She refused to lose face in front of her little brother.
She had to assert absolute, unwavering dominance over the situation!
Maintaining eye contact with Xuan, Ji'an slowly reached out to the table.
Her fingers closed around the largest, most wrinkled, most exceptionally shiny red date in the pile.
She lifted it to her mouth, her eyes burning with a dark, spiteful challenge.
'Do it for the iron,' she told herself, internally screaming as she threw the date into her mouth.
She bit down hard.
CRUNCH!!!
The loud, crisp sound echoed on the terrace.
Lin Xuan let out a high-pitched, horrified shriek.
The boy shuddered, his face turning a sickly shade of green.
He couldn't take it.
The psychological warfare was too intense!!!
