Anyone would be mad if someone else had read their thoughts.

Ming Yan sensed his master's rage, but he was neither afraid of him nor aware of his mistake! ​​

He kept his head bowed as he awaited his punishment.

Dongfang Ming looked at him, not speaking a word. This went on for a while, until Ming Yan could feel sweat running down his forehead.

Dongfang Ming was not mad because Ming Yan had read his mind. He had been by his side for many years; such a feat was hardly unexpected.

It was just that Ming Yan should know better than most that his master despised those who gab, so how could he have made such a rookie mistake?

It was not wrong to appeal, but his fault lay in offering advice on a sensitive subject, one that seemed to be belittling Liu Duo!

A clean soul?

Matching family background?

Dongfang Ming did not like the sound of that one bit!

"I urge you to leave. Take some time off and stay with your wife," Dongfang Ming cast him a glance and said indifferently.

Ming Yan looked up at him, finding the turn of events quite odd. "Master..."

He would have never expected this to be his punishment.

Take some time off?

How long will that be?

Ming Yan did not think his master would actually dismiss his duties!

Dongfang Ming waved at him, cutting into Ming Yan's unfinished words. "Please leave!"

Knowing very well that whatever he said would be useless, Ming Yan obeyed and left.

Outside, he furrowed his brows tighter, feeling rather troubled!

He would wait for his master's anger to dissipate before taking further action.

Ye Mo had been waiting for a while but Dongfang Ming never came. Instead, a servant girl entered the room to serve food.

"Please help yourself to some food, sir," she said as she placed the tray on the table. Then, she turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Frowning, Ye Mo called to her, "Where's your master? Why hasn't he come?"

He had planned to thank the man for his help, and ask for his brothers' and his wife's whereabouts. There was no time to lose.

The servant girl shook her head and replied respectfully, "I'm sorry, sir. I'm only in charge of serving food. I know nothing else."

Ye Mo only got angrier at that time. Exactly what was going on here?

Why hadn't Dongfang Ming come to meet him?

What is he up to?

While Ye Mo craved the freshly served and appetizing food on the table, he did not take a single bite.

Instead he followed the servant girl out of the room. She left right after, but the guards blocked him.

"Mr. Ye, do eat while you wait. I believe it'll take a while before my master arrives. He's tending to business," one guard said with a smile.

Patience running low, Ye Mo restrained himself from acting out. This was his savior after all. He could not lash out at his men.

He bit his lip and said, "Oh. Fine, then. I shall wait until he's done."

But deep down he was roaring, wait? I've done my damn waiting!

He went back in and sat down, then took his anger out on the food. He had been absolutely famished.

On the other hand, at the Wang manor in the countryside, Wang Xiangyun had shut herself in her room ever since she received word from the family servant.

She had been considering her options now that Brother Ming knew what she had done.

Would he hate her...?

Similarly, also in his room, Dongfang Ming deliberated whether he should check on Ye Mo.