Chapter 194 - 144: Since She Won’t Acknowledge Me, Then I Won’t Acknowledge Her

Chapter 194: Chapter 144: Since She Won’t Acknowledge Me, Then I Won’t Acknowledge Her

Yan Xici: That’s what I wanted to ask you, too.

Yan Xici: Sis, I’m only asking you this because I still consider you my sister. Please, stop making things so hard on us.

Besides, you should know in your heart that just posting an apology video and deleting the original one is far from enough.

Because the damage has already been done. If you can, I hope you can bury this whole thing.

’There was so much she wanted to say, and she was genuinely furious.’

’If this were anyone else, she would have gotten her best friends to help tear them down, and even called on her fans to dox them!’

’But this wasn’t just anyone. This was her sister, the one she had grown up with since they were kids.’

’Scene after scene from the past flashed before her eyes.’

’Her sister saving up to buy her school supplies, taking her to the mall for new clothes...’

She couldn’t bring herself to say anything more heartless.

She just hoped she could get her sister’s understanding and resolve this whole thing properly.

’After all, on her own, it was basically impossible to completely undo the damage done to Brother Xiao Ran.’

And besides, her sister was the key to solving this!

Not only that, she had more than enough power to do it!

’As long as she’s willing, this can definitely be swept under the rug!’

Yan Li stared at the incoming messages on her phone, finding them utterly ridiculous.

She couldn’t even understand where Yan Xici got the nerve to ask her to help Xiao Ran resolve this mess completely.

’Is this a threat?’

’Is she saying that if I don’t completely bury this, she’ll stop calling me her sister?’

’In her sister’s eyes, she would never be as important as a man.’

Her expression darkened.

Yan Li: I should be the one saying this to you. If you still consider me your sister, I want you to end things with him completely and stay far away!

’If she actually did it, then Yan Li could give her another chance, for family’s sake.’

’She would just chalk it up to her being young and ignorant.’

’Didn’t she want to be an influencer?’

’She could make her the biggest influencer today.’

’She could even help her go further, to transition into being a real star.’

’After all, plenty of influencers were already appearing on TV, and some had made the transition successfully!’

Nan Feng was a perfect example. While not a huge star, she was at least a cut above a mere influencer!

Reading the message from her sister, Yan Xici felt a chill spread through her heart.

’Why won’t she ever listen when I try to explain things nicely?’

’Why does she always have to use that domineering tone and say such heartless things to me!’

’Could it be that, in her heart, she really doesn’t have a place for her little sister anymore?’

’Why is it so hard for her to admit she’s wrong?’

’She wasn’t asking for anything outrageous, she just wanted a better resolution to this problem.’

’Brother Xiao Ran had taken such a huge fall for her. If she were in his shoes, the only reason to endure all this would be to stay with the person she loved.’

’For that person to then leave you under the guise of "it’s for your own good"—that would be like a knife to the heart!’

’Just thinking about it was infuriating!’

She couldn’t do it. There was no way.

Yan Xici’s long eyelashes trembled, her expression grave.

She lowered her head, typing out a line of text, word by word.

Yan Xici: Can we please not be so hostile to each other?

She thought for a moment, then deleted the message.

She typed something new and hit send.

Yan Xici: I won’t leave him. If I did, I wouldn’t even be able to respect myself!

’This whole mess started because of me in the first place.’

’Right now, who knew how many people were cursing Brother Xiao Ran’s name. His students, his teachers, even his readers... who knew what they were thinking of him.’

’They were probably even mocking him. This was without a doubt a vulnerable, difficult time for him.’

’If I left him now, that would be a real betrayal of his love for me.’

’This whole "I’m leaving you because I love you" trope...’

’...was complete bullshit in her eyes!’

’All she knew was that love meant being together!’

’He could have the good fortune, but they had to face the hardships together!’

’If the only way for her sister to let go of her anger was to disown her, then so be it!’

After sending the message, she tossed her phone to the side, sniffled, and stared blankly out the window.

The sun was setting, an orange glow dyeing half the horizon.

But because of the overcast sky, it didn’t look so much fiery as it did gentle.

The corners of her pale lips struggled to form a pained smile.

Then, she tried to comfort herself.

’It’s no big deal.’

’Yan Xici, you need to be a little stronger.’

’Since your sister isn’t willing to help, then you’ll just have to rely on yourself, won’t you?’

’If someone has to bear the public’s hatred, then it might as well be me.’

’She was a survivor, after all!’

At that thought, the girl’s eyes grew resolute.

She got up, slipped on her strawberry slippers, and walked into the bathroom. She would take a shower, get all dressed up, and film an explanation video.

She was going to bravely tell everyone that she was that "little sister" from the video!

But things weren’t at all what people were saying!

She hoped everyone could see the situation for what it really was.

’If they had to curse someone, let them curse her.’

’This was the only thing she could do for Brother Xiao Ran, she supposed.’

...

Xiao Ran had originally planned to go to the library that afternoon to get some writing done.

And yet, in the entire afternoon, he had written fewer than two thousand words.

Although the video from this morning was only up for a few hours before being deleted and replaced with an apology, plenty of people had already seen it.