"Master, Madam! Let's talk this out nicely, please stop quarreling! It's so inauspicious to argue during the New Year!" Cui Bao, emboldened by Ren Zhixian's favor and seeing him cornered by Shi Yumei to the point of embarrassment, hurriedly stepped forward to take his arm and gently persuaded him to break off the confrontation.
"Hmph!" Ren Zhixian let out a cold snort, finally finding an out, and with a flick of his sleeve, he spat out, "I can't be bothered to argue with you!" and stormed off with Cui Bao to the study.
Shi Yumei's face turned frightfully grim as she glared hatefully at their retreating backs, without uttering a word.
"Madam, please calm down!" Cui Zhu sent the other young maids away with a glance and then presented Shi Yumei with a cup of hot tea.
