Lin Mansion.
The family held a banquet once a week, as was tradition.
Lin Xiaoliu, who had just returned from the academy, was getting a scolding from her mother.
"How could you be so reckless? In a situation like that, even if your senses are sharp, you should have found an academy instructor immediately! You shouldn't have decided what to do on your own. What if that person had gotten angry and lashed out at you? What would you have done then? Do you even care about your own safety?" Liu Shenglan's face was stern. She made her youngest daughter stand perfectly still as she lectured her, her sharp words deliberate and clear.
"I… I just saw that Song Yunhui was my classmate…" Lin Xiaoliu stole a glance at her father not far away before quickly lowering her head again.
