Caught off guard, Jiang Xinxin was kicked to her knees. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Ge Peiyao: "Grandma, you..."
"What do you mean, 'I'?! Kneel down and apologize to your sister Yuanman right now! Until she forgives you!"
Nan Yuanman stared wide-eyed at Ge Peiyao in surprise. Wasn't she very fond of Jiang Xinxin before? How could she bear to make Jiang Xinxin kneel down?
Feng Congqian also frowned.
Ge Peiyao, her face dark, snapped at Jiang Xinxin, "Apologize now!"
Jiang Xinxin's face flushed red, feeling overwhelmed by shame. Her pride wouldn't allow her to kneel like this. She wanted to stand up, but didn't dare. She burst into tears, sobbing, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Yuanman, I'm kneeling before you! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong, waaaaaah..."
Looking at Jiang Xinxin kneeling in front of her, Nan Yuanman felt extremely uncomfortable. She frowned and said, "Fine, I accept your apology and thank you gift. Get up."
Jiang Xinxin didn't dare to stand up immediately. She looked timidly at Ge Peiyao, and only after Ge Peiyao nodded did she stagger to her feet and slowly stand up, tears streaming down her face.
Ge Peiyao smiled immediately and handed her the basket in her hand: "I knew it. Yuanman is a good girl. Here, take the basket. From now on, you and Xinxin will still be good sisters."
Feng Congqian raised his eyes and gestured to the bodyguard beside him to take the basket.
Ge Peiyao didn't care who carried the basket. As long as the goods were delivered and the task Jiang Tianzong had instructed was completed, that was enough. She looked at Nan Yuanman and couldn't help but say, "Yuanman, your maternal grandmother and uncle have had some trouble and are hospitalized in this hospital. If you have time, go and see them. After all, they are your family."
“You are still young and don’t know how important your family is to you. We will not hold your mother’s actions against you. From now on, we will love you as our own child.”
Nan Yuanman found what she said rather unsettling, and frowned slightly. Before she could retort, Feng Congqian scoffed and said, "Relatives? Do you even deserve that title?"
"Madam Ge, don't forget, you were the one who personally drove Yuanman's mother away back then. You were also the one who said you wanted to sever your mother-daughter relationship with Yuanman's mother. What kind of relatives are you to Yuanman?"
Ge Peiyao had no idea that Feng Congqian knew so much about what happened back then. Her face flushed red, and she opened her mouth to try and deny it: "I...I..."
The words of excuse that were on the tip of her tongue turned into: "Who told her to bully Yao Yao first? We raised Yao Yao to be so innocent, and because of her repeated framing, she almost lost her life. How could I possibly recognize such a vicious person as my daughter?"
Ge Peiyao's face stiffened, and her mind went blank for a moment. But she felt that she wasn't wrong. If Bai Wenying hadn't bullied Yaoyao so viciously back then, she wouldn't have been so angry that she severed her mother-daughter relationship with her.
Feng Congqian's face showed a mocking expression. He lost all interest in continuing to talk to Ge Peiyao. He looked at her coldly and said, "Since you think so, then the Feng family will hold a press conference in three days. I will invite the Jiang family to attend. You must come."
Ge Peiyao's face lit up with surprise: "A press conference? Are you going to introduce Manyuan to the whole country? Great! We'll definitely be there!"
This is the Feng family's press conference! Its significance goes without saying; the Jiang family finally has an opportunity to expand beyond S City!
Sure enough, bringing Xinxin to apologize was the right thing to do. Look, the Feng family has softened their attitude towards the Jiang family now.
Feng Congqian, with a mocking expression, picked up Nan Yuanman and turned to leave.
Ge Peiyao happily took Jiang Xinxin's hand and turned to go downstairs. Jiang Xinxin's eyes were filled with tears, and she walked with a limp. She turned her little head and looked at Nan Yuanman, who was being held in Feng Congqian's arms. For the first time, a little envy welled up in her heart...
If only she had a father too.
If her father were here, he definitely wouldn't let Nan Yuanman and her father bully her like this.
She wanted a father too...
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Inside the ward where the Jiang family was staying.
Jiang Tianzong suppressed his anxiety and waited for Ge Peiyao and Jiang Xinxin to arrive on the hospital bed, glancing at the door from time to time.
The day after Jiang Hengzhi and Jiang Chuyun were able to get out of bed, they were discharged from the hospital to investigate the murderer who had put the sacks on them.
Only Jiang Tianzong and Jiang Yueyao, who was pretending to be dead on the bed, remained in the ward.
About five minutes later, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Ge Peiyao walked in, her face beaming with joy, leading Jiang Xinxin, who was wiping away tears with her head down.
As soon as Jiang Xinxin entered the ward, she shook off Ge Peiyao's hand and ran towards Jiang Yueyao, crying, "Mommy, waah..."
Upon hearing her voice, Jiang Yueyao quickly sat up and hugged her: "Xinxin!"
Jiang Tianzong noticed Ge Peiyao's empty hand, and a dark glint flashed in his cloudy eyes: "She accepted the things?"
"We accepted it! Not only did we accept it, but Patriarch Feng also personally invited our Jiang family to attend the press conference that the Feng family will hold in three days!" Ge Peiyao said excitedly, her voice low.
Jiang Tianzong's face lit up with joy: "Really?"
“The head of the Feng family told me personally, so how could it be false?” Ge Peiyao snorted lightly. “Tell me, is the Feng family letting bygones be bygones for what we did before, just to achieve a satisfactory outcome?”
"It's possible. After all, Yuanman is only a five-year-old child, and she is at an age where she longs for family affection. We are her maternal grandparents. No matter how angry she is, she would not be willing to sever ties with us."
Jiang Tianzong said with exceptional confidence, "When we attend the press conference, we can show everyone our relationship with Yuanman and the Feng family. At that time, the Jiang family will definitely rise to a higher level!"
Jiang Yueyao hugged Jiang Xinxin, ostensibly to comfort her, but in reality, she was listening intently, her heart filled with restless desire.
If she could attend the Feng family's press conference, her status in S City would rise even higher, and those who used to mock her would only be able to look up to her and fawn over her!
Jiang Yueyao bit her lip and said in a soft, weak voice, "Mom and Dad, I...I want to apologize to Sister Wenyin."
Jiang Tianzong and Ge Peiyao turned to look at her. Jiang Yueyao lowered her eyes and said, "What happened at the family reunion banquet was my fault. The Feng family's attitude towards me is unclear now. You can't keep me locked up forever. Why don't I take the initiative to apologize to Sister Wenyin and let Yuanman calm down?"
"At that time, Yuanman will put in a good word for us with the Feng family."
Ge Peiyao's heart stirred slightly; she felt this was indeed a good method. She turned to look at Jiang Tianzong: "What do you think?"
Jiang Tianzong's eyes were indifferent: "Let's talk about it after we've asked about the completion."
Jiang Yueyao nodded obediently: "Okay."
As Jiang Tianzong and Ge Peiyao discussed their future plans, Jiang Xinxin, her eyes reddening, looked up at her and asked, "Mom, I want Dad. Where is my dad now? Why isn't he by my side to protect me?"
Jiang Yueyao froze, a look of panic on her face.
“Yes, Yao Yao.” Ge Peiyao was also a little confused: “Who exactly is Xin Xin’s biological father?”
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