Chapter 159: Are You Truly At Ease? (1)

Yu Fan slowly pushed her away and gave her a slight, downward smile.

With tears welling in her eyes, Xu Jia'er could not see his face clearly. Had she seen it, she would have noticed that the smile was chillingly severe.

"Is that so?"

His deep voice carried a trace of coldness.

The tone was all wrong; her cousin had never spoken to her in such a manner.

Perplexed, Xu Jia'er stopped crying.

"Cousin?"

"Qiao Xi encountered the same thing when she left," Yu Fan said.

"Cousin... C-Cousin, how do you know?" Xu Jia'er could not understand why her cousin would know about this. Wasn't Qiao Xi rescued by Brother Ya?

Could it be that she had made a mistake? Was Qiao Xi actually rescued by her cousin? Did her cousin find out something? Why else would he speak to her with such a tone?

"Because she is right inside my room at this moment," Yu Fan stared at her and said.

"I, I... Cousin, don't listen to her nonsense! I didn't do anything! I almost got bullied too, you have no idea how terrible those people were. They tried to drag me away and covered my mouth so I couldn't make a sound. Fortunately, someone saw them, and they got scared and let me go. Cousin, you have to believe me—"

"I haven't even said anything yet, why are you in such a hurry to explain yourself?"

"I, I..."

That deep, cold, and emotionless voice filled Xu Jia'er with an inexplicable panic, leaving her momentarily at a loss for words.

"I will tell you this one last time: Qiao Xi is the one I have set my heart on. Anyone who dares to touch her will face my absolute wrath!" Yu Fan looked straight into her eyes, every word pronounced with solemn earnestness.

This was the first time Xu Jia'er had ever seen such a ruthless look in his eyes, or rather, the first time he had ever looked at her with such an expression.

First, she had been nearly humiliated because of Qiao Xi, and now her cousin was taking Qiao Xi's side. This made her feel even more unbalanced, resentful, and aggrieved.

"Why? Why should Qiao Xi compare to me? You've doted on me since I was a child, yet you treat me like this because of some Qiao Xi. What does she have that compares to me? Sob, sob..."

"Just because she is the one I, Yu Fan, have chosen!" His deep voice resonated like a declaration as Yu Fan stared fixedly at her. "I've let you get away with your mischief in the past, but touching someone who belongs to me is strictly off limits!"

Xu Jia'er forced herself to endure it. Despite her extreme resentment, she had no wish to fall out completely with her cousin.

She knew his temper well. Once anyone crossed his bottom line, he could turn completely ruthless and pretend they were strangers, even if the person in question was his own cousin.

"I'm not trying to go against you! I'm just so upset that Brother Ya only has eyes for Qiao Xi. You know I fell in love with Brother Ya the very first moment I saw him, but the moment Qiao Xi arrived, she stole his heart away. I'm just hurting..."

"If you are in love with Ou Ya, then focus your affections on him and leave everyone else out of it. Do you understand?"

"I understand. I've learned my lesson today. I won't do it again next time, I'll never dare to do it again."

"That's a good girl." Yu Fan reached out and ruffled her hair.

Feeling her cousin's familiar pampering, Xu Jia'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"But I really almost got bullied today, and you didn't even help me..."

"Rest assured, I will deal with those three fellows," Yu Fan said in a deep voice, his eyes chillingly severe.

"I knew my cousin is the best to me." Xu Jia'er happily hugged him.

"Alright, go back, take a hot shower, and get some early rest. When you wake up, everything will be fine. I'll have the driver take you home," Yu Fan said.

"Okay," Xu Jia'er obediently replied. "Cousin, I'm heading back then."

"Mmm." Yu Fan nodded.

Watching her leave, he turned and went back into his room.