Chu Yun should have expected something like this. Why else would his brother be so desperate?
He had written to his mother, asking about her opinion on Chu Hean's upcoming visit, but didn't get a reply before Chu Hean's arrival. He was now wondering if Chu Hean had perhaps intercepted them.
He sat down beside Chu Hean with a beleaguered sigh. "Who does he want to marry you off to?" Part of Chu Yun feared his uncle had completely lost his marbles and had decided to marry Chu Hean to one of their idiot cousins.
Chu Hean continued to look at him pleadingly. "I don't know, some noble's alpha son I've never met."
There was a way to phrase what Chu Yun was going to say next that could sound supportive and well-intentioned, or that could permanently damage his relationship with his brother.
Taking a deep breath, Chu Yun smiled kindly at Chu Hean and ran his fingers down the silky strands on his hair. "Maybe...maybe it won't be such a bad thing"
