Yu Chiyan felt a surge of irritation as he listened to Se Se's sobbing.

He was skeptical of what Serser said.

In his opinion, his grandmother was a reasonable person and would not mistreat Sese. However, his grandmother did like Su Yaoyao very much. A few days ago, he and Su Yaoyao had been arguing. It was inevitable that his grandmother might do something inappropriate to Sese because of this, which might cause Sese to misunderstand her.

"Don't overthink it, Grandma isn't that kind of person."

Sese shook her head, crying; "Brother Chi Yan, please let me go back to Paris. I don't want to stay in the South City anymore."

Yu Chiyan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately said sternly, "No, don't even think about it!"

“I have nothing left, what am I going to do in Nancheng? Brother Chi Yan, please let me go. You and Miss Su can be together happily. As long as I know you are happy, that’s enough for me.”

"Don't talk nonsense. No matter what happens, I will not agree to let you leave."

Yu Chiyan's words made Sese's expression somewhat desperate, and her pale face was completely devoid of color.

Yu Chiyan looked at her with some concern; "You should rest well, I'll go out for a bit."

This time, Sese nodded obediently; "Okay."

Yu Chiyan nodded, turned around and went downstairs.

...

When they returned to the restaurant, Su Yaoyao and Madam Yu were chatting in the living room. When Yu Chiyan came down, they both fell silent.

Yu Chiyan didn't look at Su Yaoyao, but instead focused his gaze on Old Madam Yu.

"Grandma, Sese doesn't want to be adopted as a granddaughter, so please don't force her."

Madam Yu's face immediately turned cold, and she put the teacup in her hand on the table.

"Yu Chiyan, which eye of yours saw me forcing her, or do you think that what Yaoyao and I said was unreasonable? Don't you care at all about Sese's reputation?"

Yu Chiyan glanced at Su Yaoyao beside him.

Su Yaoyao lowered her head, pretending not to see.

"Do you really not want Sese to live in your home? Are you forcing her like this?"

Madam Yu's face turned red with anger; "You have no conscience to say that. I was only thinking about her reputation and wanted to recognize her as my granddaughter so that she could live in the Yu family legitimately and have someone take care of her. In the end, it was Yao Yao and I who were forcing her. What did we force her to do?"

Yu Chiyan's face was ashen, and upon hearing Old Madam Yu's words, the veins on his forehead bulged with anger.

"Okay, in that case, I'll take SeSe and move out myself."

After saying this, Yu Chiyan went upstairs, carried Sese downstairs, and walked straight out the door.

The old lady Yu ignored him and let Yu Chiyan do whatever he wanted.

Su Yaoyao sat on the sofa, recalling everything that had happened, feeling as if it were all a dream.

Yu Chiyan would rather take Sese away to live elsewhere than let her recognize Old Madam Yu as her grandmother, nor would he want Sese to be his sister. Why...?

Why is that?

Is it that Yu Chiyan can't let go of Sese, or is it simply because Sese is unwilling?

Is Yu Chiyan's concern for Sese really just about saving her life, and nothing more?