"I have already spoken to him."
Lady Li lowered her eyes, first asked Chen Yan to step back, and then with a solemn expression and an anxious tone, she said:
"Can you see Yan'er's nature? He's not a creature of the shallow pond! I seldom bring him to see his uncle, precisely because of his nature... He's like... I don't know whom, becoming more cunning and ambitious by the day. If he cannot gain the trust of the Li Family soon, I fear he won't have a good end!"
"What?!"
Chen Mufeng raised his head in disbelief. He too once had youthful ambitions and thought his wife was exaggerating as he said in a soft voice:
"My Lady, why such concern? A teenager's ambition is common; it will pass with time..."
"You don't believe me?"
Chen Mufeng immediately closed his mouth and could only nod, agreeing:
"Then I'll bring him to see Chengliao right away."
Lady Li grabbed his arm and instructed:
