Chapter 12 - 012: I thought you had long forgotten that night.
While Quan Xiangru held tightly, Quan Yu held even tighter. Ning Guiwan distinctly felt pain in her left shoulder. She struggled subtly, making no outward sign, but the man’s grip only tightened.
Ning Guiwan furrowed her brows. Her dress was sleeveless; the man’s palm was warm and coarse. The intimacy of their skin-to-skin contact made her deeply uncomfortable.
However, Quan Yu’s expression was truly frightening. Ning Guiwan didn’t want to anger him, so she stopped resisting.
Shortly after, she felt the hand on her shoulder loosen slightly.
Quan Yu looked down at Ning Guiwan’s submissive posture, then raised his chilling gaze to Quan Xiangru. "Your fiancée seems very sad. Aren’t you going to comfort her?"
What seemed like a casual remark was clearly a warning to Quan Xiangru.
Quan Xiangru looked at Ning Guiwan. Her head was slightly bowed, her long hair cascading to one side, obscuring half her face and making her expression unreadable. However, the sight of her leaning against Quan Yu was particularly jarring.
Quan Xiangru clenched his fists. After enduring for a long moment, he forced a smile and said in a subdued tone, "Then I won’t delay you, Uncle. I’ll take my leave."
Quan Yu’s tone was indifferent. "No need to see you out."
Quan Xiangru glanced at Ning Guiwan again; the young woman still kept her head down, refusing to meet his eyes.