In the banquet hall of the Heavy Cloud Pavilion, the guests attending the welcome banquet had already dispersed after the security measures were lifted.
Yu Tingyan and Song Yun were visibly anxious and angry.
"Where did Yu Tingwan run off to? That useless troublemaker!"
Yu Tingyan muttered angrily, his frustration with his daughter reaching its peak.
Hadn't he warned her? The Heavy Cloud Pavilion wasn't an ordinary place; she shouldn't wander around and offend important figures! Yet this brat had vanished without a trace!
Yu Mingyu spoke softly, "Dad, don't worry too much. Maybe she's delayed by something..."
Though she said this, Yu Mingyu secretly hoped that Yu Tingwan would offend some bigwig and get herself killed.
"Honey, Wanwan is coming!"
Song Yun's eyes lit up as she spotted Yu Tingwan descending the stairs.
Yu Tingyan immediately strode forward, glaring at Yu Tingwan with fury and asked in a low voice, "Yu Tingwan, where did you go just now?"
Yu Tingwan glanced at the furious Yu Tingyan and replied coolly, "I was sleeping in the rest room."
Yu Tingyan's face turned ashen. "Lies! We searched the entire rest room and didn't find you!"
"Maybe your vision is poor then. If I wasn't in the rest room, where else could I have gone?"
Yu Tingwan looked at Yu Tingyan with a mix of amusement and mockery, directly challenging him.
Yu Tingyan was taken aback by her words.
He realized that it made sense.
The Heavy Cloud Pavilion was no ordinary place; commoners couldn't wander around freely. Yu Tingwan didn't know anyone in Yunjing, so it was possible they had overlooked something.
With this thought, Yu Tingyan's expression softened slightly. "As long as you didn't offend any important figures, we should leave."
After saying this, he turned and hurried out, feeling like every extra minute there was torture, fearing he'd be kicked out by the security and lose face.
Yu Tingwan walked slowly behind everyone, her eyes filled with derision.
Yu Mingyu, however, glared back at Yu Tingwan, her eyes full of venom. But when she saw a small red mark on Yu Tingwan's neck, she froze.
Her sharp eyes noticed the faint red mark on Yu Tingwan's neck!
Yu Mingyu's fingers tightened involuntarily.
Fear and jealousy flashed in her eyes.
What had Yu Tingwan been doing during those nearly three hours in the rest room? Why was there such an ambiguous mark on her neck? Had she been intimate with a man?
Thinking about this, Yu Mingyu felt her breath quicken.
There were no ordinary people in the Heavy Cloud Pavilion!
Who had Yu Tingwan seduced?
No, wait, how could any important figure in the Heavy Cloud Pavilion even look at Yu Tingwan, a commoner?
Yu Mingyu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, but she turned back with an awkward expression.
The group quickly got into the car. Once inside, Yu Tingyan regained his composure and looked disapprovingly at Yu Tingwan. "Yu Tingwan, next time at such events, don't run around! You need to learn more etiquette. Otherwise, how can you marry into the He family if you know nothing?"
"Marry into the He family?"
Yu Tingwan caught the key phrase and her voice grew colder. "What do you mean?"
Yun Mingyu spoke softly: "Sister, the Yu family has a marriage pact with the He family, and you are the true heiress of the Yu family. Therefore, the engagement with the He family's young master should naturally be yours."
After saying this, Yun Mingyu paused again: "I've met the He family's young master before; he is a very good person and quite suited to you."
Upon hearing her words, Yu Tingwan sneered and looked over: "If the He family's young master is so wonderful, why don't you marry him?"
Yun Mingyu immediately sounded pitiful: "Sister, the engagement is yours. I've already taken up twenty years of your life; how can I continue to take your good marriage?"
"Moreover..."
At this point, Yun Mingyu blushed and lowered her head shyly: "The Fourth Young Master of the Si family seems to have an interest in me."
Upon hearing this, Song Yun also chimed in: "Yes, Wanwan, the Fourth Young Master of the Si family has a special fondness for Mingyu. Since Mingyu has caught his eye, she cannot fulfill the engagement with the He family, especially since you are our biological daughter."
Song Yun's tone softened by the end.
However, it was clearly in defense of Yun Mingyu.
Yu Tingwan laughed coldly: "So why not make it public that Yun Mingyu isn't your biological daughter?"
Yu Tingyan and Song Yun's faces changed dramatically, then they spoke with a hard edge: "Wanwan, we've raised Mingyu for so many years; we've grown attached to her."
Yun Mingyu cried at just the right moment: "If you don't like me, I'll leave the Yu family."
Hearing Yun Mingyu cry, Yu Tingyan's forehead twitched heavily, and he sternly addressed Yu Tingwan: "Yu Tingwan, have you had enough? Are you trying to force Mingyu away?"
Yu Tingwan looked down and tapped her nails absentmindedly: "Yes."
She was the legitimate heiress; why shouldn't she drive out this impostor?
Yu Tingyan's temples throbbed visibly, and he wanted to turn around and scold Yu Tingwan but held back.
After a long pause, Yu Tingyan said indifferently: "In any case, your engagement to the He family's young master is set in stone. Whether you want to fulfill it or not, you must! As for Mingyu, she remains our Yu family's heiress!"
Yu Tingwan's expression turned icy.
She sneered: "No one can force me to do something I dislike."
Do they really think being her birth parents gives them the right to command her?
Utter nonsense!
"Sister, Father is doing this for your own good. How can you talk back to Father?"
Yun Mingyu started playing the good girl again, looking at Yu Tingwan innocently, her tone reproachful.
Yu Tingwan shot her a glare: "Stop pretending. Before you speak to me, first remove the filter from your throat!"
Song Yun frowned: "Wanwan, how can you be so disrespectful?"
Yu Tingwan looked at Song Yun coldly: "You know manners? You give me what others discard, making your own daughter live in the maid's room."
"Yu Tingwan!"
Yu Tingyan couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily.
Every word Yu Tingwan spoke sent his blood pressure soaring. Unable to contain himself, he pulled the car over: "Do you have a problem with us?"
"You show favoritism, and now you don't even allow me to voice my opinion?"
Yu Tingwan responded coldly.
Yu Tingyan's face flushed red with anger as he retorted: "Fine, if you have such strong opinions against us, maybe we shouldn't have brought you back at all?
Yu Tingwan glanced at him with a cool indifference. Did she really think she wanted to come back and live in the Yu family? It was just that her own house wasn't finished yet, so she couldn't move in temporarily. Plus, the old man specifically instructed her to return home to feel the warmth of family and learn to control her temper and get along with others. Otherwise, why would she stay in the Yu family?
A mocking smile curled on Yu Tingwan's lips: 'Don't think I want to come back.'
Yu Tingyan, furious, slammed his fist on the steering wheel and roared, 'Get out!'
Song Yun was startled and quickly said, 'Husband, don't...'
But before she could finish, Yu Tingwan had already opened the car door and walked away without hesitation.
'Wanwan!'
Song Yun called out urgently.
Yu Tingwan didn't even turn her head.
Instead, Yu Tingyan barked, 'Don't bother her! Has she grown wings now? Let's see if she can survive in Yun City without us!'
A country girl like her could possibly know any big shots in Yun City?
She has a lot of nerve but a huge temper.
Yu Tingyan glared coldly at Yu Tingwan's retreating figure.
This stretch of road was deserted, rarely visited by cars, and far from the Yu residence.
Since Yu Tingwan insists on getting out and walking, he'll wait for her to cry and beg them to take her back to the Yu family!