Ye Qingzi found Gu Zhaoming's unwavering stance surprising, diverging greatly from the attitudes of parents she had encountered in the past.
Her tone turned frosty. "Are you deliberately trying to provoke the Ye family in the capital?"
Ji Linbai couldn't stand idly by while witnessing his boss and cousin Gu Yang being mistreated. Rising to his feet, he spoke in a stern tone, "We may all belong to the Eight Great Clans, but I had no idea the Ye family was so audacious."
His words drew the attention of everyone present. While many recognized Ji Linbai as Ruan Chu's physician friend and the son of the director of Jin City Psychiatric Hospital, they were unaware of his status within the Eight Great Clans.
Gu Zhaoming, too, was taken aback. He scrutinized Ji Linbai and then glanced at Ruan Chu by his side, recalling the conversations he'd had with Old Master Ruan. After a moment of contemplation, he ventured, "The Ji family from the capital?"
