"What does that make me? A hypocrite! What else?"
Ye Yizhou found it laughable. Looking at Jiang Zhengze's somewhat contorted expression, he knew what nonsense was going through his head. A mocking smile curled his lips.
"Sure, I'm not exactly a good person either, but don't lump me in with yourself. That's too low for me."
He hadn't expected Ye Yizhou to be so blunt. With his petty schemes exposed just like that, Jiang Zhengze struggled to maintain his expression.
"After all, I wouldn't keep calling someone scum and trash, then turn around and enjoy their financial support and resources without a shred of guilt."
Ever since earlier, Ye Yizhou had found words like scum and trash particularly grating coming from Jiang Zhengze's mouth.
"Jiang Shouyi owed me that!"
Jiang Zhengze shouted, agitated and self-righteous.
Bang!
Ye Yizhou raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and slammed it hard into the wall beside him, sending plaster dust scattering across the floor.
The sudden loud noise made Jiang Zhengze jump. When he met Ye Yizhou's furious face, he instantly fell silent.
His face seething and his voice full of anger, Ye Yizhou demanded sharply, "What did he owe you?"
"He suspected you of stealing his watch and condemned you without checking the facts. He even got his classmates to corner you in the bathroom to bully you. Although they didn't go through with it, it still caused you some harm. On that count, he did something wrong, so I gave him a taste of his own medicine. That was his comeuppance, and he accepted it."
"But you weren't innocent either. You did steal the watch. You even destroyed it."
Remembering how Jiang Zhengze had just painted himself as an innocent victim, Ye Yizhou couldn't resist a couple of sarcastic