CHAPTER 349: CHAPTER 349: EVERYBODY’S DARLING

Ye Shao brought Tuantuan to Wu Taotao’s exhibition.

Wu Taotao graduated the year before last and is now considered a somewhat well-known new wave writer.

Today is her second exhibition, and there are still a lot of people attending.

As the artist of the exhibition, she naturally couldn’t leave, so she had to let Ye Shao pick them up alone.

"Taotao, look who I brought!"

Ye Shao walked in holding Tuantuan.

Wu Taotao was talking to someone.

In four years, she had transformed from a young girl into a graceful and intelligent woman.

Her well-fitting professional attire accentuated her curvy figure.

Upon hearing Ye Shao’s voice, she immediately turned her head.

Seeing Tuantuan, she showed a delighted smile.

She quickly said something to her guest and immediately walked toward them.

"Tuantuan, Auntie missed you so much."

Wu Taotao reached out to hug him.

Wu Taotao had gone abroad to visit them last year, so she’d spent a few days with Tuantuan.

Tuantuan also liked Wu Taotao very much, and immediately reached out to be held by her.

"Auntie, I missed you too."

"Oh my, little guy, have you gotten heavier again?"

Holding him, Wu Taotao’s arm noticeably sagged.

In a cute baby voice, Tuantuan replied, "Tuantuan didn’t get heavier, Auntie just became lighter."

"My darling, you’re so loveable." Wu Taotao was overjoyed.

Ye Shao was speechless.

Thinking, this little guy will grow up to be a heartthrob!

With such a glib tongue, sweet-talking, who knows how many girls he’ll deceive.

"Ye Shao, did you see that even little Tuantuan knows how to sweet-talk others." Wu Taotao teased Ye Shao.

Ye Shao said, "What’s the use of just sweet-talking? Just talking without action, that’s just foolish."

He gently touched Tuantuan’s little forehead.

Tuantuan looked up and said, "Uncle, but if you don’t even talk, isn’t that even more foolish?"

"Hahaha, who would’ve thought, you got schooled by a kid!" Wu Taotao laughed heartily, teasing Ye Shao.

Ye Shao was very embarrassed; this little guy reacts too quickly.

"Taotao."

Suddenly, a man called out Wu Taotao’s name.

Wu Taotao turned her head to see, surprisingly, it was Leng Ziqing.

Leng Ziqing was dressed in a suit, and after four years he had also become more mature than before.

He looked at Wu Taotao with gentle eyes.

This gaze made Ye Shao very uncomfortable.

He immediately questioned coldly, "Why are you here? As far as I remember, we didn’t send you an invitation."

"I bought a ticket to get in, can’t I?" Leng Ziqing replied coldly.

Seeing the two were about to argue, Wu Taotao quickly handed Tuantuan to Ye Shao and whispered to him, "Don’t make a scene here."

Tuantuan blinked his big eyes, looking at Leng Ziqing.

Leng Ziqing frowned at the child in Ye Shao’s arms and asked in confusion, "Whose child is this?"

Why does he feel a bit familiar?

"Whose child it is doesn’t matter to you." Wu Taotao said coldly.

She immediately gave Ye Shao a look, signaling him to take Tuantuan away.

Since Leng Ziqing is a cousin of Zhan Hanjue, he might guess Tuantuan’s identity.

Ye Shao understood, and immediately left with Tuantuan.

However, he couldn’t fully trust leaving Wu Taotao alone with Leng Ziqing.

So he handed Tuantuan to a female staff member at the exhibition, asking her to watch the child, and quickly went to find Wu Taotao.

Before leaving, he seriously instructed Tuantuan, "Don’t run around, stay with the lady, Uncle will take you to eat something good when I come back."

"Uncle, was that uncle just now in love with Auntie?" Tuantuan asked curiously.

Ye Shao tapped his little nose, "Little guy, your mind works so fast, you can guess everything. Yes, he likes Auntie, so Uncle has to hurry over to prevent Auntie from being taken away."

"Uncle, you better hurry, that uncle is quite handsome too, not much different from Uncle, so don’t let your guard down."

"What do you mean not much different from Uncle? He’s far off from Uncle." Ye Shao said arrogantly.

But he still quickly headed over.

First loves are always the most annoying.

Besides, his older woman-younger man relationship with Wu Taotao was not very stable. He had long wanted to marry Wu Taotao, but she still hadn’t agreed to it.

"What’s your name? You’re absolutely adorable."

The staff member, looking at the fair-skinned little Tuantuan, felt her motherly instincts melting her heart and couldn’t resist teasing him.

Tuantuan grinned sweetly, "Pretty lady, I’m called Tuantuan. I want to eat ice cream, can the pretty lady buy some for me?"

"Of course, I can get you ice cream, and if you want stars from the sky, Auntie would even fetch them for you."

Ahhhh, why is there such an adorable child?

The staff member’s heart was completely melted, ignoring the ongoing exhibition and ran out to fetch ice cream for him.

However, she was fooled.

The little guy had no desire for ice cream; he just wanted to escape from there.

In the car, he had heard Mommy talking on the phone with Uncle, saying Feng Jiuzun would come looking for him tomorrow, so he had to find Dad before Feng Jiuzun arrived.

When the female staff returned excitedly with three flavors of ice cream, she found the spot where Tuantuan had been was now completely empty.

She was dumbfounded.

At that moment, she hadn’t considered that Tuantuan had run off by himself.

She thought someone must’ve seen such an adorable child and couldn’t resist taking him away.

She was so scared her face turned pale, and quickly put the ice cream aside to search for Tuantuan.

She searched all around and couldn’t find him, so she went to ask security, who also said they hadn’t seen anyone carrying a child out.

They came to see the exhibition, why would anyone carry a child in and out?

The staff member had no choice but to find Ye Shao, tearfully telling him the little guy was missing.

Ye Shao was already in a heated confrontation with Leng Ziqing, and upon hearing Tuantuan was missing, his expression immediately changed, urgently questioning, "How could he be missing?"

"I don’t know, he asked for ice cream, and when I returned after buying it, he was gone," the female staff member replied with tears in her eyes.

"Who’s this child? Why are you so anxious?" Leng Ziqing asked curiously.

"I said it doesn’t concern you," Ye Shao responded coldly.

Then he quickly went to find Wu Taotao and informed her of the situation.

Wu Taotao was also shocked upon hearing it.

But she remained calm, having spent a few days with Tuantuan and understanding him somewhat.

"Did anything happen during your journey here?" Wu Taotao asked.

Ye Shao explained that Ye Ningwan had called to say Feng Jiuzun would come to pick up Tuantuan tomorrow.

Wu Taotao said, "The little guy must have overheard. Don’t underestimate him because of his age; he’s quite sharp. Ningning said he’s exceptionally smart, probably smarter than both of us combined. So, he likely ran away intentionally. Reporting to the police won’t work; let’s search on our own first. He should be safe for now. He’s unfamiliar here, where else could he go."

"This little guy, running away again. No, we must find him quickly. No matter how smart he is, he’s still a child. If traffickers target him, it would be a disaster," Ye Shao was very anxious.

With Wu Taotao unable to leave, Ye Shao had to contact his friends to look around first.

Once Wu Taotao finished up, she hurried to join the search as well.

Leng Ziqing still wanted to talk to her, but she shouted at him, "Don’t follow me, stay away. I’m busy now and don’t have time for you."

After speaking, she ran off.