The daily life of a crazy female supporting character trying to redeem herself.

Have you heard about what happened to my second cousin?

Xue Fanxing shrugged. "You wouldn't believe me if I said I hadn't heard of it. Back then, there was a lot of news about it. Although I was too young to understand the news, the adults were talking about it."

“When I was very young, I especially liked my aunt and my older cousin. They doted on me and treated me like their own daughter and younger sister.”

“My aunt took care of me in place of my mother, giving me meticulous care, and my older cousin protected me like a father, teaching me to become a better person.”

“When my second cousin first came back to my uncle’s house, you simply couldn’t imagine how thin he had become.”

“I happened to be at their house the day my aunt and older cousin brought him back.”

"It was a snowy day, and a ten-year-old child was only wearing a tattered old cotton-padded jacket. A large piece was missing from the hem of his trousers, and the exposed skin was covered with frostbite."

“He was filthy and smelled rotten. I heard from my uncle’s aunts that he had been wandering the streets for a month after his mother died, surviving by scavenging leftover food from garbage cans.”

"How he survived in such cold, snowy weather, only God knows."

"The first time I met him, I was so scared that I hid behind the sofa and only dared to peek out at him."

"He didn't see me because his eyes were only fixed on the floor."

“My older cousin held his dirty hand and personally took him to take a bath.”

"My aunt only noticed me after she told the nanny to prepare dinner, and then she picked me up from behind the sofa."

I timidly asked her, 'Who is that monster, and why is it here?'

“My aunt answered me, ‘He’s not a monster, he’s a good boy, he’s your uncle’s son, he’s your cousin.’”

“I was a bad person back then. I looked down on him and thought he was dirty and smelly, but I didn’t dare to say it because I knew that if I did, my aunt and older cousin would hate me.”

"It took a long time before my eldest cousin brought him out. Because they were in a hurry to get home, he first dressed my second cousin in his clothes. They were three years apart, and the clothes didn't fit him well. The sleeves and trouser legs could be rolled up, but the rest couldn't. He was too thin, and wearing those clothes made him look ridiculous."

"After he took a shower, he was much cleaner, and I could finally see his face clearly. He had beautiful features, but his face was so thin that it looked unrecognizable, and it also had some scratches and abrasions. Plus, he had a sullen face, so I was still afraid of him."

“As soon as they came out, my aunt asked my aunt to serve the food. After the food was served, there were only a few of us left in the restaurant. My uncle didn’t come back until we finished eating.”

"Before dinner, my aunt introduced us to each other. I called him 'brother,' and he glanced at me before looking at my older cousin. My older cousin patted him on the shoulder and smiled at him. That smile seemed to reassure him, and he replied, 'Hello, little sister.'"

“He spoke very stiffly, and he wouldn’t look me in the eye.”

"But his greeting 'Hello, little sister' made me less afraid of him."

“When I saw him eating, I was really surprised. He didn’t even know how to use chopsticks. He held the chopsticks like a three-year-old child, and would look at my older cousin from time to time to imitate his posture.”

"But he was just learning, how could he pick up food properly? He tried several times but the food kept falling on the table. His face turned red, and he stopped picking up food and just sat there, not knowing what to do."

"While I was laughing at him in my heart, my older cousin was teaching him how to use chopsticks."

“With someone teaching him, he learns very quickly; at least he can pick up food with chopsticks now.”

"The meal took a long time. After the meal, I was picked up by the driver and taken home."

"After a long time, when I visited their home again, he had completely transformed. He had gained weight and was no longer skinny. He was wearing clothes that fit him well, and his skin had become fair."

"But I still don't like him, because I learned the meaning of 'illegitimate child' from some people."

"But my aunt and older cousin liked him very much, so I didn't dare to show my disgust for him."

"He no longer had a gloomy face, he learned to smile, and he learned to take care of me like my older cousin."

“But I ignored his kindness and became even more jealous that he took away half of my aunt’s and cousin’s attention.”

“I was always indifferent to him until one day, I was eating ice cream and ate a lot of them. He was afraid I would get a headache, so he wouldn’t let me eat anymore.”

“I hated him at that time, so I naturally assumed the worst about him. I thought he was stingy and wouldn’t let me eat their food.”

"I thought to myself, he's really bad. He's only been back for half a year and he's already taken away my aunt and my older cousin. Now he's even trying to take away my ice cream."

"Because at that time, it was just the two of us in the living room."

“I harbored resentment and looked down on him. After he took my ice cream, I completely snapped, yelling at him with a mixture of resentment and jealousy: ‘You bastard, you monster like a stray dog, give me back my ice cream!’”

He froze, his hand holding the ice cream trembling. His older cousin, who was just coming downstairs, overheard him and angrily shouted, "Xiao Qing, shut up! He's your brother!"

“Seeing how much my older cousin protected him made me even angrier. Since he came, my older cousin has been spending half of his time with me teaching him to write, because he had never been to school before he came back.”

"And because of him, my eldest cousin got angry with me for the first time and scolded me with a stern face."

"I only realized later that my older cousin was angry with me not because of him, but because of the bad things I said."

"But at the time I didn't understand, I just felt that he was the one who caused me to be scolded."

"I became even more reckless, saying things like, 'He's not my brother! He's a shameless illegitimate child and doesn't deserve to be my brother!'"

“My older cousin was furious. He went to the garden, broke off a tree branch, and tried to hit my hand. He told me to put my hand out, but I refused.”

"He repeatedly told me to apologize to my second cousin, but I just wouldn't."

"Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and tried to swing a branch at my foot, but my second cousin blocked it. My eldest cousin didn't pull it back and hit his arm, leaving a red mark."

“His actions surprised me, and I felt a pang of sadness. I belatedly realized that I had gone too far, but I am both proud and timid, and I didn’t even have the courage to admit my mistake.”

"His actions also brought my older cousin back to his senses. He looked at his hand and apologized to him."

"He comforted my older brother, saying it was alright, and told him not to hit me."

"I don't know what he said to my older cousin, but my older cousin sighed, threw away the branch, and decided not to hit me anymore, but he also stopped talking to me."

"After a long time, my second cousin came upstairs. He pondered for a long time before sitting down next to me and talking to me."