Xi Yunchen quickly looked away before he laughed at the wrong moment again.
At the front seat, Xi Jianyu finally spoke.
"What happened during today’s operation?"
His voice was calm.
But heavy.
Xi Wenzhe answered slowly without taking his eyes off Su Yueqing.
"The bandits were strange."
The hall became silent again.
"There were too many openings," Xi Wenzhe continued coldly. "Almost like they wanted us to chase them deeper into the mountains."
Xi Jianyu nodded once.
"At first I believed it was carelessness."
His eyes darkened slightly.
"But now..."
Nobody finished the sentence.
Because now—
Everything sounded terrifyingly possible.
Meanwhile Su Yueqing remained completely unaware of the storm happening around her.
Inside her mind, she sighed softly.
[Still...]
[My husband is much more handsome than described in the novel.]
The atmosphere instantly cracked.
Xi Yunchen choked violently.
Xi Qianqian’s eyes widened.
Even Xi Wenzhe paused slightly.
Meanwhile Su Yueqing continued thinking calmly while standing there like a proper noble lady.
[Cold face.]
[Sharp eyes.]
[Dangerous aura.]
[Very classic male lead package.]
[No wonder both the villain wife and heroine became mentally unstable around him.]
Xi Lanyin immediately lowered her head.
Her shoulders trembled slightly.
Gu Yue covered her mouth.
Even Zhao Rui looked like her expression almost broke for one second.
Then—
Su Yueqing’s thoughts shifted again.
[Though emotionally he’s basically a walking disaster.]
Xi Wenzhe: "..."
[Terrible communication skills.]
[Trust issues.]
[Future anger problems.]
[Probably sleeps three hours a night.]
[Definitely the type to stare silently out windows after murdering people.]
Xi Yunchen finally lost control.
A loud laugh escaped him instantly.
The entire hall turned toward him.
Xi Yunhao looked mortified.
"Xi Yunchen!"
But Xi Yunchen genuinely could not stop anymore.
"I’m sorry—"
He grabbed the table while wheezing.
"I suddenly imagined Elder Brother staring sadly out a window—"
"Enough," Xi Wenzhe said coldly.
Instant silence.
But even now—
Several people were still secretly avoiding looking at him directly anymore.