However, from the moment this woman appeared, all she saw was indifference, even disgust, in her eyes.
Su Zhen looked at Su Ruanruan's slightly red eyes, tears welling up like glistening pearls, her frail body swaying precariously like a candle in the wind, and felt a pang of heartache. He loudly questioned, "Jingyi, what exactly do you want to do?"
"The Su sisters share the same fate, and their fate is intertwined. Now that Qingyu is about to marry Prince Rui, Su Ruanruan is morally deficient and of poor character, which damages the reputation of the Su family. First, she will be punished according to family rules, and then sent to a manor in the suburbs to recuperate and reflect. I will arrange for a tutor to personally teach her."
"She will return when she is as serene and chaste as Qingyu, keeps her chastity, acts with a sense of shame, and behaves in accordance with the rules."
"You!" Su Zhen's face turned ashen, his hair standing on end in anger. "Jingyi, Jingyi, is your heart made of iron? Ruan Ruan has not been by our side since she was a child. How can you use the methods of raising noble ladies in the capital to restrain her?"
"She has suffered countless hardships, and I ask for nothing more than that she can be happy and carefree in the future."
"If you don't care about her, with me as her father, you won't need to worry about her in the future. Get out of the way!"
Su Ruanruan's eyes remained calm, as still as a stagnant pool. She silently observed everything around her, as pairs of eyes pierced her like sharp arrows, some filled with goodwill, others with schadenfreude.
She missed Mu Bai so much! She remembered how, on the streets of Qingshan County, when she faced those unfriendly stares, Mu Bai would always hold her hand tightly, giving her endless strength to face those rumors and gossip.
But now, she feels incredibly lonely. Her soul lives on in someone else's body. She has the same face as the original owner, but she can never integrate into this time and space that does not belong to her.
Su Ruanruan took a few steps back, and a strong, powerful arm protected her lower back like an iron clamp.
Su Ruanruan glanced to the side and saw Huo Yan.
"You've gone too far! I thought Ruan Ruan would finally have a better life after returning to your Su family, but I never expected you wouldn't even let her in the door."
“You can ignore her, but she is my woman, Huo Yan’s woman, and I cannot stand idly by.”
"Ruanruan, I'll take you away!"
Seeing that Huo Yan was about to take Su Ruanruan away, Su Zhen hurriedly stopped him and said sternly, "You're not allowed to leave! She's my daughter, and I must take her home today."
Su Zhen was seething with anger. He pointed at Princess Jingyi, who was being helped by Su Qingyu at the door, and cursed indignantly, "You heartless woman, if you don't let Ruan Ruan into this house today, I... I will divorce you!"
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