ATP Chapter 45

All the Protagonists I’ve Scummed Came To Me For Revenge Chapter 45: Abandoned Daughter of a Rich Family (16)

What does Xiao Wenjin want to do by keeping Xia Yu here?

She herself didn’t know what she wanted to do, perhaps she wanted to prove something, so she refused to let people leave.

For the past seven years, she has visited Le’an Temple once a year and made a pilgrimage to Buddha every October. It was this regularity that gave people an opportunity to ambush her on her way back.

Xiao Wenjin achieved great success, turning her life around from a notorious outcast into the head of the Xiao family, and even had a connection with the powerful General Li Daoquan.

By all accounts, her life is perfect; there’s nothing left to pursue, and nothing left to make her unhappy or upset.

But that’s not the case.

When Xiao Wenjin saw the familiar birthmark on Xia Yu’s body that day, she froze on the spot, thinking about many things. It was exactly the same as the birthmark in her memory, and Xiao Wenjin subconsciously thought that it was a former subordinate of Xia Chao who was about to take action against her.

Not many people knew that Xia Yu had this birthmark, but she was one of them because Xia Yu had once used this hand to apply medicine to her, and she had only caught a glimpse of it by chance.

Many people want to kill her.

But she is still alive.

The Magnolia Pavilion was warm and cozy. Xiao Wenjin was truly indulging in extravagance, not caring how much money she had spent or how much more she would have to spend.

As Xiao Wenjin watched Xia Yu’s dance, she remembered a question she had once asked Xia Yu.

Why would she want to stay here?

She is of noble birth; why should she try to please those fools?

Xia Yu only replied with one sentence at the time.

You only think I’m trying to please them, why don’t you think they’re trying to please me?
From then on, Xiao Wenjin paid more attention to the world, and when doing many things, she would look at everything as an outsider. Gradually, she understood what Xia Yu had told her back then.

You are watching the play from the audience, while the people on the stage are watching you.

Xia Yu doesn’t take people seriously. She is aloof and untouched by worldly affairs. Despite being such a lazy person, she can strategize and win battles from afar without ever leaving home.

It seems there’s nothing she doesn’t know.

She wasn’t like a human being, she was like a god.

Xia Yu was always calm, as if nothing could surprise her. When she heard that Xia Yu had been defeated and drowned herself, she didn’t believe it. She thought it was a conspiracy by Xia Yu, but thousands of people had witnessed it.

The old subordinates of Xia Yu also went silent and launched various assassination attempts against her. Only then did she finally understand that Xia Yu was not a god, that she could also die, and that she could misjudge and fail.

And this is how she died.

How ridiculous! She drowned herself.

As long as she wanted to live, she would never die there. Xiao Wenjin didn’t understand why Xia Yu didn’t resist, why she didn’t take things slowly. It was just one failure, so why was it so hard to accept?

She only learned the reason for Xia Yu’s death three days later, which is also why the former subordinates of the Xia Dynasty hated her to the bone and sent people to assassinate her.

Everyone knew that it was Xiao Wenjin who stole the military map and handed it over to Li Daoquan. This directly led to Xia Yu’s complete defeat, the defeat of the Xia Dynasty’s old troops, Xia Yu’s suicide by drowning, and her father’s suicide in his room after receiving the news.

She considered stealing the marching map, but ultimately gave up. However, everyone believed that she had taken the map, including Li Daoquan, who claimed to have obtained it.

Therefore, she became the head of the Xiao family.

Xiao Wenjin didn’t bother to explain herself. Xia Yu was already dead. Since everyone believed that she had betrayed Xia Yu, then she had betrayed Xia Yu. She acquiesced to this and took full advantage of the situation, becoming the head of the Xiao family.

Unfortunately, she still hasn’t been able to find out who stole the marching map. That person must still be alive and lurking in the shadows.

This was like a thorn in Xiao Wenjin’s side, making her restless and unable to eat or sleep. But what was certain was that the person was not from the imperial court, but someone close to Xia Yu. Only Xia Yu’s confidants were qualified to know these things.

Xiao Wenjin had buried all the old stories deep in her memory, only wanting to find the guy who made her restless and unable to eat or sleep. However, Xia Yu’s appearance reminded her of those things she had deliberately forgotten.

Everyone felt that she had betrayed Xia Yu.

She didn’t care about anyone’s gaze.

After all, only benefits are real, and rumors are just rumors to powerful people.

She also had the moral high ground.

But this “everyone” does not include Xia Yu.

Although Xia Yu was strict with her and looked down on her, she genuinely taught her many things that would benefit her for life.

However, Xiao Wenjin could not say that she was not the one who did it back then, that she did not betray Xia Yu, because that would be meaningless. The ‘facts’ were already laid out before them, and there was no point in saying more.

When she was sent to Xia Yu’s side, she followed her and tried to please her, just like Xin’er, who was by Xia Yu’s side. However, Xia Yu treated her completely differently than she treated Xin’er.

She once thought Xia Yu was a person without emotions, an extremely rational person.

Seven years later, she was proven wrong.

Xia Yu wasn’t without feelings; it’s just that the object of her feelings wasn’t herself.

The more Xiao Wenjin understood, the more jealous she became.

Xia Yu treated her in a completely different way than she treated Xin’er. She didn’t understand why Xia Yu didn’t give her a kind look, even though she was the daughter of Xia Yu’s business partner.

What exactly is it about her that she doesn’t do as well as that beggar?

Why is it that she can protect that beggar child in every way, and even give up her freedom and self-respect for her!

The more Xia Yu did, the more jealous, hateful, and angry she became.

She completely overturned her own perception of herself, and the person who changed her was not herself, but an ordinary beggar.

“Alright.”

Xiao Wenjin, feeling bored, stopped Xia Yu. She hadn’t been watching the stage for a long time and had just been drinking with her head down.

She doesn’t like drinking, but now it seems that only drinking can make her feel better and less upset.

Regardless of what happened in the past, Xia Yu had always been kind to her and cared for her, so she had always admired the powerful Xia Yu and envied her carefree attitude, wanting to live like her.

“To have a princess of the Xia Dynasty dance for me alone, hehe, that’s something to brag about.”

“The Xia Dynasty is dead, and the master is drunk.”

“Come here.”

Xia Yu stepped off the stage and walked expressionlessly to her side. Xiao Wenjin looked quietly at her features, which were similar to those in her memory, and smiled: “Why aren’t you smiling now? Can’t you smile at me?”

Xia Yu merely glanced at her and said indifferently, “Your face is red.” She was already drunk.

“Do you want to see that beggar?”

Xia Yu frowned and said, “What do you want now?”

“Don’t worry, I was just asking.” Xiao Wenjin propped her head up with one hand, looking at her still young and beautiful face with a sigh, “Did you have supernatural powers that brought you back to life, or did you fake your death seven years ago?”

Xia Yu did not answer.

“Want to have a drink with me?”

Xia Yu remained motionless, like a wooden statue. Xiao Wenjin’s smile gradually faded, and she felt extremely annoyed. She snorted and said, “What, do you hate me that much?”

“You know very well what you’ve done.”

Xiao Wenjin laughed again: “So you don’t want to see that child anymore, is that right?”

Xia Yu sat down coldly, sarcastically saying, “You’ve learned your biological father’s ways perfectly, you’re despicable and shameless.”

“Why do you hate me so much?”

Xia Yu was slightly taken aback when she heard this. She looked up at Xiao Wenjin and found that her eyes were not clear and her face was flushed.

“Because I threatened you and kidnapped your beloved Xin’er,” Xiao Wenjin sneered, taking another sip of wine. She continued, “Or because I leaked military secrets and stole the marching map, causing you to lose everything?”

Aren’t these reasons enough?

Xiao Wenjin seemed oblivious to her gaze, chuckled silently, and moved closer to her: “A little further forward, perhaps?”

“Why do you find fault with everything I do? I have done my best to fulfill all your requests, so why are you still so cold to me?”

“Xiao Wancai and you have such a good relationship. You and he are clearly business partners.

Why do you hate me so much?” Xiao Wenjin gripped Xia Yu tightly, her eyes red.

“I’ve done everything I could for you. Whether you hit me or scold me, I’ve always respected you. Even if you asked me to abandon my pride and perform at the Magnolia Pavilion, I’ve done it. Why can’t you even look at me a little more?”

“Why are you so kind to that girl? Compared to her, where exactly do I fall short? Tell me!”

Xia Yu placed her hand on Xiao Wenjin’s shoulder and said calmly, “You’re drunk, go and rest.”

Xiao Wenjin grabbed her arms and asked urgently, “Why? Tell me why you’re always targeting me. Why do you dislike me?”

Xia Yu was a little dizzy from being shaken. Her first reaction to the question was not to answer Xiao Wenjin, but to wonder why Xiao Wenjin would ask such a question.

She thought hard about Xiao Wenjin’s life and felt that Xiao Wenjin should no longer be the kind of person who needs others’ approval to be happy. She didn’t seem to be the kind of person who needed others’ approval.

“I don’t dislike you.”

“You’re lying. Why can you be so nice to me on one hand, and then target me so ruthlessly on the other?”

If she’s only good to her, then she’ll only be good to Xia Yu.

If it’s just directed at her, then she will retaliate without mercy, showing absolutely no compassion.

But while Xia Yu was kind to her, she was also targeting and hurting her, and she didn’t know what to do.

Be good to her?

Xia Yu was slightly taken aback. She didn’t remember ever trying to win over Xiao Wenjin, and the way she paved the way for her was done very discreetly. No one but herself should know about it.

I have to say it’s good.

That’s probably because I sometimes passed by and saw how miserable she was, and I couldn’t bear it, so I applied medicine to her a few times with a cold face.

There were also a few instances where she was both sarcastic and caring.

That’s all.

Did Xiao Wenjin think this was good for her?

Looking at that all-too-familiar face, with red eyes and a feigned strong sense of grievance, Xia Yu was momentarily stunned and couldn’t help but reach out and wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Xiao Wenjin doesn’t seem to like me; she seems more like she’s jealous.

She was unhappy that I was being too good to Xin’er.

If she liked her, then when Xiao Wenjin discovered she was still alive, her reaction should have been the same as Ye Yueru’s: take her away first, regardless of whether she liked her or not, instead of letting her go.

Sensing Xia Yu’s movement, Xiao Wenjin lowered her head and hugged her. Xia Yu did not resist the intimate contact, perhaps because of Xiao Wenjin’s face.