At those words, Yue Qianchou's smiling face immediately darkened. He had returned in high spirits, yet whenever he ran into this woman, it seemed impossible to stay happy. She always shouted nonsense in public and never knew how to save anyone face.
Yue Qianchou shot her a dark look, then shifted aside and revealed Lu'er behind him. The little girl looked curiously yet somewhat timidly at the beautiful sisters in the room. The women exchanged glances, their expressions complicated...
"Wow! I was right!" Ziyi sprang out, turned to face the sisters, and pointed back at Yue Qianchou by the door. "I told you Ran would bring another one back for you all."
She spun around and glared furiously at Yue Qianchou. "I never thought you wouldn't even spare such a young girl..."
"Are you done?" Yue Qianchou stared at her coldly and snorted. "What the hell does it have to do with you?"
"You're shameless..." Ziyi cursed, her face flushing red. Yue Qianchou could not be bothered with her. He nodded at Yan Yu, who walked over and forced out a smile. "You're back!"
Yue Qianchou pointed at Lu'er. "Her name is Lu'er. On my way back, I happened to see several men bullying her, so I rescued her. She doesn't understand the ways of the world, and I was afraid she might run into danger again, so I brought her back for now. Her grandfather should come looking for her eventually. Keep an eye on her first! Don't let her run around the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce."
The moment he said that, the women all understood. So that was what had happened—it was nothing like what they had imagined. Ziyi, who had been full of fury, immediately looked incomparably embarrassed. Her lips puckered several times, but she had no