Shielding One's Shortcoming (3)
Editor: Henyee Translations
It had been a tacit understanding between the four of them. They never needed to discuss anything beforehand, and they were used to react according to the situation at hand. However, they overlooked a little problem with their usual arrangement, and that was Shen Jue. The little guy did not have the same background as them, so he could not behave as unconcerned as they did. Furthermore, outsiders were harsh with their words too.
The decision that they took led everyone to label Shen Jue as someone who rode on another's person's coattail. No one knew that if it were not for Shen Jue's timely delivery of the antidote, all of those young masters from the five great aristocratic families would have been crammed into the red class. They would not have been able to remain in the violet class.
When he heard the comments about Shen Jue, Tang Nazhi felt as if a needle had pierced his heart. Even though he was unbridled, he did not wish to implicate a valued comrade.