Su Zixi left the hotel with her mind still in chaos.
What on earth happened last night?
Oh, right. Yesterday, when she came back from school, a servant had brought a glass of milk to her room. After she drank it, her memory got fuzzy.
She remembered that, other than the servant, only her younger sister, Su Lianxi, was home!
Was it her who harmed her?
Su Zixi clenched her fists tightly. The intense pain in her body reminded her of everything that happened last night, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The man just now seemed unaware too, but he was the one who took her first time...
Ridiculous that in such a moment, she still thought of Ning Yichen.
Su Zixi bit her lip hard. She needed to go back home immediately and confront Su Lianxi!
******
The Su family villa was located on Hatto Street in Yanzhou City.
This area was home to the wealthy, and the Su family was the least conspicuous of them. It wasn't long before the familiar building appeared in front of Su Zixi.
She got out of the taxi, pushed the door open, and walked in to see her father, Su Guo'an, her stepmother, Lin Shuyue, and her sister, Su Lianxi, sitting in the living room having breakfast tea.
Su Lianxi and Lin Shuyue sat close together, chatting animatedly. Su Guo'an looked fondly at them.
Suddenly, Su Zixi felt like an outsider to this family.
Before long, Su Lianxi noticed Su Zixi from the corner of her eye, her expression turning playful.
"Sister? Where were you last night?" Su Lianxi was wearing a simple yet elegant dress, her long, wavy hair cascading over her shoulders, her delicate face charming and attractive.
"Lianxi..." Su Zixi bit her lip, "You don't know where I was last night?"
"How would I know?" Su Lianxi's eyes widened, her face full of innocence, "I went to your room this morning to call you for breakfast, but you weren't there. I remember you came home last night..."
Then, she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my, Sister, what are all those red marks on your neck? Did you last night..."
She acted as though she just realized she had said something inappropriate, quickly covering her mouth, looking pitifully at Su Guo'an.
Su Guo'an frowned, scrutinizing Su Zixi. Seeing her messy hair, wrinkled clothes, and the ambiguous marks all over her exposed neck, he burst into rage!
"Su Zixi, tell me honestly, where were you last night!"
Su Zixi clenched her fists, angrily glaring at Su Lianxi, "It was her who harmed me! She drugged me in my milk last night!"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Lin Shuyue's eyebrows raised sharply, "You can't control yourself and you dare blame our Lianxi! She was clearly on a date with Yichen last night! Guo'an, look at your elder daughter. Not only is she sneaking around with men at such a young age, she's also a chronic liar. What are we supposed to do with her in the future!"
With Lin Shuyue's words, Su Guo'an became even more furious. He stood up and walked towards Su Zixi.
"Daddy, I didn't, please believe me..."
Su Zixi's eyes filled with tears as she struggled to explain, but Su Guo'an's face was full of anger and disbelief.
With a loud "smack," Su Guo'an slapped her face, leaving a bright red handprint instantly.
She was stunned, seeing stars from the slap.
"I have no shameless daughter like you! If your mother knew the state you are in, she'd be restless even in death!" Su Guo'an said with heart-wrenching disappointment.
Su Zixi's lips trembled as she looked at Su Guo'an, her eyes shining brightly, "You have the nerve to mention Mom? If it wasn't for you fooling around with that woman Lin Shuyue, Mom wouldn't have been angered to death!"
Su Guo'an, infuriated and shamed, swung his arm powerfully, slapping her face again, "Shut up!"
Su Zixi felt her cheek become numb from the pain.
She gripped the hem of her clothes tightly, holding back her tears. This was her father. Since her mother's death, he had never shown her a kind face, letting Lin Shuyue and Su Lianxi smear her reputation!