I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Chu Family Can Only Have One Daughter

At the coffee shop at three in the afternoon, it was very quiet, with only a few employees coming in to buy a cup of coffee.

Yuan Xi handed a cup of coffee to Yang Ying and took a seat, looking out of the window at the wide view of the river in Jiang City.

Yang Ying looked at Yuan Xi and said, “Was everything okay with your hospital check-up yesterday?”

Yuan Xi replied, “It was okay, nothing serious.” @@novelbin@@

Yang Ying set down her coffee and said, “Xinxin, yesterday Kexin told me on the phone about the incident in Chu Li’s social circle, and I want to explain to you that Chu Li was leaving at noon, and you hadn’t arrived yet so she took a photo that said it was a family reunion. She didn’t intentionally exclude you, so you really shouldn’t have stayed away from your grandparents’ house because of that.”

Yuan Xi’s smile faltered slightly and she replied, “Mom, if you’re just here to question me and accuse me of why I didn’t go to my grandparents’ house, then I think there’s no need to talk further.”

Yang Ying said, “Xinxin, your father and I are usually very busy at work, and since you returned, your father and I haven’t really had the chance to sit down and talk with you properly. Actually, Xinxin, not a single day has passed in these twenty-five years when we haven’t thought of you.

Do you know how heartbroken I was when you turned your phone off on Saturday, choosing to stay with the so-called grandmother of the people who bought your house?”

Yuan Xi looked at Yang Ying and said, “What about you? Since I returned to the Chu Family, have you ever thought about me whenever you showed favoritism towards Chu Yan? Chu Yan smashed the green jade bracelet I gave you, and my brother said Chu Yan meant well, and that it would be fine if he paid for it.

At my homecoming party, Chu Yan openly criticized my and my friend’s dresses as knockoffs, yet you still asked me to endure it… Did you ever consider that I might be hurt too?”

Yang Ying was taken aback, “Xinxin, Yanyan was raised by me, and she didn’t mean any harm. She initially thought the bracelet was fake and smashed it in her concern for my well-being without considering the facts. She has apologized to you.

As for the dresses, your father and I were busy, and the homecoming party was managed by her. That day the Bo Family was also present, and you spilled your wine, and Yanyan was embarrassed as well. After all, we are family…”

Yuan Xi said, “So, being family means having me wear a high-end dress that a female celebrity wore to my homecoming party?”

“Xinxin, I didn’t realize you still remembered that incident. It wasn’t that we didn’t want to prepare a dress for you, but custom dresses take at least three months. You just happened to have a similar body type to the one that female celebrity wore, so Yanyan specifically bought it for you…

Yanyan really treats you like a sister, including just now in the office when she told you to get a divorce, she was truly considering your best interest.”

Yuan Xi said, “If we’re really family, why couldn’t I wait a bit to put on a custom dress at my homecoming party, but Chu Yan had to wear a new seasonal high-end dress instead of ready-to-wear?”

Yang Ying was taken aback, “Xinxin…”

Yuan Xi said, “Mom, let’s just act like distant relatives from now on, even if Chu Yan truly has good intentions towards me. I am petty and sensitive; I can’t become family with a ‘sister’ who doesn’t share blood ties with me.”

Yuan Xi took a sip of her iced Americano, the bitter taste spreading between her lips and teeth, also helping her clear her head quite a bit.

“Mom, I’m really busy with work, and I don’t want to spend more energy on trivial matters.”

“If you really consider me as Xinxin, as your daughter, then completely clarify the relationship and declare that Chu Yan is no longer the daughter of the Chu Family.”

Yang Ying hurriedly said, “Xinxin, Yanyan is the daughter we’ve raised for twenty-five years. When you went missing, I was truly about to break down, and after repeated disappointments that led to despair, I was consuming handfuls of sleeping pills and was rescued.

Later your father suggested we adopt a child, and we adopted Yanyan. Xinxin, Yanyan is your replacement, and all the love and affection we show her are because of you… I often look at Yanyan and think of you…

Ultimately, Yanyan is our adopted daughter; we can’t just disregard the twenty-five years of emotions and abandon her after finding our biological daughter…”

Yuan Xi said, “If you are unwilling to sever ties with Chu Yan, then there’s no need for further discussion. We should just treat each other as distant relatives from now on.”

When Yuan Xi uttered these words, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Ying asked, “Xinxin, why do you detest Yanyan so much?”

Yuan Xi replied, “Just think of me as sensitive, petty, and jealous. The luxurious life she enjoyed for twenty-five years should have been mine. If I hadn’t been stolen by the nanny, she would never have been able to live those twenty-five years. Everything she has should have been mine. Now, she uses the life that should have been mine to look down on me with pity. Why can’t I despise her?”

Yang Ying said, “Xinxin, you know that Yanyan is already aligned with the Bo Family through marriage. If we sever ties with Yanyan now, how are we supposed to interact with the Bo Family? We are all in the Jiang City circle. It’s not like we can just sever ties with Yanyan that easily…”

Yuan Xi knew this would be the outcome and felt it was reasonable. Yang Ying choosing Chu Yan didn’t hurt her at all.

“Alright, I understand, Mom. If there’s nothing important, let’s not contact each other anymore. My time may not be as precious as yours and Dad’s, but it’s still quite valuable.”

After saying this, Yuan Xi stood up and said, “I need to get to work now.”

“Xinxin!” Yang Ying stood up.

Yuan Xi said, “Mom, didn’t you say you wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk? I’ve already made my intentions clear. There can only be one daughter in the Chu Family. If Chu Yan is in the Chu Family, I can’t possibly return.”

Yang Ying said, “Xinxin, Chu Yan is getting married to the Bo Family in four months, in September. We can’t just kick out the future Young Madam of the Bo Family from our house now. If we really do that, we’d completely burn our bridges with the Bo Family. Can’t you consider the bigger picture?”

Yuan Xi took a deep breath and said with a distant, light smile, “So, your so-called dearly missed biological daughter can’t compare to the Chu Family’s reputation and standing?”

Yang Ying replied, “Xinxin, it’s not like that…”

Yuan Xi glanced at her watch, “I really have a lot of work to do. You’ve heard about Mi Chen going public, right? I’m really quite busy.”

Yuan Xi didn’t stop Yang Ying.

When Yang Ying returned home, she discussed on the living room sofa with Chu Qing the situation of Yuan Xi wanting Chu Yan to leave the Chu Family.

“This child…sigh!” Yang Ying sighed deeply.

Chu Qing frowned and said, “Yanyan has also been our daughter for twenty-five years; we can’t just tell her to leave like that.”

Yang Ying’s eyes teared up, “But our daughter, whom we searched for twenty-five years, can’t just be abandoned, right? I see that Xinxin is quite determined. If Yanyan doesn’t leave the Chu Family, she won’t come back to the Chu Family… She insists that Yanyan must leave.”

Chu Qing said, “Actually, Yanyan is already twenty-six years old, and we have fulfilled our duties of adoption. The dowry we’ve given her should be enough for her to stand firm in the Bo Family. We truly owe a lot to Xinxin and can’t hurt her anymore…”

“Yanyan.”

At the front door, Chu Lin’s voice caught the attention of the two inside.

Chu Lin chased after Chu Yan who had run out, grabbed her arm and said, “Yanyan.”

Chu Yan leaned on Chu Lin’s shoulder and cried out with grievance, “Brother, now that sister is back, I’m just superfluous in this home…”