"It's all right. Now that you're here with me, you don't have to think about those troubling things anymore. Here with me, I can guarantee that if you don't want to leave, no one can force you to!"
After finishing the chopping, Lin Junyu braced his hands on the cutting board and smiled at Kadan, who was seated nearby.
Lin Junyu's arrogant words made Kadan laugh. She covered her mouth, her laughter ringing like silver bells.
"Then thank you. What's your name? You still haven't told me."
Her tone carried happiness, reproach, and anticipation.
Lin Junyu slapped his forehead, then said regretfully, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Junyu, and I'm the owner of this estate. If you have any problems with food, clothing, lodging, or travel while you're here, you can come to me!"
"Lin. Jun. Yu! I'll remember it."
Kadan repeated Lin Junyu's name syllable by syllable, as though she wanted to carve it into her heart.
"Your name is Kadan. I'll remember that too!"
Lin Junyu replied with a smile before turning around to start stir-frying.
Little did he know that such a simple sentence had stirred ripples in the girl's heart.
Remember me? Why would he remember me?
Could it be that he...?
Oh, Kadan, why are you so narcissistic!
Still, I'm not bad-looking. He must like me at least a little, right?
For the first time in her life, Kadan was happy that she was pretty, yet she also felt uncertain about herself.
Elsewhere, after being beaten up, Zichuan Xiu hobbled into the Zichuan residence on crutches.
Zichuan Ning, who had been sitting in the hall, sprang to her feet in alarm when she saw him and hurried over to support him.
"Brother! How did you end