Chapter 3.1 - The Unfaithful Father (1)
On her phone’s screen, seeing the caller ID made Ning Chuchu instinctively frown, and a clear sign of annoyance appeared on her face.
However, she quickly took a deep breath and answered the call with a calm expression, with a faint smile hanging at the corner of her lips. Her tone was as gentle and obedient as usual. “Hello, Dad?”
“Ning Chuchu, have you gone crazy?” sounded a stern and low voice of a middle-aged man through the phone, “How could you say such outrageous things in the livestream? Do you know how many people you offended? My face is completely lost because of you!”
“Your sister is right, ever since you entered the entertainment industry, you’ve gone bad! Not only do you lie and deceive others every day, but now, you dare to slander others without any restraint…”
As her father’s unfounded scolding continued non-stop, Ning Chuchu couldn’t help but clench her fists unconsciously.
This was her own biological father, yet he would always side with her stepmother and the daughter she brought with her. Even when she had conflicts with her stepsister, Yun Yirou, when they were children, he would only blame her for not being sensible. If she hadn’t learned how to act docile and clever later on, she probably wouldn’t have her current position as the daughter of the wealthy Ning family!
It was ridiculous. Being treated like this when she was the only legitimate child of the Ning family.
Ning Chuchu reluctantly suppressed her resentment and planned to behave as she usually did, softening up and acting cute to appease her biased father, maintaining this fake father-daughter relationship.
However, she completely forgot about the existence of the Truth System.
Although she maintained a gentle and aggrieved expression on her face, Ning Chuchu unexpectedly spoke out in a challenging tone, “Dad, are you getting senile at your age? How can you be so confused?”
“Who did you say is my sister? Yun Yirou? You may consider her your daughter, but I don’t recognize her as my sister. She’s just a child brought in by a homewrecker. Does she even deserve to be my sister? It’s only you, Dad, who generously plays the role of her father.”
“And what I said in the livestream is all true. Director Song had an affair, and Liu Mei indulged in it. It’s an established fact. Whenever I see these unfaithful scumbags, I feel disgusted and can’t control myself. Dad, you should understand me, right? After all… the first unfaithful scumbag I detest is you yourself.”
“Why are you worried about losing face because of me? You already lost your face when you were caught cheating with Yun Shu.”
“I haven’t even started scolding you, my unfaithful father, about it, and yet, you dare to lecture me?”
Ning Chuchu unleashed a barrage of inner thoughts, and even she herself was taken aback by what she just said.
Indeed, she had detested this unfaithful and disloyal father for a long time, but… she didn’t intend to confront him like this!
She still planned to gradually work her way and take back everything that rightfully belonged to her and her biological mother, without giving the Yun mother and daughter any advantage!
But now, it was all in ruins! Ning Chuchu tightened her grip on her phone, feeling her heart pounding with regret.
The phone remained silent, and if she guessed correctly, her father must have been stunned by his rebellious daughter’s words. Once he recovered from the shock, he would probably explode in anger.
Ning Chuchu was already upset. She didn’t want to endure her father’s reprimands anymore, so she decisively hung up the call.
Sitting weakly in her chair, Ning Chuchu leaned against the backrest and weakly said, “System, you don’t have to bother saving me anymore, just let me become miserable.”
Ning Chuchu felt a sense of self-abandonment at the moment.
Ever since her father cheated when she was eight years old, ruining her perfect family, Ning Chuchu was forced to mature quickly.
She acted clever and pitiful inside, constantly competing with her stepmother and stepsister for power. Outside, she always presented herself as a gentle and kind-hearted goddess, winning everyone’s favor and becoming the ideal girl in many people’s eyes.
But things had started to go wrong in the past month or two.
She had been having a streak of bad luck, and a seasoned green tea like her was actually having frequent accidents. Her stepsister, Yun Yirou, had never won against her since they were kids, but recently, she was always at a disadvantage against Yun Yirou.
Now, her carefully cultivated image as the gentle goddess had collapsed in an instant, and she had become the scheming green tea that everyone despised.
She had originally planned to “turn the tables and whitewash” her image, but now… after offending Director Song and the capital behind Liu Mei, her path in the entertainment circle will surely become increasingly difficult.
She still originally had her wealthy family as a way out. If things didn’t work out, she could leave the entertainment industry and focus on competing with her stepmother and stepsister for family property. But unfortunately, she had also offended her biological father.
Ning Chuchu felt like crying, as all her years of careful planning had gone to waste!
However, the system seemed completely oblivious to her grief and casually asked, “Host, how does it feel to speak the truth?”
The feeling of speaking the truth?
Ning Chuchu was slightly taken aback, recalling the feeling when she berated her father just now, and her heartbeat unconsciously sped up.