in H State from Achen, but it’s only a rough understanding. When did Li Mochan leave?"

It was indeed rare for the Dark Hall to have a mole.

Ye Jiuliang said, "He left at dawn."

"Here." Jiang Yisheng handed him a cup of tea.

After thanking him, Ji Mingqian took it, took a light sip of the tea, "I’ve found out about the matter you asked me to investigate. It’s been sent to Li Mochan’s computer. Let him know."

Ye Jiuliang hummed in response.

Ji Mingqian set the teacup down, looking at her with a teasing smile, "Why didn’t you follow him?"

With her temperament, she didn’t seem like someone who would obediently stay at home; she’d rather be where the action was.

"I get it. It must be because your Li Mochan is too authoritarian, afraid that you’d hold him back if you went."

"Shut up." Ye Jiuliang shot him a look, her voice cool.

Ji Mingqian shrugged his shoulders, his face showing an ’I knew it’ expression.

Jiang Yisheng suppressed a smile, quietly watching their banter.

Suddenly, the mobile phone on the table buzzed with vibration.

Ye Jiuliang, chewing on a sour jujube, glanced at the phone screen.

It was an unfamiliar number, and she had no recollection of it.

Nevertheless, she answered the call. The next moment, a sinister female voice came through.

"Ye Jiuliang, if I don’t see you tomorrow, I will throw your mother’s spirit tablet out of the Ye Family ancestral hall."