At this moment, Chu Chuyan couldn't help but ask, "What will be the future of the Qin family?"

Sang Hong replied, "Given the Qin family's prestige in the army, as long as they don't ultimately join forces with the King of Qi in a rebellion, it shouldn't have too much of an impact. Of course, the Qin family will certainly not have the same level of power and influence they have now by then."

Chu Chuyan nodded. She didn't care about power or anything like that. As long as the Qin family didn't suffer any major changes that would upset her mother, that was enough for her.

Time flew by while we were chatting, and before we knew it, we were back at the Sang residence.

Sang Qian and Zheng Dan had already received the news and were waiting at the door early.

"Father!" Compared to Zheng Dan, Sang Qian was more excited. She had already lost her brother and thought that her father had probably perished. How could she not be happy that he had returned safely?

"Xiaoqian!" Sang Hong was also moved to tears.

“Brother Zu, thank you…” Sang Qian looked at Zu An gratefully, then suddenly froze and saw Chu Chuyan next to him.

“Miss Chu…” Sang Qian’s expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.

Sang Hong's old face flushed slightly, knowing full well that his daughter was still too naive, so he spoke up to ease the awkwardness: "Xiaoqian, I was only able to save my life thanks to Miss Chu's help this time."

Sang Qian was stunned. Forgetting all about jealousy, she quickly thanked her.

"Miss Sang, you're too kind," Chu Chuyan replied politely.

Then the group went inside. Sang Qian naturally told her father about her feelings of parting, while Zu An accompanied her and helped explain.

Chu Chuyan was pulled aside by Zheng Dan, who was holding her hand, to chat about everyday things: "Oh my, sister, you seem even more beautiful and refined than before."

Chu Chuyan was quiet and aloof, and wasn't used to her being so warm and close, but she was too embarrassed to push her away: "Miss Zheng, it's been a long time."

She naturally knew about the relationship between Zu'an and Zheng Dan, and was actually unhappy about it. However, when she thought about how Zheng Dan had stayed by Zu'an's side when he was in trouble, and how they had fought side by side against a powerful enemy, she couldn't bring herself to show it.

She sighed inwardly. Since the other party had softened their stance and called her "sister" to show goodwill, was she really going to turn on them again?

She quickly composed herself and started chatting with the other person. Seeing that she was cooperative, Zheng Dan felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders, which meant that the other person had accepted her to some extent.

As the two women chatted, the atmosphere became much more familiar. Zheng Dan keenly noticed that Chu Chuyan glanced at Zu An several times and couldn't help but laugh, "Sister, you can't seem to leave Zu An even now."

Chu Chuyan's jade-like cheeks flushed slightly: "I wasn't looking at him..."

After hesitating for a moment, she asked softly, "Does Miss Sang... also like Azu?"

"Pfft!" Zheng Dan, who had just been talking and was drinking tea to moisten his throat, spat it out upon hearing this.