Not long after returning to her residence, Dugu Yan came rushing back from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Bang!
She kicked the door open.
"Grandpa!"
The moment Dugu Yan entered the room and saw a black-haired man who looked only around thirty, she froze.
"Y-you are...?"
"Yanyan, you don't recognize me anymore?" Dugu Bo stopped using Soul Power to maintain his youthful appearance and reverted to how he had once looked, except his hair had turned black.
Seeing the familiar person, Dugu Yan rushed over and threw her arms around him.
Xu Qianqian stepped back, left the room, and gently closed the door behind her.
"Whew..."
Xu Qianqian walked into the courtyard.
The warm breeze lightly stirred her silver-white hair, and she instinctively reached up to smooth it down.
"Was what I did a little too much?" Xu Qianqian murmured.
Driving a wedge between a couple's relationship... though, given their circumstances, it seemed unlikely they would have made it to the end anyway.
But in truth, when people merely lived together as partners, there probably was not much real love involved.
In marriages between great clans, how many were truly for love rather than an alliance of interests?
Xu Qianqian shook her head, suppressing her chaotic thoughts and refusing to dwell on them any longer.
There was movement at the door, and Xu Qianqian turned around.
Dugu Yan hurried over to Xu Qianqian in a few quick steps, then gave her a deep bow. "Thank you very much for saving my grandfather."
Xu Qianqian was startled for a moment and looked up at Dugu Bo. "You told her everything?"
"Yes. I told her about how you helped me detoxify." Dugu Bo spoke meaningfully. He meant that he had told her about the detoxification, but not about how she had tricked Tang