In her heart, she actually trusted the Little Traitor, but still, this was a routine check-up. After all, she wanted a husband who was clean in both body and mind.

After the tea was served, pastries shortly followed. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Xiao Ah Che loved snacks and was happily munching away at the moment.

Once the snacks were finished, and the host hadn’t returned yet, Ye Zhi, along with her maid and little nephew, took a stroll around the mansion and timely offered some suggestions to the housekeeper on how things should be arranged better.

The branches are too dense and need trimming~

The grass is too long and needs cutting~

...

Qin Yin listened, his lips twitching.

Half an hour later, just before noon, Shen Chen gracefully returned to the mansion.

"Xiao Chen, you’re back. I just took a tour around your mansion and gave the housekeeper many suggestions for changes."

The young lady approached, her smile as radiant as a blooming flower, filled with delight as she proudly reported to her fiancé.

Shen Chen’s expression softened, unlike his stern demeanor in the palace: "Hmm, you decide. Was Qin Yin accompanying you just now? He should have taken notes."

Receiving the master’s cue, Housekeeper Qin Yin nodded vigorously: "Noted."

"Are you my aunt’s fiancé?"

A juvenile voice full of innocence came from below.

Shen Chen looked towards the sound and saw a child with a tender, rosy face, whose shiny black eyes resembled two crystal grapes.

Unknowingly, the little fellow had grown so much.

He knew he was Ye Fu’s son.

"Yes, I am Ah Zhi’s fiancé and your uncle by marriage."

The word ’uncle’ was emphasized a bit.

Xiao Ah Che often heard his mother remind him to become a man to protect the woman he loves. She also said that a real man must appear serious when handling important matters and shouldn’t cry or act recklessly at banquets. He somewhat understood.

Therefore, when he learned they were visiting his aunt’s fiancé, he tried his best to maintain his composure, fearing that his uncle might bully his aunt in the future...

But why did this uncle seem so intimidating?

He felt like crying...

The little toddler stood there, his eyes welling up with tears and a touch of reluctance. His aunt was going to be taken away.

Ye Zhi crouched down, gently patting her nephew’s little face with a smile: "What’s wrong? Not happy to see your uncle?"

Then she shot the Little Traitor a glance, fearlessly retorting.

"Look at you, always so cold as if someone owes you money. You’re scaring the kids to tears."

Ming Yan nodded in agreement, speaking her mind: "Miss is right, the young master often seems cold, and many servants in the Ye Mansion are afraid of him."

The air carried an indescribable hint of chilliness.

This subtle atmosphere lingered and didn’t improve; it was hard to describe.

Finally, Ye Zhi reached a conclusion: "Xiao Chen, do you have someone else outside?"

He replied calmly, "No."

The three pairs of eyes around them all focused on the couple, as if watching a spectacle.

Ye Zhi voiced her thoughts: "You’ve seldom come to see me these days. When I come to find you, you’re always busy, so I don’t want to disturb you. But as soon as I arrived today, I felt an emptiness in my heart; you must have someone outside."

Her sweet and soft voice carried a hint of grievance.

Just now, her persistent questioning in the hall stemmed from her own inner insecurities.

The Little Traitor’s life was getting better and better, while she felt useless, idly playing around with Huanhuan and Qinglian.