The assistant, a seasoned veteran, reacted swiftly, withdrawing his hand as if jolted by electricity, narrowly escaping being bitten. He looked at Lin Yu'an's eyes, which had instantly turned hostile, with a face full of astonishment.
"Hey, don't be so rough!"
Lin Yu'an's voice rang out almost simultaneously with December's low growl, cold and charged with an indisputable protective instinct.
He immediately held December tighter in his arms, pressing her head against his chest with the crook of his arm, and turned around, using his broad back to completely shield her from the two assistants.
"She's just a child, not even three months old!" Lin Yu'an looked at the two somewhat bewildered assistants, his tone unquestionable.
"She's not baggage that can be stuffed into a cage! She will be scared! You can't take her away in a cage!"
The atmosphere at the scene was briefly awkward and tense.
