The Crybaby Always Wants to Redeem the Villainess - Chapter 6

“Don’t cry, I’ll listen. I’ll go back.”

Xiao Yi was truly terrified of Gu Zhirou. How could a sheltered young lady cry so easily?

Seeing Xiao Yi’s surrender, Gu Zhirou finally stopped crying and sat down across from her, staring intently.

Xiao Yi… why is she staring at me like that?

Looking at the girl’s tear-streaked face, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but soften.

She took the handkerchief from the maid’s hand and gently wiped Gu Zhirou’s tears. “There, there, don’t cry anymore.”

Gu Zhirou nodded, relieved. This is the Ayi I know—so gentle and patient!

Just then, the room door was kicked open from the outside.

Xiao Yi startled, and both women turned to see Madam Xiao standing in the doorway, her face contorted with fury. Xiao Yi immediately sensed trouble.

Gu Zhirou jumped in fright and quickly hid behind Xiao Yi, who stepped forward to shield the girl.

Xiao Yi awkwardly rubbed her nose and forced a laugh. “Heh heh, Mother, what brings you here?”

Madam Xiao strode closer, her gaze sweeping over Gu Zhirou, who was hiding behind Xiao Yi. Her anger flared even hotter.

“How dare you ask me why I’m here?” she snapped at Xiao Yi. “I should be asking you! Why aren’t you kneeling in the ancestral hall where you belong? What are you doing in a brothel?

And to make matters worse, you brought that Gu Family girl here! Don’t you know your father and the Gu Family are mortal enemies? Are you trying to drive me to an early grave?”

The General’s Wife never imagined her once obedient and sensible eldest daughter could transform into such a brazen rogue. The sheer audacity of it clawed at her heart.

“Mother, please, let me explain…” Xiao Yi began, but Madam Xiao, her fury reaching its peak, grabbed Xiao Yi’s ear. “You worthless brat! Look at the mess you’ve made!”

“Aiya, aiya! Gently, gently! It hurts, Mother! What did I even do? I just came here for a nap! Why are you making such a scene?” She truly had only wanted to rest and sleep.

“Eldest Sister, watch your tongue!” Xiao Yun blinked, trying to warn Xiao Yi to mind her words. Their mother was already furious, but Xiao Yi seemed oblivious—or perhaps she simply didn’t care.

Madam Xiao glared at the two men and two women arranging their clothes by the bed, pointing at Xiao Yi, her voice trembling with rage. “Just a nap? You just took a nap and ended up in a brothel, with men on both sides?

How does a simple nap turn into two men, two women, and a Gu Family servant? You call that a simple nap? Do you think I’m blind?

You have the entire General’s Estate to sleep in, yet you insist on sleeping in a brothel? Did a donkey kick your brain?”

“No, they just slept with me. It was really just a simple nap. Mother, why won’t you believe me? Am I not your own daughter anymore?” How could Xiao Yi be so unlucky? Even a nap could earn her a beating.

“Pah! Bullshit! I have no daughter like you! I told you to kneel in the ancestral hall, and you run off to sleep in a brothel? You’ve utterly disgraced the Xiao Family!”

“Aiya, Mother, don’t be so harsh!” Xiao Yi tried to deflect her mother’s anger with a playful tone, but she was sorely mistaken.

“You’re an unmarried woman! It’s bad enough you’re frequenting brothels and sleeping with men, but now you’re sleeping with women too? Do you even care about your reputation anymore?” Her daughter’s reputation had already been shattered beyond repair.

Yet Xiao Yi continued to flirt with disaster. “Mother, your daughter’s name is known far and wide now—for good and for ill! The past is the past; now I’m a pervert!”

Madam Xiao… was speechless with rage!

“I’ll beat you to death, you pervert!” she roared, drawing the soft whip from her waist and lashing out at Xiao Yi.

A loving mother’s whip, striking her wayward daughter’s back—twelve styles in a single lash, each strike a critical hit. Though the daughter survives by a thread, the mother’s words instantly plunge her into despair!

“Ah, Mother, have mercy! I’m your own flesh and bl00d—you can’t beat me to death!” Xiao Yi cried, scrambling toward the door while pulling the young girl hiding behind her.

As she dragged Gu Zhirou along, dodging her mother’s whip, Xiao Yi reached the doorway and said, “Remember, you weren’t here today. Tell anyone who asks that you didn’t come. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined. Hurry back to your estate—there are dangerous people out there. I’m leaving now. Remember to go home immediately!”

Without waiting for Gu Zhirou’s reply, Xiao Yi bolted away. Madam Xiao, who had been about to chase after her, was stopped by the madam of the brothel. “Madam, wait! Your Eldest Miss hasn’t paid for the two male courtesans and two girls who kept her company tonight!”

Madam Xiao nearly had a stroke at the madam’s words. She swept her sleeves and stormed off, while her maid quickly paid the madam with silver before hurrying after her mistress.

Madam Xiao glared at Xiao Yi, who stood a hundred meters away. “Xiao Yi, if you’re not back at the General’s Estate within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, don’t even think about coming back!”

Xiao Yi… she was being banished from her own home.

Madam Xiao immediately boarded her carriage and returned to the General’s Estate.

Xiao Yi leaned against a wall, panting heavily, as passersby pointed and gossiped about her.

“The rumors are true! This female tyrant is even more ruthless than they say. She picked two men and two women in one go! Who knew she was so wild? Even I’ve never had such treatment!” A scholar-like man pointed at Xiao Yi, his voice dripping with envy.

The man beside him glanced at his friend. “Well, you’d have to be able to handle it first!”

“Exactly! This female tyrant is trained in martial arts. She could probably flip you over with one hand!”

“Ugh, it’s infuriating! Some starve in drought, while others drown in floods. She can sleep with whoever she wants, whenever she wants. Meanwhile, we can’t even marry one woman. It’s pathetic!”

“Enough! This female tyrant is bad enough, but she even dragged the sickly Miss of the Gu Family to a brothel!”

“Do you think the Miss of the Gu Family was forced there by Tyrant Xiao?”

“I think it’s highly likely. Miss Gu has always been so delicate and frail. Even raising your voice might frighten her. How could she possibly go to a place like that? It must be that female tyrant forcing her!”

“Ah, poor Miss of the Gu Family. Born into such luxury, yet repeatedly bullied by this female tyrant. What terrible luck!”

“Absolutely heartless! This female tyrant is utterly depraved, committing endless atrocities without a shred of morality, compassion, or shame. She’s a disgrace to the Celestial Profound Kingdom! A malignant tumor!”

Xiao Yi scoffed inwardly. Pah! What do they mean “kidnapped”? Gu Zhirou went to the brothel of her own accord! Why are they pinning all the blame on me?

After a moment’s thought, she decided to let it go. Her reputation was already tarnished; she couldn’t let the little girl’s be ruined too. Fine, fine, I’ll just admit I kidnapped her!

With a fierce glare, she stormed up to the group. “What’s it to you? Yes, this Eldest Miss kidnapped her! What about it? Do you want the same ‘honor’?”

“This young lady wouldn’t mind taking you to a brothel, but unfortunately, you look like a bunch of crooked gourds and cracked dates. I find you repulsive!”

The crowd seethed with anger. Tyrant Xiao was not only arrogant but also venomous. Heavens, send someone to tame this damned female tyrant!

“Pah! Who wants you anyway, b1tch?”

Xiao Yi was about to strike when she suddenly remembered her mother’s parting words. It’s probably been more than half an incense stick’s time already! She immediately bolted toward the General’s Estate.

Just as she burst through the gates, the incense stick burning at the entrance flickered out.

Xiao Yi leaned against a courtyard tree, clutching her chest and panting. “That was close! I almost missed the deadline and couldn’t come home!”

She turned to see her mother glaring at her, face dark as thunder.

The courtyard was empty save for them. In her mother’s hand was a whip.

“Aiya, Mother, you’re serious about this?”

The General’s Wife was too furious to speak. She grabbed Xiao Yi by the ear and dragged her to the ancestral hall. Along the way, the servants, her younger siblings, and even the maids cast sympathetic glances at the Eldest Miss.