Madam Jun gave a cold laugh.
Jelous's gaze grew distant. That child wouldn't be so easily frightened.
On the way back to the Ye Family estate, Ye Qinglan was unusually quiet, and Ye Chuqi was lost in thought. Neither sibling spoke.
Ye Chuqi talked it over with San San for ages without reaching any firm conclusion. She only knew, instinctively, that Jelous was dangerous. Ever since Haines had appeared, she had felt that the royal family was dangerous—and someone like Jelous even more so.
Ye Qinglan came back to himself and saw Ye Chuqi's little face scrunched up in distress. He couldn't help smiling. "Don't worry. The Ye Family won't disregard your wishes and force you to do something you don't want to do. Not even Madam Jun can do that."
"That's not what I'm worried about." If the Ye Family really tried to pressure her over this engagement, she could keep her distance from them. "I'm just worried about later..." Would she meet the rest of the Ye Family?
And what expression was she supposed to wear for this "reunion after so long"? Madam Jun was an outsider, yet she had been so overwhelmed. Even Clement, who had nothing to do with it, had been delighted. What about the Ye Family?
The Ye Family's personalities? Ye Qinglan's steps faltered slightly. They wouldn't act the way Madam Jun had. To spare Ye Chuqi's feelings, they would probably choose a gentler way to approach her, letting her accept them gradually, almost without noticing.
The Ye Family had always been patient.
So when they returned to the Ye Family estate, the family did not come pouring out as Ye Chuqi had expected. Apart from the attendants who usually looked after the estate, no one else from the Ye Family appeared.
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