Chapter 41: Escaped, But Not Completely

By the time Xu Yinglian was pulled out the door, she realized that all the maids outside had disappeared, seemingly sent away in advance.

"Stop making a fuss!" she finally reacted, trying to break free from her senior brother's grip, "Even our master is on the guest list this time, don't act on impulse!"

"I am not acting on impulse," Qiu Changtian said with a smile, "Don't you think that, at least in this marriage, the family should give you a choice?"

"I did say that," Xu Yinglian stiffened her face, reprimanding him coldly, "But that's no reason for you to act recklessly now!"

"Act recklessly? I don't think so," Qiu Changtian said with a grin, "Tell me honestly, Junior Sister, if everything were to go according to the family's arrangements this time, wouldn't it be a lifelong regret for you?"

"So what if it is?" Xu Yinglian said angrily, "The reason I'm willing to endure this humiliation is because..."