When Wen Yi said "I don't want to," his gaze was fixed on Wen Ge. He saw that Wen Ge's expression, which had been tentative and excited yet cautious, froze instantly, unable to contain herself.
From childhood to adulthood, Wen Ge has always had excellent image management, emotional management, and facial expression management. No matter what happens, she can always maintain a gentle and friendly demeanor.
But this time, Wen Ge couldn't control herself.
Because Wen Yi's rejection was too absolute, and it happened after Wen Ge had given her hope, and it was also the first time Wen Yi had rejected Wen Ge like this, Wen Ge couldn't control her emotions.
She stared at Wen Yi, opened her mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.
To be honest, Wen Yi felt a sense of satisfaction at that moment.
Although she is the older sister, Wen Ge is favored by her parents, who always say that Wen Ge is very strong. In her heart, Wen Yi is not so open with Wen Ge, and she really does not think that Wen Ge is as selfless as an older sister.
She had also thought about Wen Ge's utter defeat, and that one day the world would know that Wen Ge was nothing special.
"Sister, why, why?" Wen Ge finally found her voice.
Wen Yi calmly replied, "I don't want to, there's no reason why."
"With your intelligence, you should know why I asked you to come out. Not only did you come out, but you also talked to me for so long..."
Wen Ge felt quite wronged.
In other words, from the moment Wen Yi agreed to meet until he became unwilling, he gave Wen Ge a strong sense of hope, and now he has instantly shattered that hope.
“I know what you’re after, and I know why you’re so eager for me to go back. But I’m here today to reject you, to show you what it means to be rejected. You can also take this as a joke.”
Wen Yi's words were direct and sharp, leaving Wen Ge stunned.
She was completely different from the sister she remembered.
“Wen Ge, remember this feeling of rejection. You will often feel it afterward, whether I am there or not. Your parents may feel it less, but I believe you will feel it very strongly.”
After saying this, Wen Yi stood up from his seat, ready to leave.
"Does your sister still have any lingering resentment towards the family because of this substitute marriage?" Wen Ge asked hurriedly.
As soon as Wen Yi stepped to Wen Ge's side, she didn't respond to Wen Ge's words, but simply gave her a smile.
And that smile is quite ironic.
As soon as Wen left the coffee shop, she felt the air outside was refreshing.
She wanted to return to the Royal Garden later, so Wen Yi found a nearby park and took a quiet walk.
From the past to the present, Wenyi has always loved the feeling of quietly enjoying a walk alone, where she can clear her mind.
However, Wen Yi did not have time for a peaceful walk today.
As soon as she arrived at the park, her phone rang; it was a call from her mother.
Before Wen Yi could even answer the phone, she knew that her mother was calling about Wen Ge. She didn't want to answer, but after thinking about it, she sat down and answered the call.
"Wen Yi, it's your mother." Wen Yi's mother's tone was calmer than Wen Yi had imagined.
Wen Yi looked at the lake in front of her and said, "I know."
"Do you know that newlywed daughters have the custom of returning to their parents' home? You've been married to the Royal Garden for so many days, and I haven't seen you return to your parents' home yet."
“I don’t know,” Wen Yi said. “My mother never taught me these things. She only told me that I should sacrifice everything for my younger sister because she is better than me. So everything I do for my sister as the older sister is only natural, including marrying into the Imperial Garden.”
"Wen Yi, what do you mean by that?"
"Don't you understand, Mother?" Wen Yi retorted. "I'm not marrying into the Royal Garden. I'm being used as a bargaining chip by you to send Wen Ge to the Royal Garden. So what are the rules for returning to the bride's family home?"
"Wen Yi, how can you talk like that?" Wen's mother clearly couldn't accept Wen Yi's words.
"Is it unacceptable...?"
Wen Yi found it quite amusing and kept her eyes fixed ahead.
Why can't I accept it?
Because Wen Yi was too obedient and docile in the past, her parents got used to her always saying whatever she wanted. That's why they forced Wen Yi to be like this when it came to marrying into the Imperial Garden.
"Wen Yi, I don't care where you are right now, come home right now!" Wen's mother had reached her limit and directly ordered Wen Yi.
"Mom, you still don't understand the current situation, do you?"
"What do you mean?"
"That means that from the moment I left the Wen family, got my marriage certificate with that second young master, and moved my household registration to Yutingyuan, I have no further connection with the Wen family. As for your demands and orders, I will not accept them."
"I should say that I shouldn't have answered this call, but I still wanted to."
Because of their morbid desire to experience not only Wen Ge's feelings but also the feeling of Wen's mother being rejected, they realized that Wen Yi was no longer the same as before.
The current Wen Yi is sharp and annoying.
"Wen Yi, how could you become like this?" Wen's mother was furious, gritting her teeth. "How could I have given birth to such an ungrateful daughter?"
"Mom, have you forgotten? When I married into the Royal Garden, you told me to endure it, and that you would help me and save me the day Wen Ge married into the Gu family..."
"The time isn't right yet, that's why we need you. If you help Wen Ge now, won't Wen Ge help you in the future? With you like this, what will you do without Wen Ge later!"
"Yeah?"
"Sisters are supposed to help each other. As the older sister, and knowing that Wen Ge will definitely be more successful than you in the future, helping Wen Ge is helping yourself. Don't you understand? Forget it... How could someone as dense as you know these things? If I hadn't given birth to you, do you think I would have painstakingly taught you like this?"
Wen's mother was furious, and her voice became much louder.
However, the angrier Wen's mother became, the calmer Wen Yi became, and he even found her words ridiculous.
"So what?" Wen asked back.
"So if you're going to be this stupid and drive yourself to your death, there's nothing I can do to save you. I will absolutely not get involved in your affairs from now on."
After uttering these harsh words, Wen's mother hung up the phone.
Wen Yiting wanted to tell her mother that the purpose of her call was to persuade her to return as Wen Ge's assistant, but her mother was only focused on throwing a tantrum and hadn't gotten to the point.
but……
It doesn't matter.
Wen Yi put her phone aside and continued to look at the shimmering lake surface in front of her, bathed in sunlight, feeling both calm and despairing.
At that moment, Wen Yi suddenly understood a word: empathy.
People in this world are selfish and cold-hearted; they can only see their own immediate interests and everything they want. What happened to others or what their emotions are is no longer important.
The important thing is what you want others to do for you.
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