Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life Chapter 1421 - 1410: The Young Uncle of the Prestigious Family

"Your little uncle is really good to you." Ye Xingyan stood in front of Ye Yao and said.

For a moment Ye Yao didn’t know how to react, or rather, she couldn’t figure out what Ye Xingyan meant by saying this.

She didn’t like Ye Xingyan, not just because Ye Xingyan had taken over the life that should have been hers, stolen the love of her dad and Mom, but even more because there was something about Ye Xingyan herself that made her uncomfortable. She always felt that the other girl’s words were loaded, as if she was scheming about everything. Was there anything that couldn’t be said plainly? Just like little uncle said, at their age, they should be living a child’s life, with studies and happiness as the main things, and not getting too involved in adult matters.

Besides, she no longer cared how Dad and Mom treated her, but Ye Xingyan had always been on guard, as if afraid she would steal away the affection that belonged to her.

She couldn’t figure out why Ye Xingyan was so scared; Dad and Mom were already treating her like this, wasn’t she still not satisfied? What more did she want? Did she also want to take away the special fondness little uncle had for her?

To put it a bit disdainfully, what made Ye Xingyan think she could? Her glib tongue and her pretty face? But little uncle wasn’t the kind of person who’d lose himself just because someone talked sweetly, nor the type who only looked at faces. For the past four years he’d never even spared her a glance, which showed that little uncle genuinely didn’t like her. And now she had the nerve to be jealous of herself? How did that make sense?

She was originally the daughter of two criminals; having the life she had now, she ought to know contentment. What more was she plotting?

"Of course my little uncle is good to me." Ye Yao no longer had the timidity she’d had when she first came to this home. Her whole bearing radiated confidence; she looked straight at Ye Xingyan, as if silently asking what exactly she was trying to say.

Ye Xingyan’s heart jolted. She couldn’t quite believe that she was actually a little intimidated by Ye Yao’s gaze, but she had to admit that the reason Ye Yao had managed to get a solid footing in this family so quickly was because she had confidence—she was not only the true blood of the Ye Family, but she had also gained little uncle’s favor.

And now it was even more outrageous: she’d even invited the Divine Doctor to cure little uncle. From now on, her status in this family would probably be higher than Dad and Mom’s! Not to mention herself—would Grandpa, Grandma, and little uncle even see her anymore?

"Why have I never heard you mention it?" Ye Xingyan asked, almost like an interrogation.

"Mention what?" Ye Yao pretended not to understand.

"Why didn’t you tell us that you knew someone who could cure little uncle?" Seeing her play dumb, Ye Xingyan simply laid it bare.

Ye Yao blinked. "Don’t you all know now?"

Ye Xingyan clenched her teeth in anger. "You know that’s not what I mean."

"Then what do you mean? I’m not like you with all those thoughts in your head. Why not just get to the point?" Ye Yao curled her lip, not giving Ye Xingyan a shred of face.

Fortunately, there was no one else here but the two of them, or Ye Xingyan’s pride would really have been shredded, because she knew that these days all the maids and gardeners in the house were on Ye Yao’s side.

In the past, Ye Xingyan had thought that after Ye Yao was brought home, she could rely on her years of superiority from living in this family to suppress Ye Yao. She hadn’t expected that before she could even put this plan into action, she would already be forced into a passive position. It made her painfully aware that she had no blood ties to this family, which meant she was an outsider. She had to become stronger if she wanted dignity in this home.

"I’ll be blunt then. Since you knew there was a way to cure little uncle, why didn’t you discuss it with Dad and Mom? Do you know how shocked they were when they found out? Do you know that if Dad and Mom had been the ones to introduce that Divine Doctor to little uncle, how grateful Grandpa and Grandma would be to them?" Ye Xingyan lowered her voice, as if afraid someone might overhear.

Ye Yao understood and let out a cold laugh. "You think I stole Dad and Mom’s credit? You want to maximize Dad and Mom’s benefits? How can you think like that? We’re one family—does it matter who does the introducing? As long as little uncle gets better, isn’t that enough?"

"I..." Ye Xingyan didn’t know how to respond. She only felt that Ye Yao was such a fool. How could it be the same if she was the one who came forward, compared to Dad and Mom? At most Grandpa and Grandma would just give Ye Yao some words of thanks. But if Dad and Mom had stepped up, they could have asked for company shares and Grandpa and Grandma probably wouldn’t refuse!

But could she say this to Ye Yao? Ye Yao already had a better relationship with little uncle. She might go and repeat this to him in no time.

No, a jolt ran through Ye Xingyan’s heart. Would Ye Yao repeat what she’d just said to little uncle as well? If little uncle found out what she and Dad and Mom were thinking, wouldn’t that make him suspicious?

She really had been careless; she should’ve thought it through before coming to confront Ye Yao.

"No, what I mean is, if the traditional doctor you found hadn’t been reliable, Dad and Mom could have helped you screen the risks beforehand. This time you just got lucky." This was the only way Ye Xingyan could try to salvage what she’d just said. Even if Ye Yao complained later, she’d still have an excuse to argue back.

Yet it never crossed her mind that Ye Yao didn’t need a reason to dislike her; what use would any argument be?

"I respect and love little uncle, of course I wouldn’t harm him." Ye Yao didn’t want to say more. "Do you have anything else? If not, I’ve got things to do, I’m leaving."

Watching Ye Yao’s retreating back, Ye Xingyan was furious, and at the same time she was eaten up with jealousy over Ye Yao’s good fortune. Why wasn’t it she who knew someone like the Divine Doctor? If only it had been her!

And what were they supposed to do next? If little uncle’s leg recovered, would there still be a foothold for Dad in the company? Did Dad really have a way out?

Right now, Ye Xingyan was like a headless fly, with no sense of direction, no solution, and certainly no strength, yet she couldn’t bear to give up her current identity and life.

She thought for a bit, then called Shi Junmian. At this point, only Shi Junmian could calm her a little, and he was also the only lifeline she felt she had a real chance of grabbing hold of.

If she could marry Shi Junmian in the future, why would she still care about the Ye Family? Unfortunately, she and Shi Junmian were only sixteen now; there were still several years to go before they reached the legal age for marriage.

"What do you think I should do now? I thought having Dad and Mom’s love would be enough, but ever since my background was exposed, I’ve felt more and more out of place in that home." In order to appear obedient, Ye Xingyan had never drunk alcohol before. The drink she’d ordered this time was only mildly alcoholic, yet she already felt a little tipsy.

Shi Junmian’s heart ached as he watched her, and he felt even more that the Ye Family were being unfair. Since they had already raised Ye Xingyan for so many years and had real feelings for her, why couldn’t they treat her a bit better? Was blood really that important? Or had that Ye Yao bullied her? The other day he had already felt something was wrong—two daughters, two birthdays, and the jewelry the biological daughter wore was clearly much better than Xingyan’s. When had the Ye Family become so poor? If they were going to be this biased, why bother keeping up appearances and letting her stay at home?