The core actually spoke this time.
It left both Ye Jinghong and me completely stunned.
It seemed it had never spoken before. This time, it broke its silence.
Ye Jinghong got slapped by it, and then it even called her a self-righteous woman. That was a little too human-like, wasn't it?
But when I remembered that it had taken the form of a little snake the first time I saw it, I felt less surprised.
Since it could transform, speaking did not seem all that strange.
Ye Jinghong's face darkened, and she looked thoroughly unconvinced.
Yet while the core was present, she did not dare say a word. Now that it had left, she simply stared at me in silence.
Her stare made me feel uneasy.
In the end, I could not help saying, "If you want to return that slap, then do it. Just... could you go a little easier?"
You could hit someone anywhere but the face, yet the core had hit her hard across the face.
Anyone would be upset by that, let alone a woman—and a strong-willed one at that.
She actually raised her hand and slapped me across the face. My cheek throbbed with pain.
Yet she smiled. "Serves you right for hitting me!"
I felt so wronged. Had I been the one who hit her?
But to her, that did not matter. She definitely did not dare seek out the real culprit, so I could only be the scapegoat.
"Fine. As long as you're happy. Do you feel less wronged now?" I asked.
She narrowed her eyes at me. "You think it was unfair for me to hit you?"
I shook my head. Even if I truly thought that, I would never admit it.
But she said, "It wasn't unfair. You really weren't wronged.