Silence. Anji expected some silence and outright refusal. However, the silence that followed her request was even scarier.
Then, as if a dam broke, everyone reacted at the same time. Zhao Wanting broke down in tears at once, and Zhao Ruiting stood up to excuse herself. Anji heard something break in the distance, likely a tree that her older sister punched. Beside her, Zhao Mingshen unloaded an essay of questions that left his mouth quicker than Anji could respond to. Yet, among those reactions, only one remained silently calm like the eye of her storm. Anji looked at her father carefully. No trace of expression betrayed his thoughts or feelings. In that moment, Anji felt unsure if he was angry or sad.
