Ah Cheng knew well how the Han family had once treated Qin Yuji, as he was personally involved.
He had thought that since the incident was in the past and the two families were to be in-laws, Qin Yuji, as both the person concerned and a junior, would and could not bring it up.
But now, she had blurted it out so blatantly.
Although outsiders didn’t know what had happened, Han Yifan felt as if he had been slapped across the face, his cheeks burning with pain.
The flushed, interchangeably red and green complexion eventually turned into a murky, dark iron blue.
“What, got angry because I hit a nerve?”
Qin Yuji laughed, shrugged her shoulders, and said, “So you see, I’m not as easy to bully as you think.
If you don’t want me to say something even uglier, stay away from me in the future…”
Having said that, Qin Yuji turned to leave.
But someone just wouldn’t let her go.
Qin Yuyan’s face was tear-streaked as she pitifully grabbed her arm, “Sis, even if not for yourself, for the sake of dad and mom, won’t you please go back?”
“After all, dad is…
If people find out you’re here, where could dad put his face?”
Still concerned about appearances, Qin Yuyan dared not mention her father’s mayoral status.
“And what about grandma and grandpa?
If they find out, how heartbroken would they be, sis…”
Qin Yuyan’s voice sounded tearful.
At this moment, she appeared sensible and knowing when to advance or retreat, drawing praise and sympathy as she had over the past decade.
In contrast, Qin Yuji conspicuously lacked understanding and discernment, which was glaringly obvious.
All the resentment that had filled her vanished after Qin Yuyan’s few simple words, leaving her feeling drained.
Dad, mom, grandma, grandpa…
These people were merely Qin Yuyan’s relatives, after all, loving and caring for her.
What did they have to do with Qin Yuji?
Where were her own parents?
Did they know what she had been through?
Why hadn’t they come to find her, to take her home?
Why did they abandon her in the first place?
In this world, no one cared whether she lived or died.
And yet, she was supposed to worry about their pride and dignity.
How ironic…
She had thought her heart had become strong enough after all she had gone through, but now, the pain welling up inside her chest electrified her limbs and mind, leaving her weak.
Just leave, just get out of here…
Pumping herself up, Qin Yuji couldn’t manage to take a step.
Her vision started to fade to blackness, the world spinning around her, and she collapsed.
Instead of the hard fall she anticipated, she landed in a cold embrace that smelled faintly of tobacco.
Lifting her eyes, she met Chi Jingxuan’s stern face.
“Really pathetic…”
With a cold huff, Chi Jingxuan held the petite woman tightly in his embrace.
There was no warmth she expected; his hands were cold as jade, and his downcast brows hid all emotion.
Yet the thorns in his presence seemed to grow sharper when unseen.
Knowing that she had come to the Golden Age, ire erupted within him, but upon arriving to see her packing to leave, his anger dissipated, and he instead instructed Ah Cheng to prepare the car.
In just a few minutes, he witnessed the ensuing spectacle.
Was that her ex-boyfriend and sister?
Seeing the two of them snuggling together, and then glancing at the trembling woman in his arms, a sharp glint passed through Chi Jingxuan’s eyes.
What she had endured, he did not know, but from the looks of it now, it seemed…
even worse than he had imagined.