Back in the Villa!
"Why are you sitting there as if your life is over?" Wang Xiao's voice broke the heavy silence, laced with a tinge of impatience. He lounged on the couch, his gaze fixed on Yuexiu Anran, who had been motionless, her face down casted, for the past ten minutes.
"Just a person who would have died eventually. I merely fastened the process," he continued nonchalantly, attempting to dismiss the gravity of what he had done. His words, however, seemed to bounce off the walls, leaving Anran's spirit untouched, her posture unchanged.
Wang Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly as he observed her.
He was accustomed to evoking fear and obedience, not this silent, despondent defiance.
'So troublesome...' Wang Xiao shook his head in mild annoyance, muttering to himself about the troublesome nature of the situation. Standing up, he decided to take a stroll to the kitchen, perhaps to clear his mind or simply change the scenery