Chapter 34 - Refusal to Marry (2) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

When Xu Weilai reached home, the housekeeper was shocked by the swollen red hand mark on her pale face and said, “I’ll get some ointment for you, Miss Weilai.”

“That won’t be necessary,” Xu Weilai replied.

Xu Weilai headed upstairs into her room and sat on the couch. She pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs as she curled herself into a small bundle.

With her face buried between her knees, her shoulders quaked as she sobbed.

After some time, her phone rang.

She slowly raised her head and wiped the tears off her chin. She picked up her cell phone, and when she saw the name of the caller on the screen, warmth enveloped her heart. She took a deep breath to suppress the lump in her throat and recovered her natural voice before pressing the “answer” key.

“h.e.l.lo?”

The caller heard her voice and knew immediately that something was wrong. “Sis, are you crying?”

“No.”

The boy called her bluff. “I can see through your lie.”

Xu Weilai changed the topic immediately. “w.a.n.g, isn’t it the middle of the night for you? Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Xu Zhanw.a.n.g was her biological younger brother. The names of both her and her brother had been picked by their now-deceased grandfather. She was Xu Weilai, and he was Xu Zhangw.a.n.g. Together, they were “zhang w.a.n.g wei lai,” which literally meant “looking into the future.” It had been his hope that the two siblings would join hands to take the Xu family to even greater heights and create a lasting dynasty for the future generations.

Xu Zhanw.a.n.g had just come of age this year and was currently overseas studying.

Xu Zhangw.a.n.g ignored her question, and continued, “I know of everything that happened today, including the fact that Dad slapped you. Sis, does it hurt?”

“No, it doesn’t.”

“You’re lying to me again.” The boy’s voice was laced with unhappiness. “If it didn’t hurt, you wouldn’t be crying. You’re always saying that because you don’t want me to worry. But, Sis, I’ve already grown up. I’m no longer a little kid. I have the ability to protect you!”

The tears that Xu Weilai fought hard to hold back started pooling in her eyes again.