“Right now, she can stay passive under someone else and accept another’s intimate gestures. Up until now, there might have only been one person, but can you guarantee that for the future?”
Shen Ruxue truly could not bear to see her sister be deceived or betrayed in a relationship. This was her dearest sister, whom she had watched grow up since she was a child.
There was no one in this world who valued or cared for the other more than she did.
“If you continue to indulge her like this, she’s very likely to completely betray you behind your back!”
As Shen Ruxue finished speaking, her emotions became uncontrollably agitated. Her voice even grew much louder. Originally, the two had been speaking at a volume only she and Chi Yingyu could hear, but that last sentence about betrayal caused almost everyone in the hall to look toward them.
‘Betrayal…’
Chi Yingyu looked at the sister in front of her. Although she knew her sister was saying this for her own good, ‘But if my sister knew the whole truth, would she still say such things?’
If anyone were to talk about betrayal, it would never be her Brother-in-law Jiang Lai’s turn to do so. What reason did Jiang Lai have to betray her? Up until now, she hadn’t even been able to accept Yingyu’s love, keeping the excessive affection shown to her at a distance of a thousand miles.
Chi Yingyu looked at Jiang Lai, who was also looking back at her. A lonely yet fortunate smile curled the corners of her lips. “As long as I can still stay by her side and she can calmly accept my affection, my love is enough.”
“You’re simply confused!”
Shen Ruxue was so angry that her fingertips felt numb. She had no way to handle her sister; she couldn’t exactly use her status as an older sister to pressure her.
As for her current identity as an older sister, it only mattered because Chi Yingyu acknowledged it. If Yingyu didn’t, she was just an older sister who had never fulfilled her due responsibilities.
Shen Ruxue was well aware that ever since she passed away, she had never fulfilled her duties as a sister or a mother for all these years. Her sister and her husband had carried everything.
She understood perfectly well that she had no qualification or right to command anything. Being acknowledged by her sister was already a stroke of luck. What right did she have to put on the airs of an elder and issue orders?
“I’m sorry, I got too emotional…”
Shen Ruxue pursed her lips tightly, her hand instinctively wiping away the tears flashing in the corners of her eyes. She didn’t understand. She couldn’t understand at all why her sister loved the woman beside her so much.
“I’m fine. Regardless of the consequences in the future, I’m willing to bear them.”
Chi Yingyu watched her sister, who was pursing her lips and clenching her hands tightly yet still restraining her actions and words. She understood. She understood everything clearly.
Everything her sister had just said was for her own good, to ensure she wasn’t hurt or deceived. Therefore, no matter how severe her sister’s words were, she didn’t mind. On the contrary, she felt more and more sorry for her sister.
She was like a thief, rejecting her sister’s return while simultaneously wanting to steal everything that belonged to her.
“I won’t treat the wound. I’m going to go calm down. Do whatever you want…”
Shen Ruxue was truly afraid that her emotions would flare up again. She really couldn’t stand to see her sister suffer even a bit of grievance. Whether it was the current situation or her own intuition, she had a premonition that her sister’s romance would absolutely not have a good ending.
That woman was involved with far too many people.
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Chi Yingyu’s mood wasn’t very good as she watched her sister leave. The cause of all this, from beginning to end, quietly approached her and drew a bit closer. Previously, she hadn’t dared to approach because she was afraid to face her daughter’s best friend.
Jiang Lai also knew very well that all her experiences on this resort island had been too pathetic. Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but mock herself.
Even though there was some distance between her and her sister-in-law, she had heard everything Shen Ruxue said clearly. She really wasn’t a good person.
Instead of having even the slightest desire to prove her innocence, Jiang Lai actually wanted to blacken her own reputation even further. “Yingyu, if you want to find a partner in the future, you must find someone better than me. It’s best to find someone brave and more loyal in love.”
“No. To me, no one in this world is better than you.”
“But how am I as good as you say? I can’t protect you; lately, you’ve been the one protecting me.”
Jiang Lai felt more and more useless. She looked at the alcohol swab she had picked up. Perhaps now, she was only suited for this kind of remedial work after the fact.
“I’m willing to protect you. If I can, I want to protect you for a lifetime. In the future, the three of us will continue to live together. If Leyie gets married and moves out, then the two of us will live together…”
Faced with Chi Yingyu’s increasingly excited expression and her increasingly direct and blunt words, Jiang Lai absolutely could not allow her to continue saying what was in her heart.
“That’s not realistic at all. You’ll fall in love and get married too. You have your own life.”
“But my life is all about you. I’m being serious. In the past, I might have hidden this affection in my heart for the rest of my life, but it’s different now. Now, I have the chance to stand by your side openly. I can express my love to you without caring about the gossip. The affection and feelings in my heart will no longer face any obstacles. In my eyes, our current relationship is better than ever.”
Jiang Lai looked at Chi Yingyu. Confronted with her sister-in-law’s passionate and sincere feelings, tears kept swirling in her eyes. She didn’t say a word. Right now, she just wanted to clean her sister-in-law’s wound and didn’t want to think about anything else. But how could Chi Yingyu allow that to happen?
Chi Yingyu knew very well that she had long since gone mad, and in this situation, she didn’t mind being a bit crazier.
‘But why is Jiang Lai always unwilling to cast aside those Secular Values? Can’t she just take one step toward me? I can finish all ninety-nine steps myself; she just needs to leave everything to me.’
‘As long as Brother-in-law gives me a slight nod, or at least doesn’t reject my actions.’
Chi Yingyu also knew exactly what her Brother-in-law was concerned about and what she was afraid and worried of. But so what? It was just some Secular Values and moral issues.
Even if they were discovered, even if Leyie or even her sister found out, she could personally endure all the foul language and accusations.
In the past, Chi Yingyu had truly considered every possible situation. She had even thought that if her Brother-in-law found another woman, even if she were married, she would still be willing. She was willing to do anything.
No matter how terrible or agonizing the past had been, she had survived it.
“Do you know what I thought before? I even humblely thought that I didn’t need any status. As long as you’re willing to accept my love, even a secret relationship is fine. I’ll give you everything I have without reservation.”
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