She bit her lower lip, lowered her head, stared at her toes, and her eyes became misty.
“I know you’re likable even though I don’t have a sister.”
“But I don’t care.” She tilted her head back, staring intently at Su Xueya, her voice becoming urgent: “My mother has never been around my sister since she was little, and my sister lacks love.”
"As your older sister, I should care for you more."
She looked at Su Xueya, her smile growing increasingly gentle: "I know you're very unhappy that I pretended you were by Pei Siyu's side."
"But I did all this so that you and Pei Siyu could be happy in the future."
She placed her hand on her stomach, saying, "You can go back as soon as I give birth to the baby."
"What's yours will always be yours, and no matter how hard I try, I can never compare to you."
Mingyao's flattering words pleased Su Xueya greatly.
Her anger subsided somewhat, and she said sarcastically, "It seems you have some self-awareness."
Su Xueya calmed down, and Su Qiqiang was also quite satisfied with Ming Yao's fabricated story.
He had always suspected that Mingyao had ulterior motives, but now it seemed that he had been overthinking it.
The time was right, and Su Qiqiang tactfully smoothed things over, saying, "We're all family, why are you arguing?"
"Mingyao, you've been working hard lately."
"Auntie made your favorite dishes today."
At the dinner table, Su Qiqiang kept putting food on Mingyao's plate and kept praising her.
There's a whole host of compliments like "well-behaved and obedient," and "clever and quick-witted."
Su Xueya already disliked Ming Yao, and when she saw Su Qiqiang praising her like this, her expression turned extremely bad.
If given the chance to get to know Pei Siyu, she could do even better than Mingyao!
Mingyao nodded obediently and said sweetly, "Thank you, Dad."
"Eat well, drink well, and stay healthy so you can give birth to a big, healthy son for the Pei family."
"Dad, don't worry."
She said shyly, "Pei Siyu is already planning to have a child with me."
Su Qiqiang wants a child so badly, if he doesn't make promises now, when will he?
Besides, Su Qiqiang has fed her so many pancakes, so it's not unreasonable for her to return the favor with one, right?
Su Qiqiang's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really?"
His excitement was palpable, and he exclaimed "Good!" several times.
"She truly is my daughter!"
"Mingyao, well done."
Su Qiqiang put a few more pieces of braised pork on Mingyao's plate, saying, "My Mingyao has worked so hard, sacrificing so much for our family."
Su Xueya scoffed, rolled her eyes, and said dismissively, "Dad, Mingyao doesn't like fatty meat at all."
She smiled, picked up a piece of fatty meat from Mingyao's plate, and said provocatively, "Dad, you're really overjoyed."
"Fat meat is my favorite."
Su Xueya stared intently at Ming Yao, her eyes filled with smugness.
Su Qiqiang couldn't hide his embarrassment. "If you don't like braised pork, then... how about steamed fish?"
He picked up the fish's gills, intending to put them on Mingyao's plate.
Su Xueya interrupted rudely: "Dad, my sister choked on a fish bone when she was little, and she won't touch fish meat anymore."
"I love eating fish the most."
She smiled brightly and said sarcastically, "Sister, what are we going to do?"
"Dad doesn't seem to remember what you like to eat."
Mingyao knew that Su Xueya was taking the opportunity to show off Su Qiqiang's doting on her, but she didn't care.
What she cared about was how to infuriate Su Xueya; she disdained Su Qiqiang's affection.
"Since you like fish so much, here's a piece of gill meat for you."
She presented the fish from the plate to Su Xueya with a smile on her face, and even offered Su Qiqiang a way out.
She first put Su Qiqiang's favorite ribs on his plate, and said considerately, "No matter how hard I work, it's not as hard as Dad's work."
"Dad worries about so many things every day, it's okay if he doesn't remember my dietary restrictions."
"I'm content as long as my dad is healthy."
Su Qiqiang nodded in satisfaction, his guard against Mingyao easing somewhat.
Su Xueya gripped her chopsticks tightly, glaring at Ming Yao, and lost all interest in eating the fish gills.
"Xiaoxue, you should learn more from your older sister."
"Ha, so what if I learn from her?" Su Xueya said dismissively, "No matter how well she does, the child will still be mine."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud "bang" was heard.
Mingyao and Su Xueya were both startled and looked at Su Qiqiang.
Su Qiqiang's face darkened, his fists clenched, and his complexion turned a terrifying bluish-gray.
"Su Xueya, is this the etiquette you learned?"
"Such a grown man, yet he speaks so recklessly!"
Su Xueya wanted to argue, but when she met Su Qiqiang's fiery gaze, she swallowed her words.
Su Qiqiang said coldly, "Eat quickly!"
Su Xueya was furious and threw her chopsticks down.
She jumped to her feet, glared angrily at Mingyao, and complained, "I lose my appetite just looking at some people!"
"You guys eat."
She left the restaurant with a stern face and without looking back.
Su Xueya's unreasonable and domineering attitude infuriated Su Qiqiang. "This is outrageous!"
"How could I have given birth to such an unreasonable daughter?!"
Mingyao thought to herself, "Isn't that something you're in charge of?"
After venting his anger towards Su Xueya's room on the second floor, Su Qiqiang sat back down indignantly.
He had a fight with Su Xueya and lost his appetite.
"Mingyao, enjoy your meal."
"Your sister is so immature, don't take my words to heart."
Mingyao nodded slightly and obediently said, "Dad, my sister is still young and doesn't understand your good intentions."
"It doesn't matter."
Seeing how understanding Mingyao was, Su Qiqiang felt a sense of relief.
Little did she know that her heart was already in turmoil.
"Why would you care about anything else and treat her like a fool?"
Whether in this life or the previous life, she was forced to marry in place of Ming Suqin.
Then they were thoroughly exploited by the father and daughter.
A fleeting chill flashed in Mingyao's eyes.
She will not repeat the same mistake, and she will make Su Qiqiang and Su Xueya pay the price!
"dad."
Mingyao took a sip of soup, looking at Su Qiqiang with anticipation and caution: "I haven't heard from Mom in a long time."
"Dad, can you take me to see Mom?"
She hadn't heard anything recently about Wang Zhouheng or Chao Muxue concerning Ming Suqin.
Ming Suqin has been transferred to another hospital. Even if Wang Zhouheng and Chao Muxue wanted to help, they couldn't possibly reach that far.
Relying on others is ultimately not the way to go.
Su Qiqiang readily agreed: "Okay, I'll take you tonight."
Mingyao beamed with joy: "Thank you, Dad!"
She sent Pei Siyu a message saying she would be back late and had been waiting for him at the apartment.
She waited until 9 p.m. before Su Qiqiang took her to the hospital.
"Put it on."
Before getting into the car, Su Qiqiang handed Mingyao an eye mask and reminded her, "Wear this on the way there."
He warned coldly, "Don't take it off!"
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