Chapter 482: Better to End It Sooner

"Why are you crying?"

Disappointed as he was, the girl in front of Chu Yunze was still the little sister he had doted on his whole life. And thinking back, some of the things he’d said last time were indeed a bit harsh. He was afraid he had genuinely scared his sister.

Chu Lingxiu lay in Chu Yunze’s arms and cried for a long time before her sobs gradually subsided. When she sat up, she was still sniffling and looked at Chu Yunze with some embarrassment.

"You’re a grown woman now, but you still cry at the drop of a hat!"

Chu Yunze stroked Chu Lingxiu’s head, his tone full of affection.

"No matter how old I get, I’ll always be your little sister!"

He had to admit, Chu Lingxiu’s words were very comforting to him. But when he thought about what had happened before, Chu Yunze couldn’t help but look at her with a hint of scrutiny.

’I hope my sister doesn’t disappoint me again this time.’

"Brother, I’m sorry. I know I let everyone down!"

Seeing the look in Chu Yunze’s eyes, a guilty expression appeared on Chu Lingxiu’s face.

Over the past few days, she had spent a lot of time alone, thinking. She thought about her recent actions, about the things Chu Yunze had said to her, about the disappointed looks from her parents and grandfather...

Chu Lingxiu knew she had truly let everyone down. Otherwise, her family, who had always doted on her so much, would never have treated her that way.

Hearing Chu Lingxiu’s words, Chu Yunze breathed a sigh of relief. He had actually considered the possibility that Chu Lingxiu would remain stubbornly unrepentant, refusing to listen to anything he said.

In that case, he wasn’t sure what he would have done.

’Thankfully, my sister isn’t that foolish. Thank God!’

"It’s good that you understand. You’re not a child anymore; you should be able to make your own judgments about some things. I don’t want to interfere with your friendships, but you must know whether a friend is truly worth that much of your effort and trust!"

"Brother, I understand what you’re saying. I know I was the one who was wrong before. Regardless of what Shuxin is like, I should have used my own judgment to know what I should and shouldn’t do."

"As long as you truly understand! To me, Lu Cheng is like my own brother, which makes him your brother too. Xiao Nian is the person Lu Cheng loves. No matter what selfish motives you had for your friend, you should never have tried to ruin their relationship! From now on, I don’t want to see anything like this happen again. Not even once."

"I know. I won’t do it again."

It was what Chu Yunze had said last time that woke her up. If she were married one day and another woman was in love with her husband, she definitely wouldn’t step aside! If someone came to her and told her to leave her husband, she would certainly refuse and would definitely hate that person.

By the same token, when she did what she did to Shen Nian, Shen Nian must have been furious. In fact, it would have been completely normal for Shen Nian to hate her with every fiber of her being.

If their roles were reversed, she wouldn’t have let the other person off so easily. Therefore, Shen Nian had already been very merciful to her.

"It’s best that you can think that way. As for that kind of friend, you’d better cut ties with her as soon as possible!"

The thought that his own sister had actually been used by someone left a very sour taste in Chu Yunze’s mouth.

"Brother, I want to go see Shuxin."

"See her? What’s there to see! Did you not hear a word I just said?!"

"No, Brother, I heard and understood everything you said. But, no matter what, she has always been a good friend to me. I can’t just cut her off like this. Even if she did something wrong, can’t we give her another chance? Maybe she can realize her mistake and change, too?"