Before Xiaye could answer, Yan Jiu's smile at the corner of his lips vanished, his seemingly gentle persuasion revealing an untraceable warning, "Young Master Qin, don't go too far."
"How is it too far?" Qin Jingyi was in no mood to entangle himself further with those princesses, and given that what was to come wasn't for their ears, he simply waved them all away. His expression darkened as he stared at the two by the door, "Last time, Li Yuntang took advantage of Xiaye's name to throw his weight around at my Qin Family. My old man already gave him enough face... Sorry, but I think my old man is getting senile. I, for one, don't buy into that, and don't think you can use Li Yuntang to scare me."
Xiaye was taken aback by his words, instinctively throwing a puzzled look at Yan Jiu's tense back, and asked softly, "What does he mean by that?"