Changes

After the Baron and his family returned home, a constant, incessant argument ensued. They had completely lost face that day, and this time the short and weak Baron finally snapped. In the past, he had tolerated certain things in order to gain financial support from the woman's family and maintain a respectable life.

So what if my wife won't let me sleep with her? So what if my brother-in-law cheats on me? So what if my two daughters laugh at me for being short? So what if my reputation is bad? I'll still be an aristocrat. With aristocratic status and financial support, I'll still be a nobleman in the eyes of commoners.

But today, that foolish bitch almost ruined everything. She dared to be rude to His Highness the Prince and nearly said something she shouldn't have. If she had really offended the Prince, then without the Prince even lifting a finger, countless people who wanted to curry favor with Prince would have used overt or covert means to ruin their entire family.

"That filthy, rude, and vulgar person is actually Prince? I will never go to that kind of lowly, tasteless ball again." Charlotte's complaints after returning home thoroughly provoked the Baron.

"Slap!" The Baron, enraged, slapped Charlotte across the face and launched into a furious tirade:

Who do you think you are? You think you're so great?

"Or do you think you're the queen and can do whatever you want? You almost offended the Prince today, and he's the Prince, the sole heir to this kingdom!"

"Do you know that if he gives the order today, the guards will throw us out on the spot? We will not only lose face, but we might even lose our titles."

"Just for that last sentence he said today that he lost face as a nobleman, I wouldn't be too much for you to be beaten to death right now."

"Tomorrow, dress neatly and go beg the Prince for forgiveness. Otherwise, I'll break your legs right now, throw you out, and sever all ties with you, you pig-like idiot!"

The Baron unleashed a torrent of furious curses, but what Xieluote responded with was this, "You actually hit me? My mother never hit me!"

"I've had enough of you, you idiot! It seems you won't understand the gravity of the situation until I break your legs today." The Baron broke down on the spot, picking up a chair and smashing it at Xieluote.

But she was stopped on the spot. The Baroness, who had been tacitly condoning the Baron's reprimand of Charlotte, snatched the chair from the Baron's hands, her usual feigned elegance long gone. "What are you trying to do? Break your own daughter's legs?"

"My daughter, my daughter will never be like her, as stupid as a pig. Everyone knows she's a mentally challenged child born of you and your disgusting brother." The Baron was going all out, revealing some things that everyone knew but kept to themselves.

"Yes, so what if she's my brother's child? Your daughter isn't stupid, she's just a dirty ass, and you only last a few seconds every time, I don't even feel anything!" The Baroness was displeased and directly exposed the Baron's shameful affair.

They then extended their argument to Katie, and the four of them began arguing incessantly. Hearing their quarrel, Cinderella gave a mocking smile, thinking, "These fools!"

"You feel ashamed to be part of their family?" Lu Li's voice came from behind. Cinderella quickly turned around and said respectfully, "Yes, isn't it something to be ashamed of?"

"They're unambitious and just exploit me because of their status and wealth. If I had their advantages, I would do a hundred times better than them!" Cinderella's eyes were full of dissatisfaction.

This is perhaps the source of discontent for most people at the bottom of society. Many people without ability are born superior to them simply because of their birth, living a life that the latter can only dream of. How unfair is this?

"Perhaps, but don't you now have the chance to change your fate?" Lu Li looked at Cinderella before him. She was dissatisfied with her current situation and seized every opportunity to change it. So he asked, "Do you think the person you were at the ball tonight was still you?"

"Using other powers to change one's appearance, to gain attention that doesn't belong to you, in a form that isn't your own?" Lu Li asked, as if trying to confirm something.

"So what? Isn't this the change I've been praying for?" Cinderella gave Lu Li a strange look and said nonchalantly.

"Would you still be yourself at that time?" Lu Li didn't ask this question because he already knew Cinderella's answer. For her, nothing was more important than escaping her current suffering. Thinking about it that way, he seemed to be being a bit sentimental.

"Since that's what you think, I'll probably have to make some changes and upgrades to you." Lu Li put aside those complicated thoughts and said to Cinderella, "You should know very well that your appearance is only good. Without the addition of a dress and Glass Slipper, you can't truly attract the Prince."

"So I need to make some changes to you so that after losing your dress and Glass Slipper, you can gain real capital, the capital to become a princess," Lu Li said. Even though it didn't matter that Cinderella wasn't really pretty, with the Prince's cooperation, it was better to continue with the plan that had already been prepared. Besides, it could also be used as an experiment.

Cinderella nodded without hesitation. She knew perfectly well that although she had captivated all the men today, it was only because she was wearing a blue dress and Glass Slipper. Without those two items, she would have been just another face in the crowd.

"Then, come find me at the Hazel Tree after you've dealt with your troubles!" Lu Li's figure flashed and disappeared from Cinderella's sight.

Cinderella, still confused, heard the disgusting man's rude voice behind her. "You bitch! You bitch! Where the hell have you been? Get your ass over here!"

Then, Cinderella, expressionless, was beaten again by the Baron and pushed onto a pile of wood, enduring three painful seconds. The Baron ignored Cinderella; this lowly daughter was someone he could vent his anger on.

So the Baron didn't notice the resentful look in Cinderella's eyes. Before, Cinderella might have accepted her fate, but today she had experienced the Prince's love. In her mind, she was certain that she would become a princess, and that foolish creature called her father would have to pay the price, as would those three women.

As Cinderella's resentment grew, all the Turtle Dove perched in the Hazel Tree in the distance took flight. Their calls, which should have been cheerful and melodious, became dry and unpleasant, as if they were enduring something or pouring out their sorrows.

Lu Li looked at the flock of doves Turtle Dove in the sky and smiled.

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