Of course, the arrival of the truth was profoundly painful.
... In reality, their father was even more shameless than they had imagined!
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Qiao Dongyang only found out about the news in the evening and rushed back home, immediately lifting Chi Yue's face, intending to get ice from the kitchen.
"It's already been applied." Chi Yue hooked her lips in a slight smile, gently pulling him back, "I have thick skin; I'll be fine in a few days. It won't ruin my looks, and it won't interfere with being your beautiful bride..."
Qiao Dongyang glared at her, "Do you think I care about that?"
He scrutinized her face with concern, his teeth itching with frustration, "That's too cruel. Worse than my own family's scum!"
"..." Could they even compare?
Chi Zhongyong and Qiao Zhengchong were incomparable; they couldn't even be placed on the same scale.
One was merely misguided, the other heartlessly cruel.