Balzac heard this and couldn't help but mockingly say: "If I did something wrong, I probably wouldn't dare to admit it as straightforwardly as you two do."
Victor heard this, did not argue, but squinted and smiled: "Dear, that's because you are still young. Young people always like to resist a little, to account for their conscience, and find an excuse for their future misconduct. If young people do something wrong, they often don't dare to look in the mirror of conscience, while adults dare to face it. This is the gap between the two stages of life."
Victor's words seemed to sting deep into Balzac's heart, and the young man with a naive and straightforward character was about to argue.
