Jiang Han rarely brought Witches to meet her family, probably because she worried about the inherent chaos of long-lived species like Witches.
But unusually enough, she did not find bringing Du Lingxuan along to be unsettling.
Most likely because Du Lingxuan, like her, had been born into a [rather uncommon Witch family], and her bond with her sisters was fairly solid. Some said one's nature could not be changed, that people were born evil or born good, but Jiang Han thought that was utter bullshit.
Like these examples:
Talking about toxicity without considering the dosage.
Talking about growth without considering the environment one grew up in.
Making those idiotic-editor-style assumptions like, [If Jordan didn't have six championships, six FMVPs, and five MVPs, where would his greatness be?]
In short, Jiang Han instinctively sensed that this Golden Microphone winner, who was a little nervous about meeting someone else's parents, was the same kind of Witch as herself.
She narrowed her eyes and smiled at Du Lingxuan. "Don't tell me you're shy around strangers?"
The moment she said that, it was as though she had triggered some incredible mechanism. A faint flush appeared on Du Lingxuan's porcelain-white face—not embarrassment, but a touch of displeasure, like a girl whose secret had been caught by a female classmate in elementary school.
Refusing to be outdone, she said, "How could I be? I'm Du Lingxuan, you know."
The effect of that line was much like saying, [Nani? I'm a great god!], enough to make people laugh.
Jiang Han made a slightly cutting judgment in her heart, but felt it would be rude to laugh aloud, so she merely gave an understanding smile.
A petite figure appeared in Jiang Han's field of vision.
It was Ms. Xuan, wearing an oversized white shirt so alluring it