Ruan Yiqian nodded in agreement, hung up the call, and rubbed his temples with a headache. In truth, he also felt sorry for Cheng Xining, having always treated her as his own younger sister.
It didn’t bother him that Cheng Xining was a bit willful—after all, it’s common for girls to have a touch of "princess syndrome." But now, Cheng Xining’s behavior had gone beyond just a simple princess syndrome.
She targeted Mianmian, leading her to buy the house in Meilin Garden, which, to put it gravely, was akin to wishing Mianmian dead. And then framing Mianmian for theft—all these were too much.
This couldn’t continue; she needed to be taught a lesson.
Mianmian’s relationship with Xining was very poor, and even if they reconciled in the future, things wouldn’t improve much. One was a cousin, the other a biological sister—it was obvious which side to choose.
He had treated Cheng Xining like his real sister for so many years and never mistreated her; that was enough.
Taking a deep breath, Ruan Yiqian stood up. He would definitely need to make a trip tomorrow when Cheng Xining went to apologize. It was time to wash up and go to bed early.
Ruan Yiqian got up early in the morning, ate breakfast, and then headed to the Cheng Family. Before he left, Ruan Lingyu specially instructed him, "Yiqian, Xining has never faced such a grievance in her life. She must be feeling terrible inside. When the time comes, her mood won’t be good, and she might act out, so comfort her more and don’t take it to heart."
Although Cheng Xining had done something wrong, Ruan Lingyu still doted on her as before.
Ruan Yiqian frowned and said, "Mom, Xining has her aunt and uncle to dote on her; she doesn’t need my concern. You should also spend less time with her if you can! She’s becoming more and more willful, which isn’t a good thing."
Shen Mianmian already disliked Cheng Xining, and to make matters worse, Ruan Lingyu doted on Cheng Xining as if she were her own daughter, bullying Shen Mianmian for Cheng Xining’s sake multiple times. If this continued, the relationship between mother and daughter would only grow more strained.
In fact, Ruan Yiqian was somewhat worried. He feared that after all these years of Ruan Lingyu’s kindness to Cheng Xining, and having watched her grow up, she would still harbor opinions against Mianmian even after confirming her identity as Mianmian, continuing to treat Xining well. In that case, Mianmian would certainly feel unhappy. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵
"Yiqian, why have you been acting so strangely lately?" Ruan Lingyu asked with a puzzled face. "Isn’t Xining the sister you watched grow up? Haven’t you always been fond of her?"
Ruan Yiqian responded earnestly, "Mom, I do dote on Xining, but it’s also true that she’s becoming increasingly out of line. We can’t always indulge her. Besides, have you ever thought about it? If you give all your love to Xining, and then we find Mianmian, what if Xining doesn’t like Mianmian and you keep indulging her ?"
"That won’t happen," Ruan Lingyu said. "Xining liked Mianmian a lot when she was a child. She often talked about Mianmian in front of me. She likes Xiaonan so much, and she has even said that if Mianmian comes back and if He Nan and Mianmian have feelings for each other, she would be willing to give up Xiaonan."
From this angle, her affection for her niece wasn’t wasted.
Ruan Yiqian gave a cold laugh, "Mom, Xining is the one you watched grow up. You actually believe what she says?"
She was taken aback by Ruan Yiqian’s question. Indeed! She knew Xining’s personality; it was impossible for her to give up Xiaonan for Mianmian.
But this did not conflict with her love for Mianmian.
"There is no feelings between Mianmian and Xiaonan; there is no point of conflict between Xining and Mianmian."