Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Old Mr. Wen’s words sent a cold chill down Xia Ruya’s spine and she immediately stopped weeping. She stared at him in utter shock, as if she had lost her soul.
Old Mr. Wen said calmly, “You…”
“Grandpa Wen, are you suspecting that I deceived you by hiding the truth about Ning Shuqian’s pregnancy?” Xia Ruya questioned, staring at Old Mr. Wen in astonishment. Her face turned as pale as a sheet and there were tears in her almond-shaped eyes. Her beautiful lips had also turned paler and she put on a pitiful and vulnerable front.
Old Mr. Wen focused all of his attention on Xia Ruya and thought to himself, Things have already come to this and she still refuses to admit.
Xia Ruya put on a lopsided smile and appeared crestfallen and melancholic. She parted her lips gently and said pitifully, “Are you suspecting that I helped Ning Shuqian to plot against the Wen Family just because I sought Master Luo Le’s help to treat Ning Shuqian?”
It was as if she was utterly disappointed. Her refusal to explain put a frown on Old Mr. Wen’s face and he questioned, “What are you trying to say?”
Xia Ruya chuckled and said, “Grandpa, you’ve overestimated my abilities. Now that things have already come to this, what else can I possibly say? Grandpa, you’ve already decided that I’m in the wrong. Nothing I say will convince you and everything that I say will just come off as an excuse. Why should I stoop to that level?”
Old Mr. Wen’s words had hit the nail on the head, causing her to be at a loss for an explanation or rebuttal.
Old Mr. Wen glanced at her and said with a deepened frown, “Are you feeling indignant and angry?”
Xia Ruya’s smile became more and more melancholic and she said with misery, “Should I be feeling indignant and angry?”
Her voice was raspy and she sounded like she was mocking herself.
Old Mr. Wen said coldly, “The Wen Family did not let you down in any way.”
Seemingly not having heard his words, she said in a gentle voice, “There you go again, Grandpa. You’re always like this. You love deciding the fate and destiny of others without giving them the chance to reject at all. You don’t give others the chance to retaliate either.”
Old Mr. Wen was at a sudden loss for words.
Xia Ruya burst into tears in a ghastly and hideous manner. “Grandpa, just what am I to you? Back then, you were certain that I was the flesh and blood of the Wen Family and hence, you brought me home, showered me with love, care, and concern, and pampered me to no end. However, when you found out that I was not the biological child of the Wen Family, you made me return to square one and treated me coldly and heartlessly…”
Old Mr. Wen was utterly shocked, not expecting that Xia Ruya would mention the things that happened back then.
Xia Ruya bawled in agony and said, “You said that I’m the heiress of the Wen Family and the successor, the only flesh and blood of the Wen Family. Yet, you again claimed later that I’m the illegitimate daughter of the Xia Family and I had to accept that too. You’ve been taking control of my life and I was just like your puppet, at your mercy and subject to your manipulation. Do you think… I shouldn’t be feeling angry and indignant?”
Old Mr. Wen’s austere, commanding aura seemed to have vanished all of a sudden and he curled his back. “I’m not…”
Xia Ruya interjected coldly. “Have you guys ever spared a thought for my feelings? I’m a human who has feelings, not an inanimate object! In my heart, the Wen Family is the only kin I have and the Xia Family doesn’t deserve to be my family at all because they have abandoned me in the past. I just want to return to the Wen Family and receive all your love again. I’ve enjoyed twelve years of your kinship. Just what wrong did I do, exactly?”
Perhaps, to Wen Xinya, I may have snatched away everything that rightfully belongs to her, but… to me, I’ve lived with Grandpa, Grandma, Father, and Aunt Ning for twelve years. All of those belong to me and Wen Xinya is an intruder who barged in and snatched everything away from me. She made me return to square one and caused my life to become incredibly pathetic.
What wrong did I do? I’ve just been abandoned by the Wen Family.
Old Mr. Wen’s lips trembled and he seemed to have aged ten years all of a sudden. He had never thought about that problem before and when he first found Xia Ruya, he was incredibly thrilled. However, when he found out that she was not the Wen Family’s flesh and blood, he was incredibly disappointed. At last, he found the Xia Family for Xia Ruya and sent her away despite feeling a little reluctant to do so.
However, Xia Ruya said that she was indignant and angry…
Xia Ruya teared up again and said, “Do you think that you were making it up to me by helping me find my family? Do you think I lived well in the Xia Family? My grandfather is cold and scheming, my father is cruel and mercenary, my stepmother often insults me and my stepbrother is arrogant and condescending. I had to swallow my pride and please them in order to have a place in the family.”
Old Mr. Wen was well aware of what the Xia Family members were like. He thought that the Xia Family would be kind towards her on the account that she was the adoptive daughter of the Wen Family. Yet…
Old Mr. Wen was at a loss for words and looked extremely haggard.
Xia Ruya rubbed her tears away and it seemed as if her eyes were completely rid of tears. “The Xia Family is so cold and heartless, so I really miss everything that I had in the Wen Family.” She then guffawed maniacally and said, “Grandpa, you’re right. You did make me become so ambitious as to get jealous of Wen Xinya.”
Old Mr. Wen could not say a single word to defend himself at all.
Xia Ruya stared at Wen Xinya who was sitting on the couch with glistening eyes, appearing cold and distant, a stark contrast to her disheveled state.
She took a step back and began laughing again in agony. “Wen Xinya, I’ve lost. I’ve lost to you and I’ve lost everything.”
“You didn’t lose to me. You just lost because of your greed.” The Wen Family was initially extremely angry at her for committing such a heinous act, despite being well aware of the consequences. Yet, she managed to turn the situation around and win the sympathy of Old Mr. Wen by bringing up the past. She even managed to induce guilt within Old Mr. Wen.
Xia Ruya smiled and stumbled backward. “The winner takes all.”
Wen Xinya stared at Xia Ruya and thought to herself, I’ve truly belittled Xia Ruya once again. She could have explained herself, bawl, pretend to be innocent, pure and kindhearted, but she did not do so…
This was the most pathetic she had ever been and yet, she could still appear beautiful and graceful like a flower hanging from the cliff. Although she was in a terrible predicament, she still looked ravishing.
Xia Ruya scrambled out of the Wen Family home.
