Ye family parents looked at their son, listened to his words, and were filled with confusion. They thought he had succeeded, but unexpectedly, he had not.
Ye Qingcheng coughed lightly, looked at his parents, and said with a hint of helplessness in his voice, "Mom and Dad, don't look at me like that. Actually, I've been trying very hard."
An Nuan: "..."
Ye family parents looked at their son and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"It's just that, Mom and Dad, you know, pursuing someone requires a sense of ceremony."
As soon as these words were spoken, the Ye family parents suddenly understood something. They chuckled and said no more.
Their son had always had his own ideas since he was young, so naturally, they wouldn't interfere.
Seeing that Ye Qingcheng had said this, An Nuan thought for a long time. A glimmer of light flickered in her eyes, as if she had figured something out. She looked at Ye Qingcheng's parents and said, "Uncle, Aunt, Dr. Ye is very good."
"He is truly very good."
Ye Qingcheng listened, looking bewildered. Had he been forcefully given a 'good person card'?
But he didn't need a good person card.
"Mm." Ye Qianyi looked at her younger brother with a smile.
Her eyes were full of a desire to watch the show.
Hearing Ye Qianyi's words, An Nuan's face instantly turned red.
Ye Qianyi was truly gentle, her actions and words were so gentle, giving her a long-lost tenderness. Her cold, broken heart was slowly healing.
Meeting Ye Qianyi's bright eyes, her mood improved significantly, and her smile became more frequent.
An Nuan looked at Ye Qianyi with a smile and said, "Sister Qianyi, you are so kind. It must be very happy to be your family."
"Mm, yes." Ye Qianyi smiled. She reached out and grabbed An Nuan's hand, saying softly, "Then, are you willing to be my family? When will you marry my silly brother?"
"Mm, at my silly brother's pace, it's probably very difficult."
"So, I'll ask on behalf of my silly brother. After all, someone as good as you, if you miss them, it would truly be a loss."
An Nuan's eyes widened instantly, and she looked at the person in front of her with shock and surprise.
Well, when did the topic jump to this?
She hadn't even agreed to be Ye Qingcheng's girlfriend, and now they were suddenly asking about marriage. Didn't they think she wasn't good enough for Ye Qingcheng?
Just as Shen Xizhou had said, how could someone like her deserve happiness? She should live in hell for all eternity.
An Nuan lowered her eyes, wondering if she was dreaming.
If it was a dream, then let this dream continue forever.
Ye Qingcheng was about to speak, but at this moment, Shen Xizhou walked over and looked at Ye Qianyi, saying coldly, "Ye Qianyi, Ye Qingcheng is your brother, after all. Don't you even look properly, dragging just any cat or dog to say Ye Qingcheng should marry her."
"Do you know this woman's background? Perhaps she has ulterior motives for approaching Ye Qingcheng. Have you considered that she might have harmed the Ye family? Perhaps she will harm Ye Qingcheng."
"You're accepting her without knowing anything about her background?"
Ye Qianyi raised her eyes, her gaze full of anger towards Shen Xizhou. Usually, Shen Xizhou seemed alright, but what was wrong with him today? He seemed stimulated by something.
And why were the words he spoke so strange?
Even if things were as he said, shouldn't these words be said in private?
Didn't he see that An Nuan was right here? How would An Nuan feel when he said these words?
Moreover, looking at An Nuan, she didn't think An Nuan was like what he described.
Ye Qianyi's gaze fell on An Nuan. She clearly felt An Nuan's unease. She tightly held An Nuan's hand that was trying to pull away, looked directly at Shen Xizhou, and said with a hint of anger, "Shen Xizhou, is your company about to go bankrupt, or are you just insatiably greedy? This is the Ye family's business, what's it to you?"
"You are a guest, and you should behave like a guest."
Hearing Ye Qianyi's words, Shen Xizhou's face became even more unpleasant.
Then he looked at An Nuan. This whole incident started because of her, yet she sat there as if nothing had happened.
The Ye family parents looked at everything that was happening with confusion. Weren't things fine just a moment ago? Why did they suddenly start arguing?
They went to the second floor for a moment, and when they came downstairs, they were already arguing. What had happened?
They wanted to ask, but seeing that several people were full of anger, they probably wouldn't get any answers.
Mother Ye could only shift her gaze to An Nuan, took her hand, and gently patted it, saying, "Come, let's go eat."
"Nuan Nuan, I'm truly sorry. It's your first day here, and you had to witness such a quarrel. I feel truly terrible."
An Nuan shook her head and said, "Mm, it's okay."
Actually, she wanted to say that the one who should apologize was her. They were arguing because of her.
Everything started because of her.
And yet, she was being apologized to. The shame and self-blame grew even more.
Ye Qianyi saw An Nuan's discomfort and glared fiercely at Shen Xizhou. This man was becoming more and more detestable.
She had told her brother long ago not to have any more contact with Shen Xizhou. Someone like him was truly terrifying.
But her brother wouldn't listen, and she couldn't do anything about it.
Look, he had ruined a perfectly good situation like this.
Ye Qianyi looked at An Nuan and said with a hint of self-blame in her voice, "An Nuan, were you frightened just now? Actually, I'm not usually like this. It's just that I was too angry just now, so I said those words. You won't have a bad impression of me, will you?"
After saying these words, Ye Qianyi silently cursed Shen Xizhou fiercely again.
If he hadn't said those infuriating words, she wouldn't have gotten so angry, and she wouldn't have said those things.
It would have been fine to say them normally, but with An Nuan here, saying such things, she was truly afraid of scaring her away.
Hearing Ye Qianyi's apology, An Nuan felt even more self-reproachful. She shook her head and said guiltily, "Sister Qianyi, it's not like that. This has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself. It's me, it's all my own problem."
Ye Qianyi became even more self-reproachful, her eyes reddening, almost about to cry.
Seeing this, Ye Qingcheng couldn't help but speak up, "Sister, it really has nothing to do with you. It's just that Shen Xizhou and I have some misunderstanding, which has affected An Nuan."
"I will find a way to resolve this." Ye Qingcheng's voice held a hint of determination.
He knew very well that if he didn't step forward, his sister would probably continue to dwell on this matter. He might as well take all the blame.
Hearing this, An Nuan widened her eyes and looked at Ye Qingcheng. Clearly, this was her fault, her reason, so why was he taking all the blame himself?