Lady Chi's face was deathly pale, her heart fiercely set upon Shen Qu. Only a young man as gentle and refined as jade could be worthy of her.
As for the rumors outside, Shen Qu had also found it difficult to mention them to her.
——"My little sister dislikes me as a brother, refuses to be disciplined, and seems to always want to go against me. She is heedless, for which I apologize for making you the subject of mockery."
The implication being.
That Shen Hua harbored ill intentions, which is why she was relentlessly unyielding.
