Chapter 1257: Chapter 1257: Uncle Smells Like Dad

Ye Fan, Mengyao, Jian Tao, and Zhao Ruixi sat down.

Jian Tao saw that Mengyao truly liked Zhao Ruixi, and wasn’t worried about her daughter disturbing him, so she didn’t interfere.

Zhao Ruixi was naturally able to relax and have fun.

At this moment, Zhao Ruixi let go of Mengyao’s hand and clung to Ye Fan.

As for this, Mengyao and Jian Tao were puzzled, and Ye Fan was even more puzzled.

Ye Fan couldn’t understand why Zhao Ruixi was so close to him, it seemed a bit extraordinary.

"President Chu, Mr. Ye, sorry for intruding, please don’t mind," Jian Tao said politely.

"Miss Jian, you’re joking, we’re all neighbors, we should visit each other often," Mengyao said sincerely.

"President Chu knows me?" Jian Tao was a bit surprised, she hadn’t introduced herself yet, but Mengyao already knew her, which made her a bit curious, she couldn’t help but think more.

"Miss Jian knows about me, so it’s not surprising that I know you," Mengyao said with a smile.

"President Chu and Mr. Ye are very famous in the circle, so I can’t help but know you," Jian Tao said.

Mengyao explained her acquaintance with Jian Tao, "A few years ago, Miss Jian and the Zhao Family’s young master were in love. The Zhao Family’s young master rejected the arranged marriage by his family and married Miss Jian instead, which was quite a sensation, making many people envious." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Those are old stories. At that time, it did indeed cause a big stir, but it wasn’t envy, it embarrassed many people and made quite a few laugh," Jian Tao said truthfully.

Refusing the family-arranged marriage and insisting on choosing the one you love, Jian Tao and Zhao Hai’s union caused a great commotion in the circle. While many envied their union, more people were dissatisfied with it, as their union wasn’t well-received by the upper circle, but it slapped the face of the entire upper echelon of the business world.

Mengyao didn’t dwell on this issue but instead asked, "Why haven’t I seen Xixi’s dad? Was it just you moving with your daughter?"

The Zhao Family quietly handled Zhao Hai’s affairs, and this didn’t spread outside.

She asked this as if she didn’t know Zhao Hai had passed away, sending a signal to Jian Tao that she didn’t know what happened to Zhao Hai, much less that he had died, naturally dispelling some doubts Jian Tao had.

"Businessmen run around a lot and can’t settle down," Jian Tao answered ambiguously, her expression seemingly casual as she assessed Mengyao, trying to find useful clues from her eyes, but she found no useful information.

Mengyao and Jian Tao chatted, but soon they fell silent.

This was because Ye Fan and Zhao Ruixi attracted their attention, the two stared into each other’s eyes, probing each other.

Just like two currents colliding, there was a faint competitive spirit to determine who wins or loses.

"What are you guys doing?" Mengyao asked amused, wondering why Ye Fan was competing with a little girl.

"I don’t know what’s with this little girl, in her eyes, I’m like Tang Monk’s Flesh, she wants to bite me. It’s strange, I’ve never been stared at like this by a little girl before," Ye Fan said helplessly.

"Xixi, what are you doing?" Jian Tao noticed the odd behavior, quite puzzled, knowing her daughter, Xixi wouldn’t behave like this in front of strangers, mistaking Mengyao for Biyao would be understandable, but with Ye Fan, the situation was strange, how did her daughter become so different?

"Nothing, I just think this uncle smells nice," Zhao Ruixi said innocently.

"Smells nice? Are you a dog?" Ye Fan said nonchalantly, his tone casual, "A nose so sharp, what smells so nice, let me take a sniff too."

"Uncle is a bad person, calls me little girl, and says I’m a dog, is this something an adult should say? No manners at all," Zhao Ruixi looked at Ye Fan, her innocent voice couldn’t hide her justified confidence, "You want to smell yourself, are you a hot chili?"

"Who’s hot chili?" Ye Fan asked amused.

"It’s a little dog I kept for a few days," Zhao Ruixi said proudly.

"What a smart little girl, going around saying I’m a little dog," Ye Fan clicked his tongue.

Mengyao was equally surprised, looking at Zhao Ruixi’s precocious appearance, she couldn’t help but wonder, she couldn’t understand why Zhao Ruixi seemed to have a different feeling towards Ye Fan.

She wouldn’t believe it’s Ye Fan attracting the little girl?

There must be another reason, but what exactly, she was just as puzzled.

"Impressive, you’re an adult, shouldn’t call me little girl or say I’m a dog, that’s rude, don’t you know?" Zhao Ruixi raised her chin as if lecturing, with her own reasoning and understanding.

"You are a little girl, why can’t people call you that?" Ye Fan found Zhao Ruixi cute, not minding teasing her for a bit.

"I have a name, I’m Zhao Ruixi, nickname Xixi, you can call me Xixi, but you can’t call me little girl," Zhao Ruixi clearly disliked the term little girl, insisting Ye Fan not use it.

"Xixi, right? Then why do you call her sister and me uncle, is that appropriate?" Ye Fan looked at Xixi seriously, "Do you know what I am to her?"

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Mengyao.

"Sister said earlier, you’re not her husband, but you will be soon," Zhao Ruixi remembered this clearly.

"Then what should you call me?" Ye Fan slowly asked.

"Call you brother?" Zhao Ruixi tentatively asked, with a tone of doubt.

"Yes, call me brother," Ye Fan felt a sense of achievement, thinking he enlightened Xixi.

"Brother..." Xixi tilted her head, saying aloud, "Sister is so pretty, of course, I call her sister, you’re so old, naturally, I call you uncle, isn’t that right?"

Ye Fan almost fell flat on the ground.

"Xixi’s right, just call him uncle," Mengyao interjected, looking at Ye Fan amused, "A grown man yet squabbling with a child just to be called brother, reasoning with a child, I don’t know what’s going on with you."

Jian Tao watched all the while, not stopping the playful interaction between Ye Fan and Xixi.

After a long chat, Jian Tao said goodbye with her reluctant daughter.

Back at their place, Jian Tao finally asked her lingering question, "Xixi, why do you like clinging to that uncle?"

"He smells like dad," Xixi said frankly.

Boom!!!

Jian Tao was struck like lightning, her whole body trembling.