This thought finally brought Ye Shixian a sliver of peace.
Just then, a noise from up ahead drew her attention. She looked up just in ti to see the door swing open.
Lian Zhou was the first to step out. Ye Shixian’s gaze shifted past him, and then she saw Shen Yanchuan.
’Is he holding sothing?’
Ye Shixian’s heart leaped into her throat—she rembered that Shen Yanchuan had been empty-handed when he went in, but now...
She was about to move closer for a better look when another thought struck her: ’Where’s Ye Chutang?’
Shen Yanchuan ca to a stop and looked back, as if waiting for soone.
An inexplicable sense of unease settled over Ye Shixian.
A mont later, Ye Chutang’s figure erged from the room as well.
Ye Shixian quickly sized her up, trying to read the situation, but at that exact mont, Ye Chutang suddenly looked up at her!
Her dark eyes were calm and piercing as she stared over, devoid of any emotion.
Ye Shixian shivered for no apparent reason. An indescribable chill shot up from the soles of her feet, instantly enveloping her!
She instinctively took a step back.
"Miss, what’s wrong?"
Shaoyao quickly steadied her, asking in confusion.
Ye Shixian’s lips trembled, but she found herself unable to speak.
’Was she supposed to admit that she’d been completely unnerved by a single glance from Ye Chutang!?’
A single glance, and a fear unlike any she had ever known surged through her heart!
"N-Nothing." Ye Shixian forced herself to remain composed and was the first to look away.
To her surprise, however, Ye Chutang suddenly started walking toward her!
The young woman approached at a slow, unhurried, and graceful pace. Yet, to Ye Shixian, it felt as if the very air around her was rapidly thinning.
An indescribable pressure washed over her!
Ye Shixian felt humiliated, a mix of sha and anger rising within her.
’She’s actually becoming afraid of Ye Chutang!?’
The mont Ye Chutang stopped before her, Ye Shixian did her best to ignore the strange fear welling up inside her. She straightened her back and spoke in a cold tone.
"What is it?"
Ye Chutang t her gaze and suddenly asked:
"Do you know what I was thinking on the day sothing happened to Father, Mother, and my brother?"
Ye Shixian froze. "What?"
"I have so bad news, and so good news. The bad news is: your Mid-Autumn Festival is canceled this year." Ye Chutang glanced up at the bright, full moon, a slight smile touching her lips. Then she leaned in close and whispered into her ear, her voice laced with amusent.
"The good news is... you’re about to find out the answer to my question."
"What are you talking about?"
Ye Shixian frowned, pretending not to understand what Ye Chutang ant.
But Ye Chutang didn’t care.
She straightened up, putting so distance between them.
Just as Ye Shixian was about to press for an answer, she suddenly sensed that sothing was amiss.
She glanced instinctively to the side, only to find that she had, at so point, been surrounded!
The atmosphere was grim and chilling!
The sense of unease intensified, and Ye Shixian’s heart hamred against her ribs, threatening to burst from her chest.
She turned to Shen Yanchuan. "Young Master, what is the aning of this?"
Shen Yanchuan didn’t answer her question. He simply raised a hand, his voice calm.
"Proceed imdiately to Fengling Lane and seal the Ye Family residence."
"Yes, sir!"
Ye Shixian froze on the spot, sheer panic finally overwhelming her.
She rushed forward. "Princely Heir! What are you doing?!"
She had barely taken a step before guards surged forward to block her path.
SHING—!
Staring at the cold, crossed blades before her, Ye Shixian stopped dead in her tracks, her heart pounding with terror.
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