Jian curved her lips in a cool, thin smile and said directly:
"I'll listen to Father. After all, since I've just returned, if you were to bring this up out of the blue, you wouldn't be prepared either. There's no rush; we have a long road ahead of us."
Hearing her daughter's meaningful words, Zhao Mufeng suddenly felt a sense of uncertainty for reasons unknown. He couldn't help wondering whether his plan would proceed smoothly.
After exchanging some casual pleasantries with Zhao Mufeng for about half an hour, Jian announced that she would be leaving. She flatly rejected the invitation to stay for a meal, claiming she needed to catch up on her beauty sleep, and then got up to return to the guest room.
Chapter 16