Lu Yuze's expression immediately softened. "You can go back to sleep," he said gently, his voice completely different from the icy tone he'd used moments ago. "It's still early. There's no need to be up yet."
But Yuyan was already shaking her head, already moving to get out of bed with the practicality of a child who'd learned not to waste daylight hours on sleep. "No, Father. It's already nine in the morning." She glanced at the clock on the nightstand to confirm. "We should be up anyway. Chen Xiao and I will go downstairs and see if there's breakfast. If not, we can make something ourselves."
"Why make when the servants are there? All right... Go on." When it came to his daughter, he allowed anything for her so long as it wasn't dangerous. "Be careful in the kitchen. And if any of the staff give you trouble..."
"They won't," Yuyan said with the confidence of someone who'd already assessed and dismissed potential threats. "They won't dare."
