SCT-Novel Chapter 355: 348: Yelling at Her Doorstep
Chapter 355: 348: Yelling at Her Doorstep
Chapter 355: Chapter 348: Yelling at Her Doorstep
“I am,” Tang Yuxin affirmed, believing that she had lead a virtuous life, she had never harmed anyone or done anything morally egregious in her lifetime. Why should she be ashamed of the name her father gave her?
The old man walked in, minding his own business.
He seemed partially satisfied with the quad-yard residence; well, the residence itself, not a certain occupant.
“What a pity,” the old man surveyed the surroundings, squinted his eyes and cast a sidelong glance at Tang Yuxin, “The property is indeed pretty, but unfortunately a woman with questionable morals stays here.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Tang Yuxin knew the adage ‘If good men don’t come, the bad ones will’, but never did she expect an unacquainted person to shower her with a barrage of unprovoked insults the moment they encountered each other.
She respects the old and cherishes the young, but that doesn’t mean she will tolerate random, unwarranted verbal abuse.
“What do I mean?” The old man scoffed. To him, Yuxin seemed to be a loose teenager, “A student shamelessly stays at a man’s place for two weeks. What did your parents teach you? Did they teach you any morals, do you have any sense of decency?”
“What are you?” He sized Tang Yuxin up and down with disgust. He indeed had no tolerance for such a shameless young woman.
“You are dreaming to step a foot in our Qin Family house? With the way you are, you are not even worthy to polish my grandson’s shoes. Smarten up and go back to your college. Stop pestering my grandson to avoid ruining your reputation and implicating your parents,” he reprimanded.
At the mention of the ‘Qin’ character, Tang Yuxin finally realized. The only person she knew with the Qin surname was Qin Ziye. So, this was somebody from Qin Ziye’s family. But, did she still have anything to do with Qin Ziye?
“Our Qin family holds a respectable position in Beijing. We won’t allow an immoral woman like you to cross our threshold. Look at yourself in the mirror before daydreaming about entering the Qin family,” he sneered.
The old man seemed to be insatiable in his act of belittling her. Was he taking advantage of the fact that Tang Yuxin wasn’t retaliating?
“Dad, I’m okay,” Tang Yuxin wiped her tears away. She noticed tears glistening in her father’s eyes. In this world, the only person who would cry for her was probably him.
It was the case in her previous life and it still held true in this one.
Tang Zhinian seemed to want to say something. However, in the end, he just sighed, rolled up his sleeves, and gently wiped his daughter’s face. His movements were a bit clumsy, yet they were full of a father’s helplessness and heartache.
He refrained from probing because he feared upsetting his daughter.
“Dad, when did you come here?” Tang Yuxin sniffled. She realized that she had been staying at Qin Ziye’s place and hadn’t returned home or attended school at all this week.
When exactly did Tang Zhinian arrive, did he know about her absence all this time?
Nonetheless, he had never asked her what happened, whether she’d done something wrong, whether she’d embarrassed him or made him lose face.
“I happened to be in Beijing, so I decided to check on you. However, the school said you were on leave and your house was locked. Even Lele didn’t know where you went. You can’t blame me for worrying, can you?”
After saying this, Tang Zhinian closed his eyes, “It’s alright, as long as you’re back.”
Tang Yuxin hugged Tang Zhinian’s arm, just like she used to when she was a little girl.
“I’m sorry, I was wrong,” she apologized because she caused someone to insult her father. She was such a disappointing daughter.
“My Yuxin is a good girl. I believe in her,” Tang Zhinian still trusted his daughter. He believed, the one who was wrong was not his daughter, but others.
Tang Yuxin felt her eyes stinging, but she managed to hold back her tears.
“I was staying at Qin Ziye’s place.”
Tang Zhinian gently stroked his daughter’s hair, “Child, that kind of family status is beyond our reach. The ancient saying about marrying one of equal social status holds truth. I never thought of marrying you off to a rich family, I just want you to find an ordinary man.