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

It's because Uncle Yu's attitude towards her and Yu Jinzhao is completely different. No matter how much he trusts Yu Jinzhao, it's useless. It will only make his older brother completely disappointed in Yu Jinzhao.

Because those rare badges that Yu Jinzhao risked his life to obtain were already thanks to Jiang Xintong.

The more Uncle Yu feels sorry for Yu Jinzhao's sacrifices, the more it makes the eldest brother feel sorry for her, and thus he thinks Yu Jinzhao is unscrupulous.

Yu Zongxian stared at Yu Jinxian in astonishment. What did he mean by Jiang Xintong bravely risking her life for him?

She couldn't help but ask nervously, "A-Xian, what happened to you?"

Yu Jinzhao blinked, looking at him with some confusion.

Yu Jinxian's fox-like eyes flickered slightly. His light amber pupils seemed to blend with the color of snow, making him exceptionally gentle and refined, yet also shimmering as if he had lost his warmth. His gaze swept over Yu Zongxian's concerned eyes, and the cold, snowy aura dissipated somewhat. His voice was clear and gentle, "It's nothing, it's all over now."

Yu Jinchao's eyebrows were furrowed, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that after her brother finished speaking, Jiang Xintong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and loosened her tightly clenched hands.

She and her senior had studied psychology, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

If Jiang Xintong were to risk her life for her brother, given her flamboyant personality, shouldn't she announce it to the world and let everyone know about her sacrifice? It would also boost her father's favorability.

She was so nervous, as if she was afraid her brother would tell her, which made her seem a little guilty.

Is it...

The brother thought the rare badge, which he had gone through so much trouble to obtain, was a gift from Jiang Xintong.

Otherwise, how do you explain your brother's series of strange reactions?

And the disappointed and heartbroken reaction after finding out what the gift she said she was giving was.

He felt that he was using any means necessary to steal the credit that belonged to Jiang Xintong.

Thinking of this, Yu Jinzhao suddenly wanted to laugh, but he felt as if he were soaking in a viscous liquid, making it difficult to even breathe, and he couldn't laugh at all.

Yu Jinxian pursed her lips slightly, her expression calm and composed. "Dad, you're busy with work, so you don't need to worry about things at home, and you certainly don't need to try to match me with Chaochao. Some feelings can't be forced. Besides, I've told you before, the issue between Chaochao and me is her own problem."

Throughout, his tone and expression remained calm; he showed no emotional changes whatsoever, not even a flicker of his brow.

But as each word fell into his ears, Yu Zongxian felt as if a huge weight had pressed down on his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

Suddenly, I realized that when A-Xian mentioned Chaochao, his eyes were less devoid of emotion and more numb.

Previously, when A-Xian spoke harshly to Chaochao, he thought it meant that A-Xian no longer cared about Chaochao, but that wasn't the case.

It is precisely because they care that they feel frustrated and agitated.

Now, his abandonment of his obsession with correcting Chaochao is a sign of his utter disappointment with the dynasty.

He even completely lost his feelings for her, leaving only an intangible and invisible resentment.

If his wife saw her two children causing such a scene, she would not rest in peace even in death.

Yu Jinzhao lowered her head and breathed quietly and evenly.

It turns out that her blood ties with her brother, and the affection they shared over so many years, couldn't compare to the care and concern Jiang Xintong showed her in just a few years.

Even that concern was enough to convince her brother that the rare badge she had risked her life to obtain was made by Jiang Xintong.

A person's feelings can be transferred.

She really misses her childhood, when he trusted her completely, and no one could break that trust.

Indeed, the only constant in the world is the fickleness of the human heart.

Even after understanding the whole story, there's still a sense of unease, a desire to clarify the final question.

“Brother, I have never understood why you distanced yourself from me during those years you were studying abroad. What did I do wrong that made you think it was all my fault, and even stopped replying to my letters?”

In those letters, she clearly apologized to him for taking it upon herself to request the rare badge.

He should have realized that she had obtained the rare badge after seeing the letter.

But he didn't reply because he felt she had stolen Jiang Xintong's credit.

But back then, their relationship was fine, so it's impossible for him to suddenly stop trusting her!

Yu Jinxian had originally wanted to stop thinking about the past, but now, looking at the blankness in her eyes, there was not a ripple of emotion, as calm as an ice lake, as if she knew nothing at all.

Suddenly I just couldn't take it anymore.

Her calmness wasn't feigned; she seemed completely unconcerned.

She knew perfectly well how much he valued her, the younger sister he had raised.

When he was far from home, lonely and missing her, he wished she could talk to him.

But she ignored him completely, and even now that she knows the truth can no longer be hidden, she remains so calm.

He showed no remorse, no guilt, as if his past distress and disappointment had nothing to do with her.

But he still holds a grudge, even now!

“Even now, you’re still shirking responsibility. Are you afraid Dad will blame you, or are you unwilling to face it? Just like how you couldn’t accept the fact that you accidentally hurt Grandma, you’re blocking yourself out of that reality and trying to cover up your indifference towards me in the same way?”

His breathing became heavy, and the chill that seeped into his bones was gradually numbing his body.

He needed to constantly suppress his feelings in order to endure the discomfort.

Yu Jinzhao's breath hitched, his face paled slightly, and his eyes were a vast expanse of black. "You're being completely unreasonable. It's clearly you who's ignoring me, so how did it become my problem?"

His delicate brows furrowed slightly. He stared at her for two seconds, then took his phone out of his pocket, unlocked it, swiped to his email, and handed it to her.

"Check your outbox yourself."

Yu Jinzhao opened the inbox, and the top showed 999+ sent emails.

The title shows the sender as Yu Jinxian and the recipient as Xiaoyu. The timeline in the lower right corner shows the years he spent studying.

—Little Fish, I've arrived at the Business School. Don't worry about me. Your brother isn't with you, so listen to your father and grandmother and take good care of yourself.

—Little Fish, why aren't you replying to your brother? You said you would email him every day. Are you just trying to appease him again?

—Little Fish, the weather forecast says it's gotten colder in Haicheng recently. You're prone to feeling cold, so be sure to wear more clothes, especially remember to wear long underwear. Don't sacrifice warmth for style.

—Little Fish, your brother is sick. He doesn't need to go to school tomorrow. Let's talk on the phone.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jinzhao's fingertips trembled. This was precisely the time when she was obsessed with obtaining rare badges, so she missed her brother's call.

Scrolling down further, the number of emails he sent decreased, from once a day to once a week, and finally to once every six months. The content of the emails also changed from affectionate and doting to indifferent and aloof...

From these emails, she could clearly see her brother's attitude towards her change from closeness to estrangement.

It was because he had never received a reply from her and she wouldn't answer his calls that he believed she had followed the same path of social withdrawal and cold-bloodedness as her mother, and his expectations of her turned into disappointment.

Just as she hadn't received any emails or letters from him for several years, although she thought he was too busy to have time, she was actually quite disappointed, especially since he was very indifferent to the two or three times they had talked on the phone in the first two years. She felt that her brother didn't care about her anymore.

It turns out that not only were there problems with the gifts, but also with the letters and emails!

"Did you see that clearly? These are all emails I wrote to you. What reason do you have to question that I haven't responded to you?"

Yu Jinxian pulled her phone back and asked in a calm tone.

Yu Jinzhao shook his head. "Brother, I didn't receive it. I didn't know you sent it to me."

Instead of answering, Yu Jinxian asked, "You said you sent me an email. Where is the email? Show it to me, and I'll believe you!"