Chapter 84 - Responsible For Their Actions

Chapter 84: Responsible For Their Actions

Fu Ya twisted her expression.

This daughter of the Huo Family was really nosy! And those servants, didn’t she already give them instructions? Why were they so talkative and saying everything!

Yan Qingyu’s expression was also a little ugly, but he didn’t dare to offend the Huo Family. He couldn’t agree with Huo Siyu’s words in front of so many guests either, so he could only smile stiffly and say, “Perhaps the servant is talking nonsense because she doesn’t know the situation. Some time ago, we hired a renovation company to help my eldest daughter prepare a new room. However, we’ve been busy preparing for the coming-of-age ceremony for our two daughters recently, so we postponed the matter of the new room for a few days. After the two daughters’ coming-of-age ceremony, we got the renovation company to come back and continue renovating the room.”

“I thought that if there were no other matters holding us back, we could keep an eye on it and try to make the room more suitable for her needs, but I didn’t expect it to cause such a huge misunderstanding.”

“Miss Huo, as Jinyu’s father, I’m very happy for Jinyu to make a friend like you as you’re so considerate of Jinyu. However, although this isn’t a big deal, it’s fine if you say it to us. But, if someone with ulterior motives hears about it and spreads it around, my Yan Family will definitely become the topic of gossip.”

“The Yan Family can’t compare to the Huo Family, but we’re also in business like the Huo Family. Since Miss Huo is in the Huo Family, you should know how important a good reputation is to businessmen. Therefore, I hope Miss Huo can clarify the situation first if you want to help Jinyu fight for justice next time.”

At this point, Yan Qingyu’s mood improved a little when he saw that everyone was no longer looking at him in such a terrible gaze. His attitude inevitably became a little bad.

There was a hint of smugness in his eyes when he looked at Huo Siyu. “However, you’re young and it’s good for you to be loyal to your friends. I’m not saying this to dampen your enthusiasm to speak up for your friends. I’m just stating facts.”

Huo Siyu saw the smugness in his eyes.

She sneered inwardly.

He was indeed the head of the Yan Family. He was smarter than Beauty Yu’s mother. He knew how to twist the truth with his mouth. He even knew how to avoid the important topics.

Did he think that because she was young, she would be at her wit’s end after he turned the situation around?

He had underestimated her!

If she did not avenge Beauty Yu today, her name would not be Huo Siyu!

Hmph! Beauty Yu was the boss they treasured. Even they, who killed people like flies, could not bear to let Beauty Yu get hurt. What right did they have to treat her like this?

Just because of their blood ties?

Tsk!

It was better not to have such a family!

“The Yan Family found a renovation company to renovate Eldest Miss Yan’s new room. At the end of the day, it’s just Mr. Yan speaking without any proof. Many of us are here for the first time in the Yan Family’s mansion. Who knows what Mr. Yan did and didn’t do in this mansion? Of course, we don’t know what kind of life Eldest Miss Yan is living in the Yan Family.”

Just as Yan Qingyu was about to explain with a flushed face, Huo Siyu interrupted him, “Even if it’s really as Mr. Yan said, you did find a renovation company to prepare a new room for Eldest Miss Yan, but what about before the new room is renovated? How do you explain letting Eldest Miss Yan stay in the guest’s room?”

“This, this is…” Fu Ya tried to explain.

Huo Siyu glanced at her. “Mrs. Yan, don’t say that this was requested by Eldest Miss Yan herself. She’s not stupid. She only returned home after being missing for 16 years. Would she not want to integrate into this family and treat herself as an outsider?”

Although Beauty Yu didn’t say it out loud, they knew that deep in her heart, she actually had hopes for her family.

Otherwise, she would not have returned to the Yan Family.

She said she wanted to offer incense to the two elders?

If it was really just offering incense, she would have come a few years ago. Why would she wait until now?

“Don’t say that Eldest Miss Yan has taken a fancy to the scenery of this small courtyard. I see that the courtyard outside the Yan Family’s other small buildings is much better than this place.” Of course, she had not seen it before. She simply guessed.

“Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s just talk about today’s coming-of-age ceremony for the two young ladies of the Yan Family. However, I heard the servants of the Yan Family saying that Mrs. Yan hired a famous makeup team in North City for Second Miss Yan and personally supervised her styling. However, she completely ignored Eldest Miss Yan. What’s going on? Could it be that the servants are also talking nonsense without knowing?”

“One or two servants can be said to be making idle talk. However, ever since I stepped into the Yan Family’s door, I’ve heard the servants talk about this more than once. If they’re all talking nonsense without knowing anything, then it can only be said that the Yan Family’s servants are really too unruly. They actually dared to casually criticize their employers’ family behind their backs. Mr. Yan and Mrs. Yan should disciplined them properly!”

Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya were speechless. They were furious, but she had said everything. They couldn’t refute her at all.

They could only blame it on the servants who had loose lips.

When the guests heard that, the way they looked at Yan Qingyu and his wife changed again.

Some were mocking, some were gloating, and some were purely watching the show…

Of course, there were also some that were feeling extremely gratified.

For example, Feng Chen’s family of three.

If it wasn’t for the occasion, Feng Yuan would have given Huo Siyu a thumbs up.

Miss Huo was a formidable person!

He didn’t know how Jinyu and Miss Huo got to know each other, nor did he know how they got to know each other so well that Miss Huo would seek justice for her without a care in the world. However, this didn’t stop him from feeling happy!

Seeing that those people were looking at her with increasingly strange gazes, Fu Ya’s expression kept changing as she tried to turn the situation around. “Miss Huo, you might not know this, but Jinyu grew up in a small place after all. She prefers simple courtyards and living here is Jinyu’s own idea. As for hiring a makeup team for Yun’er but not for her, it was also Jinyu’s request. She doesn’t like these things.”

“Sigh, I won’t hide it from you guys. There are always some differences between the children who grew up in a small place and in the Yan Family.”

“They’re both my biological daughters. Although Jinyu’s outlook has been influenced by the environment she grew up in, I can’t treat her differently just because she grew up outside and Yun’er grew up with us. I’m also worried that Jinyu won’t be used to us after being away from home for many years. I’ll try my best to follow whatever requests she has. I didn’t expect…” At this point, she paused at the right time, giving people a lot of room to imagine.

Huo Siyu was furious.

This Fu Ya was so shameless!

She actually didn’t hesitate to defame Beauty Yu for the sake of protecting her face!

Was she really Beauty Yu’s biological mother?

What did she mean by Beauty Yu’s outlook was influenced by the environment she grew up in? Ptui! She probably had never seen anything Beauty Yu had come into contact with in her entire life!

She was about to speak when someone beat her to it.

“Mom, why don’t I know that Sister is the one who wants to stay here? Also, about the makeup team. I went to try on gowns with Sister a while ago. Why didn’t I hear her mention that she doesn’t like these things? As for her outlook, even this gown on me was picked by Sister. Does Mom think that Sister, who could pick out such a gown, is someone without any outlook? Alright, let’s not talk about this gown. Let’s talk about this…”

As she spoke, Yan Jinyun raised her hand, “Mom, take a look. The bracelet on my hand is a birthday gift from my sister. With Mom’s perception, do you still think that someone without any outlook can pick it out?” Others might think that this was just an ordinary bracelet, but she could tell that this bracelet was worth more than 10 million dollars.

She believed that her mother could tell as well. After all, her mother liked to study these things most of the time. In fact, she had learned most of her “appraisal” skills from her mother.

She was wearing a luxurious purple gown, a shiny tiara, and exquisite makeup. Coupled with her outstanding looks and cold temperament, Yan Jinyun was undoubtedly dazzling at this moment.

The silver bracelet on her fair wrist matched perfectly with the necklace on her neck and the silver earrings on her ears.

Even if one couldn’t tell the value of the bracelet, they would still think that it was very beautiful and suited Yan Jinyun very well.

The key was that no one expected Yan Jinyun to suddenly speak up and even say these words!

These words were undoubtedly a slap to Fu Ya’s face.

Indeed…

What a complicated family!

Was Yan Jinyun’s relationship with Yan Jinyu that good? She actually didn’t hesitate to make Fu Ya—the mother who had raised her—embarrassed for Yan Jinyu’s sake.

Of course, this was only the thoughts of the minority of people.

Yan Jinyun’s perfect image and noble character were recognized by the wealthy families in North City, especially the elders in the influential families.

In the eyes of many elders of the wealthy families in North City, Yan Jinyun was the perfect candidate for a daughter-in-law.

Hence, when she spoke, most people did not think that she was contradicting Fu Ya and was only stating the truth.

In other words, the truth was not what Fu Ya had said.

If not for the fact that most of the people present knew that Fu Ya had indeed given birth to twins back then and that Yan Jinyu looked so similar to Old Madam Yan in her early years, they would have suspected that Yan Jinyu was actually adopted by Fu Ya.

Although few people who lived in a family like theirs were kind, no matter how bad they were, even a monster would not hurt its own children.

Fu Ya was indeed ruthless.

No wonder Old Madam Yan had strongly objected to her marrying into the Yan Family in the past. Fu Ya was really not a good person!

Yan Jinyun’s words and everyone’s sighs made Fu Ya blush.

She glared at Yan Jinyun.

This ingrate!

Who was she doing this for!

Looking at Yan Jinyun again. Did she feel better after saying these words?

No.

No matter how bad her mother was, she had never mistreated her all these years. Even though she had high expectations for her and she had to follow her mother’s plans, her mother had not let her down at all.

Regardless of whether her mother had raised her as North City’s top socialite to satisfy her own vanity, her mother’s plans for her could not be faked.

If her mother was in the wrong, she could privately point it out. If she said it in public, she would be considered unfilial.

But…

She couldn’t bear to watch her mother slander Yan Jinyu.

Couldn’t they get along well as a family? She didn’t even mind Yan Jinyu coming to fight for the inheritance rights with her. Couldn’t her parents not be so calculative?

Perhaps, they could only stop when either her or Yan Jinyu disappeared?

Why did her mother have to be like this? Was a person’s heart really so biased? And as the person her mother favored, how could she have the face to stand here and speak up for Yan Jinyu?

It was all because of her that Yan Jinyu suffered such unfair treatment. If it wasn’t for her…

Yan Jinyun felt like she was holding a breath in her heart, and it was very uncomfortable.

She touched the bracelet that Yan Jinyu had given her on her wrist and bit her lips tightly, trying not to lose her composure in front of everyone.

Huo Siyu’s sensitivity was as good as Yan Jinyu’s. Just as she was surprised that Yan Jinyun would actually speak up to help Yan Jinyu, she saw that there was something wrong with Yan Jinyun’s expression.

Beauty Yu’s attitude towards her twin sister seemed to be different. She had sensed this when she saw Beauty Yu and Yan Jinyun interacting at the airport. Moreover, Beauty Yu wasn’t the kind of person who would give gifts to others easily.

It was not that she had no money to buy it, but Beauty Yu was too lazy to prepare it.

She had seen the bracelet on Yan Jinyun’s hand before. It was bought by Beauty Yu at an underground auction.

It was worth 18.88 million.

A bracelet of that high price was considered expensive. The numbers had an auspicious meaning too.

Furthermore, she remembered that Beauty Yu seemed to like this bracelet very much. She kept it in the safe of a bank outside the borders.

Of course, Beauty Yu had many similar things, but Beauty Yu had personally gone to great lengths to get them back from overseas. Just her effort alone was extraordinary.

Beauty Yu was very lazy. Just look at how the Yan Family arranged this courtyard for her. She couldn’t even be bothered to move. She could just live here straight away.

It could not be denied that Beauty Yu did not fuss over this because she knew that she would not stay in the Yan Family for too long. However, Beauty Yu was clearly someone who would never live a rough life if she could live an exquisite life!

Uh, of course, the premise was that Beauty Yu didn’t have to work hard on her own to maintain those exquisite days.

It would be best if others could help her. If they couldn’t, she would spend money to settle it…

But no matter what, giving this bracelet to Yan Jinyun as a birthday gift meant that Beauty Yu cared a lot about her younger sister.

Since it was someone Beauty Yu cared about, she naturally couldn’t just ignore her.

After clearing their throats, Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya’s expressions turned ugly while Yan Jinyun was in a bad mood. Just as they were about to reprimand Yan Jinyun, Huo Siyu said, “Tsk tsk, Mrs. Yan, you have nothing to say now, right? The number one family in North City actually can’t accomodate a girl who’s only 18 years old…”

“Why is Mrs. Yan glaring at me? Did I say something wrong? Or does Mrs. Yan think that my actions are meddling in other people’s business?”

Fu Ya’s expression changed.

“That’s true! But Mrs. Yan, do you know how I became friends with Miss Yan?”

Of course, Fu Ya didn’t know. Yan Qingyu didn’t know either. Many people present didn’t know either, but Yan Jinyun and Yan Ruyu, who had seen Huo Siyu at the airport yesterday, all knew.

The others were curious and pricked up their ears to listen. Yan Ruyu’s heart was constricted.

She had only heard of Yin Jiujin’s name before, so she didn’t know what kind of person he was. It was only when she met some old friends at the Yan Family’s banquet earlier and asked them about Yin Jiujin, Yan Jinyu’s fiancé, that she vaguely sensed how much Yin Jiujin could not be provoked when she saw everyone looking frightened after hearing the words “Yin Jiujin” and that they were very secretive about him.

It was fine with Huo Siyu, because she was not the one in charge of the Huo Family. If Huo Siyu was angry, the Huo Family might not deal with the Yan Family because of her, but Yin Jiujin was different.

If Huo Siyu acted on Yin Jiujin’s orders now, then regardless of what Yin Jiujin might do, just the fact that the Yan Family had offended Yin Jiujin meant that many business partners would probably give up their deals with the Yan Family!

That would not do.

She didn’t like Fu Ya, her sister-in-law, and she didn’t have a deep relationship with Yan Qingyu, her older brother. However, the Yan Family was protected by her parents when they were still alive. She couldn’t just watch as the Yan Family got destroyed.

Her eyes darkened. If there was really no other choice, she did not mind that the Yan Family changed someone else to be in charge.

Yu’er grew up in a small town. She might not be able to control the Yan Family anytime soon, but Yun’er could.

Based on her observation, Yu’er and Yun’er seemed to have a pretty good relationship. In addition, she had already learned from Uncle Yan Xin that Yu’er didn’t even want the 13% shares her mother had left for her. Yu’er had only taken one of the priceless jewelry that her mother had left behind for her. It could be seen that Yu’er didn’t care about the Yan Corporation’s inheritance rights.

If Yu’er didn’t mind, then with Yun’er in charge of the Yan Family, the relationship between the sisters wouldn’t be affected. With Yin Jiujin’s attitude towards Yu’er, he would probably help Yu’er take care of Yun’er.

Taking a step back, even if Yin Jiujin didn’t care about Yu’er one day, it was still much better for Yun’er to take over the Yan Family than for her brother to continue taking over.

Looking at the guests present, they were clearly very satisfied with Yun’er.

Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya would never have thought that their negligence towards Yan Jinyu would cause them to lose their power and become the family’s dependents.

If this really happened, they would not lack money, but their lives would not be good.

They would become the laughing stock of North City’s upper-class society. It was unknown if two people who cared so much about their reputations could stand that difference.

However, after Yan Ruyu had this plan, she was no longer so worried that Huo Siyu was really acting on Yin Jiujin’s orders.

Yan Jinyun was certain that Huo Siyu was the “Little Rain” that Yan Jinyu was referring to.

After a moment of hesitation, she did not say anything.

An outsider could stand up for Yan Jinyu and seek justice. It was fine if she didn’t help, but how could she stop her?

As for how Yan Jinyu got along with Miss Huo, she didn’t care.

Yu Xiao and Yu Wen, who had rushed over, saw that Yan Ruyu was silent the entire time.

Huo Siyu smiled. “I’m not afraid to tell you that I just got to know Miss Yan yesterday. That’s right, it was only yesterday that I became friends with Miss Yan, and the reason we became friends was because Second Young Master Yin introduced us to each other.”

Under everyone’s shocked and slightly terrified gazes, Huo Siyu continued to smile. “Oh, Second Young Master Yin, you should know who he is, right? He’s the Second Young Master of the Yin Family in the capital. People call him Master Nine, the fiancé of Miss Yan.”

She clicked her tongue inwardly. Needless to say, Yin Jiujin’s name was really useful. Look at these people. Just hearing that name made them so frightened.

“Although the Huo Family in South City and the Yin Family in the capital don’t have much of a relationship, they have always had a good relationship with the Qin Family in the capital. The eldest daughter of the Qin Family is also the eldest young mistress of the Yin Family. Under this series of relationships, I’m quite familiar with Second Young Master Yin.”

Familiar?

Of course, she had made that up.

The first time that she had seen Yin Jiujin was on the flight from the capital to North City.

“Therefore, although I came to the Yan Family to attend Miss Yan’s birthday party with an invitation personally sent by Miss Yan, I’m here on Second Young Master Yin’s orders to protect his fiancée.”

“If Second Young Master Yin finds out that the fiancée whom he spent three years to find and personally brought back, and then personally sent to the Yan Family, was bullied in the Yan Family, do you think he will be angry?”

“I’m sure Mr. Yan knows Second Young Master Yin’s methods better than me.”

Yan Qingyu’s heart trembled.

He was petrified.

H-He never would have thought that this daughter of the Huo Family would have a relationship with Master Nine. The Huo Family and Master Nine… No, it should be said that the head of the Huo Family, Huo Xuan, and Master Nine were obviously enemies!

It was no secret since they were both in the business world!

Why…

Yan Qingyu glared at Fu Ya as he thought about it. He had already warned her not to find trouble with that elder daughter for the time being. She should try her best to look good on the surface and not let anyone catch her.

There were so many guests in the Yan Family today, but Fu Ya actually dared to abandon her elder daughter!

Not to mention what the guests would think of them, Fu Ya clearly knew that Master Nine had returned to North City yesterday and would definitely come to the Yan Family to attend his fiancée’s birthday party today, but she still did that!

What a pig brain!

Fu Ya knew Yan Qingyu very well after being married for so many years. She knew what he was thinking with just one look.

He actually placed all the blame on her?!

Why! Wasn’t he involved in all of this too?

Why did he only blame her now?

She glared back.

If not for the fact that there were so many people present, the two of them would have already started arguing.

Huo Siyu saw their actions and thought to herself,?Maybe it was unfortunate, but wasn’t it also a kind of blessing that Beauty Yu didn’t grow in the Yan Family?

She saw it. Yan Jinyu, who had put away the books and gifts, naturally saw it too when she walked out of the house.

However, her mood was not affected at all. She did not even feel frustrated.

She only glanced at Yan Jinyun.

She felt rather lucky.

It was really rare for Yan Jinyun to develop such a personality after being raised by such parents.

As soon as Yan Jinyu walked out of the building, everyone present saw her. Naturally, they also noticed her attire.

All of them lamented.

She really didn’t put on any makeup!

However, why did they inexplicably feel that the eldest daughter of the Yan Family was very good-looking?

She was wearing a long, flowing light-colored dress, and her long, slightly curly hair hung down to her waist. Her extremely beautiful face had a pair of extremely dark eyes. They were clear and clean, making her originally seductive appearance look very pure.

She was actually not inferior to Yan Jinyun, who had meticulously dressed up at the side, when she stood there.

This kind of bearing was not something a small family could cultivate, let alone a rural orphanage.

Could it be that the thing inside her was really so powerful? Even if she had been away for 16 years, her aura had not weakened at all.

At first, they thought that Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya’s daughter, whom both of them so disliked, was terrible. They did not expect…

They were even more puzzled. What were Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya thinking? Putting aside Master Nine’s relationship, she was still their daughter. Even if they put in some effort, they wouldn’t suffer much!

Everyone was thinking about it, but Yan Jinyu acted like she didn’t see them. She looked directly at Huo Siyu and smiled lightly. “Little Rain.”

She had heard everything that happened outside when she was putting things back in the room earlier.

Seeing her like this, Little Rain’s mood turned foul again.

She did not want that either. She had already planned to go upstairs to change into a gown and put on makeup, preparing to go over before the banquet officially began. Unfortunately, her plans could not keep up with the changes. She also did not know that this small courtyard, which usually had no one else besides her and Zhao Ling, who brought her food, and the servants who cleaned, would suddenly have so many people.

Seeing that Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya were aggrieved, Feng Yuan, who was gratified, suddenly heard Yan Jinyu call out “Little Rain”. His heart jumped.

Wasn’t Little Rain Jinyu’s friend from her past?

Could it be this Miss Huo?

But didn’t Huo Siyu just say that she and Jinyu only met yesterday?

He ooked at Yan Jinyu and then at Huo Siyu. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that these two people didn’t look like they had just met.

Hence, Feng Yuan was stunned.

However, this was obviously not the time to care.

“Beauty Yu…” Seeing Yan Jinyu’s smile, Huo Siyu’s feelings became even more complicated.

To be honest, even she could not tell if the smile on Beauty Yu’s face was real or fake.

The key was that she was very aware as she suddenly saw the yogurt packets that were stacked in the rubbish bin.

Beauty Yu…

Her heart ached for her.

Seriously, why was Yin Jiujin still missing? Look at how Beauty Yu was bullied! How was he supposed to be her fiancé?

She had already sent him a message to inform him about the situation here and asked him to come over quickly!

If he didn’t come, she would take Beauty Yu away herself!

It was her coming-of-age ceremony, but she had to suffer through it!

Just as she was about to speak, she heard a voice. “Yo, there are so many people here. It’s quite lively!” It sounded a little carefree.

Everyone looked over and saw that the Yan Family’s butler had personally led a few people over. The person in front was dressed in a white shirt and black trousers. He had a handsome face and his eyes were dark and cold.

Who else could it be but Yin Jiujin?

The person who spoke was the one who was half a step behind him. He was wearing a pink shirt and had short silver hair. There was a cynical smile on his face which was even more exquisite than a woman’s.

It was the Third Young Master of the Min Family, Min Ting.

It was Master Nine!

And it was Master Nine who seemed to be in a bad mood!

Everyone’s expression turned cold. Many people’s pupils were even constricted.

As for Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya, they were petrified on the spot.

It was not five yet. In other words, the Yan Family’s banquet had not started yet. Why was Master Nine here?

Master Nine rarely attended banquets and only attended them occasionally. He was giving the other party a lot of face by showing up, let alone showing up early!

It seemed like he really cared about Yan Jinyu!

Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya were regretful.

But they were people who were forgetful, so nobody knew how long this remorse would last.

Huo Siyu’s expression froze and she began to act like a daughter of the Huo Family.

She didn’t dare to be careless in front of these two people. After all, she and Beauty Yu had just slipped past under their noses last night. Zhao Kun had sent her a message after the incident, saying that Yin Jiujin had discovered the mark her lancet had left on the door of the private room. She couldn’t guarantee that Yin Jiujin wouldn’t associate it with that mark.

After all, this person was Yin Jiujin, an unfathomable person.

Compared to Huo Siyu’s nervousness, Yan Jinyu was much more relaxed. No, it should be said that she wasn’t just relaxed. When she saw who it was, her eyes lit up.

She blinked her big round eyes, looking a little cute and silly.

Of course, Yin Jiujin was the only one who noticed her “adorable and silly” expression. This was because she was all that he saw since she appeared here.

Noticing that she was dressed as usual, his eyes darkened again.

Speaking of Yan Jinyu, the person she wanted to see the most today wasn’t Huo Siyu or anyone else. It was Yin Jiujin.

It wasn’t that she valued her lover over her friend. It was just that up until now, she hadn’t received any news about Yin Jiujin investigating her.

Yin Jiujin actually didn’t investigate her after watching a video of the race that was extremely inconsistent with her profile and learning that the result of the race was that Qiu Jian and Zhao Yue were both seriously injured and sent to the hospital!

Yin Jiujin wasn’t someone who would leave unknown dangers around him.

She wasn’t afraid that Yin Jiujin would find out about her background, but she was in a very good mood when she found out that Yin Jiujin hadn’t investigated her.

If not for this, she probably would not have been able to control the frustration in her heart today.

“Brother Nine!”

Seeing the young lady’s bright smile and hearing the young lady call him “Brother Nine” excitedly, Yin Jiujin’s eyes flickered slightly, and his darkened expression eased up slightly.

Seeing the girl jump down the stairs, his heart leaped. “Walk properly!” He quickly walked towards her.

Yan Jinyu straightened up in a second. “Oh.”

The person who understood Yan Jinyu the most here was Huo Siyu.

Seeing Yan Jinyu like this, she was happy and depressed at the same time.

Hmph! Beauty Yu wasn’t even this excited to see her!

“Brother Nine, you’re here? Where’s my birthday present?” Yan Jinyu stood in front of Yin Jiujin. She only reached his chin, and she still had to look up at him.

In Yin Jiujin’s eyes, she looked silly and adorable.

He raised his hand to rub her head. “What’s the hurry? Since I bought it for you, I’ll give it to you sooner or later.”

He swept a glance at the shocked crowd. His gaze swept past Yan Qingyu and his wife and he said coldly, “Were you bullied?”

Yan Jinyu blinked and shook her head. “No.”

She could not help but feel frustrated. This was not a rare thing for her. She often felt this way.

However, she was not bullied.

Now, as long as she did not want to, there was really no one who could bully her. Even if there was, she would take revenge on them sooner or later. Just like Ghost Slaughter Island back then. After not treating her as a human and exploiting her, wasn’t it destroyed by her after she concealed her strength and bided her time?

Yin Jiujin raised his hand and rubbed her soft hair.

Silly girl!

She was already bullied to this extent, yet she still couldn’t feel it. Indeed, she was someone who would suffer without knowing.

“Brother Nine, stop rubbing my hair. It’s all messed up.” She took two steps back and avoided his hand. She raised her hand and fixed her hair as she glared at him.

Yin Jiujin retracted his hand when his palm was empty. He stared at her beautiful eyes and rubbed his fingers gently.

It didn’t matter. There was still a long way to go.

She turned to Yan Qingyu and the others, who were nervous and frightened. Her eyes regained their usual darkness. “I didn’t send Little Yu to the Yan Family to see her being bullied by the Yan Family like this.”

Yan Qingyu was shocked by her calm tone. “Master Nine, Master Nine, don’t misunderstand. It’s not what you think. Ever since Jinyu returned to the Yan Family, my wife and I have been trying to make it up to her…”

Under Yin Jiujin’s dark gaze, Yan Qingyu gritted his teeth. “Yes! I admit that I neglected Jinyu because I was busy greeting the guests today, but it’s only today. Before today, my wife and I have tried our best to accommodate Jinyu. We will try our best to satisfy whatever request she has. If Master Nine doesn’t believe me, you can find a few Yan Family servants to interrogate.”

For a long time, they had accommodated Yan Jinyu. Even Fu Ya tried her best to avoid Yan Jinyu. This was the truth.

However, Yan Qingyu didn’t say that it wasn’t because they cared about their family ties and treated Yan Jinyu well. It was because they felt fear for Yan Jinyu from the bottom of their hearts.

Although they could not explain where the fear came from.

Yan Qingyu was extremely regretful now. He was very worried that Yan Jinyu would say in front of everyone that she would pay for her living expenses during this period of time.

If she really said it, he would definitely lose all his face!

Fu Ya’s face turned pale. It was obvious that she had thought of the same thing as Yan Qingyu. She hurriedly added, “We were indeed negligent today. It was also my fault for being too busy. Sigh, speaking of which, it’s all a result of a long term habit. I keep feeling that it’s very unreal that Jinyu could be found after being missing for so many years. Even if Jinyu has already been back for two months, I’m still a little dazed. This trance, coupled with being busy, inevitably makes me careless.”

Anyone could tell that she was spouting nonsense.

Fu Ya naturally knew that her words weren’t convincing at all. She didn’t care. She only hoped that Yin Jiujin wouldn’t pursue the matter. As for what others thought, she temporarily didn’t have the mood to care.

“Putting aside the fact that Master Nine personally sent Jinyu to the Yan Family, we won’t neglect Jinyu as we have to give you face. Jinyu is still Qingyu and my daughter. No matter what, we won’t treat our biological daughter badly, right? What benefits will that bring to us?”

Fu Ya’s words were extremely shameless.

Everyone present thought,?Does she think that all of us are deaf? Or does she think that their memory is so bad that they can’t remember what Master Nine said before he came?

However, no one dared to interrupt at this time.

Except for a few people, of course.

Feng Yuan’s mother, Luo Linlin, could not stand it anymore. She said directly, “Fu Ya, can you be less shameless? How thick is your skin to say these words without changing your expression?”

Luo Linlin glanced at Yan Jinyu, who was beside Yin Jiujin. She hesitated for a moment before saying, “Do you really take Jinyu as your daughter?”

“Ha, if that’s really the case, why would you have fallen out with the Feng Family because we insisted on looking for Jinyu in the past? I remember that back then, for the sake of continuing to look for Jinyu, we caused quite a commotion. It’s not a secret in North City either. Why? All these years, no one mentioned it again. Do you think you’re lying to yourself that everyone doesn’t know?”

Even though Jin Yu would feel bad if she said this, she still had to say it.

Fu Ya and Yan Qingyu were too much!

Didn’t they care about their reputation the most? Then she would make them unable to raise their heads up high in North City!

“Fu Ya, you have to have some conscience. It’s fine if you didn’t look for Jinyu all these years. You should have treated her well after Master Nine brought her back, but you’ll still treat her like this. Aren’t you afraid of retribution?”

The word “retribution” successfully made Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya’s expressions change again.

They had long realized that their eldest daughter was very strange. It was just that they had always avoided connecting the word “retribution” with such a creepy eldest daughter.

And Yun’er, whom they had always thought highly of, also had changed her attitude…

No, no! How could there really be retribution?

Luo Linlin wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to them. She only continued, “Not to mention that Jinyu is your biological daughter, even if she’s a stranger, you wouldn’t treat her like this if you had any conscience. She’s only 18 years old today! She’s still a child! How can you bear to…”

Her voice was choked up.

When Yan Jinyu heard this, she glanced at Luo Linlin.

There was no change on her face, but she was actually feeling a little stifled inside.

Even if she had completely understood and no longer treated Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya as family, seeing an outsider standing up for her like this, some emotions would appear inexplicably.

If she had known earlier, she would not have returned to the Yan Family.

In that case, there would be no more trouble.

“Aunt,” she called softly.

Hearing this, Luo Linlin looked at her. Her eyes turned even redder when she saw the faint smile on her face.

She turned her face away slightly to regain her composure.

“Forget it,” Yan Jinyu said.

For a moment, everyone present felt a sense of sadness.

Their hearts felt heavy.

Even the playful Min Ting stopped smiliing.

Yan Jinyu didn’t care what the others were feeling now. After saying that, she turned her gaze to Yin Jiujin. Just as she looked over, she saw Yin Jiujin looking at her with a complicated expression.

She grinned at him.

From Yin Jiujin’s point of view, she was very carefree.

It was upsetting.

Pursing his thin lips, he walked toward her and directly held her hand. He glanced at the flustered Yan Qingyu and his wife. “Since she’s someone I brought back, I’ll take responsibility for everything that happens to her in the future. She has nothing to do with the Yan Family anymore.”

He lowered his head and looked at her. “Girl, live with me at Mount Jing in the future.” He should be asking her a question, but his tone was firm.

He wasn’t going to take no for an answer.

He was indeed Yin Jiujin.

Actually, Yin Jiujin wasn’t as calm as he appeared on the surface. Although his tone was unquestionable, his heart wasn’t calm.

For the first time in his life, he felt nervous.

He was actually worried that the young lady would reject him?!

Upon realizing this, Yin Jiujin couldn’t help but be stunned.

The hand that was holding Yan Jinyu instinctively tightened his hold.

Yan Jinyu was stunned. She had sensed it.

Was he… nervous?

She felt really complicated. Why did she feel like laughing?

Who was Yin Jiujin? Since when did he ever feel nervous? Under such circumstances, nervousness meant that he wasn’t confident enough.

Yin Jiujin was not confident…

No matter how she thought about it, it was very strange!

However, it was true that she was in a good mood. She smiled and said softly, “Sure!”

Seeing this, everyone fell silent. Master Nine was not only treating this fiancée differently, but he was clearly doting on her!

If it were them, with such a daughter, they would definitely worship her like an ancestor.

The Yan Family was really brainless. If they treated Yan Jinyu slightly better, they would have gotten a free ride-along with Master Nine. How much benefits would that bring them!

Pinching her fingertips, Yin Jiujin looked down at her. His voice was still mild, but there was a hint of gentleness and indulgence in it. “Shall we leave now?”

“Okay.”

“Do you have anything to pack?”

“Just a few clothes. I’ve already packed them. There’s only one suitcase in the room upstairs.” There were two packages for her in the morning. They were gifts from Feng and Meimei. The Yan Family’s servant, Zhao Ling, had already sent them to her.

She had already packed?

Another series of sighs.

It seemed like the eldest daughter of the Yan Family was really disheartened!

Yin Jiujin didn’t say a word, but his expression darkened.

“Brother Nine, wait for me here for a while. I’ll go get my suitcase.”

She was about to break free from his hand when he held her tightly again. “I’ll get someone to get it.” He looked at Lin Zimu.

Lin Zimu understood and stepped forward. “Miss Yu, don’t worry. I’ll take your luggage down.” Ever since he heard Auntie Cheng address Yan Jinyu in Mount Jing, the people under Yin Jiujin had all addressed Yan Jinyu as “Miss Yu.”

Yan Jinyu didn’t decline. Her luggage wasn’t heavy anyway.

“Then, can I trouble you to bring out the present I placed in the living room on the first floor too? Thank you.” That was the present Yan Jinyun had just given her.

Hearing this, Yan Jinyun—who was biting her lips tightly and not saying a word—suddenly looked at her with bright eyes.

Yan Jinyu smiled at her.

“Beauty Yu, is there anything else other than these? I’ll get them for you.” Although Huo Siyu’s heart ached for Yan Jinyu as she was treated like this by her closest kin, she was still very happy to see that she was finally moving out of the Yan Family.

Seeing Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya’s expressions getting even more sullen, she was even happier.

When Yan Jinyu heard that, she turned her gaze to her and smiled very brightly, “Alright. Then, Little Rain, help me get a few packets of yogurt from the fridge in the living room.”

In the past, she had always limited her quantity and controlled her very strictly.

“…” Huo Siyu.

The corners of her lips twitched. “Beauty Yu, there’s no need for that. You… your stomach will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much yogurt.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Huo Siyu felt Yin Jiujin’s sizing gaze on her again.”…”

Yin Jiujin was damn sharp! He was suspecting her and Beauty Yu again!

She gritted her teeth and glared at Yan Jinyu, “Alright, I’ll go get it for you!” She would only take one packet. Otherwise, she would be the one Brother Feng would nag about the next time they met!

She suddenly wanted to slap herself.

Who asked you to talk so much!

She walked towards the villa angrily. As she passed by Yan Jinyun, she suddenly heard Yan Jinyun say in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “Just one packet will do.”

Huo Siyu stopped in her tracks and looked at her deeply.

Yan Jinyun didn’t avoid her gaze and looked straight into her eyes.

This made Huo Siyu feel that Yan Jinyun knew that her relationship with Beauty Yu was not as it seemed on the surface!

Tsk tsk, she was indeed Beauty Yu’s younger twin sister. She had been raised by such odd parents in the Yan Family, yet she could actually grow to become like this.

Retracting her gaze, she walked up the stone steps and entered the small building.

“Yu’er…” The person who spoke this time was Yan Ruyu.

Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya naturally wanted to say something, but Yin Jiujin was here, so they didn’t dare to make their presence known. They were afraid that they would anger him and end up in trouble.

Yan Jinyu chuckled. “Aunt.”

“I won’t stop you if you want to leave. Your parents have indeed… gone overboard this time. But you’re 18 years old today. Before her death, your grandmother told me that when you return to the Yan Family, I have to give you her 13% shares in the Yan Corporation after you turn 18 years old. You can leave after signing the share transfer agreement.”

“Don’t worry. I’m just transferring the shares to you. I’m not asking you to manage the company. The lawyers will handle the rest after you sign the contract. You don’t have to do anything. You will just receive a dividend every year while holding the shares. There will be people taking care of the company.”

“Aunt knows that you have already expressed to your Grandpa Xin that you don’t want these shares on the day you returned to the Yan Family. However, these are left behind by your grandmother. Even if she can rest assured in the netherworld, you shouldn’t reject her.”

“What 13% shares?!” Fu Ya stared at Yan Ruyu with wide eyes.