Because of Mr. Han, Song Yan was treated with great respect by her classmates. Even though she knew how rare that learning opportunity was, she would not back down.

Now her family is forcing her to bow down to Song Yan, and it's not something that will work just because she bows down.

She was forced by her family to tell the truth: she and Song Yan were sworn enemies.

If she hadn't gone to ask Song Yan, things would have been better. If she had found someone influential to act as an intermediary, there might have been a chance to persuade Old Man Han. But since she did ask, Old Man Han definitely wouldn't have come.

The Duan family relies entirely on their patriarch. Now that he's deteriorating day by day, how can the family not be worried?

This useless girl not only couldn't help, but she also made enemies with them.

Duan Xueting's father was furious and beat her up.

Duan Xueting was so proud, and yet she was beaten by her father at such an old age. You can imagine how humiliated she felt.

Feeling humiliated at home with no recourse, she hatched a wicked plan. She wanted to get revenge.

As for how this story got out, well, we have to thank her nephew.

Although modern society has been advocating gender equality, the social environment, especially in military families, makes it extremely difficult for a girl to carry on the family tradition. It's not that such cases don't exist, but they are extremely rare.

These high-ranking officials all come from well-off families and love their children dearly, but they definitely pay more attention to their sons.

In the Duan family, sons are given more importance, while daughters are seen as an asset to the family. Duan Xueting is very resentful of this.

Duan Xueting's nephew is her grandfather's great-grandson and is also exceptionally favored. Duan Xueting is particularly jealous, so she never gives the child a kind look.

The child doesn't need to maintain her image in public.

The child recounted the embarrassing incident of Duan Xueting being beaten that very day. She explained the reason clearly: she had offended Song Yan, a disciple of Master Han.

Everyone knows who Song Yan is because of the Leng family's intervention with Elder Han. Furthermore, everyone is perfectly clear about her relationship with Shen Changchuan.

Shen Changchuan only has one daughter whom he pampers. People don't say it, but they feel that he has broken the family line. This sense of continuity isn't about the surname, but rather that people feel no one is carrying on his mantle.

Generals like Shen Changchuan, who have experienced countless battles, especially hope that their sons and nephews can still wear military uniforms and make achievements.

Shen Changchuan is gone.

Who would have thought that his son would suddenly be found, and that he would be exceptionally talented?

Now I know his daughter-in-law is just as outstanding.

How could I not be envious?

To be honest, compared to others, everyone thinks the Duan family's daughter is a bit foolish. Why did you make an enemy of the doctor?

Song Yan thought Duan Xueting was a mad dog, and she had better not provoke him or anyone related to him anymore.

She received a major demerit; if she makes even the slightest mistake, she'll definitely be expelled from school.

Duan Xueting is now isolated by all her classmates, and even the only classmate who used to be close to her has distanced herself from her.

Actually, it wasn't Xia Juntao, Song Yan, and Shen Ruomei who instigated this.

The main reason is that the three of them are popular among classmates.

Xia Juntao is the class monitor, that goes without saying.

The benefits that Song Yan brought to everyone, even if not remembered forever, are at least appreciated.

People already thought Shen Ruomei came from a good family. Now they know her father was a general.

He's a general, the kind who's been through countless battles and dominated the battlefield.

However, Shen Ruomei never acted superior. On the contrary, Duan Xueting always felt that her privileged background made her seem remarkable.

In comparison, who would still want to be friends with Duan Xueting?

Duan Xueting was also afraid of being expelled from school, because if that happened, her life would be ruined.

So Duan Xueting became very cautious this time.

She hardly speaks when she's in the dorm.

Shen Ruomei was actually quite willing to live at Song Yan's house, but she wasn't entirely at ease there. She had even considered going back to live at school.

After clashing head-on with Duan Xueting, especially after Duan Xueting suffered such a great humiliation, Xia Juntao's first piece of advice to her was to stay obediently at Song Yan's house.

She'd seen plenty of people like Duan Xueting. Don't be fooled by her current docile demeanor; she might just go crazy one day.

"If two people live in the same dormitory room, aren't you afraid she'll get up in the middle of the night and scratch your face?"

Otherwise, you can change dorm rooms.

"Dormitory space is limited at school, there are no empty seats. We have to switch rooms. Everyone's already familiar with their roommates, no one wants to switch." These are Xia Juntao's words.

Song Yan discovered that Shen Ruomei listened to Xia Juntao's advice.

Although Xia Juntao never explicitly stated his intention to pursue Shen Ruomei, he showed her great care and concern. Whenever Xia Juntao got too close to Shen Ruomei, Song Yan would give him a warning glare.

Xia Juntao immediately begged for mercy.

It seems he has made up his mind.