The target of the punishment?
Xue Xue froze. What did that mean?
Faced with Xue Xue's confusion, Madam Xue did not answer. Instead, Xue Beikong beside her could not help but frown, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face. "Could it be?"
He seemed to have thought of something, yet did not quite dare believe it. But soon, Xue Beikong's expression changed. Unable to hold himself back, he barked a low shout.
"Damn it, stop her!"
"It's fine. She's only teasing him."
Madam Xue directly caught hold of her husband and said softly, "The three trials of Love Wine are both a marriage bond and karma. Even if it was unintentional, the threads of fate will not be so easily severed."
"If she fails, she can only do so through actual actions. A rejection made solely with words has no meaning at all."
Xue Beikong paused, somewhat puzzled. "If saying it is useless, then why say it?"
"To give him the feeling that even if he fails, it's no big deal."
Madam Xue said blandly, "This was an accident to begin with. It was merely a bit of mischief from our girl that dragged him into it."
Xue Beikong gave an oh and nodded. But the next moment, his expression stiffened, and displeasure immediately filled his face. A flicker of anger flashed through his eyes as he said unhappily, "What, that brat is the one being picky? He's looking down on my beautiful, adorable grown daughter? That damned dog, does he know that if he took a look at my daughter, countless people had been coming to our door to seek marriage since she was little? The people pursuing her could line up all the way from the Otherworld to the Xue Family! If not for this accident, a