40: The classic reappears, the daughter of the God of War lives in a doghouse!

Tianhai City.

This is a coastal city, only about a hundred kilometers from Yanjing City.

Outside a detached European-style villa in a luxurious coastal villa area, inside a messy dog kennel.

A little girl, delicate as if carved from pink jade, was curled up, her small body trembling in the corner of the dog kennel, her eyes red from crying, tear stains still wet.

She was disheveled, her hair messy, her cheeks and clothes covered in mud and ash. Even her delicate, fair neck had many black smudges, making her look very pathetic, stirring pity in anyone who saw her.

"Wuwuwu, Mama, Papa, Xiao Xi wants to go home..."

She hugged her knees tightly, biting her pink lips in fear, her small, thin shoulders trembling slightly, like a lost and frightened fawn.

"Mama, Papa, where are you? Come save Xiao Xi, wuwuwu..."

The little girl grew sadder the more she thought about it, and couldn't help but burst into tears again, sobbing uncontrollably, her eyes swollen like walnuts.

"Stop crying! Aren't you annoying!"

Suddenly, an exceptionally fierce shout of anger came from outside the dog kennel.

The little girl jumped in fright, sniffled twice, then lay on the dog kennel, silent as a cicada in winter, weeping aggrievedly.

"Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry all day. How annoying you are, you're practically deafening!"

Standing outside the dog kennel was a woman in her twenties with short, ear-length hair. Her features were beautiful, but her eyes revealed deep disdain and disgust.

She glared disgustedly at the girl huddled and trembling in the dog kennel, and snorted with utter contempt:

"A little bastard is just a little bastard. Useless, except for crying."

The little girl trembled all over in fear, her small face pale, her eyes filled with tears.

At this moment,

The short-haired woman took a few steps forward, abruptly pulled open the dog kennel, and grabbed the little girl's hair, forcing her to look up at her.

"What are you looking at?!"

The woman's eyes widened, and she glared viciously at the teary-eyed little girl, her eyes full of disgust, and she cursed angrily:

"If you glare at this old woman like that again, believe it or not, I'll tear out your eyeballs!"

The little girl cried out in pain from the tug, tears instantly gushing out, and she pitifully cried, "Wuwuwu... it hurts... it hurts so much..."

The short-haired woman sneered, then let go, "Heh! So you know pain!"

The little girl clutched her hair, her small body shivering, and quickly moved further inside, keeping her distance from the woman.

The short-haired woman snorted, picked up a rag from a nearby trash can, and wiped the dirt from her palms.

"Listen carefully: if you dare to cry one more time today, don't blame me for spanking your bottom!"

The little girl shook her head in fear, "No... don't!"

The short-haired woman gave a sarcastic laugh, "Sure enough, a little hussy, just like your hussy mother, both are vixen who use any means to seduce men and climb into bed."

"You... don't you dare talk about my Mama... Bad person!" The little girl mustered her courage, raised her tear-filled eyes, and shouted in a childish voice, then buried her head in her arms and began to cry sadly.

"Oh, you've learned to talk back?" The short-haired woman sneered, mocking, "Your mother is a shameless hussy, seducing men everywhere, got pregnant by some wild man, and that's how she had you, a little bastard!"

"I didn't... wuwuwu... my Mama isn't like that..." The little girl choked out, "My Mama is a good person, my Papa is a hero, I won't allow you to insult my Papa and Mama..."

Although she was very young, her love for her mother was stronger than that of her peers. She would not allow anyone to slander her most beloved Mama.

And her Papa, though she had never met him, her Mama had always told her that her Papa was a hero.

She believed Mama!

"A hero? Ha, that's really funny."

The short-haired woman sneered mockingly, looking down at the little girl, and asked coldly, "Do you know your Papa's name? Have you ever seen your Papa?"

"I..." The little girl froze for a second, then looked at her blankly, "I don't know, I only know my Papa's surname is Xiao."

"Heh!" The short-haired woman sneered, "Your Papa is trash, a good-for-nothing!"

"Don't you dare curse my Papa..." The little girl sobbed, her small body trembling uncontrollably.

"Don't dare?" The short-haired woman raised her fist, about to hit the little girl.

The little girl closed her eyes in fear, her small body trembling uncontrollably, "Don't hit me... wuwuwu..."

The short-haired woman's eyes grew even colder. She pinched the little girl's delicate chin, forcing her closer:

"Little bastard, I'm telling you, you'd better pray your Mama doesn't end up marrying Young Master Shen, otherwise I'll send you to some remote mountain valley so you'll never find your damned Mama again!"

"Why are you doing this? You were the one who bullied my Mama first, I hate you!" The little girl struggled a few times, but her strength was too small; she couldn't push away the short-haired woman at all.

The short-haired woman looked at the little girl in front of her, growing angrier the more she thought about it.

She and the little girl's Mama, Gao Xuewei, were both daughters of the Gao Family.

However, Gao Xuewei was the eldest sister of the main lineage, while she was a younger sister of a collateral branch.

She was Gao Xuewei's cousin, named Gao Yunyun.

Because of this, she had always been overshadowed by Gao Xuewei since childhood.

Gao Xuewei was beautiful, gentle, and kind, always appearing elegant and graceful in all social settings.

In front of Gao Xuewei, she was like an ugly duckling, dim and completely lacking presence, always being compared, highlighted, and ignored.

She was jealous, extremely jealous.

But it was as if heaven had eyes; after they grew up, Gao Xuewei suddenly came home one day with a big belly, saying she already had someone she loved.

But no one knew who the child's father was.

Gao Xuewei also consistently refused to say.

To cover up this scandal, the Gao Family expelled Gao Xuewei from the Gao Family.

Those were her happiest days; Gao Xuewei had finally left the Gao Family, and from then on, all the glory would return to her!

Everything Gao Yunyun had lost would also come back!

However,

What she didn't expect was this:

A few years later, Young Master Shen suddenly came to their door, specifically asking to propose to Gao Xuewei, saying he was willing to marry Gao Xuewei as his fiancée.

So, for this matter, the Gao Family brought Gao Xuewei back into the Gao Family.

She was shocked and envious.

That's right, she had loved Young Master Shen for ten years!

Shen Zeting!

The Shen Family's only son, the sole heir of the Shen Group, the future overlord of a business Empire!

He was handsome and dashing, graceful, came from a good family background, and was knowledgeable. He was the object of admiration for countless young women, and her ideal, flawless husband in her heart.

After all, the Shen Family was one of the top prominent families in Tianhai City, with deep roots and immense wealth.

If she could become Young Madam Shen, she would have the dual protection of money and power, and her life would become different!

But Young Master Shen had never given her a kind look, not even bothering to speak to her.

But now,

The man she had loved for ten years was actually going to propose to Gao Xuewei?!

For her, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue!

Hadn't Gao Xuewei already had a child?

Why did Young Master Shen still like her?!

Why should Gao Xuewei again become the center of attention, like the moon surrounded by stars?!

She was indignant!

She hated Gao Xuewei's seductive face that charmed everyone!

With Gao Xuewei's identity as a 'used shoe,' how could she be worthy of Young Master Shen's noble status!!

She was unwilling!

She had exhausted all her schemes yet failed to gain Young Master Shen's favor.

Instead, the originally humble Gao Xuewei had reaped the benefits.

How could she swallow this indignation!

Most critically, Gao Xuewei hadn't even agreed yet!

Gao Xuewei actually rejected Young Master Shen!

Thinking of this,

Gao Yunyun's rage burned even fiercer...