"She’s always loved talking nonsense; you mustn’t believe her, do you understand?
Bai Xin, you must know you are my sister, we are the true family. Don’t let this girl fool you. She’s saying these things because she despises me," explained Bai Da, growing increasingly anxious.
His gaze towards Bai Xin became ever more desperate.
"Little sister, little sister, you must believe in your big brother. We are the real family. Do you want to watch as I lose everything?"
In that moment, Bai Da began to fear. An overwhelming fear, for Bai Zhi was just a child whose words not many believed. But it was different with Bai Xin—if Bai Xin spoke out, then...
No, it absolutely must not happen. His Xiuxiu had finally begun to live a good life and it must not change because of Bai Zhi, it simply must not.
As long as he didn’t admit it, what could they do to him?
Bai Xin looked at Bai Da with disappointment. When trouble arose, his first thought wasn’t to see his own faults but instead to find a way to cover them up.
"Tell me, did you or did you not give Xingxing the needle? Did you?"
Bai Xin yelled at Bai Da. This man, he wasn’t her brother; he was a devil.
What had Xingxing done wrong?
She had done nothing to deserve such treatment.
"I didn’t. I didn’t. I’m not a devil. How could I do such a thing? It was her idea, not mine."
Bai Da denied it without hesitation. How could he admit it? If he did, wouldn’t that be acknowledging that Bai Zhi was not his daughter and Xiuxiu was?
Nan Jin was returning soon and would be taking Xiuxiu with him to Pucheng City, to that big city. Afterward, Xiuxiu would become a little princess of high society, no longer a village girl from a small hamlet.
Her life would only get better and better. Even without them, she could be a princess for life.
So, she must not be destroyed by anyone,
"Little sister, think about it. If she weren’t my daughter, could Dad cherish her like the apple of his eye?
If she wasn’t my daughter, would Xiuxiu fail to sense it? She’s just jealous, jealous that Xiuxiu is better than her,
jealous that I’ve been neglecting her, so she started having wild thoughts. And to think, just look at her. Which part of her resembles Nan Jin? How could she ever be the daughter of the Nan Jin family? Isn’t that nonsense?"
Bai Da tried to speak calmly to Bai Xin, and all these years, he hadn’t mistreated Bai Zhi in front of others.
"Little sister, she’s always felt that I was not good to her, but tell me, which family’s child doesn’t work? Helping out the family a bit, and already here, she starts thinking she’s not the real thing. If everyone starts thinking like that, then wouldn’t our entire village not be genuine?"
The more Bai Da spoke, the more he felt he was right.
Sometimes the best way to deceive others is to deceive yourself.
"The things you’re saying are truly shameless. You’d better pray you didn’t give the needle, or else just you wait, Xingxing, let’s go. Auntie will take you to the hospital, sweetie. Bring out his needle. For a scum like him, it’s not worth it, Auntie will deal with him."
Bai Xin walked over and instantly started punching and kicking Bai Da without any mercy.
"Ah, ah, Bai Xin, have you gone mad? I am your brother."
"You are not my brother. The moment you tried to kill me, you ceased to be my brother."
Bai Zhi watched Bai Xin, feeling confused now, no longer understanding what Bai Xin truly meant.