But Su Ke couldn't help feeling increasingly stifled.
He sneered coldly twice and shifted to one side, unwilling to accept the courtesy: "Your words are out of line. Shuang'er's mother is my mother's cousin, and since we were young, Shuang'er and I played together as equals, genuine childhood playmates. I really can't accept being called your little cousin."
This statement made things awkward.
Zhang Zhongding's courtesy had only been half performed, with him bending at the waist, so what was he to do? Continue or not?
Seeing Zhang Zhongding embarrass himself, Qin Shuan'er's initial awkwardness and frustration vanished almost completely as she stepped out from behind the crowd, scolding softly but angrily.
"Su Ke! What on earth do you intend to do?"
"What do I intend to do? What could I possibly do? I've done nothing at all!"
The more Su Ke spoke, the angrier and more stifled he became.
