Capítulo 17: Cruel Lesson

Listening to Link's voice by her ears, the rims of Qiao Ruowei's eyes became red and swollen. Her eyebrows also kept quivering, but she forcefully held back her tears and did not allow them to fall.

With a tearful voice, she said, "That's certainly not the case… I don't believe you!"

Hearing that, the corners of Link's mouth lifted slightly. He grabbed her hair and pulled her whole face to his front.

"Ah—" Qiao Ruowei screamed in pain, her tears finally gushing out.

"Link!" At the side, Yang Xuerou could not bear to watch and spoke up to stop him.

A hint of conflict flashed through Xue Linglong's eyes, but she clenched her fists and remained silent. She began learning how to get used to her identity as a servant.

"Let go of her! What good are you, bullying a girl? Come at us if you have the guts!" The other boys' instinctive feelings of protecting the fair sex started making trouble as each of them spoke indignantly.