6 1.3

"..You're not even going to try and listen to me? Zhou Yuan, am I that insignificant in your eyes?" Xu Jiaqi's eyes watered as she looked at the furious man, her face pale and distraught. "Listen to me first, I really don't know what you are talking about. Is there a misunderstanding I'm not aware of?"

She extended her hand to let her fingers latch onto Zhou Yuan's clothes, but the man abruptly slapped her hand away and put up a disgusted expression.

"What more explanation do I need? Mengxue wouldn't lie to me. She is a good girl, unlike you, who only likes to hide behind your parents and play tricks here and there!" Zhou Yuan scolded.

Xu Jiaqi cowered. Tears finally fell out of her eyes and poured nonstop. She bit her lips, her entire body trembling as she looked up at Zhou Yuan, who was at least a head taller than her.

Xu Jiaqi was trying out the arts of 'Being a White Lotus'. In stories, this art was very powerful, of course she ought to try it out.

To be a white lotus, you have to firmly believe that you are never in the wrong, you are always innocent, everybody should protect and cherish you with all their might. You have to act strong, act as if you are bearing a mountain's worth of weight piling down on your shoulders.

However, in case of trying to draw pity, then you can repeatedly claim that it was your fault! But do not elaborate on the details, do not try to explain the case. Just repeat 'it's my fault, I am the one you should blame' a thousand times.

Next step, if you did something wrong, then you must turn the tables around and point the crime to another person using clever ways! Of course, don't forget to cry at every turn you make. Tears are powerful, they are every white lotus' main charm, their unbeatable weapon!

If you are wronged, cry. If you are not wronged, cry. At every intersection of your life, if there is a goal you need to acquire, then you must aptly follow the supreme white lotus teaching and cry!

Of course, you have to cry beautifully to incite good feelings.

Xu Jiaqi: Begging for sympathy, begging for pity, wua wua wua!

Seeing her waterworks show, Zhou Yuan actually took a few steps backwards as he didn't think that she would display such a heavy reaction. He just came here to remind her that she should keep her conduct straight.

Last night, Bai Mengxue had came to his room with tears streaming down her face, but she didn't come to complain to him. Instead, she went straight for the bathroom and cried inside, trying to keep it as silent as possible. Zhou Yuan, who had begun to have deep feelings for this woman couldn't help but grief along with her.

Bai Mengxue refused to tell what had happened even after he pestered her over and over again. Then, when she had gotten too tired and almost fell asleep, Zhou Yuan heard her quiet mumbles.

"I'm sorry, Jiaqi.. I didn't mean to approach Zhou Yuan.. I didn't know you loved him that much.. It's my fault, I shouldn't be with A' Yuan.." Those were Bai Mengxue's spoken words before she fell asleep in Zhou Yuan's cradle.

Very easy to misunderstand.

"Zhou Yuan, you are being unreasonable. As the Xu family's daughter, I wouldn't lower myself down to scold others just for the sake of a man." Xu Jiaqi gritted her teeth, putting up a wronged expression.

"I.. I trust Mengxue!"

Although Zhou Yuan's conscience was starting to shake due to Xu Jiaqi's powerful counters, he still remembered Bai Mengxue's lasting impression and stood by his previous assumptions.

This was exactly where Xu Jiaqi couldn't help but kowtow to the fate's purposeful attraction. So convenient.

Who was Bai Mengxue? A normal girl who popped out of nowhere with little to no special qualities to her. There were thousands of others who were like her, but because she was the predestined main character, she was chosen to instill favor in the leads' hearts.

Who was Xu Jiaqi? Just going by her status, she was supposed to be a born winner in life. Only, she had bad eyes and failed to take good decisions that ultimately resulted in her loss. She is one of a kind. All of her assets accumulated would be enough to destroy a city if she wished for it.

If Bai Mengxue wasn't the main character, Xu Jiaqi was clearly the better pick here.

Xu Jiaqi: If I was Zhou Yuan, I would pick myself in a heartbeat. I'm so pretty, so lovable, so smart.

System: Nod, nod. Anything that satisfies Host. As long as I get to eat my fill.

"Fine," Xu Jiaqi let out a cold laugh. "Zhou Yuan, you not only failed to recognize a diamond, but also threw it away for a cheap rock."

"What are you trying to say?! Are you mocking Mengxue?!" Zhou Yuan protested, his previous hesitations towards wronging Xu Jiaqi all thrown down the gutters.

"I am, so what? You can't blame me for being ruthless in the future. Since you want to protect that Bai Mengxue that badly, I'll let you protect her! After all, in your eyes, I'm just a wretched villain that deserves to be eradicated, right?" Xu Jiaqi scorned. "I didn't know that you were this daring. In your eyes, is my Xu family easy to bully?"

"Zhou Yuan, I will let you know that I am not just a woman you can willfully accuse and not suffer any consequences for. Opposing me is the same as opposing the Xu family!" Xu Jiaqi landed a crisp slap onto the man she deemed as brainless before pushing him out of the room and slamming the door shut.

Xu Jiaqi: This is the correct way a heiress should be acting like!

The slap's sound was so satisfying~