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Wen Zhihan finally concluded her social event and returned home.

When she opened the door to her room, she found Shao Cixin sitting by the window alone, looking unhappy.

Shao Cixin was in a bad mood.

She had laid out all her cards in front of Wen Yu and scolded her thoroughly. It felt good, but her mood was also affected, and she became depressed after she calmed down.

She felt that her past life was worthless.

She gave such passionate and persistent love to a scumbag!

People always had times when they were blind, but she was so blind that she even cut off her own escape!

Just now, she didn’t even dare to ask if her parents were sad after her death.

She was afraid that she would hate Wen Yu even more.

She knew her death was ultimately the fault of the drunk driver, not Wen Yu.

But she couldn’t help associating the event with Wen Yu.

She felt that the misfortunes in her previous life were brought to her by Wen Yu.

Without Wen Yu, Shao Cixin might still be alive and well, and she might have found the right person a long time ago, and they would love each other for the rest of their lives!

Wen Yu, the source of all evil!

Shao Cixin was immersed in her depressed mood, unable to extricate herself. She didn’t even notice that Wen Zhihan had returned.

Until Wen Zhihan’s voice suddenly fell on her ears.

“Cixin.”

The tip of her heart shivered.

She turned and met a pair of eyes full of concern.

“You look unhappy.”

There wasn’t even a question mark in Wen Zhihan’s statement.

One gentle phrase instantly tore through the stubbornness Shao Cixin had wrapped around her sadness.

Shao Cixin’s eyes suddenly filled with warmth, and her irises reddened.

She said, “Yes, I’m not happy.”

With just four words, she felt like crying.

Shao Cixin couldn’t explain why she suddenly became so vulnerable at this moment.

She only knew that the moment she saw Wen Zhihan caring so much about her, she wanted to confide in her emotions and be comforted by her (WZH).

She lowered her head and walked over to Wen Zhihan, stretching out her hands like a child who had been bullied at school.

“Wen Zhihan, hug me…”

Without needing further explanation, Wen Zhihan’s body had already moved on its own and hugged Shao Cixin into her arms.

Wen Zhihan rarely saw the cheerful and outgoing Shao Cixin in such a fragile state, and her heart instantly seized in response, overwhelmed by the other person’s pain and feeling it as her own.

She gently stroked Shao Cixin’s long hair and asked softly, “What’s wrong? Did someone bully our Cixin?

“Don’t be afraid. Your Senior Sister will help you get justice, okay?”

Shao Cixin was already aggrieved, but when she heard Wen Zhihan speaking so softly, she couldn’t stand it anymore, and her emotions wandered out of her control, making her feel like she was on the verge of bursting into tears.

“Wen Zhihan, don’t…don’t talk like this. You’re making me want to cry even more…

“I wasn’t planning on crying, it’s so annoying!

Shao Cixin’s words were so contradictory that they were inexplicably funny.

Wen Zhihan couldn’t help but find Shao Cixin cute. She smiled and said, “But Cixin, I always talk like this.”

It was true.

And it was indeed a bit unethical to suddenly ask someone to change their speaking style.

Shao Cixin hugged Wen Zhihan’s waist tightly. “Then just be quiet for a while and stay with me.”

Wen Zhihan patted her head. “Okay.”

Shao Cixin buried her face in Wen Zhihan’s shoulder and said nothing.

After a while, Wen Zhihan heard Shao Cixin inhale, her body shifting.

“You didn’t drink.” Shao Cixin took the initiative to speak.

“En, I asked for tea.”

“That’s good. Tea is not harmful to your health. I suggest that you vigorously promote tea-exclusive events. Plain water is also fine.”

Wen Zhihan curled her lips into a smile.

Seeing that Shao Cixin was willing to speak again, she gently took the person’s face into her hands and gazed into her eyes.

“Why are you unhappy? You were fine when I called you this afternoon.”

When Shao Cixin heard this, her beautiful face wrinkled. “It’s because of your sister.”

Wen Zhihan’s eyebrows furrowed.

Wen Yu actually upset Shao Cixin while she was away!

“Did she make you angry?”

“En.”

“I’ll go talk to her.”

“There’s no need now.”

Shao Cixin held Wen Zhihan’s hands tightly, her eyes staying on her face, unwilling to let her move even a little.

“Just stay with me.

“Anyway…I slapped her twice.”

Wen Zhihan: “?”

…What did she just say?

Shao Cixin lowered her gaze and guiltily scratched her face. “What she said was disgusting, and her tone was so arrogant and self-righteous. She even slandered your name. I couldn’t bear it anymore, so…I took action.

“I scolded her until she cried…”

She carefully raised her eyes to observe Wen Zhihan’s reaction. “You won’t blame me, will you? After all, she is still your sister…”

“No.” Wen Zhihan held Shao Cixin and comforted her, “I understand her, and I understand you.”

Her younger sister did indeed have a punchable quality to her.

But her junior sister was different. She always had a sense of propriety, knowing what to do and what not to do, and she wouldn’t provoke others for no reason.

Wen Yu was not a good child, but her Cixin was.

Hearing that Wen Zhihan trusted her so much, Shao Cixin was moved, and she hugged Wen Zhihan tightly.

Wen Zhihan was always so full of security that people wanted to get close to her and stay by her side forever.

The two quietly embraced each other.

The grievances in Shao Cixin’s heart were slowly healed.

At this moment, Shao Cixin wanted to sit down and complain to Wen Zhihan about what Wen Yu said.

But she couldn’t.

She and Wen Yu were both reborn, so they were capable of speaking on the same page. But Wen Zhihan was not, and there was no need to scare her with their conversation.

Moreover, Wen Yu’s evaluation of Wen Zhihan was not very good. Revealing this would also hurt Wen Zhihan twice…

Forget it, don’t say anything.

Shao Cixin kept the desire to talk deep in her heart.

She focused her attention on Wen Zhihan again and remembered that Wen Zhihan had just returned home.

“Wen Zhihan, you’re so good,” Shao Cixin couldn’t help but say, “You comforted me as soon as you came back, and you didn’t even take a shower…

“Okay, I’m fine now. Go take a shower. It’s getting late, and you should go to bed early.”

When Wen Zhihan heard Shao Cixin’s words, she gently curved her lips and cupped Shao Cixin’s face with her palm.

Seeing the reddish corners of Shao Cixin’s eyes, Wen Zhihan couldn’t help but stretch out her thumb and brush gently, as if she wanted to help Shao Cixin dispel her unhappiness.

“Are you still unhappy?”

Shao Cixin peered into Wen Zhihan’s eyes, then lowered her head. In a soft voice, she said honestly, “I’m still a little unhappy…”

Hearing this, Wen Zhihan stroked Shao Cixin’s face and gently whispered, “Then can you tell me why you’re unhappy?”

It didn’t seem like Shao Cixin wanted to make up with Wen Yu.

After scolding and slapping Wen Yu, Shao Cixin still felt aggrieved, so Wen Yu had most likely done something to make her particularly uncomfortable.

If this was the case, Wen Zhihan definitely couldn’t let her ignorant younger sister walk free.

Shao Cixin had always been unable to resist Wen Zhihan’s kindness.

Wen Zhihan’s gentleness was like the wind in the spring or the warm sun in the winter. Once you experience it, you will become greedy and desire it forever.

Shao Cixin pursed her lips and said slowly, “I’m just upset that I gave my love to such a person.

“Wen Zhihan, you don’t know how long I have liked her. It can be measured in years.

“I was deceived by her mannerisms and appearance, and I once firmly believed that she was a very good person, someone who was loyal in love and devoted—

“But she—she gave me a slap in the face with reality.

“My love, along with my dignity, was humiliated and trampled.

“I—I feel so stupid…Why didn’t I see her clearly earlier…”

Her hands, which hung by her sides, clenched into fists, and her eyes became red again.

A tear quietly fell out of her eye.

“Wen Zhihan, I really hate her…”

Thinking of the past, Shao Cixin wished she could travel back to her previous life and slap her dog-licking self.

Look at who you like!

Wake up, she’s not worth it. You’re the only one who will get hurt in the end!

Liking her will be the greatest misfortune of your life!

Maybe she shouldn’t have expressed her hatred for Wen Yu so openly in front of her sister.

But she couldn’t help it, she couldn’t disguise it…

After listening to Shao Cixin reveal her feelings, Wen Zhihan covered the back of Shao Cixin’s tightened hands with her own. Her gentleness, like water, silently enveloped the person before her, soothing Shao Cixin and giving her the comfort to gradually loosen her clenched fists.

Wen Zhihan’s five fingers touched Shao Cixin’s palm, carrying her warmth into the other person’s hand.

She gently wiped away Shao Cixin’s tears.

“Then we won’t see her again,” Wen Zhihan said.

Shao Cixin was stunned. She raised her head in surprise. “What did you just say?”

After thinking for a moment, her eyes widened, and she said in shock, “Wen Zhihan, murder is against the law!

“It’s not worth putting yourself in prison for Wen Yu!”

Wen Zhihan was also stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect that Shao Cixin’s mind would jump so far.

But looking at her pitiful and surprised expression, she found her inexplicably cute and funny.

“Cixin, I don’t want to break the law.” There was a hint of a smile in Wen Zhihan’s voice.

Shao Cixin was confused. “Then what do you mean when you say, ‘we won’t see her again?’”

Wen Zhihan said, “I mean what I said.”

Shao Cixin: “?”

Wen Zhihan held Shao Cixin’s hands and told her the truth. “Cixin, I’m going to transfer Wen Yu away from Fengcheng and have her work somewhere else. She won’t come back if it’s not for holidays or major events.

“In addition, I won’t give her another penny, and she will be forced to spend whatever she earns herself every month.

“The Wen family has taken care of her for so long, and we’ve done our best.”

Wen Yu was a person who loved to go out and have fun. She also spent a lot of money on various luxuries every month.

By enacting her plan. Wen Zhihan was forcing Wen Yu to change from extravagance to frugality and to understand the meaning of hard work. She refused to let Wen Yu lie on a pile of money, waiting to die without ever learning how to be grateful to others. You could say she was even challenging her to improve.

Shao Cixin’s eyes widened slightly.

What Wen Zhihan said sounded great, but it seemed difficult to implement…

“Your parents agreed?”

Wen Yu was the daughter of Wen Xingyun’s younger sister, and her parents died when she was young. As a result, Wen Xingyun and his wife smothered her with affection, wanting to help her make up for her lack of fatherly and motherly love.

Wen Zhihan’s move was equivalent to indirectly driving Wen Yu away, and Wen Xingyun might not approve…

“Don’t worry,” Wen Zhihan said confidently, “I’ve discussed it with them already, and they agreed. I will be taking care of Wen Yu from now on.”

Shao Cixin blinked.

Wen Zhihan smiled softly and said,  “It is natural for an older sister to take care of her younger sister. I am teaching her gratitude, letting her understand the hardships of being employed, and developing her independence. I’m not harming her, so what’s wrong with this?

“What’s more, our parents are not home most of the year, and they do not need us to accompany them. In that case, why shouldn’t they let their children go out to gain some experience in the real world?”

Shao Cixin couldn’t help but sigh, “Wow…”

President Wen was really not to be underestimated. Even her reasons for dealing with people were so legitimate that they couldn’t be refuted.

If anyone offended her, they may not even know how they died.

Shao Cixin put some thought into Wen Zhihan’s actions and couldn’t help but ask, “Do you dislike her too?”

Wen Zhihan was neither good nor bad to Wen Yu in the past.

Now that this move had been made, it seemed like any sisterly bond between Wen Zhihan and Wen Yu never existed.

Shao Cixin didn’t know why.

Wen Yu didn’t like Wen Zhihan, so she naturally didn’t talk to Shao Cixin about her older sister in their previous life.

As for Wen Zhihan’s character, she didn’t seem like the type to actively hate others.

But it was hard to say who caused this rift between them…

Wen Zhihan smiled, not directly answering Shao Cixin’s question, “Do you want to know why?”

Shao Cixin nodded eagerly, her eyes misty and very beautiful.

She wasn’t sad anymore, but she became interested in gossip.

—Who doesn’t love eating melons!

Wen Zhihan was relieved when she saw Shao Cixin’s reaction.

As long as Shao Cixin wasn’t upset, it was good.

Wen Zhihan couldn’t help but kiss Shao Cixin’s beautiful eyebrows. “I’ll take a shower first, and I’ll tell you when I come back, okay?”

“Okay, okay. Go quickly,” Shao Cixin responded obediently.

When Wen Zhihan came out of the shower, Shao Cixin was already lying in bed waiting for her.

She took the initiative to lift the cover and invite Wen Zhihan to lie down together.

Wen Zhihan smiled. She walked over to join Shao Cixin.

Shao Cixin helped Wen Zhihan tuck into the covers and then looked at her expectantly.

Wen Zhihan saw Shao Cixin’s sparkling eyes and couldn’t help but curl her lips into a gentle smile. “Actually, it’s not very interesting.”

Shao Cixin said, “But I still want to hear it.

“As long as you feel like telling me, I want to hear it.”

The more Wen Zhihan talked about herself, the more Shao Cixin would understand about her, so why not?

Seeing that Shao Cixin really wanted to listen, Wen Zhihan opened her mouth and said slowly, “She is too selfish.

“So selfish she can’t tolerate others.”

Wen Yu was brought to the Wen residence at the age of five.

At that time, she had just lost her parents, and she appeared weak, pitiful, and helpless, like she needed a lot of protection.

She also became very sensitive. She had been submerged in the pain of losing her parents for too long, and she was afraid of losing her loved ones again, so she always needed Wen Xingyun and Joanna to be by her side and comfort her.

Wen Zhihan was only six at the time.

But after her parents’ patient explanation, she realized that she had gained a tragic younger sister, and she was willing to share half her parents’ love with her.

But Wen Yu didn’t accept it.

She didn’t want half of their parents’ love, she wanted all of it.

She wanted to have all the love in the world, and she never wanted to experience separation again.

She even regarded Wen Zhihan as an enemy who robbed her of their parents’ attention, yelling at her and sometimes hitting her with dolls when no one was around.

Wen Zhihan endured it at first, wanting to get along with Wen Yu, to be her sister, and to love and protect her.

But she soon stopped thinking this way.

—Wen Yu smashed her favorite glass cup.

With not a single word of apology.

This cup was a birthday gift from Wen Zhihan’s grandmother, and she never even dared to use it to drink water.

But Wen Yu smashed it without a single word of apology…

Looking at the broken glass on the ground, the young Wen Zhihan’s tears began streaming down her cheeks.

Joanna asked Wen Yu to apologize to Wen Zhihan, but Wen Yu was very resistant, as if she would lose the whole world if she bowed her head to Wen Zhihan.

From that day onward, Wen Zhihan no longer tolerated Wen Yu.

When Wen Yu hit her with a doll, she would hit her back, and she would use a bigger doll, one that could knock Wen Yu down.

After realizing that her older sister was not someone she could bully, and with the earnest admonishments of Wen Xingyun and his wife, Wen Yu slowly became more subdued.

Although she was still hostile to her, Wen Yu no longer messed with Wen Zhihan’s things or hit her with them.

Since childhood, the two had never made peace.

Wen Yu had always disliked Wen Zhihan, and Wen Zhihan never cared for her.

They continued to fight in private, leaving both parties unhappy.

Wen Xingyun and Joanna tried to mediate, but to no end.

The two of them would say they had made peace in front of their parents, but they would go back to disliking each other as soon as they turned around.

They couldn’t have the same things. From elementary school to university, they never went to the same school as each other.

As she grew older, Wen Zhihan became more mature and capable.

People like Wen Yu couldn’t hurt her at all, and so she became increasingly indifferent to her.

Wen Yu was not as sensitive as she was when she was a child, but she had become spoiled and was used to having things go her way. She still didn’t like her older sister, and she remained persistent in carving out a sense of belonging.

To this day, the two have not reconciled, and it could even be said that their relationship has deteriorated.

“That’s how it is,” Wen Zhihan said. “Isn’t it a little boring?”

Shao Cixin didn’t comment on whether she was bored or not, but instead raised her hand to touch Wen Zhihan’s forehead in distress. “Does it hurt?”

“What?”

Shao Cixin said, “She hit you with a doll.”

Wen Zhihan smiled lightly. “It’s okay. They were just small dolls. They didn’t hurt.”

Shao Cixin became even more distressed.

She couldn’t help but hug Wen Zhihan and comfort her as if she was comforting the young Wen Zhihan of the past. “It’s she who misbehaved, it’s she who’s in the wrong. Don’t be sad.”

But after so many years, Wen Zhihan no longer felt anything.

She wouldn’t feel sad because of someone who hated her. It wasn’t worth it.

But Shao Cixin was worth it. She was worth being good to and worth responding to. Wen Zhihan gently patted Shao Cixin’s head and said in return, “Don’t be upset, Cixin. I know it was her who misbehaved, and I know it was her who was in the wrong.”

Shao Cixin listened, nodded twice, and stroked the top of Wen Zhihan’s hair with her chin.

She was not so upset anymore.

Although the younger sister was rotten, the older sister was good enough. Wen Zhihan was just like a goddess who saved the unfortunate and suffering.

Holding Wen Zhihan’s body and stroking her long hair with her fingers, Shao Cixin found herself entering a thoughtful state.

There was an impulse in her heart to tell Wen Zhihan everything.

She wanted to tell Wen Zhihan why she wouldn’t drive, confide in her what hardships she had suffered in her past life, and disclose the grievances she still retained in this current one…

The more she thought about this idea, the stronger her impulse became. Thousands of words came to her lips, eager to be released.

She opened her mouth slightly. “Zhihan…”

“En?”

“Actually, I don’t drive because…”

“Because what?”

“…”

“Hmm?”

“…It’s nothing. I’ll tell you later.”

She couldn’t say it.

She was afraid of scaring Wen Zhihan, and she was also afraid that Wen Zhihan would be disgusted by her.

What if Wen Zhihan was bothered by the fact that Shao Cixin had married her hateful little sister?

No, no, this discussion should be left to the future!

Seeing that Shao Cixin was hesitant to speak, Wen Zhihan didn’t probe her any further.

This was Shao Cixin’s secret. She would tell Wen Zhihan when she wanted to tell her.

But this secret seemed difficult to reveal…

“Go to sleep.” Shao Cixin changed the subject. “You’ve had a hard day. Rest early.”

Wen Zhihan nodded. She turned off the lights, covered herself with her blanket, and lay down, ready to fall asleep.

At this moment, Shao Cixin came over to her again. She pinched Wen Zhihan’s collar with her fingers and gently tugged twice.

“Wen Zhihan…”

Wen Zhihan turned her head in the direction of Shao Cixin.

She heard Shao Cixin say softly and pitifully, “Because I was unhappy today, can I hold you to sleep? I feel safe in your arms…”

Shao Cixin began to play tricks.

After her words left her mouth, Shao Cixin felt Wen Zhihan embrace her in her arms and pat her head twice.

“Good night.

“Beautiful Mrs. Wen.”

The other person didn’t refuse her.

Shao Cixin happily embraced Wen Zhihan’s waist. Then she buried herself into Wen Zhihan’s chest and, with peace of mind, began to slip from the world of the waking to rest.

As long as she worked harder, maybe Wen Zhihan would like her!

Shao Cixin hoped that Wen Zhihan would like her.

Wen Zhihan also hoped that Shao Cixin would like her.

She hoped that her junior sister would continue to be more open to her in the future, until she became dependent on her and fell in love with her.

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I think today’s word count is pretty good.

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