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The icy words of Qiu Ruoxi echoed in Ye Xunhuan’s ears, and as he looked at Qiu Ruoxi’s frosty face, he wanted to speak, but he didn’t know what to say at that moment.

"If you want to become the Su family’s son-in-law, just say so. I’ll make it happen for you. There’s no need to beat around the bush here!" Qiu Ruoxi said with an expressionless face, staring at Ye Xunhuan.

"Honey, I..."

"What, do you want to explain that there’s nothing between you and Mei Hanqing?" Qiu Ruoxi interrupted Ye Xunhuan again.

For a moment, Ye Xunhuan was rendered speechless.

Seeing Ye Xunhuan’s silence, Qiu Ruoxi spoke again, "Ye Xunhuan, just because I don’t say anything doesn’t mean I don’t know. Just because I keep silent, doesn’t mean you can deceive me!"

"No one in this world is a fool, and if you want to treat others like fools, you have to be ready to be played by others!"

With those words, Qiu Ruoxi said nothing more and turned around gracefully, leaving.

Watching Qiu Ruoxi’s slightly lonely and sad back, Ye Xunhuan wanted to call her back, but no sound came out when he tried to speak.

At that moment, Ye Xunhuan felt as if there was a fishbone stuck in his throat, hindering him from speaking.

Watching Qiu Ruoxi’s retreating figure, Ye Xunhuan’s face was filled with bitterness.

He knew that with Qiu Ruoxi’s intelligence, it was almost impossible to hide such matters from her, and Ye Xunhuan hadn’t planned on keeping it a secret from her for long.

Mei Hanqing was one of Qiu Ruoxi’s employees, and with the small size of the Huangtu Group, of which Qiu Ruoxi was the leader, it was essentially impossible to keep anything hidden from her.

He didn’t expect that she had known all along and yet acted as if nothing was wrong!

Did she have such forbearance?

If it weren’t for today’s incident, Qiu Ruoxi might never have said anything and would have just pretended not to know anything.

After a helpless sigh, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.

He never expected that his recently improved relationship with Qiu Ruoxi would once again plunge into an icy state.

"One reaps what one sows," he thought.

Watching Qiu Ruoxi’s disappearing figure, Ye Xunhuan didn’t chase after her but stayed outside the restaurant.

Right now, Qiu Ruoxi was probably very angry, but Ye Xunhuan believed that with her mental resilience, she would be alright.

But Mei Hanqing was different.

Right now, with the chaos in her heart due to her background and Qiu Ruoxi’s actions, who knows what will happen next!

So Ye Xunhuan stayed behind. As for Qiu Ruoxi, he’d apologize properly after confirming that Mei Hanqing was alright!

......

Earlier, Qiu Ruoxi had called Aunt Wang to inform her that she and Ye Xunhuan would be dining out and not coming back for dinner.

This led to Qiu Ruoxi finding that Aunt Wang and Wang Zilin had already had dinner upon her return.

In the villa’s living room, Aunt Wang was sitting on the sofa watching TV. When she saw Qiu Ruoxi return, she immediately got up from the sofa and asked, "Miss, why are you back alone? Where’s the master?"

Upon hearing Aunt Wang mention Ye Xunhuan, a fleeting pain crossed the slightly pale face of Qiu Ruoxi.

Remembering how she had asked Ye Xunhuan to come back with her and his evasive excuses, Qiu Ruoxi’s heart felt like it was being bitten by countless ants, the pain piercing her soul.

"He had some things to take care of and didn’t come back."

Qiu Ruoxi did not tell Aunt Wang the truth.

Aunt Wang treated her like her own daughter, and if she knew that Ye Xunhuan had found another woman outside, especially one from her own company, Aunt Wang would certainly be very worried.

All along, Aunt Wang had been both concerned and worried about Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan’s marriage.

Previously, when something like this happened, Aunt Wang was already very anxious, and if she knew about this new incident, who knows what would happen.

So this time, Qiu Ruoxi chose to keep it a secret.

Although the look of pain on Qiu Ruoxi’s face was brief, Aunt Wang, with her sharp eyes, still caught it. "Miss, you don’t look well, is everything alright?"

"I’m fine," Qiu Ruoxi shook her head and said.

With that, Qiu Ruoxi headed upstairs.

Watching Qiu Ruoxi’s slightly lonely figure, Aunt Wang seemed to sense something and sighed softly, then picked up the remote control, turned off the TV, and followed her upstairs.

Qiu Ruoxi didn’t notice that Aunt Wang was following her upstairs.

After reaching upstairs, Qiu Ruoxi went directly to her bedroom. Just as she was about to close the door, Aunt Wang suddenly spoke, "Miss, did something happen between you and the master again?"

Startled by Aunt Wang’s words, Qiu Ruoxi’s body trembled slightly, and she slowly turned her head to look at Aunt Wang, "Aunt Wang..."

"Miss, I’ve been around; do you think you can hide it from me?" Aunt Wang said seriously, "In the past, even though your work was exhausting, you never looked so downcast and listless."

"I guess something must’ve happened between you and the master, right?"

"Aunt Wang, don’t overthink it; nothing’s wrong," Qiu Ruoxi forced a strained smile.

"Miss, if you don’t want to tell me, I won’t ask further," Aunt Wang said with a full face of affection as she gazed at Qiu Ruoxi. "But in a relationship, one side must be more understanding and tolerant!"

"Otherwise, even the most loving couple cannot grow old together."

"Aunt Wang, I’m a bit tired and want to rest now!"

Seeing that Qiu Ruoxi was unwilling to say more, Aunt Wang sighed helplessly, "Alright then, Miss, rest early!"

With these words, Aunt Wang left Qiu Ruoxi’s room.

After leaving Qiu Ruoxi’s room, Aunt Wang went downstairs.

As time passed, around eleven at night, Ye Xunhuan finally came back.

Sitting in the living room waiting for Ye Xunhuan, Aunt Wang immediately spoke upon seeing him return, "Master, you’re back!"

Ye Xunhuan glanced around the living room and said, "Aunt Wang, has Ruoxi come back?"

"Yes, she’s back," Aunt Wang said softly. "But Miss didn’t look well. Master, did you and Miss have another quarrel?"

Ye Xunhuan gave a bitter smile; what happened was even worse than a quarrel.

Seeing Ye Xunhuan’s silence, Aunt Wang sighed helplessly, "Master, Miss has been strong-willed since she was young. Sometimes you need to be more considerate of her and give her some leeway!"

"Aunt Wang, I’ll go up and check on Ruoxi first!"

"Go ahead."

Without saying more, Ye Xunhuan headed upstairs.

Upon reaching the upper floor and noticing no light in the study room, Ye Xunhuan went straight to Qiu Ruoxi’s bedroom.

The door to Qiu Ruoxi’s bedroom was not locked; Ye Xunhuan opened it gently and walked in.

Inside the bedroom, Qiu Ruoxi was sitting on the bed, holding a book and reading.

Her flawless face showed no emotion whatsoever, like a still pool of water.

Upon hearing the door open, Qiu Ruoxi instinctively looked up, and seeing Ye Xunhuan, she quickly lowered her head again.

Seeing this, Ye Xunhuan awkwardly smiled, "Honey, I’m back..."