He Chen was stunned. It had only been a few days, and his new sister had already…
He Ning's aloof expression crumbled, and he coldly rebuked, "Fourth brother, shut up."
His demeanor was extremely stern, as if he could swallow a person whole.
He Sui shut his mouth, feeling an overwhelming sense of frustration and grievance.
He Ning quickly regained her composure and said to He Yuan, "This matter has nothing to do with He Jing. It was indeed because I wasn't calm enough that all of this happened. Mom's feelings are very important. I will go to apologize in person."
He Yuan ignored him, staring at him with a piercing gaze, like an axe blade cutting through the heart, and asked, "What is the matter that Fourth Brother is talking about?"
He Ning met his gaze directly, refusing to budge an inch: "It has nothing to do with He Jing."
He Yuan looked at him with a calm and cautious gaze. After a while, he slowly spoke: "You don't need to be so nervous. I don't mean to blame her. No matter what happened, we are family. Only when I know the truth can I come up with a solution."
He Ning turned his face away. He didn't think that in He Yuan's heart, a new sister would be more important than He's mother's feelings, even though he used to be so protective of He Jing.
When they were children, he didn't distinguish between right and wrong, and forced them to reconcile with the children who had insulted them.
When he grows up, he will naturally make He Jing go to the Zhu family to apologize for He's mother's sake.
He was always rational, always clear-headed, and always stood on the side that was "beneficial to the He family".
He Yuan took a deep breath and said, "I understand. I'll go find He Jing myself."
He Sui panicked instantly, finally realizing what he had said wrong, and said urgently, "Brother, this matter is over, can't we just tell Mother the truth?"
He Yuan looked at him: "Do you think she can accept it?"
--cannot.
The answer is obvious.
If they could, the He family and the Zhu family would have severed ties long ago.
Mother He always lived within the facade of friendly relations between the two families; all her heated words were actually fraught with stumbles and bruises.
He Zhou's expression grew increasingly grim. He said coldly, "We did it. Why would we go to her? It's just to admit defeat. We've already done it a thousand times over."
He Yi had mixed feelings, but he also spoke up for He Jing for once: "Fourth brother always talks nonsense. You know that, eldest brother. The new sister just returned to the He family and doesn't even know the situation at home. How could she do such a thing?"
He Yuanyan emphasized in a stern tone: "I was just asking."
They didn't have to act as if he was about to do something to He Jing.
He asked himself if he was really that heartless.
Just then, the living room door was opened from the outside, and a clear, slightly warm female voice rang out from the doorway:
"Big brother, you're back."
As He Jing held onto the door frame to change her shoes, she asked in surprise.
He Yuan turned around and saw He Jing. His expression softened instantly. He completely lost his previous seriousness and coldness and asked gently, "Just got out of school? How was your day?"
He Jing smiled sweetly at him: "I'm very happy."
He Yuan let out a soft "hmm".
He Jing changed her shoes, put down her schoolbag, and ran to He Yuan in her sandals, revealing her adorable white toes. She looked up at him, her smile bright and radiant. He Yuan gently patted her head before saying:
"You came back today because of the Zhu family. Can you tell me what conflict you had with the Zhu family?"
He Jing didn't answer immediately. She glanced at He Ning, He Sui, and the others, and seeing that they all looked tense and on high alert, she smiled again and said in a coquettish tone, "Auntie's insults are so awful, so I ruined the Zhu family's business. Big brother, you won't blame me, will you?"
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