It was actually nothing.
Chi Xiuke knew her brother was worried about her.
He would rather something happened to him than let anything happen to her.
She felt the same way.
So when her brother said certain things, she chose to let them go in one ear and out the other.
Chi Xiuchuan lowered his eyes to look at his younger sister.
Chi Xiuke lifted her face and smiled sweetly. "Brother, are you all right?"
"...I'm fine."
Chi Xiuchuan sighed inwardly.
Still, he answered his sister's question.
"My legs are just a little numb from sitting for so long."
"They'll be fine in a little while."
He slowly moved his legs.
The numbness was quickly fading.
"Let's let it go this time."
Chi Xiuchuan gestured for them to stop supporting him.
He could stand on his own now.
Xiao Xiao let go.
Chi Xiuke was still holding on to her brother's arm.
Chi Xiuchuan's expression softened.
The next second, he put on a stern face.
"At least this time you remembered to bring Master Xiao along..."
Heaven knew how panicked and terrified he'd been when he saw one of the men guarding the rooftop door with an iron bar.
He'd tried hard to suppress his panic and fear.
He couldn't let the criminals see it.
Otherwise, they'd only become even more brazen and unrestrained.
He'd demanded to know why they were doing this.
Their goal wasn't to take his sister's life.
They only wanted to use her to threaten him...
But no matter what he said, the man with the iron bar wouldn't back down.
He said it was just a precaution.
He wouldn't actually hurt his sister.
He said he wouldn't lay a hand on a woman.
Though uneasy, Chi Xiuchuan had no