What truly made Xie Ciyan feel threatened was the Imperial Banquet held after Chu Youning was welcomed back into the imperial family.
That time.
Chu Yunfeng had appeared out of nowhere and exchanged smiling pleasantries with his Little Fairy.
Only then did he realize that his newly acknowledged aunt was a pitfall waiting to swallow him.
Behind his back, she had secretly taken his Little Fairy to treat Chu Yunfeng!!!
And men understood other men best.
One look at the way that fellow gazed at his Little Fairy told him she had caught his interest.
Wasn't interest the very seed from which love sprouted?
This would never do!!!
He had to find a way to smother it before it could sprout!!!
Fortunately, that fellow had no further dealings with his Little Fairy afterward.
He dared not let his guard down and even spent a fortune bribing the aunt he hadn't particularly wanted to acknowledge.
Thankfully, his aunt came through for him.
She secretly created several opportunities for him afterward, bringing him and his Little Fairy a little closer.
The day Chu Youning invited everyone to the tavern for a meal was his happiest yet.
He had planned everything well in advance. After the meal, he would take his Little Fairy out for some time alone together to nurture their feelings.
But someone just had to move faster than him.
He had only stepped away to relieve himself, yet when he came back out, he found that fellow Chu Yunfeng talking about who knew what with his Little Fairy in the corridor.
He rushed over, only to find that fellow offering his Little Fairy a gift-and it was the jade pendant his mother had given him.
That was something meant only for his future wife!!!
Xie Ciyan panicked.
For the first