The corners of Lu Ye's mouth instantly drooped. He lowered his head, turned, and walked out.
Xie Lin shuddered and lowered his head to sneak a look at his grandpa.
Xie Yanqiu pressed his lips together to hide a smile and discreetly waved at him.
Uncle Nian saw Lu Ye out, glanced back into the courtyard, and cupped a hand around his mouth, lowering his voice.
"Honestly, you were far too blatant. Couldn't you come at night? Climbing over the wall in broad daylight-how could the elder master not get angry?"
Lu Ye pouted, his fingers picking nonstop at the plaster beside the gate.
"I thought Elder Great-Grandfather wouldn't kick me out since I'd temporarily marked Taotao."
"Ah..."
Uncle Nian shook his head, his expression saying, "You're still too naive."
"How long has it been since the young master broke off his engagement? Every Alpha looks like a scumbag to the elder master right now. You need to take things gradually. Besides..."
Uncle Nian glanced back, then leaned closer, as though terrified Wen Xubai might hear.
"The young master is only in his early twenties. The elder master is in no hurry at all."
"What about Grandpa?"
"The elder master has always had the final say on the young master's marriage. The master stays out of it."
Lu Ye let out a long sigh.
He had long since prepared himself for how difficult Wen Xubai would be.
It was all that bastard Fu Yunxi's fault. He had turned every outside Alpha into a high-risk species in the Xie family's eyes.
But looked at another way, if Fu Yunxi hadn't brought disaster on himself, how would Lu Ye ever have gotten a chance with an Omega as wonderful as Taotao?
Uncle Nian watched this Alpha, who held Jiangzhou in the palm