"It's not that I want to stir up trouble, it's that guy Xiao Chang who's causing it. You can't blame me for that," Fang Yi said with a smile.
"Even if he's the one stirring up trouble, the things you said were too harsh," Nangong Lengxue replied.
Calling someone useless right to their face, no one can take that lightly.
"Honest words are hard to hear," Fang Yi said.
"But you really didn't cut him any slack."
"Would cutting him some slack change anything?" Fang Yi retorted.
This retort left Nangong Lengxue momentarily speechless.
Just as Fang Yi said, giving someone respect, would that really change them?
It's like a teacher dealing with a group of unruly students; at first, they try having private talks, hoping to educate them. But after several attempts, none of the students listen and just do their own thing.
In the end, when the teacher can't take it anymore, they rebuke the students directly in the classroom, but most remain unchanged.
