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As soon as Qin Shujie opened his mouth, almost everyone around them turned their eyes on him.

"If you’re unhappy, you don’t have to wait. Did anyone force you to wait?" Qin Rumeng immediately said, "You can just turn around, go out and take a left, and do whatever the hell you want!"

Qin Rumeng standing up for Ye Xunhuan wasn’t anything unusual; it was about as normal as it gets.

Now with Qin Shujie saying that, he was basically looking to pick a fight with Qin Rumeng.

"If it was just me, then I really wouldn’t say anything. But all these people waiting for him alone—do you think that’s appropriate?" Qin Shujie wasn’t the least bit afraid of Qin Rumeng, meeting her head-on: "And Dad’s already so old—what does it look like making him wait here for a junior?"

"If he were my son and dared to put on this kind of act, I’d break his legs!"

"Good thing Xunhuan isn’t your son, or you’d be strutting up to heaven by now." Qin Rumeng said, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

"You..."

"What, did I say something wrong?" Qin Rumeng directly cut Qin Shujie off. "You tell me yourself, can your son even compare to Ye Xunhuan?"

"I’m not even putting him down—ten of him together still wouldn’t add up to one Xunhuan. They’re not even on the same level!"

In this world, in the eyes of parents, even if their own son is really quite useless, he is still absolutely the most outstanding in their hearts.

Now with Qin Rumeng saying that, it was practically like dumping a barrel of gasoline onto a tiny flame, instantly igniting a raging fire.

In an instant, the anger welling up inside Qin Shujie became completely uncontrollable.

"Qin Rumeng..."

"Enough!" Qin Shuheng suddenly spoke. "All of you save it, will you? It’s New Year’s Eve—what are you arguing about?"

As Qin Pojun’s eldest son, Qin Shuheng still had some authority. And usually, as long as the Qin family didn’t badmouth Ye Xunhuan, Qin Rumeng would give Qin Shuheng face. Now that Qin Shuheng had spoken up, Qin Rumeng immediately shut her mouth.

But Qin Shujie was a bit dissatisfied, fixing his gaze on Qin Shuheng. "Big Brother, am I not telling the truth? Just look at what Ye Xunhuan is acting like right now..."

"Shujie, cut it out." Qin Shuheng directly interrupted him. "Yes, Xunhuan making us wait like this is a bit wrong—he went a bit too far. But if there wasn’t a reason, he wouldn’t do this."

"Besides, today is New Year’s Eve. Xunhuan just got back; of course he has to go pay his respects to Phoenix." Qin Shuheng said calmly, his tone fairly gentle. "We should understand him. After all, he’s fulfilling his duty as a son."

Qin Shuheng speaking up for Ye Xunhuan was something almost no one had expected. One by one, they looked at Qin Shuheng in disbelief.

Especially Qin Shujie. You had to know that before this, the two brothers were the ones most annoyed with Ye Xunhuan. Now that Qin Shuheng was suddenly taking Ye Xunhuan’s side—what was that supposed to mean?

But Qin Shujie had no idea that previously Huo Miao had gone looking for Qin Shuheng, intending to kill Ye Xunhuan. When the plot was exposed, Ye Xunhuan found out the truth and went to confront Qin Shuheng. Although Ye Xunhuan didn’t actually do anything to him, he gave Qin Shuheng a harsh warning, making him understand that when it was time to rein himself in, he’d better rein himself in—or else Ye Xunhuan really would dare to do something to him.

Perhaps because of family ties, Ye Xunhuan wouldn’t go so far as to kill him, but he could very well turn him into a cripple for life.

Qin Shuheng had no desire to end up a cripple, so at this point, he opened his mouth to speak up for Ye Xunhuan.

"Big Brother, how do you know he went to be filial? What if he didn’t?"

"He’s actually quite filial." Qin Shuheng said blandly. "Alright, Shujie, this topic ends here. No one bring it up again."

"And we’ve already been waiting this long—does this little while more really matter?" Qin Shuheng stared at Qin Shujie. "Besides, Dad hasn’t said anything either, has he?"

Qin Shujie opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Qin Shuheng’s voice once again cut in.

"It’s New Year’s Eve today. Don’t go making Dad unhappy."

No matter how unwilling Qin Shujie was in his heart, now that Qin Shuheng had even brought up Qin Pojun, Qin Shujie couldn’t keep pushing it.

Qin Shujie fell silent, and naturally no one else spoke up either. After all, now that even Qin Shuheng was speaking for Ye Xunhuan, anyone who kept badmouthing him would just be asking for trouble.

So everyone wisely chose not to say anything more, instead waiting quietly, chatting idly from time to time.

Qin Pojun had no idea any of this was happening out here, because he was in the back courtyard, with Qiu Ruoxi keeping him company.

Perhaps Qin Pojun had long since guessed that if Ye Xunhuan didn’t make it back in time, someone would definitely start gossiping. And since Qin Pojun didn’t want to bother with that, he didn’t come out right away and instead stayed in the back courtyard for some peace and quiet.

Time ticked by, and after about half an hour, Ye Xunhuan walked in from outside.

Seeing him, a broad smile immediately appeared on Qin Rumeng’s face, and she walked toward him.

"Did you go to pay respects to my sister?"

It was as if Qin Rumeng had deliberately asked that question, and when she did, she also turned her gaze on Qin Shujie.

Ye Xunhuan had no idea what had happened earlier in the Qin household. Hearing Qin Rumeng ask, he naturally nodded in acknowledgement.

The next moment, just as Qin Rumeng was about to say something, Qin Shuheng suddenly spoke up. "Shu Bo, go call Dad and Ruoxi over. Tell them Xunhuan’s back."

The moment Qin Shuheng spoke, Qin Rumeng understood what he meant—he didn’t want her and Qin Shujie to start bickering again.

Qin Shubo also understood, and he nodded at once.

Then Qin Shubo went to the back courtyard to call Qin Pojun.

Very soon, Qin Pojun came out from the back courtyard with Qiu Ruoxi.

The moment he saw Ye Xunhuan, the old man’s age-spotted face broke into a hearty smile. "I thought you’d take longer. Didn’t expect you back so soon!"

"I promised you I’d spend New Year’s Eve dinner with you. Of course I had to come back early." Ye Xunhuan said softly. "Otherwise you’d probably be scolding me again."

Qin Pojun laughed heartily. "You do know me pretty well."

"Generally speaking, anyone who’s been a soldier doesn’t have much mercy in their mouth." Ye Xunhuan said helplessly.

"Alright, alright, enough talking. Everyone, sit down." Qin Pojun said lightly. "After dinner, you can all go do whatever you’re supposed to do. No need for everyone to crowd around here. I just need Xunhuan and Ruoxi to keep me company."

As he finished, Qin Pojun seemed to think of something and suddenly spoke again. "Right, there’s one more thing I need to inform you of today."

"Dad, whatever it is, just say it."

"After I pass on, Xunhuan will be the Qin Family Head." Qin Pojun said evenly. "Ruoxi will be the Qin family’s mistress."