Mr. James Carter was patiently waiting to see his two favorite girls albeit they were a bit of a pain in his a.s.s but he still cared about them. He was currently living in Ouyang Ming"s isolated bungalow.Just like the name, this area was isolated from the main city and has a peaceful aura around it which has always pleased the dean. So, after coming back to C country he could not wait and has invited himself in the house.
As a respected and well-off dean, he could buy a property in this area but this place comes under the restricted area where the government doesn"t allow any foreigner to register his own area.
Hence having a house was difficult for Mr. James Carter.
Zhen Xiu was also worried about her performance as the dean was an important figure in the original"s life. She knew that her father has created that spirit body for her to occupy its place someday and that day has come too but after knowing her tragic death and the painful life she has suffered, Zhen Xiu could not help herself and think herself as her replacement.
Because every being has it"s own value and she didn"t have the right to question anybody about that; she was satisfied to replace a brave soul.
It was a matter of privilege2 that she got from this new life.
It"s good that her father was recuperating in the celestial s.p.a.ce inside her. If he saw his daughter now then he will surely die again because of mental attack.
A demoness was capable enough to understand others.
It was true yet unbelievable.
"Hi! Dean, good evening." Shen Ya greeted her mentor and pecked his cheeks.
It was their tradition to follow this rule whenever they decided to go out before. So, she was merely following their normal routine to soothe the tension in the air.
She had not expected that Jiang Wui and Lu Jian would drop by uninvited because of her big mouth.
She didn"t want them to come here and create some problems for her best friend because of Ouyang Ming.
Zhen Xiu saw Shen Ya"s greeting and curtly greeted the old man that she recalled from her memories. "h.e.l.lo, Princ.i.p.al! Long time no see!"
This man had a heart of gold and can be called as a saint of humanity.
He had treated the original as his own daughter and showered her with lots of love but she had not reciprocated his affection.
But this man still didn"t care about her dislike and continued to look after her and one fine day made an engagement with the young master of Ouyang Family for her.
James Carter was aware of Zhen Xiu"s family problems so he had already planned her future safety by binding her with Ouyang Ming.
This was the last straw that hit Zhen Xiu and she completely disregarded him and hurled some really good amount of bad words at him.
She thought he was controlling her without knowing anything about her family"s situation as she was not herself aware that her own grandfather wanted to kill her for revenge.
Zhen Xiu the clone was naive and unaware of her past and was safely protected because of the combined effect of so many people around her but she never considered their feelings before her death.
It was the only fault that she can find in her.
"So…" James Carter stretched the word and grinned at his adopted daughter. "How is your married life?"
Zhen Xiu was legally his adopted daughter and before coming to C country they had a big fight about her marriage. The only difference now was the candidate was different in their talk.
Lu Jian has replaced the dutiful son-in-law"s position instead of Ouyang Ming.
James Carter was just teasing her. He could not remain angry at her so this was the only chance to torment her. After all, she was Ying Yue"s daughter and from his heart, he has always treated her as his own.
Zhen Xiu raised her eyes at the old man who was waiting for her blasting reaction.
Looks like, the old man is in the mood to tease her and she was getting angsty for nothing. From the look of it, she can easily see that the dean cares about her as his true daughter. After all, he has always tried to give her the best of everything in her life. He remained unmarried for her and has raised her like a true father.
He deserved respect and love from her.
Zhen Xiu who has never felt an ounce of love from her parents in her past life was suddenly feeling good to have found her back here. It was good to have some people around you that care for you and are there for you at every moment.
She mumbled, "Father, I …"
James Carter was shocked to see the haughty girl tearing in front of him and was even more shocked when she has called him father. This was one of the best moment in his life.
She has finally called him father.
He embraced her tightly and spoke sweet words in her ears in the hope of seeing her smiling face. She has always hated crying and now she was crying hard in front of him.
He could not bear to see her like this so his only option was to threaten her as she was not quitting her wailing.
"If you don"t stop crying then don"t blame for calling Ouyang MIng here."
The air around Lu Jian froze even more after hearing the name of his love rival. He could not understand why they were constantly bringing that man in between them. He was surprised to see his wife crying like a little kid in front of the dean of Royal Knight School and the most shocking thing was that she called him "father".
He was not aware of their relations.h.i.+p. Why did she call him father?
Shen Ya who was near him then told him that James Carter has officially adopted Zhen Xiu when she was ten years old and had come to the school.
It was the hot news in the school back then.
"So, he is my father-in-law."