Chapter 355: 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?

Tang Yuxin started to feel mistreated. What did she do wrong to deserve this?

Qin Ziye deceived her. Qin Ziye’s grandfather accused her of being shameless, being cheeky. On what grounds? On what basis?

Just when the old man seemed ready to resume his ranting, a man rushed in from outside and directly shielded Tang Yuxin.

“Who gave you the right to scold my daughter? If she messes up, I, as her father, should be the one to discipline her. What gives you the right to berate her like this?”

“Dad…” Tang Yuxin was taken aback at first. Then, she covered her mouth and began to sob. She was usually strong, always composed, even when she was on her deathbed in her previous life, she did not shed tears. However, she was human. She had feelings and emotions. She could feel pain.

Tang Zhinian’s eyes reddened. He had never imagined that his daughter would be humiliated like this. They were poor, they were helpless, but they had never stole or robbed others. What did they do to provoke anyone?

“Don’t cry, Yuxin,” Tang Zhinian comforted his daughter. Like a mountain, he shielded his daughter from harm, just like he always had. Even though Tang Yuxin didn’t have a mother, she had him.

His daughter had always been sensible; she understood limit and seldom cried.

“Get out of here,” Tang Zhinian took a towel from the table and harshly threw it at the feet of the old man.

“Vulgar,” the old man looked at the child being protected by Tang Zhinian. Despite being reprimanded, he did not feel any remorse. This was the kind of vulgar person he couldn’t accept in his Qin family.

“Sir, let’s go,” said the bodyguard, cringing at what was happening. The old man, despite his age, was criticizing a young girl without concern. After all, flies do not bite seamless eggs. Male-female relationships are consensual affairs. Moreover, according to what he knew, it was the young master who pursued the young lady first.

The bodyguard quickly escorted the old man away to prevent any further argument. While the father and daughter may be emotionally upset from the verbal assault, they were mostly worried about the old man. If he were to have a sudden heart issue due to this confrontation, it could escalate impacting everyone involved.

Tang Zhinian didn’t express his relief until after the old man left. He gently patted his daughter’s shoulder.

Raising his daughter single-handedly was not easy for him; he was constantly worried, constantly concerned.

Although they were poorer than most, no one had ever bullied his daughter before. He was puzzled. Why were the people in Beijing so audacious, freely pointing fingers and hurling insults?

“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.

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