Xia Yan and Xie Yuanping stood on the same side, arguing their case and insisting that Xia Xinxin stay in the Xia family.

Xia Yao couldn't say anything harsh to her older sister and husband before, and because she was gentle and afraid of hurting the harmony between her family, she could only keep giving in.

Seeing Xia Yan's expression that said, "What can you do to me? I'm going to keep Xia Xinxin here," Xia Yao couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's eat first. It's already noon, and Chuyue and Xiaochen are both hungry. I asked Aunt Zhou to make your favorite dishes."

Xia Yao is a very gentle and considerate person. She has already remembered Xia Chuyue's preferences after only having eaten with her two or three times.

Xia Chuyue sat at the dining table, looking at the spicy dishes in front of her, and glanced up at Xia Yao.

Xia Yao placed a special ice cream cone made for Xia Chuyue in front of her, her tone loving and gentle.

"Why isn't Chuyue eating? I saw you posted a picture of ice cream on Weibo a few days ago, so I asked Aunt Zhou to prepare a special portion."

Xia Chuyue was surprised that Xia Yao would actually follow her Weibo account and even remember such a small thing.

A slight warmth spread through Xia Chuyue's heart, and the coldness on her face faded slightly as she smiled at Xia Yao.

"No, I like it very much. Please sit down and eat too."

Seeing how much Xia Yao valued Xia Chuyue, Xia Xinxin couldn't help but feel a slight sense of loss.

In the past, only I received this kind of treatment!

Xia Xinxin couldn't help but feel resentful, and glared at Xia Chuyue, who had taken away her privileges.

Xia Chuyue's palms itched with desire. She glanced at Xia Xinxin, and an idea popped into her head.

Before she could think further, Xia Yao put down her chopsticks first, her face serious.

"The reason I called everyone here today is to discuss Xia Xinxin's departure from the Xia family."

It's finally here!

Everyone had different expressions. They had finally waited for this moment, and they all raised their eyes to look at Xia Yao, who had spoken first.

This time, Xia Yao was surprisingly decisive and firm, making her decision before allowing others to speak.

"Xin Xin must leave the Xia family. This is a notification, not a discussion with everyone."

Now that she's no longer a daughter of the Xia family, there's no need for her to stay here and cause trouble for the whole family.

After he finished speaking, Xia Yan and Xie Yuanping suddenly looked up, their eyes filled with surprise.

In their impression, Xia Yao was always soft-spoken and gentle, and this assertive side of her had almost never appeared before.

Xie Yuanping wanted to play the family card and talk about his father-daughter relationship with Xia Xinxin, but Xia Yao seemed to know what he was going to say and raised her hand to stop him.

"Xie Yuanping, you don't need to say anything. Since you don't care about Chuyue, I will."

“But Yuanping, you always avoid this topic. You’d better give me an explanation today. Why do you favor Xia Xinxin when they are both daughters?”

"In your heart, Xia Xinxin is your daughter? Isn't Chu Yue yours?"

Xie Yuanping's heart skipped a beat. The matter he had been trying to gloss over had been exposed by Xia Yao.

Xia Xinxin paused for a moment, then looked at Xie Yuanping with concern.

Fearing she might expose something, Xia Xinxin suppressed her mischievous thoughts and remained silent with her head down.

When Xia Yan saw her assertive younger sister, she was only surprised for a moment before sighing and laughing.

“Yaoyao, I know you feel sorry for Chuyue, but I still stand by my original idea. The Xia family is not a small family, there is no reason why they can't afford to raise a child.”

"Besides, we've known each other for over twenty years, and we both know Xinxin's character and personality very well. What's wrong with having another daughter?"

As she spoke, Xia Yan couldn't help but feel a little dejected.

"I would love to have another daughter, but fate is cruel, taking my Xiaoyi away from me!"

The thought of her daughter still caused Xia Yan excruciating pain; she gripped her clothes tightly with a sorrowful expression.

Xia Chen sat down next to Xia Yan, poured her a glass of water, and patted her hand reassuringly.

Xia Yan said it was nothing, and then looked up again and said:

"If it weren't for Xinxin, my other daughter might also be drowned at sea! Don't blame me for favoring Xinxin, but everyone has a heart, how could I not love her?!"

Xia Yao knew what her sister had been through, and sighed with her eyes closed.

Hearing Xia Yan bring up the fact that she had saved her life, Xia Xinxin breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xia Chuyue a smug look.

See? No matter what, you can't beat me!

I will never leave the Xia family!

Xia Chen glanced at the smug Xia Xinxin and suddenly spoke.

"Auntie, when Xiaoyi was swept away by the waves, Xinxin said that she went to the beach because she was playing. Did you ask other people on the shore to corroborate this afterwards?"

Xia Xinxin wasn't the only one at the beach back then, but out of trust for their families, and because Xia Xinxin had also suffered quite a bit at the time, the others didn't think to go and verify it.

Xia Yan was taken aback when she heard Xia Chen bring up the old story again.

"What do you mean? It happened so suddenly that day, I didn't ask anyone else."

Xia Yan was busy taking care of her eldest daughter Xia Xiang in the hospital and also had to arrange for people to search for her younger daughter Xia Yi, so she was overwhelmed with other tasks.

Xia Chen looked at Xia Xinxin, whose face had become stiff, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"It's quite a coincidence. I met someone a while ago who looked familiar. After talking to him, I realized that he was also at the beach when Xiaoyi drowned."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Xinxin's chopsticks fell to the ground with a clatter.

She raised her eyes and looked at Xia Chen in disbelief.

That's impossible!

“It was noon then, and there weren’t many people on the beach. So many years have passed, how did you happen to run into me, brother? Don’t be fooled.”

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