boyutpedia Chapter 20 Mother Doesn't Love Me, Father Does
Chapter 20 Mother Doesn't Love Me, Father Does
Ali rolled her eyes: "She just said that she fell by herself. If you don't believe your own daughter, who is your blood relative, you should believe your good daughter, right? She just explained."
At this moment, Wen Wan felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten feces.
Damn it, I was just being dramatic to make your mother blame you, not trying to explain things to you.
But in this situation, she could only go along with what Ali said, and said in a wronged tone, "Yes, Mother, Wanwan accidentally fell to the ground."
The system spoke up at the right moment to soothe Ali's emotions: [Congratulations, host, for making your adopted sister suffer. Reward: 10 points]
Ali immediately chimed in, "See? Your good daughter wouldn't lie to you. Since you're so biased, I don't need to be polite to you anymore."
Cui Fangshu looked at Ali, then at Wen Wan, and ultimately said nothing. She simply helped Wen Wan up with heartache and prepared to call her in so that the royal physician could examine her.
Wen Wan wasn't about to go in at this time; she wanted to give Ali a hard time. Her eyes darted around, and she already had a plan.
Wen Wan: "I don't blame my sister for letting me come back first. I'm just glad that she's back safe and sound."
Ali: "..." How did we end up back on this topic again?
She's really good at arguing; she gets to the point and doesn't get swayed.
Upon hearing this, Cui Fangshu quickly said, "Wanwan is just a little girl; it's not safe for her to come back alone. Xia Li, can't you give your mother a break?"
Ali: "I said I didn't!"
Wen Wan: "Sister, don't you want us to go our separate ways?"
"Yes." It was because I was afraid that Wen Wan would plot against me if we traveled together that I agreed to go our separate ways.
"Then you're deceiving your mother and everyone else." Wen Wan's face was full of schadenfreude. She had used this trick of changing the subject many times before, and it had made Ali suffer one unfair loss after another in the past.
Oh no! I've fallen into Wenwan's trap without even realizing it.
Ali looked at Wen Wan with a probing look in her eyes. Wait, why is Wen Wan so smart today?
Her silence was interpreted as tacit agreement by everyone. Her mother, Cui Fangshu, immediately scolded, "Xia Li, she's your younger sister. How could you let a girl come back alone? It's not safe for her."
Haha, is it not safe for Wenwan, a girl, to be alone? Isn't Ali a girl too?
A-Li's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Madam Cui, how many people did you bring to pick me up? Look at how I got back! It was just me and Granny Cui with me, and we only entered the city barefoot today. Can't you see our injuries? And Wen Wan must have returned yesterday with a large entourage. All your guards were protecting Wen Wan, weren't they?"
Besides, my fiancé, Gu Ba, disregarded all propriety between men and women, staying inseparable from her, riding in the same carriage, and escorting her all the way back. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were husband and wife. Don't you think your accusation is a bit far-fetched?
You can't please everyone, because not everyone is human.
She doesn't acknowledge this mother anymore, since she's not her biological daughter anyway.
Cui Fangshu: "..."
She looked closely and saw that Ah Li and the other person were indeed in a sorry state. How come she hadn't noticed before? Cui Fangshu felt a little guilty. Although Ah Li and the other person had tidied themselves up before entering the city, she could still see the bloodstains and torn clothes.
Cui Fangshu's attitude softened, but her tone remained icy: "It's good that you're back."
Ali suddenly burst into tears: "It was all my fault. I only had Granny Cui with me. Not only did we have to endure hardships traveling through mountains and rivers, but we could only afford a carriage when the manor came to pick me up after we entered the city. When we entered the city, I was almost captured and enslaved. I, the legitimate daughter of a marquis's family, had to kneel and beg for mercy even to enter the capital."
I thought that after not seeing her for several years, my mother would care about me. I never expected that after all these years, she would not care at all about whether her daughter was alive or dead. She doesn't ask me if I'm doing well. As soon as I come back, all she does is scold me. I should have just died on the estate. Cough cough! Ali coughed twice dramatically, her body swaying as if she were about to collapse.
Sigh, isn't it just acting pitiful? Anyone can do that.
Granny Cui immediately supported A-Li: "Miss, don't get agitated. You were already poisoned, and the journey has been arduous; your body is already exhausted."
Hearing the old woman's words, Cui Fangshu felt a little guilty. In recent years, because of her dislike for Ali, she hadn't cared about Ali at all. She couldn't help but ask, "...Ali, are you poisoned?"
"Ah Li! (Little sister!)"
Before Cui Fangshu could say anything, she was interrupted by the voices of the father and sons who had arrived on horseback after hearing the news.
They were two handsome young men and a middle-aged man, clearly people who had been stationed in the military for many years, with healthy bronze skin.
Xia Jingwen, the youngest son riding at the front, quickly came up to Ali, dismounted, and hugged her tightly: "Little sister, it's been so long! We've missed you so much! Did you miss us terribly too?"
Ali: ...Sorry, I didn't want to.
Xia Jingwen was probably too excited, because she hugged Ali so tightly that she could hardly breathe.
"Quick, let me go, you're going to strangle me."
Ali slapped Xia Jingwen's arm hard, signaling him to let go.
"Oh." Xia Jingwen immediately let go awkwardly. "I... I just missed you so much."
Seeing Xia Deqing and Xia Jingyuan, who had followed behind, also dismount, he proudly shook his head and said, "Hehehe, I was the first to hold my little sister."
Upon hearing this, the old man was shocked and snatched Ali away, hugging her tightly in his arms. "My dear girl, you're back!"
Before she could finish speaking, her older brother pulled her into a hug: "Little sister, I really missed you so much."
While the others were still vying to hold Ali, she felt like a vegetable pancake on an oil press, being squeezed by the three of them in turn.
The three, having finally had their fill of hugging, still surrounded Ali, showering her with greetings like pea shooters.
The father spoke first: "My dear daughter, you've lost weight in the year I haven't seen you."
Next came the eldest brother, Xia Jingyuan: "Little sister, I've collected a lot of my favorite storybooks. I think you'll definitely like them."
"My dear Ali, you haven't forgotten the martial arts your father taught you, have you? I'll give you a weapon later. I've been carefully selecting one for years, and it's perfect for you."
Xia Jingwen wasn't about to be outdone: "Little sister, I've found lots of fun things for you, come on, I'll take you to see them."
"Ali'er, have you eaten yet? It's already midday, you must not have eaten. Someone, serve the food, I want to have a reunion dinner with my dear daughter."
"There's a happy occasion at the Marquis's mansion today, everyone go find the steward to collect your reward money, hahahaha."