In an instant, everyone's expressions changed as they all turned toward the source of the voice.
A somewhat ferocious-looking woman suddenly rushed in from outside. The butler's face changed drastically at the sight, and he hurried over to block her path.
"Madam, the master is discussing important matters with guests right now. Please step aside for the moment!"
"Get out... If I don't come over, Chaoyang's wife will be gone!"
The woman addressed as Madam shoved the butler aside and charged in.
"Madam, Madam...!"
The butler looked helpless. After all, the woman was the Zhang Family's daughter-in-law, so he did not dare to be too forceful and could only call out anxiously behind her.
The woman turned a deaf ear to the butler and rushed straight up to the frowning Zhang Family patriarch.
"Dad, you're confused! How could you call off this marriage? What will Chaoyang do after you're gone?"
Without waiting for the Zhang Family patriarch to speak, the woman fired off a barrage of shouts at him.
Ji Wushuang and the others immediately frowned, looking at the woman with displeasure. Ji Xuejun glared at her and spoke unhappily.
"Aunt Qin, Grandpa Zhang isn't in the best health right now, but you can't say something like that, can you?"
"X-Xiaojun, that's not what I meant. Auntie just spoke without thinking because I was panicking."
"You know how real Chaoyang's feelings for you are. He's completely devoted to you. You can't call off this marriage—how is Chaoyang supposed to live afterward?"
The woman's expression changed. She guiltily swept her gaze over the dissatisfied crowd and realized that what she had just said was inappropriate. She quickly turned to Ji Xuejun, changing the subject as a sorrowful expression appeared on her face.
"There's something off about this woman!"
Every subtle shift