Previously on Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life...
Ye Qiu's sister and father confront He Xixian, demanding Ye Qiu break up with her and offering no support for their marriage. Ye Qiu firmly defends He Xixian, declaring his intention to marry her and rejecting his family's financial and emotional support. He Xixian, in turn, reveals Ye Qiu's supposed immense wealth and capability, claiming he showered her with gifts, leaving his sister in disbelief.
"This is not possible, you are lying to me! You must be lying!" Ye Qing’s eyes flashed with ferocity as she yelled at He Xixian.
He Xixian arched an eyebrow. "Do I need to lie to you about this? Everyone at school knows that Ye Qiu took on multiple projects with major corporations even while he was still a student. Many famous company CEOs personally invited him, but he declined. Sister Ye Family, you found that picture of Ye Qiu and me on our campus website, but did you check anything else? If you don't believe it, you can verify it right now."
Seeing that He Xixian didn't seem to be fabricating the story, Ye Qing truly began to panic. How could this possibly be? How could her brother, Ye Qiu, be this outstanding? How could he possibly earn so much money?
Ye Peilin and Han Hui exchanged a skeptical glance before turning to Ye Qiu. "Is what your girlfriend said true?"
"It's mostly true. The part about an annual salary of a million was correct, and they also offered a house and a car, which I turned down," Ye Qiu stated plainly, delivering another bombshell.
"Your girlfriend claims everything she has was bought by you? You even bought her a house?"
Ye Qiu chuckled. "Not one, but two."
"You..."
He Xixian immediately snuggled happily into his side. "You're so good to me."
Ye Qiu draped an arm around her shoulders and tilted his head to look at her. "You're my future wife. If I don't treat you well, who else will I treat well?"
"This can't be true! You must have colluded to come back and deceive us!" Ye Qing's eyes were teary as she refused to accept this reality. If it were true, she would have already deeply offended her brother and future sister-in-law, leaving her with nothing in the future.
"Whether you believe it or not, I originally came back to have a proper conversation with you. I didn't expect you to give me the cold shoulder immediately and even demand that I break up with Xianxian. It's impossible for me to break up with Xianxian. Mom and Dad, since you don't favor Xianxian, I'll send invitations when I get married," Ye Qiu said with a chill in his voice.
"Wait a moment! Are you planning to sever ties with the family for a few hundred thousand? Did you really buy your girlfriend two houses?" Han Hui, noticing her husband's darkened expression and unwillingness to lose face, spoke up as Ye Qiu and the others were about to depart.
"Mom, I made it very clear earlier. I don't want to be subjected to unreasonable demands disguised as concern for my well-being, without considering my own desires. The few hundred thousand covers the living expenses and tuition you provided since I was young; the rest is my token of respect for you. I have no intention of severing ties – these ties cannot be severed. I am still your son and will fulfill my duties to care for you in the future."
"You are so good to an outsider, yet you neglect your own family! Ye Qiu, doesn't your conscience bother you?" Han Hui's tone became quite aggressive at this point.
In reality, within the family, Han Hui had always been the gentlest towards Ye Qiu. However, her harm was no less significant than Ye Peilin's.
Ye Peilin was overtly biased, completely looking down on Ye Qiu and never considering him important. Han Hui was different. She would offer Ye Qiu comfort after Ye Peilin's excessive harshness. But just as Ye Qiu began to feel a glimmer of warmth, she would subtly prompt him to yield to Ye Qing, saying he was a boy and shouldn't fuss too much.
Time and again, she would first offer a sweet gesture, only to ruthlessly reveal the fact that he was insignificant compared to Ye Qing in this family. The word 'Mom' had become a heavy shackle for him.
Sometimes, he truly questioned: if they didn't like him, why did they bring him into this world? Was it merely because of a joke Ye Qing made? Was his very existence just to be a plaything for Ye Qing's amusement?
"Xianxian is not an outsider; she is my girlfriend, my future wife, the mother of my future children, the one who will accompany me through life. What do you mean by neglecting my family, Mom? Haven't I sent money as a sign of respect?" Ye Qiu challenged his mother, his tone firm.
"You gifted your girlfriend two houses; can't you gift your sister two as well? She is your biological sister."
Ye Qing's eyes lit up at this statement, and she immediately lifted her head, only to be met with the mocking gazes of Ye Qiu and He Xixian.
"She is indeed my sister, but so what? Has she ever yielded to me as a sister, even once? Has she ever let me gain any advantage? Or, Mom and Dad, have you ever truly cared for me, even for a moment?" Ye Qiu questioned.
He let out the answer after a moment of thought: "No. In this household, I was consistently the one who yielded. She was the favored sister, the favored girl. It was because of her pronouncements that I learned I was born; these were the justifications I was told countless times whenever you compelled me to defer to her. As a mere child, I had no recourse but to utilize her discarded pencils and erasers. As I matured, I still found myself consuming the leftover strawberry tops from her snacks, fetching midnight cravings, and collecting her packages. She even took to slandering me behind my back. And even at this moment, she is pressuring you to take me back, solely to instigate a breakup with my girlfriend, all because she is my sister. Are these accumulated grievances meant to be simply erased? You expect me to gift her houses? Absolutely not!"
Upon hearing his defiant words, Ye Peilin, Han Hui, and Ye Qing’s faces contorted with palpable rage. They had always perceived Ye Qiu as possessing a petty nature, but the depth of his resentment had never been so starkly revealed. His sister's actions, which they viewed as being for his own benefit, were now perceived by him as past slights, deemed insignificant by an adult.
Yet, they remained oblivious to the profound suffering endured by a small, invisible child within a family dynamic marked by parental favoritism and an arrogant, favored sibling.
"Your sister's intentions were for your own good; had she not rigorously trained you, would you possess such independence? Would you have discovered the resourcefulness to generate your own income?" Ye Peilin demanded, her voice laced with indignation.
Ye Qiu emitted a soft, dry laugh. "Indeed, I must extend my sincerest gratitude for the biased upbringing that shaped me. Is it not you who stated initially that no assistance nor property would be bestowed upon me? Even my sister herself declared her disdain for such mundane possessions. Given that perspective, I ought to reciprocate her sentiment. With my entrepreneurial accomplishments, surely such an exceptional sister will achieve even greater success than I. If I were to truly gift her a home, would that not be perceived as looking down upon her? Would that not wound her pride?"
Listening to his pointed retort, He Xixian nearly burst into laughter. Precisely, Ye Qiu’s own sister had proclaimed her scorn for common material things; what justification did she now possess to make such demands?
Even upon her arrival, she had displayed a hostile demeanor and insisted on creating a separation between Ye Qiu and herself. Did she not comprehend the extent of her efforts to be with Ye Qiu? One should not presume to act with impunity simply by virtue of being an elder sister; perhaps she should also examine her own relationship with her brother.
Her heart ached with a profound sadness as she absorbed Ye Qiu’s revelations; he had never confided these deep-seated grievances to her before. She had only been aware of his strained familial ties, but it was evident that despite the family's comfortable circumstances, her boyfriend had endured such a harsh existence. It was no wonder he expressed a desire for only one child; he was likely deeply traumatized by his own family experiences!
