Xue Li'er had never expected her father to say such a thing. She felt as if all the blood in her body had been drained away, leaving her feeling icy cold to the bone.
"Are you talking like a human being?" Xue Li'er's voice trembled. "Who asked me to steal Nan Yu's secrets? If it weren't for you, how could I have been discovered by Nan Xun's father? And how could I have cooperated with that old fox An Jinli to cover up my crime and kill Nan Xun's parents..."
"What did you say? Did you kill Nanxun's parents?"
Xue Yi had always thought that Xue Li'er was arrested because she had offended the Middle Eastern guest while helping Nan Xun's parents receive him. He never expected that this incident was also related to the death of Nan Xun's parents.
"Yes..." Xue Li'er sneered, "Not only did I kill Nanxun's parents, but I was also kidnapped and raped by Rashid and gave birth to his child. The money you received was from selling your daughter's body. Are you happy spending it?"
Bang!
A loud slap hit Xue Li'er's left cheek, and it immediately became red and swollen.
"You evil villain!" Xue Yi said viciously, "When we were little, you caused my business to fail, and now you're trying to disgrace me again, right? Do you want the entire capital to come and laugh at our Xue family?"
"I harmed you?" A twisted smile appeared on Xue Li'er's face. "Did I harm you, or did you harm me? If it weren't for you, I would have become the wife of the president of Nanyu long ago, and there would be no need to hide like this. You have harmed my whole life, do you know that?"
"I'm doing this for your own good!" Xue Yi said, "Nan Xun is lucky. He was able to bring Nan Yu back to life. But what if he can't? Will you suffer all your life following that kid? Will our Xue family lose face in the imperial capital? You won't lose anything by following Rashid. Although he's a little older, he's wealthy and powerful. With someone like him as our support, our Xue family can regain its glory in the imperial capital."
"But what about you? You actually ran away without telling Rashid. Running away would be fine, but you knew exactly what Rashid was doing, yet you still dared to come back? Did you want Rashid to kill your parents too?"
"Since you know so well what Rashid does, why do you want me to follow him?"
"What else do you want if you don't follow him?" Xue Yi said angrily, "Who are you now? You are already a married woman with children. What capital do you think you still have? Do you think Nanxun will still like you? The only way for you now is to coax Rashid and let him give more property to you and your son. Otherwise, don't even think about letting our Xue family come back!"
"Rashid is a monster!" Xue Li'er burst into tears. "He has three wives. I'm just his concubine! You want your only daughter to be someone else's concubine?"
"It's normal for Middle Eastern men to have three or four wives," Xue Yi said calmly. "As long as Rashid treats them equally, it doesn't matter."
"Dad! I'm your daughter!" Xue Li'er's heart was bleeding. "Don't you even care if I'm happy? Is reputation, status, and the Xue family's reputation all you care about?"
Xue Yi remained silent. Xue Li'er was right. Family and friendship were unimportant in Xue Yi's life. What mattered was who could make him a prominent figure in the imperial capital again.
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