"I never said that." Xiao Ai turned her face away and refused to take the bait.
Feitan had always been proud, with a terrible temper and a poisonous tongue. If she told him he couldn't beat her stepfather, who knew how crazily he would lose it? She wasn't about to poke that hornet's nest.
Even though she could beat Feitan, she didn't want to provoke a madman for no reason. It was too troublesome, and she hated trouble.
Besides, her mother had told her not to meddle in other people's karma, especially between couples. It was thankless work.
And Yezi was her relative, so it was even harder to say anything. What if he took his anger out on her?
Feitan glanced at her without speaking, then looked at Luo Ye. "Yezi, do you think I can't beat Byakuya Kuchiki either?"
Feitan didn't care about anyone else's opinion, but he cared deeply about the image he had in Yezi's heart.
He wanted to know who Yezi thought was stronger: him or Byakuya Kuchiki.
Meeting Feitan's aggrieved gaze, Luo Ye shuddered and stiffly changed the subject. "Oh my, Hisoka got beaten up so badly. Who knows if he'll have any lasting effects? I'll go check on him first!"
What a joke. If he told Feitan to his face that he wasn't as strong as Byakuya Kuchiki, wouldn't that be setting his own backyard on fire?
But if he said Feitan was stronger, even if he could lie through his teeth, it would be hard to keep that lie going. Better to skip the subject entirely.
He should go see Hisoka. If he got beaten senseless, Luo Ye wouldn't be able to explain it to Rondo.
Feitan: "..." Looking at how frantic Yezi was, anyone unaware of the situation would think he