"Phew!"
An Yang sighed helplessly.
He could not be bothered to listen to Huang Lan impatiently picking a one-sided fight with Xiaochán like a cat that had just undergone some kind of surgery, nor did he want to hear her one-sided argument with Xiaochán. He went straight back to the living room.
He had lived more than thirty years in this life, yet his own wife had entrusted him to someone else as though arranging her final affairs. He currently felt even more embarrassed than Huang Lan.
Xiao Xueer and An You sat side by side without speaking.
A phone rested on the coffee table, playing a song by a male singer who had recently become popular. Its distinct melody drifted through the living room. They propped up their chins and listened, while even the Rabbit Demon sitting beside them was much quieter than usual, blinking at the rotating album cover on the phone screen.
When An Yang came over and sat down, Xiao Xueer picked up the phone and turned off the music. She secretly glanced toward Huang Lan. "What is Sister Huang Lan talking about? She seems really upset."
"It hasn't even finished playing yet!" An You said unhappily, though she also cast an almost imperceptible glance at Huang Lan by the kitchen.
"Oh, she's arguing with Xiaochán," An Yang said.
"Arguing with Xiaochán?" Xiao Xueer was startled. "Xiaochán is so timid and hardly ever speaks. What could she possibly argue with Sister Huang Lan about?"
"Exactly. With Xiaochán's personality, even if she were bullied, she probably wouldn't say a word, right?" An You agreed.
"Hey! You've got a misunderstanding about her personality, don't you? She may be timid, shy, and afraid of strangers, but no book ever said people like that can't be fierce! Many predators in