Love-Obsessed Generation 3

Shen Yuyao had resented her father's favoritism, but she never expected that he would be so biased that he would even disregard her life.

She wiped away her tears, smiled apologetically, and said casually, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, young master. I was just thinking of my parents at home, and I couldn't help but feel emotional. You might not believe it, but my father and I have a distant relationship, yet he dotes on my cousin, who is my aunt's daughter. This time, I fainted after eating the pastries my cousin gave me, but my father insisted that I was framing her and even threatened to sever our father-daughter relationship..."

At this point, she couldn't help but burst into tears again.

She felt both sorry for her father's favoritism and heartlessness, and for the fact that she still had expectations of him.

Youlu couldn't bear to see a girl cry. Seeing this, he sat up awkwardly, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say. He could only offer dry words of comfort: "Since he doesn't believe you, why are you sad and crying for him?"

But in her heart she was thinking: "Haven't you noticed how much your cousin looks like your father? Stop crying here; that father and daughter are probably just hoping you die so they can claim your dowry."

Shen Yuyao felt a sudden boom in her mind, and was stunned by the news.

[Sigh, probably to destroy her spirit, Liu Yanran told Shen Yuyao everything before she died. Speaking of which, Shen Yuyao's mother was also a pitiful woman. Her husband and half-sister had been having an affair for a long time and even secretly had a daughter, Liu Yanran. She even pitied her half-sister for losing her husband at such a young age and refusing to remarry to remain chaste. But it wasn't that she didn't want to marry; she wanted to marry your man!]

Another bolt of lightning struck, and Shen Yuyao almost lost her balance.

However, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful. Shen Yuyao's mother is clearly a hopelessly infatuated woman. Shen Yuyao did ask her for help, but her mother was completely manipulated by her scumbag father, preferring to help him support Liu Yanran rather than trust her own daughter.

[Furthermore, Shen Yuyao's mother also adopted Liu Yanran and secretly gave all of Shen Yuyao's dowry to Liu Yanran to help Liu Yanran become a prince's consort. This was one of the reasons why Shen Yuyao was heartbroken.]

No wonder Shen Yuyao's maternal grandfather didn't give her mother that enormous dowry, but instead gave it directly to her; he probably saw through everything long ago.

and many more!

One bombshell after another left Shen Yuyao dizzy, but she still managed to glean the key information.

Liu Yanran eventually became the prince's consort, but what about Gu Cheng? Wasn't it because Liu Yanran was in love with Gu Cheng that she drugged him?

Shen Yuyao snapped out of her shock and wanted to grab the young man to ask him what had happened, but she was afraid of revealing that she could hear his thoughts. So she gritted her teeth, locked the door tightly, forced a smile, and said, "Young master is right. I no longer rely on my parents and brothers. But Gu Cheng... I am destined to be apart from him. I know that breaking off the engagement was not his wish. I don't blame him. I only hope that he can find a good match in the future."

She covered her face and wept, feigning grief, but her eyes were secretly observing the boy's reaction.

Youlu did not disappoint her.

[No wonder she's born with a love-obsessed brain; even now, she's still thinking about that jerk. If I told her that he'd marry a princess, and that princess would become her sister-in-law, constantly beating and humiliating her, I wonder if that would cure her love-obsessed mind.]

Shen Yuyao: "..."

Fortunately, she was just pretending, otherwise she would have really become the "love-struck fool" that the boy was talking about. Whoever wants to be the love-struck fool can be the one.

She was just curious: Gu Cheng insisted on breaking off the engagement with Liu Yanran for her sake, and even went so far as to plot against her, so why did they end up marrying and going their separate ways?

Shen Yuyao couldn't understand the reason, so she could only continue acting, crying and saying, "Actually, I had already noticed that Gu Cheng and my cousin were behaving intimately. Now that we have broken off the engagement, I suppose Gu Cheng will soon propose to my cousin."

Upon hearing this, Youlu merely chuckled coldly twice without offering any opinion. But that's alright; his inner thoughts will reveal his true feelings.

[The marriage proposal was made, but unfortunately, Liu Yanran didn't even consider Gu Cheng. She was after the Empress's position and was already the Third Prince's woman. All she did was to get that dowry so she could help the Third Prince seize the throne.]

Shen Yuyao understood; it seemed her father intended to side with the Third Prince.

With no crown prince yet established, the court and the harem are rife with intrigue, and the princes are vying for the position of heir apparent. If they could obtain her generous dowry, it would indeed be a great help.

But there's something strange: if Liu Yanran doesn't agree, does that mean Gu Cheng will just let it go?

This is unlike the style of General Weiyuan's mansion, unless...

Thinking back to what the young man had said earlier, Gu Cheng later married a princess, and now the only princess in the palace of marriageable age who is still unmarried is the fifth princess, who shares the same mother as the third prince. This shows that the Weiyuan General's Mansion is also part of the third prince's faction.

Shen Yuyao was secretly astonished, never expecting that her case would be involved in factional strife.

What she could think of, Youlu could easily have thought of as well. After sorting out the messy relationships between the characters, Youlu rested her chin on her hand and muttered, "I know why the old man Si Ming sent me to this point. Who would have thought that such a small case of adultery would be related to the princes' struggle for the throne?"

"Boss, boss, if we solve this case and find the mastermind, can we slow down the demise of Dayong?"

The Pixiu wagged its tail excitedly.

[Clever! Although the Star Lord of Destiny didn't explicitly tell us the reason for the fall of Dayong, it was indeed inextricably linked to the Third Prince. Currently, the Third Prince is harming the innocent in his struggle for the throne, and in the future, he will commit even more atrocities to win over and bribe officials, forcing the people to become bandits and rebel, greatly accelerating the demise of Dayong.]

If we can bring down the Third Prince, it will not only slow down the demise of the Great Yong Dynasty, but also be a great act of merit.

Youlu patted the Pixiu's head approvingly, then turned around to find Shen Yuyao staring straight at him. He subconsciously touched his face and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Shen Yuyao hurriedly looked away and shook her head, saying, "No, no."

The Star Lord of Destiny, the Great Yong Dynasty will perish...

She secretly rejoiced, realizing that the young man was sent by the Star Lord of Destiny to save Dayong. How lucky she was to have received help from an immortal.

Without suspecting anything, Youlu hugged the Pixiu, who was still munching on grass, to his chest, stretched, and lay down again.

The Pixiu, obediently used as a cushion, couldn't resist complaining: "Boss, when can we get out? We're starving!"

[It'll be here soon, I heard from Shen Yuyao that Xu Zheng will be arriving very soon.]

Hearing this, Shen Yuyao felt relieved and found a relatively clean place to sit down and recharge.

Yes, she had no expectations of Gu Zheng at all; she was only waiting to see Lord Xu again so that she could explain her grievances.

She couldn't possibly entrust her life to a man who would deliberately delay her and disfigure her; she wasn't the love-struck fool the little fairy described.

In a short time, Youlu had transformed in Shen Yuyao's heart from a scoundrel into a kind-hearted little fairy who was all talk and no action.

Youlu was completely unaware that his innermost thoughts had been revealed.

Sure enough, less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, footsteps sounded outside the cell again, and this time it was Xu Zheng.