Her words finished, Qin Si Ye's heart ached. He bent down, gently picked up Yan Yan, and replied in a soft voice,
"No. Don't worry, nothing like that will ever happen."
Hearing this, Chen Chen and Shuo Shuo couldn't help but run forward and hug Qin Si Ye's legs.
Shuo Shuo looked up after a moment and said, "Daddy, I hope our family will never be separated again."
Qin Si Ye glanced at the woman beside him, met her bright gaze, and earnestly replied with one word, "Mm."
After watching the stars, they returned to the villa. Yin Xi, along with Aunt Li, settled the three children into bed before going up to the third floor.
However, Qin Si Ye wasn't in the master bedroom. Yin Xi knew he must be working in his study.
What had just happened was not as simple as he made it out to be.
She couldn't help but walk over and knock on the study door.
"Come in," the man's deep voice came from inside.
As Yin Xi pushed the door open, she heard Qin Si Ye speaking on the phone,
"Mm. Alright."
"So what if he knows?"
"Just do as I said, don't worry about anything else."
Hanging up the phone, Qin Si Ye stood up to greet her. With a gentle expression, he took her hand and said, "Let's go."
"Si Ye, are you hiding something from me?" Yin Xi pushed his hand away, her gaze fixed on him,
"What mistake did that maid, who was taken away by Butler Liu just now, commit?"
"Do you really want to know?" Qin Si Ye asked back.
"Mm," Yin Xi replied with a single word.
Her intuition told her that the matter must be related to her. Otherwise, Aunt Li wouldn't have avoided her.
"Alright," Qin Si Ye then roughly explained what had just happened.
"What? Your aunt sent people here to monitor us?" Hearing this, Yin Xi's eyes widened in disbelief, and she suddenly thought of the three children.
"Besides that maid, were there any others? Are the children in danger?"
Qin Si Ye stepped forward to take her hand and said, "You don't need to worry, I've already made arrangements for a thorough investigation.
She is, after all, a daughter of the Qin family, and Grandma is still here. Even if she has opinions about you and me, she wouldn't go so far as to harm the three children."
"That's hard to say. Grandma told my aunt and me about her upbringing," Yin Xi's body trembled slightly. She paused and added,
"I think she has psychological problems. People like that are terrifying and hold strong grudges.
To achieve their goals, they can sometimes disown relatives and do anything.
We must be on guard."
"I know. Don't worry, nothing like this will happen again," Qin Si Ye patted her shoulder with confidence.
This incident had completely enraged him, and the last shred of leniency had vanished.
The phone call he had just made was already a counterattack against Qin Xue Lan and the entire Su family.
Under his comfort, Yin Xi's mood calmed considerably. She suddenly remembered the crux of the matter and asked,
"Why did your aunt send people to monitor our relationship?
Could it be that she wants to obstruct us, or inquire on behalf of someone else?"
"Someone else? Who?" Qin Si Ye hadn't considered this depth.
Yin Xi's beautiful peach blossom eyes darted back and forth a few times, "Who else could it be? It must be your stepsister.
I suspect they might have contacted each other long ago. No, and then there's Jiang Jie from the old Qin family residence. She seems to get along well with her too.
Indeed, birds of a feather flock together. They probably want to unite as one to target me, their 'enemy'."
Qin Si Ye pondered for a moment and felt her analysis was very reasonable. He couldn't help but lift her chin and ask,
"What? Are you scared by their alliance and retreating?"
"Not at all," Yin Xi's eyebrows raised lightly. She naturally hooked her arms around his neck, "I will fight properly for the children."
A hint of displeasure flickered in Qin Si Ye's eyes, "Only for the children?"
"No, also for myself," Yin Xi quickly replied.
The man's lips curved upwards. He lowered his head and gently kissed her tempting lips.
But it was just a fleeting touch. He soon released her, bent down, and lifted her into his arms horizontally.
Yin Xi's heart trembled. Before she could recover from the kiss, she asked in surprise, "You... what are you doing?"
"Sleeping," Qin Si Ye looked down at her, a faint smile on his lips,
"They want to separate us, don't they? Then let's make them furious..."