The Lucky Heiress

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“It’s not your business, stand aside,” Wei Yichen said to Wei Yilin.

Wei Yilin insisted on not letting go: “Brother, you have to explain, why are you dragging our eldest sister!”

“Our father had such an accident, yet she only knows how to run away. As the eldest brother, I’m responsible for disciplining her. She might not adhere to the same standards as other young ladies, but she can’t disrespect our parents! She mustn’t be disloyal and unfilial!” Wei Yichen retorted.

Hearing this, Wei Yilin’s eyes widened in disbelief: “What are you talking about? How is our eldest sister disloyal and unfilial? She has always been taking care of our father! Giving him his medicines, changing his dressings, wiping his body – all done by our eldest sister! How can you say she hasn’t been tending to our father?”

Wei Yichen was taken aback at his words: “Yilin, what are you saying?”

“I’m saying our eldest sister has been taking care of our father. During the three most critical nights, it was our eldest sister who kept watch! It wasn’t until our father’s condition was no longer life-threatening that she finally went to have some rest,” Wei Yilin urgently explained.

“How would you know about it?” Wei Yichen asked.

“Of course, 1 know – because I was there too! I kept watch with our eldest sister,” Wei Yilin explained.

Wei Yichen’s face froze, his eyes widened.

Seeing his disbelief, Wei Yilin quickly added: “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Doctor Cheng, ask others in the house, ask Jing Hu, ask Cuiping, ask Nurse Zhang – everyone knows it!”

Listening to Wei Yilin’s explanation, Yunshi and Wei Qingwan both wore expressions of surprise.

These past few days, Yunshi had been completely distraught, even fainting once. Therefore, she was not clear on who was exactly looking after Wei Mingting’s bedside, however, she was indeed aware that Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin took turns to watch over him.

While Wei Qingwan was surprised that Wei Yilin, who usually loathed Wei Ruo, would stand up for her and even explain everything on her behalf.

These past several days, overwhelmed with worry about her father’s accident and anxiety over her dearly loved mother’s wellbeing, she hadn’t been paying much attention to anything else, thus, many of the recent events in the house were unbeknownst to her.

Meanwhile, Wei Yichen was left stunned.

Though Wei Yilin was young, he wouldn’t lie about such a thing. Moreover, there were so many others bearing testament to his words!

The hand Wei Yichen clamped onto Wei Ruo’s arm suddenly lost all its strength.

Wei Yilin quickly rolled up Wei Ruo’s sleeve, checking her arm.

Her fair skin was marked with a violent, red pinch. At the same time, the slap mark on her face was particularly striking.

Wei Yilin careworn little face expressed his sorrow, “Eldest sister, are you okay?”

Wei Ruo lowered her sleeve, covering her arm.

Then, she coldly said to Wei Yichen, “So, what do you propose to do about the slap you just gave me?”

Wei Yichen felt a pang in his heart, “I was wrong. You can return the slap if you wish.”

Then he stood rooted to the spot, not making a move.

Upon hearing this, Yunshi stepped forward; “All right, the misunderstanding is cleared up now. Now you know it was a misunderstanding, and your big brother acknowledges his mistake. Let’s not hold a grudge against your big brother.”

Yunshi then turned to Wei Ruo and said, “Your big brother was just anxious. Now he knows he wronged you. We’re all family after all, and we all want what’s best for the family. Let bygones be bygones.”

Wei Ruo, however, was not ready to let the matter rest as Yunshi wished: “I didn’t take the slap for nothing. I’ll consider the matter closed after I return the slap; then we can talk about whether there’s any lingering resentment.” Upon hearing this, Yunshi rebuked Wei Ruo in a sharp tone, “So, you want to slap your elder brother now? He is your elder brother, so you should respect the hierarchy! It’s only natural that he, as the elder brother, has the right to discipline you. But to slap him would be utter disrespect! If you dare to slap him today, don’t even mention the Wei family, the whole Taizhou prefecture will not accept you!”

Even if he was in the wrong, an elder brother is still entitled to discipline his younger sister. The younger sister, however, should under no circumstances retaliate against her elder brother!

Wei Yilin also tugged at Wei Ruo’s hand and said: “Big sister, you can’t hit our brother! Calm down, he didn’t do it on purpose!

Wei Qingwan slightly raised her head to look at Wei Ruo. She didn’t say anything, but she knew: if Wei Ruo dared to land that slap today, she would plummet into the abyss of being disobedient and unfilial.

All the reputations she had established outside would be ruined.

Wei Ruo raised her hand, under Yunshi’s warning, she suddenly turned and fiercely slapped Wei Qingwan’s face.

Wei Qingwan didn’t even have time to react and was almost floored by the slap.

Everyone else in the room was stunned.

By the time everyone else had come back to their senses, Wei Qingwan’s left cheek was already throbbing from the slap. She was completely disoriented, the pain serving as the only reminder of what had just transpired. Helpless, Wei Yilin looked from Wei Ruo to Wei Qingwan, not knowing what he should do.

“Ruo, what have you done?” Wei Yichen stepped forward, protecting Wei Qingwan behind him, then glared angrily at Wei Ruo.

“Nothing in particular. Today’s events clearly originated from Qingwan’s inability to clarify things. She could have easily explained the truth in a few words, but she chose to answer ambiguously, causing a misunderstanding which led to our elder brother’s misconception about me. Qingwan has been educated for so many years, why couldn’t she explain clearly few simple things? Why didn’t she ask for details when she noticed our elder brother’s anger? Therefore, as the eldest sister, I have a right to question Qingwan,” Wei Ruo replied.

Indeed, she couldn’t slap Wei Yichen as he was her elder brother, but she could slap Wei Qingwan!

“Although Qingwan did not clarify properly, she did not purposely frame you. Even if you are questioning her, you shouldn’t resort to violence,” Wei Yichen asserted angrily.

“So, it’s wrong to hit someone out of nowhere? But that’s something I learned from you, elder brother. Isn’t this how you questioned me?” Wei Ruo retorted. Wei Yichen was rendered speechless by Wei Ruo’s question, unable to utter a single word in his defense.

Seeing Wei Ruo’s defiant attitude, Yunshi asked angrily, “What kind of attitude is this? Are you resenting your elder brother’s discipline?”

“Mother, don’t be angry; I just wanted to teach Qingwan a lesson the way elder brother did me. I hope Qingwan can answer questions more clearly in the future to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and prevent family discord,” Wei Ruo answered calmly.

Then, Wei Ruo turned to Wei Qingwan, slowly saying, “I didn’t hold a grudge against elder brother, and I trust Qingwan won’t hold a grudge against me for teaching her a lesson. Am I right?”

Wei Qingwan trembled; her face lost its color, while the slap mark stood out in stark contrast. Holding her dress tightly, she suppressed feelings of anger and indignation against Wei Ruo..