"I risked my life to save Ji Zichen's parents, using their sympathy to secure this marriage. I took meticulous care of Ji Zichen for months, using his sympathy to gain his special treatment, but..."

"Your appearance has destroyed everything I had in an instant!"

"Why won't you let me go with Ji Zichen?"

"How long can your self-blame and guilt last? How long can your so-called kindness towards me last? I don't need your charity or pity; I just want a life I can control!"

"And you..."

Xuancao's gaze swept over Yu Mingxiang with a sinister look, then over Xue Ru, who was supporting Yu Mingxiang, and she said in a deep voice, "You have ruined everything I have carefully planned. I hate you!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang and Xue Ru exclaimed, "!!!"

They stood frozen in disbelief.

Ji Zichen was even more speechless: "!!!"

Looking at the hysterical daylily, I felt completely unfamiliar with her.

he……

I've always known that Xuancao is intelligent, and that she's not as innocent and harmless as she seems, but...

He never imagined that, in her eyes, his parents and his existence were merely tools for her to escape the Zhao family!

Ji Zichen's mind was racing.

I feel like my whole body is about to explode.

After letting out a loud shout, uttering the words buried deep in her heart, Xuancao turned and walked away.

Upon seeing this, Yu Mingxiang snapped out of her daze and rushed over to grab her arm.

"Daylily!"

She called out hesitantly.

Xuancao waved her hand indifferently, breaking free from her grasp.

Yu Mingxiang: ...

I stumbled and almost fell.

She watched her daughter's departing figure with a hurt expression.

A scene of profound sorrow.

Just then.

"Daylily!"

A low shout came from the doorway.

Gu Guanhai appeared at the door, supported by Yue Fan and Zhao Dashuai.

As Xuancao approached the door, she asked, "Uncle Gu...?"

Staring at the newcomer in shock, she took a step back. "You... what are you doing here?"

Gu Guanhai: "How I got here isn't important, what's important is you..."

He walked in slowly, frowning as he stared at her, and said, "You've grown bold, haven't you? The Zhao family bullied and humiliated you, and you chose to endure it in silence. Your real family misses you and thinks of you, but you chose to show off your power?"

"What? Are you blaming me? Blaming me for stepping in back then and teaching Zhao Tiezhu a lesson, thus depriving you of your chance to show off?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Mingxiang asked, "???"

He looked at the two of them with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

Under her gaze.

Daylily: "!!!"

Hearing Gu Guanhai's words, he subconsciously shook his head.

"I don't."

She said urgently, "I just don't want to acknowledge them. I just want to live the life I want."

Gu Guanhai: "Hehe."

With a cold laugh, he approached again and said, "You don't want to acknowledge them, yet you revealed your true nature in front of Ji Zichen, cutting off your own escape route? Why?"

"You just realized they care about you and were deliberately testing them, didn't you?"

Daylily: "!!!"

Faced with Gu Guanhai's relentless pressure, he shook his head repeatedly.

No! I didn't!

She said with a look of fear, "Uncle Gu, I didn't, I just... I just..."

"Just what? Just what?"

Gu Guanhai snorted coldly and said, "If I hadn't intervened in time back then, the Zhao family would probably have been wiped out long ago! Xuancao, you may seem weak and timid, but you are actually ruthless as iron!"

"By revealing your true nature through kinship, you've ruined your marriage. What are you trying to achieve?"