"Five."
"Four."
"Three."
"Two."
"One."
As Shen Fanyun counted down, Hong Danggui's expression grew more and more strained. Her face looked as if she had just swallowed a dead mouse.
She struggled internally, uneasy and filled with indignation and resentment. Why? Why could a mere Shen Fanyun exert such unimaginable pressure on her? She was the esteemed young lady of the Hong Family, always held high and mighty. In the past, everyone she met had bowed and scraped before her without exception. But now… have times changed so much that she's lost her intimidating presence? From their very first encounter to this, their second, Shen Fanyun had made her feel an immense, frustrating gap between her status and her reality. It was agonizing! She was so unwilling to accept this!
She clenched her fists, trying to hold on, to show some backbone. But unfortunately, just as Shen Fanyun called out the last number, Hong Danggui finally broke. "I, I..."
