As Xin Yue stepped further into the room, a confrontational glint in her eyes, she crossed her arms and looked directly at Lei Junshan. "What did you mean by 'she doesn't look smart'? Do I look like a fool to you?"
Lei Junshan blinked, caught off guard by her sudden directness. "You only heard that part?" he asked in disbelief. "Didn't you hear the rest of what I said?"
Xin Yue hesitated, her bravado faltering for a moment. "Well… yes, I heard everything," she admitted, a little awkwardly. "But that's not the point. Why couldn't you praise me to my face? I did a really difficult task today, you know."
She began to recount her actions, speaking animatedly as she moved around the room. "When you were busy with that old lady, I was the one chasing after the girl. You have no idea how fast she was! But I kept up—I never fell behind, not even once!"
