Su Yuhan's steps faltered. She didn't even turn around, only asking, "Is there something else, Old Sir Pei?"
Instead of getting angry at her attitude, Old Sir Pei's face broke into a smile. "The younger generation in the family can be loose-lipped. Please don't be angry, Miss Su. Don't stoop to their level."
"And what if I insist on making an issue of it?"
"You..." Pei Yuandan's face fell. She saw that Su Yuhan, far from being flattered that Old Sir Pei was asking her to stay, was instead pressing the issue, determined to see it through. She looked ready to get physical, but Old Sir Pei stopped her with a sharp rebuke. "Shut up! No one will think you're mutes if you keep your mouths shut."
"Grandpa!" Pei Yuandan's face was a mask of disbelief. She couldn't understand why her grandfather would side with an outsider.
