The girl was reluctant. Yet for the sake of living, for returning to normality, she could only give in. She knelt before Su Jin and bowed her head. "Master."
Su Jin shrugged—her opinion didn't matter, it seemed.
Xi Chenxiao released his clench, freeing the girl. Then, he grabbed the disinfectant wipes from Xi Shi and cleaned all of his fingers discreetly. Once done, he tossed the waste back to Xi Shi, his words ice-cold, "From now on, your only mission is to protect her. If she ever comes so close to getting hurt, it will be off with your head."
Su Jin flinched at the absurdity of this—would it apply the same if she fell one day, or she accidentally hurt herself?
Without batting his eye, Xi Chenxiao wrapped his arm around Su Jin's waist and got into the passenger seat of his car.
