The car didn’t stop at the entrance of the Xiao Family.
Instead, it halted on a small road next to the main gate. Although Butler Zhong disliked Ye Yuning, he still got out to open the car door for her.
"Miss Ye, please get out of the car."
Ye Yuning glanced at Butler Zhong. Butler Zhong said, "Please."
Ye Yuning didn’t say anything and got straight out of the car.
Then, Butler Zhong led her directly through a small side gate.
Butler Zhong offered no explanation, nor did Ye Yuning care; after all, she had no intention of making any kind of formal appearance here.
Butler Zhong took her up a narrow stairway.
Upon opening a small door, the brilliant banquet scene downstairs burst into view.
Old Master Xiao sat in a wheelchair on the banquet stage, a girl standing beside him.
And on the other side stood Xiao Linye!
The mont Ye Yuning steadied herself, she saw Old Master Xiao take the girl’s hand and place it in Xiao Linye’s.
"Today, I am fortunate to have everyone attend the birthday banquet at my humble ho. I hereby announce that my seventh son, Linye, will soon marry Mulan, the esteed daughter of the Qi Family."
...
The esteed daughter of the Qi Family, Qi Mulan!
Xiao Linye was going to marry Qi Mulan?
Old Master Xiao continued with emotion, "I am very grateful to Old Qi for raising such an outstanding daughter. Their wedding will..."
Ye Yuning couldn’t hear the rest of his words; her mind was buzzing.
Her chest felt excruciatingly tight!
「A week had passed...」
Now, looking at the radiant man on the platform, he had completely shed any trace of his forr ordinariness.
No, in her eyes, this man had never been ordinary.
Even when he was by her side, living an ordinary life, she had always believed he was destined for greater things.
He always possessed an innate, natural nobility.
She had once thought it was her imagination, but it wasn’t; none of it had been her imagination.
This man’s excellence was enough to shock her, and even more, to make her heart tremble!
Applause erupted at the banquet, along with various congratulatory and flattering remarks.
Ye Yuning’s consciousness gradually returned.
Her gaze fixed on the man in the crowd, and she felt her blood run cold, as if flowing backward.
Especially when a smiling Qi Mulan looped her arm through Xiao Linye’s.
Ye Yuning, who had been silent all this ti, finally spoke, "Is this what Old Master Xiao wanted to see?"
Her tone was utterly devoid of warmth.
He’s marrying Qi Mulan!
So fast...
They had just divorced yesterday, and today, the news of Xiao Linye’s impending remarriage was announced.
Butler Zhong said respectfully, "Miss Ye, this way, please."
Ye Yuning closed her eyes, then opened them again, her gaze still unfocused.
She followed Butler Zhong.
Butler Zhong led her directly to Old Master Xiao’s study.
"Miss Ye, please wait here for a mont; Old Master Xiao will arrive shortly."
Ye Yuning’s grip on her purse tightened.
Butler Zhong turned and left.
Left alone, Ye Yuning felt her world go dark.
An unfamiliar sense of loneliness and a feeling of being forsaken completely enveloped her.
「Not long after!」
The study door opened again, followed by the sound of wheelchair wheels from behind.
Butler Zhong pushed Old Master Xiao in.
Ye Yuning stood her ground, not turning around.
Butler Zhong pushed Old Master Xiao right in front of her. When their eyes t, Old Master Xiao’s gaze was dangerously sharp.
Ye Yuning simply looked back calmly.
In that instant, she knew that not only had her relationship with Xiao Linye ended, but an insurmountable chasm now lay between them.
Old Master Xiao glanced to the side. "You may leave."
Butler Zhong nodded. "Yes, sir."
Butler Zhong glanced at Ye Yuning, then turned and left.
The study door closed once more.
Now, only Ye Yuning and Old Master Xiao remained.
Ye Yuning stood silently, gazing at Old Master Xiao, utterly speechless.
Old Master Xiao picked up the lidded teacup beside him and spoke, his voice cold, "When will you leave Upper City?"
His tone was icy and direct, carrying an undeniable undercurrent of coercion and nace that brooked no argunt.
"Must I leave?" Ye Yuning retorted, her voice just as cold, without a hint of fear.
Hearing her tone, Old Master Xiao paused, his hand still on the lidded teacup.
His gaze on her grew even sharper.
Actually, Ye Yuning had already decided to leave Upper City.
But she detested this feeling of being forcefully threatened, and a rebellious streak instantly surged within her.
Old Master Xiao’s expression darkened. "You still wish to remain in Upper City?"
"Is that not allowed?"
Old Master Xiao said, "Don’t harbor any illusions about him. He is about to marry Mulan."
"Yes, we’re divorced. From now on, his marriage and mine are separate matters, of no concern to each other. So, Old Master Xiao, what is the aning of this eting today?"
Illusions?
Yes, she hadn’t completely given up on Xiao Linye!
This past week had been unending tornt for her; she was waiting, waiting for word from him.
When they were together, he had always been a very responsible man.
She had wanted to see how he would handle his responsibility towards her.
But that flicker of hope had died the mont she received the marriage certificate yesterday.
Especially when she saw Qi Mulan take his arm earlier, and he hadn’t resisted in the slightest.
All her lingering attachnts had just beco a joke!
She was the only one who couldn’t let go. How decisive Xiao Linye was! After the truth of their relationship ca out, he’d stopped seeing her entirely.
Divorce, then remarriage! His stance was so clear and resolute.
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