At this moment, Chu Youwei's legs seemed to have been nailed in place. She could neither take a step nor kneel, and her entire body felt stiff.
She was, after all, a woman. Even though she was nominally engaged to "Lin Liyun," she knew perfectly well that this marriage was merely an excuse to shake off Luo Tianfu. Even if it had been real, before she had even married into the family, kneeling in public to save someone would undoubtedly damage her reputation. For all she knew, she might even be saddled with all sorts of ugly slanders.
But then she thought of Lin Xiaowan's heart-rending pain at losing her brother, and of how, once this engagement was gone, she would have to endure all manner of Luo Tianfu's vile clutches again...
Chu Youwei could not help but waver.
Are you kneeling or not?! If you don't, I'll reveal the final spot that needs mending! By then, it'll be too late to kneel!
Ji Lanxin's cold, mocking warning rang through Chu Youwei's mind once more.
Under that pressure, Chu Youwei clenched her teeth in desperation and knelt before Ji Lanxin in full view of the crowd. Answering her demand, she began kowtowing against the incomparably hard ground. "Miss Ji, please slow the mending of the array."
Chu Youwei slammed her forehead heavily against the ground, knocking it until blood seeped from her brow.
Because Ji Lanxin had been mending the array, quite a few onlookers had already gathered nearby. The sight of Chu Youwei kowtowing in public immediately stirred countless discussions among the crowd.
"This young miss of the Chu Family really can throw away her dignity. She actually knelt before someone in public for a man. Has she gone mad from wanting a man?"
"I heard she was fooling