"My mom..."
He spoke, his voice low and gentle, with a hint of apology, "She's always been like this, straightforward and outspoken, saying whatever comes to mind."
"The questions she asked at the dinner table just now."
He paused, seemingly choosing his words carefully, "Don't take it to heart, and don't mind it."
His gaze was fixed intently on her face, with a hint of searching that was almost imperceptible.
His eyes seemed to be filled with heat.
Yan Ning felt her face slightly flushed.
She quickly shook her head, the movement small, but with a hint of urgent sincerity:
"It's okay, really."
She tried to make her smile look natural, saying, "It's normal for the aunt to ask these questions."
"After all, my experience is different from that of other noble ladies, and anyone would want to ask me more questions."
After she finished speaking, she subconsciously pursed her lips, looked away from his face, and then quickly glanced back at him.
Xie Huaiye seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
His tense shoulder line also relaxed.
A faint smile curved his lips as he spoke, his voice deep and pleasant:
"I originally wanted to invite you over for dinner, thinking it would make everyone happier, but I didn't expect it to make you unhappy instead."
Yan Ning shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm not unhappy. In fact, I'm more unhappy at the Su family than at yours."
“In that house, apart from the butler Uncle Liu, no one liked me. Everyone was scheming against me and calculating my father's inheritance. I hated that place…”
After Yan Ning finished speaking, she suddenly realized she had said too much, so she immediately stopped and lowered her voice:
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you all this..."
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