Chapter 47 She Must Always Atone to Him
Xue Mianmian’s expression grew even more desolate. "Father and Mother thought I couldn’t handle the truth and ran away from home on a rainy night three years ago. Although they sent people to search for me over the years, they found nothing. They don’t know that I’ve actually been locked up in Xue Ling’s courtyard, separated by only a single wall from them."
"Did you ever try to save yourself?"
"Of course I tried!" Xue Mianmian’s eyes reddened. "But Xue Ling threatened me with my former personal maids. He said if I dared to escape, he’d beat Chun’er and Dong’er to death! He accused me of stealing his life of luxury, saying I was just a servant who lived in wealth in his place for so many years by mistake. He said the rest of my life should be spent serving him as a slave to repay that debt."
"The scheme to swap you was orchestrated by the Xue family’s concubine and your biological mother. If there’s a debt to repay, it’s they who should pay, not you. Besides, even if you were to repay it, it wouldn’t warrant imprisoning you like a dog, would it?" Shen Yinning sneered coldly. "I think Xue Ling is doing this on purpose."
Xue Mianmian thought of the grievances and bitterness of the past three years and couldn’t hold back her tears.
Her biological mother had long since passed away, leaving only the Xue family concubine and herself as targets for Xue Ling’s revenge.
The Xue family concubine was beaten nearly to death by Xue Ling and then thrown to the dogs, her body devoured alive by wild strays.
Xue Mianmian was forced to watch nearby as the blood, innards, and intestines almost splattered onto her face!
She thought she would meet the same fate as the concubine, but Xue Ling neither beat her nor killed her.
He locked her in the secret chamber of his bedroom.
On the night of her coming-of-age ceremony, he took her body, making her his bed servant.