At the dinner table, as always, Qin Yuyan was talking about amusing incidents that had happened at school, which made Qin Zhongsong and Liu Huiru beam with laughter.
Meanwhile, Han Yifan’s gaze towards Qin Yuyan was filled with tender affection, and when their eyes met and they shared a smile, their expressions were brimming with sentimental attachment.
The scene was extraordinarily touching and beautiful.
Qin Yuji sat at the end of the table, watching the four people laughing and talking in front of her, yet she felt so distant.
After dinner, Qin Zhongsong called Qin Yuji to his study and reiterated the details about the Hu family’s dinner party the following Saturday.
Although Qin Yuji had already made up her mind, she maintained an exceedingly gentle demeanour.
She knew that in this family, everyone could speak the truth but her.
If she showed even the slightest reluctance, what might happen then would be even more unpredictable.
Qin Yuji had tasted the schemes of Qin Zhongsong and Liu Huiru before.
“Good, you have always been sensible and understanding; Daddy trusts you,” he said.
Qin Zhongsong was extremely pleased, opened a drawer and took out a palm-sized jewellery box, passing it to Qin Yuji, “This is a gift from Daddy.”
Inside was an exquisite diamond brooch.
“It’s beautiful, I really like it, thank you, Daddy.”
Qin Yuji acted overwhelmingly delighted, holding it contentedly as she left.
Once outside the door, the smile on Qin Yuji’s face faded.
Several luxurious dresses, a dazzling piece of jewellery, and she was supposed to be grateful and sacrifice her own lifetime of happiness for their greater gain?
In her dreams!
She went back to her room and started packing her things.
After a while, someone knocked on her door, and in came Qin Yuyan, dressed in a new Chanel summer outfit.
“Sis, how do you like this dress?
Brother Yifan asked a friend to bring it from overseas, it’s not even in the M City boutique yet…”
Qin Yuyan, with her sweet appearance, inherited the best features of both Qin Zhongsong and Liu Huiru, her figure elegant and graceful, now a sophomore at M City Film Academy.
At the moment, her eyes were full of show off and calculation.
“It’s quite nice…” Qin Yuji replied while speeding up her actions.
“Sis, Brother Yifan also got me a lot of jewellery, do you want to pick one out?
Consider it a gift from him and me.”
“This weekend Brother Yifan said he wants to take me to the beach, driving his new car, Sis, do you want to join us?” Qin Yuyan persisted in asking.
The thing she couldn’t stand the most was her older sister acting as if she didn’t care about anything.
She didn’t believe that with Han Yifan as her boyfriend, she would remain indifferent?
How could Qin Yuji not see through Qin Yuyan’s petty maneuvers?
Qin Yuyan already had plenty from the start, yet she still liked to snatch what was hers.
Unfortunately, the things she had couldn’t be taken by Qin Yuyan.
When the Han family broke off the engagement, no one was probably happier than Qin Yuyan.
During that time, she spared no effort to mock and ridicule Qin Yuji.
And from the moment she started dating Han Yifan, her pride became overwhelming.
Just like now.
Qin Yuji left with her bag and headed for the stairs, turning back to look at Qin Yuyan with a smile, “There’s a saying that’s been circulating in social circles for a while now, have you not heard it?”
“What saying?”
Qin Yuyan stopped in her tracks.
“Flaunt your love and you’ll die fast…”
Qin Yuji gave a wink.
“Qin Yuji, you…”
“Shush…”
Seeing Qin Yuyan hopping mad, Qin Yuji gestured for silence and pointed downstairs, “Your Brother Yifan is still here.
Remember, you are a lady, stay calm, stay calm…”
A lady isn’t supposed to scream and shout.
As she watched the once meek and easily bullied Qin Yuji, who never contended with her, turn into a fox in an instant, teasing her and then walking away with swagger, Qin Yuyan’s pretty face turned bright red with anger.