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Xia Chu listened to Huo Xiyao finish speaking and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, "Sweet words and a sinister heart—truly, it fits the saying: often the backstabbers are those so-called close relatives and friends! If we three knew of their Sima Zhao's heart for all these years, others could certainly have known as well."
"How come Sijia has had no inkling, and even now, still can't see through their pernicious intentions, and is still being deceived by them?"
Huo Xiyao frowned, "It's my father and my negligence. We always thought, no matter what, we'd protect her for life, and we raised her too spoiled, too naive."
