Startled by Cheng Yue's rebuke, Pei Yuyan was also taken aback.
She hurriedly apologized, slightly at a loss, while simultaneously berating herself for being too rash, especially her reaction upon hearing that Xia Xue was Zhang Yang's girlfriend's cousin. She could feel how exaggerated her reaction had been.
This was completely inappropriate. She really was a failure as a gossip, to make such a basic mistake. Would Zhang Yang be angry?
At the crucial moment, Zhang Yang stepped forward; if he hadn't intervened then, Pei Yuyan might have really panicked.
Seeing that Pei Yuyan was so anxious she was almost crying, it seemed she would remember this for a long time.
Indeed, Zhang Yang had taken a risk on purpose earlier, letting Pei Yuyan find out these things by herself, to make her realize how terrible the consequences could be if the secret got out.
