Chapter 9: She Loved the Wrong Person (3)
Everyone was stunned by Shen Minyao's words, especially General Shen. Although he and Shen Minyao had an estranged relationship since her mother left without notice when she was merely five years old, this was the first time he heard his daughter talk back to him.
They never thought that the usually submissive and quiet young woman would be able to speak like that, especially towards her father. What's more, Shen Minyao clearly drew a line between her and her father by addressing him using his title and not as her dad.
General Shen's face darkened while his second wife, Cheng Lifan, covered her mouth in shock while looking at her stepdaughter's face confusedly. Why did she feel that Shen Minyao had just got a complete 180-degree change?
"Ridiculous!" General Shen sneered at his daughter. "Don't make this sound about me, Yao'er. What are you thinking about—going to Qingqiu Mountain without informing anyone about it? You were even found on the road unconscious with a man by a stranger. Do you really not care about your reputation anymore?!" He barked at her.
The fox woman looked at the old man like she was looking at a clown making foolish assumptions. In the corner of her eyes, she saw a woman of the same age as Shen Minyao and the man her host held such special feelings for, Su Yin.
Su Yin stood behind Cheng Lifan and next to Shen Qing. The man was Shen Minyao's fiancé, and yet this same person betrayed her and had an affair with Shen Qing. Even when Shen Minyao stumbled and walked in on the cheating couple, she had been mum about it. However, deep down, she was weeping in pain.
Shen Minyao liked Su Yin for years. She and her Brother Yin had known each other for a long time and were betrothed to each other by their families. It wasn't until Su Yin met Shen Qing that his treatment changed, soon giving her a cold shoulder.
The fox woman realized that, just like her, Shen Minyao loved the wrong person. In her past life, didn't she also fall in love with a man that could never be hers? He was destined to become a hero while she, to die by his own hands.
The last memories of him flashed in her mind as he ruthlessly stabbed her in the belly with the same sword she gifted him before his journey. If only she foresaw that betrayal was the only thing he would return in the end…
Ha! How foolish! The fox woman thought. Whether she was talking about herself or Shen Minyao, it didn't matter. Both of them had been blinded by the love which eventually caused their lives to perish.
"General Shen, how can you say that?" This time, Shen Minyao turned pitiful. Her jaws hardened, eyes peering at her father as if he just struck her.
"I'm pretty sure it was Qing Jie and Qiu Gege who invited me to join them." She then glanced at Shen Qing whose face was visibly pale when her name was mentioned.
"Qing Jie, how could you do this to me? Wuuuuu…" Shen Minyao suddenly cried much to everyone's shock. One minute, she was being arrogant; now, she was wailing like a baby.
"How could you leave me there on my own, knowing I fear being left in the dark?"
Everyone within the family knew well that Shen Minyao had a great fear of being in the dark, and it was the reason why she was frequently bullied by her cousins and other children when she was younger.
It was just too bad that the Shen Minyao that returned to them was now a creature of the dark.
Shen Qing looked at her cousin in disbelief. Actually, she was shocked to hear it when she first heard the news that Shen Minyao had been found. She was sure that Shen Minyao died that night when she and her brother pushed Shen Minyao to her death. However, Shen Minyao survived.
So imagine their shock when they heard about it. She and Shen Qiu feared that Shen Minyao would tell on them.
The fox woman hid her sneer behind her hand as she lowered her head.
'Shen Qing, Shen Qiu. Do you think I'll allow you to live happily after you murdered Shen Minyao?' Since she was now living as Shen Minyao, there was no way in hell she would allow these pigs to continue harassing her.
"What are you…?" General Shen almost exploded in anger right then and there, but seeing his daughter cry for the first time had somewhat bothered him.
"Why is it my fault now? I'm your daughter, but you would rather believe outsiders? General Shen, aren't you being unfair to your own daughter? Where is your face when I need it?"
The fox woman refused to acknowledge this bastard as her father. The sadness her host had kept over the years as Shen Xin ignored her was something Shen Minyao continued to endure until her last breath. Even if Shen Xin had a change of heart later, it was already too late for him to regret now. He had allowed other people to kill his daughter just because he was being indifferent to her.
"It's my fault, Yaoyao. It was me who wronged you." Shen Qing fell to her knees, her whole body trembling from fear. She wasn't sure why Shen Minyao hadn't snitched on her yet. Shen Minyao only said that they had left her, but Shen Qing wasn't certain what her cousin would say once Shen Minyao was left alone with her Uncle Xin.
"Qing, get up. You don't have to do this. It's not your fault you've lost sight of Yaoyao that day." Su Yin helped Shen Qing to get back on her feet and glanced in Shen Minyao's direction. This was the woman he had wronged, but he couldn't help it if his heart was stolen by her cousin.
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