Huo Mingyan choked back her words.
She raised her eyes in embarrassment, unable to believe Lu Ying would humiliate her so publicly for Shen Yinning.
The pride ingrained in her bones prevented her from bending her back. Tears welled up in her eyes but stubbornly refused to fall.
Her nails dug into her palms, and her voice was hoarse as she said, "I come from outside the border. I admit I do not understand the twists and turns of women's intrigues. This is my nature—what fault lies in that? Is being straightforward, like a man, also a mistake?"
Lu Ying slowly toyed with the Moyu ring.
Though he was a man, he did not believe that men were inherently better than women.
Many men were disgusting in their actions and cruel in their hearts. Huo Mingyan had no need to place herself on the same level as them.
Yet Huo Mingyan misunderstood his intentions and resented him instead.
