Huh?
What was going on?
Chen Changan's questions left Da Huang and the others dumbfounded. Li Yanran, especially, had grown tense.
Was he questioning her?
Did he suspect her of something?
But she...
Li Yanran stared nervously at Chen Changan, her eyes glistening with tears that were already beginning to well up.
She didn't know what she'd done wrong. She couldn't understand why simply telling them what she knew would be a problem.
Seeing the hurt, aggrieved look on Li Yanran's face, Mu Yunyao sighed helplessly. She gave Chen Changan a helpless look and said, "Why are you scaring her? She's just a little girl."
"I... I wasn't trying to scare her. Did I sound that stern?"
Chen Changan felt helpless, too. He'd only asked a question, and his tone hadn't been that harsh. So why had Li Yanran nearly burst into tears?
"You were questioning her. How could that not sound stern?"
"Big brother, you really were a little fierce just now," Da Huang said from the side.
Chen Changan gave a helpless, wry smile, then patted Li Yanran's head to comfort her. "I was only asking. Don't overthink it."
"Really? You were only asking?" Li Yanran asked timidly.
"Mm. That's all."
Waaah!
As soon as Chen Changan finished speaking, Li Yanran burst into tears. Her sudden outburst startled him.
This kid—why was she so unpredictable?
"Waaaah!"
"You scared me to death!"
"I thought you suspected me and didn't want me anymore!"
"I... I only told you what I knew. I've never hidden anything from you!"
"If... if you think I shouldn't have said it, then I won't say anything from now on, okay?"
"I..."
"Sister-in-law, I'm so wronged!"
Crying, Li Yanran ran over to Mu Yunyao and threw herself into her arms.
"Look how badly you scared the