I wanted to stand up to applaud Mai Qi!
She had been such a dedicated and loving little cutie that I almost forgot she was once a fire-breathing dragon princess. Probably no one else would dare say such straightforward things to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan's face turned from red to green to white, and tears dripped down her face.
Mrs. Mai slammed the table. "Mai Qi! You are so rude!"
Mai Qi looked at Mrs. Mai fearlessly, "This is who I am. If I am rude, it is because you have taught me so. I wanted to make my own friends and not live the life you ordered me to, and for that, I am rude? Do you want a daughter or a puppet? Regardless, it doesn't matter what I think because you have already found a replacement. Being your goddaughter is such a glorious thing but being your daughter? I can't even control my own life. One wrong step, and I am branded as an unfilial daughter. Can you be as fair to me as you are to them?'
Sigh indeed