When Yuguang Qingxue told Fang Cheng, "I can marry you," the entire living room fell into an eerie silence.
Kanzaki Rin looked stunned, and the Sato siblings gaped.
Crash!
The sound of shattering glass abruptly broke the silence.
The water glass slipped from Asaka Akie's hand and hit the floor. She covered her mouth, eyes wide as she stared at Fang Cheng and Yuguang Qingxue, utterly horrified.
Sato Hayato reacted the fastest. He sprang up from the sofa and ducked behind it.
He had the lowest standing in the group and couldn't afford to offend anyone. In a battlefield like this, he was the most likely to get caught in the crossfire.
So it was safer to hide for now, lest he die from some inexplicable attack.
Sato Mai shot to her feet and pointed a trembling finger at Yuguang Qingxue. She was so shocked that she stammered, "W-w-w-what did you just say?!"
She'd thought Kanzaki Rin and Asaka Akie were her rivals. She'd never expected the real rival to be this woman she'd just met.
When had these two gotten together? They'd kept it secret until they were already talking marriage!
She'd been so careless. That woman looked so cold and disinterested. What did her dear Cheng-gege even see in her?
Ugou Mirai still wore a rigid expression, her mind completely blank. Her eyes had lost their light, and wisps of black seemed to drift around her.
If anyone had come close enough to listen, they would have heard her muttering, "Homewrecker... Qingxue, you homewrecker..."
"Minghui, don't just stand there! Hurry up and demand an explanation from that bastard!!!"
Ye Yuqing shrieked in Asaka Akie's mind, but Akie's eyes were red, and she stood frozen, completely dazed.
Kanzaki Rin was the calmest of them all. She knew exactly where