"Dad! It hurts!"
Both twins spun around, their big, tear-filled eyes shimmering with distress as they faced Wang Xiao.
He had been playfully twisting their ears, but perhaps a bit too firmly, for the lobes had turned a bright shade of red.
The girls pressed their small hands against his chest in a futile attempt to push him away.
Their fingers fluttered weakly, merely tickling Wang Xiao rather than halting his admonishment.
Turning his attention to the girl with silvery hair, he raised an eyebrow. "Wenxi, why do you keep destroying things? I won't be able to shield you if your mother comes storming in again."
"B-but... it's not me!" Wenxi stammered, her voice quivering with a mix of fear and injustice.
She felt aggrieved, wronged without cause, and now chastised on top of it.
She couldn't understand why she was always the first to be blamed, her small form shrinking slightly under the weight of accusation.