Chapter 184 - She hit me!

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Meanwhile, Han Ye and Angela Zhang were having their date at the western restaurant. They were seated right next to the floor-to-wall window where they could see everything that was happening at the playground.

While they were enjoying their meals, Han Ye would occasionally glance over at the playground to make sure that everything was fine. When he saw that Little Monkey was playing with Mo Yuan again, he sighed inwardly in relief.  

"Don't worry. Ms. Xiao is capable of taking care of the children," Angela Zhang said as she placed a piece of lobster on his plate. She was unhappy that she had to spend her date babysitting the children, but she still maintained a smile. After all, she knew that the little girl was President Du's only daughter. 

If she could make the little girl happy, then it would be great for her company. 

Han Ye looked at her and smiled. "Yeah, you're right. I'm just a little worried since those two little guys can be quite a handful. Looks like Xiao Lei is more capable of dealing with children than I thought." 

"Well, she is a mother of one. By the way, Han Ye... Where's her husband? I've never heard you mention him before, nor did I see him around." 

Han Ye thought for a while before deciding that it was safe to say. "He disappeared."

"Disappeared?" 

"I think he just went away for a while. He'd be back soon," Han Ye said with a smile. He then changed the topic abruptly by asking, "How's work? Is everything alright? In your messages, you always seemed to be tired." 

Angela Zhang sighed. "It's work. What can I say about it? I can't believe I had to deal with the hiring process. All the interviews are taking a chip away from my soul. I've had at least two applicants who came with their parents, where their parents actually made unreasonable demands of the company. Seriously, they should really look at their children's ability before asking for things from the company." 

Han Ye laughed softly. "It's normal."  

"Oh yeah, I heard from my cousin that they sent a party invitation to President Du." She blushed and said coyly, "Are you coming as well?" 

Han Ye smiled and reached over to pat her head. "Of course. As your boyfriend, I have to be there with you, right?" 

She smiled politely. "That's great to know." 

They were chatting when suddenly, Angela Zhang said, "No. Did Ms. Xiao just hit President Du's daughter?" 

"Huh?" Han Ye turned his head and looked out the window. Sure enough, he could see Xiao Lei standing over Little Monkey, who was looking down at her feet. "I think I better go check it out," he said as he stood up. 

He then signaled the waiter for the bill, and when the waiter came over with the bill as well as the credit card machine, Han Ye immediately made the payment. Before he left, he said to Angela Zhang, "I'll go down first if you-"

"I'll come with you." Angela Zhang picked up her bag and said, "We can have desserts later." 

When they went down there, they saw Little Monkey sitting at a corner while facing the wall. She was crying her eyes out, but Xiao Lei merely stood behind her while carrying a sniffling Mo Yuan. 

There were a lot of eyes on Xiao Lei; eyes that were full of judgment and condemnation. However, Xiao Lei ignored them. 

"What happened here?" Han Ye asked with a frown when he arrived. 

The moment Little Monkey heard his voice, she turned over and ran to him. "Uncle Han!" 

She hugged onto his leg and looked up at him with such a pitiful expression that Han Ye could not help but look at Xiao Lei with a slightly angry expression. He then picked up Little Monkey before asking Xiao Lei with a cold expression, "Why are you punishing her?" 

Xiao Lei raised a brow at his tone of voice before she said, "Why don't you ask her?"

Han Ye looked at Little Monkey who was still crying softly. With a softer, gentler tone, he asked, "Little Monkey, come. Tell Uncle Han Ye what happened here earlier." 

"She hit me!" Little Monkey said while pointing at Xiao Lei angrily. "She's bad! Hit her back!" 

Han Ye looked at Xiao Lei before looking back at Little Monkey. "Where did she hit you?" 

Little Monkey showed her palms out to Han Ye and said softly, "Here."  

Han Ye sighed and gently blew cold air on her palms before looking at Xiao Lei. "Was that necessary?"

"Why don't you ask her what she did first? I saw a dessert shop outside. I'm going to take Yuan Yuan there first." Xiao Lei said calmly before walking away with Mo Yuan and the bags.  

"Yuan Yuan..." Little Monkey mumbled slightly.

After Xiao Lei and Mo Yuan left, Angela Zhang looked at Little Monkey's palms and sighed. "You poor thing. How could she hit you? Does it hurt?"

Little Monkey glanced at Angela Zhang before nodding. "It hurt!" 

She then put her palms up for Angela Zhang to see. There was nothing on it, but Angela Zhang pretended to be angry as she said, "The nerve of some people!" 

She then blew cold air on Little Monkey's palms before saying, "Better now?" 

The toddler nodded. She then looked up at Han Ye for comfort, but he merely glanced at her curiously. "Uncle Han?" 

Han Ye smiled. He took her and went to sit down at a corner before asking in a kind voice, "Little Monkey, why did Auntie Xiao hit you?"

Little Monkey cried, "Told you! She's bad person. A witch!" 

"Little Monkey..." 

Little Monkey sighed and pouted as she looked up at him. 

"I won't get mad, and I definitely won't hit you, Little Monkey, but you need to tell me what happened earlier." 

The toddler bit her lower lip for a second before she looked down at her feet. Han Ye did not bother her. Instead, he waited for her to speak up first.

Sure enough. After a minute, Little Monkey said in a soft voice, "I hit Yuan Yuan..." 

"Why?" 

"I want his toy sword..." Little Monkey admitted. "He won't give me..." 

"So you hit him?" 

She nodded. "I push him. He fall down." 

Little Monkey then looked up at Han Ye and asked sadly, "Uncle Han don't like me?"

Han Ye smiled and caressed her head gently as he replied, "I still like you a lot, so don't ever think otherwise. But it's naughty of you to hit and push Yuan Yuan."

"She hit me back." 

"Well, she does have a tendency to hit people." Han Ye sighed. He then took one of Little Monkey's palms and gently rubbed it with his finger before asking, "Does it hurt?" 

Little Monkey admitted the truth and shook her head. "I'm scared of her..." 

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