The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Three grown men sat in the carriage with Situ Yaorao. They all felt very uncomfortable. Situ Yaorao was the only one who looked calm, which made the three men wonder what had gone wrong.

"Miss, you're back. Hey? Who are these two people?" As soon as Situ Yaorao got off the carriage, Lian'er rushed over. But when she saw the two handsome men behind her, she became a little confused.

"The guys I invited back. This one is Xiaobai, and this one is Wu."

Situ Yaorao introduced. Lian'er was stunned when she heard it: "Can guys be this handsome these days?"

"Haha, this is all your young lady's sudden whim." Yu Sheng couldn't help laughing again. Situ Yaorao glanced at Xiaobai and Wu: "First, let me tell you about the treatment here."

"Treatment?" Both of them were a little confused. They were all slaves, what kind of treatment could they expect?

"That's right. I treat all the guys who come through this door equally. After the restaurant opens, everyone will receive ten taels of silver per month. Food and lodging are provided. But you must not betray the restaurant in any way. As for rooms, you can choose one upstairs. After you've chosen, I'll have all the remaining rooms connected to form the second floor of the restaurant.

By then, you will probably find it noisy, and of course, protests will be useless." Situ Yaorao said very domineeringly.

The two of them stared at Situ Yaorao blankly, feeling a little lost.

"Alright, both of you, stop standing there. Just do what you need to do." Situ Yaorao gestured for them to do what they needed to do. The two of them went upstairs to choose a room.

"Miss, why do these two people look so strange?" Lian'er whispered.

"Don't worry about the details. As long as the person is handsome, that's enough. Lian'er, go find me a piece of paper. I want to post a job advertisement." Situ Yaorao said.

Lian'er heard this and immediately went to get the paper for Situ Yaorao. However, when Situ Yaorao finished writing, Lian'er's expression changed.

"Miss, what is this?"

"Recruitment." Situ Yaorao looked calm.

"I, I know it's a job posting. But what do you mean by 10 taels a month, as long as he's handsome?"

"But my only requirement is that he's handsome." Situ Yaorao answered honestly. Lian'er didn't know what to say after hearing that.

"Alright, stop standing there. Come help me post this." Situ Yaorao said calmly. Lian'er was reluctant to do so, but since Situ Yaorao had given her the order, she had no choice but to obey.

The capital city was filled with applicants for the job. It had only been a short while since the notice was posted when someone arrived.

"Excuse me, are you looking for a waiter here?" The man who came in had a sharp face but looked quite smart. Situ Yaorao took a look and said, "Yes, but I have a request."

"You tell me, tell me, we can do other things, but serving wine and waiting tables is no problem."

"It has to be handsome."

"Ah?" The man was confused.

"I only have one request, and that's someone handsome. You can go back now." Situ Yaorao said with a smile. Then, the man felt completely stunned.

"Haha, no, this is too funny." Yu Sheng laughed so hard that she almost cried. Lian Er was about to cry but couldn't. "Miss, is this really okay with you?"

Lian'er felt like she was completely broken. Ever since she and her young lady left the Situ Mansion, she hadn't had a single day of peace. First, there were ghosts, and now the young lady was causing trouble.

But the terrible thing was that she had no idea what the young lady was doing.

Throughout the day, dozens of people came to ask, but none of them caught Situ Yaorao's eye. Late at night, Situ Yaorao yawned and said, "Alright, alright, time to call it a day. Let's all go to bed." Situ Yaorao said, and she was about to go back. At this moment, Yu Sheng said, "Here comes the handsome one."

Upon hearing this, Situ Yaorao immediately perked up and looked over quickly: "Where is it, where is it..." Before Situ Yaorao could finish her words, she felt unwell.

"What? This guy isn't handsome?" Yu Sheng glanced at the incredibly beautiful man at the door, and after thinking about it, she felt that this guy should be called beautiful, not handsome.

"Haha... why are you here?" Situ Yaorao smirked, wanting only to beat Yu Sheng to death. Why bother saying it out loud? If she didn't say it, she wouldn't have to turn around, let alone face this man.

"Is this someone you know, Situ?" Yu Sheng was surprised.

"Ah, Yu Sheng, you should go and rest first. I probably need to have a good chat with this young man before I can sleep." After Situ Yaorao finished speaking, she saw the man in red slowly walking into the lobby.

The lobby looks messy now because it is still under renovation.

Make this man look independent and detached from the world.

He looked at Situ Yaorao for a long moment and asked softly, "You... haven't come to see me in the past two days. You haven't given me an explanation either."

"Explanation? What explanation do you want?"

"Why didn't you agree to my marriage proposal?" Feng Ziqi looked at Situ Yaorao and felt his heart break. He waited for her every day, but she had set up a shop here for some reason.

"Why should you agree?" Situ Yaorao asked back.

"I thought... even if you didn't love me, you would still like me. At least, you should agree to this marriage proposal." Feng Ziqi whispered. Situ Yaoraoping sighed softly upon hearing this: "Cang, some things can't be forced. I loved you very much back then. If it were back then, I would definitely be with you without a second thought. But now, I don't have the courage."

"If you love me, how could you fall in love with someone else so easily?" Cang looked at Situ Yaorao with some grievance. Situ Yaorao lowered her head and said, "I don't know either. But Cang, there is no possibility between us anymore."

"But I don't want this to happen. I've always listened to you. You didn't like me killing people, so I stopped. You liked my eyes, so I didn't hide it anymore. You said you would be with me. So I returned to Mingyue Country and sent people to deal with those who tried to take my place. So that I could marry you openly. But now... you tell me that you don't love me anymore."

Cang was a little excited.

"Don't get excited."

"How can I not be excited? Situ Yaorao, are you really unwilling to go back to Mingyue with me?"

"I have the Situ family, and I will not abandon my mother. So, it was impossible between you and me from the beginning." Situ Yaorao gritted her teeth.

"So, you chose Tan Tai Wu Yue?" Cang felt only mockery.

"Yes. Cang... No, Your Highness Feng Ziqi. Today is the last time I will call you Cang. From now on, I will never call you this word again. This word will gradually disappear with my memory. Because it has never existed." Situ Yaorao sighed softly.

"But I want to become Cang." Feng Ziqi's voice was hoarse.

Situ Yaorao just shook her head.

The cold wind blew past, and the man felt a chill deep down in his heart. What could be more despairing than this? The woman he loved loved another man and told him that it was not suitable.

"It's late, Prince Mingyue, please go back and rest. If anything happens, I can't bear the consequences." Situ Yaorao said respectfully. However, the relationship between the two people was getting closer and closer.

Feng Ziqi suddenly felt a surge of regret. If he hadn't left without saying goodbye that day, then the person standing beside her now would have been him, right? If he had left a letter, then she would have waited for him, right? Even if she knew later that she didn't love him anymore, she would never have dared to leave him.

But, it was all in vain. After all... she no longer belonged to him.

Looking at Situ Yaorao, Feng Ziqi felt a hollowness in his heart, yet he was unwilling to let go. He couldn't let go so easily.