"What did you say?" Aunt Xia was the first to react, voicing her disbelief.
Could she have heard wrong?
"Severing ties?" Aunt Xia repeated Xia Chuyi's words with a look of astonishment in her eyes.
Was this girl talking about severing ties?
It wasn't only her; everyone present, including Xia Chengzong, looked at her in disbelief.
Aunt Xia's eyes darted around, and she quickly put on a grinning face, attempting to smooth things over, "Hehe, child, could you have misspoken? How could a family..."
Xia Chuyi, arms crossed, let out a light laugh, her expression becoming increasingly indifferent, "I did not misspeak, and you all heard correctly."
"Adopting is fine, but I want to sever ties with the Xia Family."
She deliberately slowed her speech, articulating every word clearly.
Silence.
Silence.
Everyone present suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, Aunt Xia cautiously observed her, asking, "Chuyi girl, when you talk about severing ties, does that include your mom?"
