Disciple Shen Jiu, cradling the baby he just gave birth to secretly in the brothel behind CQMS's back: They will tell you that I hate you. They'll say many things. That I'm inhuman, cruel, a beast. When Yue Qi takes over as the sect leader, when I present you to them as his son, they will say... They'll say you're an object I'm using to secure a position. They'll say you're less than human, less than a crybaby beast. They'll talk ill about me, and that's good. They always do that. What's the difference now? But they will speak ill of you, and my heart and yours will break. They'll say it behind your back, in front of you. They'll want to take away your achievements just because of who your parents are. They will make you push yourself, strive to prove that you are better and more, and for them, it will never be enough. But listen to me carefully, you newborn little beast. I love you. I love you more than I have ever loved or will ever love anything, position, stability, person, or myself. You are the best thing I have ever created, the purest thing I have ever touched, the most magnificent thing this wretched body has ever forged. And I'll let them speak ill of you only so that they repent. They'll say all those horrible things, but I'll make sure that every cruel thing they say is something you know how to defend yourself against. They'll attack you, but you'll be strong, smart, and cunning. You'll never lack anything. You'll never have to steal to survive. You'll never go hungry. You will always have a roof, a room, a warm bed. But I won't be able to be warm. I won't be able to hug you, pamper you, spoil you. You'll learn like everyone else; I'll demand more of you than anyone else. I will be your Shizun before your father, your authority before your protector. You already make me proud, but I'll make you believe that you must demand more of yourself, so that no one else can harm you. When they are cruel, hostile, you will think, why does this affect me, if my own father hates me? And I will love you. With every beat of my heart, I will love you, and I will never be able to tell you, because even you won't believe me. And that's good. As long as you're good, that's good. It will all be worth it.
The newly reborn baby Shen Yuan barely comprehends everything that is happening, but understanding every word and discovering at the same time what novel he is in and in the arms of what scum villain he is being lulled: ... *cries very loudly*
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