The incident occurred near the center of the restaurant seating, and this voice drew everyone’s attention.
A fair-skinned and delicate young girl with an alarmed expression, dressed in a Rose Lake silk jacket and lotus satin shoes, skin as smooth as jade, and a sweet and delicate appearance, now covered in the mess of spilled food, was frightened by the sudden dousing, the sweet and sour ribs she was about to eat frozen halfway, not yet reaching her mouth.
Liu Qingxi covered her mouth, her eyes wide open in disbelief, saying: "Oh dear, I’m really sorry, sorry. Are you okay? I just slipped a bit, I don’t know how it happened,"
Tears glistened in her bright eyes, her face full of sincerity, as if it was truly an accident.
If there were any compassionate gentlemen present, they would surely accept their bad luck and not pursue the matter further!
But who is Ye Zhi? She recently realized she had a prominent family background as a "second-generation official and merchant."
What is a "second-generation official and merchant"?
Simply put, the upper phrase: father is a high-ranking official, the lower phrase: mother is wealthy, the horizontal couplet: walking sideways~
Her ultimate shield is that even the Little Traitor stands by her side, a perfectly successful life.
Ye Zhi, with food stains and rice all over her face, heard the voice and immediately locked her sights on the suspect, turning her head stiffly.
Sure enough!
It was Liu Qingxi.
"Ah, Ye Zhi, why is it you? I just slipped, look how slippery the floor is here, I didn’t mean to, I’m sorry."
She bowed her head sincerely in apology after speaking.
The victim hadn’t spoken yet, but the students eating nearby had already begun whispering, forgiving her on behalf of the victim.
"The floor is really slippery, this classmate wasn’t careful."
"Getting splashed is just bad luck."
"Indeed, her apology was so sincere. Hey, isn’t that Liu Qingxi from Xianglan Pavilion Class 103?"
"You know her too? She’s our junior, innocent and kind-hearted, always willing to help others."
"Liu Qingxi is in our class, she’s very pretty and studies well, she’s the class president now..."
...
The murmurs reached Ye Zhi’s ears—is this the effect of the protagonist’s halo?
Many male and female students were praising that Liu...
However, not everyone felt grateful.
Ye Zhi’s face was dark, her small body stood up as swift as a debt collector, and she shouted angrily: "Liu! What are you doing? With so many people, why did you splash me? Do you think I’m easy to bully? Didn’t I warn you last time not to provoke me again?"
After her words, she slammed her rice-stained right hand on the long dining table, the dishes on the table rattled three times.
Originally, the small matter was expected to be resolved with forgiveness from the victim, a change of clothes, and then returning to the meal, but with this twist, it seemed like the start of a confrontation.
The second male lead, Crown Prince Li Changnian, was dining not far away with Xue Ling, paying attention from the moment it happened. The victim’s fury displeased him greatly. He stood up, strode over, and said: "Ye Zhi, enough. You didn’t learn your lesson last time at the Shuyu Pavilion. Liu didn’t do it intentionally, didn’t she already apologize to you?"
His words aimed to suppress the situation, Ye Zhi knew he wasn’t there to uphold justice, but to back up the female lead...
She clenched her fists and said: "She did it on purpose, why splash everyone else and aim at me? I can’t swallow this anger today no matter what."