Xiao Yan's answer nearly made Yao Wan lose her breath and choke to death on her own spit.
"Huh?"
Yao Wan never dreamed that Xiao Yan would actually say that.
"Of course I trust Yao Dan Clan Leader, but..."
After all, they were all his own fathers-in-law. How could it be a matter of trust or distrust? It was just that, whether he should say it or not, Wan'er's suggestion really had made him instantly think of quite a few related things.
"What if, after this child grows up, she gets bored of being quiet and wants to go out for a look, but Yao Dan Clan Leader is afraid something will happen to her and doesn't agree, and then this little girl secretly runs out on her own?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his chin, then could not help speaking under Yao Wan's gradually changing gaze.
"Huh? How—how could something like that possibly happen?!"
Yao Wan paused, then hurriedly denied it. "Honestly, I can't with you—don't go chasing shadows over something that's impossible—"
But Xiao Yan turned a deaf ear to Yao Wan's momentary agitation and instead continued, "If it were just running away from home, that would be one thing. But what if she accidentally meets some brat outside, finds him interesting, and stays by his side a few more days..."
"Heh..."
No longer able to keep pretending, Yao Wan immediately lowered her head and said with a stiff face, "You might as well spell it out more clearly."
Knowing this was about as far as he could go, Xiao Yan naturally did not dare say anything more. After all, jokes had to have a limit. If he really provoked her into a rage, Xiao Yan did not dare imagine what would happen.
"As for what would happen next... I