Yao Qian's fragile appearance was one that gave everyone the urge to protect her. On her way back, she greeted everyone she encountered. However, they all kept a distance from her as if she was carrying a disease. It saddened her, and her anxiousness grew.

In the past, everyone would face her with a smile and constantly flatter and fawn over her. The moment her grandfather was placed under house arrest, she lost her previous status, becoming someone nobody dared to approach. Everyone feared that she would implicate them in whatever mess she was in.

She eventually arrived at the Yao Hall. The place appeared bleak and desolate, the usual crowd nowhere to be seen. She couldn't help but sigh. "The world is filled with hypocrisy. When all...