Although Lady Li was afraid of Cai Wei, the reason she dared to rush forward and stand in front of her son was her status as an elder!
Mu Zhongqing is a scholar, someone who values etiquette and constantly instilled in his children the importance of understanding and respecting the larger picture. Therefore, she was certain that Cai Wei wouldn't dare to harm her!
Sure enough, Cai Wei stopped, a taste of ridicule flashing across her face as she looked down on Lady Li, seemingly...quite disdainful of her.
Lady Li twisted her face, refusing to meet Cai Wei's mocking gaze. The girl, who used to tremble in fear every time they met, was no longer there. The once towering advantage over the second branch of the family was gone, never to return. Lady Li felt stifled, humiliated, unsatisfied, but there was nothing she could do about it...
