Five minutes later, everyone gathered in the study.
In the huge study, there was a lonely little stool in the center of the floor. Nie Beilou coldly gestured towards Ruan Qi with his chin, and Ruan Qi, feeling dejected, sat down with invisible rabbit ears drooping.
She sat all alone on the little stool, while Nie Beilou and Ruan Fengmian, the husband and wife, sat comfortably on the sofa opposite her. This tribunal setup looked as pitiful as could be.
Xi Jiu felt a bit of heartache, got up wanting to accompany the young girl.
"Sit down, you're not allowed to go over," Nie Beilou spoke coldly.
Xi Jiu paused, glanced at Ruan Qi, and helplessly sat back down on the sofa.
The young girl sitting all alone in the middle of the study looked even more pitiful.
She cast a pleading glance toward Yang Liu and Ruan Fengmian. Ruan Fengmian couldn't bear to see his daughter like this, so he got up wanting to come over, but was pulled back by Yang Liu.
