Li Rushuang, mocked and ridiculed by all the young ladies, was so angry that her mind went blank. She clenched her fists and ran up quickly, about to smash them into Mu Cuiwei's face. Mu Cuiwei obviously did not expect that Li Rushuang, who used to turn away angrily no matter how much she mocked her, would be so enraged today. Seeing the fist about to hit her, her face turned pale.
"Ah, this madwoman! Quick, pull her away! She's gone mad! She's going to hit people randomly! Someone, come quick!"
As expected of someone who had learned martial arts from her father, Li Rushuang moved quickly, rushing towards Mu Cuiwei in just a few steps. However, when her fist was about to strike Mu Cuiwei's face, she suddenly found herself unable to deliver the blow. She tried her best, but her hand seemed to be blocked by something, unable to generate any strength.
Na Mu Cuiwei, who had been terrified and pale, couldn't help but chuckle when the fist didn't land. "What's wrong, Li Rushuang? Aren't you angry? I thought you were such a bold and reckless person, but it turns out you're just all talk and no action. You're such a coward. Oh, you're not beautiful, you're not attractive, and you've even lost your prized courage? Haha, what are you angry about, you coward!"
Li Rushuang was so angry that her face turned ashen. Suddenly, she shouted, "Let me go!"
Only then did everyone notice that there was another person behind Li Rushuang.
The girl wore a green gauze dress, with several long beads hanging from her waist to her feet, her waist so slender it could be encircled with one hand. Looking further up, the fist holding Li Rushuang was so white it was almost transparent, and under the sunlight it seemed to shimmer with a lustrous sheen. It was this hand that stopped Li Rushuang's punch. Looking at those delicate, white fingers, it was hard to believe that someone possessed such great strength.
When Mu Cuiwei saw the man's face, her mocking expression deepened: "Oh, isn't this Ouyang Yue? I thought you were hiding in the General's Mansion at this hour, too ashamed to show your face."
Someone nearby immediately chimed in with a laugh: "Miss Mu, you don't know, General Ouyang's army has just returned to the capital, and Miss Ouyang is in the prime of her life. Now she has to hold her head high wherever she goes, so there's no one who dares to go near her!"
"Ah, Miss Ouyang is really something. She forced my sister to break off the engagement and suppressed the reputation of my half-sister in the family. If it were me, I wouldn't dare to walk around in the capital. I would just kill myself. How could I have the face to show my face?"
"Hehehe."
Then came another burst of laughter. Ouyang Yue had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes were unusually bright, and she looked coldly at the young ladies opposite her, led by Mu Cuiwei. They called themselves young ladies from prestigious families, but they were capable of mocking and cursing like shrewish women. They really deserved the title of young ladies from prestigious families.
Mu Cuiwei was a well-known figure in the capital. She was famous because she was also the third of the three ugliest women. Mu Cuiwei was not bad-looking, and her father was the Minister of Justice, so she was born into a noble family. However, she was ruthless and heartless in her actions.
Initially, because a concubine in the household was disrespectful and competed with her mother for favor, Mu Cuiwei, enraged, ordered the concubine to be beaten to death. After the incident, the Minister of Justice was indeed furious, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. Furthermore, the Minister of Justice was in charge of the Ministry of Justice and saw the punishments there daily, so he didn't think his daughter had gone too far. Moreover, Mu Cuiwei often accompanied the Second Princess and was quite favored by her. Sometimes, when the Second Princess couldn't act herself, Mu Cuiwei would do it for her. Therefore, quite a few people died at Mu Cuiwei's hands, and her infamy naturally spread far and wide, given her status as an unmarried young woman.
As for Li Rushuang, she was also ranked as one of the three ugliest women in the capital. She was indeed ranked because of her appearance.
Li Rushuang's father was the Minister of War, dealing with and training soldiers every day, even in the sweltering summer heat. How could he be fair-skinned after all that? Perhaps inheriting from her father, Li Rushuang was born very dark-skinned. It's said that she was so dark that once, when she got up to urinate in the middle of the night without lighting a lamp, her maid heard the noise and ran in to see what was happening. The maid saw a faceless figure dressed in white drifting past in the darkness, and, thinking it was a ghost, was terrified.
Therefore, Li Rushuang's bad reputation spread because of this incident.
Originally, Mu Cuiwei and Li Rushuang should have been in the same boat as the three ugliest women in the capital. However, Mu Cuiwei always felt that she was the second princess's confidante and that she was many times more beautiful than Li Rushuang. She was very dissatisfied and resentful that she was included among the three ugliest women in the capital. Therefore, she always liked to cause trouble for Li Rushuang whenever she saw her.
Of course, Mu Cuiwei loathed and hated Ouyang Yue, whose infamy was the highest!
Originally, Ouyang Yue didn't want to get involved in this matter, but when she heard Li Rushuang say, "If I don't beat you down, you won't know why the flowers are so red," she felt a strong sense of familiarity. It was probably an instinct, and she rushed over to stop her.
Today is Madam Huang's birthday banquet. If Li Rushuang were to assault someone here, especially in front of so many young ladies from prominent families, she would be disrespecting Madam Huang and going against Madam Ning. Mu Cuiwei probably harbored such thoughts, which is why she spoke ill of her. Wouldn't this be falling into someone else's trap?
"Ouyang Yue, let go!"
Li Rushuang kept pulling her fist back, but her eyes were fixed on Ouyang Yue with great surprise.
Although she had rarely met this supposedly ignorant and incompetent Ouyang Yue before, she had heard of her reputation and knew she had no real skill to fight back against. But now, the strength of the hand gripping her fist was so great that even she, who had studied boxing with her father for over ten years, had a very stable foundation, and possessed strength comparable to an average man, couldn't break free. Wasn't that person's skill far superior to hers?
Ouyang Yue looked at Li Rushuang and suddenly smiled, her eyes sparkling with a gentle light, full of goodwill. Li Rushuang was taken aback and blushed unconsciously, though her face was dark and it wasn't very clear.
Ouyang Yue's lips curved slightly: "Miss Li, have you ever heard the old saying?"
Li Rushuang was stunned and said, "What proverb?" Using proverbs at a time like this? Mu Cuiwei should shut up.
Ouyang Yue looked at Mu Cuiwei, whose face still held an arrogant and disdainful smile. Ouyang Yue's eyes turned slightly cold, and she said indifferently, "If a mad dog bites you, and you can't help but punch it back, wouldn't you be worse than an animal?"
"Huh?" Li Rushuang didn't react at first, but after thinking about it carefully, her eyes suddenly lit up and she laughed: "That's right, that's right. If I were to argue with animals, wouldn't I be worse than animals? I understand, I understand."
Na Mu Cuiwei had initially thought Ouyang Yue was afraid, which was why she stopped Li Rushuang. She hadn't expected Li Rushuang to suddenly say this, and she frowned in confusion. Hearing Li Rushuang's words, she realized that Ouyang Yue was subtly insulting her. She was instantly enraged: "Ouyang Yue, how dare you insult me!"
Ouyang Yue shrugged: "No, Miss Mu, you've wronged me. When did I ever scold you?"
"Then what do you mean? What do you mean by saying that if a mad dog bites you, you're worse than an animal if you punch it back? If you're not calling me an animal, then who are you calling an animal?!" Mu Cuiwei shouted angrily.
Ouyang Yue blinked, glanced helplessly at Mu Cuiwei, and sighed, "Miss Mu, you've really misunderstood. I was just telling Miss Yao a proverb, not talking about you. But if you're going to admit you're worse than an animal, I can't stop you from degrading yourself. Hehehe." She then covered her mouth with her hand, blinking as if trying to figure out who Mu Cuiwei really was, and why she would call herself worse than an animal.
Meanwhile, the ladies around them covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, some half-laughing, others unable to suppress their chuckles.
Mu Cuiwei's face turned purple with rage. Over the years, Mu Cuiwei had become notorious in the capital for her ruthlessness, having killed her concubine. Furthermore, she had schemed to get close to the Second Princess, who had taken her to several banquets, making her quite famous. Regardless of what the young ladies of her generation thought of her behind her back, they all feared her. Apart from the daughters of true imperial relatives, few in the capital were unafraid of her. Therefore, she had never suffered a verbal defeat. Now, after being insulted by Ouyang Yue, she was furious, her face contorted with rage. She rushed over and raised her head to strike Ouyang Yue's face.
"Smack!"
Ouyang Yue's eyes flashed, and she suddenly flicked her hand. Mu Cuiwei immediately felt her entire hand swell and go numb. She cried out "Ah!" and took a step back in fear, but she still didn't stop, saying, "Ouyang Yue, how dare you hit me!"
Ouyang Yue chuckled and said, "Oh, all the young ladies in the garden saw it. Miss Mu, you made the first move. I was just scared and blocked it with my hand. That doesn't count as hitting you!"
Mu Cuiwei's face hardened, and she said coldly, "What? General Ouyang has only just returned to the capital, and you've already become lawless? Before, you even went to the Huaiyuan Earl's mansion to ruin your own sister's affairs and happiness because of your own foolishness. You're capable of such heinous acts! It must be because General Ouyang is so favored that you've lost your sense of propriety. This kind of favoritism towards the legitimate heir and abuse of the illegitimate heir is enough for the Censor to impeach you." Mu Cuiwei then seemed to remember something and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, how could I forget..." "Miss Ouyang's uncle is none other than the Imperial Censor. Since they're all family, they'll pretend not to know, and naturally no one dares to accuse General Ouyang of excessive pampering. Oh dear, when did this Great Zhou Dynasty become your Ouyang family's property? You Ouyang people can now control memorials!" "Oh dear, oh dear, Miss Ouyang, please forgive me. I, Cuiwei, have been very offensive before. Please don't blame me. I'm truly afraid you'll become angry and do it again, ruining my marriage. Then I'll have nowhere to turn for help."
As soon as Mu Cuiwei finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire back garden immediately became somber.
Her words were far too harsh. They implied that Ouyang Yue had sabotaged Ouyang Rou's marriage without anyone reporting it, and that it was Baili Chuan, a civil official and censor, who had secretly intercepted the memorial, thus suppressing the matter. Furthermore, Ouyang Zhide had just returned to the capital, and the Emperor valued him so highly. For Ouyang Yue to create such a scandal would imply that Ouyang Zhide was colluding with the Ning family, disrespecting the Emperor, and even worse, if things escalated further, people would say that Ouyang Zhide harbored treasonous thoughts of usurping the throne.
If this gets out, not only Baili Chuan and Ning Mansion, but also Ouyang Zhide and the General's Mansion will be in deep trouble!
Ouyang Yue smiled faintly, her lips curving upwards slightly, but the look in her eyes was like an icy blade, cold and chilling!
☆, Chapter 052: Severe Punishment, Kneeling Down to Apologize (Second Update, It's Gone!)
Seeing the sudden change in everyone's expressions, Mu Cuiwei wore a smug smile and looked at Ouyang Yue with disdain.
Mu Cuiwei was ranked third among the three ugliest people in the capital precisely because she spoke with a sharp tongue and was unforgiving when she was right. She often left people speechless, only able to insult them without being able to retaliate.
Previously, Li Rushuang had been harassed by Mu Cuiwei many times, but she never confronted her directly. When she was extremely angry, she would simply turn around and leave. It was precisely because of this that she suffered a great loss at Mu Cuiwei's hands. If it weren't for being ridiculed by so many people today, and if Li Rushuang hadn't been pushed to the limit, she wouldn't have made a move.
At this moment, her eyes were filled with guilt. If it weren't for helping her, if it weren't for her impulsive act, Ouyang Yue wouldn't have intervened. Now, she had ended up in this predicament, and Li Rushuang felt extremely uneasy. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but couldn't find any better words to refute her. Her face flushed with anxiety, her fists clenched tightly, and she could only take a step forward, her whole body seemingly bursting with invisible anger waiting to be released.
However, despite Li Rushuang's anger, Mu Cuiwei showed no fear whatsoever, instead laughing even more arrogantly. In fact, if we were to talk about the most arrogant daughters of officials in the capital, Mu Cuiwei was even more outrageous. If the original owner of this body, Ouyang Yue, hadn't been forced to break off her engagement by Ouyang Rou and then hadn't been deliberately publicized and had her reputation ruined by Ouyang Rou, she wouldn't have earned the title of the ugliest woman in the capital.
Seeing Li Rushuang so angry she was about to explode, yet helpless, and Ouyang Yue's cold expression and speechless demeanor, Mu Cuiwei felt even more delighted. No young lady in the capital had ever dared to speak to her like that before. Someone as lowly as Ouyang Yue dared to be her enemy? She was courting death!
"What, are you not going to say anything, or are you too afraid to speak? Actually, you've already admitted it, haven't you? General Ouyang only won a small battle, yet he's so arrogant and doesn't respect the Emperor. He's utterly unforgivable! You, a woman who has no manners of a lady from a respectable family and has ruined the reputation of women, are not being punished. You should shave your head and become a nun in a temple. Staying in the capital will only make you a laughingstock!" Mu Cuiwei said with a malicious scheming look on her face.
Ouyang Yue's lips curled into a cold smile, her eyes widened instantly, and she shouted with fury, "How dare you! You actually dare to maliciously slander His Majesty! What is your punishment!"
Mu Cuiwei, who was originally arrogant and smugly waiting for Ouyang Yue to beg for mercy, suddenly froze. She seemed to be confused as to why Ouyang Yue had suddenly gone crazy and started criticizing her. It was clearly Ouyang Yue who was arrogant and unrestrained, so what did it have to do with her?
She couldn't help but sneer, "Ouyang Yue, are you out of your mind! It's you who are arrogant and unrestrained, lacking the manners of a lady from a respectable family, and mistreating your half-sister in the household. You are disrespectful and have no conscience whatsoever. The existence of someone like you only tarnishes General Ouyang's reputation. Of course, if General Ouyang deliberately condoned this, then his intentions are truly despicable!"
A young lady immediately chimed in, "That's right, that's right. No wonder Miss Ouyang became famous in the capital in such a short time. It turns out she has become ambitious and no longer takes the Emperor seriously."
"His intentions are despicable, his intentions are despicable! He should be taken away and brought before the Emperor for punishment!"
Li Rushuang couldn't stand it any longer and immediately shouted, "Don't push your luck! This has nothing to do with Miss Ouyang! Mu Cuiwei, you're here for me, why involve others?"
Mu Cuiwei sneered, "You're not worthy to be here for me!" Her expression turned even colder as she looked at Ouyang Yue. This vile woman had dared to call her less than an animal; today she would make her suffer utter humiliation, and even if she didn't die, she would never be able to hold her head high again. "This isn't about you and me anymore; it's about Ouyang Yue and General Ouyang's disrespect towards the Emperor, even their disloyalty. Li Rushuang, can you handle this? If you do, don't let it implicate your Li family. The smart thing to do is stand aside!"
Li Rushuang was furious. She had learned martial arts from her father since she was a child, and her skills were even better than those of ordinary soldiers. However, her long-term interaction with these people had made her completely unaware of the cunning and scheming nature of the young ladies in the capital. When it came to these verbal exchanges, she was of no help at all and could only suffer losses herself!
Ouyang Yue's lips curled up, and suddenly she knelt down, facing the direction of the palace. She respectfully kowtowed three times in that direction. Under the surprised gazes of Mu Cuiwei and the others, they thought that Ouyang Yue was afraid of admitting her mistake.
Ouyang Yue's voice was filled with anger as she said, "Your Majesty! You are the most respected and beloved wise ruler of my life. Since your ascension to the throne, Your Majesty has devoted yourself to the country, rewarding and punishing officials fairly and justly, working tirelessly day and night, thinking and doing things for the benefit of the people, and creating great virtues that will be passed down for ten thousand years. How can such a supreme and wise ruler, unprecedented and unparalleled, be accused of being a foolish and tyrannical ruler, and a sinner of the Great Zhou Dynasty, by those arrogant, disrespectful, and treacherous people!" At this point, Ouyang Yue suddenly turned around and pointed at Mu Cuiwei.
Mu Cuiwei was startled and took two steps back. Her face turned pale as she said urgently, "Ouyang Yue, you're talking nonsense! When did I say that the Emperor is incompetent and tyrannical and a sinner of the Great Zhou? Don't make false accusations! You're maliciously framing me! You'll die a horrible death!"
Ouyang Yue respectfully kowtowed three times towards the direction of the palace, her face sincere, like the most devout believer in the world worshipping the Buddha in her heart. This action caused everyone in the garden to change their expressions. Just as they were about to kneel down and worship, Ouyang Yue stood up, coldly looking at Mu Cuiwei, her eyes as icy as a thousand-year-old frost, chilling to the bone. Mu Cuiwei suddenly trembled, feeling a chill inexplicably run through her body.
"Mu Cuiwei, I ask you, does Your Majesty agree that Your Majesty is a wise and virtuous ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Mu Cuiwei immediately nodded: "Of course, everyone in the world knows about this." Of course, anyone can say such polite words, and what others say in private is none of their business, but no one dares to say anything disrespectful to the Emperor in public, as that would be a grave offense!
Ouyang Yue's face immediately contorted with rage as she angrily retorted, "Since you agree, why did you speak such slanderous words against His Majesty, a wise and benevolent ruler? Do you know that this is disrespectful to His Majesty, a capital offense?" Mu Cuiwei was terrified and immediately tried to retort, but Ouyang Yue gave her no chance, quickly saying, "His Majesty is a wise and benevolent ruler unparalleled throughout history. In my heart, he is like the sun, moon, and stars, a guiding light in the sky, illuminating the path forward for us mortals. How could such a wise and benevolent emperor be the kind of person you describe, easily deceived and fooled!"
Ouyang Yue's words were so convincing, describing Emperor Mingxian as if he were a celestial being, exaggerating it to the extreme. And yet, no one could refute her. You might say, "Of course not, how could the emperor be a celestial being? He's just a mortal." The problem is, who dares to say that?
Ouyang Yue said with grief and indignation, "Such an emperor, who claims to care for all the people, what in this world is there that he doesn't know about! Can the annulment of a minor military officer's daughter's engagement be compared to his grand ambition of caring for all the people? Do you think the emperor should be meddling in the trivial matters of the families of all the civil and military officials? Do you think the emperor is just bored and incompetent, even interfering in the affairs of a minister's concubine? Mu Cuiwei, when you beat your concubine to death, did the emperor care? The emperor cherishes Minister Mu and trusts his abilities and the authority of the head of the household. Does a Minister of Justice who can't even handle a concubine in his own household deserve to work for the benefit of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty and solve problems for the emperor?"
"I never expected it, I never expected that you, Mu Cuiwei, would look down on me so much. Even the wise emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty looks down on your own father who gave birth to you. You, who are disrespectful, unfilial and unvirtuous, do you deserve to live in this world!" Ouyang Yue spoke passionately, her face flushed, and her grief and indignation deepened.
As soon as she finished speaking, the entire back garden fell into a deathly silence. All the young ladies who claimed to know the rules of noble families best were now gaping open as if they had swallowed an egg, staring blankly at Ouyang Yue with surprised expressions.
This Miss Ouyang is incredibly eloquent! Not only has she completely reversed Mu Cuiwei's initial accusations of suppressing her father, harboring treacherous intentions, and plotting to usurp the throne, but she's also done it so dramatically that they're somewhat bewildered. How could a situation that no one could refute have been completely transformed by just a few words into Mu Cuiwei slandering the Emperor and being a disrespectful, unfilial, and wicked scoundrel? They felt dizzy, their gazes at Ouyang Yue so intense it seemed they wanted to see a hole through her to prove they hadn't misheard.
Na Mu Cuiwei was stunned by these words and couldn't recover for a long time. Her face was filled with fear, and she couldn't think of any way to refute Ouyang Yue's words. She could only refute in a high-pitched voice: "I didn't, I didn't mean that. I didn't say anything to slander the Emperor. I didn't. I didn't look down on my father either. You're lying. It's not like what you said at all!"
Ouyang Yue frowned, looking at Mu Cuiwei with exasperation, and said, "That's not what you meant, but that's what you really meant. You really look down on Your Majesty, your heart is despicable!" Up to this point, Ouyang Yue refuted every word Mu Cuiwei had said, and even completely blamed Mu Cuiwei for it.
Li Rushuang, who was watching quietly from the side, had changed from worry and fear to surprise. Her eyes were bright and filled with admiration for Ouyang Yue.
Wow, that's amazing! That mouth is incredible! This is the first time she's seen someone who can make Mu Cuiwei speechless. An idol, truly an idol!
"No, no, I didn't disrespect the Emperor, no, you're talking nonsense, I didn't, I didn't!" Mu Cuiwei's face flushed red with anxiety as she kept turning her head to look at the young ladies around her. But at this moment, these young ladies from noble families, who had just been agreeing with her and being friendly, suddenly ran away as if they had seen a ghost, wishing they could stay as far away from Mu Cuiwei as possible, for fear of being implicated because of her reckless words.
Mu Cuiwei trembled with anger, her body swaying slightly, looking as if she would faint from anger if she suffered any more. However, she kept refuting, "Ouyang Yue, you have ulterior motives. How could you slander me like this? I didn't mean any harm. I never intended to disrespect the Emperor. You are making false accusations."
Ouyang Yue sneered: "You're making baseless accusations. If you have nothing to hide, why would you be afraid of me making baseless accusations? Then what about your previous claim that the Emperor's failure to punish me was due to his incompetence in not being able to handle the matter of ministers having their memorials stolen? Could that have been a lie?!"
Mu Cuiwei's face turned pale: "No, no, I... I didn't mean that, I misspoke, I absolutely didn't mean that!"
"What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly. Say it again," Ouyang Yue said deliberately.
Mu Cuiwei trembled and gritted her teeth, saying, "I was wrong..." Her voice was low and hoarse.
"There's no sincerity at all, can't you hear me, Your Majesty..."
"I was wrong, I was wrong! I was just spouting nonsense before, I was wrong, please don't blame me!" Mu Cuiwei's eyes were full of Qu Chen, and she felt a surge of hatred filling her chest, as if it was about to explode.
Ouyang Yue exclaimed in surprise, "Mu Cuiwei, you have no manners! How can you apologize to me? You have disrespected the Emperor and should kowtow to him in apology. Look, over there! That's the most prestigious place in our Great Zhou Dynasty. Quickly kowtow, or if any of these noble ladies in the garden blurt out, you will be guilty of a grave offense of disrespect!"
The other young ladies from prominent families had drastic changes in their expressions. This Ouyang Yue was really getting the better of them and acting innocent. They clearly knew that she had forced Mu Cuiwei to apologize to her, and now she was making her kneel. Although she was pointing at the palace and the emperor, it was all the same to Mu Cuiwei—kneeling was even more humiliating!
Little did they know, Ouyang Yue could eat anything, but she would never suffer a loss!
In her past life, anyone who dared to make her suffer or cause her trouble ended up begging for mercy. Although she, as the captain of the SSS Special Agent Team, was known throughout the Special Agent Headquarters as a fiery and ruthless individual—anyone who dared to touch her would be in deep trouble—and no one dared to provoke the SSS Special Agent Team, they were treated with utmost respect, let alone one Mu Cuiwei, even five of them wouldn't be a match for Ouyang Yue!
Mu Cuiwei's eyes reddened with humiliation. With a "bang," she knelt towards the palace, closed her eyes, and banged her head against the ground repeatedly, saying, "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong." The young ladies in the garden, each with their own thoughts, looked at Ouyang Yue with somewhat heavy eyes.
After kowtowing, Mu Cuiwei suddenly stood up, her eyes burning like two fireballs as she looked at Ouyang Yue, wishing she could burn her to ashes without leaving a single trace!
She trembled with rage. Never in her life had she suffered such humiliation. Even when she served the Second Princess, her father, the Minister of Justice, and the Second Prince's desire to consolidate power for the Crown Prince meant they wouldn't treat her too badly. Furthermore, given her strong personality, who in the capital dared to provoke her? Therefore, Ouyang Yue was absolutely the first person to have pushed her to this point, to have subjected her to such humiliation. She hated it, and wished she could kill Ouyang Yue right now!
Seeing Mu Cuiwei's ferocious appearance, Li Rushuang immediately took two steps forward to block her way: "Mu Cuiwei, what do you want to do? It was your fault before, and you still want to cause trouble for Miss Ouyang?!"
Ouyang Yue frowned as well: "Miss Mu, don't you think you're wrong?"
Mu Cuiwei trembled with rage, her hair practically steaming with fury. Her fists clenched so tightly her sharp, bright red nail polish dug deep into her flesh; the pain did nothing to lessen her fury. She took a deep breath and gritted her teeth, saying, "No, I was wrong. Of course I won't cause trouble for Miss Ouyang. I should even 'thank' Miss Ouyang for her guidance; Cuiwei will 'forever' forget this 'favor'!"
Ouyang Yue sensed the deep resentment in Mu Cuiwei's words, but since she dared to take action, she wasn't afraid of their retaliation. In her previous life, as a special agent, she had accumulated various enemies while completing numerous missions. Besides, everyone has their share of jealousy and resentment; only fools don't attract envy. Why should she be afraid? Not only was she unafraid, she gladly accepted it!
"Miss Mu, you're too kind. I'm only doing this for your own good, so I hope you won't take offense!"
Mu Cuiwei's lips twitched sharply. For her own good? Right now, seeing Ouyang Yue's face made her want to tear it apart to vent her hatred!
At this moment, the garden fell into an eerie silence again. Mu Cuiwei was furious, Ouyang Yue smiled faintly, and no one else dared to speak.