To hear the word “pitiable” from Tang Shi’s lips was an intolerable insult to Bo Ye. He lunged forward, but she took two sharp steps back, her expression making it clear she had no desire to engage with him further. The disdain in her eyes was practically overflowing. Tang Shi spoke coolly to her brother, telling him to relax his defensive posture as if Bo Ye and Jiang Huiyu’s presence were of no