Ever since Lin Xi broke up with Lin Shichang, he became disappointed with the Lin family and came to seek refuge with his brother Zhou Cheng.
However, the two do not live together. Lin Xi has her own residence, but she often comes to Zhou's house.
When Zhou Cheng returned home, he saw Lin Xi sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Xixi, why are you here?"
As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa, his posture lazy, with a hint of fatigue on his face.
Lin Xi seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on her face.
"Brother, my painting won an award, a very prestigious international award..."
Zhou Cheng said in a cold voice, "Well, congratulations."
Seeing that Zhou Cheng seemed unhappy, Lin Xi asked in confusion.
"Brother, are you in a bad mood?"
Zhou Cheng raised his eyes and looked at Lin Xi, "I'm not in a bad mood."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was in a bad mood, but Lin Xi didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he took out two gift bags and handed them to him.
"Hey, please help me give this to Lin Xuqiu."
Zhou Cheng's eyes darkened, "What is this?"
Lin Xi opened the gift bag, took out the contents and said, "This is a pair of dragon and phoenix bracelets, and a longevity lock. They're my gifts for Lin Xuqiu and his two babies for their hundred-day celebration."
Zhou Cheng didn't take these things. "What is your purpose in doing this?"
Lin Xi felt a little annoyed by her brother's questioning look, but thinking of what she had done before, she couldn't get angry, so she explained patiently.
"Brother, don't worry, I don't have any bad intentions."
"I really want to apologize to Lin Xuqiu, but I can't get close to her, so I can only ask you to help deliver the gift."
Zhou Cheng lowered his guard and spoke in a gentle tone, "You don't have to send these. She probably doesn't want to see anything related to you."
After a few seconds of pausing, he continued, "Xixi, not everything can be resolved, and it's even more impossible for your apology or gesture of goodwill to erase the mistakes you've made."
"I'm still willing to help you now, not because I'm on your side, but because you've been my sister for over twenty years. But while I'm being nice to you, I also feel guilty towards Xu Qiu, so I really don't want you to appear in front of Xu Qiu."
"Just keep your relationship with her parallel. That way, my parents and I won't feel embarrassed."
Hearing this, Lin Xi felt a little discouraged and took back the gift.
"Brother, I admit that I was a little selfish before, but you can't not give me a chance to correct it. After going through so many things, I really think it through."
"Brother, do you know why I was so hostile towards Lin Xuqiu in the first place?"
Lin Xi didn't wait for Zhou Cheng to speak and continued talking to himself.
"When I first returned to my biological parents, my mother kept telling me how stupid and unlovable Lin Xuqiu was, and how much she disappointed her. She praised me by belittling Lin Xuqiu, trying to get closer to me."
"She kept telling me how wonderful, brilliant, and happy my life would be if I grew up in the Lin family. I was completely brainwashed into thinking that Lin Xuqiu had taken away my brilliant life."
"I even think that the reason why Lin Xuqiu is unhappy in the Lin family must be because she is stupid, has an unpleasant personality, and is both pretentious and incompetent. This makes me feel like my life has been disrupted by a fool."
"And at that time, my parents, who had always been obedient and doted on me, gave their love to Lin Xuqiu. I felt like you betrayed me."
"That's why I have such strong hostility towards Lin Xuqiu."
Zhou Cheng's face was gloomy and his tone was cold, "Lin Xi, how can you be so selfish?"
"Brother, I know I was really selfish back then, but haven't I reflected on this?"
"Then tell me, what did you reflect on?"
Lin Xi looked at her brother's cold eyes and felt a little scared, but she still insisted on finishing what she was saying.
"Well, I wasn't happy at all staying in the Lin family. My corrupt and selfish father, my paranoid and mentally ill mother, and the treacherous family relationships within the Lin family had nothing to do with the brilliant life I imagined."
"The Lin family is nothing but glitz and glamour. I used to hate Lin Xuqiu, thinking she pushed me into such a rotten family."
"But now I think calmly, this is my original family. It's just that Lin Xuqiu has lived for me for twenty-four years."
"If I had stayed in that Lin family since childhood, I can't imagine what life would be like. In Lin Shichang's eyes, a daughter's gender is a sin, no matter how smart she is, it's useless."
"I knew my previous thoughts were completely wrong, so I felt guilty towards Lin Xuqiu. I really wanted to apologize to her and give her two babies some gifts."
Zhou Cheng stared at Lin Xi, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes, "Lin Xi, do you know what makes me most disappointed about you?"
"It's not that you're ungrateful to your parents, but simply because of this hostility, you used such dirty means to try to destroy Lin Xuqiu. I find you terrifying."
Lin Xi was silent for a moment and spoke slowly.
"Brother, I really didn't intend to destroy Lin Xuqiu. I just wanted to kick her out of the Wen family."
"To be honest, I once admired Wen Yanci, and I felt that Lin Xuqiu had snatched him away from me, which is why I had such bad thoughts. But now I don't like him anymore, and I'm even afraid of him."
Zhou Cheng frowned, "What on earth is going on?"
"Brother, do you remember when I was eighteen and went to the United States to participate in an art exhibition, I encountered a terrorist attack and was saved by a man?"
"The man who saved me that day was Wen Yanci, so I secretly fell in love with him..."
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