Formally severing family ties

At An Laiyun's sickeningly affectionate endearment, An Yan shuddered, goosebumps rising all over her.

"Urgh..." An Yan pulled out a handkerchief, covered her mouth, and pretended to retch.

"Sorry, I'm feeling a little nauseous. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't call me something so disgustingly mushy."

An Yan's flurry of moves shattered An Laiyun's loving-father facade.

"An Yan, how dare you speak to me like that? I'm your father!"

He tried to assume a father's authority and lecture An Yan.

But ever since An Yan had chosen to leave, she had considered herself alone. The word "father" had no place in her world. It never had, and it never would.

Noticing the people around them beginning to glance their way, An Yan hurriedly said:

"Let's talk inside. I don't want to argue with you here."

After speaking, An Laiyun also felt that making a scene in the street was too undignified, so he followed An Yan inside.

[No, what if he bullies her? I have to follow them and keep an eye on him!]

Worried about An Yan, Jiang Nuan pulled Jiang Yehua along to back her up.

An Laiyun looked at the two of them, displeased. This was his family's business. What were they sticking their noses in for?

"They're not outsiders. Just say whatever you have to say."

"There's nothing else to discuss. You've been away from home long enough, haven't you? Hurry up and come back with me. What kind of behavior is this, staying at someone else's place all this time?"

He opened his mouth and immediately began lecturing her, making An Yan laugh.

She had been gone for so long, and only now had he remembered her. Wasn't it a little late?

"Minister An, you must be so important that things