Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Find Her Weakness Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Find Her Weakness Xi Wanfen returned ho, but she didn’t ntion anything about this matter to her parents.
That night, Xi Huarong was busy and might co back late, and she was so tired when she got ho that she fell asleep imdiately.
She had always been carefree; although her elder sister seed pitiful during dinner, Xi Wanfen thought her sister was strong-willed and nothing could knock her down. Even if she faced setbacks, she believed her sister could quickly stand back up, so she didn’t bother worrying.
Xi Wanlin had been waiting at ho for news.
She had imagined that upon Xi Wanfen’s return, she would have told their parents about crying during lunch.
Perhaps her parents would rember their past fondness and see her, or say so comforting words.
However, nothing happened.
She had another sleepless night.
…
The next evening, Xi Wanlin went to the Military District.
She had frequented this place before, and since the guards had her records and heard she was visiting Commander Bao, they let her in.
Xi Wanlin was there to see Bao Min.
On her way to Bao Min’s house, she passed by Su ixi’s house.
The lights were on at Su ixi’s house; soone must have been ho.
At that mont, standing in front of Su ixi’s door, Xi Wanlin’s heart was filled with jealousy.
She felt like a discarded burden, while Su ixi was ascending like Cinderella.
She didn’t dare stay any longer, fearing she might be discovered.
When Xi Wanlin showed up at the Bao Family ho, Aunt Bao was surprised, “Linlin, what brings you here?”
“I’m here to see Xiao Min; we had arranged to et,” Xi Wanlin replied with a smile.
Fortunately, her status as an adopted daughter hadn’t been revealed yet. If everyone knew, she would no longer be welcod.
Thinking about this, Xi Wanlin felt a pang of sadness, feeling that people these days were opportunistic, and no one cared about her as a fake heiress.
Hearing the noise downstairs, Bao Min quickly ran down.
“Sister Linlin!” Bao Min had always tried to butter up Xi Wanlin, who in turn had little regard for her, but her initiating the visit today was quite unexpected.
Xi Wanlin gave her a smile, “Xiao Min, do you have so ti? I’d like to chat with you.”
The two sat in Bao Min’s room, with two bottles of Yuan Qi Forest beside the table freshly taken out from the fridge, though neither touched them.
Bao Min was uneasy, unsure of the real purpose behind the visit of this heiress.
It took Xi Wanlin a while to bring up Su ixi.
“I heard you visited the countryside recently?” Xi Wanlin asked.
“Yes, I offended soone I shouldn’t have,” Bao Min smiled bitterly, “I was foolish, her husband is a battalion commander, why would I offend her? Thankfully, your father intervened at the right ti to stop from making further mistakes, and then, I was sent back to the countryside by my Uncle.”
Xi Wanlin also gave a bitter smile.
If not for Bao Min, how could her father and Su ixi have t so quickly?
Xi Wanlin said, “The person you ntioned, I’ve t her, and she is indeed a bit… annoying.”
Bao Min’s eyes lit up, finally having found an ally, “You dislike her too?”
“She clings to my sister every day, and now my sister doesn’t like anymore; she only likes her.”
“That’s too hateful, isn’t it? Who does she think she is? A fairy that everyone must adore?”
The won in the compound like her, Gu Wei likes her, why must she steal soone else’s sister?
Xi Wanlin self-mockingly said, “She disguises herself well; no one can unveil her true face. I’m afraid that in ti, she might even steal my parents away.”
“How can that be possible?” Bao Min’s sympathy and righteousness were stirred. She slamd the table, “We can’t let her continue like this! You don’t know, I used to live well here in the compound, respected by everyone, but ever since she arrived, I’ve been having endless troubles, so this Su ixi is definitely not a good person.”
Finally, Xi Wanlin opened the Yuan Qi Forest bottle, took a despondent sip, and said, “But what can we do? We can’t unveil her true face since I’m not familiar with her, and it’s hard to even see her.”
Bao Min promptly volunteered, “What if I do it? I see her often in the compound.”
Hearing Bao Min had taken the bait, Xi Wanlin was relieved that her lengthy conversation hadn’t been in vain, and nodded, “So, we’re on the sa side now.”
“Indeed,” Bao Min replied, “but if I ss up, you, as the mademoiselle, will have to cover for , otherwise I’m afraid I might be sent back to the countryside again.”
Xi Wanlin smiled, “No problem, just do what you think is right, expose Su ixi’s true façade, and reveal it to everyone. I believe that even the most flawless person has weaknesses.”
“Okay.” Bao Min also opened her bottle of Yuan Qi Forest and clinked it with Xi Wanlin.
…
Perhaps after eting Gu Wei and experiencing many dangers—many of which weren’t caused by Gu Wei—she had developed high vigilance.
Because of this alertness, she often felt soone secretly watching her.
Thus, she would silently observe those around her, identifying anyone suspicious.
Her life was simple, between the hospital and the compound, almost a straight line, occasionally going out for als with colleagues from her departnt.
Gradually, she noticed that every ti she felt uncomfortable, Bao Min was not far away.
Sotis when their eyes t, Bao Min would swiftly look away.
One night, when Su ixi returned from a night shift around 12 AM, Bao Min was sitting on a bench opposite her house.
Upon seeing Su ixi return, Bao Min turned and left.
Su ixi felt that this behavior from Bao Min was abnormal and warranted caution.
That day, Bao Min finally ca directly to seek out Su ixi.
Yun City got very cold at night, and Bao Min wore a large coat.
“What do you need?” Su ixi asked her.
Bao Min wrapped her coat around herself then asked formally, “I ca to find out if you’ve been free recently because if so, Fang Xia and Fang Shuai, the siblings, might need to be taken care of by you.”
Su ixi glanced at Bao Min’s coat, sensing sothing was amiss.
Besides, Bao Min’s imdiate questioning about accepting the siblings felt like she was using them for her agenda.
“I really like Fang Shuai and Fang Xia, and I would like to spend ti with them, but I’ve been quite busy with work recently, and doctors’ hours are irregular, I might not make it ho in the evenings. I’m afraid I won’t be up for the task,” Su ixi explained.
Bao Min scoffed.
“It’s just taking care of two kids, they’re big enough and don’t need much of your attention, Mdm. Yan also works, so how can she take the siblings then?”
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