Chapter 28: Piercing Through

  "How interesting, which one of you saw me bully Han Yajing?"

  Han Jiangxue said with a smile: "I said I had a bad reputation, I said she was kind and innocent, I said the daughters of the Han family couldn't all be like me, I said I wasn't angry, I said she was thinking too much, I said it was my fault..."

  "Ladies and gentlemen, which of the words I said earlier deceived her? Which sentence is improper? You are all so indignant, but can you teach me where I went wrong, what's the problem, and where did I use fallacious arguments?"

  She asked back while scanning the crowd with a humble and attentive appearance, waiting for an answer. However, it was clear that neither Han Yajing nor the few people who had just spoken up to support her could utter a word in response, their faces looking extremely unsightly.

  For a moment, everyone fell silent.

  But a moment later, Sheng Mengling said angrily: "Sharp tongue and sharp mouth!"

  Han Jiangxue didn't get angry, but instead smiled calmly and retorted: "Miss Sheng is overpraising me, even if I have a sharp tongue, I only have one mouth, without reasonable words, no matter how sharp it is, it's useless!"

  "Sister, it's rare for us to come out and play today, so let's not quarrel over these small things anymore. It was all my fault, I was wrong, I shouldn't have spoken too much. Don't be angry anymore." Seeing this, Han Yajing looked pitiful and carefully pulled Han Jiangxue's sleeve.

  Han Jiang Xue didn't smile this time, and instead wiped the smile off her face. She took a step back to create some distance between herself and Han Ya Jing, and said in a serious tone: "Enough, sister! I'm asking you, from now on, please don't say things like 'sister, don't get angry' in front of everyone. My temper is indeed not gentle, but I'm not someone who gets angry for no reason all the time. Hearing it too many times, even I almost think I'm that kind of crazy person who likes to get angry without cause!"

  At this moment, Han Yajing was stunned and couldn't even speak. She never expected that Han Jiangxue would say such a thing in public.

  "Besides, I never thought I had anything to be ashamed of, nor did I need to deliberately try to please anyone. So, in my daily life, there's no need for you to waste your thoughts speaking good words about me everywhere, because the more such good words are spoken, the more people will think I'm not capable! Although I don't care about those so-called reputations, it doesn't mean I'm a fool who truly understands nothing!"

  Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, as it was clear that things had unknowingly escalated into a public quarrel between the Han sisters. And apart from those few people who were biased towards Han Yajing, others seemed to have noticed something quite obvious, because Han Jiangxue's words sounded somewhat reasonable.

  Han Ya Jing's neck turned bright red, and she felt as if her clothes had been stripped off in public. She hated Han Jiang Xue to death, but gritted her teeth and suppressed the anger in her heart, not wanting to lose her composure: "Sister, what do you mean by these words? Could it be that in your eyes, I'm a person with such sinister intentions? I never expected that I would be so devoted to my sister, yet my sister would think of me like this. It's really heartbreaking for me."

  Han Jiangxue didn't intend to drag on the superficial sisterly affection with Han Yajing, and directly said: "There's no need to speak so eloquently. If you truly had my best interests at heart, then the Zhang family's flower appreciation banquet, the martial arts competition in the palace, and today's gathering wouldn't have all become occasions where I repeatedly became the target of everyone's criticism due to your few words!"

  "You're talking nonsense, I didn't do anything, it's clearly you who are shameless and making a fool of yourself..." Han Yajing finally couldn't hold back anymore, getting angry and defensive, blurting out accusations that Han Jiangxue was trying to clear her own name.

  As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Han Yajing in disbelief, apparently not expecting her to say such a thing.

  Although many people outside say that Han Jiangxue is shameless, but from the mouth of Han Yajing who has always been kind and extremely good at speaking for her sister, such words suddenly came out, it's really too unexpected, too shocking.

  Before she could finish speaking, Han Yajing suddenly realized that she had misspoken, and her face changed color in an instant. Her eyes darted around at the others, and she hastily corrected herself: "No, no, I didn't mean that..."

  "Don't you know shame?" Han Jiangxue sneered, "Indeed, this is your true thoughts about me!"

  "Not you, sister. I misspoke, I...". Han Yajing stretched out her hand to pull Han Jiangxue and explain, "I was confused, I really didn't mean that."

  "Fine, I understand what you mean. From now on, I'll make sure to keep a distance from you so as not to annoy you unnecessarily and become someone who knows no shame!" Han Jiangxue glared coldly at Han Yajing: "In the future, don't pretend to be affectionate with me in front of others either. This kind of 'goodness' is more than I deserve, it's even scary to look at!"

  After that, Han Jiangxue also didn't bother to pay attention to Han Yajing's already unsightly face, nor did she bid farewell to anyone else. She turned around and left alone.

  For a moment, everyone was still in shock, but Mo Li remained calm.

  He said to Zhang Haocheng and Sheng Yunhang, "This matter can be considered as caused by me, but I didn't expect it to become like this. Forget it, you guys play, I'll follow up and take a look."

  Zhang Haicheng finally came back to his senses, nodded without thinking much and said: "Go quickly, Jiang Xue is in a bad mood now, take good care of her and don't let her cause any trouble."

  Sheng Yunhang also nodded, and it seemed that this was indeed better than Mo Li's past behavior. At least it wouldn't let Han Jiangxue, a young girl, carry a belly full of anger and wander around outside.

  Mo Li quickly chased after him and soon disappeared into the crowd.

  At this moment, Han Yajing also calmed down a bit, seeing that everyone seemed to be worried about Han Jiangxue, and for a while, she was even more furious. Even Zhang Haicheng was like this, really didn't know what made them worry so much about that stinky woman Han Jiangxue!

  "Hao Cheng gege, I didn't mean what I said about sister just now, I was just..."

  Han Yajing couldn't possibly show that kind of angry and out-of-control emotion again, seeing that no one had taken the initiative to speak up for her, she was naturally unwilling, so she first explained it to Zhang Haicheng. Among so many people, what she worried about most was Zhang Haicheng's impression of her.

  Han Yajing subconsciously ignored others and first explained to Zhang Haicheng, which more or less revealed something. Although no one mentioned it on the surface, those with some brains could still guess a little, so not only Zhang Wanru but also Sheng Mengling rarely spoke to Han Yajing, with an odd expression and a hint of disdain.

  Sheng Mengling's disdain was not to sympathize with Han Jiangxue, but to see Han Yajing's pitiful appearance seeking help from Zhang Haicheng.

  But before Han Yajing could finish speaking, Zhang Haicheng calmly interrupted her: "Quiet sister, you and Jiang Xue's private matters can be explained by yourself when you get back. It's a rare Qixi night, the lantern festival on the other side has already started, let's not delay everyone here."

  The first sentence was naturally said by Zhang Haicheng to Ahn Ya-jing, while the next sentence was said to everyone.

  Everything that happened earlier he saw clearly, and adding to the things before, it's really disappointing for Han Yajing's character. However, after all, it was just a conflict between girls, so he naturally wouldn't say anything to her face.

  "Yes, I heard that this year's lantern festival is going to be extremely fun, let's go quickly." Sheng Yunhang also smiled and agreed, not mentioning the previous matter at all: "I wonder if this year's lantern riddle will be more difficult than last year's?"

  So, everyone had some numbers in their minds. The clever ones no longer brought up the unclear and inexplicable things about the Korean sisters face-to-face, and they continued to chat and laugh as they headed towards the Lantern Festival.

  Han Yajing was furious, but she couldn't vent her anger at all. In her heart, she had already torn Han Jiangxue to pieces thousands of times, but on the surface, she could only temporarily hold back and not make any further mistakes, secretly gritting her teeth and silently following the crowd.

  On the other hand, Mo Li didn't have to exert much effort to catch up with Han Jiangxue, and he wasn't in a hurry to speak out. He just quietly followed her from behind.