C27 Grandmother

"Smack!" In a bold move, Mu Chuchen planted a kiss on Ye Junhao's face.

She quickly released his tie, aiming to return to her seat, but her attempt was thwarted as Ye Junhao swiftly pulled her back, capturing her lips with his.

His kiss was domineering and intense.

"Tease me again, and the punishment won't be so mild," he warned, his deep voice warm against her ear. Mu Chuchen recoiled slightly and pushed him away, grabbing a pen and paper before turning on her heel to walk away briskly.

Ye Junhao's gaze lingered on her retreating figure, his expression growing more intense. She had yet to offer him her heart; she remained unresponsive to his kiss, as impassive as wood.

But he wasn't concerned; after all, they had a lifetime ahead of them.

Straightening his clothes, Ye Junhao picked up a signing pen and immersed himself in his work once more.

Half an hour later, Ye Junhao stood and made his way around the desk. "Chuchen, I'm off to a meeting," he announced as he headed out.

"Okay."

Mu Chuchen was engrossed in her drawing, not even glancing up as she spoke with Ye Junhao.

Sensing him draw near, she swiftly covered her artwork with her hand.

"Who are you drawing?"

Ye Junhao, with his keen eyes, spotted the portrait.

"I'll show you once it's finished. You better get to your meeting," she urged.

"Keep an eye on Mu. If he wakes up and starts crying, call Secretary Ming's assistant, Xiao Ling."

"Alright."

Ye Junhao watched her, still deeply focused on her drawing, as if he wanted to say more but ultimately chose silence.

No sooner had he left than the office door swung open.

"Jun Hao isn't here, Yuyi. Let's wait for him; he's probably in a meeting. Jun Hao is swamped with meetings every day," Ye Lan said as she entered the CEO's office with Shen Yuyi. As the wife of Jun's Group's former CEO and Ye Junhao's mother, Ye Lan had an air of authority.

"Ms. Ye, with Jun Hao absent, is it alright for us to just walk into his office? Won't he be upset?"

"Don't worry about it. Everyone here knows who I am. If I decide to enter, I can enter anywhere. Yuyi, please have a seat. I'll go... Mu Chuchen, what brings you here?"

Ye Lan finally caught sight of Mu Chuchen, who was earnestly drawing while sprawled across the coffee table.

The smile vanished from her face as she questioned Mu Chuchen with a frosty tone, "What are you doing here? Leave immediately. Don't disrupt Jun Hao's work. If you want to cause a scene, do it at home. This is a company, and I won't allow such disturbances here."

Ye Lan had a strong dislike for this daughter-in-law.

It was her father-in-law who had arranged the marriage with the Mu family, and her son had been agreeable, so Ye Lan reluctantly accepted it.

However, the extent to which this daughter-in-law courted disaster post-marriage was intolerable for Ye Lan. Her exceptional eldest son had been dragged down by Mu Chuchen, to the point where he had to bow and apologize to his worst enemy.

The mere thought of her son bending over backward to clean up after Mu Chuchen made Ye Lan want to remove this woman from her son's life.

"Mom."

Holding her pen, Mu Chuchen met her mother-in-law's glare and said, "I haven't caused any trouble, nor have I disturbed Jun Hao's work. I've been sitting here quietly."

Ye Lan scoffed, "If I believed your tall tales, the sun might as well rise in the west tomorrow."

"Leave now!"

Mu Chuchen remained unmoved, "Jun Hao is in a meeting, and Mu is napping in the rest room. I can't leave."

"With Yuyi and me here, Mu doesn't need your supervision. Please leave at once."

Ye Lan was insistent on getting Chuchen to leave.

Ignoring her mother-in-law's words, Mu Chuchen gathered her partially completed drawing and courteously addressed Shen Yuyi, "And you are? Please, have a seat. I'll get you a glass of water."

"I'm Yuyi," Shen Yuyi responded with a polite smile.

That smile, when seen by Mu Chuchen, always seemed to carry a hint of insincerity.