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Xie Jingchen’s face was grim as he scrutinized his youngest sister with confusion, his forehead protruding with several angry ╬-shaped veins, and he spoke sternly:
"Xiaoqi, on our way to the capital, we encountered bandits, and your Third Sister-in-law was nearly in an accident. It was Chun i who stood in front of your Third Sister-in-law and saved her, allowing your Third Sister-in-law to remain unhard. From Third Brother’s point of view, Chun i has done nothing wrong."
Even owing a debt of gratitude to Xie Jingchen himself.
Besides, no matter how wicked Wang Xiuzhen had been, she and Wang Chuni were entirely different individuals. Should one be punished for the other’s errors just because they were once close friends? Surely not.
Not to ntion that Wang Chuni and Wang Xiuzhen were rely ordinary close friends, even if they were blood-related siblings, Xie Jingchen would not treat them the sa.
Judgnt must be based on ’evidence of guilt.’ What cri has Wang Chuni committed?
"What? Is Third Sister-in-law alright, is she feeling unwell?" Upon hearing Third Brother’s words, Xie Jingzi imdiately wanted to rush back to the main room, her sorrowful expression replaced by concern.
Previously, she had only noticed that Third Sister-in-law’s complexion was a bit off, but she had not realized that Third Sister-in-law had encountered another ’accident’.
Xie Jingchen’s robust fra blocked her, and his large hands pressed directly on Xiaoqi’s shoulders.
"Xiaoqi, don’t panic, isn’t your Third Sister-in-law sitting fine on the sofa?" Xie Jingchen knew how close Xiaoqi was with his wife, so he had been prepared for the shock his words might cause her.
If he let Little Sister run back to the room in horror, he was afraid it might frighten his wife and child. Therefore, he used a bit more strength, firmly holding Xiaoqi in place.
"Oh~yes, indeed!" Xie Jingzi, holding her heart, stood there dazed, gradually calming down as she stared at Third Brother’s composed deanor.
"Third Brother understands that saying this to you might not seem fair. But Xiaoqi, Chun i has never hard you, not even in thought."
At most, she had only fantasized about him, but now, drawn by his little wife’s personal charm, her infatuation had shifted from him to an obsession with his wife.
Thinking of this, Xie Jingchen touched his nose helplessly, not even knowing what to make of this ss.
Hearing this, Xie Jingzi’s eyes reddened. Even if Wang Chuni had saved Third Sister-in-law, for which she was grateful, Wang Chuni had indeed hurt her feelings.
The three of them used to be such good sisters, and yet the ones who hurt her the most were these two friends. Although Wang Chuni hadn’t done anything, her conduct during Wang Xiuzhen’s wrongdoing clearly showed she stood by Wang Xiuzhen.
That alone was enough to provoke Xie Jingzi’s anger.
"Third Brother, you don’t like anymore..." Xie Jingzi said, sobbing softly with her head bowed.
Upon hearing Xiaoqi’s complaint-like tone, Xie Jingchen’s lips curled slightly, and he gently caressed her small head, seen only by her hair, with indulgence and comfort:
"Silly girl, my Xiaoqi has always been a smart and well-behaved little sister. How could Third Brother not like you? Third Brother just wants you to see the situation clearly, not to let hatred blind your eyes."
"Wu, you all have Chun i, have Chun i, where do I fit in?" Xie Jingzi’s despondent outpouring continued, her expression still sowhat stunned.
Third Brother had not tenderly tousled her hair like this in a long ti, it seed that ever since she started high school, he had consciously distanced himself from her. Xie Jingzi’s heart softened at the rare sharing of his affection with her, and her tone was filled with grievance and sorrow.
Whenever she thought about the days in the county town of X, her mother would always be talking about Wang Chuni, praising her industriousness and sense and making her feel terribly depressed.
Even Xiao Si and Xiaoqi seed to like her a lot, not to ntion the most important point—that even her usually silent father thought Wang Chuni had a good personality!
For Xie Jingzi, who had been favored by her parents since childhood and adored by her little nephews, the frequent ntion of Wang Chuni’s na was a clear sign that she was about to beco her formidable rival—for stealing affection!
"Little one, if you talk like this, you’re hurting everyone’s feelings. No one in the family would ever favor Chun i over you. You are our beloved youngest sister, silly girl. Have you beco more childish with age?"
Xie Jingchen gently tapped the still downturned head of his younger sister, seriously admonishing her.
"Wuu, Third Brother, you say you’re not biased, but now you’re hitting for her sake!" Xie Jingzi complained loudly, her large moist eyes glaring in accusation of her Third Brother’s misdeeds.
"You little rascal, alright, alright, Third Brother was wrong. I’ll have your Third Sister-in-law buy you a gift to make ands, okay?" Seeing that his youngest sister’s expression no longer showed annoyance and that her little face was full of joy, Xie Jingchen helplessly grunted:
"Look at you, you’re clearly all grown up, but you still act as spoiled as Little Shier."
"Third Brother, no matter how old I am, you’ll always be my Third Brother. You can’t ignore !" Xie Jingzi pouted in retort. Thinking about her Third Brother saying that Wang Chuni had saved his wife, she hesitated for a mont, then asked softly:
"Third Brother, did she—did she get hurt?"
Now that she had cald down, she began to feel that Wang Chuni’s earlier behavior when bringing her to the back garden was indeed a bit slow, but most importantly, she seed hunched over as she walked, bending at the chest.
This was unlike Wang Chuni’s personality.
Since Wang Chuni was petite and sowhat voluptuous, she had been mockingly teased by the village boys since she was young, crying countless tis in private only to be comforted by Xie Jingzi, who told her to be confident.
Later, she indeed took her advice to heart and stopped slouching; she walked with her back straight because she had beco fearless, walking tall and upright. The adolescent boys gradually felt embarrassed to tease her, which convinced Wang Chuni that one must not bow down in life but instead stand tall.
Being petite and voluptuous wasn’t Wang Chuni’s fault. Why should she walk with her head down as if she had done sothing wrong?
Afterwards, no matter how embarrassed she felt, Wang Chuni never walked hunched over again.
Just now...?
"Yeah, little one, your observational skills have improved. Chun i shielded your Third Sister-in-law from an assailant and got stabbed with a knife just below the abdon. Fortunately, your Third Sister-in-law reacted in ti and knocked the assailant down, but Chun i still suffered a cut, which should be scabbing over by now."
"Sss—" Xie Jingzi’s eyes widened in shock as she t Third Brother’s confirming gaze, her heart racing—
Stabbed in the abdon? Just thinking about soone replacing Wang Chuni with his wife, Xie Jingzi’s hands started to tremble!
His wife was pregnant after all, regardless of how deep the stab was, but upon hearing the word ’stab,’ who wouldn’t panic?
"Third Brother, is Third Sister-in-law really unhard?" Xie Jingzi grabbed Xie Jingchen’s arm, asking anxiously.
People are selfish by nature, upon hearing that his wife had encountered such a dangerous accident, her first thought was definitely whether her own Third Sister-in-law was hurt.
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