Chapter 1865: Sincerity Chapter 1865: Sincerity Editor: Henyee Translations Despite the back office entrance being a secluded spot, Fan Ruyin’s kneeling quickly drew a crowd, their whispers and gestures fueling her growing embarrassnt and resentnt.
Her emotions churned within her, oscillating between fury and frustration.
She hadn’t anticipated this outco; her brother’s indifference cut her deeply.
Upon receiving the unexpected report, Qiao Xuan summoned Fan Ruyin, expressing surprise at her apparent sincerity.
“Rare indeed!
I hadn’t expected such earnestness from Mrs.
Bai,” Qiao Xuan remarked, her tone asured.
Yet, beneath the surface, skepticism lingered.
Fan Ruyin’s abrupt change of heart seed suspicious.
Was her family pressuring her?
First Madam Fan and the others were certainly capable of such manipulation.
To Fan Ruyin, Qiao Xuan’s words felt like a taunt, a reminder of her defeat at the hands of her adversaries.
The urge to lash out surged within her, but she swallowed it back, recalling her brother’s aloof deanor and icy words.
“…It was my fault before.
I owe you an apology,” Fan Ruyin began, her voice tinged with contrition.
“This ti, I sincerely apologize.
Please forgive .” Qiao Xuan regarded her with a cool gaze, her response asured.
“I can discern sincerity, Mrs.
Bai.
Today, you have shown respect, and that is a form of sincerity.
Acknowledging your mistakes is comndable.
But be mindful of your actions and words in the future.
Another misstep will have consequences.” Qiao Xuan remained seated as Fan Ruyin knelt, enduring the humiliation of her reprimand in silence, her fists clenched tightly as she hung her head in resignation.
Feeling a simring indignity, Fan Ruyin interpreted Qiao Xuan’s words as a tacit agreent to her chastisent.
But it was too much!
Qiao Xuan’s smile was indifferent as she dismissed Fan Ruyin.
“Enough.
Rise and depart.
This matter is concluded.
Take your gift with you; it matters little to .” Without a word, Fan Ruyin complied and exited, escorted by Liqiu.
His deanor, however, was frosty as he issued a thinly veiled warning.
“Our Madam is rciful and compassionate.
Another wouldn’t have let you off so easily.
Mrs.
Bai, why the hostility?
Isn’t it ill-fated?” Fan Ruyin’s glare bore into Liqiu’s, her patience wearing thin.
Why should she tolerate the judgnt of a re servant?
Liqiu’s sneer only stoked her ire.
“And who are you to judge ?
The Shao Family’s decorum is hardly impeccable!” “Mrs.
Bai, spare us your lectures!
You, who showed disrespect to our Madam, have no right to dictate decorum.
We, as servants, are obliged to uphold her honor.
You, on the other hand, lack the standing to critique the Shao Family’s upbringing.
Your previous apology speaks volus about your own manners, or lack thereof!” Anger flared in Fan Ruyin’s eyes.
“You dare speak to in such a manner?
A re servant!” “Mrs.
Bai, I implore you to reconsider.
What authority does soone lacking propriety possess to criticize others?
Your disrespect towards our Madam cannot be ignored, and as servants, it is our duty to address it.
You are hardly qualified to assess the upbringing of the Shao Family.
While you may have forgotten the deanor of your previous apology, we rember it vividly.
Your own conduct leaves much to be desired, Mrs.
Bai,” Liqiu admonished sternly.
Fan Ruyin seethed with rage.
“Fine, just fine!
Today, I’ve seen their true colors!” Storming out of the Prefect’s office, she maintained a frigid exterior despite the turmoil within.
Returning to the Fan family compound, she retreated to her quarters, dismissing the servants and collapsing onto her bed in tears.
She loathed it all!
Her brother’s callousness cut her to the core.
Her two Sister-in-laws harbored disdain for her all these years, yet she remained oblivious.
But what stung the most was Madam Shao’s deliberate humiliation, exacerbated by her brother and Sister-in-law’s insistence on her acceptance of such degradation.
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