When She Stops Being Dramatic

Chapter 431: Chapter 155: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (42)

”Adopted you out of guilt? Worried about their reputation, so they put on a front in public and treated you differently behind your back?”

”Those are my parents. If they didn’t favor their own flesh and blood, then something would be wrong!”

”What do you have to be indignant about?”

”Do you really think your opportunistic maternal grandparents would ever pass up a chance to demand some handouts?”

”The truth will never be covered up by lies. We have a clear conscience.”

”Since you’re so ungrateful, then one family will become two, and we’ll go our separate ways.”

”When it comes down to it, this is all just your inferiority complex and greed at work. You’re terrified my parents will abandon you. So you use that as an excuse to hide your own selfishness, hoping to get everything for nothing and take the entire Jiang Family for yourself, isn’t that it?”

”Don’t you think just being raised to adulthood means you already owe the Jiang Family far too much?”

”I’ve never seen anyone so utterly heartless and ungrateful.”

Jiang Yihua spoke bluntly, not bothering to lower his voice. He said whatever would be most hurtful, twisting the knife with every word. And he did it all with a calm, condescending, and contemptuous attitude—the very kind Jiang Zishi couldn’t stand.

’When dealing with villains and petty people, why bother holding back? Why should I rein in my presence and spare his pride or fragile ego?’

’Not a chance!’

Chi Yun’er listened, her foxy eyes crinkling with amusement.

Jiang Zishi clenched his fists, his face flushing red. ’It was true. The only leverage he had in the Jiang Family was pretending he didn’t know his origins, allowing him to keep throwing tantrums like the youngest son.’

’Now that the truth was out, he was just the Jiang Family’s adopted son, kicked out of the house.’

’The story about his birth mother’s death was just a rumor, with no hard evidence. And even though it happened some twenty years ago, plenty of people from the older generation had witnessed it.’

’If he used his head at all, he’d know that what happened back then had nothing to do with Father Jiang.’

’But the kindness the Jiang Family had shown in raising him was an undeniable fact!’

’He was the one in the wrong, no one else.’

’And yet, he refused to accept this cruel reality. Why should he be the pitiful one, indebted to everyone? While Jiang Yihua got to have everything so easily?’

Jiang Zishi gritted his teeth and said in a low voice,

”What did Mom and Dad say? I don’t believe they’ll take your side.”

”Even though I’m not their biological son, they still raised me from a baby. What kind of parents would abandon their child?”

”I... I haven’t done anything that bad...”

Chi Yun’er sneered from the side. ”So they wiped your ass and raised you, did they? No wonder your memory’s for shit. Already forgotten how you set me up?”

”Don’t you dare claim you’re innocent. Don’t tell me you didn’t know what was going on at that brick factory, that you were just duped by the Bian family.”

”And don’t tell me you *really* wanted me and Brother Hua to attend your wedding, only for the Bian family to exploit the situation.”

The veins on Jiang Zishi’s arms bulged.

He lowered his head and said earnestly,

”Chi Yun’er, I was wrong. When you followed me to the countryside, I should have stopped you.”

”Those two things you mentioned,” he paused, his voice full of helplessness and resignation. ”I really didn’t think things through. I was tricked by someone else.”

”I thought, being the village chief’s son-in-law and also close to you... even if they didn’t do it for my sake, they’d do it for his. I didn’t expect them to take extra care of you, but I never thought they’d cause you trouble...”

Chi Yun’er rolled her eyes and cut him off. ”Some people don’t cry until they see a coffin. You think if you just stubbornly deny everything, even with the evidence staring you in the face, we can all just turn the page and move on?”

She chuckled, leaning in slightly. ”As if,” she whispered with a laugh.

”You see, my parents spoiled me rotten growing up. And after I got married, Brother Hua spoiled me even more.”

”I have nothing to fear. So from now on, I promise I’ll give you my full attention. I’ll make your life one miserable setback after another.”

”You and your wife will be left to struggle in the mud, while Brother Hua and I live a life of ease and happiness, high above where you can only look up in envy!”

”You will never, ever have a chance to get back on your feet. How’s that for infuriating?”

She tilted her chin up, a brilliant and defiant smile on her face.

’Infuriating!’

Jiang Zishi was so furious with the couple that his mind went blank, as if he were suffering from heatstroke.

His eyes were bloodshot, but all he could do was glare at them, unable to utter a single word.

Having said her piece, Chi Yun’er ignored him. She pulled Jiang Yihua aside to exchange a few words, then headed into the school with Zhao Jinming.

Jiang Yihua shot Jiang Zishi one last cold glance before getting back in the car.