The few of them were dressed uniformly in Night Walk Clothes.

Dong Huiying covered her mouth with her small hand, her expression particularly lively, though she bit down hard to suppress her laugh, fearing she might burst out laughing, her stomach almost aching from the suppressed laughter.

The handsome and refined man’s face darkened, looking confusedly at his son below, suddenly making a toothache expression.

How could he not know that his son, Wangwang, was actually such a little rascal?

Originally, a few of them had come tonight just to see the old madam and Wangwang, but now... Yixuan changed his mind.

We’re not seeing them!

Under the tree, Wu Wang still didn’t know his father was close by, babbling: "Great-grandmother is really smart!"

The six fathers in the tree: "..."

Until the night grew deeper, Qin Chun persuaded Little Wuwang to go back to sleep. Wu Wang was an obedient child, knowing that he had to continue tracking his father and mother tomorrow, but if he wasn’t in good spirits, he would lag behind. So he obediently followed Qin Chun back to the house.

After Little Wuwang left, the people in the tree came and went without a trace, just the same way.

Until they were far from the inn in the western city, Yixuan exhaled heavily.

"I only realized today that I actually don’t know my son." He didn’t understand Little Wuwang at all, and this was the first time he saw Wu Wang like this.

The eldest brother patted his shoulder: "Prematurely stifling a child’s innocence isn’t necessarily a good thing. He’s too mature and caring, but conversely, for a child his age to be this thoughtful is also heartrending."

Third Brother Shujun showed an understanding expression, rarely without a playful grin: "That’s indeed the case. That child is like the eldest brother when he was young, holding back his feelings, worrying and caring too much for those around him at such a young age."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Yixuan gave a wry smile, "I’m not angry with him."

Not anger, but a bit helpless. However, recalling Wu Wang’s particularly lively demeanor just now, his eyes gleaming with a hint of mischief, perhaps that was how a normal child should be.

He chuckled softly: "Since he wants to play this game, then we’ll pretend we don’t know and keep playing along with him."

And there’s the old madam, she’s a playful old lady.

The group thought of the grandmother and grandson pair, shared a knowing smile, decided to play the fool while understanding, not exposing them but continuing to play along.

...

The next day in Luolan City.

"Miss, are we really going to call off the engagement?"

A little maid sat in the carriage, looking at the young lady with concern.

She was a pure and gentle-looking woman, with a slender and rare physique, unlike other people from Dayuan who were rough, strong, and rugged, she was as graceful as a willow in the wind, giving a soft and lovely impression.

Yan Xiyu slowly opened her eyes, her fair hand lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked: "Have we arrived in Luolan City?"

The maid replied: "Indeed, we’re not far from the manor."

The maid was heavy-hearted: "Miss, this marriage was strongly advocated by the madam, by doing this..." isn’t it a slap in the madam’s face?

The maid had been nagging all the way, but the young lady seemed fragile yet unchanging in her intentions, particularly resolute and insistent on this matter.

The youthful and gentle lady raised her brows, unexpectedly showing a hint of fierceness. "Who is Qin Xuan to me? Not to mention that I already have someone in mind, I would never fancy someone like him even if I hadn’t met that gentleman."