"Pretending to be confused when you know what’s up! We’re trying to ask, what’s going on? How did our sister’s clothing style change so much!"

"Exactly!"

Hearing Jing’s anxious inquiry, they rolled their eyes at her and quickly voiced the questions in their hearts.

They were really surprised at that moment because Lin Ya’s clothing style had changed dramatically, one could even say it was a complete transformation.

Glancing at them, Jing chuckled softly, "Why such a big change? That’s the power of love!"

"The power of love?"

They muttered it again, even more bewildered...

It’s not their fault, honestly, they rarely have any interaction with the opposite sex, so they completely don’t understand what love is.

Seeing their puzzled look, Jing prepared to explain it to them properly.

But she didn’t know where to start because she herself was a bit unclear about what love really is.

Thinking hard and unable to make sense of it, she took a deep breath, "Even if I explain it to you now, you probably wouldn’t understand. Once you have boyfriends, you’ll completely get it. Okay, any other questions? If not, let’s catch up, or else they’ll notice something’s off."

"Okay!"

They quickly agreed...

They also knew that they shouldn’t keep Lin Ya and Xiaobei waiting for too long, otherwise, they’d be curious about what was being discussed here...

...

"It looks like they’re all surprised by your change!"

By the boat, glancing at the group gathered not far away, Xiaobei had a faint, gentle smile.

"I think it’s normal because honestly, I’m surprised by my own change too."

With a light smile, Lin Ya looked at Xiaobei and spoke solemnly.

If someone had told her a week ago that she’d be wearing this kind of off-white clothing a week later, she surely wouldn’t have believed it.

Because she thought it was impossible...

But now, everything has changed.

And all of this change is because of Xiaobei.

So, she truly feels grateful to Xiaobei.

Knowing she still had some doubts in her mind, Xiaobei encouraged, "I think this change is very good, so I really hope you can maintain it!"

"Yes, I definitely will in the future!"

"That’s great!"

While chatting like this, they all arrived, and Xiaobei glanced around, confirmed everyone was there, and said softly, "Now that everyone has arrived, let’s set off!"

"Okay!"

Everyone agreed quickly...

...

Two hours later, Xiaobei and Lin Ya stood under a lush pine tree, looking at the house in front of them.

This is where Cao Meng lives, belonging to the Cao Family.

"Brother Xiaobei, isn’t it wrong to let Jing take them around to explore? They’re not familiar with the area and might get lost."

Hearing Lin Ya’s anxious inquiry, Xiaobei gave a wry smile and said, "I’ve explained this to you three times already! They’re not kids anymore, so they’ll be fine."

Earlier, after Xiaobei, Lin Ya, and the others arrived here, they expressed their desire to explore the area.

After hearing their suggestion, Xiaobei agreed.

But Lin Ya disagreed, saying they might encounter danger.

She also mentioned that since they had never been here before, they might get lost.

Xiaobei had to argue a lot to get her to agree.

But as soon as they left, she anxiously inquired again.

And now, she had asked the same thing three times...

"I know they’re not kids, but they really haven’t been out much before, so they might actually encounter danger."

Hearing Lin Ya’s explanation, Xiaobei smiled softly and replied, "I understand, but if they run into trouble, they can call. Honestly, they’re quite capable, so the likelihood of encountering danger is very low."

"I know you’ve thought of everything, but I can’t help worrying. They’ve really had little experience traveling far!"

"Yes, I understand! But sometimes, you really have to let them grow a bit on their own. You can’t protect them forever, right."

"True!"

Thinking about it, Lin Ya nodded gently.

Honestly, she understood the reasoning...

But even if she understood, she couldn’t help but worry because they really lacked experience moving around independently...

Knowing that Lin Ya would continue to fret if this topic continued, Xiaobei proactively changed the subject, "Alright, let’s not talk about them now. If we quickly settle things here, we can go find them!"

"True!"

As they spoke, they once again shifted their gaze to the large sprawling complex ahead.

A starved camel is still bigger than a horse!

Though the Cao Family is not as prominent as it once was, it still holds some influence in the area, making it a relatively strong family here, and thus occupies a substantial area.

Although it might not be overwhelmingly grand, it is impressive enough to awe the average person...

"This place is really nice. Just thinking that it’ll be ours in the future makes me quite happy!"

"Brother Xiaobei, don’t celebrate too soon. Whether they’ll acknowledge it is still uncertain!"

Lin Ya knew that they apparently didn’t want to acknowledge it, so how things would unfold later was really unclear.

Glancing at Lin Ya, Xiaobei calmly said, "I already know they don’t want to acknowledge it, but some things can’t be ignored just because they don’t want to."

Previously, Xiaobei had already guessed their intentions, but he wasn’t worried... 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Because if they won’t admit it, we’ll just make them admit it...

"Since you have it figured out, Brother Xiaobei, I won’t think too much about it. Let’s just go directly!"

"Mm!"

...

Cao Yan is a young member of the Cao Family...

Because of some connections with the family, he was promoted and became the security chief.

Every day, he roams around with a walkie-talkie.

He doesn’t do any actual work, just wanders around.

Today, like usual...

Humming a little tune, he wandered to the guard room at the entrance and saw a few guards chatting. He coughed heavily.

"Captain!"

Hearing the cough, those guards quickly stood up.

"Yes! Don’t whisper to each other during work hours, understand? Today it’s me who saw you, but if someone else did, you’d be in trouble!"

"Yes, Captain, you’re right to scold us!"

Knowing Cao Yan’s temperament, they didn’t retort and quickly replied.

Very satisfied with their response, Cao Yan sat down in front of them, and once seated, crossing his legs with a proud look, he asked, "You all know about the Family Head’s recent reorganization of the Elder Council, right?"