บท 8: She Loved the Wrong Person (2)
The next thing Shen Minyao knew, she was already inside a private room of the hospital. When she opened her eyes, she wasn't sure how long time had passed since she trekked down the Qingqiu Mountain, along with her human contractor. She tried to make sense of her new surroundings, trying to figure out if there was impending danger waiting to strike at her.
"Miss! You are finally awake!"
Miss? The fox woman blinked. This was far from the title she was accustomed to. Her past servants had called her Niangniang, but since she was now in a new host, the fox woman supposed that she needed to get accustomed to the new era.
In her past life, wasn't she an imperial noble consort of an emperor? One rank lower than the queen of the empire? Still, with her charisma and prowess, even the official wife of the emperor couldn't outwit her.
Her previous host had been long gone, and right now, she had to live as Shen Minyao, taking over the identity of her newest host. As the fox woman forced herself to sit up on the hospital bed, memories of the original Shen Minyao entered her mind, reminding her of the grievances and heartaches she endured in this life.
"Miss! You shouldn't force yourself to move!" The same young woman she heard earlier panic next to her bed, but the fox woman ignored her as she focused herself on sorting the events that happened throughout Shen Minyao's life.
Ha? Did Shen Minyao really believe the lies of her cousin, Shen Qing?
The fox woman rubbed the area between her eyebrows and sighed. Her host's body was so skinny, and it would take her some time before she could transform this body once she took care of her body a bit more.
"Miss, are you hurt somewhere? Should I call the doctor to see you?" the young woman asked her nervously.
The fox woman lifted her head to finally acknowledge the human accompanying her. According to her host's memories, this young woman's name was Fu Xiyan. She was a daughter of a maid of the Shen family and had been Shen Minyao's closest companion for a long time.
She then looked around her surroundings, noticing a distinct scent of disinfectant wafting through the air. It was enough for her to scrunch her nose in disgust.
"Miss, don't think about that cheating bastard anymore. If he so wanted to be with Shen Qing, let him be. For you to try to take your own life at Qingqiu Mountain… wuuu… Miss Yao was really unfair to me." Fu Xiyan wailed next to Shen Minyao's bed.
The fox woman didn't say anything but understood what had happened… except for the fact that Fu Xiyan was wrong, assuming that Shen Minyao wanted to kill herself. In fact, it was Shen Qing and her older brother who had forced the young woman to death.
"How long have I been here?" She asked Fu Xiyan, noticing how weird her clothing was. The fox woman then reminded herself that she was now living in a totally different era, far from what she'd been accustomed to in the past.
"You were found with another man on the road near Qingqiu Mountain three days ago, Miss. You've been unconscious since then." Fu Xiyan explained, still a little worried that her miss would dare to hurt herself again.
"I see…" Shen Minyao whispered.
The fox woman heard footsteps outside the hallway and could feel the aura of hatred and disgust coming her way. The corner of her lips lifted. By now, she was sure that Shen Qing had already informed her father about what happened and told him lies to ruin Shen Minyao's reputation.
There was a loud knock on the door before the doorknob shook. The person on the other side of the door tried to step inside in such a hurry, and the fox woman couldn't wait to see the drama unfold in front of her. She wanted to see how petty and horrendous these people who dared to bully her host. Since she was now living as Shen Minyao, she promised to the original soul that she would seek justice in her stead.
Fu Xiyan shivered and gave her miss a worried look before she hurriedly unlocked the door to see who it was. Since they were younger, Shen Minyao had a habit of locking her doors in a failed attempt to avoid her abusive stepmother and her half-sister, and so Fu Xiyan had also done the same thing if it could give her miss a sense of security.
"What took you so long to open the door? Do you really want to anger me to death?" A loud voice said. It was General Shen, the cold-hearted father of Shen Minyao that she rarely saw growing up. The man was tall and had a domineering aura around him.
Ah, Shen Qing had really done a good job in fueling her father's anger with a few words. The fox woman thought.
As soon as General Shen saw her daughter, he glared at her furiously.
"Have you really no shame at all? You don't even pay respect to me as your father and want to keep me out?" He yelled at his sick daughter angrily.
Shen Minyao raised a slender brow and sat regally on her bed like a queen that had just woken up from her deep slumber. It didn't matter if she was dressed in a flimsy hospital gown with her hair unkempt; her whole demeanor spoke volumes to everyone who saw her. Her eyes swept at everyone before settling her gaze towards her estranged father.
"General Shen, do you expect a sickly patient to welcome you warmly and open the door for you? Have you ever seen a patient forcing her way to welcome a guest? I'm sick and weak, and yet my father would rather raise his voice without asking how I'm faring? You disappoint me, General Shen."
บท 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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