Qin Ruan's voice was steady, neither too fast nor too slow, remarkably calm.
Yet, her dark face and the self-mocking curve at the corner of her lips made Huo Anqi's face show unease.
He reached out his little hand to pull on Qin Ruan's sleeve, timidly apologizing, "Mom, I was wrong—"
Qin Ruan, with her unwithdrawn Nether Power, controlled her strength to pull his hand down.
As Huo Anqi was still ready to tug at her clothes, Qin Ruan rose and walked toward the door.
"Mom!"
Huo Anqi's choked voice came from behind.
Immediately after, the door to the children's room was pushed open from the outside.
With eyes full of anger, Qin Ruan fixed her gaze on Huo Yunjiao and Huo Yao, who had just entered through the door.
She glared at the father and son, glaring so fiercely that they blinked involuntarily, their faces filled with confusion.
"Mom, I really was wrong!"
Huo Anqi's tearful apology rang out again from behind.
