She pulled the door open and walked out with Chen Xiao, closing it behind them.
In the hallway, they immediately encountered Ah Ling and Ah Ying returning from wherever they'd been.
The two glanced at the study door, clearly intending to go in.
"Daddy's busy in there," Yuyan warned cheerfully. "I don't think it's the right time to interrupt. And if you don't listen, it's not my problem when you get punished."
With that casual warning, she continued toward the dining room with Chen Xiao in tow.
Ah Ling and Ah Ying exchanged a glance, then wisely turned and followed the children instead.
Back in the study room, Lu Yuze moved swiftly.
His hand reached for the controls, switching off the camera and muting the audio feed. The meeting participants were still visible on his screens, frozen in various states of carefully maintained professional neutrality, but they could no longer see or hear anything from his end.
Though they'd already seen Shuyin's face.
