Master An was gravely concerned. He asked, "Do you think that your father has abandoned you?"

An Yexuan replied indifferently, "Isn't that so?"

Master An was so livid that his chest huffed up and down in anger. Looking at his son, his head ached. "Yexuan, don't you think that you've done something wrong?"

"If you're talking about what happened to Ding Wen'er, it has nothing to do with me. I've been framed."

An Yexuan harbored a lot of hatred towards the An family and his father. He was focused solely on Chu Fei'er now and didn't care about anything else.

"Hmph. You've been framed? If that's the case, why can't you just settle the issue with that woman? She has led you by the nose! Other young masters don't get into as much trouble as you do. You're the only one who's so stubborn!"

Master An wanted to beat some sense into An Yexuan, but seeing the stubborn and remorseless look on his son's face, he knew that it wouldn't be of any use.

His son used to be his pride. Master An's only regret was allowing him to study in Ning An City. If he had known at that time that he would become like this, he would've made him stay in the capital or sent him overseas.

Master An was sure that Chu Fei'er was the cause of An Yexuan's reckless behavior.

"I will not allow you to marry Chu Fei'er. I won't allow her to enter my An family."

An Yexuan glared at his father in disbelief. "Father, you know I love her. You know it. Father, how can you oppose our relations.h.i.+p?"

"I have to oppose it. Look at you now. You've become like this because of her. You should be glad that I hadn't killed her!"

Hearing his father's words and seeing the murderous look in his eyes, An Yexuan was startled. He could tell that his father was truly considering murder.

An Yexuan suddenly felt his body sapped of energy. He was completely powerless now. It was indeed difficult for him to protect Chu Fei'er from getting killed.

Looking at his son, Master An sighed as his heart ached. "If you're just playing with her, go ahead. However, if you want to marry her, you'll have to make me approve of her."

"Father, I've never made any requests. I truly love her. I've been looking for so long, and now we're officially together."

Master An choked on his words as anger continued to build up inside him. He even almost fainted in fury. "Do you really know what love is? Don't treat your stubbornness as love. Don't you feel embarra.s.sed talking about it in front of your father?"

"Father, no matter what you say, I won't change my mind. You're just biased against her."

"Look at yourself now. You're completely different from before. If you can show me satisfactory behavior, I'll accept your relations.h.i.+p with her. If you can't, you may take her away and leave the An family. We'll no longer regard you as family."

"Okay!"

…

In the midst of the chaos in the capital, Yun Bixue and Tian Xiaojuan were discussing the garden party. Based on their traditions, the members organizing the garden party would gather during the new year.

Yun Bixue was going to join this gathering to make some friends and rally some supporters. As for those who she couldn't get close to, she'll just forsake them.

This was her chance at joining the social circle of the n.o.ble families in the capital. Through this garden party, she could garner more support and power for Xie Limo.

Now, the forces of the capital were divided into three main parties—those who supported her like Tian Xiaojuan, those who were neutral, and those who were against her.