Top celebrity brother universally disliked online? His wealthy older sister pampers him!

"Sister, what are you talking about? I...I don't know..."

Faced with Xia Xiyue's sharp and direct questioning, Chu Xiling subconsciously chose to deny it, revealing an ignorant and innocent look.

She said timidly, "R-really did that happen? I don't know. Oh my god, how could Mom and Dad do such a terrible thing? Maybe it was because of the situation at home at the time... If only I had known then—"

Xia Xiyue suddenly let out a soft laugh.

Sarcastic, mocking.

"No, you know."

"Chu Lingling, weren't you there at the time?"

“You held your mother’s hand tightly and said that all of that money belonged to your family, so why should it be given to others? You also strongly urged me, this poor wretch who lives under someone else’s roof, to get out of your house and not to stay at the door begging for food.”

Chu Xiling's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

As people get older, they tend to forget things from the past to some extent, but Xia Xiyue still remembers that day very clearly.

Grandma's illness came on suddenly.

Her son, her own father, had always been an unfilial son who neglected his elderly parents and wouldn't even respond to calls from the hospital.

His mother had gone abroad long ago, not to mention that the couple had long since divorced, and his mother had no obligation to support the elderly.

To make it easier to stay in touch, young Xia Xiyue has a very old and worn-out cell phone so that she can call the village and contact her grandmother in case of an accident.

Xia Xiyue rarely used it, even when she was wronged.

Until that day, the hospital called her.

Xia Xiyue had always known that her uncle's family had no obligation to support her. Perhaps she was just not likable—after all, her own parents didn't want her anymore, did they?

So she also knew that her grandmother gave her uncle's family far more money than she spent. She also knew that the family withheld boarding fees and even voluntarily took on household chores and some of the difficulties and torment caused by their only daughter, Chu Lingling.

It does not matter.

It is true that she caused trouble for the other family, and this is the treatment she deserves as someone who hates trouble and is a burden.

Xia Xiyue had already considered not going to school in the future. She knelt down in front of her uncle's family, kowtowing and begging them to return the unused portion of the living expenses paid by her grandmother so that she could pay for her medical treatment at the hospital.

That was the start of the second semester of high school.

The scholarship she received for entering high school, along with the scholarships she received for the previous two semesters, were all given to her uncle's family for living expenses. In addition, her grandmother added a sum of money, which added up to a considerable amount. The scholarship portion was particularly generous, and Xia Xiyue herself estimated that she had only spent a small fraction of it by now. Her uncle's family used it to add a little more and bought a better, bigger, and more comfortable house.

Xia Xiyue only needed half of it for emergencies, and didn't want the rest. But how did that other family do it?

My uncle's face turned cold.

In my memory, my uncle always had a cold face when he saw her. The only time he seemed to see a hint of a smile was when she was a good student and her grades could be exchanged for money. But that smile would disappear in an instant.

My aunt, on the other hand, was always smiling.

With a smile and gentleness, she let her take care of all the housework, tutor her daughter, and even...

Auntie said, "Xixi, it's not that the family doesn't want to give, but all the money you gave us has already been spent."

"how is this possible?"

Her aunt smiled and explained to her item by item: "Didn't you get into high school? We used that money to add a little more and moved to a house closer to your school, so it would be easier for you to get to and from school. That money is all gone now, and all the food and other necessities you've been using lately are still being paid for by our family..."

Is it?

The new house is indeed closer to her high school, but it's only 4.5 kilometers away instead of 5. She still has to get up early and transfer frequently. However, it's only a ten-minute walk from her cousin Chu Lingling's junior high school.

“We’re very sad that your grandma is sick, but we just moved to a new house and the expenses were so high. We really can’t afford it. You have to understand, okay? Here’s what we’ll do.”

Auntie ran into the house and came out again: "Take this money first, go see your grandma, buy her some things, don't be stingy, consider it as you've visited us. Xixi, don't blame your auntie for not going, your parents are divorced, and we have no connection with your grandma, we're really sorry."

Her words were impeccable.

Xia Xiyue opened her palm, revealing three red bills—three hundred yuan each.

Even so, young Chu Lingling still cried out from the side, "Mom? Why should we give her the money? It's all mine! I won't let you give it to her, go and get it back for me!"

Seeing that words were ineffective, Chu Lingling tried to grab it directly, but her aunt slapped her hand away.

The latter looked at herself embarrassedly, her face full of resentment. If it weren't for her aunt's suppression, she seemed like she would burst into tears at any moment.

Meanwhile, his real family member, his uncle, stood aside, his face full of indifference and apathy.

Finally, Auntie managed to appease Chu Lingling, and even Uncle went up to say a few words. The three of them lived in their newly moved-in beautiful house.

The red mark on Xia Xiyue's forehead was reflected in the red paper she was clutching. The three red paper bills in her hand had become two. While Chu Lingling was distressed, her uncle couldn't bear to watch and "felt sorry" took one bill from her hand and handed it to his daughter.

She scolded him, "Why give so much money to the child? You don't even care that your own daughter is crying like that."

Xia Xiyue was met with her aunt's embarrassed smile, but she remained motionless.

perhaps……

Behind the girl, there was her grandmother lying in the emergency room, her life hanging in the balance...

In the end, Xia Xiyue left that "home," which was not her home.

Xia Xiyue was walking on the street.

Grandma's medical expenses were still completely unpaid. In a daze, she turned on her phone.

Xia Xiyue's old-fashioned cell phone was mainly used to contact her grandmother, and it contained very few contacts.

However, due to some accidents and some jokes, one of the unsaved past call records belonged to Fu Zhiming, the eldest son of the Fu family.

This should be the richest person Xia Xiyue knows right now.

Xia Xiyue opened and searched, but ended up dialing a different number.

She hadn't saved the number or kept any call records. She'd only heard it once from someone else and memorized it. Now, she dialed it, pressing each digit one by one.

The call was answered shortly after: "Who is this?"

The voice was noble and aloof, but because of its youthful quality, it didn't sound indifferent; instead, it revealed an unusual gentleness.

Xia Xiyue gripped the phone tightly, without answering.

"Not going to say anything? I've blocked you."

"Don't--"

Xia Xiyue finally heard her own voice, which sounded as if she hadn't drunk water for three days and three nights, a stark contrast to the pleasant sound on the other end.

“It’s me…Xia Xi.”

The person on that end was a prominent figure on campus at the time, so it's not surprising that some people were able to get her phone number.

Moreover, this person has some connection with him.

"Is Fu Zhiming or Qin Lang causing you trouble again? Just you wait—"

"no!"

Xia Xiyue, back then she was just called Xia Xi—she interrupted again urgently: "I don't know what to do, I... I want to die..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

"Hurry up, don't die in my phone."

He quickly continued, as if afraid that Xia Xiyue would really die, his childish tone becoming heavy.

"Xia Xi, what exactly happened to you? Think it through and tell me clearly. I'm only giving you this one chance."

Despite her cold and ruthless tone, Xia Xi herself didn't know why, but as if bewitched, she unconsciously began to tell everyone everything—her grandmother's illness, her uncle's embezzlement, her desperate situation...

pat pat pat.

Only then did she realize that tears were streaming down her arms and onto the ground.

Fiery, scalding, and inexhaustible...

The grievances are hidden deep in my heart, and only when I truly meet someone I can confide in will they pour out in full force.

"What a coward."

The harsh comments continued on the other end, the voice coming through the old-fashioned phone carrying a hint of distortion.

“What’s so important that it’s worth dying for? How much money do you need? I’ll transfer it to… never mind, you don’t have a card yet, right? Just tell me which hospital your grandma is in, what ward, what hospital, and I’ll arrange it.”

The matter that had posed a life-or-death threat to her was resolved so easily and casually by that person.

……

……

To this day, Xia Xiyue still remembers what Qin Chaoyue said back then—she was only 17 years old and in her second year of high school, while Qin Chaoyue had skipped a grade and was two years younger than her, only 15.

"It's all done."

"This money is a loan from me, and I will repay it with interest in the future."

"Considering that you are still studying and don't have much ability yet, we can postpone the repayment of the money for a while."

"Given your current situation... never mind, borrowing another sum isn't out of the question. Focus on developing yourself first, stop wasting time on those messy things, and don't hang out with shady characters. If I find out, I'll give you extra interest!"

"Xia Xi, you must remember that your life and your own value are far more precious than these external things."

"..."

A proud and beautiful young lady appeared before her, her eyes dark and bright, her lips slightly curved.

At that time, Xia Xi's grandmother had passed the danger and was living in a nursing home arranged by the other party.

"The more money I owe, the more I accumulate..."

Qin Chaoyue, who was only 15 years old, said, "Okay, now you are completely mine."