While the two alphas remained locked in a fierce staring match, sparks practically visible between them, Zhao Yichen and Qin Yuran finally shook off their stunned silence.
They exchanged a quick glance, silently weighing whether they should step in before things worsened. Their eyes drifted to Mo Xingxue—still terrified, still crying in Han Jiho's careful hold—and then back to Su Wanyan, whose usual gentle demeanor had been replaced by raw, barely contained fury.
The contrast was startling. The soft-spoken friend they knew had vanished, leaving someone colder and far more dangerous in her place.
After a brief pause they both looked away.
They didn't know the full story, but they knew Su Wanyan. Their friend was normally easygoing, soft-spoken, and difficult to provoke. If she was reacting like this, it wasn't over nothing.
