Anle blinked, grinned, and glossed over the matter in a few words.

"It's nothing, I just felt they were cold-hearted and not a relative I could get along with. After I had nowhere else to turn, I learned the coldness of human relationships and distanced myself from that kind of relative."

Qiao Zhiqin scratched her head.

"Then why does the Cui family insist on taking him back? Isn't the Cui family a prestigious family? Such a prestigious family should look down on us peasants, right?"

Wasn't it said that He Yusheng's family was originally merchants?

They probably look down on people of such lowly status as merchants, yet they insist on forcibly taking them back. How contradictory!

"Right? You also think there's something wrong, right? Even you, an outsider, know there's definitely a contradiction in this. The Cui family, huh, they won't get up early for nothing!" An Le crossed his arms and sneered, his eyes filled with coldness.

Qiao Zhiqin paused, seemingly understanding but not quite, licked her lips, and didn't ask any more questions.

On the other side, He Yusheng chuckled lightly, showing no anger, upon hearing that Cui Zhiling had used him as a bargaining chip.

"Then I'm of some use to you."

"Yes, yes, as long as you come back with me, you'll be of use, and I'll be very grateful to you." Cui Zhiling looked at He Yusheng with eager eyes and a hopeful expression.

He Yusheng smiled, a hint of sarcasm in his expression.

"Thank you so much for putting aside past grievances and coming in person!"

"Now that you know, why don't you hurry up and come with me? My life's happiness depends on you. If you help me this time, then we can put aside our past grievances and go back to being cousins. I won't look down on you anymore, how about it?"

He Yusheng's smile vanished, and his face became expressionless.

"Not very good."