Wanyan Zhi merely smiled.
However, Lu Xue was not going to let him off the hook so easily. "See? You don't mean it at all!"
Hexin watched them in surprise.
From the way they spoke and interacted with each other, they seemed to have a very close relationship.
The instant the thought crossed her mind, she saw a dark cloud fall over Long Yin's face. Without warning, he slouched over to them and seized Lu Xue's hand, forcing her to release her hold on Wanyan Zhi's sleeve.
"Cousin Long Yin?" Lu Xue winced in pain and also fear at the sight of her cousin's glower. "Y-you're hurting me."
Wanyan Zhi frowned and grabbed Long Yin's wrist. "Yin'er, let go of Xue'er. You're hurting her."
Long Yin leveled a cool glance at him before shaking him off abruptly and demanding in a somewhat unfriendly tone, "Why do you care about Xue'er? You two aren't even related!"
