Silence.
A deathly silence.
Everyone was stunned by the old Qin Patriarch's masterstroke.
Liu Canglan and the others had grim, shifting expressions.
To be honest, they were completely against it.
Apologize?
Could an apology bring his wife back to life? Could an apology wash away the shame of being utterly humiliated?
But…
They had to admit, the old Qin Patriarch's move was both ruthless and absolute.
If Gu Yuexi were just an ordinary student, no matter how talented, they would have just killed her and been done with it.
But if she became the Young Madam of the Qin Family… she would be one of the Top Three Families!
By the unwritten rule of the Top Three Families holding precedence over the other seven, having the Qin Family's Young Madam bow and apologize to them was, in a sense, already giving them an immense amount of face!
If they continued to press the issue, it would mean disrespecting the Qin Family, and disrespecting the Qin Family's Great Emperor!
