Chapter 46: The Grand Show Performed by Wen Ge
The people around Wen Yi didn't have a friendly opinion of her, but Wen Yi didn't seem to mind; she was used to it.
Back in her hometown, Wen Yi was said to have been abandoned by her mother. Later, she was taken to live with her parents. As a girl who grew up in her hometown, she was overly quiet and reserved. She was no match for her beautiful socialite sister.
"Sister, I know you're innocent about what happened with the 'Sword and Qin' crew, but no matter what, you can't just run away in a fit of anger. It makes Mom, Dad, and me very worried about you... cough cough cough."
Wen Ge held Wen Yi's hand, and after saying only a few words, she began to cough weakly, and even became a little unsteady on her feet.
Gu Zeyu hurriedly stepped forward to support Wen Ge.
"What's wrong with Xiaoge?" Grandma asked with concern.
Wen Ge shook her head, "I didn't..."
"Grandma Wen, you don't know, Wen Ge is sick." Xia Xiaomeng stepped forward, her voice sharp and loud, "She got sick because of Wen Yi."
"Sister Xiaomeng!" Wen Ge called out hurriedly.
Xia Xiaomeng's voice was shrill, "Wen Ge, are you still speaking up for this sister? Don't be so kind and think about everything for her. She's vicious, she's vicious, and she's hurting you. There's no excuse for that. If you don't stand up for yourself, you'll be the one who gets hurt one day!"
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
As soon as Xia Xiaomeng finished speaking, her grandfather, who had been silent all along, couldn't hold back any longer. "Our Wenyi has always been very well-behaved since he was little. He would never do anything to hurt anyone."
"Grandpa Wen, do you mean that Wen Ge is framing Wen Yi?" Xia Xiaomeng seemed to be standing up for Wen Ge, disregarding all sense of seniority and hierarchy. "I stayed at the Wen family for a few days and saw it clearly. Wen Yi was bullying Wen Ge every day."
Wen Yi was simply jealous of Wen Ge's success; she was jealous that Wen Ge was a socialite while she was just a country bumpkin. She wanted to harm Wen Ge. The online harassment of Wen Ge by Lin Manqing was all Wen Yi's doing; Wen Ge was almost driven to suicide by cyberbullying!
Xia Xiaomeng spoke louder and louder, and with many neighbors watching the scene, her words were clearly heard by everyone. The way these people looked at Wen Yi became increasingly strange, and the gossip grew louder and louder, with their words about Wen Yi becoming quite unpleasant.
Wen appeared calm, but seeing her grandparents' pale faces made her feel uneasy.
They shouldn't have come back.
Wen Yi wasn't afraid of being criticized or talked about, but she was afraid of upsetting her grandparents and making their lives uneasy.
"Sister Xiaomeng, if you keep talking, I'm going to get angry," Wen Ge said seriously to Xia Xiaomeng.
But she was too weak to speak, and she would cough and wheeze after just a few words. She could barely stand. Gu Zeyu was stroking Wen Ge from the side.
"Let's sit down first," Gu Zeyu suggested, his expression quite unpleasant.
Firstly, I don't like places like the countryside, where so many people are watching, and the gossip around me isn't pleasant.
Grandma immediately said, "Let's go inside first, we can talk about it after we eat."
Wen Ge refused, saying, "I want my sister to come back with me."
Her voice choked as she began to cry, “My sister had a fight with Mom and Dad and ran away from home again. I don’t want this to happen. Sister, please come home with me, okay? Mom and Dad were just angry. If you go back and apologize, this matter will be over.”
Wen Ge broke free from Gu Zeyu and walked towards Wen Yi, grabbing Wen Yi's hand and crying uncontrollably.
"Sister, all I ever want is for our family to be happy together. I don't like conflicts or arguments. If you don't like me, I apologize now, and I promise to do whatever you want me to do in the future. But can you come back with me now and apologize to Mom and Dad?"
Wen Ge cried so bitterly, and coupled with her already weak body, she almost collapsed.
Gu Zeyu hurriedly stepped forward to help Wen Ge up, and when he looked up to speak to Wen Yi, he was somewhat impatient, "Can't you just agree to her first? Why have you been silent all this time? She is not only your sister, but also a patient!"
Wen Yi remained silent throughout. To put it bluntly, from the moment Wen Ge arrived, Wen Yi watched the unfolding drama like an outsider.
Previously, Wen Yi only thought that Wen Ge was vain and concerned about her image. Her mother had given her many excellent and glamorous titles, which she enjoyed. Wen Yi thought this was only natural. Many times, when she almost gave herself away, Wen Yi helped her out, thinking that she was her own sister and there was nothing wrong with it.
But now that all these things have happened, Wen Yi has realized that things are not as simple as she thought.
Wen Ge wasn't vain; she wanted Wen Yi to suffer a complete defeat and to be forever labeled as an ignorant country girl.
Wen Yi stepped back, and Wen Ge nearly fell because she missed her target, but Gu Zeyu reacted quickly and caught her.
Gu Zeyu was also a little annoyed at this moment, "Wen Yi, what are you doing?"
“I did nothing wrong, so there is no need for me to go back and apologize. Besides, I didn’t go back to my hometown to argue with my parents. I missed my grandparents, so I came back for a meal.”
Wen Yi said seriously, "Wen Ge, if you really value family this much, why did you do this, making so many people laugh at your grandparents?"
"Or is it that your grandparents in the countryside aren't important to you, so you don't care if people talk about them?"
Wen Yi simply laid these matters out in the open.
Wen Ge, who was crying her eyes out, suddenly found herself in an awkward situation.
The onlookers couldn't understand what was going on, but Gu Zeyu understood immediately, and his protective actions towards Wen Ge paused somewhat.
Wen Ge never expected Wen Yi to be so blunt.
After all, my sister used to never say a word even when she was misunderstood; she was the type of person who was extremely inarticulate. It's surprising that she's speaking so directly now.
Wen Ge was convinced that Wen Yi was truly different.
At this critical juncture, Wen Ge naturally wouldn't lose. She wanted to make Gu Zeyu completely certain of choosing her today. Otherwise, with Wen Yi's change, she wouldn't be a match for Wen Yi, and the chances of her ending up marrying into the Royal Garden would be very high.
Thinking of this, Wen Ge broke free from Gu Zeyu's hand, took a step back, and bowed to Wen Yi and her maternal grandparents.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I'm sorry. I was too anxious for my sister to come home and didn't consider your feelings. I'm sorry."
Wen Ge bowed, her body trembling slightly, yet her determined expression was heartbreaking.
Although Gu Zeyu's feelings towards Wen Ge had changed somewhat because of Wen Yi's words, his gentlemanly nature still wouldn't allow him to stand idly by when he saw Wen Ge looking so weak.
"Let's go in first," Gu Zeyu said, putting his arm around Wen Ge and leading her into the inner room.
Grandma immediately said to the neighbors, "Everyone, disperse, it's just two sisters bickering, what's so interesting about that?"
"Xiaomeng, you should go back too," Grandpa said to Xia Xiaomeng.
"I'm not going back," Xia Xiaomeng insisted. "I'm afraid that if I leave, Wen Ge will be bullied. Not every older sister in this world is a good older sister."
She glared at Wen Yi, her words accusing him.
Wen Yi looked at her and suddenly gave a cold laugh...
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