No one spoke. After a moment of silence, the sounds of Gu Shaoling and Tian Sisi's coughing and crying started up again. Tian Xueqin, worried the floor was too cold, bent down to first gather Gu Shaoling into her arms, then pulled up Tian Sisi. At a signal from her mother, Zeng Rong hurried over to lend a hand. Jun Ran followed to help, saying, "Are you okay? Girls shouldn't sit on the floor for so long, you might catch a cold… Sigh, to think a couple of jokes could lead to this. Really, some people are just too small-minded. They're not worth befriending!"
"Who wants to befriend her? She's just a trashy country bumpkin, who cares about her? If she hadn't promised to make me my own special Snowflake Cream, why would I have even bothered with her? You say I'm shameless for going to your house, so does that mean you have any face coming to mine? Cutting ties? How ridiculous! You're still in my house right now. If you've got the guts, then leave! And don't ever come back!"
