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"Xiaoyang, take Xiaoyi home. Don't worry, your mom is here too."

Jiang Yongqing patted Jiang Yang on the shoulder to reassure him, and also glanced at Jiang Yi, implying that Jiang Yang should take good care of Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yang pulled Jiang Yi along, but Jiang Yi stubbornly refused to leave, saying, "Don't make Grandpa worry."

Jiang Yi left after hearing this.

Just outside the hospital, Jiang Guoqing and Jiang Xue were waiting at the entrance. Jiang Yang stood directly in front of Jiang Yi, his eyes sharp as he looked at them, wondering what tricks they were up to.

"Big brother, I'd like to have a talk with Xiao Yi."

Jiang Xue's voice was somewhat timid. Jiang Xue herself was petite and delicate, with beautiful features, and her eyes were always filled with tears, giving people a pitiful feeling.

"I don't think there's anything to talk about between the two of you."

Jiang Yang has no feelings for Jiang Xue, but Jiang Yi is his own younger sister, and he must protect her.

"Big brother, I... I just want to apologize to Xiao Yi." Jiang Xue lowered her head, not daring to look at Jiang Yang.

"Xiaoyang, Xiaoxue is also your sister. How can you talk to her like that? Where has your usual manners gone?" Jiang Guoqing couldn't help but speak up when he saw Jiang Xue's humble appearance.

Just as Jiang Yang was about to speak, Jiang Yi grabbed his hand, and a smile appeared on Jiang Yi's lips.

"If it's because of what happened tonight, you don't need to apologize. The person you should apologize to is not me."

"If it weren't for me, Grandpa wouldn't have been hospitalized," Jiang Xue said, her eyes brimming with tears, her voice trembling with sobs.

"Xiaoxue, don't cry. This has nothing to do with you." Jiang Guoqing looked at his daughter with tears in her eyes and patted her shoulder with heartache.

"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now." Jiang Yi didn't want to watch them put on a show of fatherly affection.

"Xiao Yi, Dad said you also like Senior Chi Ruiche. Can you let me have him?" Jiang Xue said anxiously as she watched Jiang Yi leave.

Jiang stopped in her tracks upon hearing this, realizing that this was where he had been waiting for her. "Chi Ruiche is not a commodity. If you like him and he likes you, I have nothing to say."

“I know your senior is very good to you. If you just talk to him, he will definitely agree.” Jiang Xue’s answer seemed ridiculous.

Jiang Yi didn't want to answer her, because her intuition told her that Jiang Xue was definitely not the cowardly and timid person she appeared to be; her words were all probing her—probing her relationship with Chi Ruiche.

"Xiao Yi, please help your sister, please. I'm begging you." After saying this, Jiang Xue actually knelt down, which surprised them. Everyone who saw this was Jiang Yi bullying her.

"Xiaoxue, stand up." Jiang Guoqing didn't expect Jiang Xue to kneel down before Jiang Yi. "Jiang Yi, your sister has begged you so much, and you still won't agree?"

“Dad, this is not something Xiao Yi can decide at all. Why are you forcing her? If Jiang Xue likes to kneel, then let her kneel.” Jiang Yang pulled Jiang Yi into the car without looking back, leaving Jiang Xue standing there.

"Xiaoxue, why are you demeaning yourself like this? Dad will find a way." Jiang Guoqing helped Jiang Xue up, reassuring her.

"Dad, if Xiao Yi doesn't agree, Grandpa won't either. It's me who wants to marry Chi Ruiche, and I don't want you to be in a difficult position because of me," Jiang Xue said considerately, wiping away her tears.

"It's Dad's fault. Dad will definitely find a way, don't worry." Jiang Guoqing looked at Jiang Xue and remembered Xu Xinping's aggrieved look. "Let's go, your mother is waiting for us."

"Okay." Jiang Guoqing instructed the driver to drive. He never saw the moment Jiang Xue turned her head; in the darkness, her eyes held a chillingly vicious glint.