Chapter 348 - Draw the Line (1/2)

Chapter 348: Draw the Line

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“Dad, you are different from me. You always feel that my sister will be a good daughter one day. For me, she can never be a good sister. Dad, in the future, you do not have to do anything to improve my relations.h.i.+p with her.”

Qiao Nan was not afraid of anything else. She was only worried that if she was capable enough to break free of her family and be independent, Qiao Zijin, who still had to rely on the family, would suck her dry. If she was not willing, her father would stand on Qiao Zijin’s side and ask that she helped her sister.

Besides, she had just confirmed her relations.h.i.+p with Zhai Sheng this morning. She had to be wary.

“Nan Nan, you and your sister…” Did she mean that she would sever ties with her sister?

“Dad, all I can say is that my sister is too scheming. Yes, she is my sister, but there is no reason that I have to be good to her and help her while she plots against me and do me harm. At the very least, I will be happy for her if she is better than me. As long as she does not bother me, I will definitely not do anything to her.”

Qiao Dongliang clenched his fists and put it on his knees. He did not know what else to say. “But if you are good to your sister, perhaps she could come to her senses? Nan Nan, your sister may be insensible, but she is the only sister that you have. Are you going to give up on her?”

Qiao Nan’s face sank. She was particularly reluctant to answer this question.

In her previous life, she spent her whole life to be good to her sister. However, not only did her sister not come to her senses, but she also went from bad to worse. She was not touched by her actions at all.

“Dad, is it because I am more sensible than my sister that I have to give in and tolerate her when she makes a mistake, whereas she can continue to be selfish and willful? Yes, she is my only elder sister, but I am her only younger sister as well. Why is it that she can plot against me and I have to give her a helping hand when she needs it? Why? What if my sister never comes to her senses? Does it mean that I have to sacrifice the rest of my life to stay by her side and take care of her?”

Qiao Dongliang shook his head. “No, your sister may be insensible, but she will come to her senses eventually…”

“When will my sister come to her senses? Dad, can you tell me clearly? My sister is insensible now, so she wanted me to drop out of school. In the future, if my boyfriend is more outstanding than my sister’s boyfriend, what will she do? Do I have to break up with my boyfriend for her sake? Do I have to stay single? Or to find a man who is not as good as my sister’s boyfriend to satisfy her desire to surpa.s.s me? My sister has a perfect life, but what about me? She has you and Mom to pamper and dote on her, and I will always give in to her. Dad, what will I have in my life then?”

“You…” Qiao Dongliang could not answer.

“Dad, you and Mom are biased toward my sister and treat her well. It doesn’t matter. I won’t fight with her. Without you and Mom, I will be good to myself. Is there anything wrong with that?” Qiao Nan felt bitter inside. She did not ask for much at all.

“Nan Nan, both of you are still young. Are you sure that you need to go this far? Maybe we can give your sister some time. If by then she does not change, you can wash your hands off her?” Qiao Dongliang gritted his teeth. He knew that he was being biased and unfair to Qiao Nan.

Qiao Nan smiled bitterly. “Giving her time? Dad, how long shall we give her? My sister is already an adult, and I will be twenty years old in another year’s time. Do we wait till she is in her thirties, or her forties, or fifties even?”

In a person’s life, there were only those few years. Qiao Zijin had been through a quarter of her life, and yet she had to give more time to Qiao Zijin?