With a loud crash, the glass, filled with scalding tea, shattered into pieces. The boiling liquid splashed entirely across the top of An Ruoxue’s right foot.
"Ah..." A searing wave of heat rushed over her skin, and An Ruoxue instinctively took a step back.
Within seconds, her foot became swollen and red. Her brows knitted together in agony, and her large, watery eyes filled with tears that trembled but refused to fall. An Ruoxue bit her lip, determined not to let out another sound. She crouched down, her slender fingers carefully clearing the broken shards from the floor. Rong Che caught a glimpse of her scalded foot from the corner of his eye; his deep gaze tightened, and a flicker of worry seemed to spark within them. However, that look of concern appeared and vanished even faster.
Chapter 66