"What did you say?!"
Shang Ruyi's eyes widened. The unease that had been lingering in her heart seemed to materialize at that moment.
She opened her mouth, but did not immediately make a sound. Her lips trembled several times, and it took a while before a hoarse voice squeezed out——
"How's my brother?"
"..."
This time, the one who couldn't speak was Wo Xue.
It wasn't that she couldn't speak, but she couldn't bring herself to say it, especially when looking at Shang Ruyi, whose face was already pale, and now completely drained of color, her whole person appearing as tense as a bow drawn to its limit, ready to break at any moment.
Wo Xue knew that this news was bound to break her.
But just as she hesitated, Shang Ruyi suddenly grabbed her with reddened eyes, screaming hoarsely, "Tell me! What happened to my brother?!"
"..."
Seeing her like this, Wo Xue's tears almost burst forth.
