"Sly fox."
"Have some respect. He is your father, after all."
"I haven't acknowledged him. He's talented enough to work with, but he's not cut out to be a father."
"No one is good at everything. Gu Shuo became a father before he was even married. You have to give him some time to adjust." Dean Chen had watched Gu Shuo's generation grow up and knew their character well.
Ye Qianning picked at her fingers, muttering with her head down, "Well, I need time to adjust, too. In any case, I don't want to acknowledge him right now."
Dean Chen chuckled softly. He saw right through her but didn't press the issue. 'Given the current situation with the families, it makes little difference whether she acknowledges him or not. They've probably been wanting to add her to the family registry for ages.'
"Master, did you talk to the Emperor about the Zhan family's situation?" Ye Qianning asked, looking up.
