"Ah!" Zhou Wen covered her face, looking at her mother in disbelief. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Mom! Why did you hit me?"

Since childhood, she was the treasured jewel held in everyone’s palm. When had she ever been hit?

Zhou Wen’s several beast husbands stayed quietly to the side, not daring to say a word.

"Why did I hit you?" Mrs. Zhou sneered, "At this point, you still don’t know why I hit you?"

"It’s my fault for spoiling you rotten!" Mrs. Zhou glared at her, a hint of sadness flickering in her eyes, "Since you can’t learn to behave, then you don’t need to leave the house anymore! Just stay home with your beast husbands obediently!"

"As for that beast husband of yours, I’ve already thrown him into the Undersea City to fend for himself!"

Zhou Wen’s face slightly changed; with one person missing from home, she clearly knew whom her mother was referring to.

"Mom! It has nothing to do with him! Just because I wanted to teach a small celebrity a lesson, you got rid of my beast husband?"

Whether or not that beast husband was in the house didn’t matter, but this was a slap to her face!

Why should Yu Man have everything, while she had to lose a beast husband?

"Mom!" Zhou Wen’s voice was sharp, "I was just playing a prank on a minor celebrity, and this is how you treat me?"

"Stubborn and incorrigible!" Mrs. Zhou gave her another slap, "Was your target really that celebrity? Your real aim was clearly his wife! If it truly was just about a minor celebrity, would I need to hit you?"

Zhou Wen covered her face, full of grievances, "Even if I’m targeting Yu Man, so what?!"

"She’s just an S-class Purification Master. I haven’t dealt with one before?"

Their family had power and influence, so why would she fear an S-class Purification Master?

"How do you know she has no one backing her? When Yu Man created a huge uproar within the families and got away unscathed, you were probably off somewhere playing with men!"

Although the incident had long passed, those people cared too much about face to dare speak of it publicly. Even the little rumor she heard was shocking enough!

A female dared to act so recklessly! Even though someone protected her then, her courage was something she herself didn’t have...

If only she had that courage...

No, it wouldn’t have helped.

Yu Man wasn’t raised by the clan, but she was! She couldn’t escape, couldn’t run away!

Mrs. Zhou was utterly disappointed seeing her daughter like this, pointing at her nose, scolding, "You’re nothing but a useless creature, knowing only how to eat, drink, and have fun! What use are you? Just stay home and have babies for me already!"

Right now, her only use was just that!

The doctor already said her fertility was pretty good, so it couldn’t be wasted anymore.

With so many people above them without offspring, having her daughter bear a few more wouldn’t benefit others; at that time, those people could be used for their advantage...

Zhou Wen’s face suddenly changed; a family cousin of hers had once been restrained at home to bear children for making too big of a mistake due to being too wanton! Cold machines fiddled with her body year after year; no child borne was her beast husband’s!

The last time she was seen, she was frighteningly skinny! There wasn’t a glimmer of light in her eyes...

The clan’s females were never kept in the dark about this event, as it served as a warning to them!

Throughout these years, Zhou Wen had been arrogant and domineering, but she always maintained certain discretion, never provoking those she couldn’t afford to offend, fearing she’d end up like that cousin...

"Mom! Mom!" Zhou Wen quickly grabbed hold of her mother, "I was wrong, can’t I just admit my mistake? You can’t treat me like this! I’m your real daughter, aren’t I?" From now on, I’ll obediently listen to you! How about it?"

Mrs. Zhou pried her hand away, speaking coldly, "Too late!"

"Mom—"

As Mrs. Zhou walked out, several people wearing white brushed past her.

"Mom! I don’t want this! I don’t want this! Get away from me! Mom—"

Mrs. Zhou felt a chill hearing her daughter’s screams.

She watched the birds on the treetops, tears glimmering in the corner of her eye.

It’s not that she didn’t want to protect her; she just didn’t have the ability.

In this family, wasn’t she too just a bird in a cage? It was indeed her fault for failing to raise this daughter well...

"Flap flap..."

The birds on the treetop flew away.

Yu Man snapped back to reality, her eyes flickering with complex emotions.

She inevitably thought about that man.

Their once fiery love had eventually been doused with a bucket of cold water...

She turned around, seeing Manman playing with Atier’s spirit body, she smiled.

The past has dissipated like smoke; she just wanted to live in the present now.

"Manman, let’s go shopping."

"Hooray!" Yu Manman jumped up, "Going shopping with Mama~"

Atier’s little panda flicked its ears, looking at Yu Man with bright eyes.

"Wife! I want to go too!!" the four said in unison.

"Aren’t you socially anxious?" Song Chen glanced at Atier.

Atier scratched his head, "I just don’t like interacting with others; I can carry things for my wife!"

"You’re still trending online, aren’t you worried going out might cause a commotion?" Lai looked at Liang Siji.

Liang Siji protested, "I can disguise! Just wait!"

He dashed into a room and only emerged after wrapping himself tightly.

Song Chen’s eye twitched slightly, "Dressing like that, you’re better off without a disguise."

It only made him more conspicuous!

"No way! Can anyone still recognize me from my unique charisma like this?"

Liang Siji flicked a strand of hair that peeked from his forehead.

Song Chen wanted to spit at him, shameless!

"Do you even look in the mirror? Who goes out dressed like that?"

Song Chen looked up and down at Liang Siji, who wore a mask, sunglasses, and a black hat, all clad in black, with his jacket zipped up to cover his neck and part of his chin.

"Dressed like that, people might think you’re heading to the mall for a heist." Lai mercilessly teased him.

"Who are you calling a robber?" Liang Siji glared, "Ever seen such a handsome and charismatic robber?"

"Wife..." Liang Siji looked at her with wet eyes, "I want to go too!"

Yu Man coughed, reminding him, "They’re not wrong, you actually draw more attention this way than without a disguise."

Thinking of going out, Yu Man would pretend not to know him.

Liang Siji looked as if struck by lightning, "Wife!"

"Let me give you a suggestion then," Lai suddenly chuckled.

Liang Siji looked at him warily, "It’s bound to be a bad idea!"

"Why not dress up as a little girl?"

If Liang Siji were a cat, he’d surely be bristling by now!

"A little girl?!"

Just as Liang Siji was about to complain to his wife, he turned to find everyone looking at him expectantly!

"What’s with those looks?"

Liang Siji looked heartbrokenly at Yu Man, "Wife! Do you think so too?"

"It is indeed a good idea," Yu Man nodded in full agreement.

"I don’t want to!" Liang Siji resolutely refused to do such a thing!

If he got discovered, he’d end up trending online again! What a shame!!

"Then just stay home and wait." Yu Man took hold of Manman’s little hand, "Let’s go."

"No way!" Liang Siji gritted his teeth, "I’ll... do it!"