Chapter 3 (1/2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Dad, Mom, open the door!” Chi Yaoxi pressed the doorbell anxiously.
After a long while, the inner wooden door was suddenly pulled open. “What are you doing! Why are you shouting!”
Looking at her impatient stepmother, Chi Yaoxi felt a little stifled. “Mom, I’m back to get my clothes.”
“Pay up if you want to enter!” Li Lijuan crossed her arms and refused to open the door.
Chi Yaoxi smiled bitterly. “Mom, I didn’t bring any cash today. Can I transfer the money to you later?” She was really muddle-headed. Before she could find a place to stay, she moved out of the apartment where she lived with the jerk and had no choice but to send her luggage back. Why didn’t she learn her lesson? Why couldn’t she remember that this family didn’t belong to her at all and only belonged to her half-sister, Chi Jiaojiao!
“Alright, I won’t ask for more from you. Just fifty thousand yuan. I have to save it for your sister’s dowry.”
“Dowry…” Chi Yaoxi pursed her lips. She’s just going to treat it as giving that pair of scumbag and b*tch a coffin. Otherwise, given her stepmother’s personality, she would definitely kick up a fuss and refuse to let her in. She would then not be able to get the dress that the brand had lent her. It would be a huge loss if she delayed the afternoon shoot.
The moment she entered, Chi Yaoxi’s smile froze on her face. “Who allowed you to enter my room and rummage through my things!” The dress that Chi Jiaojiao was wearing was lent to her by the brand to shoot an advertisement! Chi Jiaojiao had made a fitting dress into a tight fit! She could not bear to look at this Michelin tire! Now, every step Chi Jiaojiao took made her heart tremble. She was afraid that this woman would accidentally burst her dress.
Chi Yaoxi tried her best to suppress her anger with the last bit of rationality she had. “Take off the dress. I need to wear this for my commercial this afternoon…”
But before she could finish speaking, Li Lijuan interrupted her angrily, “What’s wrong with your sister wearing your clothes? It’s just a dress. Anyway, you don’t lack that bit of money. Just buy another dress! Since she likes it, you should give it to her!”
Chi Yaoxi was stunned by the scolding. It was like this when she was young. As long as Chi Jiaojiao liked it, she would give it to her. What she liked… No, she didn’t need anything she liked. She just needed to pick up what was left of Chi Jiaojiao. So, her boyfriend also became Chi Jiaojiao’s engagement partner?
Chi Yaoxi turned her head away, no longer looking at the woman who kept cursing her.
“Dad, you can’t buy this dress outside. I really need it for filming.” She really needed someone in this family to speak up for her. Even if it was just for show. At the very least, she wanted to know that she had not sacrificed for this family for nothing all these years. She still had her family and people who loved and protected her…
Slap! The sudden slap made Chi Yaoxi dizzy. Her ears were ringing as she stared blankly at her father. “Dad… why did you…”