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Although various thoughts were tangled in his mind, Ye Zixun maintained a calm facade, as if he had not taken Lan Baobao's words to heart at all.
In the end, Lan Baobao hesitated for a moment and simply said, "I'm leaving now. You can take your time."
With that, she picked up the agreement on the table and walked out of the café.
It was not until Lan Baobao's figure disappeared from the café that Ye Zixun took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Young Master, is there something you need?" A slightly mature and hoarse voice came from the other end of the line. This man was the butler of the Ye Family, responsible for managing significant affairs of the family. He had been working closely with Ye Zixun's father before his passing, and since then, he had shown special care for Ye Zixun.
Ye Zixun also held a unique trust in this butler.
"I have something I need to ask you for help with." To others, Ye Zixun always appeared emotionally detached, but in reality, he simply did not know how to express his feelings. He was grateful for the butler's care over the years, yet he never easily voiced it.
Hearing Ye Zixun use the phrase "ask for your help," the butler couldn't help but tense up.
"Just tell me what you need, Young Master," the butler replied.
"If Madam wants to leave the Ye Family recently, make sure she doesn't go out. Inform the servants and drivers to keep a close watch on her; do not let her step outside the gates of the Ye Family!" Ye Zixun's tone was incredibly firm, showing no sign of doubt about whether this approach was inappropriate.
Although he had just promised Lan Baobao to give her some space and let her stay outside for a while, that was merely a small lie he told to placate her. In reality, he wished he could keep Lan Baobao hidden at home; otherwise, what if she went out?
How could he possibly let her stay outside?
What if someone lured her away while she was out? Or what if she encountered some bizarre situation that made her even more unstable?
What if she thought about divorce one moment and then considered suicide the next? That would be unacceptable!
Ye Zixun absolutely will not allow this to happen!
"But, young master, this matter might still be a bit inappropriate..." The butler, after all, was a man who understood things reasonably. He had never heard of a servant being allowed to confine their own master; this was indeed quite difficult to execute.
Moreover, with Grandpa Ye around, if the old man spoke up, they would not be able to make things difficult for Lan Baobao!
"But it doesn't matter! Just do as I say! I don't care what reasons you use—whether it's that the old man is sick, the child is lost, or... or that the child is having an affair with someone else," Ye Zixun did not give the other party a chance to refuse or persuade him and hung up the phone right after giving his orders.
He understood the butler; even if there were some issues with his instructions, he would definitely carry them out as directed.
As for how to do it, that was no longer his concern. The process was not the most important; the result was what mattered!
Ye Zixun finally felt a bit reassured. Now that things had come to this point, Lan Baobao, even if you grew wings, don't think you can escape from my grasp. Just wait a little longer and endure for now.
Once everything is done, you will understand that your worries have been in vain.
By then, you will deeply regret divorcing me.
I can't wait to see you tearfully realizing your mistake, apologizing to me, and coming over to kiss me.
So, in order to wait for that moment, I will not let you divorce me!
Ye Zixun elegantly and calmly took a sip of coffee, squinting his eyes as he looked at the scenery outside the window.
The glass window of this café happened to face the entrance of their company. Lan Baobao must have been sitting here when she saw that scene with Mu Jiao'er.
If it weren't for this damned café being located directly across from their company, if it weren't for all the windows being floor-to-ceiling glass, and if this place didn't have such poor business with not many customers...
The window seat wouldn't always be so empty; Lan Baobao wouldn't be sitting there. If she hadn't sat there, she wouldn't have seen what happened when Mu Jiao'er came out with him.
Damn it, all of this is the coffee shop's fault!
A certain sinister and scheming man completely refused to take responsibility for himself and blamed everything on this coffee shop.
With a determined heart, he made a phone call: "Assistant Lin, this is Ye Zixun. Do you remember the coffee shop across from our company?"
"Yes, President, I remember. It's the one that doesn't have many customers, right?"
"Yes, that's the one—the place with few customers and bad food. Help me negotiate with them to acquire this shop and turn it into... let's make it our company's cafeteria. Also, we can take external orders as well. Understand?"
"Yes, I understand. I'll take care of it right away!"
Assistant Lin was already quite accustomed to Ye Zixun's unreasonable demands. Ye Zixun was the type of person who acted on impulse without hesitation.
To be honest, while Assistant Lin admired Ye Zixun's decisiveness, sometimes Ye Zixun's actions truly left him feeling both amused and exasperated.
This outburst of anger was probably due to the situation with Lan Baobao.
Assistant Lin suddenly felt a bit of a headache. Before Lan Baobao and Ye Zixun reconciled, he decided to instruct his subordinates to be smart and not provoke Ye Zixun's temper; otherwise, everyone would suffer the consequences!
Lan Baobao naturally couldn't imagine that Ye Zixun would use such tactics against her.
Just moments ago, she had come out of the café feeling slightly relaxed, thinking that the idiot Ye Zixun had finally compromised a little. Little did she know...
She was just the kind of person who could easily be taken advantage of!
With her way of thinking, it would be hard for her to accept that there were such things as restrictions in this world.
Yet such a thing had indeed happened to Lan Baobao. In fact, her earlier statement about wanting to move out of the Ye Family was just a momentary impulse; she hadn't thought it through at all. If she truly wanted to leave the Ye Family, she would need to consider it carefully.
After all, she was not alone now; she had two lovely children. If she left the Ye Family, only Grandpa Ye would be left by himself, and she couldn't bear that. If she didn't take the two children with her, she feared she would miss them too much. Moreover, considering Grandpa Ye's age, it would be better to avoid giving him too much stress.
Besides, where would she stay if she went out?
Would she go back to Li Xiaoran's house? Although Lan Baobao didn't mind at all, they were already married, and it felt a bit strange to stay at Li Xiaoran's place again.
Lan Baobao didn't want to add more trouble for Li Xiaoran either.
In her heart, Lan Baobao never really thought about running away from home; she just wanted to scare Ye Zixun a little.
She didn't expect that the guy would agree so readily.
So readily that Lan Baobao felt a bit sad at that moment.
But once she returned home, she realized that the reality was completely different from what Ye Zixun had said...
The restrictions imposed by the Ye Family on Lan Baobao were indeed being enforced...
At first, after returning home, Lan Baobao didn't rush to pack her bags and leave; instead, she remained in a state of hesitation and contemplation.
Running away from home was not a trivial matter; it required careful consideration before deciding whether to go through with it.
Her personality had always been indecisive; she tended to act impulsively and lacked any determination for major decisions. She relied on her son and daughter to solve problems.
For this matter, Lan Baobao hesitated at home for three days without going out. Her not-so-quick-witted mind failed to notice anything strange about the people in the house.
When Lan Baobao finally realized that the servants were not allowing her to go out because Li Xiaoran had called to invite her shopping, she had already dressed up and put on light makeup, ready to head out. However, several servants blocked her way at the door.
"I want to go out! What are you doing? Are you possessed?" Lan Baobao asked with a frown, not understanding the situation.
Several servants appeared quite helpless, yet they still refused to clear the way. The orders given by the head butler of the Ye Family were not to be disobeyed by any of them. Even when Lan Baobao spoke up, no one dared to disregard the head butler's words.
This was because the head butler was highly respected and humble towards Grandpa Ye, making it even more difficult for the servants to defy his commands.
Aunt Li hurried over and said awkwardly, "Madam, please don’t make things difficult for us. We are in a tough spot too! To keep our jobs, we really cannot let you go out."
Lan Baobao was even more confused; she was simply being blocked from leaving, which made her furious. Things had not been going well for her lately, and just when she finally had a chance to go out and relax, these servants were preventing her from doing so. It was incredibly frustrating.
Moreover, she was only going out for shopping; it wasn't like she was sneaking off for an affair. Did they really treat her like a prisoner?
"Aunt Li, I just want to go out shopping with Xiao Xiao. What do you mean by stopping me? And why would my going out mean you lose your jobs? You all need to clarify this for me!" Lan Baobao angrily plopped down on the sofa and threw her bag onto it in frustration.
This time, she was genuinely angry.
Seeing that their mistress was upset, the servants felt even more conflicted and hesitated, unsure of what to do.
"What are you all standing there for?" Lan Baobao initially didn’t want to make things difficult for them, but she was truly feeling suffocated.
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