Chapter 272: Bound to Accompany_1

He lowered his voice and said, "My lady, I'm afraid you have misunderstood me. I hold no inappropriate thoughts about Fourth Miss Bai. I am much older than her, and my health is fragile. I only thought about my family in this matter..."

"If a daughter of the Bai family does not marry, then she does not marry. If she marries, it must be to someone she genuinely likes to spend her life with. If anyone intends to exploit my fourth sister's happiness, I, Bai Qingyan, will not hesitate to fight until the end..."

Bai Qingyan's voice was very low. With these words directed at Emperor Yan, it could be considered a threat.

To Bai Qingyan, she feared Xiao Rongyan in her heart. If it concerned herself, she could retreat or concede. But if it concerned her sister, Bai Qingyan would not back down in the slightest.

Xiao Rongyan's ears twitched. He quietly lowered his eyes and drank his tea.