When Xiao Yiqing's eyes, which were gradually clearing, saw the person who had arrived, a hint of surprise flashed across her face, but her expression quickly returned to calm.

"Who do we have here? It's you, sister!"

As soon as Han Shuzhen stepped into the room, a strong smell of blood hit her, and she couldn't help but frown.

Her gaze swept over and she saw Xiao Yiqing, naked, soaking in a bath of blood.

"Look at the state you've become! You're neither human nor ghost! You've really disappointed me!"

"Hahaha... I disappointed you?"

Xiao Yiqing stood up. Her naked body was well-proportioned and alluring, but her blood-covered body looked particularly horrifying.

After she stepped out of the bath, she smiled eerily, went into the adjacent bathroom, washed the blood off her body, and then slowly came out again, admiring her body in front of the mirror in front of Han Shuzhen.

"Sister, tell me, where do I fall short of you?"

Han Shuzhen naturally understood what she meant. It was simply because she and Song Shaojie were nominally dating, which made the entire Xiao family hold their breath in resentment.

She curled her lip slightly and gave a cold snort.

"No matter how beautiful your appearance, if a bloodthirsty demon is hidden inside, then even if you are as beautiful as an angel, Song Shaojie will never fall in love with you!"

"I refuse to accept this!"

Xiao Yiqing roared angrily.

“I have to admit that I was not as beautiful as you back then, and Song Shaojie's gaze rarely lingered on me. At that time, I was like a lowly clown, only able to follow behind you step by step and obey your orders. I was like a soul lost in the darkness, unable to enter Song Shaojie's heart no matter what. Why is that?”

Han Shuzhen stared at her, watching as she slowly and deliberately put on a low-cut long dress, her long hair cascading down to her waist, her skin as white as snow—she should have been a beautiful woman, but she looked utterly ugly. Han Shuzhen couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and snapped at her.

"So, you're willing to sacrifice other people's lives to maintain your so-called beauty?"

Xiao Yiqing could easily understand the meaning behind her words. A cold smile appeared on her lips, and she looked at Han Shuzhen with disdain in her eyes.

"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? The blood bath I soaked in is just animal blood, such as sheep blood, cow blood, and chicken blood, combined with special Chinese medicinal herbs. It has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, and beautifying the skin. Look at how I look now, isn't the effect amazing? If you want to become even more beautiful, I can prepare a tub for you to try~"

Han Shuzhen felt a tightness in her chest from anger. Looking at Xiao Yiqing's arrogant demeanor, she felt more annoyance and disappointment than heartache.

"If your mother knew you had become like this, she would be heartbroken!"

"Shut up! I don't have a mother! When you abandoned me and left the Xiao family, you no longer deserve to be my family!"

Xiao Yiqing's eyes were filled with resentment. She stared at Han Shuzhen with a vicious glare and continued,

"Now I've grown into a beautiful young woman and am even Song Shaojie's fiancée. I'll marry him sooner or later, and you, stop dreaming of eating swan meat!"

Han Shuzhen kept her eyes tightly closed. She knew in her heart that among the two groups of people last time, there were Xiao Yiqing's men.

She understood that her younger sister didn't want to take her life; she just wanted to humiliate her severely!

When she opened her eyes again, her expression was as cold as frost, chillingly indifferent.

"Xiao Yiqing, it's a great misfortune for us to be born into the Xiao family. Although I don't know what Xiao Ran is trying to do, I'm certain he has never considered us his children. From beginning to end, he has been using us to achieve some unknown purpose. Although I don't know what it is, last time when I was trapped in the Xiao family, Xiao Ran almost drained my blood, nearly killing me. He's an absolute pervert!"

Xiao Yiqing's pupils suddenly dilated as she stared at Han Shuzhen in disbelief, as if she had heard a pronouncement of the end of the world.

She would never believe that her father would be so cruel as to kill his own child.

"I don't believe it! Father just wanted to punish you, you disobedient brat!"

Han Shuzhen's thoughts gradually drifted back to the past.

"Do you remember that stormy night? My sister and I were sleeping soundly when our mother suddenly dragged us out of bed and led us away from the Xiao family. She must have discovered our father's secret to be so terrified."

The scene from that time flashed through Xiao Yiqing's mind instantly; it was a nightmare she could never escape.

After being caught by her father, she was brutally beaten and imprisoned for three days and three nights.

Then came the father's gentle apology, and weekly blood baths to make him even more beautiful.

Gradually, she did indeed become more and more beautiful and charming. Her father had not lied to her; he was the best person in the world to her.

She would never allow anyone to disobey her father.

At this moment, Xiao Yiqing's expression grew increasingly cold, and the air around him seemed to freeze, filled with an eerie atmosphere.

"Han Shuzhen, how dare you slander my father! He is the person who loves me the most in this world! And you and that damned woman have no right to point fingers at me! Get out of here right now, I don't want to see you!"

Han Shuzhen's heart sank when she saw her stubborn and unyielding attitude.

He turned and left, his face full of disappointment.

As soon as she stepped out of the room, Xiao Ran stood silently outside the door like a ghost.

In an instant, Han Shuzhen was terrified.

His tone was extremely sinister, as if he were a demon from the deepest hell.

"Now that you're back, stay put and don't get any funny ideas, or I can make you do what happened that night again!"

Han Shuzhen trembled violently and stared at him with terrified eyes.

At this moment, she felt no love for the man before her, only resentment and anger.

"You better not even think about touching me. If Song Shaojie doesn't see me for a day, you'll be the prime suspect!"

Do you think I wouldn't dare?

Xiao Ran's words seemed to possess a magical quality, filling Han Shuzhen's mind and causing every cell in her body to tremble.