"Why are you here?" Chu Nanli quickly straightened up, leaving Ye Yunting's embrace.
The soft body lingered for only a moment; Ye Yunting's hug was filled and then suddenly empty.
He was momentarily stupefied, then he looked down to meet Chu Nanli's cold and distant gaze.
That look was as if she was staring at someone insignificant, no longer like before.
Ye Yunting felt an immediate surge of irritation in his heart.
"Why didn't you go to the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration?"
Ye Yunting asked with suppressed anger.
Birthday?
Chu Nanli remembered that today was indeed the birthday of Ye Yunting's mother.
In the past, the original hostess would always prepare a gift early to celebrate.
Not only that, she single-handedly took charge of preparing the food for all the guests, working from dawn to dusk, all to show her filial piety to Empress Dowager Yang Shu.
But how did Empress Dowager Yang Shu respond?
