"Smack..."
A heavy slap landed on Yun Xiao-xi's face. In an instant, her palm-sized face swelled up like a bread bun, with fresh blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
Yun Xiao-xi stubbornly raised her head.
"I've done no wrong!"
Yun Zi-jun looked at his sister in disappointment.
"Do you only admit to seducing my brother-in-law after you've climbed into Mr. Mu's bed?"
Yun Xiao-xi covered her face, staring straight at Yun Zi-jun.
"It was Mu Ze-ming who coerced me!"
Had she barely escaped from the clutches of Mu Ze-ming who almost violated her, only to be greeted not with brotherly affection, but a slap in the face?
Why didn't he believe her?
Furious beyond reason, Yun Zi-jun slapped Yun Xiao-xi again.
Yun Zi-zhen had already attempted suicide because Yun Xiao-xi had seduced Mu Ze-ming! It was a fortunate thing that she was found in time or the consequences were unthinkable.
Yet Yun Xiao-xi showed no remorse.
"Right now, go and apologize to your sister in the hospital!"
Yun Xiao-xi gazed in disbelief at Yun Zi-jun. When they were children, Yun Zi-jun would always indulge her and call her 'sister' fondly.
Now, she could hardly believe that the person who had hit her twice was her own biological brother.
"I am your real sister!"
Why doesn't he ever believe in her?
Why does he always think that he's the one who's wrong?
Yun Zijun looked at Yun Xiaoxi, who showed no signs of remorse, and this infuriated him even more.
"I would rather have no sister like you! When will you be as sensible as Zijun?"
Ha...
Such irony. Since childhood, Yun Zijun loved to garner sympathy from everyone by hurting and threatening to kill herself, yet she was always just conveniently discovered by her elder brother.
Now, her own brother would rather have Yun Zijun and not have a sister like her.
Was it that only Yun Zijun was his good sister, and the good daughter of their father?
Yun Zijun was never wrong, the one who was always wrong was her!
Hasn't it always been this way?
Yun Xiaoxi, what exactly are you hoping for?
She lifted her head, staring at the ceiling, refusing to let the tears fall. She wouldn't shed tears for anyone in this world other than her mother.
"I'll say it again, I'm not the one who's wrong!"
Yun Zijun closed his eyes in utter disappointment. When he reopened them, the rage gradually subsided, and finally, he seemed to make a weighty decision.
"You can leave! From this point onwards, I no longer have a sister like you."
Yun Xiaoxi did not respond; she merely pushed open the house door and left.
As she left, she softly uttered one word: “Alright.”
This warm family of four, all surnamed Yun, has never belonged to her!
On the sidewalk, Yun Xiaoxi squatted down and sobbed uncontrollably.
She thought that ever since her mother left, she had no more tears to shed.
But, she couldn't help it anymore.
The pain was unbearable!
Her most admired older brother has never believed in her.
Wherever she intersected with Yun Zizhen, she was always the one in the wrong.
Why did her father favor Yun Zizhen, and her biological older brother do the same?
She pledged to allow herself this one cathartic moment of cries, just this one time.
Suddenly, an exquisite white handkerchief was handed to Yun Xiaoxi.
With her eyes red and swollen, Yun Xiaoxi lifted her head in bewilderment.
"Xue Bohan?"
She was a primary school teacher, and the child in front of her was the youngest genius in their class who had skipped a grade.
Xue Bohan looked at the white handkerchief in his hand that he hadn't given out, supported Yun Xiaoxi's chin, and gently wiped away her tears, promising solemnly.
"I will take responsibility for your future!"
Yun Xiaoxi, with a very heavy heart, couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing Xue Bohan's words. Has this little brat watched too many dramas and set himself up as an overbearing CEO?
Xue Bohan furrowed his brows, worried that Yun Xiaoxi wouldn’t believe his words, and solemnly pledged again.
"Their loss for not wanting you, from now on, we two are family."
Yun Xiaoxi laughed even more heartily. Such a cute child he was, but a child is just a child, whose words are naive and innocent. He will forget it one day, and she certainly shouldn't take it seriously.
She shook her head helplessly.
"Thank you for your kindness. I need to prepare for the new school term. I'll leave now."
With that, Yun Xiaoxi was ready to get up and leave.
Watching Yun Xiaoxi leave without hesitation, Xue Bohan's eyes flashed with a dim light. He quickly bowed his head and his voice was disheartened.
"You know, I don't have parents, I also want a family..."
Hearing Xue Bohan's choked nasal sound, Yun Xiaoxi's footsteps halted.
She remembered that Xue Bohan's student record stated that both his parents had passed away.
Seeing the loneliness in his eyes, somehow, Yun Xiaoxi felt a pang of heartache.
Turns out, they were both pitiful.
"Okay, from today onwards, we're family."
Xue Bohan excitedly walked over to Yun Xiaoxi, took her hand and announced gleefully.
"From now on, you're my woman and no one can make you shed tears!"
Yun Xiaoxi slipped a little at his shocking declaration, nearly toppling over.
Seeing Xue Bohan's radiant smile, it seemed like his past sorrow was but an illusion.
Yun Xiaoxi had a feeling she had just walked into a trap.
Unable to resist her inner doubts, she questioned back.
"I'm your woman?"
Xue Bohan somewhat regretted his rashness just now, nearly exposing his true intentions.
Suppressing his inner delight of success, he cocked his head, looking at Yun Xiaoxi innocently like a clueless child.
"We're a family, I'm your man, and you're my woman, is that not right?"
Yun Xiaoxi nodded, this understanding seems right.
But why does she feel like she's being played more and more?
She stealthily glanced at Xue Bohan and saw the unshed sorrow still in his eyes.
Yun Xiaoxi inwardly scolded herself. He was so young, how could she distrust him out of her own paranoia?
They were both alone.