After the paternity test results came out, Xia Congwen and Lin Zhi finally felt relieved.
No matter how unwilling they are to admit it, the fact remains: this dark-skinned, thin, country-style girl, Yao Wangdi, is their biological daughter.
Lin Zhi was unconscious for half an hour before waking up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she hugged Xia Mingyue, who was guarding her bedside, and cried bitterly.
Xia Mingyue's tears at this moment were genuine.
She knew better than anyone what kind of people her biological parents were and what their living conditions were like.
Therefore, she was terrified of being sent back and living the same life as Yao Wangdi before.
"Waaah, Mom, I don't believe it! How could I not be Mom and Dad's biological daughter? We're clearly a family..."
Lin Zhi tenderly wiped away her tears.
"Don't cry, Mingyue. No matter if we are related by blood, you will always be your mother's precious daughter, and everything will be the same as before."
Yao Wangdi stood close to Qi An at the foot of the bed, her once hopeful eyes instantly dimming.
Qi An rubbed her head without saying a word.
It's better for the child to give up sooner rather than later. Forced relationships are like half-cooked rice; the longer they're left, the harder they are to swallow.
It would be better to just throw it in the trash from the start; we don't care.
With teary eyes, Lin Zhi said to Xia Congwen, "Husband, I can't live without Mingyue. In my heart, she is my own daughter."
Xia Congwen hugged the mother and daughter, comforting them, "You can't bear to part with them, but how could I?"
"It's just another daughter; it's not like we can't afford to raise her. From now on, Mingyue will be the older sister, and Yao... Yao Wangdi will be the younger sister, okay, Mingyue?"
Fu Gui expressed his incomprehension: "What's wrong with a fake? Shouldn't he have asked Yao Wangdi if she minded?"
Not only did Fugui not understand, but the other patients in the ward who understood the whole story also didn't understand.
The crowd furtively glanced at the family of three embracing warmly, then exchanged knowing looks, their meaning clear...
Where did this purebred idiot come from?
Could it be that the doors to the psychiatric ward were left ajar again?
What normal person would abandon their own child whom they had just found, and instead hold someone else's child in their arms like a treasure?
The thin, dark-skinned girl looked like she had suffered a great deal, and they all felt sorry for her.
These two, on the other hand, were only concerned with feeling sorry for the one who shed a few drops of cat pee.
It's such a tragedy that this little girl has such parents.
Fortunately, the older brother stood with the little girl the whole time, which can be considered a case of good bamboo shoots emerging from bad bamboo.
Knowing that her order wouldn't be returned, Xia Mingyue finally felt relieved, but not completely at ease.
She thought, after all, she wasn't their biological child. What if they were fooled by that village girl and stopped liking her?
The only thing she could rely on was her parents' love, so she absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
So, as long as Mom and Dad dislike that country girl more and more, they'll like her more and more in comparison.
Thinking of this, Xia Mingyue shrank closer to Lin Zhi, glanced timidly at Yao Wangdi, and said:
"Mingyue is willing to do anything as long as she can continue to be her parents' daughter. But... but won't my little sister be unhappy?"
Xia Congwen frowned and glanced at Xia Zhiyang and Yao Wangdi, his expression suggestive.
“I’m in charge of this household. Mingyue, just stay put and let’s see who dares to say a word against it.”
Lin Zhi forced a smile at Yao Wangdi and asked awkwardly, "Wang...Wangdi is a good girl, she won't be upset, right?"
"From now on, you and Mingyue will both be Mommy's daughters. You'll also have an older sister who will love you, right?"
The patients looked at him with even more disdain. Wasn't this pure moral blackmail?
The implication is that if a little girl is unhappy, she's not a good child, so how could the child dare to say no?
Is a mother really going to ask her child such a vicious question?
Yao Wangdi felt extremely sad, and a wave of grievances kept rising up, choking her throat.
This was the first time her mother had spoken to her since they met, but it was to get her to agree to let Xia Mingyue stay.
They didn't care about her past at all, didn't care what grievances she had suffered over the past ten years, and didn't ask her a single question.
But she was worried about whether Xia Mingyue minded her arrival.
She could understand why her parents had treated her badly in the past, since they weren't her blood relatives.
But these are her biological parents, why don't they care about her?
Is she really that unlikable?
When her mother asked her, she really wanted to say no, to say that she didn't want to, and to say that she didn't know how Xia Mingyue's parents treated her.
But she didn't dare; she was afraid of annoying them.
She finally found her biological parents. If she behaves herself, will they like her more?
Qi An saw through Yao Wangdi's thoughts and sighed deeply.
"This child is so starved for love that he's started to self-pleasure. He has a typical people-pleasing personality. If this continues, it's no wonder he'll have psychological problems."
Fu Gui nodded: "In the end, they either become sycophants or fanatics."
"That was before. In this life, with me protecting her, she can just enjoy herself."
After hesitating for a long time, Yao Wangdi reluctantly nodded: "I'm willing..."
“She doesn’t want to,” Qi An interrupted.
Yao Wangdi stared blankly at him, and everyone in the ward looked at Qi An.
Qi An smiled down at the girl, then looked at Lin Zhi and said, word by word:
"She's unhappy with your suggestion, unwilling to accept it, and doesn't need any of that bullshit 'sister' nonsense. Do you understand?"
"You're so adept at using moral blackmail. No wonder you're a professor dedicated to educating people. I've learned a lot."
Lin Zhi's face turned red from the rebuttal, but she couldn't utter a rebuttal.
Xia Congwen, losing face, pointed at Qi An and shouted angrily, "You scoundrel, how dare you talk to your mother like that?"
"Oh? She's fit to be a mother? She's only fit to be that imposter's mother, isn't she? You're the same."
Lin Zhi's face turned deathly pale, while Xia Mingyue's face flashed with resentment.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you idiot..."
Xia Congwen lunged forward, intending to slap Qi An.
Although Yao Wangdi was scared, she still opened her thin arms to try to shield her brother.
Let's just hit her. She's used to it anyway. Her brother is the only one who's good to her, and she doesn't want to drag him down with her.
Qi An lifted her up like a chick and slapped Xia Congwen across the face.
Xia Congwen was slapped to the ground, and his spare glasses flew out, falling to the ground and shattering.
Everyone was stunned. A son hitting his father?
Qi An wiped his hands with a disinfectant wipe and smiled gently at everyone.
"I'm sorry, please excuse my poor health. I have a serious illness and my emotions are not very stable."
Everyone: "..."
Lin Zhi and Xia Mingyue each helped Xia Congwen up, and took turns reprimanding Qi An, but they didn't dare to pounce on him again.
The family of three and Qi An stood facing each other across the hospital beds, clearly separated by the Chu River and Han border.
The ethical battle unfolding in this hospital ward attracted many onlookers, and the corridor was packed with people.
Amidst the three men's spittle-flecked condemnations, Yao Wangdi bit her lip deeply, hesitant to speak.
She looked up at her brother, who seemed to know what she was thinking, and gently stroked her head, saying:
“Say whatever you want, you don’t need to please anyone, and you don’t need to be afraid, your brother is here.”
Encouraged by Qi An's gaze, Yao Wangdi took a step forward and shouted her heartfelt words to the three people opposite her.
"I don't want to! I don't need any older sister, I hate her!"
After she shouted it out, the room fell silent, and Yao Wangdi burst into tears.
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