Sheng Yue looked pitiful, but what came out of her mouth was, "Why did you come back? I am the daughter of the Sheng family. What right do you, a bastard who appeared out of nowhere, have to compete with me?"
After she finished speaking, she immediately covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, unable to believe that these words had come from her mouth.
Xinghe raised his hand and slapped her, "My parents are alive and well, but yours might not be."
"How dare you hit me! Who do you think you are!"
Xinghe raised his hand and slapped her again, "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're a bit dim-witted."
Sheng Yue was on the verge of a breakdown. She didn't know why she couldn't control her mouth. She clearly wanted to say something else, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said something else entirely.
"You little bitch, why didn't you die out there? If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened."
Xinghe grabbed her hair and slapped her twice. "Your mouth stinks. Go wash it in the toilet when you have time."
This time, Sheng Yue reached out and covered her mouth, looking at Xinghe in horror.
Sheng Lao Er's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly. He looked at Sheng Yue with a complicated expression, as if he had never known her before.
Sheng Yue's mouth started twitching again, "What are you looking at! Don't think I don't know that your heart has turned towards Xinghe since she came back."
"I'm clearly your sister. We've lived together for so many years, why are you so good to Xinghe?"
"It's such a pity that nothing bad happened this time. If you were gone, I could blame it all on Xinghe. She clearly predicted it, so why didn't she stop you? She just wanted to watch you die!"
"It turns out that Xinghe is a charlatan. And you still want to treat such a charlatan well? You said before that I am your only sister!"
"They're all a bunch of disgusting liars."
She blurted everything out like a torrent of beans.
Sheng Lao Er's pupils dilated in shock, and he almost stopped breathing.
"Is this what you really think?"
His eyes revealed shock, disappointment, and sadness.
Sheng Yue squatted on the ground, covering her head. No, no, that's not what she wanted to say. How could she let them know what she was thinking?
However, her words changed to, "Yes! Why aren't you treating me well? Everything I have is mine, what is Xinghe anyway!"
"Why didn't you help me scold her after she came back? You sided with her, didn't you?"
This time, Xinghe didn't need to make a move. Yu Nu appeared and slapped Sheng Yue across the face. "You insult my sister, and I'll slap you back. Let's see if your face is harder or my fist is harder."
Sheng Yue covered her face in anguish and ran away.
Sheng Lao Er took a step back and almost fell to the ground.
He really couldn't believe that Sheng Yue thought that way.
He truly treated Sheng Yue like a younger sister, and even when Xing He returned, he did not replace Sheng Yue's position.
He watched Sheng Yue grow up from a tiny baby to the person she is today, and they did everything they could.
They spoiled Sheng Yue like the proudest little princess, but now, she wants him dead?
Is it simply because he didn't curse Xinghe?
That's ridiculous.
It was so absurd that he didn't even know what to say.
Countless images flashed through his mind, from the first time Sheng Yue called him brother until now.
He closed his eyes and leaned weakly against the wall behind him.
Xinghe, the little cat, darted around with its bright eyes as it crunched on the peach in its hand.
Suddenly, Sheng Lao Er spoke up, "Am I stupid?"
"You're not stupid, you're just plain brainless. You have two eggs hanging under your eyebrows, and all you can do is blink but not look."
Xinghe thought for a moment, then added, "You brothers are all the same."
Sheng Lao Er twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Yes."
Xinghe, having had enough of Sheng Lao Er's suffering, wiped the peach juice off her hands and said, "Continue."
"Xinghe," Sheng Lao Er suddenly spoke up, "I'm sorry."
“We’ve been bad to you ever since you came back. We’re sorry. We haven’t done what an older brother should do.”
Xinghe took two steps away from him. "What are you planning to do now?"
Sheng Lao Er looked at Xinghe and said sincerely, "Can we start over? I can be a good older brother."
Xinghe blinked her kitten eyes. "You've fallen out with Shengyue, and now you want to find a younger sister?"
No! That's not what I meant!
“But I don’t need it anymore.” Xinghe smiled with her kitten-like eyes. “I’m way past the age where I need a brother.”
With a pained look in his eyes, Sheng Lao Er said, "I know I was wrong, and I will try my best to make up for my mistakes."
"You guys are really weird."
Xinghe tilted her head, looking utterly puzzled. "Our connection ended a long time ago. I'm only staying here because of my parents."
She thought for a moment and then said, "There is still a karmic connection between you and me. This is the trouble I caused. I did something back then, and Heaven has brought the karma upon you."
“I saved your life on Huai Mountain. The causal link between us has been severed. From a metaphysical point of view, we are complete strangers.”
"Shengxue, from now on, we will only be strangers under the same roof."
Xinghe's kitten eyes curved into a smile. "Wasn't being strangers the result you wanted in the first place?"
In order to completely sever the causal link between them, Xinghe didn't even ask Sheng Lao Er for a plane ticket to Huaishan County.
In any case, severing the karmic ties between He Sheng and the second son is something to be happy about.
Thinking of all this, Xinghe's cat-like eyes curved even more. Seeing Wang Ma standing there, she skipped and hopped towards her.
"Wang Ma, what are we having for lunch? I'm so hungry."
"I cooked today, and everything is one of the little lady's favorite dishes. I even made Dongpo pork."
"Wow! Aunt Wang, you're so kind."
Xinghe smiled even more happily, took Wang Ma's hand, and left Sheng Lao Er's sight.
Sheng Lao Er could no longer hold on and slumped down the corner of the wall in defeat.
If he was shocked and saddened to learn what Sheng Yue had done, then hearing Xing He's words left him feeling more empty.
The emptiness in my chest wasn't particularly unbearable, but it felt like it was stretching on and on.
It seems he really lost Xinghe, his little sister.
He kept telling himself it was okay, that they hadn't known each other for very long, and that it wasn't a big deal to be strangers.
But the emptiness in his heart told him that he wasn't as indifferent as he appeared.
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