Scandals and disgrace were laid bare for all to see.
Yet, it seems the wise and righteous were still in the majority.
More people were questioning Zuo Tingting and Wang Qing.
"How could Shen Ci, with his choices in women, ever fancy someone like Zuo Tingting? Unattractive face, not even fair-skinned—if they said Shen Ci accidentally got her pregnant, I might believe it. But tangled up with her? Hard to believe."
"If Zuo Tingting truly liked Shen Ci, she wouldn't make a scene at school. Why not settle it privately? She's clearly trying to harm Shen Ci."
"Exactly, her very first sentence told us she had never discussed privately with Shen Ci before. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to specifically mention her pregnancy."
"Ugh, could be someone who likes Meng Chuyue hiring them to smear Shen Ci's reputation."
...
See, every era has its share of imaginative minds.
