Aunt?
Lin Zhi clutched her chest, her face heartbroken: "Wangdi, it's me, your mother!"
Qi An crossed his arms and sneered, "Don't try to claim kinship. And are you deaf? Didn't you hear her say her name is Xia Pianran?"
Lin Zhi turned to Qi An, her eyes reddening: "Yangyang."
Qi An shuddered with disgust; she felt that calling him a fool was more palatable.
Lin Zhi continued, "You changed your name? It sounds so nice, Mom will remember it. Pianran, why aren't you home?"
"You're such a good ballet dancer! Why didn't you tell your mother? Did your parents send you to these lessons?"
She tried to take Xia Pianran's hand, but Xia Pianran dodged her, leaving her hand awkwardly frozen in mid-air.
Pianran said with a sneer, "Would you believe me if I told you? Would you choose me and my brother? Besides, that's not my home, it's Xia Mingyue's home. Who else would send me to dance lessons besides my brother?"
Did Xia Zhiyang send her to study?
Lin Zhi was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth. In other words, she had only been taking dance classes for half a month.
In just half a month, Xia Mingyue, who had spent millions to learn for more than ten years, was utterly defeated. What terrifying talent is this?
Compared to Pianran, Xia Mingyue's talent is simply laughable.
Looking at her daughter, who seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, Lin Zhi felt both proud and regretful.
She is proud that this outstanding child is her biological daughter, and looks so much like her.
Regretfully, she pushed her daughter away with her own hands.
She clearly remembered the first time the child saw her; his eyes were full of affection and longing.
But at that time, she only had Xia Mingyue in her heart, and she never even gave her a hug or asked her how she had been all these years.
Now she wants to make amends, but the cold indifference on her daughter's face clearly tells her that she no longer needs it.
Filled with regret, Lin Zhi's tears flowed like a broken string of pearls, and she spoke incoherently:
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I didn't abandon you. I've been waiting for you to come back these past few days."
Your room is all tidied up, now come back to your mother's room.
Fu Gui scoffed, "Sitting at home waiting?"
Two minors ran away from home penniless. If Xia Zhiyang really was an idiot, the two siblings would probably be dead by now.
Pianran moved closer to Qi An: "I'm not going back. Wherever my brother is, I'll be there."
"You've all had enough of this, haven't you?" Xia Congwen stepped forward with a stern face.
Even though he had already softened his stance, he still maintained the air of a parent, first commenting to Pianran, "You did a good job today."
Then he turned to Qi An and shouted, "If you've had enough of this nonsense, take your sister home. What's the point of you being out there all day? People who don't know better would think you're orphans."
Qi An was speechless: "Who are you? Oh, I remember now, it's my late father."
Xia Congwen instantly became furious: "Xia Zhiyang, you..."
"Stop." Qi An raised his hand to stop them. "If I remember correctly, you said you wanted us to go back and beg you. What's going on here?"
"Or are you going to beg us to go back? I advise you not to. Begging won't do any good. I never turn back."
Xia Congwen sneered: "You're dreaming. You can get out, but leave my daughter here, lest she be infected by you and become an idiot."
Lin Zhi tugged at him, thinking that perhaps she should take her son to the hospital for a check-up, as she felt that Xia Zhiyang seemed to have recovered from his mental lapse.
Before she could speak, and before Qi An could say anything, Xia Pianran, who had been very calm, exploded.
"You're the idiot, your whole family are idiots."
The little girl puffed up her cheeks in anger, glared at Xia Congwen, and unleashed a torrent of words.
"Oh, so you're acknowledging me again now? It's just because you think I'm presentable again, and you feel proud to show me off. Do you think everyone else is stupid?"
“If I were still Yao Wangdi, you would probably wish we were both gone forever, never to appear in front of you again and embarrass you. I don’t need a father like you.”
"Also, my brother isn't stupid. He's the smartest and best brother in the world. I won't allow you to talk about him like that."
Xia Congwen and Lin Zhi were stunned. They never expected that the timid girl from half a month ago would suddenly become so fierce.
Qi An tugged the angry little lion back, rubbed its head, and said with amusement, "Alright, why get angry at an idiot? It's beneath you."
Fu Gui said sullenly, "Not even an apology, and you're acting like you're doing me a favor. You think you can get someone to go back with you? Dream on."
Lin Zhi hesitated for a moment, then said to Xia Congwen, "Why don't we apologize to the child? After all, we were in the wrong first."
Xia Congwen shook her off, angrily saying, "What are you apologizing for? I did nothing wrong, and I don't owe them anything."
He looked at the brother and sister and said coolly, "Kids are just kids. They don't understand the dangers of society. They're naive and foolish."
However, some people think they're something special just because they've achieved a little success, when in reality they're worthless. Dancing is nothing but a side skill; do they really think they can make a living from it?
Besides, how long can your money last? By the time you're so hungry you have to rummage through trash cans, it'll be too late to come back.
"Then you can rest assured, with a face like mine, I'll never be able to rummage through a trash can in my entire life."
Qi An pointed at Fu Gui with a proud look on his face: "See? I just hooked up with a rich guy and I'm going to make money by selling myself. I can still support my sister."
Xia Congwen and Lin Zhi trembled with anger: "Xia Zhiyang, how could you...?"
Fu Gui said sincerely, "Don't worry, you two. Although I'm not a rich man, I will definitely not mistreat Brother Yang and his sister."
The salary I paid Yang Ge wasn't high; it was only a few tens of millions more than what you professors earn.
I bought Yang a villa, which cost only 300 million yuan, so he and his sister can make do with it for now.
Oh, and I also bought a Maybach. It's a cheap, no-name car, so he can just use it to pick up and drop off his sister at school. I feel bad for my brother Yang."
Finally, Xia Congwen, looking constipated, dragged Lin Zhi, who kept turning back to look at him, and fled in panic.
Xia Pianran gave Fugui a thumbs up: "Sister Fugui is awesome!"
After showing off, Fugui clenched his fist and roared, "It feels so damn good to be rich!"
When Xia Congwen and Lin Zhi arrived at the hospital, Xia Mingyue had already undergone surgery.
She suffered a comminuted fracture of her left kneecap. Once she recovers, she will be able to live a normal life, but she can forget about dancing ballet.
Xia Mingyue was still unconscious. The two sat by the bed looking at her, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.
I thought that the swans would stay and the ugly ducklings would be abandoned, but it turned out to be the opposite.
Lin Zhi looked at Xia Mingyue and felt that the face that she had always thought was beautiful had suddenly become so ordinary.
Her mind was filled with that elfin girl.
That was her biological daughter. Why did she let her husband drive away her two children?
Xia Congwen was determined to nurture Xia Mingyue into a successful person, so that no one would say his choice was wrong.
What's the big deal about a dance competition? So what if I can't dance anymore? It's all just a side path.
As long as Xia Mingyue can get into a top university, it will prove that he was right.
He simply didn't believe that Xia Pianran, growing up in that kind of environment, could have achieved any great academic results; at most, she could only get into a junior college.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com