"I heard from Nan Xi that Bai Zhi came back, so I came to have a look," Nan Jin said as he approached Bai Zhi in his suit, looking every bit the successful businessman. "I also bought some food; let’s eat together. Hello, Bai Zhi, I’m Nan Jin, a friend of your mother."
Nan Jin walked toward Bai Zhi, his three-piece suit lending him an air of success, his face wearing a polite smile, which at a glance made him much more personable than Bai Da.
"Xingxing, Wu Wa, this is your Uncle Nan from my training class; he’s been a big help. Sit down; I’ll go serve the food."
Ye Xiu spoke to them, but her warmth toward Nan Xi was noticeably lacking.
It was always . To her, Nan Xi was just a guest. It pained Nan Xi’s heart to see her mother treating Bai Zhi so well when she was her own mother. Her mother seemed to adore Bai Zhi and ignore her.
Didn’t they say a mother’s heart is linked to her daughter’s? Why hadn’t she noticed that Nan Xi was her daughter?
If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t reveal this truth, she would rush over, drive Bai Zhi out—this thief who had usurped her place.
Though Nan Xi tried to hide her feelings, she was just a child, and her disguise wasn’t very effective. Now, her face clearly displayed her distress and feeling of injustice, understood by Ye Xiu, while the resentment lingered hidden deep inside her.
But what good did seeing it do? She wasn’t her child. She wouldn’t bother herself with it.
Being able to get along like now was already an achievement. Indeed, she seemed to do nothing, but looking back, she had her own subtle ways.
Yes, she was cautious and eager to prove herself since she was dependent on others, but that wasn’t an excuse for them to neglect Xingxing. For Nan Xi, being treated indifferently, as though she were a guest, was already fortunate.
"Okay, Xingxing, what were you talking about just now?"
Nan Jin sat down and looked towards Bai Zhi and Wu Wa.
"I’m going to see Big Brother."
Nan Xi stomped her foot and ran inside to find Bai Yu.
Bai Yu was sulking when he saw Nan Xi come in with tears in her eyes, and he immediately felt a pang of pity.
"What’s wrong, Xixi?"
"Brother, Mom still doesn’t like me. Sometimes it’s so painful when I see how well she treats Bai Zhi and ignores me."
Nan Xi’s tears were about to fall, and for a moment, she even wanted to reveal the truth to her mother. She was doting on a fraud.
"Xixi, I know you feel wronged."
Bai Yu also felt his sister’s injustice, but they couldn’t reveal the truth now, or everything for Xixi would be ruined.
"Do you want Bai Zhi to lord over us in the future? Xixi, I know you are kind and you think you’ve stolen her family, but it’s not your fault. We tried to treat her like family, but she doesn’t want it, right? Xixi, and think about Ouyang, would he still be your friend if you weren’t Nan Jin’s daughter?"
Bai Yu believed that if Nan Jin knew the truth, he certainly wouldn’t treat Xixi well. Would he then want Xixi to come back and continue to be bullied?
His sister should be the little princess, cherished and protected.
Bai Ye went to help in the kitchen. Bai Zhi, having dirtied her clothes, went upstairs to change. Overhearing the siblings’ conversation, she smirked coldly. If that was how it was, then she would just let them be upset.
Though separated by two rooms, Bai Zhi’s ears could pick up distant sounds, so naturally, she could hear their whispers.
These siblings, still thinking they were related by blood—some people are foolish beyond help.