"You did something wrong yourself, yet you still don't know to reflect. Can crying solve the problem?"
Xu Zihua gave an awkward smile and said, "Junior Sister Chen, Mingren was in the wrong in this matter. If the disciple is not strictly taught, it is the master's laziness. I'll apologize to you on his behalf. When he returns, I'll definitely make him offer you a formal apology."
"And a formal apology is the end of it? Good deeds never leave the house, but bad news travels a thousand li. Now everyone knows I was divorced by him. They all say it was my fault, when clearly he was seduced by that Fox Spirit and kicked me aside with one foot. I admit I was narrow-minded before. I already told him I was willing to change. I could go along with him in everything, but he just wouldn't. He turned his face and refused to recognize me."
Chen Xiang'er roared, then burst into loud sobs.
She cared most about face. In the past, when Wang Mingren had private dealings with Ximen Feng, Chen Xiang'er could still pretend she didn't see it. She had even reflected on herself and asked other fellow disciples for advice on how husband and wife should get along. But Wang Mingren had set his heart on divorcing her. Quite a few fellow disciples knew she had been divorced and were privately speaking ill of her. Very few said Wang Mingren was at fault. There was nothing to be done about it. After Wang Mingren married, Chen Xiang'er often flew into jealous rages over tiny matters no bigger than sesame seeds, making Wang Mingren unable to step down in front of others. Many fellow disciples could no longer stand it, though they had never said so outright.
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