Even though she did not know that the remark "A pathetic worm whose self-respect can only be maintained through other people's fear and contempt" had been Le Yu's assessment of Shi Wen in class, the slow-witted Kui Nianruo could still tell that Le Yu and Shi Wen did not get along.
But she was not particularly surprised.
Shi Wen did not get along well with anyone—or rather, she had never seen him speak calmly with anyone.
She had not met Shi Wen many times, either. She only encountered him when she came to the White Box Library to work as a part-time custodian, and knew that he was the archivist.
But even in those limited encounters, she had seen Shi Wen clash with others several times.
This was the quietest White Box Library, and Shi Wen was its most antisocial archivist. Under such "difficult" conditions, the fact that Shi Wen could still cause trouble was sufficient proof of his innate ability to attract mockery.
But Kui Nianruo did not think Shi Wen was a bad person. Some conflicts were not deliberately provoked by him. It was simply that Shi Wen had always had a terrible reputation at the academy, and he never showed the slightest mercy when speaking. He was practically a walking powder keg, exploding wherever he went.
A student had once joked on the notice board: "The Imperial Academy's three great human disasters: the 'Tyrant' Principal Chahuan, the 'Cruel Official' Zhu Yan, and the 'Mad Dog' Shi Wen." Of course, Principal Chahuan had quickly dug out that student and handed him over to Zhu Yan for serious punishment. In a sense, the student had gotten exactly what he wanted by putting the saying to the test.
Although the remark had been made in jest, the fact that Shi