The slap violently snapped Jia Huihui out of her chaotic thoughts. As she looked up, she met Feng Ru's fury-filled eyes, the pain on her face leaving her gaze full of shock and bewilderment.
At home, she had long suffered from neglect and injustice, forced to swallow her grievances in silence. Yet she never imagined that on her very first day in the countryside, someone would dare bully her like this.
A sudden blaze of anger surged within Jia Huihui; gone was her previous polite and composed demeanor. Back home, cowed by her parents' authority, she had been powerless to resist. But now, this person was the same age as her—who was afraid of whom?
Chapter 21