"You put everyone in danger."
His voice rose slightly.
"If we arrived even a little later, people would have died."
But Su Yueqing only tilted her head slightly.
[And?]
[I also almost died.]
[But no one seems emotionally invested in that part.]
Xi Wenzhe took another step closer.
"You think this is something to joke about?"
His tone was sharp now.
Su Yueqing finally sighed softly.
"I didn’t set anything on fire."
Xi Wenzhe’s expression darkened instantly.
Before he could speak again, Li Mei quickly stepped forward and gently grabbed his sleeve.
"Y-Young Master... please don’t be angry."
She lowered her head, her voice soft and fragile.
"It was probably just an accident..."
Then she turned slightly toward Su Yueqing, her eyes watery but calm.
"The Young Madam probably just... didn’t like the residence."
The words were light.
But the meaning was sharp.
A few servants immediately looked at Su Yueqing.
The atmosphere shifted.
Su Yueqing blinked once.
Then inside her mind—
[Oh.]
[So we’re doing that now.]
[Subtle framing wrapped in soft words.]
[Interesting.]
Li Mei continued softly, almost pitifully.
"So she might have... accidentally burned it down..."
Xi Ronghua immediately frowned.
Gu Zhen looked uncomfortable.
Xi Qianqian whispered,
"That sounds... wrong."
Xi Yunchen murmured,
"It sounds very wrong."
Even Lin Meiyun’s expression turned colder.
But Li Mei only looked more innocent.