The Double-Chapter 667 - 207: Return_3

Jiang Li was startled, her note had been sent to the Ye Family only an hour ago, and she had thought that they wouldn’t be coming today, but unexpectedly, Ye Mingyu had arrived so quickly. It seemed that upon receiving her note, they had almost immediately hurried over.

After her initial surprise, Jiang Li couldn’t help but laugh. She was still somewhat unaccustomed to it, but on thinking about it, if Xue Zhao and Xue Huaiyuan were in their shoes, learning that Xue Fangfei had been kidnapped and then returned, they naturally would have rushed over without stopping. Family was like that, genuine worry and feigned concern were, after all, not the same.

Jiang Li opened the door and saw Ye Mingyu and Ye Shijie approaching from outside the courtyard; to her surprise, Hai Tang and Xue Huaiyuan had also come.

Upon seeing Jiang Li, Ye Mingyu waved from a distance, calling out, "Ah Li! Hey, Ah Li!"

Jiang Li responded with a smile, "Uncle."

When the group approached, Ye Mingyu grabbed Jiang Li, examined her from head to toe, and said, "Ah Li, are you alright? You’ve been gone for so long. Are you injured? Where are those thieves now, did they do anything to you? Ah, had I known this would happen, I should have taught you some fighting skills earlier, then you wouldn’t have been so easily kidnapped."

Jiang Li interrupted him with a laugh, "I’m really fine. Uncle, cousin, Mr. Xue, please come sit inside. Bai Xue, pour some tea."

Once inside the room, which was originally spacious, it quickly filled with people. Bai Xue served the hot tea, and Ye Mingyu, without any reservation, downed a cup before taking a breath and saying, "Ah Li, we got your note and came straight here."

"It should have been me visiting you at the Ye Residence," Jiang Li smiled and said, "It’s just that Father feels it’s not peaceful in Yanjing City right now and asked me not to go out, so I could only send you a note."

"Your father doesn’t handle other matters well, but he did the right thing this time," Ye Mingyu finally agreed with Jiang Yuanbai once, adding, "Don’t leave the Residence these days. What if those people still harbor ill intentions and kidnap you again? I heard they are Prince Cheng’s men, the bastards, truly traitorous with wolfish ambitions, not even sparing a young girl in their schemes!"

Ye Shijie cautioned, "Third Uncle, be careful with your words."

While everyone could discuss Prince Cheng, it was still better to speak less about court affairs.

Ye Mingyu replied, "Alright, alright, I won’t talk about it anymore."

Jiang Li said, "The thieves who kidnapped me are dead, Uncle doesn’t have to worry."

Ye Shijie looked at Jiang Li and asked in a low voice, "Did... he do it?"

The "he" he referred to was, of course, Duke Su. Jiang Li had not hidden the truth from Jiang Yuanbai, nor from Ye Mingyu. Back in Tongxiang, Ye Mingyu had already witnessed the relationship between Jiang Li and Jih Heng.

Jiang Li nodded.

"Ah Li," Ye Mingyu frowned as he asked, "What exactly are his intentions? I asked Shijie about him later, and this man is not to be taken lightly in court. He... he doesn’t have designs on you, does he?"

Tonger widened her eyes, Ye Mingyu spoke too directly and bluntly. Even Xue Huaiyuan and Hai Tang couldn’t help but subtly glance at each other when they heard it.

"There’s no such thing, Uncle," Jiang Li had to respond calmly, "He just happened to pass by and recognized me. As for saving me, it was probably because of Father. Court affairs are complex; the intricacies might only be clear to Father, and I don’t know the specific reasons. But it’s definitely not for the reason Uncle mentioned. What kind of people hasn’t he seen? I’m really not worth mentioning." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

"What do you mean you’re not worth mentioning?" Ye Mingyu took offense at that, saying, "You are a lady of our Ye Family; don’t sell yourself short. I was going to say, he’s just better looking, that’s all, perhaps deceiving young girls. But you, Ah Li, are so intelligent, you don’t judge people solely on their looks, surely you won’t be fooled by him, right?"

Ye Mingyu stared at Jiang Li as if needing her to provide him a peace of mind.

Jiang Li couldn’t help but find it both funny and awkward, and reassured him, "Yes, Uncle, I won’t be fooled by him."

Jiang Li felt it odd that when she was without these kinds of feelings, everything seemed calm. But the moment she discovered her own feelings and became troubled by them, it seemed like overnight, everyone had noticed—whether it was Jiang Yuanbai, Tonger, or now Ye Mingyu, they were all subtly reminding her that they were not of the same world and therefore could not be together.