Xia Congwen looked completely bewildered. Lin Zhi stared at Xia Mingyue for a long time as if she didn't recognize her. When she finally spoke, her voice was dry and hoarse.
"Mingyue...when did you find out?"
Xia Mingyue's face was covered in blood from her nose. She didn't care to wipe it away. She knelt down in front of Lin Zhi, hugged her legs, and cried her heart out.
"Mom, I was forced into it. I was so scared that you would abandon me if you found out the truth. That's why I made a mistake."
It's all because Mingyue loves you all so much! Please don't send me away, I'll never do it again..."
Upon hearing her admit it herself, Lin Zhi could no longer bear it. She clutched her chest, gasped for breath, and then fainted again.
The farce ended with Linzhi being admitted to the emergency room.
Xia Congwen and Xia Mingyue waited outside the emergency room, while Qi An turned around and left with Yao Wangdi.
Fu Gui was speechless: "Why does this woman faint so easily? Does she think she's sick or something?"
Qi An scoffed: "She's having a relapse, but not to the point of fainting. She's just trying to escape reality and doesn't want to be humiliated by onlookers anymore."
Outside the hospital, Yao Wangdi looked at Qi An anxiously: "Brother, are we just leaving like this? She fainted."
Qi An patted her head: "She's just dizzy, not dead. Besides, she doesn't want to see us, so we won't do anything that's too much for her."
Yao Wangdi nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to whatever you say, brother."
After everything that happened today, she has given up hope on her so-called biological parents and will only listen to her brother from now on.
Looking at the complete trust in Yao Wangdi's eyes, Qi An sighed inwardly.
This child is so starved for love that he opens his heart to trust without reservation at the slightest bit of kindness he feels.
Qi An asked her, "How does it feel to have expressed all your grievances?"
Yao Wangdi pondered for a moment, then smiled sweetly at Qi An: "It feels... very relaxing, like a big rock has been lifted."
"That's right. You should do that from now on. If you have any grievances or anger, you should speak up. Don't worry about what others think. The most important thing is to feel good first, understand?"
Yao Wangdi felt a pang of sadness in her heart. It turned out that her brother had wanted her to vent her grievances.
This is the first time someone has ever been so kind to her.
"Won't people think I'm bad and selfish? They all like Xia Mingyue so much, yet I want to drive her away..."
Qi An smiled wickedly: "So what? If they keep Xia Mingyue, they'll be happy, but will you be?"
Yao Wangdi shook her head.
"That's fine, why sacrifice yourself to make others happy? Only a fool would do that."
Qi An looked intently into her eyes and advised, "Remember, always put your own feelings first."
If you can always put yourself at a disadvantage, why should others consider your feelings?
"So, if you're wronged, speak up; if you're unhappy, go crazy. Don't try to be a good kid, because good kids are meant to suffer and sacrifice."
"Yes, I've got it." Yao Wangdi nodded earnestly.
My brother must be right, he looked really cool when he hit Dad and Xia Mingyue!
Thinking of Xia Mingyue, Yao Wangdi nervously clutched the hem of her clothes and whispered:
"Actually, I can understand why they like Xia Mingyue. She is beautiful and outstanding. I... I can't do anything and I can't compare to her in anything."
Qi An lifted her face and asked with a smile, "Do you trust your brother?"
"believe."
"If your brother said that you would be ten thousand times better than her in the future, would you believe him?"
"Ah...?" Yao Wangdi opened her mouth wide.
Qi An flicked his finger, and a bank card appeared in his hand: "I'm telling you, you're no worse than her. Come on, let's have some fun."
Yao Wangdi was taken by Qi An into the city's most upscale shopping mall in a daze and underwent a complete makeover.
Skin cleansing and care, hair styling, matching clothes and jewelry, and finally, a beautiful makeup look.
Half a day later, Yao Wangdi stared blankly at the girl in the full-length mirror who looked like an elf, and covered her mouth in disbelief.
The girl with delicate features wore an ice-blue fairy dress and a pair of strappy crystal shoes.
A delicate diamond necklace adorned her slender neck, and her smooth, lustrous, slightly wavy long hair cascaded down naturally, making her look like a fairy who had mistakenly descended to the mortal realm.
Fu Gui whistled, "Wow, this is practically a magic trick! It has to be the power of money."
Yao Wangdi was shocked. Was this really her?
The girl in the mirror, with the same shocked expression, gave her the answer: this was her!
Qi An stood behind her: "So, did I tell you? You're much prettier than her. Do you like her?"
So-called appearance and temperament are nothing more than things built with money. If you have the money, these are not problems.
Moreover, Yao Wangdi already has outstanding features, and with a little makeup, she would be a lovely little fairy.
No girl doesn't love beauty, and Yao Wangdi was overjoyed, carefully touching her skirt again and again.
But thinking about the money she had spent, she said nervously, "I like it, but it's too expensive. My brother spent so much money on me today."
These are just one of the sets she's wearing. Her brother bought her dozens of sets, which filled the sofas in the VIP room. She said she couldn't refuse them.
Every time Qi An swiped his card, Yao Wangdi's heart trembled.
The money the Yao family has spent on her over the past sixteen years is not as much as the cost of her styling today.
She could spend her whole life in this dress.
Qi An waved his hand casually: "It's okay, I have plenty of money, whatever you like."
Since it wasn't Boss Qi's money she was spending, she didn't care.
Yao Wangdi smiled sweetly: "Thank you, brother, I like it very much."
The girl thought: The way my brother swipes his card is cooler than when he hits someone.
The female sales assistants in the store looked at the tall, handsome young man with starry eyes; they wanted a brother who was both handsome and rich.
After their shopping spree, Qi An took Yao Wangdi out for a fancy meal and a movie, and finally to an amusement park.
Tourists cast admiring glances at the two, and a group of children surrounded Yao Wangdi, calling her Princess Elsa.
Yao Wangdi smiled shyly and happily shared the snacks her brother had bought for her with the other children.
After that, she stopped hunching over and bowing her head, and instead straightened her back, poised and graceful, like a real princess.
She didn't realize that she was becoming more and more talkative, chattering away beside Qi An the whole way.
She would tell her brother about anything unusual she saw, just like any other sixteen-year-old girl.
Unbeknownst to her, her inferiority complex and timidity disappeared, replaced by confidence and agility.
My brother said she's no worse than anyone else!
While the brother and sister were having a great time, Xia Congwen, in the hospital, was bewildered by the endless bills on his phone.
Who maxed out his credit card?
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