The only thing she'd never feared was a fight

The only thing she'd never feared was a fight

Cheng Shaoshang didn't think she had anything worth deceiving her over. She just hadn't expected Yuan Shen, for all his fame, to be so lacking in a gentleman's manners that he'd insult her as stupid in such a roundabout way. She'd instinctively wanted to snap back, but after Yuan Shen finished speaking, he bowed to Wang Yue and immediately took his leave without even looking her way.

Seeing Yuan Shen walk off without giving her a chance to speak, Cheng Shaoshang stamped her feet in anger. Just as she was getting worked up, she turned and saw Wang Yue still standing there, secretly laughing. She glared at him and said, in an adorably fierce tone, "You say you like me, yet you just let someone bully me?"

Wang Yue hadn't expected the battle to turn on him. Knowing the young lady was angry, he quickly put on a serious face and made his position clear. "Yuan Shen's just jealous of us. You're very clever."

Seeing how well Wang Yue had read the room, Cheng Shaoshang felt utterly pleased with herself. "That's more like it. I knew he was jealous. I'll go back and tell Mother that I'm never reading those useless books again."

Wang Yue's mouth twitched. He wanted to take Cheng Shaoshang's side, but he was afraid that if he did, she'd use his words later as an excuse to defy Xiao Yuanyi. So he could only force himself to say, "Shaoshang, Yuan Shen was right about one thing. You still need to read. Don't be in such a hurry. Think about it: if your own children grow up and come to you, their mother, asking about a character they don't know, are you going to tell them to ask