Lěng Yè's expression sank, and he retorted, "You are underestimating people far too much, Uncle!"
Gāo Mùbái's lips curled into a cold sneer. "I have thoroughly investigated your background. You are nothing more than a mediocre and aimless commoner—what right do you have to be looked upon with respect?"
He stepped past Lěng Yè, his tone dripping with disdain. "You attempt to get close to Gāo Yán for no other reason than to take a shortcut, using her status to climb straight to the top in a single bound. But I advise you to dispel that notion right now. Gāo Yán is already engaged to a scion of the Long Family. If you continue to pester her, nothing awaits you but a dead end. What I am saying to you now is, in truth, for your own good."
Chapter 24