In the end, Xue Rui went upstairs with a red handprint on his face.
"Hiss—it really hurts."
A fiery, stinging sensation spread across his cheek. He felt like half his face was swelling up.
Xue Rui had taken that slap on purpose.
He knew that if he didn't take the hit, his mom would probably be too angry to sleep at night.
Lin Ruoxi saw the whole thing from upstairs. She wanted to go down and break up the fight, but Grandma wouldn't let her.
"Here." Lin Ruoxi handed him a towel. She had gone to get it ready the moment she saw Xue Rui get slapped.
"Mm, so thoughtful."
Xue Rui nodded. When he turned his head, he saw his grandma smiling broadly, a mocking look in her eyes. His anger flared instantly.
"Da Huang, were you just laughing at me? Don't play innocent, I saw you."
Xue Rui bent down, grabbed Da Huang by the ears, and rapped his knuckles on the dog's head a few times.
Da Huang had been lying there asleep. Being so violently pulled up by Xue Rui, he was suddenly furious.
