The Cruel Father

When Rong Xiu left the hospital, it was already the next morning. Lalisa's safety was already ensured by the bodyguards and everyone was given strict orders about not disturbing her. But despite how much one ensured that there's nothing to go wrong, there will always be a mistake.

In Lalisa's case, it was the arrival of her so-called father.

Lalisa wasn't able to fell asleep for a long time after Han Xiyuan left her. Whenever she closed her eyes, her mind would be filled with her terrors of her previously of burned buildings and broken limbs of hers. Crimson and fiery orange were the two colours that best described the images of her horrors. She still couldn't be entirely sure that this was the reincarnation that was popular in novels. She was still struggling to accept that she was completely safe. Who wouldn't?

When she finally slept, she was awoken by the commotion outside her ward. Though she couldn't hear the words clearly, she could still make out some words like 'daughter', 'responsibility', 'rights' and so on. Based on these words and the voice, she could already make out the identity of the one causing the commotion. It was Xin Zhaowen- her so called father.

Though she was still advised for the bedrest, she still chose to go outside for the hilarious drama outside her ward. After all, free shows are the best shows.

Getting off the bed, Lalisa made her way out of her ward only to witness Xin Zhaowen being restrained by two bodyguards. She didn't know who they were but based on their resolution on stopping Xin Zhaowen's identity, she could guess the identity of them. Xin Zhaowen, who was being restricted, was so angry that his face and neck had turned red. He couldn't figure out how Lalisa managed to hire these two bodyguards. Despite telling them that he is her father, they still didn't allow him inside.

When Xin Zhaowen saw her, he immediately showed his fatherly affection and kindly said to her, "Xiao Mei, you finally came out! Tell them that I am your father!"

Lalisa, who was looking at him, could not help but feel the irony in her words. Just a few hours ago, he was the same father who ordered his daughter to kill her. At that time, where were his fatherly affections?

"Father? Since When?" Lalisa asked him in English as Xin Zhaowen's smile froze and his face turned even more red in anger as he heard her mocking tone. He briefly felt that the person in front of him was no longer the 'Xin Mei' he knows.

"What did you just say?" He lost his composure already with just her words. His eyes were splitting fire as he looked at the flawless beauty in front of him.

Lalisa took a step forward with the two bodyguards protecting her from Xin Zhaowen. The smile on her face was alluring but was also chilling. "Isn't Xin Siyue your only daughter? That's what you have been telling the world till now. In your heart, she is the only Xin family daughter while me, I am nothing but a chess piece. Something that you will eliminate after it has fulfil its purpose. Naturally, in my heart, you're not my father as well."

Since the commotion has already attracted a lot of attention, there were huge crowds of people surrounding the area. Though they were in the VIP area, many people who understood English and those who didn't also still managed to enter the premises hearing the loud commotion. After listening to Lalisa's words, their mentality was naturally affected as they all looked at Xin Zhaowen strangely.

'No wonder the girl is behaving as she saw a stranger.'

'How can a father be so cruel?'

'Isn't it too harsh for a father to do this? He should be sent behind bars for this.'

'You made the little girl's heart turn cold! You deserved it if she didn't acknowledge you!'

The surrounding people pointed their fingers at Xin Zhaowen, causing his face to turn blue and black in anger. He didn't really expect her to even have the audacity to say such words in front of everyone.

His face immediately darkened. He gritted his teeth and quietly warned, "Do you want your mother's tombstone to be destroyed? If you don't want it, you better shut it right now!"

Lalisa gritted her teeth hatefully. All along, this useless father of Xin Mei had been using these two things to threaten both her and the original Xin Mei. In her previous life, she stuck herself in his control in an attempt to respect the dead by not touching the tombstone but if she knew that her respect will bring her to death, call her heartless but she would have let the man to destroy the tomb as he wish. Anna probably wouldn't have been angry with her, seeing the circumstances.

Lalisa approached him and whispered coldly in his ears, "You can try to destroy the tombstone. Go on."

As she said that, Xin Zhaowen lost his temper in disbelief and loudly pointed at her saying 'You' and approached her as if he wanted to hit her. Unfortunately for him, he wasn't Xin Mei or the previous Lalisa. Even an injured cub would hurt you if it's pushed to the extreme.

Withing seconds, Lalisa eyes glistened as droplets of tears fell from her eyes. She raised her eyes, that already looked red as if someone wronged her. Coupled with her pitiful expression that expressed huge amounts of pain and loneliness, she looked really pitiful to everyone's eyes.

"Xin Zhaowen, what did my mother ever do to you. She suffered a lot in your hands for the mistake you made. And she lost her life for that as well. But why are you continuing with your useless revenge even now? My mother spent her life staying beside you and supporting you when you were in your lowest point of the life. But what did you do in return? Threaten me with destroying her tombstone?" Her voice broke in the end as her sobs resonated throughout the hallways. The audience became so quiet to understand what she was saying. And for their luck, Lalisa spoke very slowly while pronouncing every word clearly so that everyone can understand.

"Don't you have a least bit of pity for the woman whose heart you broke mercilessly? Or did you forget the part where you used my mother to get her family business under you name? After taking her business, wealth, her heart and her wealth, you still haven't got your lesson?" She spoke even louder with tear streaming down her face, uncontrollably. She looked at him with rage and helplessness in her eyes.

The bodyguards left behind by Han Xiyuan, who heard her whispering to Xin Zhaowen earlier, couldn't help but praise their young madam for being such a good actress. She had the capability to win the Oscar. Their Young Madam was indeed perfect.