Everyone on shore cast highly subtle looks at Ronan, including even Mountain Lord, who was truly uninvolved.
Facing all those focused gazes, Ronan rarely offered an explanation. "Yingying Jie recommended it. I watched it twice. Mm, it was somewhat unexpected."
Wen Huilan could dodge the matter when others said such things. But since Ronan had spoken, she had to respond somehow.
She pressed her lips together in a smile, shook her head, and said, "I'm ashamed."
Skillfully maintaining an ambiguous and subtle stance.
Ronan took the lead up the bluestone steps toward the embankment, replying lazily, "I'm the one who should be ashamed. The first time I watched it, I thought it was just helping certain people shout slogans. I had some pretty thick-tinted glasses on, but it turned out not to be like that...
"The second time, I took it more seriously. But honestly, my appreciation skills aren't up to par. I can't explain exactly why. I just found it stifling and bitter, and no matter what, I didn't want to watch it a third time anytime soon.
"Not like Yingying Jie. She watched it over and over while crying her eyes out, saying she wanted to mourn her innocence that would never return."
There might have been another layer of meaning in Ronan's words, but at a time like this, Zhao Xi only noticed the repeated mentions of "Yingying Jie."
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Wen Huilan, Mora, and Yingying Jie... pfft, what a scumbag!
Zhao Xi was certain that this inner slander represented the feelings of many people.
Actually, without the relevant background knowledge, the exchange between Ronan and the others had left many viewers utterly confused. Most people in the Live Stream Room had not yet processed it all. They had merely caught the most superficial information:
"Whoa?