Chu Chen ignored her and glanced toward the person at his side, "Let’s go."

Gu Xinuo nodded, and just as they were about to leave, Mo Lingling rushed over to block their path.

"Achen, you can’t treat me like this. It was my grandfather who picked you up and gave you everything. Now, you treat me this way, does your conscience allow it?" Her eyes slightly reddened as she tearfully accused him.

Gu Xinuo stepped forward, shielding Chu Chen, and lifted her crimson lips into a cold grin, "Mo Lingling, if we didn’t consider our master’s feelings, do you think you’d still be able to stand here so comfortably?"

She was simply outrageous and shameless.

Absolute ungratefulness.

"Gu Xinuo, shut up. Don’t forget, it was my grandfather who saved you, too. What gives you the right to lecture me?" Mo Lingling glared at Gu Xinuo with bloodshot eyes. If it hadn’t been for her, Achen wouldn’t have kept rejecting her.

Originally, before grandfather passed away, he wanted Achen to marry her. If not for Gu Xinuo, this vixen, Achen wouldn’t have turned down the marriage proposal.

It was all her fault.

Chu Chen’s expression turned cold, "Mo Lingling, my patience has limits; our master’s kindness in raising us is not for you to squander like this."

His chilling gaze darted toward her, causing Mo Lingling’s breath to catch, "Achen, I..."

Chu Chen gave her a cold glance and left, pulling Gu Xinuo with him.

Mo Lingling bit her lip and, unwilling to concede, chased after them.

"Achen, Achen..."

"Achen, go get in the car first, I have something to say to her." Gu Xinuo halted, shoving the tablet into his hands.

Chu Chen frowned, "Anuo, what are you..."

"Just listen to me, get in the car first." After saying this, she opened the car door and pushed Chu Chen in.

Mo Lingling caught up, only to see Gu Xinuo standing in front of the car. Her face instantly turned ugly, "Gu Xinuo, get out of my way."

"Mo Lingling, look at yourself now, screaming and shouting; you’re no different from a shrew," Gu Xinuo crossed her arms and surveyed her with a cold gaze, "If our master’s spirit in heaven saw you like this, he would only feel ashamed."

Fuming with embarrassment and anger, Mo Lingling pointed at Gu Xinuo, unable to speak, "You, you, you..."

"What about me?" Gu Xinuo hooked her lips into a cold smirk. "We’ve been tolerating you again and again for our master’s sake. You’d better not keep using the grace of our master to pressure people. Remember, we might be nice, but Ajiu is not as tolerant, and this is something you should have understood more than anyone since childhood, right?"

At the mention of Ye Jiuliang’s name, a flash of terror passed through the depths of Mo Lingling’s eyes, and her arrogance immediately weakened.

"Stay away from us. You can enjoy a life of luxury without worry as long as you live, but if you keep making trouble for us, we won’t keep indulging you because of our master," Gu Xinuo said with a cold voice.

Because of her selfishness, she almost killed Achen and Aqian; if not for their master, she would have been fed to the crocodiles a long time ago.

A chill emanated, and Mo Lingling was so shocked that she couldn’t react.

Opening the car door, Gu Xinuo sat down inside and slammed it shut with a "bang."

Startled by the sound of the closing door, all that was left for Mo Lingling was the sight of a receding car.

She stamped her foot, "Gu Xinuo, you wretch, I won’t let this go so easily."

Achen was hers, and she wouldn’t allow anyone to take him from her.

As the car drove off, an endless silence spread.

"Aren’t you mad at me anymore?" Chu Chen broke the silence.

Gu Xinuo gave him a sidelong glance, "Don’t forget the cookies you promised me."

At her words, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Chu Chen’s mouth.

"Alright."

...

To avoid being nagged by old Master Ye, Ye Jiuliang had been attending Beisen Academy on time every day recently.

That day, she had just finished her class and was about to leave when she saw Aren waiting for her by the gate of Beisen Academy from a distance.

Before she could walk over, Aren ran up to her first.

"Miss Jiuliang."

"What’s the matter?" Ye Jiuliang glanced at him, intuition telling her it definitely wasn’t anything good.

"The master is waiting for you in the car, please go over." Aren said respectfully.

Ye Jiuliang raised an eyebrow, her curiosity piqued as she walked over.

The car window rolled down, revealing the imposing face of the Ye family patriarch.

"Get in the car, I’m taking you somewhere."

Ye Jiuliang didn’t move, "Where to?"

"Just get in the car when I tell you to, do you really think I would sell you?" the Ye family patriarch said impatiently.

Ye Jiuliang hooked her lips into a careless smile, "That’s hard to say."

For the interests of the Ye family, there was nothing he wouldn’t sell.

Wasn’t her father’s life the best proof of that?

The Ye family patriarch’s face turned slightly annoyed, "Hurry up and get in."

As he finished speaking, the car window rolled up.

Ye Jiuliang walked around to the other side of the car, curious to see what kind of trouble they were stirring up today.

**

The car stopped at the Wanbai Hotel, where the Ye family patriarch got out first, and Ye Jiuliang leisurely followed behind him.

A waiter led them to a private room. The door was open, and Aren pushed it, allowing the Ye family patriarch to walk straight in.

"Mr. Xiao, you look even more spirited than when I last saw you."

"Lingchen, don’t you hurry up and call him Grandpa Ye."

"Grandpa Ye." A resonant, rich voice followed immediately.

At the doorway, Ye Jiuliang stood with her hands in her pockets, quietly watching their pleasantries.

Tch, socializing over meals was indeed annoying.

"Why isn’t Miss Ye coming in?" Xiao Mengxue returned from the restroom and saw the person standing at the door. Recognizing Ye Jiuliang, she curved her lips into a faint smile.

"Jiuliang, what are you doing standing in the doorway? Come in." The Ye family patriarch turned his head and urged her in an impatient tone.

Ye Jiuliang’s eyes showed a hint of weariness as she stepped into the room.

Detecting a sharp gaze fixed tightly on her, Ye Jiuliang glanced over with the corner of her eye and saw it was Xiao Lingchen.

"Jiuliang, aren’t you going to say hello?" the Ye family patriarch reminded.

Ye Jiuliang shifted her gaze, looking toward the elderly man in the gray suit.

With a kind smile, there were indeed similarities between Xiao Lingchen’s elegance and that of the elderly man before her.

"Hello Mr. Xiao," she greeted with neither servility nor overbearing pride.

The Ye family patriarch frowned, "Jiuliang, this is your Grandpa Xiao, why are you so rude."

Mr. Xiao laughed heartily, dismissing the formality, "It’s fine, it doesn’t matter what she calls me. Ye, you’re so fortunate to have such a beautiful granddaughter. I heard she’s the top student at Beisen Academy."

Everyone loves to hear compliments, and the Ye family patriarch was no exception.

Upon hearing the praise for Ye Jiuliang, he smiled so wide that the wrinkles on his face all bunched up together, as if he were the one being complimented.

"Oh no, this girl might have quite the temper, she’s not as good as you say," he modestly replied.

"Grandpa Ye, you shouldn’t be modest. Last time I even saw Miss Ye fixing cars at the racetrack. Miss Ye has a wide range of hobbies and is very talented," Xiao Mengxue said softly.

Before she had finished speaking, the Ye family patriarch’s eyes darkened.

The idea of the Ye family’s precious daughter fixing cars was preposterous and a laughing stock if word got out.