Chapter 243

Melina paused her practice and turned to see a few young women mocking her. When they saw her looking over, their expressions grew even more disdainful. Many students with heavy accents hesitated to speak Aelish out of fear of ridicule. They'd feel embarrassed because of the scornful comments. However, Melina never thought it was shameful to lack knowledge in a subject. She looked at them and asked, "My Aelish isn't great, so I'm learning it. Is that bothering you?" To her, not knowing something and deciding to learn it was perfectly natural. She had never claimed to be excellent at everything, but she believed that hard work could always make her better. Not knowing something was never a source of shame. The young women paused. Then, one of them retorted confidently, "Of course it bothers us! The fact that someone like you made it into this university is embarrassing all of us!" Another girl sneered in Aelish, "Can you even speak Aelish well, you stupid country bumpkin?" Though