Chapter 346: Chapter 346: Abnormal Aesthetics

“Yes,” He Jingyao smiled faintly, “I don’t need my wife to be a peerless beauty, but she can’t be ugly, can she?”

He Yirong was momentarily stunned and did not speak for a long time.

Could Jingyao really have an abnormal sense of beauty?

After all, he had grown up without any close contact with women. Could something have gone wrong during that process, twisting his aesthetic perception?

He Yirong frowned in thought.

“You wouldn’t want to wrong your own son, would you?” He Jingyao finally saw that he had fallen silent and smiled faintly, “Zhixi is much prettier than her. Do you want to meet her in a couple of days?”

“Forget about it!” He Yirong suddenly stood up, “We’ll talk about this later. I’m going home!”

“Drive safe,” He Jingyao smiled as he watched him leave.

It was only then that Li Bo came over to clear the tea set, his expression conflicted. He couldn’t help but ask, “Young Master, is Miss Ye really… ugly?”

“Hmm, very ugly,” He Jingyao smiled nonchalantly, “From now on, no matter who comes, don’t disturb me.”

Li Bo nodded complexly.

…

When He Yirong got into the car, his face was still gloomy.

If Jingyao’s reason for rejecting Shutong was anything else, he had countless reasons to argue back.

But ugly… He Yirong felt that even associating that word with Shutong was an insult to her.

Yet, even if the whole world thought Shutong was stunning, if He Jingyao didn’t think so, no one could force him to admit it.

This kid actually has an abnormal sense of aesthetics… How had he never noticed before?

Thinking back, that evening at the Tianxiang Inn, Jingyao had indeed only glanced at Shutong before shifting his gaze away…

He Yirong was instantly conflicted.

He remained deep in thought, unable to extract himself from this issue, until the car stopped at the gate of the He Residence.

It wasn’t until Hen Bing opened the car door for him that he suddenly realized: This kid might have said it on purpose!

Not might have — he definitely did!

Thinking this, He Yirong was almost furious! He had been misled by him yet again!

Realizing he had been played by his son, He Yirong’s face grew even darker, and he remained upset even when Liu Minjun came to greet him.

Liu Minjun initially had a smile on her face, but seeing He Yirong with a gloomy expression, she was puzzled, “What’s wrong? Who upset you?”

“Who else but Jingyao!” He Yirong grabbed Liu Minjun’s wrist, huffing, “This kid has been getting worse lately, haven’t you noticed? He’s treating me like a fool!”

“Oh, what did he do?” Liu Minjun’s eyes lit up.

He Yirong glared at her.

Realizing her tone had been too cheerful, Liu Minjun coughed softly and changed to a more accusatory tone, “What irresponsible thing did Jingyao do this time?”

He Yirong sighed, “Let’s talk about it later. I’m going to see Ziyi first.”

…

Ever since the last kidnapping incident, He Ziyi seemed to have matured overnight. Under the attentive care of Liu Minjun, He Ziyi had begun to speak in coherent sentences and would sometimes even initiate conversation.

Upon seeing He Yirong, she even called out “Daddy” on her own, which delighted He Yirong no end.

He patiently talked with He Ziyi for a long time and showed her some gifts, which cheered her up immensely.

After leaving He Ziyi’s room, He Yirong held Liu Minjun’s hand, feeling very emotional, “Thank you for your hard work.”