"That's not happening."
Han Liuyue seemed to have turned into a piece of human-shaped adhesive, wedging herself in the doorway. She used her body to practically glue the wall and door together, showing no intention of letting him pass.
For Chaisi, having a subordinate so casually dismiss his request was a first in his entire life.
By reflex, his voice dropped. "…What did you say?"
His deeply threatening tone usually had an immediate effect, but on Han Liuyue, it was like dust settling in a corner. The world simply kept spinning.
"I said no."
Han Liuyue said it plainly.
She didn't turn around. Her face was still pressed to the crack in the door, her voice filtering through the black hair on the back of her head. "Didn't you all just keep stressing it? Your life is important right now. I can't let you go out there and get yourself killed."
'Get myself killed?' He—
