"And you are too arrogant for someone who hides his real name and identity while eating at another man's table," he said softly. "Don't speak to me as if you know my place in this world. Compared to me… You are nothing."
Zi Xuan flinched at his brother's tone, glancing nervously between them, but Mu Cheng only chuckled quietly, swirling his cup of water again with an air of detached amusement before taking another slow sip.
Zi Xuan flinched at his brother's tone, glancing nervously between them, but Mu Cheng only chuckled quietly, lifting his cup of water and swirling it thoughtfully before taking a slow sip.
"You are a fierce one," he replied softly, almost amused, "But remember, young master, arrogance without power is childish ignorance."
Zi Xin didn't flinch. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, his cold gaze piercing through Mu Cheng's composed façade as he replied in a quiet, icy voice dripping with disdain.
"And servitude disguised as humility is just cowardice."
