"Bah! What a phony. Goddess, my a*s! I should've seen that she was a madwoman."
"What a hypocrite! She may act like a kind little sister on the surface, but in truth, she has no qualms about stabbing her sibling in the back!"
"Perhaps she saw how Feng Tianlan turned the tides and threatened her position as the genius maiden. I bet she couldn't hold back any longer. What a phony, indeed."
"When she was being punished, she pretended to be feeble even though the blows weren't that hard. Looking at her disgusts me."
Hearing these hostile comments about Feng Xiupei, Xu Jiayi flared. She was about to retort, but Feng Xiupei stopped her. "Pei'er, they―"
The corporal punishment she had received in the courtroom was genuine. Even though her skin was left unscratched, the flesh beneath was mangled beyond recognition. The blows had been inflicted masterfully ― not a single bruise could be seen on her body.
