“Erm, Xue’er, do you really want to spank me?” Freak asked pitifully. It would be unsightly to have his butt slapped. Boohoo…

Leng Ruoxue’s face was full of embarrassment. How could this little thing say what’s in my mind!

“Where did you go?

“I went to drug him,” Freak confessed his crime honestly.

“Oh.” Leng Ruoxue didn’t know what to say. He was really a man of action.

“Xue’er, do you really want to spank me?” Freak blinked his black eyes as if he was looking forward to it.

“No, I’ll keep it on the account first and calculate everything together later.” Leng Ruoxue felt a headache coming on. What kind of expression is he making?!

“Oh!”

“What oh? Let’s go back,” Leng Ruoxue roared. That ‘oh’ sounds so strange.

“Yes, Mistress,” Freak answered obediently and hurriedly sat on Quill’s back.

The two quickly returned to the general’s mansion.

“Miss, the Ye family is here again.” The steward saw Leng Ruoxue return to the garden and hurried over to inform her.

“Why are they here again? Where are they?” Leng Ruoxue frowned with annoyance.

“In the living room. I think the acting patriarch of the Ye family is here too,” the steward said after some thought.

“Acting patriarch?” Leng Ruoxue and Freak looked at each other in realization.

They then went to the living room.

“Grandpa, do we have guests?” Leng Ruoxue asked knowingly after entering the living room.

“Xue’er, you’re back. This is the acting patriarch of the Ye family, His Excellency Ye Ming.” Leng Qingtian stood up and introduced them while shooting glances at his granddaughter.

“Hello, Your Excellency Ye Ming,” Leng Ruoxue said indifferently while looking at the handsome, noble middle-aged man in front of her. The Ye family all have good skin.

“Hehe, Miss Leng, I came specially to apologize today,” Ye Ming said good-naturedly, his expression full of sincerity.

“Apologize? Apologize for what?” Leng Ruoxue pretended to be puzzled, her beautiful face at a loss. What kind of drama is this!

“Our Ye family was rude to you yesterday. I came specially to apologize,” Ye Ming said with a smile.

“Ye Tao, don’t the two of you have anything to say to her?” Ye Ming hollered at his cousin. This incompetent thing! My plans are going to be ruined by them!

“Sorry, we didn’t consider it carefully yesterday. Don’t worry. We won’t break off the engagement!” Ye Tao said in a low voice reluctantly. But he hated Ye Ming to the core. Damn it. He actually made me apologize to a junior. This made the prideful Ye Tao feel very embarrassed.

Hmph, I obviously can’t count on the Ye family at all. But as a descendant of the Ye family, I still have to contribute to the prosperity of the Ye family. Why? Ye Tao felt extremely uncomfortable about this. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have listened to his wife and turned to Noble Consort Fang.

In this world, the standards for the offspring of side branches or concubines were actually very stringent. Although they might be part of the family, their status and position were not much better than the family servants’, sometimes not even as good as outsiders’. Moreover, when the children of side branches or concubines reached adulthood, they had to leave the family and live alone, and the family would only give a small sum of money to them. As for whether they could support themselves, the family wouldn’t care. But if the family needed them for something, they had to help the family.

If the offspring of side branches or concubines wanted to live a carefree life, they would need to have certain opportunities or be born with excellent aptitude, becoming superior to others. But it was very difficult for offspring with excellent aptitudes of side branches or concubines to grow up safely…

“And you!” Ye Ming continued shouting.

“Aiya, what happened yesterday was a misunderstanding. Don’t take it to heart!” Ye Tao’s wife, Ming Fen, said with a smile. She was so affectionate that it was as if nothing had happened yesterday.

Leng Ruoxue sneered as she watched the three of them put on an act while guessing their purpose for coming. They wanted to break off the engagement yesterday, but what about today?

“I’ve already broken ties with the Ye family, so there’s no need for you to apologize,” Ye Chen said coldly, not interested in their self-directed acting.

“Child, how can you say things like leaving the family so easily? This isn’t good for your future. Remember, don’t say it again,” Ye Ming reprimanded him gently like an elder caring for a junior, his face full of disapproval.

“Alright, we accept your apology. If there’s nothing else, we’ll be leaving first.” Leng Ruoxue gave Freak a slight look.

“Hehe, Ruoxue, we will be a family from now on. You also want our Ye family to become stronger, right?” Ye Ming said hurriedly when he saw Leng Ruoxue preparing to leave. He lowered his stance and took the initiative to worm his way into being friendly with her.

“What exactly does Patriarch Ye Ming want to say? Just get straight to the point,” Leng Ruoxue said bluntly. But her mind was racing. What does the strength of the Ye family have to do with me?

“Alright, I’ll be straightforward then.

“I heard that you have a few spots to enter the Creek of Affinity Mystic Realm. Can you give some to the Ye family? There’s no need to give more than half. Of course, I won’t let you suffer a loss. We will use money to buy them or exchange for them.” Ye Ming looked at Leng Ruoxue anxiously, his heart racing. The spots were really too important to the Ye family. Otherwise, why would he be so submissive with his status?

“I used to have a few spots, but I’ve given them all away,” Leng Ruoxue said after a while. So, it’s because of the spots for the mystic realm. But she didn’t expect someone to know that she had spots in her hands so soon. Wouldn’t that mean other forces would also be coming?

“Who did you give them to?” Ye Ming asked angrily. He didn’t believe Leng Ruoxue at all. He even felt that she was refusing because she didn’t want to give any to him.

“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you.” Leng Ruoxue smiled lightly.

“Leng Ruoxue, how can you casually give such important things to someone irrelevant. As a daughter-in-law of the Ye family, it’s fine if you don’t take the initiative to hand them over to the family, but you actually don’t know how to plan for the family. Hmph!” Ye Minghuo roared furiously. He was even angrier that he lowered his stance but gained nothing.