"That's strange—" Gong Yishui responded calmly, "If Vivina hadn't set the library on fire, there wouldn't have been a need to waste so much time, right?"
"This..." Liz was silent for a moment, then said, "But sister already knows she's wrong, and the Gongyi family hasn't suffered any actual losses, right?"
"Oh? So four or five hours isn't a loss, or the shock suffered by the Gongyi family isn't a loss? Besides, if the Cantel family provided the means to repair the books, it would be fine to say this here—but we repaired it ourselves, so why should we forgive the arsonist?" Gongyi Shuiqing chuckled softly, "If it was Ah Shi who did it, and she came to apologize to us, we'd have to consider whether to accept it—she's the daughter of the patriarchs of two major families. Do the people of the Cantel family have as much respect as Ah Shi?"
"Then..." Liz bit her lip: "How should we punish Sister Vivina?"
"The Canter family will undoubtedly suffer some financial losses, and perhaps even decline in status—after all, they're vines that rely on a particular family for their growth, and they don't possess sturdy branches all their own. But if the branches are willing to take the blame for their subordinates, that's another matter. Losing one or two branches won't have much of an impact on the tree, right? But—a broken vine or two won't have any impact on the tree, unless the tree develops some kind of attachment to the vine..."
The implication of Gongyi Shuiqing's words couldn't be more obvious—
If Ouyang Huanshi was willing to come forward and admit it, he could let it go, and even think of her as someone who was being humbly honest and taking the blame for her subordinates—even if she wasn't, he would still think so—
Liz immediately glanced at her master with a look that seemed to be asking for help.
Gong Yi Tianhe couldn't help but observe his fiancée's reaction——
Viviana also seemed to see hope——
However, under the gaze of everyone, Ouyang Huan said this lightly:
"If I did it, I would certainly admit it, but it has nothing to do with me. I really don't know why I need to admit it—"
Ouyang Huanshi twitched his lips and said, "What does this have to do with me? Since you made a mistake, Viviana, you should be taught a lesson. You're really too overbearing."
“…”
Viviana had an incredible expression on her face.
It was like meeting a stranger.
"Master, why—"
"Just like Uncle Gongyi said, the Kanter family is nothing more than a vine, a dependent plant. Their only function for the Ouyang and Zishu families is to absorb our family's nutrients to nourish themselves. It's truly despicable—is this the only thing you do to deceive people by taking advantage of their power? It's not just you, your entire family has been deliberately doing things that damage their reputation by relying on their dependence—"
Ouyang Huanshi stared at her coldly and bowed respectfully to Gongyi Shuiqing: "Uncle, you are free to do as you please. I will absolutely not object."
"So, even if I terminate all contracts with the Kantor family, will you still have the same attitude?"
Ouyang Huanshi was silent for a moment, then pursed his lips and said, "Yes, if you do something wrong, you should be punished. You can't treat us specially just because we are close."
"Very good." Gongyi Shuiqing turned to Viviana: "This is not my idea. I have already given your master a choice..."
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