"You truly are hypocritical. Your whole family is hypocritical."
Shangguan Wanyu stood where she was, forcibly enduring the pressure as she pointed at the three people before her and spoke coldly.
Hypocritical—far too hypocritical. This entire family wore masks of hypocrisy.
"Wan'er, I never imagined that after all these years, you would become like this—disrespecting your elders. Your mother and your younger brother care so much about you, yet this is how you treat them."
"Today, this old man will imprison you here. I will only release you once you have thought things through."
Chen Fan roared, leaning on his cane.
"Master, Wan'er surely did not mean it. After wandering the outside world all these years, she must have inevitably picked up some bad habits."
"That's right, Father. Elder Sister must have been tainted by bad influences outside these past years. Her offense does not warrant this. I know Elder Sister harbors resentment. If scolding us can release the resentment in her heart, then let her scold us. We have no objections."
Listening to the two of them, Chen Fan cast a sidelong glance at Shangguan Wanyu in the distance.
"Wan'er, I am giving you one last chance. Apologize to your mother and younger brother. As long as you apologize, I will pretend none of this ever happened."
"You will still be Chen Fan's daughter, one of the most honored people under heaven."
Chen Fan said heavily, his eyes fixed firmly on Shangguan Wanyu as though waiting for his daughter's final choice.
"Apologize? A slut who is one thing on the surface and another beneath, who destroyed my family's happiness; a murderer who killed my mother—and you want me to apologize to them?"
"You truly are senile, Chen Fan. I came here today for only two things. The first is