Punish me, father

Standing firm, under his sharp gaze, Amelia looked at him. She wanted to see how much love this man had for the previous owner. Maybe, she could use this for her benefit in this fake world.

"Don't be afraid, Yuyu. Come here," General Jiang called gently, softening his voice.

Amelia looked at him and a weird light flashed through her eyes. The more she looked at her father, the more she felt that things were starting to get serious. Not everything she heard about this man was the same. Things were very different from what they seemed. The entire world claimed that this man, her so-called father loved her to the extreme. Jiang Yuyu was his beloved, dear daughter. She was the apple of General Jiang's eyes. Everyone spoke of how much he loved her, spoiled her, and petted her.

However, from her point of view, things seemed entirely different. This man, this General Jiang didn't love her at all. Infact, he hated her. Though he did a good job to hide it, fool everyone, and make everyone believe how much he loved her. Yet, he would never be able to fool her, a vampire queen. She could clearly see that he hated her.

Interesting.

Amelia smiled and walked towards him. "Father," she called him softly as if she was really his only beloved daughter. She wanted to act as normal as the previous owner behaved. She didn't want to arouse anybody's suspicion, especially this General Jiang. She didn't want this man to find out that something was different about her.

"Yuyu, are you alright?" General Jiang asked.

"Hmm."

"Why did you go to that Mystical Forest?" General Jiang questioned. His sharp eyes fell on his Eldest Daughter.

Noticing her father's scrutinizing gaze, Jiang Muxun couldn't help but shiver in fear. Her eyes looked at Shen Xiaozhang and asked for his help. For her, this Jiang Yuyu was a fool. However, what if, she opens her mouth and tells the truth to her father. Then wouldn't she be punished? Wouldn't everybody start to hate her? Wouldn't her soft, gentle personality be broken?

No, no, no, she cannot let that happen. She cannot let everyone know about her real face. She is the beautiful, talented, kind, gentle and pure Eldest Miss of the Jiang Mansion and it has to be like this. Nobody can know about her real face, real personality.

"Yes, Yuyu? Why did you go to the mystical forest? Don't you know how dangerous that forest is for you? What if something would have happened to you? Don't you know how worried we were about you?" Jiang Muxun asked before Amelia could say anything to General Jiang.

"Ah..... Yuyu did you go there because of that reason?" she suddenly changed her words with a panicked look. She acted as if she thought about it too well, so she put her hand on her forehead. Looking at Amelia with a sad look, she sighed. "Yuyu, you shouldn't have done this. How many times have I told you to not put your life at risk for that reason? But, you just wouldn't listen to me."

Amelia gave her a curious glance. She wanted to see what this Jiang Muxun was trying to play. An ancient white lotus against a modern-day vampire? Huh! This woman was bound to lose. Still, Amelia gave Jiang Muxun a chance to speak. She wanted to what kind of excuse this woman would bring up to save herself.

"What reason?" General Jiang narrowed his eyes.

Jiang Muxun sighed. "Father, it's actually my fault. I should be blamed. It's because of me that my Second sister went to that forest. Punish me, father. It's all my fault."

Jiang Youbin arched his brows. He looked at his Eldest daughter who was blaming herself and then he looked at his Second daughter who was standing lazily as if she was watching a show. He frowned and pressed his lips together. "Muxun, what are you saying? Explain yourself!"

Jiang Muxun glanced at her father, and her shoulders fell. Looking at her everybody couldn't help but evoke pity. Seeing that the necessary results were achieved, Jiang Muxun smiled secretly. This was what she wanted. The more she put on a grieved expression, the more these foolish people would be on her side and believe her.

"Father, actually, Second sister hates the fact that she can't practice. She detests the fact that she is a waste, I mean, everybody calls her a waste. She has no spiritual root in her body and can't practice cultivation. And, that's why she thinks that she is not suitable to marry Brother Shen. She thinks that a weak person like her will only put shame and make a joke out of Brother Shen. And, that's why she went to that Mystical Forest to practice and become stronger," Jiang Muxun explained pitifully.

Amelia smirked. This woman was smart, but not too smart. Though she was making it sound as if she was speaking up for her. But, every word that came from her mouth was a hidden taunt to her. She was secretly pointing out to everyone about her faults and her position. She was pointing out that she was not eligible to marry Shen Xiaozhang.

If the original owner was present, then maybe she would feel sad after hearing these hidden taunts. But, would she be sad? No chance!

"Jiang Muxun, you lie. Jiang Yuyu is not a waste. Don't call her that. Also, not everyone is like you, coveting other people's things," Suddenly a sweet voice filled the room. It was mocking Jiang Muxun blatantly in front of everyone.

Anger flashed through Jiang Muxun's eyes but she quickly covered it up. Putting on a surprised look, she looked at the woman who spoke such bold words against her. If she hated Jiang Yuyu to her core, then she hated this woman, this Ming Ruolan to the extreme. This woman not only rejected to be her friend, but she would also insult her from time to time.

"Ming Ruolan, when did you come? I didn't notice you at all," Jiang Muxun greeted politely.