Smack... Smack... Smack!
The crisp slapping sounds echoed through the air as Uchiha Chen casually dusted off dirt that did not exist on his clothes, as though it were merely a habitual gesture.
Yet his abyss-deep eyes brimmed with provocation and disdain as they stared straight at the two brothers before him.
At last, he spoke, his words carrying undisguised arrogance. "You are but grains of sand, not worth even a fraction of me." Those few words were like thunder splitting the sky, instantly freezing the entire scene.
Having finally delivered the line he had long wanted to say, Uchiha Chen fixed his gaze on the reactions of the two men opposite him.
He clearly saw their faces, which had originally been fairly calm though somewhat weary, twist grotesquely at his words.
The sight brought him immense satisfaction, putting him in such a splendid mood that the curve of his lips rose even higher.
Standing behind Uchiha Chen, Kaguya gazed foolishly at the powerful and confident man before her.
Her well-protected little heart felt as though it had been struck by a mischievous deer, pounding wildly in her chest.
She simply could not suppress the surging emotions within her and wanted nothing more than to scream at the top of her lungs.
Thus, in the next instant, Kaguya opened her mouth without hesitation and shouted with all her strength at Uchiha Chen's handsome back, "Husband—so handsome!"
With her incomparably cold voice, Kaguya had shouted in such an unrestrained tone.
The intense contrast made Uchiha Chen's entire body tingle.
After shouting, Kaguya nervously looked ahead, afraid that what she had just done might displease Uchiha Chen.
Yet to her immense delight, she saw Uchiha Chen turn around and give her a big thumbs-up.
Clearly, not only had he gladly accepted her