Ye Wenyue left her grandfather's home—not her great-uncle's—a wave of sadness washing over her.
She glanced towards the neighboring courtyard but ultimately lacked the courage to step over.
Unbeknownst to her, the Ye Family's Second Elder was just behind a cypress tree not far away, watching his departing granddaughter and sighing inwardly.
He, too, chose not to call out to her. As he thought about how such a harmonious family had ended up in this awkward situation, he couldn't help but feel a surge of hatred for the Qin Family's adopted daughter, Qin Lijuan.
Recalling his daughter-in-law's schemes and those of her sister-in-law from her maiden family, his dissatisfaction with the Zhang Family intensified.
That year, his son had been manipulated. For the sake of his son's future, they had begrudgingly accepted the marriage into the Zhang Family.
