Jing Shu pressed her forehead, feeling a wave of melancholy. Mr. Jing was exaggerating again, "The Dark Day won't end now; we've already entered the apocalypse! For at least the next decade, we'll have to endure various natural disasters and man-made calamities. Do we really need to let Third Aunt and her daughter continue staying with us?"
This fear was a classic case of 'once bitten, twice shy.' Mr. Jing had a duty to provide for Grandpa and Grandma Jing. Moreover, she didn't want her grandparents to pass away early again in this life. However, having been killed by her own maternal aunt in collusion with outsiders in her previous life made her cautious of everyone else, fearful of nurturing another ingrate.
Just as she was about to find a reason to refuse, her cousin Wu You'ai declined first.
