Chapter 1
Chapter 1
“Jiang Wei, you should know why I’m looking for you, right?”
The boy leading the group tilted his chin up slightly, his tone arrogant.
“Where are the clothes I prepared for you last night? Why aren’t you wearing them?”
“They’re not practical for lab work. Besides, the clothes you gave me were too strange.”
My daughter was surrounded by several people and was clearly terrified; even her hands, gripping the straps of her backpack, were trembling slightly.
Yet she still lifted her head, forcing herself to look at him with feigned composure.
“If you like them that much, you can wear them yourself.”
“If there’s nothing else, please move aside. I need to go upstairs to study.”
The boy, who was used to being the center of attention, had never been talked back to like this before.
A cold sneer curled his lips. With a shove of his hand, my daughter stumbled back onto the sofa.
The boy followed her down, pinning her with a knee between her legs. He gripped her chin, forcing her to look at him.
“Jiang Wei, you’ve certainly grown a backbone.”
“Who gave you permission to speak to your brother like that?”