Lu Family Mansion, 12:15;
"How could you let him do this?!" Ningtao's voice rose, nearly a roar, as the Six Tigers finally revealed Xi Yuan's decision to their partners. Her fury was palpable, mirrored by the blazing wrath of the remaining Five Tigresses.
Songyan shot to her feet, fists clenched so tight her knuckles turned white. "Unbelievable! You'll drag her away from the stove if she so much as thinks about chopping a capsicum—but when she's ripping her soul apart, and Yuan's with it, you just stand there like spectators?!"
Ruo Cy's voice dripped venom, her eyes narrowing into slits as she turned to her husband. "Bo, she listens to you. Always has. And the one time you needed to emotionally blackmail her—you went mute?"
"I love you, Al," Feng Mian said coldly, her tone enough to frost glass, "but if Yuan and my girl fall apart… I swear, I will kill you myself."
Zhi Al grimaced. Yeah, he believed his girlfriend on that.
