Father Sheng, who was just about to lose his temper, was immediately stopped by Sheng Xia’s words, which made his chest feel tight.

“What, what are you saying?!”

Recalling what she had just said, he panicked and instinctively looked down at Sheng Xia’s legs.

Seeing that they were intact, he actually breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that she had said it on purpose, and he was suddenly furious: “I see now that you have quite the nerve. It’s not like when you called me to plead your case. Do you still see me as your father?!”

He angrily scolded her and then instinctively glanced at Feng Yan, who was pushing Sheng Xia.

The man looked indifferent, with a cold and aloof expression, exuding a daunting and dignified air that discouraged intrusion. After hearing his words, Feng Yan, who had been solely focused on Sheng Xia, finally glanced at him with a patronizing look.

His gaze seemed indifferent, showing no emotions, like a deep, bottomless lake, but it inexplicably sent a chill down into Father Sheng’s back.

When he realized that he had actually faltered, he felt somewhat embarrassed and angry. He wanted to assert his authority as Sheng Xia’s father, but he hesitated, caught between Feng Yan’s imposing manner and his ruthless reputation in the business world.

Just as Feng Yan was about to speak, Sheng Xia quietly pressed down on the hand he had placed on the back of the chair.

His eyes flickered slightly, knowing that she wanted to handle it herself, so he withdrew his gaze calmly. The oppressive feeling dissipated unknowingly, making Father Sheng subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

” Sometimes things just can’t be helped.” Sheng Xia turned around, comforting Father Sheng with a sympathetic look. ” it’s just like this. If you don’t treat her as your daughter, she won’t treat you as her father either. Isn’t this a fair deal?”

“It’s a win-win situation right? You should be happy about it!”

The system hesitated for a moment before cautiously interjecting: [Host, although these lines don’t directly affect the plot, you should still be careful with character portrayal.]

Sheng Xia smiled reassuringly at her system. “Don’t worry, I just want to stand up for the original host. I won’t overdo it. After all this time together, don’t you trust my abilities?”

The system remained silent, thinking to itself that precisely because they had been together for so long, it was too trusting of her ability to push the boundaries, making it hard to relax!

Meanwhile, Father Sheng felt that something was off with her words. He cautiously glanced at Feng Yan again. Seeing no reaction from him, Father Sheng’s face darkened, and he impatiently questioned, “Stop talking nonsense. Zhao Steward said you were on your way two hours ago. Were you intentionally not coming back, making me wait here?”

Sheng Xia immediately put on a surprised and innocent expression. “Really? In the past, when I was waiting for Dad and Aunt Lin, I sometimes didn’t get a call for days. How come, Dad, you can’t even endure two hours?”

“It seems I’ll have to work even harder in the future to make you all adapt.” She nodded thoughtfully, her tone humble. “Don’t mention it, it’s what I should do as a daughter.”

“You, you—” Father Sheng was so angry that he couldn’t even speak for a moment. It took him a while to say angrily, “Lan Lan was right. You’re becoming more and more unreasonable! How are you worthy of being Mrs. Feng Yan?”

“Why are you talking as if I’m some vicious female antagonist who steals men?” Sheng Xia blinked innocently with her beautiful black eyes, hesitatingly and shyly said, “If I’m not worthy, then are you? Oh no, that wouldn’t be good, would it? People would laugh at us, wouldn’t they?”

Feng Yan: …

Under the gloating gaze of his son, he calmly pointed and lightly tapped Sheng Xia’s shoulder, indicating for her not to hurt anyone’s feelings.

Sheng Xia soothingly patted his hand again, taking the opportunity to flatter him.

Knowing that she must be in a good mood now, Feng Yan couldn’t help but chuckle and slowly and dignifiedly withdrew his hand.

Father Sheng, who did not notice the interaction between the two under his nose, thought to himself: This girl is clearly trying to provoke me to death!

Sheng’s Stepmother, Lin Yuezhen, couldn’t help but look at Sheng Xia with a new perspective.

The previous Sheng Xia was only jealous of Lan Lan. In order to gain their attention and love, she was paranoid and malicious, but her mind was foolish, and she ended up crying everytime from being so angry.

Not long ago, when Sheng Lanqiu came back and said that Sheng Xia had changed, Lin Yuezhen didn’t believe it.

After all, before the car accident, Sheng Xia was still trying to call and complain every day, saying how bad her life was, and wanting them to find Feng Yan to speak for her.

With the status of the Feng family, how could Father Sheng worthy enough to go find Feng Yan?

So, she had to figure out how to capture Feng Yan’s heart herself or secure her position as the Feng family’s lady.

Lin Yuezhen pretended to comfort her gently, but would always take the opportunity to mention how well Lan Lan was doing in the Shi family now, which would always stimulate Sheng Xia to hysterically scream and hang up the phone in a frenzy.

After so many years, she knew Sheng Xia very well. How could she lose control just because of a car accident?

At first, Lin Yuezhen would comfort her daughter and tell her not to care about Sheng Xia and just live her own life well. Who knew that not long after, news spread in their circle that the Shi family had offended Feng Yan, and the Shi family even took it out on Sheng Lanqiu.

This made Lin Yuezhen unable to sit still. However, before she could persuade Father Sheng to call Sheng Xia, she received a warning from Feng Yan. How could the Sheng family dare to act rashly?

Time passed, and she could only watch helplessly as Sheng Xia overshadowed her own daughter in the live broadcast, unable to do anything.

Until now, with the Shi family and the Feng family reconciling, Lin Yuezhen finally couldn’t bear it anymore. Using the reason that “Feng Yan is back, as the in-laws, we should meet him,” she persuaded Father Sheng to come over today.

She just wanted to see what had happened to Sheng Xia to make such a big change.

Lin Yuezhen narrowed her eyes slightly, then suddenly gently patted her husband’s arm. “Sheng Hua, don’t be angry. It’s also our fault for not visiting Xia Xia during this time. It’s natural for her to have grievances.”

Upon hearing her words, Father Sheng became even more angry. His voice raised, “She dares to have grievances? Look at what she usually does. She knows our family is going through tough times, but instead of helping out, she always makes things difficult for me by crying all the time!”

“Do you know, she even resents me for treating Lan Lan well? Where does she have Lan Lan’s thoughtfulness?!”

Facing his impulsive words, Lin Yuezhen felt satisfied in her heart, but on the surface, she showed a look of distress and sighed softly. “Lan Lan just has a naturally good temper, she’s gentle and obedient. She’s never been a worry for us since she was young, so naturally, she’s different from Xia Xia…”

She scolded gently, “And, haven’t we said not to always compare the two sisters? Every time Xia Xia gets angry, Lan Lan feels very embarrassed.”

“I’m going to say whatever I want!”

Sheng Xia timely interjected, “Then you seem quite unreasonable.”

“Shut up!”

Father Sheng clenched his teeth and said angrily, “You’ve been compared to Lan Lan since you were young. You always want to take away what Lan Lan has. When you already have everything, of course, I can only compensate Lan Lan. Despite this, you still think I’m biased. What are you unsatisfied with? Do you have a conscience?”

“This is a good question. We should look at it dialectically. There are good and bad sides. It depends on what you value more. So, what do you think?”

Father Sheng: “I don’t want to see any side! Seeing you makes me want to die of anger!”

“That’s life. God is often fair. When he closes a door for you, he also kindly locks the window for you.” Sheng Xia comforted him affectionately, “But it’s okay. If life doesn’t go well, I’ll go your way.”

She looked at Father Sheng expectantly. “Am I good at comforting people? Really, after hearing me, I feel happy for you, Dad.”

Father Sheng: …

The servants: … It turns out that the previous sarcasm of the lady was nothing compare to now. She’s truly terrifying when she’s fully unleashed!

Just like the door gods standing on both sides of Sheng Xia, Feng Yan and Feng Jingxu, who originally intended to support the scene, looked at each other and wisely remained silent. It seemed they were afraid of affecting Sheng Xia’s performance and being held accountable by her later.

Especially Feng Jingxu, who stood with his back straight, was reminded of the quarrels and disputes he had with Sheng Xia in the past, his expression subtly changing.

Could it be that Sheng Xia usually showed mercy to him?

That he could still bounce around and live to this day was truly a stroke of luck.

Seeing her husband being angered to the point of almost having a heart attack, clutching his chest and panting for a long time, Lin Yuezhen couldn’t help but scold with a hint of blame, “Xia Xia, if you know how to speak, then speak properly. Why are you being so sarcastic? Sheng Hua is your father after all. Is there anything you can’t say properly?”

“You might have misunderstood us. Every time you called back and complained about the Feng family’s coldness and cruelty to you, your father would always seem tough but actually care a lot. Although he said he didn’t care about you, he was actually very concerned.”

“Actually, last night I had a dream. In my dream, someone told me that I must say everything as it is and not lie, or I would die.”

Sheng Xia lowered her eyelashes, looking pitiful, and said, “This dream is so scary. What if it comes true? Dad and Aunt Lin love me so much, I believe you won’t just watch me suffer, right?”

“So, just endure a little more. After all, you don’t have many years left to live. Life passes by quickly.”

Lin Yuezhen, almost suffocating from her curses, couldn’t help but look at her in bewilderment.

Clearly, after knowing that Sheng Xia’s personality had changed, she had deliberately studied her live broadcasts those days and knew that Sheng Xia now liked to act weak and vulnerable.

At that time, she even thought disdainfully that it was just becoming more melodramatic. She didn’t know where she had touched the audience’s nerve, making them prefer this troublemaker over the gentle and virtuous Lan Lan.

But this time coming to the Feng family, she was naturally prepared. Even if Sheng Xia acted weak and innocent, she could still reprimand her as an elder, knowing she couldn’t cross that line.

Who knew that—in front of them—she didn’t even bother to pretend anymore, and instead, she was sarcastic and almost wanted to hold a funeral for them on the spot!

Sheng Xia: Oh well, who told you that your actions don’t affect the plot? ^_^

Watching Lin Yuezhen’s ever-changing expression, she couldn’t help but smile, slowly saying, “You know, Aunt Lin, I quite like you.”

Lin Yuezhen looked at her warily, not easily responding.

As if recalling the past, her eyes gradually became unfocused, her tone gentle and sincere, “Because I feel like we’re quite similar.”

Could it be that she had finally finished going crazy, realized that she needed the support of the Sheng family to stay in the Feng family, and decided to mend her relationship with them now?

But isn’t it too late now? Everything that needed to be exposed has already been exposed.

Glancing at the servants and the pale-faced Feng Jingxu who was bowing his head, she continued with a sneer.

The solemn Feng Yan and Feng Jingxu remained silent. Lin Yuezhen imagined her bleak days in the Feng family in the future, and she twitched the corners of her mouth, giving a polite and gentle smile. “Really? I feel the same way.”

Sheng Xia nodded, “Yes, but unfortunately, there is a slight difference. For example, I look very good when I smile, but Aunt Lin, you look very funny when you do.”