Jiang Zhao's words left Qin Yulian momentarily speechless.
After a good while, she said unconvincingly, "...It's not the same. Your sister didn't grow up with us. We had just met back then, so our feelings weren't that deep yet..."
"The reason she didn't grow up with us is exactly because she was switched at birth by Jiang Yonghe's mother," Jiang Zhao replied. "Logically speaking, we should have felt more heartache and compensated Xiao Li, but we didn't. Now that we're down and out, we still foolishly hope to be treated equally by Uncle and his family."
Qin Yulian: "..."
Qin Yulian said unhappily, "Fine, fine, you're right. I know I was wrong, okay? Just stop bringing up the past."
Pausing for a moment, she added with a hint of grievance, "Weren't we deceived by Jiang Yonghe back then? Your older brother didn't even come back to welcome your sister. At least I waited at home specifically for her..."
Not wanting to listen to his mother's endless nagging anymore, Jiang Zhao simply took out his phone, planning to check the online discussions about today's fan meeting.
No doubt, his sister must have stolen the spotlight on the internet this time.
Thinking of how he had sent a WeChat friend request to his sister, Jiang Youli, he didn't hold out much hope, but he opened WeChat anyway. To his surprise, he found that his sister Jiang Youli had actually accepted his friend request!
Jiang Zhao immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, pinned his sister Jiang Youli's WeChat contact to the top, and couldn't resist checking her WeChat Moments right away.
The latest post was a large group photo of her with their uncle, aunt, and the Zhang family.
That heartwarming scene felt incredibly piercing to Jiang Zhao's eyes.
He didn't even have the courage to like the post.
Before this, his sister Jiang Youli mostly posted updates about medicinal herbs, with very long intervals between them. Over the past few years, she had posted fewer than ten updates.
The earliest one from four years ago: [Failed to cultivate the new type of medicinal herb~ It's okay, I'll just start over!]
Followed by one half a year later: [I knew it~ I'd succeed eventually! It's just that I can't mass-produce it yet! I'll test the effects first!]
The next day: [The effects are excellent! Uncle Zhou said he would help me open up the market in the capital circle!]
A month later: [Sold the first rare medicinal herb, and it's worth a lot. Uncle Zhou said this is just testing the waters. Once the wealthy families in the capital circle realize how precious its effects are, the rare herbs I research will be even more valuable!]
Then another year later: [Uncle Zhou was right, my herbs are very valuable now! But because they are so rare, they are practically priceless and hard to come by! I have to keep researching!]
Seeing this, a faint sense of pride appeared in Jiang Zhao's eyes.
It was as if he had entirely witnessed his sister's growth.
Truly amazing. At such a young age, she was able to earn so much money relying on her talent in medicine.
Thinking back to a month ago when they brought his sister home, he and his parents had actually despised her, afraid she would steal Jiang Yonghe's status and affection in the family.
It was ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!
Then there was one from a year ago: [Saved a man with my skills, completely free of charge~ Sigh, my overflowing kindness has nowhere to go~]
Three months ago: [The man I saved back then has become my boyfriend. Yeah, Duan Jinghan insisted I post this.]
Then from a month ago:
[Today was such a fulfilling and interesting day. First, a handsome man came to my door looking for a partnership, then my boyfriend broke up with me, and at night, a fugitive came looking for trouble. My so-called family is really interesting~ Getting ready to meet them~]
Seeing this update, Jiang Zhao could barely breathe.
While regretting, he also felt a sense of relief in his heart. Fortunately, when that vicious woman Jiang Yonghe hired a fugitive to harm his sister, his sister had been unharmed!
Otherwise...
Otherwise what?
What right did he have to say otherwise?
If his sister hadn't been strong enough and Jiang Yonghe's plan had succeeded, he, his older brother, and their parents would have been forever deceived by Jiang Yonghe. How would they have ever known what darkness their biological sister had gone through behind their backs?
Then, the second to last post: [Mom and Dad are worrying so much about my engagement party~ Being their daughter, I couldn't be happier~]
That was the end of it.
Just these few posts on her Moments, and Jiang Zhao felt he hadn't seen nearly enough.
How he wished he could also appear in his sister's Moments and become one of the people who could make her happy.
Feeling down, Jiang Zhao posted an update of his own: [For the rest of my life, I only wish for your happiness.]
"Zhao'er, what are you doing?"
Sitting across from him, Qin Yulian couldn't help but ask in confusion as she watched her second son staring at his phone instead of eating.
Jiang Zhao put down his phone. "I'm looking at my sister's Moments."
Hearing this, both Jiang Yangxu and Qin Yulian's expressions changed.
Jiang Yangxu didn't say anything.
Qin Yulian, however, continued, "Speaking of which, your dad, your older brother, and I haven't added your sister on WeChat yet. Since she's willing to add you, it seems she has the intention to reconcile with us."
Jiang Zhao paused. "Is that so? Xiao Li accepted my friend request, and that's what it means?"
Qin Yulian said confidently, "What else could it be? With your sister's temper, if she didn't want to talk to you, would she have added you? It looks promising. Zhao'er, you should follow up on this victory. I figure in as short as three months, or at most half a year to a year, your sister will forgive you and forgive us!"
Jiang Zhao gained some confidence.
Perhaps his mom was right. Xiao Li just had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She must have wanted to reconcile with them, which was why she accepted the friend request.
With this thought in mind, Jiang Zhao excitedly opened Weibo to check his sister's trending topics.
Due to the exposure of her identity as Li Li Yuan Shang, there were three explosive real-time trending hashtags on Weibo all about his sister, Jiang Youli.
#JiangYouliIsTheOriginalAuthorOfQingyunZhi# (Explosive)
#LiteratureChartBigshotIsActuallyAnEntertainmentCompanyCEO# (Hot)
[After reading about Jiang Youli's experiences, I feel like this is a true strong female lead satisfaction drama!]
[If Qingyun Zhi becomes a massive hit again, it's safe to say Jiang Youli is the number one talented woman in the capital circle!]
[Indeed, compared to that fake heiress Jiang Yonghe from before, the true heiress Jiang Youli is the genuine number one talented woman in the capital circle!]
Seeing someone mention Jiang Yonghe, Jiang Zhao couldn't help but use his own account to comment: [How does a vicious woman like Jiang Yonghe have the right to be compared to my sister?]
At this moment, Jiang Zhao's phone rang.
Surprisingly, it was Jiang Yonghe calling.
How did this vicious woman still have the nerve to call him!
Jiang Zhao wanted to see exactly what this vicious woman wanted from him!
After answering the call, Jiang Yonghe's sobbing voice came from the other end.
"Second Brother... please save me... If you don't save me, my dad is going to beat me to death..."
"Jiang Yonghe, stop playing the victim in front of me! You almost made me never wake up again, how could I possibly save you!" Jiang Zhao gritted his teeth in anger at the thought of it. "Besides, weren't you taken away by Long Yuan to scheme against my sister? How did you end up back at your dad's place?"
The voice on the other end wept piteously, saying, "Second Brother, I never wanted to help Long Yuan go against Sister Youli. I only chose to leave with Long Yuan's people back then because I didn't want Mom and Dad to offend Long Yuan. I managed to escape later, and I originally planned to go back to my biological father to live a quiet life. I didn't want to interfere with your reunion with Sister Youli ever again... But I never imagined that my father only saw me as a cash cow all along. He never treated me like his real daughter. Since I got back, he has been beating and cursing at me, all because I can't give him another dime."
