"If he were here, he wouldn't want you to stand up for him."
With just one sentence from Xia Youyou, Qi Wenjie, who originally resented those who echoed Lu Ping's words, slumped back into her chair like a deflated ball.
"That bastard, why hasn't he come yet?! If he were here, to listen to these shameless jerks spouting their nonsense. It might not be entirely bad, perhaps their rubbish talk could wake him up!"
Qi Wenjie, who had slumped back into the chair, forced herself not to listen to those who were echoing Lu Ping and even outright belittling Lin Fei, flattering Hao Yongjun. Instead, she somewhat grudgingly began to mutter about Lin Fei, who was still nowhere to be seen.
