After the auction ended, Ye Xunzhi left under Old Master Mo Ye's reluctant (weeping with joy) gaze.
The two took an evening flight back to Magic City. By the time they reached the airport, it was already three in the morning.
It was four in the morning when they got home. The moment Ye Xunzhi pushed open the door, she was swept into a tight embrace.
Ye Lan said, "Little sister, you're back! After that thief Fourth Brother carried you off, you must have suffered terribly. Hurry up and say yes."
Why is this turning into forced love? But I can't lie against my conscience.
Ye Xunzhi held on to her last shred of resolve. "Actually, it wasn't really..."
Ye Lan switched to holding her with one arm. A hundred-yuan note appeared before her eyes, pinched between two long, slender fingers.
"Oh, stop it. How could you~" Ye Xunzhi shot him a reproachful look.
"You really shouldn't have."
Then she snatched it away and let out a wail, her voice even trembling with sorrow.
"Second Brother~ I missed you~ Out there, I didn't have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear~"
"I knew it! Fourth Brother, how have you been looking after her? You're completely unfit!"
Ye Chuyan: "..."
He had been wronged more grievously than Dou E.
"Second Brother, have you no shame? Bribing her with a hundred-yuan note."
Ye Lan gave a little snort. "Who cares how old the trick is, as long as it works? Instead of criticizing me, you'd better hurry up and figure out how to dodge Grandpa's iron rod."
"No need to worry about that." Ye Chuyan smugly pulled a plane ticket from his pocket and waved it. "I'm leaving right now."
With that, he turned to leave, but when he saw the