Tao Yifan's sudden words, spoken in a low, hoarse voice, startled Chen Siyuan.
She blinked twice, thinking she had just hallucinated.
"I like you." Tao Yifan approached Chen Siyuan and spoke again.
Having succeeded the first time, the second time went much more smoothly.
His words, which sounded like a vow, deeply moved Chen Siyuan.
This person.....
"Our relationship isn't a partnership; I only told you those things because I like you."
Chen Siyuan's expression suddenly changed, and her breathing became tense and rapid, as if even her breathing was being controlled by the person in front of her.
She had been trying to tell herself that she had no expectations for love anymore. At this moment, she clearly felt her heart beating much faster. She no longer had the longing for romantic love that she had in her previous life, but she was still a little excited to be confessed to by such an outstanding man.
After a long while, Chen Siyuan turned around, wanting to express her innermost feelings, but Tao Yifan didn't want it to be that simple.
Approaching the woman, he spoke again, "What you said that day was..."
"Every word I said that day came from the bottom of my heart," Chen Siyuan said with a wry smile.
She knew her own worth better than anyone else. As she said, she married into the Tao family because she valued their power, not the man in front of her.
Just then, people in the distance began to walk in a certain direction.
Chen Siyuan knew it was time to eat.
Without saying a word, she lifted her foot and walked in that direction.
She had only taken a few steps when someone approached her from the side. She looked up in surprise and realized that someone had slipped something into her hand.
She saw it was a jade pendant and wanted to return it to Tao Yifan, but Tao Yifan had already strode away.
Watching his tall figure walk away into the distance.
At this moment, she did not deny Tao Yifan's sincerity, but in her current disheveled state, she was simply not worthy of him.
During the meal, whether intentionally or not, Chen Xin ended up at the same table as me.
The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was quite clear.
This has always been the case. No matter how well you perform, children born out of wedlock will always sit at the second table, while children born out of wedlock will always sit at the main table. There will never be a dividing line tomorrow. This rule has been in place for many years.
In the past, Chen Siyuan was foolish. In order to show her goodwill towards Chen Xin, she always made sure that Chen Xin sat at the same table as her.
This year was different; she hadn't invited him, and Chen Xin's initiative to come over seemed a bit too much.
Chen Xin sat next to Chen Siyuan as usual.
In the past, Chen Xin was always the most dazzlingly dressed, but today, sitting together, it seems that Chen Xin is imitating.
Chen Siyuan glanced at Chen Xin and said, "Sister-in-law, you're sitting in the wrong place."
At this moment, the dishes were being served one by one. Just as Chen Xin was about to pick up his chopsticks, he heard this and suddenly looked at Chen Siyuan with two small flames in his eyes, as if they were about to explode at any moment.
"A half-sister?" Someone at the table laughed as well.
The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is so strict, yet some people make it so obvious.
In the past, they were always hesitant to speak because of Chen Siyuan's arrogance and domineering attitude, fearing that she might say something that would embarrass them. But today was different.
When someone arrived on their own, and it was Chen Siyuan who spoke, things became interesting.
“Yes, Miss Chen has sat in the wrong place. Perhaps she should move to another seat?” someone suggested.
Chen Siyuan glanced at the man and knew that this man had been crushed by Chen Xin in his poetry writing every year. He had been holding this grudge for many years and was bound to get it off his chest.
"Sister, you..." Chen Xin was so angry that he vomited blood.
She had never felt that being born out of wedlock was anything wrong, but today reality slapped her in the face, and she couldn't stay calm.
"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished; there's nothing I can do about that."
"Sister—" Chen Xin was instantly enraged.
It's one thing if it's others, but who is Chen Siyuan? It's one thing if she's impolite at home, but when she comes out, she actually joins this group of ignorant people in bullying me. This is too much.
"Sister-in-law, let's go to another table!" Chen Siyuan said, glancing at the table next to her.
That table was filled with daughters of concubines.
Chen Xin's face instantly turned a deep liver color.
He glared at Chen Siyuan with resentment.
If leaving confirms her status as an illegitimate child, how will she face others in the future? More importantly, how will she marry Tao Yifan?
Thinking about it, I glanced at the table next to me.
Seeing Tao Yifan surrounded by the crowd, I hope he can speak up for me and say a fair word.
Chen Siyuan had no intention of letting Chen Xin go, so how could she miss this opportunity?
That's Chen Siyuan for you; she does what she wants without ever doing it secretly.
"Who is my half-sister looking at?" Chen Siyuan asked with a tense face.
These words made Chen Xin tremble. Did they mean she should say that she was looking at Tao Yifan?
Chen Siyuan glanced at it indifferently and smiled, "It's just a meal, does my half-sister intend to go to the men's table next door?"
Chen Xin's body trembled, and he almost lost his balance.
Chen Siyuan looked at the people at the table, smiled slightly, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my half-sister is ignorant. Please don't laugh at her. She's too shy. If she jumps into the lake and commits suicide, I, as her older sister, won't be able to explain it when I get home."
"Miss Chen, you look a little different."
Wang Yuyan, who was born of the principal wife and came from a merchant family, was pleased to see the principal wife disciplining the illegitimate child and couldn't help but speak up.
Chen Siyuan then looked at the other person more carefully.
Wang Yuyan?
How could it be her?
In her previous life, this person was sold due to a plague that occurred not long afterward, and later somehow ended up as a palace maid.
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