Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman (1-200)

Chapter 17: Clazsh!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Gu Manor was dead silent.

It wasn't that late, but Gu Zuhui and Su Wan'er sat in the living room, and upon seeing Gu Xiqiao come in with a calm expression, Gu Zuhui threw his cup onto the floor in frustration. "Unfilial daughter, stand there!"

Gu Xiqiao paused in her steps, feeling her head spin at the two words.

Back in her past life, she would argue endlessly with Gu Zuhui if something like this happened, and she had fantasized that the people that had misunderstood her would realize that they were in the wrong and be guilty, and in turn, be good to her like they should be.

But she never knew that these people had always thought that she came back to the Gu family for their riches, and of course, these people that were always biased against her, that never looked her in the eye, that never cared for her, and would never feel guilty towards her in the slightest!

Gu Xiqiao tried her best to put on a straight face, looking over at Gu Zuhui and smiling softly. "Yes, what is it?"

Her gaze was calm and collected, and her back was straight, the chandelier above masking her with a light halo.

Gu Zuhui was stunned by this reaction of hers, while Su Wan'er stood up with a mocking expression.

"Gu Xiqiao, you need to understand that the Gu family has done all we could by accepting you into our home! We didn't even ask you to contribute to the family, just learn your manners and stop to stop embarrassing the Gu family, but what have you done? I won't critique you for not coming back for two days and two nights during the holidays, but you're in your final year of school! The exams are coming up, and we're not even hoping for you to get into any good schools, just be a clean and chaste girl that won't shame our family!"

After she said so, the living room returned to a deafening silence that made the servants want to flee back to their quarters.

Gu Xiqiao chuckled softly before looking at Gu Zuhui. "I'm not chaste? Is that what you think too...Father...?"

The last word was spoken so, so lightly, as if it were a flickering candle that could be blown out by the slightest breeze.

This was the first time that Gu Xiqiao called this person in front of her 'Father'. He was her father, bonded by blood, the closest person to her in this entire world. All she wanted was for him to just.

Look at her.

But in the end, she was always, always shunned.

Seeing Gu Xiqiao's show of fragility, Gu Zuhui didn't know what to do either, so he just sat down and waved her away. "Go upstairs, and study well in the future. Our family is a family of merchants, but we are a clean family, too."

Ah.

So in his eyes, she had always been a stain in the Gu family's clean resume, and that had never changed.

Why did she expect anything different?

Gu Xiqiao looked up and breathed deeply, blinking down her tears. Without saying a word, she made her way to the home telephone and dialed Old Ban's phone number, which went through quickly.

Then, she handed the phone to Gu Zuhui. "I just called my class teacher, he will tell you why I have been late to come home for the past few days. You're my elder, so I respect you and listen to what you have to say, but... I hope you can be fair to me too. I came home late, so it must be my fault? I was doing dirty dealings outside? Am I such a person in your eyes?"