Xue Rui thought about it and realized that was exactly how it was. Lin Ruoxi listened to him, his mom listened to Lin Ruoxi, and his dad listened to his mom...
His status in the family was soaring!
Unfortunately, people are never satisfied.
Xue Rui shook his head. "I think I'm still pretty tough."
He climbed to his feet and headed for the living room. Xie Jianfeng had gotten home before them. He glanced at the gauze on Xue Rui's foot and said, "Seeing as you're injured, I'll let this slide. Go on upstairs. Muxue is in Yaoyao's room."
"Your Majesty is merciful."
Xie Jianfeng nearly choked on a puff of smoke. He waved his hand dismissively. "Scram, scram, scram!"
...
In fact, Gu Muxue had seen the whole thing—Xue Rui getting kicked—perfectly clearly from upstairs.
She'd been staring out the upstairs window the whole time. The moment she saw Xue Rui, her heart pounded with excitement, yet she was also so furious she was grinding her teeth...
