"But can you get off me?" Su Siqi asked.
Su Yinyin froze for a moment, then turned to meet Su Siqi's smiling face.
His eyes, tinged with a hint of wickedness, held undisguised disdain. "Your breath is too foul, it's suffocating me."
"Second Brother..." Su Yinyin's expression stiffened.
The next second, the mute slave yanked her off Su Siqi and threw her aside.
Su Yinyin landed hard on the ground, her eyes immediately welling up with tears. "Mother, Mother, it hurts so much."
Dou Ying quickly stepped forward to help her up. "Are you alright, Yin Yin? What is Siqi doing? How can he throw his sister?"
"Second Aunt, you've called the wrong person. The one standing over there is my sister." Su Siqi beckoned to the little dumpling. "Momo, come here."
Su Yunmo toddled over and threw herself into Su Siqi's arms, nuzzling his chest. "Second Brother~"
Su Siqi pinched her cheek and let out a comfortable sigh. "Look at your dirty little face. Did you not wash up this morning?"
Su Yunmo stuck out her tongue. "I didn't have time because I was making a gift."
Su Siyuan snorted at Dou Ying and her daughter, making a face. "I'll go get a towel to wipe Momo's face."
"No need, we have one right here." Su Siqi casually picked up a fruit knife, slit the jade fan along its handle, and extracted the silk intact.
"No!" Su Yinyin's eyes widened as she scrambled up from the ground.
This was all her savings from all these years!
The mute slave blocked her path, preventing her from getting close.
*Rip!*
The silk was torn in half.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on Su Siqi, their eyes burning with intensity. Not only Su Yinyin, but even they felt a pang of heartache.
That fan was incredibly expensive. This second young master doted on his sister too much to be so heartless.
Dou Ying's face flushed crimson and then turned pale. "What are you doing? This is a gift Yin Yin specifically made for you. How can you, as her brother, trample on her intentions like this?"
Moreover, he did it in front of her, an elder, clearly intending to slap her face.
Su Siqi dipped one half of the silk into his tea and began wiping Su Yunmo's face. "Since it was given to me, how I dispose of it is my business."
Su Yinyin's tears welled up in her eyes. "Second Brother is just bullying me! I don't want to give you the gift anymore. Give it back to me!"
This jade fan had cost her mother at least ten thousand taels, considering all the arrangements. How could he use something so precious as a face-wiping cloth for Su Yunmo!
The guests whispered amongst themselves.
Although what the second young master did was wrong, Su Yinyin had pushed his sister first, so there was a reason.
Besides, there was no precedent for taking back a gift once it had been given.
Dou Ying pulled Su Yinyin to her side, comforting her.
"Alright, alright. It's good that your second brother dotes on his sister. Besides, Momo is also your sister. Yin Yin, you should be more sensible. Don't forget what Mother told you before we came."
The fan was broken, and though she was angry, the gift had been given. At least Xingzhe's matter would be settled.
Su Yinyin bit her lower lip, fiercely wiping away her tears, but her eyes remained red.
"Second Aunt, you don't need to be so humble. Since Yin Yin wants to take back the gift, how could I refuse?" Su Siqi threw the silk he had used to wipe his face over.
The silk, twisted into a ball, landed at Su Yinyin's feet.
"And this piece." Su Siyuan took the other piece. Before throwing it, he paused, then wiped Su Yunmo's hands with it.
Hmph, Su Yinyin wouldn't get her hands on Second Brother's things! What garbage, they didn't care for it at all.
Su Yinyin was hit by the second piece of silk, and tears of grievance and anger nearly burst forth. "You!"
"Yin Yin!" Dou Ying grabbed Su Yinyin, fearing she would say something that would further offend them.
For her son's sake, her daughter had to endure some hardship.
Su Yinyin had grievances she couldn't express, so she turned her pleading gaze to Su Sizhuo, seeing him as her last hope. "Big Brother~"
Su Sizhuo stepped forward and picked up the fan handle from the table. "Second Aunt, don't forget this when you leave."
Su Yinyin's face, from her cheeks to the roots of her ears, turned red. Tears suddenly streamed down her face. She flung Dou Ying's hand away and pointed at the three brothers. "You've gone too far! How could you treat me like this?"
"Su Yunmo is an adopted child. She's not your real sister at all. Compared to that beggar, I am the one from the Su family, your sister!"
The three brothers, usually so different in personality, now wore identical frowns and cold expressions.
Su Siyuan: "Who are you calling a beggar? Believe it or not, I'll smear shit on your face!"
Su Siqi: "I don't have a disgraceful sister like you. Go home and dream."
Su Sizhuo: "Even adopted children are treasures. What business is it of yours?"
Dou Ying was anxious, regretting not having shut Su Yinyin's mouth before she spoke.
Su Yunmo smacked her lips, tilted her head, and smiled slyly. "Have a good journey."
The other children nodded in agreement. No one welcomed Su Yinyin.
Su Yinyin, unwilling, tore at her handkerchief, crying and cursing indiscriminately.
"Why are you all fawning over her? What's so great about her! Su Yunmo's mother is a slut, and she's a slut too. She only knows how to steal other people's things. She should just die!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the hall fell silent.
Zhou Wanyou's hand loosened, and the teacup in her hand shattered on the ground with a crisp sound, drawing everyone's attention.
She waved her hand, and Acai stepped forward, picked up the box of items, and threw it out the door.
Zhou Wanyou: "Momo is right. Second Sister-in-law should leave. Since Second Sister-in-law didn't come with sincere congratulations, then from now on, my General's Mansion and the second branch need not have any further dealings."
Originally, it was Siqi's birthday today, and she didn't want things to get too awkward. But if Momo was wronged, she would rather her son be wronged.
Dou Ying's heart suddenly trembled.
How could there be no dealings?
Xingzhe was still locked up in prison. She had been struggling for more than half a month, asking so many people, but none of them could get him out. Now, only Zhou Wanyou could save him.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, please don't be angry. Children speak carelessly when they don't understand."
Dou Ying softened her tone, pinched Su Yinyin, and glared. "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Momo!"
Su Yinyin's tears flowed even more fiercely. Her voice choked with sobs. She threw a tantrum. "Why should I apologize? It was that little slut who was wrong in the first place, and Mother also said that Su Yunmo would eventually be..."
*Slap!*
Su Yinyin's face was slapped, and she fell to the ground. She forgot to cry, staring blankly at Dou Ying.
Dou Ying withdrew her hand, looking at her with annoyance. "You wretched girl, what nonsense are you spouting? If you don't apologize, I'll beat you to death!"
Why was this girl so ignorant? For her elder brother, couldn't she just endure it?
Su Yinyin's nose felt a sour sting. She suddenly threw her head back and burst into tears. "Even if you beat me to death, I won't apologize! Mother is too much. Why do I have to endure this for Big Brother!"
Clearly, she had brothers, and Su Yunmo could be protected by her brothers, while she had to endure being bullied by others here for her elder brother.
Why!