Ye Xunhuan could sense the intense hatred in Dongfang Shu's words when she spoke of destroying the Dongfang family.

That hatred seemed to penetrate deep into the marrow, into the blood, utterly impossible to erase.

This made Ye Xunhuan quite curious about what kind of grievance Dongfang Shu and the so-called Dongfang family could possibly have to make her hate the family so deeply.

Yet Dongfang Shu was also a member of the Dongfang family!

Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan's words, Dongfang Shu's expression changed slightly, and a hint of gloom and malice flashed in her eyes.

Ye Xunhuan caught these subtle changes and softly said, "If you can't or don't want to talk about it, that's okay!"

Dongfang Shu did not speak immediately. After letting out a breath, she slowly said, "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that Dongfang Qingyu was right. I did come from the Dongfang family, and indeed carry their blood!"

"But if I had a choice, I would rather be an ordinary woman's child, even if I was just a bastard born of a mistress. I wouldn't want to be born into the Dongfang family!"

A look of surprise slowly appeared on Ye Xunhuan's face.

Dongfang Shu would rather be the daughter of a mistress than be born into the Dongfang family. What has the Dongfang family done to make her hate and loathe it so much?

At the same time, Ye Xunhuan became even more curious about what Dongfang Shu had experienced while in the Dongfang family to make her feel this way.

The next moment, Dongfang Shu's face was filled with bitterness: "But life has no 'ifs,' where you're born isn't a choice you can make!"

She turned her head to glance at Ye Xunhuan and slowly said, "Isn't it surprising? Born into the ancient martial arts family, the Dongfang family, yet I hate it so much!"

"After all, the Dongfang family is a top-tier family, even compared to the Qin family, they might not fall short!"

Ye Xunhuan nodded in response.

Although Ye Xunhuan wasn't familiar with the Dongfang family, it wasn't hard to hear from Dongfang Qingyu's words earlier that the Dongfang family was strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Qin family!

"If you've experienced what I have, you'd hate the Dongfang family as much as I do!" Dongfang Shu's face gradually showed an indelible bitterness.

"Could you tell me more?"

Dongfang Shu pondered for a moment before speaking, "It started with my mother!"

Saying this, Dongfang Shu's expression slowly turned complex, and her voice began to tremble.

"My mother was originally a servant in the Dongfang family, but she was very beautiful..."

It was difficult for Ye Xunhuan to comment on Dongfang Shu's mother's looks, but from Dongfang Shu's appearance, it's not difficult to surmise that her mother was likely not unattractive.

After all, genetics are quite important.

"Precisely because my mother was so beautiful, Dongfang family's third sibling always harbored ill intentions towards her. But because the family rules were strict, and his wife was a fierce woman, he dared not act despite his desires!"

"Yet, verbally, he was always lewd towards my mother and often called her alone to his study!"

"My mother knew his intentions and dared not go. Even if she did, she would call someone else to go with her, and with his wife being at home, he dared not act recklessly."

"But how could his wife always be at home?"

Saying this, Dongfang Shu's face slowly filled with intense hatred, and a cold, piercing light appeared in her eyes!

"When his wife returned to her mother's house, that beast took the opportunity to call my mother to his residence and defiled her!" Dongfang Shu slowly clenched her iron fists, and her white teeth ground together ferociously!

"He even threatened my mother, saying he'd beat her to death if she spoke of it!" Dongfang Shu said with hatred on her face: "In ancient martial arts families, unlike places bound by laws, they truly can kill!"

"With their power, making someone disappear is incredibly easy, especially for a servant, it's simpler."

"Faced with his threats, my mother dared not speak, even though she was filled with hatred. Even if she spoke, would anyone believe her?"

"Others might accuse her of seducing him, given the wide gap in status between a servant and a master!"

Ye Xunhuan was in complete agreement. The world really is a place where the strong devour the weak, and people judge others based on status.

Many situations, even if not caused by oneself, will be blamed on you if the other party has greater power.

"My mother's silence emboldened him, and he began to frequently seek her out..."

Saying this, Dongfang Shu took a deep breath and said no more.

She believed Ye Xunhuan understood what she wanted to express.

"But such things, over time, are bound to be discovered!" Dongfang Shu's eyes began to redden slightly: "Sure enough, his wife found out and wanted to have my mother beaten to death!"

"Even wanted to deal with that man, but he outright denied defiling my mother, claiming she seduced him first!"

"Sure enough, everyone believed his words and didn't trust my mother!" Dongfang Shu's fists slowly clenched, and her delicate body began to tremble slightly.

"They intended to execute my mother, but discovered she was pregnant, which led some elders in the Dongfang family to suppress the matter. It was precisely because she was pregnant that saved her life!"

"But this life, for my mother, might have been better not preserved!" Dongfang Shu's voice became hoarse: "Her life was spared, but she fell into the darkest times of her life!"

"Dongfang's third sibling and his wife had been married for years without offspring, which was intolerable for the older generation in the third house. My mother, despite her low status, became respected because of her pregnancy!"

"Everyone in the third house hoped my mother would bear a son, but fate played cruel tricks, and she bore a daughter, me!" Dongfang Shu smiled bitterly: "In that patriarchal family, my birth caused my mother's hard-earned status to vanish and plunged her into hell!"

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