CHAPTER 167: CHAPTER 167: SLAP IN THE FACE(2)_1

"Zhang Shao, do you think everyone is as barbaric as you, chasing people away without proper discussion?" Shangguan Qing’s cool voice rang out as he looked at the members of the Yu Family.

"Sometimes, the only way to deal with those who don’t know what’s good for them is with barbarism, isn’t that right? They’ve insulted our families, and Qing Shao, you can still bear it? I truly admire you." Yu Zifeng laughed out loud, his gaze sweeping over Shangguan You several times.

Then, he glanced at Shen Cheng and his entourage, his eyes full of contempt and disdain.

"Yu Shao, if a dog bites you, do you bite back? That would hardly befit your status, Yu Shao. Our Qing Shao, being the civilized person he is, would not stoop to arguing with such tasteless people," Gui Jun’s mocking voice arose. A group of young masters and misses from influential households was gathered, none of them sitting, just standing together.

The onlooking crowd was growing. Who in Beijing didn’t recognize these notorious figures? Shangguan Qing kept a low profile. However, Yu Zifeng, Yu Zijin, Li Meisu, and Zhang Yuchen were anything but subdued. Everyone knew them.

"Even as a young master of the Gui Family, how can you utter such lowly words?" Yu Zijin laughed lightly, a sarcastic look on her face as she looked at Gui Jun.

"Lowly? I think it’s quite fitting," Gui Mo, his peach-blossom eyes crinkling, said with a smile.

"Qing Shao, your sister from the Shangguan Family is being bullied, and you don’t stand up for her? If someone insulted Zijin like that, I would make them regret ever being born. But Qing Shao and little You, you’re so generous, only responding with a few slaps. How very magnanimous, indeed," Yu Zifeng said with a mischievous smile on his lips as he looked at Shangguan You before him.

"Yu Shao, don’t you think it’s beneath you to bicker with riffraff? Or do you, Yu Shao, enjoy splitting hairs?" Shangguan You replied with a slight smile, her gaze landing on Yu Zifeng and his group.

Shen Cheng and Wanqian’s complexions turned rather ashen. Yu Zifeng, Zhang Yuchen, and their companions were also renowned figures in Beijing. Listening to their conversation, Shen Cheng and his group could guess their statuses. How could they now face the public after such humiliation? And how were they to salvage the situation?

"The Shangguan Family’s Princess is so magnanimous. If someone insulted Zijin like that, or if they insulted my daddy and mommy, I would make them learn the meaning of death! I’d let them know what kind of family the Yu Family is in Beijing! Hmph!" Yu Zifeng said faintly, his words chilling everyone present.

"With Yu Shao’s power in Beijing, who would dare to point fingers and insult him?" Shangguan Qing said with a light smile.

"Since we’ve all met, let’s sit together. To share a table with such people would be beneath our dignity," Yu Zijin said with a sweet smile, her face filled with sarcastic amusement.

Feng Shao’an and his family were sweating profusely, while Lan Xuan and Han Yachu were both shocked. At the same time, a flicker of understanding crossed Han Xiao’s and Lan Guohua’s minds.

"Little You, come, follow Brother Zhang. If anyone dares to bully you again, Brother Zhang will avenge you. In this Beijing, for some fool to dare and point fingers at the Shangguan Family, isn’t that just courting death?" Zhang Chenyu laughed boisterously. His words were loud and pointed, clearly intended to shift the conflict towards the Shangguan Family and make them lose face.

"Zhang Shao, little You is my sister too. Naturally, I will protect her. You should focus on taking good care of your own sister," Shangguan Qing sneered. My sister needs no one else to protect her; I will naturally protect her well. If they can bully little You so openly here in Beijing, I can’t imagine the suffering she must have endured in B City.

"But I didn’t see you lift a finger when little You was being bullied just now," Yu Zifeng said sarcastically. He wasn’t willing to let go of an opportunity to see the Shangguan Family humbled; the bigger the scandal, the better.

"Miss Shangguan, my daughter spoke out of turn; I apologize to you on her behalf. She’s been spoiled by us. Please be magnanimous and pardon her offense," Shen Congming stood up, apologizing to Shangguan You and Shangguan Qing, his face drenched in anxious sweat.

Someone from the Shen party added, "Miss Shangguan, you and Jiajia attend the same school. Please, be the bigger person and forgive this girl. Shen Jia, hurry and apologize to Miss Shangguan!"

"I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I’ll never dare to do it again!" Shen Jia cried, tears streaming down her face, her body trembling as she loudly apologized to Shangguan You.

Another person from the Shen group quickly said, "Miss Shangguan, Jiajia is just young and ignorant. I trust you won’t stoop to her level."

Then, Shen Cheng and his entire group stood up. "Yes, she’s just a child, unaccustomed to such events, and spoke without thinking. Please forgive any offense she caused. We will certainly pay a formal visit to apologize later," they said, bowing apologetically to Shangguan You and her brother.

"The insults have already been hurled. What’s the use of apologizing now? Don’t you all think this is rather pointless?" Li Meisu interjected sarcastically, looking at Shen Jia as if she were an idiot.

"Exactly! For the Shangguan Family’s Princess to be publicly insulted like this on her first official appearance, and the Shangguan Family just takes it? If it were me, a few slaps wouldn’t be the end of it. Is the Shangguan Family dead? To let people walk all over them and do nothing?" Yu Zijin chimed in with a light laugh, holding onto Yu Zifeng’s arm, as she watched the pale faces of Shen Cheng’s party of five.

"Yu Zijin, if you were in such a situation, what would you do?" Shangguan You asked with a light smile. I know what they’re trying to do. They want me to escalate this, so the Shangguan Family loses face, and the Yu Family can reap the benefits and boost their reputation. But will I really let them get their way?

"Naturally, I would make them kneel and beg for forgiveness! I’d make them understand the consequences of offending the Yu Family!" The words had barely left Yu Zijin’s mouth before she sensed something was wrong. Seeing the stares directed at her, she quickly shut her mouth.

"So, Yu Zijin, you enjoy humiliating people like that," Shangguan You remarked with a faint smile.

"It seems the Yu Family’s reputation for magnanimity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be," Shangguan Qing added with equal sarcasm.

"Shangguan You, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to insult you earlier, I’m sorry!" Shen Jia’s voice suddenly rang out, followed by the sound of slaps. She began to hit her own face, left and right, several times, until blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

"I’m sorry! It was because I was jealous of you that I said those things! I wanted to humiliate you here! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, please forgive me!" Shen Jia pleaded through her sobs, continuing to slap her face.