"Will you dare do it again next time?!"
"I won't."
"Louder! I can't hear you!"
"I won't do it again next time!"
Qian Yuya and the other three obediently knelt on the floor. Nai Qingni sat in a chair, looking at them with an expression that seemed to say they were beyond saving.
Kui Nianruo and Li Ying were doing all right. The former was used to being punished by her father at home, while the latter had no shame whatsoever. Kneeling was just kneeling.
But Lin Xue was a year older than them, and she had always been on equal terms with her father at home. When had she ever knelt after growing up? Still, they were in the wrong this time, so Lin Xue had no choice but to kneel as well. She kept her back straight, however, making clear her position as the eldest of the four.
Even though they were being so obedient, Nai Qingni was still furious. She paced back and forth in anger. "Forget Nian Ruo and Little Ying, but what were you and Little Xue thinking? How could you go crazy along with them? You could have told me if something was wrong. You could have told a teacher at school. Anything would have been better than facing criminals yourselves!"
Kui Nianruo stared at Nai Qingni, dumbfounded.
Li Ying could not help saying, "Sister Nai..."
"I'm not your sister! You don't trust me, so why are you still calling me that?"
"No, Sister Nai, it's just..."
"You make it sound so nice, but did you ever consider how I would feel? What if something happened to you? What if you got hurt? What if there had been more than one attacker?"
"Sister Nai..."
"Don't call me that! I don't have a little sister