He closed his eyes, took a light breath, and steeled his heart.
"No!"
"Hubby..."
Ning Xiaofei cooed softly.
Lifting his hand to support her shoulders, Mu Tianye forcefully suppressed the tenderness in his chest, focusing intently on the watery eyes of the little girl in front of him.
"I can agree to anything else, but this time... No!"
"Hehe!" Ning Xiaofei chuckled, raising her right hand and pinching her little finger with the nail of her thumb, "Not even a tiny possibility?"
Mu Tianye hardened his heart and shook his head.
"No means no!" Ning Xiaofei withdrew her arms, huddled into a corner of the seat, turned her face towards the window, and exaggeratedly sniffled. Curling up her legs onto the chair, she buried her face in her knees and started to sob, "Liar, tyrant... officials are allowed to start fires, but commoners can't even light lanterns..."
The driver and Zhou Tao in the front passenger seat both kept to themselves, not daring to make any comment.
