On the day of her return to China, she was tied up and coaxed by the richest man to get her marriage

Yu Jinxian remained silent.

Yu Zongxian looked at the suppressed emotions in his eyes, so unfathomable, and suddenly sensed something was wrong. He looked directly at him.

"You are Chaochao's blood brother, and there are many ways to discipline her. Why did you choose the one that is the most distant from her?"

He hadn't noticed it before, but today he suddenly became acutely aware of some overlooked details.

It's important to know that Yu Jinzhao was taken care of by Yu Jinxian when he was young. Everyone was busy back then, and Yu Jinxian took on the responsibility of being the eldest brother, like a father...

Rather than saying Yu Jinxian is Chaochao's older brother, it's more accurate to say he's her second father.

In terms of affection and love, no one in the entire family can compare to Yu Jinxian's importance to Yu Jinzhao.

After what happened three years ago, he was angry, disappointed, sad, and heartbroken as a father.

But as time went by, he gradually softened and forgave Yu Jinzhao.

That's his own daughter, how could he possibly harbor resentment towards her?

He believed that even if the old lady woke up one day, she wouldn't hate her beloved granddaughter for accidentally pushing her...

Because in this world, only family members will have unlimited tolerance.

He thought his son thought the same way, but why was he the one who used to dote on his daughter the most unable to forgive her?

Moreover, he could vaguely see resentment in his son's eyes.

What was he complaining about regarding Chaochao?

There must be some hidden story he doesn't know about.

Yu Jinxian lowered her head and pressed her lips together so hard that they turned slightly white.

“Ah Xian, when we do business, we need to learn to read people’s hearts, but we also need to learn to take care of our family’s emotions.”

Yu Zongxian's eyes softened suddenly, and he spoke earnestly.

"Even if you are dissatisfied with Chaochao, you should not fail to distinguish between close and distant relatives. I hope you can understand that Xintong is just your stepsister, while Chaochao is your biological sister."

If you distance yourself from her like this, you'll definitely break off all ties.

Yu Zongxian didn't quite understand Yu Jinxian's strange changes.

Before, Yu Jinxian was cold to Jiang Xintong, even more blatantly biased than he was towards her. He only had eyes for Chaochao. How did things change later?

Jiang Xintong is obedient and well-behaved; it's perfectly fine to treat her well.

Yu Jinxian should never have distanced herself from Chaochao; how heartbroken Chaochao must be.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jinxian's suppressed emotions finally spilled out. She looked up at him, her fox-like eyes dull and lifeless, and said softly,

"She distanced herself from me; she didn't care about me."

Her light and elegant voice surprisingly revealed a rare sense of loss and sorrow.

Yu Zongxian was startled and frowned, saying, "Why do you always feel that Chaochao doesn't care about her family?"

She was arguing with the old lady in the stairwell at the time, and they were pulling at each other when it was an accidental slip. She couldn't have pushed her on purpose!

If she truly didn't care about her family, why would she stop Xintong from taking the medicine?

Yu Jinxian's eyes were red and her voice was a little hoarse, "That's because she hasn't become completely cold-hearted yet, she still has the most basic humanity."

"Snapped."

Yu Zongxian slammed his hand on the incense table, making a loud noise.

He couldn't believe his son would say such hurtful things; he used to never say a harsh word to his sister.

His feelings for his daughter had become so indifferent.

She froze on the spot, staring blankly at her son, as if she didn't recognize him.

He turned around and looked at his wife's memorial tablet, where several photo frames were placed.

One of them is a photo of Yu Jinxian and Yu Jinzhao.

The young man in the photo has a clear and handsome appearance, with outstanding features and eyebrows, reminiscent of green bamboo after a spring rain.

He held Yu Jinzhao, who was still a little dumpling, and smiled with the utmost tenderness.

But when did he become so indifferent?

Nowadays, he seems to have no emotions or desires.

Yu Zongxian picked up the photo frame and threw it at Yu Jinxian.

"Have you forgotten what your mother told you before she passed away?"

"She hopes that you siblings will be united and support each other. If she saw you two so estranged, how sad your mother would be in heaven..."

Yu Jinxian knelt alone, his back, as straight as a bamboo shoot, swaying slightly.

"She is the only sister my mother left me. I swore that I would always protect her, no matter how she treats me, and that has never changed."

I also believe that she didn't push Grandma on purpose; it was unintentional.

Yu Zongxian gripped the incense table tightly, his knuckles turning white. He used all his strength to stop the angry shout rising in his throat, and spoke in a low, calm voice, as he tried to remain composed.

"So what exactly is going on between you and Chaochao?"

Yu Jinxian remained silent, staring blankly at the photo of himself and Yu Jinzhao beneath him.

Yu Zongxian felt that he was completely out of his mind and didn't want to say anything more. He left with the words, "Get up when you've figured things out."

The ancestral hall door was wide open, and the crabapple trees in the courtyard swayed in the wind, their branches and leaves rustling softly, much like Yu Jinxian's current state of mind, quietly churning out a tsunami.

He moved his fingers, picked up the photo frame from the ground, and gently stroked it with his long, jade-like fingers, his fingers trembling slightly for a moment.

In the photo, he is only a teenager, holding his daughter Jinzhao, who is only a few years old. His gaze is as deep and profound as the starry sky, and as gentle as an ocean filled with love.

His younger sister looked up and laughed in his arms, her dark, grape-like eyes like those of a cute little white rabbit, lively and innocent.

Yu Jinxian suddenly laughed, a laugh that made her whole body tremble, so much so that she couldn't even hold the photo frame steady, and a tear slid down her cheek...

Father said that his estrangement from his sister would make her sad, and Mother would also be sad...

But who cares whether he's sad or not...?

Yu Jinzhao used to treat him, her older brother, like her own life. She would care about him, pay attention to all his emotions, and show him warmth and concern.

It wasn't until the second year after Lin Hui and Jiang Xintong came to the Yu family that he was unable to take care of his younger sister at home because he was going abroad to study finance at a business school.

His younger sister was also very reluctant to part with him, and she even shed tears the night before he left.

Everything was fine back then.

Later, he went abroad to study business, where he was under closed management and could no longer chat with others every day as before.

School rules stipulate that students may make a phone call using the school's phone no more than once every six months.

Before he left home, he made a promise with her that even if they couldn't see each other every day for the next few years.

However, it is essential to send each other gifts on birthdays, as this signifies that you both care about each other and that this sibling bond should never be weakened.

He never forgot this promise, and every year before her birthday he would choose a gift for her, making sure she received it on her birthday.

But she forgot her promise.

He called to remind her, and she always said she had prepared it, but he never received it.

At first, he thought she had sent it, but he just hadn't received it.

But Jiang Xintong told him that she locked herself in her room every day to read medical books and study traditional Chinese medicine, and didn't care about anything outside the room.

At that time, she and Jiang Xintong were like sisters, and she would tell Jiang Xintong all her secrets.

It was Jiang Xintong who relayed the message, saying that she had forgotten his birthday because she was busy, and that she made an excuse to say that she had given him a gift because she was afraid he would be angry.

Later, he couldn't help but tell her that he hadn't received it, and she replied that it might have been lost in transit and that she would send him a replacement later.

It's been sent away for two consecutive years, how could such a bizarre thing happen?

Moreover, she said she would make up for it, but she didn't.

So, she was just giving him the runaround.

Later, he stopped reminding him, and his heart gradually grew cold.

The innocent younger sister he used to know has started lying to him.

He raised her single-handedly and invested so much emotion in her. He cared about her deeply, so he cared a lot about whether she cared about him.

What he wanted wasn't a gift, but her attitude of valuing him.

But he was disappointed; she only enjoyed what others gave her, but never gave love in return.

So he ignored her and unilaterally cut off all contact with her, but in his heart he kept waiting for her to take the initiative to contact him.

He was all alone abroad, feeling very lonely every day. His father and grandmother were too busy with the family business back home to pay attention to him. He missed his sister every day and hoped that she could care about him, even if she couldn't call or write a letter.

He would forgive her for all her indifference if she said just one word.

But she never looked for him, as if he were not her brother.

He thought that his younger sister had been spoiled since childhood and had a carefree personality, which was why she hadn't noticed his disappointment and awkwardness.

He is a man; he has his own dignity and pride, and he simply cannot utter such pretentious words.

Even though Jiang Xintong wrote to him every week without getting tired of it, she still cared about him and shared her sister's stories at home with him, even though she knew he didn't like her at all.

If a complete stranger could go to such lengths for him, his beloved sister remained indifferent.

Yu Jinxian's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile, his eyes turning completely red and filled with tears, as if he had fallen into a state of demonic possession.

People really shouldn't be compared. Once you do, you'll find that he's nothing compared to his sister.

He used to dote on Yu Jinzhao so much that he would do anything to get her the stars in the sky if she wanted them.

But her actions deeply disappointed him.

But he was unwilling to accept it. Why could she be so indifferent when he cared so much about her?

How can the little girl who used to follow him around calling him "brother" and whom he raised single-handedly ignore him?

He started working frantically, ended his overseas business early, and rushed back to China, intending to confront her.

However, as soon as he got home, he learned the devastating news that his sister had accidentally pushed their grandmother.

This is a bolt from the blue.

He came back too late; his sister had ultimately followed in her mother's footsteps, her coldness frightening.

His thoughts lingered, and a shadow gradually settled over Yu Jinxian's deep eyes. He couldn't help but grip the photo frame tightly in his hand, as if he could hold onto the beautiful memories he had shared with his sister and the regrets that had never existed.

In fact, the conflict between him and his sister had existed long before their grandmother's accident; the grandmother's incident was merely the fuse.

Even after all these years, he still can't let it go, and he can't bring himself to tell anyone.

Perhaps his insistence on her admitting her mistake was not only for his grandmother's sake, but also to make her understand the importance of him as her older brother.

The reason we don't let her study traditional Chinese medicine is not only because we're afraid she'll get tired and become a second mother, but also because we resent that traditional Chinese medicine takes up too much of our sister's energy and that she doesn't even care about her family anymore.