0p0 Chapter 71 (Reissued)
Chapter 71 (Reissued)
[Family members, what should I do if I forgot to post a chapter before my coming-of-age ceremony?]
Then I'll just put it here~
The inner residence of the Marquis of Beiliang.
As the eldest daughter of a marquis's family, who is somewhat favored but not overtly so, I also have a younger sister who is treated dozens of times better than me.
In order not to affect my immense wealth, I offered to give her my fiancé and my parents' family background.
I told her, "I've given you everything you want. Let's focus on our careers and stop bothering me, okay?" Isn't it better to make big money in a glamorous way? Why get stuck in this little corner of the world, fighting tooth and nail?
When Ali took the initiative to suggest holding a family reunion banquet, everyone was delighted. My father praised me repeatedly for being sensible and immediately gave the order to hold it at my birthday banquet as well.
"Hmph! What kind of understanding is that? It's just because Wen Wan is your illegitimate daughter that I'm doing this to please you." Ali was respectful on the surface, but inwardly she was complaining.
"And what about you, Madam? I wonder if you'll still be so happy when you find out that the second daughter you've been so eager to acknowledge is the child of your husband's affair?" Thinking of that day, Xia Li couldn't help but smile slightly.
She arrived at Wanyue Courtyard with light steps.
After dismissing the servants, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl excitedly shook the arm of a woman in her thirties, her eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement.
"Mother, the family recognition ceremony is about to take place. I will finally be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion!"
The woman patted her head affectionately: "Yes, this day has finally come. It's worth all the planning we've done over the past ten years."
The person called Wan'er, also known as Wen Wan, immediately turned gloomy: "Hmph! The First Madam has long intended to recognize me as her legitimate daughter. If it weren't for Father and my two brothers insisting that Xia Li agree, it wouldn't have taken ten years!"
The woman's eyes gleamed with calculation: "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to your fainting that day that you were able to reunite with your father; otherwise, who knows how much longer we would have had to wait... After the reunion ceremony, we can start working on getting rid of the First Madam and that wretched girl. Next, all you have to do is..."
The two were plotting their scheme, completely unaware that a glimpse of an embroidered shoe was peeking out from behind the screen.
At this moment, the "dead girl" they were talking about, Xia Li, was hiding behind the screen, smiling bitterly and helplessly.
Through the screen, Xia Li saw in his adopted sister's eyes a mixture of elation, surprise, calculation, and the triumph of becoming the legitimate daughter, but he saw no gratitude whatsoever!
I remember I promised to help her get the title of legitimate daughter, but she showed no gratitude whatsoever.
This child is so selfish!
At first, I thought that as long as she didn't cause trouble, I would consider it money spent to avoid trouble. I didn't expect her to be grateful, I just hoped she would behave herself and be a good second young lady of the noble family, and not get in the way of Ali making money.
The original intention was simply to avoid having to deal with these internal affairs while expanding and strengthening the business, and also to avoid the possibility that Wen Wan's sudden stroke of genius might ruin his business.
After all, the power of ordinary people cannot be ignored.
Who knew that her adopted sister would be such a troublemaker, constantly dragging my fiancé—no, I mean ex-fiancé—into my presence to show off.
She got a bargain but wanted an even bigger one.
She has already begun plotting with her own mother to get rid of me and my mother, so that she can become the legitimate and only legitimate daughter and enjoy wealth and honor all to herself.
Well, perhaps their identities destined them to be on opposite sides. Even if I don't fight or compete, I'm still a threat to Wen Wan.
Since you're going to target me, I won't hold back during the family reunion ceremony later!
Thinking this, Xia Li quietly left the room.
Unexpectedly, he stumbled into his father's study.
At that moment, the old father was also plotting with the two men in black robes. His face was flushed red with excitement: "If we offer her to you, we can get what we want, right?"
"Yes. Lord Marquis, there's no need to worry. Don't you already know the effects of the pills I gave you before?"
"Yes, yes, after taking that divine pill, I feel energetic all over, like I've returned to my twenties."
A look of disdain flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, but his words were full of authority: "We will come to take her away at the end of the month. Remember, the saintess's chastity is of utmost importance, so you must make sure she doesn't get hurt."
"Don't worry, I've even canceled her marriage. There are no men around her, and absolutely no man will be able to touch her!" The old Marquis kowtowed respectfully, making repeated assurances.
……
Hearing this, Xia Li understood everything. She was the only one whose engagement had been broken off; it was obvious that her father had sold her out. And the other party didn't seem like a good person at all. If she really went, she would most likely suffer a fate worse than death.
Xia Li: !!!
My adopted sister wanted to get rid of me, fine, but why is even my own father trying to harm me?
She couldn't stay in this house for another second.
[Oh! I didn't expect you to be so unpopular here!] Just then, a mocking voice echoed in my mind.
Xia Li didn't want to pay attention to it, but it still smiled and spoke:
[I've checked, he's your biological father. How does it feel to be murdered by your own father? Tsk tsk tsk...]
There was no emotional foundation to begin with; at most, it was just the annoyance of being schemed against.
Seeing that Xia Li ignored it, it knew it had made a fool of itself and instead asked, "So what do you plan to do next? Leave the Marquis's mansion?"
Xia Li said irritably, "Of course we have to leave. What's the point of staying in this place that eats people alive? To feel the eerie winds?"
However, leaving now is definitely not an option! I must take my revenge first before leaving.
She holds grudges very long!
However, Ali remembered something.
The system hasn't appeared since the last fusion, but sometimes Jinxi's voice is Jinxi's voice, and sometimes it's the system's voice.
"Jinxi, are you a system or a spirit pet now?"
Jinxi circled in her mind's eye: "Jinxi is of course Jinxi! However, Jinxi is currently absorbing the system's memories and abilities. Sometimes it's unstable. If it's the system's voice, then it's the system issuing a task, right?"
"Speaking of which, this system seems different from other systems. It appears quite infrequently and doesn't force me to do anything; it only gives me rewards."
Hearing this, Jinxi felt a pang of guilt. It already knew most of what had happened from its master's and the system's memories, but it couldn't say anything; it wasn't the right time. So it could only try to get away with its cuteness: "Master, don't be sad! Little Jinxi will never leave you~"
"I've been through all of this before, so what do I have to be sad about?"
[It's good that Master is able to think positively. Do you still remember the big gift package the system mentioned?]
A big gift package?
It seems there is such a thing.
The big gift package is to assemble your loving family.
???
[Mom and Dad, and your older brother and sister too. After your coming-of-age ceremony, you'll welcome your third family member!]