Even though a pretty young girl told him, "Shut up," Xiang Shan, of course, would not really shut up.
When children make mistakes, they need to be taught a lesson. And educating them at this moment is the most effective.
So Xiang Shan pressed, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Zhu Xinyu buried her face in the table, not saying a word.
"First of all, it's about 'lies'," Xiang Shan said. "Not all lies are malicious. For instance, someone with a basic illness is in poor health. Then, they find a new brain disease during a check-up, one that could kill them if their emotions fluctuate too much. At that time, if the doctor temporarily hides the diagnosis from the patient and instead informs their family—is that a lie? Or letting a terminally ill patient go through the last journey of their life filled with hope. Is that lie sinful?"
Zhu Xinyu mumbled, "Sophistry. That's at the individual level..."
