Qin Xueyi finally frowned.

“Ms. Jiang, I don’t understand what you’re saying at all. You seem to have forgotten that this marriage is not based on mutual consent at all. Xiao Chenglin has never agreed to marry you, so why do you make it sound like you are the most perfect match?”

Qin Xueyi looked puzzled.

She had clearly never met anyone like Jiang Tian.

After all, in her opinion, a marriage without the other party's consent should be dissolved, but Jiang Tian obviously didn't think so, and her self-righteousness surprised her.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I need to remind you that a marriage recognized here is a matter of course. Xiao Chenglin neither agreed to marry me nor refused to marry me, which means that the two of us should be together.”

That's utter nonsense.

Even the maidservant looked at her with incomprehension.

How could Jiang Tian take it so for granted?

Has she forgotten what era we live in?

In a new era, everything is being reshuffled. If the old marriage system is a form of oppression and constraint, then why continue to participate?

“Ms. Jiang, I don’t know what you think, but I want to share my thoughts with you. In this day and age, everyone needs to fight for freedom, and everyone is an independent individual. You are bound to a small place by traditional marriage, unable to break free, and your horizons are also limited. This is not your fault.”

"But you should think carefully about your future development, instead of focusing on someone who can never be with you forever. You should be very clear that your husband does not acknowledge your existence, and your marriage can only circulate within your families."

“As long as you are a person capable of thinking rationally, you should understand that this kind of marriage will not bring any benefits to your life development. On the contrary, it will become a constraint and an obstacle to your progress. I hope you can live your own life, seriously understand what you want in your heart, and do what you should do, instead of arguing with me here for the sake of a man.”

Qin Xueyi's words drew admiring glances from the maids listening to her.

As expected of Miss Qin, a top student, her words were powerful and resonated deeply with them.

However, while her words could influence the maids and other listeners, they had no effect on Jiang Tian whatsoever.

Jiang Tian asked her casually, "Are you done?"

Qin Xueyi was completely speechless, her face flushed red: "I'm done."

"Now that you've finished speaking, isn't it my turn to speak?"

Qin Xueyi gritted her teeth and said, "Ms. Jiang, just say what you want to say. I'm listening right now. I'd also like to hear your thoughts."

"I don't have any particular thoughts, I just want to ask you a question."

"Go ahead and ask."

Qin Xueyi tried to calm herself down, and appeared to have regained her previous indifference and wisdom.

"When you were dating Xiao Chenglin, did you know that he had a wife back in his hometown?"

Qin Xueyi's expression changed slightly.

After a long pause, she finally answered, "I don't know."

"During your relationship, did you learn that he had a wife from his hometown?"

Qin Xueyi remained silent for an even longer period this time.

In the end, she answered.

"I know."

Jiang Tian's lips curled into a mocking smile: "So all modern women are like this?"

"What do you mean—" Qin Xueyi's expression was already very unpleasant.

"Am I saying that modern women are ignorant of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, or that they don't know what shame is?"

"Ms. Jiang, don't talk nonsense!"

The maids standing nearby were furious to see their idol being scolded by a traditional woman!

Jiang Tian showed no sign of fear despite the anger of these people.

She continued to stare at Qin Xueyi: "Miss Qin, you do look different from us women of the old era. You are very fashionable, refined, and beautiful. Perhaps you have received a very high level of education. But I am also a little curious. I heard that you were influenced by Westerners abroad. In Western communities, is it acceptable for another woman to go after a man who has a partner?"

Qin Xueyi's face turned pale instantly.

“I’m not being sarcastic, but I’m genuinely curious. You people who are educated abroad are definitely different from someone like me who has been confined to a small area since childhood. You haven’t experienced a wider world, so your perspective must be different. If that weren’t the case, you wouldn’t have said those things to me.”

"But the more this is the case, the less I understand. When a person goes out into a wider world and receives a better education, shouldn't they go further and get better and better? I've been reading a book these past few days about the development of civilization. Civilization should not go backward, but should move forward."

"So, if the freedom you speak of is built on the foundation of other people's marriages, if it's based on destroying other people's marriages, if it's based on forcing a man to cheat, or accepting a man's infidelity as the most basic principle, is this progress or regression of civilization?"

The room fell silent.

No one could speak.

Clearly, no one expected that Jiang Tian, ​​whom they considered a country bumpkin, would speak such insightful and eloquent words that were almost impossible to refute.

Jiang Tian's words were too sharp and harsh.

When they sing praises of great love, when they sing praises of freedom for all, have they ever thought that they are moving forward by stepping on the suffering of others? Have they ever thought that because of their freedom to love, many people are suffering as a result?

Qin Xueyi's expression was extremely unpleasant.

She looked at Jiang Tian.

Jiang Tian was also calmly watching her.

She was clearly unfashionable, and her clothes made her look several years older.

But what she said instilled a certain fear deep within people's hearts.

It's as if a fig leaf has been torn off.

Qin Xueyi's teeth were chattering.

"Why aren't you saying anything, Miss Qin? Is my question so hard to answer? I thought you had received so much education and had walked so much further than I had ever walked, that you would surely be able to answer my question."

Qin Xueyi remained silent.

A smile flickered in Jiang Tian's eyes: "I want to know, are you all like this? Does your freedom always require us to sacrifice it? Is it the same abroad? Then I think there's no point in praising foreign countries. At least in ancient times, we valued fidelity, and at least a group of people had morals. What's so admirable about deliberately interfering in other people's marriages? I've been in this city for so long, and this is the only thing I can't figure out."