ATP Chapter 43

All the Protagonists I’ve Scummed Came To Me For Revenge Chapter 43: Abandoned Daughter of a Rich Family (14)

Xiao Wenjin was an abandoned child. Although she was Xiao Wancai’s daughter and the legitimate daughter, her status was very awkward. Her birth mother died in childbirth, and only two months after her death, Xiao Wancai married another woman.

In the past, she was practically invisible in the Xiao family, but the Xiao family was a prestigious clan no matter what, and her status as the eldest daughter meant that she would naturally not be neglected in terms of food, clothing, and education.

But it was clear to anyone with eyes that Xiao Wancai did not like this daughter, and could even be described as loathing her.

Because Xiao Wenjin is not like him.

She also had two older brothers, both sons born to concubines. It was highly unlikely that sons born to concubines would have a good relationship with her.

Putting aside the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and the fact that she had very little contact with her brothers, the fact that her mother had suppressed those people during her lifetime meant that she was destined to be disliked.

Later, Xiao Wancai’s new wife also gave birth to a child, and she was gradually and completely marginalized, becoming invisible. She could not see her relatives more than a few times a year. She was kept in seclusion and forced to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Perhaps this is how her life will be, and she will be used for a marriage alliance with one of the other six prominent families later on. Regardless of whether she is favored or not, she is still a legitimate daughter, and her future husband, no matter how bad, won’t be too bad.

So she wondered what kind of person her future husband would be, and she was eager to escape this cage.

However, this expectation was also crushed by her own father. She still remembers that day when Xiao Wancai took the initiative to find her for the first time ever.

He coldly gave her a task she had to complete: to stay by someone’s side, please her, monitor her, and become her right-hand man.

That person is Xia Yu.

Xiao Wenjin, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, was given to Xia Yu by her own father, treated like a bargaining chip, and reduced to a servant to serve others.

This is a humiliation.

But what could she do?

Everything she had was given to her by the Xiao family, by Xiao Wancai. She had no choice but to agree.

At first, she didn’t know Xia Yu’s identity and only thought that she was the owner of the brothel Magnolia Pavilion, which made a fortune every day. She once resented Xiao Wancai.

As she got to know her, she learned what her father and the woman in the Magnolia Pavilion who never took off her mask were plotting.

…

“Execution ground!” Xiao Wenjin exclaimed in surprise. “How could this be? How could I bear to send you to the execution ground?”

“You’ve already gotten your revenge, what more do you want?” Xia Yu knew she was just putting on an act and felt a surge of disgust. “Want to kill me again? But you’ll be disappointed. I’ve already died once; I’m not afraid of dying anymore.”

“Taking revenge?” Xiao Wenjin shook her head and said, “Not enough, far from enough. But don’t worry, I can’t bear to kill you.”

You might as well kill me!

“Traitor!”

Xia Yu looked at her with eyes full of hatred and said fiercely, “Your existence is truly disgusting to me. If I had known earlier that you were the one who was attacked that day, I would have clapped my hands and cheered, and joined those assassins!”

“You became the head of the Xiao family by betraying me and stealing the military map. You’re very proud of yourself, aren’t you? Heh, you say I’m ruthless? Xiao Wenjin, who’s more ruthless than you!”

“A traitor is a traitor. Even if you become the head of the Xiao family, so what if you killed your own father? You betrayed your father and couldn’t even unify the Xiao family. What right do you have to be arrogant here?”

As Xiao Wenjin listened to her cursing her, pointing out her sore spots, she felt a surge of anger. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, almost unable to resist reaching out to strike.

“Is all you can do now is talk?” she said pointedly. “Yu’er, don’t you want to reconsider your dear sister?”

“Xia Yu, I know you don’t care about life and death and you’re not afraid of anything, but don’t you think more about your little sister? Hehe, I won’t do anything to you, after all, you’re a precious daughter, but that little girl is different.”

“You wouldn’t want that little girl to suffer an undeserved misfortune because of your rudeness, would you?”

Seeing Xia Yu’s angry expression, Xiao Wenjin felt a surge of satisfaction, but even more so, she felt a deep sense of frustration and anger.

She did so much for Xia Yu, but in the end, Xia Yu still treated her like a dog, summoning her at will and dismissing her at will.

Why is she so nice to that little girl?

“What exactly do you want?” Xia Yu stared at her and said the question word by word, her heart burning with anger.

“That little girl is indeed your weakness.”

Xiao Wenjin snorted coldly, looked her up and down with her phoenix eyes, and said, “I want you to please me.”

Xia Yu was stunned and looked at her incredulously.

“Have you forgotten what you asked of me before?” Xiao Wenjin said with a cold smile, “Isn’t it the most beautiful sight to see someone who always manipulates others being manipulated?”

Xia Yu calmed down: “Is this all you asked for?”

“Yes.” Xiao Wenjin nodded. “What you asked me to do before, you need to do now. Don’t worry, as long as you obey, that girl Xin’er will be fine.”

“What a despicable and perverse sense of humor.”

“We’re evenly matched, you didn’t think it was a low-class, perverse taste back then.”

“No, I’ve always thought that was a low-class, perverse taste, but that method works incredibly well for someone as proud as you.”

Xiao Wenjin has always been a very proud person, and the only way to deal with such a person is to humiliate her and destroy her pride little by little.

She was the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, with a status that was by no means inferior. However, in her hands, she not only became a maid who could be ordered around at will, but also a girl who played the zither to entertain people in the Magnolia Pavilion.

If she hadn’t refused to show herself even at the cost of her life, she would definitely have become the top courtesan at the Magnolia Pavilion, shocking Yunzhou. If this incident had happened, it would have been a major stain on Xiao Wenjin’s reputation for life, and with that stain, whether she could even become the head of the Xiao family would be another matter entirely.

After all, it’s too immoral and indecent.

“How about it?” A smile reappeared on Xiao Wenjin’s face. Perhaps in her view, humiliating Xia Yu was the greatest revenge?

She believed that Xia Yu was an ambitious former princess who wanted to restore her country. Such a person must have a very strong sense of self-esteem, so she gave up on making a comeback and instead threw herself into the river after all the power was lost.

Xia Yu remained silent for a long time: “…Don’t lay a hand on Xin’er.”

Upon hearing the name, a hint of impatience flashed in Xiao Wenjin’s eyes, but she still patiently nodded: “Okay.”

“Good.”

She said okay.

Moreover, she spoke succinctly and concisely.

Xiao Wenjin gave Xia Yu a deep look, but instead of being happy, she snorted coldly and turned away, seemingly angry. Xia Yu frowned, wondering what she was up to. She had agreed; shouldn’t Xiao Wenjin be happy, or at least make a few sarcastic remarks?

But once she left, she was gone, and she couldn’t be bothered to argue with Xiao Wenjin anymore. She hadn’t done anything unforgivable to Xiao Wenjin, and compared to Ye Yueru and Ke Yao, Xiao Wenjin was quite lucky.

Who told her to be so arrogant?

People with such strong pride and arrogance are hard to turn evil into. So, what kind of person is easy to turn evil into?

To be honest, every word she said hit Xiao Wenjin’s sore spot, and it’s really a miracle that Xiao Wenjin didn’t have a big argument with her.

What are you still standing there for?

Just as Xia Yu was about to sit down for a while, Xiao Wenjin’s elusive voice came from afar. Xia Yu looked up and saw Xiao Wenjin’s cold face watching her from not far away.

“Follow me. You haven’t even forgotten how you used to boss me around, have you?”

She really couldn’t remember.

Xiao Wenjin was waiting there, and Xia Yu followed her helplessly. She had just been angry with Xiao Wenjin, but she hadn’t reacted much.

Following Xiao Wenjin, they went upstairs.

“From now on, you will live here and you are not allowed to leave this building without my permission.”

“This is your request.”

“Yes!”

“Okay.”

The more readily Xia Yu agreed, the uglier Xiao Wenjin’s expression became; her thoughts were truly unfathomable.

“I’ll let you off the hook for today. I’ll come back tomorrow. I hope you’ll have adapted to your new identity by then.”

Leaving behind those words, Xiao Wenjin turned and left without looking back, her face sour, giving off a rather anticlimactic feeling. Xia Yu had no idea what she was angry about; shouldn’t she be the one who was furious?

What’s there for Xiao Wenjin, the big winner, to be angry about?

This is utterly incomprehensible.

Is it because she’s angry that I called her a traitor?

But she never treated me like a master, did she?

They’ve never treated me like a master, so what’s the point of talking about betrayal? If she hates me, the angrier I get, the happier she should be.

She was in a hurry to leave now, probably to deal with Xin’er’s matter. After she left, Xia Yu pushed open the door. The layout inside was very similar to what she vaguely remembered from many years ago, which made her pause slightly.

What does Xiao Wenjin mean by rebuilding an identical Magnolia Pavilion? Won’t the Xiao family object to her doing this?

She herself was a traitor who had plotted rebellion.

Getting involved with her is not a good thing. If she hadn’t turned to the light, she would have died just like her father.

However, if she hadn’t hinted at the location of the military map to Xiao Wenjin, and if Xiao Wenjin hadn’t stolen the map for Li Daoquan, then she should have divided the country along the river and ruled in two separate parts.

She had thought things through before revealing this matter. The mission was almost complete, and if she left after the founding of the country, it would only cause more trouble, because she had no brothers or sisters, and the people under her were loyal to her because of her bloodline from the previous dynasty.

Since that’s the case, she might as well die a more tragic death. Adding some drama isn’t so bad, it’s a bad habit of hers that’s hard to break.

Just like when she was acting with Xiao Wenjin.

It’s one thing to be angry that she threatened Xin’er, but half of what happened was her acting as Xiao Wenjin. However,

Xiao Wenjin doesn’t seem to have mastered the art yet, as she didn’t see through it at all.

Xiao Wenjin bluntly stated that she would use the same tactics she had used on Xiao Wenjin to deal with her, so it’s not hard to understand why she would confine her to this high-rise building. She wanted to treat her like a caged bird and manipulate her at will.

Xia Yu thought about it carefully and realized that these things were all within her control and acceptable range, so her desire to resist was not so strong.

It’s only a year or two, whatever.

Did Xiao Wenjin just leave?

Wasn’t she just wearing a skirt?

It’s freezing cold outside, isn’t she cold?

Xia Yu’s thoughts gradually drifted off course.