Thwack!
He could not resist giving her a knock on the head.
Ouyang Nianci ducked, her lips pursing in grievance.
"Why did you hit me?"
Lin Xiaotian chuckled. "Because you're amusing."
Ouyang Nianci broke into a cheerful smile and walked on, humming softly.
This young lady acted so differently when she was with him. Could this be her true self?
Soon, they reached the hall and opened the doors. To his surprise, no one rebuked them.
Several people stood along either side. In the seat of honor at the far end sat a man whose face commanded respect without a trace of anger.
"Second Uncle!"
Ouyang Nianci spoke first.
The man above was her second uncle.
Lin Xiaotian raised a hand.
"Greetings, senior."
Second Uncle's expression shifted slightly.
"You won't even call me Second Uncle? I am Nianci's second uncle, after all. Given your relationship with Ci'er, you ought to call me that."
Lin Xiaotian sneered and stepped forward.
Boom! His foot struck the stone floor with a heavy thud.
The entire hall seemed to shake.
The expressions of several people nearby changed, and they opened their mouths to rebuke him.
But Lin Xiaotian swept a sharp gaze across both sides. Their necks shrank, and the curses on their tongues vanished.
That look promised a fight at the slightest disagreement.
"If you're her second uncle, why did you push her into the abyss?"
After looking around the hall, Lin Xiaotian fixed his eyes on Second Uncle above him and pressed the question.
Second Uncle's face stiffened. He had known the boy was bold, but never imagined he would be bold enough to do this.
Was he truly not afraid to make an enemy of the Ouyang Household?
Lin Xiaotian gave a derisive chuckle, his figure seeming to tower higher.
"Besides,