He said tremblingly, "Miss Xiao, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to follow you, I just..."

He blushed and secretly glanced at Xiao Qingyin.

The two then understood what he had left unsaid.

"Tsk tsk," Ji Yunhua said disdainfully, "Don't you ever look in the mirror? A toad trying to eat swan meat."

The man blushed and said excitedly, "Everyone has a love for beauty. I was just secretly glancing at Miss Xiao a few times, and I didn't do anything."

Ji Yunhua patted Xiao Qingyin on the shoulder and sighed.

"It seems there are indeed many people in the capital. Your popularity has dropped since you came back. Those who used to follow you were at least students from Bailu Academy."

Now... well, let's not talk about it.

"Don't follow me anymore."

Xiao Qingyin said to the man.

Even peeping is a hindrance.

The man's shoulders slumped.

He looked dejected.

"Okay, I won't do that again."

"Get out!"

Ji Yunhua kicked the man.

The man looked back several times before slinking away.

Xiao Qingyin and the other person treated it as just a minor incident in their daily lives and didn't take it to heart.

Unexpectedly, after turning into a certain alley, the man immediately changed his expression and smiled at the woman waiting there, saying, "I've memorized it all."

...

When Xiao Qingyin entered, she found Han sitting by the stone table in the courtyard, her face full of rage.

It seemed like he was about to suddenly attack someone.

Sitting opposite her was an old lady with high cheekbones, a pointed chin, and a sharp and mean face.

Seeing her return, the old lady grinned and greeted her: "Granddaughter, you're finally back. It's been so hard for Grandma to see you."