The words being spoken here are a bit distant; the clan elder can't catch them clearly.
But he hears the collective gasp from behind him.
"In broad daylight, does cousin know what he's doing?"
"He actually touched his cousin sister-in-law's face!"
"That's a strange thing to say. If cousin doesn't touch his cousin-in-law, should he touch you? They are a couple and don't treat us like outsiders, is there anything wrong with being affectionate?"
Wei Zhao's gaze was as calm and serene as an ancient well; when those eyes swept over, they held neither anger nor sharpness, yet they pierced the heart and chilled one's spine.
Even though he did nothing, he made the entire room of younger relatives hold their breath once more and remain silent with their necks shrunk back.
"A month later is the civil service examination, how is the preparation going?"
As he approached, he didn't single anyone out.
