Given Mother's methods, she'd likely pull this off without anyone noticing, leaving the Xiao family powerless to resolve it.
At that moment, a flicker of guilt stirred within her. If not for her, perhaps he wouldn't be facing all this trouble and pressure now!
"Big Brother Xiao, please sit down and have some tea!" Yue'er poured him a cup and asked, "Are you very busy after returning, Big Brother Xiao? Why haven't you shaved? You look quite different from the Big Brother Xiao I know."
"Little Qi, I'm sorry."
He lowered his eyes, his voice tinged with gloom. At that moment, he couldn't even meet Yun Qi's gaze.
Hearing this, Yun Qi understood his meaning. Yet, curiosity stirred within her. What exactly had her Mother done? That it could make him admit defeat so swiftly?
"Big Brother Xiao, why are you apologizing to me? You haven't done anything wrong to me!" she spoke up.
Xiao Junyan looked at her and said, "The Old Predecessor has arranged a marriage for me. I..."
