Xia Zhiheng went to find out Jiang Jinning's home address and learned about her family background, which completely stunned him.

Jiang Jinning's father is no ordinary man; he is Jiang Zhixue, the deputy district head of the East District of Kyoto.

Meanwhile, a quarrel was breaking out in the Jiang family, and Jiang Jinning sat on the sofa, tears streaming down her face.

"You've completely disgraced me, do you know that? How could you have the nerve to report this to the police after doing something so shameful?"

"Couldn't you just come home and talk to me, and I'd try to figure something out for you? Couldn't we resolve this privately? Your reputation is ruined; what are you going to do now?"

Jiang Zhixue paced back and forth in anger. Today, the Jiang family had lost all face, and his daughter's reputation was ruined.

"Think of a way. You want to marry me off far away, preferably so I'll never come back, right?"

Jiang Jinning moved out because her father listened to her stepmother and wanted to marry her off to her stepmother's nephew. The man was of average appearance and was already twenty-five years old.

Besides, no matter how handsome he is, Jiang Jinning would never like him. The fact that he is related to her stepmother by blood makes her feel disgusted no matter how outstanding he is.

Her father insisted on putting them together, and her stepmother also created various opportunities for them to be together. She found it annoying, had a big fight with her father, and moved out.

"You...you're driving me crazy! Tell me, what should we do now?"

"What else can I do? I'm going to send the man who harmed me to jail so he can get the punishment he deserves."

Thinking about what happened last night, Jiang Jinning felt resentful. Why did such a thing have to happen to her?

"I'm not asking him, I'm asking you. Now that everyone knows you were raped, who will want to marry you?"

No, you need to get the case dropped right away, make him take responsibility for you, marry you, and then that's the end of it.

Jiang Zhixue now wants to save face and restore his daughter's reputation. Before the matter gets out, the two of them should quickly get their marriage certificate.

If word gets out later, I'll have to explain to people that the two of them had a fight and that my daughter lied and called the police in a fit of anger.

When Jiang Zhixue heard that his daughter was in trouble and reported it to the police, he went directly to the police station to bring her back. He had no interest in inquiring about Xia Zhiqian, and was completely unaware that he was already married.

"Dad, he raped me, and you want me to marry him. Even now, after all this time, you haven't even asked who he is before you want me to marry him."

What if he's an older man, or what if he's a bad person? Jiang Jinning looked at her father with disappointment. Ever since her mother passed away and her father remarried, and her stepmother gave birth to a son, her life in the Jiang family had been very difficult.

She was told to always give in to her younger brother, and if she didn't, it was her fault. She couldn't even make her own decisions about her marriage.

Fortunately, she got a job in the Education Bureau through her own efforts. Having a job means having a salary, and she no longer has to ask anyone for money.

Why is it that when she escaped her father's control and her life was becoming more and more promising, this kind of thing happened to her?

"What can you do besides marry him if you lose your virginity? I can't bear the shame."

It takes two to tango. If you didn't intentionally seduce him, with so many girls around, why would he target you specifically?

Hearing her father's words, Jiang Jinning felt her heart turn to ice. She stood up abruptly, glaring at Jiang Zhixue with bloodshot eyes.

"You don't deserve to be a father. I don't have a father like that."

Jiang Zhixue was stung by his daughter's gaze. He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth, but he remained stubborn.

"Don't talk back to me. I'm doing this for your own good. You're a young woman who's lost your virginity. What else can you do but marry him? The Jiang family can't afford to lose face, and neither can I."

"For my own good? Making me marry a rapist is for my own good?"

Jiang Jinning sneered, "I'll handle my own affairs. You don't need to worry about me."

"Xiao Ning, your dad is only doing this for your own good. Don't say things like that out of spite, it will hurt him."

The woman sitting next to him finally spoke her first words of the day; she was Su Xue, Jiang Jinning's stepmother. Jiang Jinning looked at Su Xue, her eyes full of mockery.

"For my own good? You would be so kind? If it weren't for you and your nephew, how could I have ended up in this situation?"

Su Xue's expression changed, and she quickly said, "Xiao Ning, you can't wrong me. I've always treated you like my own daughter."

Jiang Jinning scoffed, "My own daughter? Would you want to marry your own daughter to someone like that?"

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly tense, Jiang Zhixue shouted, "Enough! Stop arguing! Xiaoning, just listen to your father, drop the case, and marry him."

Jiang Jinning was so angry that she was trembling all over. She turned around, rushed into the room, packed some clothes, and dragged her suitcase out.

"Xiao Ning, you've just been through something like this. Where can a girl like you go all by herself? Listen to your aunt's advice. Let's talk things over. You can't run away from home." Su Xue stepped forward and grabbed her suitcase, refusing to let go.

"Get away from me, who wants your fake kindness?"

Su Xue was violently pushed aside by Jiang Jinning with his suitcase, and Su Xue fell and hit the table.

"Jiang Jinning, who told you to be so disrespectful? Are you alright?" Jiang Zhixue immediately went over to help Su Xue up.

"I'm fine, Lao Jiang, don't blame Xiao Ning. She's still young and doesn't understand."

Su Xue looked at Jiang Zhixue with deep affection, and Jiang Zhixue helped her up with heartache. This infuriated Jiang Jinning, who began to speak recklessly.

"Pah, you two adulterers! Don't think I don't know, my mother isn't dead yet! And you two are already hooking up."

Unable to contain his anger any longer, Jiang Zhixue stormed over and raised his hand to slap Jiang Jinning across the face. A crisp slap echoed through the living room, and Jiang Jinning's cheek quickly swelled up.

She stared wide-eyed at her biological father in disbelief. No matter how much they argued before, he had never laid a hand on her.

"Jiang Jinning, are you ever going to stop?!"

"Am I wrong? You weren't ashamed of doing such things back then, but now I'm the victim, why should I be ashamed?"

"you……"

Jiang Zhixue raised his hand, intending to hit Jiang Jinning again. Jiang Jinning didn't dodge, but instead offered his face.

"Come on, hit me hard, it would be best if you could kill me, so I won't be in the way of your family of three."

Su Xue was their family's nanny before, after Jiang Jinning's mother fell ill. At that time, Jiang Jinning was only six years old, and Jiang Zhixue was busy with work and didn't have time to take care of the mother and daughter.

He asked a friend to help him find someone to take care of them. His friend introduced him to Su Xue, a girl from the countryside who was efficient and capable. Jiang Zhixue was very satisfied with her.

Later, six months after Jiang Jinning's mother passed away, Jiang Zhixue married Su Xue. After that, the relationship between Jiang Jinning and her father, Jiang Zhixue, became increasingly strained, until last year when Jiang Jinning started working. The two had a heated argument, and Jiang Jinning moved out.

Today, the police called Jiang Zhixue to tell him what had happened to Jiang Jinning. He then put down his work and rushed to the police station to bring her back.

Seeing the reluctant expression on Jiang Zhixue's face, Su Xue quickly stepped forward to make her presence known.

"Xiao Ning, please don't..."

"Shut up, I owe everything I am today to you."

After saying that, Jiang Jinning walked out of the house and went straight to the intersection. She took a deep breath, tears welling up in her eyes.

Unsure of her future, she knew she would never compromise. Just then, Xia Zhiheng appeared before her, looking at Jiang Jinning's disheveled state.

He didn't know Jiang Jinning, but he wanted to ask her about the Jiang family. It was lunchtime, and there was no one on the road.

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