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After Han Eu-meh recounted the infuriating encounter with Mei Xing and Yi Chuhua at the mall, followed by her father's unreasonable punishment, she slammed her empty glass on the table with a frustrated sigh.
"So here I am," she shrugged, "breaking rules."
"I'm sorry to hear that, Eu-meh," We Ai sympathised.
"Yeah. But you can't let some bitch get in the way of your life and your dad should not have grounded you," Bai Qingqing frowned.
"He thinks I need to learn a lesson," Han Eu-meh muttered, bitterness tinging her voice. "Apparently, standing up for myself is a crime deserving solitary confinement and unpaid labor in his office. He even took my card."
"That's so awful. He should be on your side," Bai Qingqing pouted with a frown.