Liu Boer's voice was shrill and grating, full of the smug delight of a petty man who thought he'd won.
He looked down at Yue Xiaofei, contempt and mockery spilling from his eyes.
"I'm telling you, a little brute strength and a few lofty speeches won't let you throw your weight around in this world!"
"The real keys are power, connections, and circles you'll never get near in your lifetime!"
He tapped his own head, then pointed at Yue Xiaofei.
"We're not even the same species as you! Get it?"
Bai Xinxin folded her arms and chimed in with a sneer.
"Exactly! Louis is absolutely right!"
She looked at Su Wanning and said in a lecturing tone, "Wanning, do you see it now? This is the kind of man you can trust with your future! He has ability and connections, and people respect him wherever he goes!"
"Not like certain people who only know how to run their mouths and turn everything into a moral crusade. Strip away the talk, and all you've got is a useless coward!"
The two took turns piling on the insults, as though they meant to reclaim every scrap of face they'd lost earlier, with interest.
Su Wanning's face went pale with anger, and her lips trembled.
"You're... going too far!"
She wanted to argue back, but she didn't know what to say.
After all, Louis's position at Hua Gate was real.
And Yue Xiaofei really was just an ordinary student with no power or connections.
Reality was that cruel.
Seeing how upset Su Wanning was, Yue Xiaofei found himself thinking a little better of the young heiress.
At least she still had a basic sense of right and wrong.
Unlike the two across from him, who were rotten to the core.
Yue Xiaofei set