"No, but I'm not in a good mood."

"What's the meaning?"

"Come with me tomorrow and you'll find out." Quan Ye walked over, pulled her up, and forcefully led her away.

"Come back with me now, don't look for this thing for now."

Su Li persisted, "No, let's keep looking and see if we can find anything."

"With your mediocre skills, it would be dawn by the time you find it."

Su Li was still pulled away by him.

*

As night fell, the entire city quieted down.

Song Qinze sat in his study, holding the earring under the lamplight for a long time, the wrinkles between his brows never fading.

What's the story behind the thing Su Li always carries with her?

She wouldn't carry it with her if it didn't have a unique meaning.

"Brother." Song Wan pushed open the door and strode in.

He instinctively put his things away and said softly, "Why didn't you knock before coming in?"

Song Wan ignored him and went to the desk to question him, "Why did you stop Chen Qi today? I was so close to getting that woman Su Li. I really don't understand why you did everything you could to stop me..."

Have you said enough?

Song Qinze raised his eyes sharply, his gaze filled with coldness.

Song Wan was taken aback and pursed her lips in displeasure.

"I told you to behave yourself for a while, but you still caused so much trouble. If Quan Ye retaliates against you, don't say your brother didn't protect you."

"What can he do to me? I am the eldest daughter of the Song family. Can he openly oppose our Song family?"

"Anyway, you just stay home and behave yourself. If you cause any more trouble, I'll send you away."

"Brother, I heard you're interested in that woman Su Li. You two were alone together before, right?"

"Peng—" Song Qinze slammed his fist on the table in displeasure and reprimanded him sharply, "Don't say anything nonsense in front of me. Neither you nor your Chen Qi are allowed to leave this room during this period. If you dare to disobey again, I will cripple Chen Qi."

"Then you're crippled, it's not like you're crippling me, what does it have to do with me?"

"you!"

Enraged, Song Qinze raised his hand to hit her.

"Aze, don't hit her! She's your own sister! If you hurt her, she'll be gone!" Liu Meiqin rushed in from outside the door, anxiously shielding Song Wan behind her.

Song Qinze: "Mom, if you keep protecting her like this, someone might actually die one day."

"Aze, what's wrong with you lately? You keep talking about your sister. You used to never say a harsh word to her, but now you're going too far. Is it really because of that woman Su Li that you're abandoning your sister?"

"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Anyway, I won't allow you to be so cold to your sister. Wan'er is already pitiful enough. As her brother, you should show her more compassion."

"You're just going to spoil them. They'll develop bad habits sooner or later."

Song Qinze received a phone call, then went out and ignored them.

Liu Meiqin sighed softly, turned around and patted Song Wan's shoulders, saying, "Wan'er, don't be afraid. Your father and mother are here. No one will bully you."

Song Wan acted incredibly pitiful in front of her mother, hugging her and saying, "Mom, you're the best."

"Recently, a family came to propose marriage, wanting to marry you into their family. Although their family background isn't as good as Quan Ye's, they are still a wealthy family in Haicheng, only slightly less well-off than ours..."

Upon hearing this, Song Wan pushed her mother away, her face contorted with rage. "What do you mean? Is this family no longer accepting me? Are you going to arrange for me to get married?"