"Ding!" Yan'er: Whose Broken Ring Was Thrown Away?

"Ding~!" Yan'er: Whose broken ring was thrown away?

Inside the room.

"Who are you?"

"Why are you inside my ring?"

"What do you want? What are you trying to do?"

After a brief silence, Xiao Yan seemed to realize something and fired off question after question.

"Hehehe~"

The old man's teasing laughter rang out again:

"Little one, don't worry about who I am for now. In any case, I won't harm you. Ah~ After all these years, I've finally come across someone whose soul strength barely meets the requirements. What luck."

"But I should thank you, little one, for supporting me these past three years. Otherwise, I'd likely have remained asleep."

"Won't harm me?"

"Supporting you?"

Xiao Yan blinked. Then, amid his confusion, his young face abruptly changed.

"It was you!"

"The Dou Qi that kept mysteriously disappearing from my body—it was your doing, wasn't it?"

"Hehe~ I had no choice! Don't blame me, little one!"

Hearing that teasing laughter, Xiao Yan no longer cared about his injuries. He sprang wildly from the bed.

"Fuck your mother...!"

Xiao Yan, who had always been emotionally steady, could no longer endure it.

The successive blows had driven him mad, his face twisted with savagery.

Without caring whether the ring was his mother's keepsake, he immediately tore it off and hurled it away!

The instant the ring left his hand, Xiao Yan's mind suddenly cleared again.

I shouldn't have thrown it!

The owner of that aged voice was certainly no ordinary person.

Throwing it away like this would be the real loss!

But just as he reached out to grab it, the ring had already been tossed out the window...

Staring blankly outside, Xiao Yan froze for a moment before slapping his forehead in regret.

"I'm such an idiot!"

"Reckless, far too reckless!"

He had just learned who was responsible for his Dou Qi vanishing over the past three years. How could he simply throw it away?

Enduring his grievous injuries, Xiao Yan supported himself against the wall and staggered outside step by step.

Yet when he left the room and came beneath the window, he discovered in shock that the black ring had...

"Disappeared?"

"Gone?"

Xiao Yan forced himself to search the ground with difficulty.

But after ten minutes, he still found nothing!

"How is that possible? Could a ring have flown away on its own?"

"Where the hell did I throw it?"

Inside the most luxurious restaurant in Wu Tan City.

Qi Yan'er and the others had arrived at a private room.

Xiao Xun'er sat elegantly in her chair, smiling as she looked at Qi Yan'er.

"Yan'er, you don't mind if I call you that, do you?"

"Of course not~ Sister, just say whatever you want!"

As Qi Yan'er spoke, her little mouth did not stop moving. She happily savored the delicacies on the table.

"My name is Xiao Xun'er."

Xiao Xun'er introduced herself.

"You can call me Sister Xun Er."

"Mhm, Sister Xun Er."

Watching the "very busy" Qi Yan'er, Xiao Xun'er felt somewhat helpless.

Still, she continued.

"You're not her daughter, are you?"

"Of course not."

Before Qi Yan'er could answer, Ge Ye spoke first from the side.

"We only said that earlier as a temporary measure, to better carry out the annulment!"

Ge Ye saw things clearly.

This Xiao Xun'er before him was also far from simple.

Earlier, Xiao Zhan and the three Elders had clearly been overly restrained around her.

Rather than restraint, it was more accurate to call it apprehension!

How could three Elders fear a member of the Xiao Clan?

This Xiao Xun'er definitely was not truly from the Xiao Clan!

Mysterious!

Just like Qi Yan'er, she was far too mysterious!

Nalan Yanran frowned slightly, unable to understand why Ge Ye had suddenly admitted it so frankly.

However, she said nothing and merely sat there listening.

She suddenly realized that among everyone present, she seemed to be the most innocent one!

Hearing Ge Ye's words, Xiao Xun'er nodded without surprise.

"Yan'er, can you tell Sister where your home is?"

"Do you want to find my daddy?"

Qi Yan'er lifted her big eyes from the food and stared excitedly at Xiao Xun'er.

"Sister Xun Er, are you my mommy?"

"Uh..."

Xiao Xun'er's pretty face stiffened at once.

I... am her mommy?

"Yan'er, you really know how to joke."

Xiao Xun'er gave a bitter smile.

"I'm only fourteen this year. How could I be your mommy?"

"Oh~ So that's how it is!"

Qi Yan'er seemed to suddenly understand and continued asking curiously.

"Then, Sister Xun Er, do you also want to be my mommy like Sister Yanran?"

"This..."

Such a blunt question left Xiao Xun'er unsure how to answer.

Why is this child so determined to make me her mommy?

Wait!

Nalan Yanran wants to be her mommy?

Xiao Xun'er looked at Nalan Yanran in surprise.

Nalan Yanran blinked helplessly.

"Yan'er, how can you talk nonsense? When did I ever say I wanted to be your mommy?"

"Sister Yanran, you really didn't say it, but..."

Qi Yan'er's little face was full of pride.

"The news that I'm your daughter will probably spread throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire before long!"

"..."

Nalan Yanran froze at those words.

That's right!

If I already have a daughter, wouldn't that make me her mommy?

I... got sold out by her after all?

At that thought, Nalan Yanran immediately turned her gaze toward Ge Ye.

Earlier, she had called Ge Ye over because she was afraid Yan'er would sell her out.

But now, it seemed that even with him here, she had still been sold out!

"Ahem~"

Ge Ye, under Nalan Yanran's stare, helplessly shrugged and coughed awkwardly.

His old face was full of grievance.

How is this my fault?

You were the one who didn't deny that she was your daughter!

"Pfft~ Hahaha~"

Seeing this, Xiao Xun'er could not help covering her mouth and laughing.

Though she was laughing, she became a little more wary of Qi Yan'er.

This girl was very strange.

If she wasn't more careful, she might end up like Nalan Yanran—sold out by the girl while still helping count the money!

"Yan'er, I don't want to be your mommy. I'm only curious about your daddy."

Xiao Xun'er shook her head in denial.

"Sister Xun Er, do you know what my daddy once said?"

Qi Yan'er wiped her little mouth and smiled.

"What was it?"

Xiao Xun'er's pretty face was full of curiosity.

"My daddy said that curiosity kills the cat!"

Thump~

Looking at the adorable little girl before her, Xiao Xun'er's heart suddenly trembled.

Is she... warning me?

I, the dignified young lady of the Ancient Clan, am actually being warned one day!

And by a little girl at that!

Xiao Xun'er did not take it to heart.

No matter how strong Qi Yan'er's daddy was, could he possibly be stronger than my old man?

Qi Yan'er cupped her tender cheeks in both hands, her large eyes full of anticipation as she looked at Xiao Xun'er.

"Sister Xun Er, my daddy said that only family can enter our home. If you want to find my daddy, you have to become my mommy first!"

"This..."

Qi Yan'er's words made Xiao Xun'er understand.

This was merely an excuse for her to avoid revealing anything.

Since she did not want to say it, there was no use asking again.

"Ding~"

Just then, a crisp sound of something hitting the ground suddenly reached their ears.

The four of them curiously looked toward the floor beside them.

They saw a black ring rolling toward them from the stairway.

In the end, it rolled right to Qi Yan'er's feet.

Qi Yan'er tilted her little head, picked up the ring in confusion, and looked around.

"Whose broken ring is this? Why did they throw it away?"