Chapter 11 - Qin Jua reality show - 1 (1/2)

Jing Lihua stepped out of the car, accompanied by Zhao Liying. She glanced at the three-story European style mansion. A strong strong feeling of nostalgia hit her. When her mother had married her father, he was already in a relationship with Jing Tian's mother. He Zhoyan, her stepmother, was a commoner so her paternal grandfather never allowed their marriage. Her mother no the other hand was the only daughter of the prestigious Tang family. Under the influence of greed, her father married her mother, Tang Yuyan.

The marriage was a disaster.

After her marriage, for some reason, her grandfather had cut her ties with her mother. So she had no background to support her. This mansion was given to her mother at her wedding. Funnily, her mother, her father and his mistress, all lived in the same mansion. Because shortly after Jing Lihua's birth, her stepmother gave birth to Jing Junhai.

As her mother had lost her backing, they both took delight in bullying her mother. But her mother endured silently, all for Jing Lihua's sake. Jing Lihua had countless times witnessed her mother being humiliated in front of guests when her father openly favored his mistress. And even, away from everyone's eyes, she wasn't treated better.

Her mother successfully protected Jing Lihua until her death when she was ten years old. After that terrible day, Jing Lihua's nightmare started once she was left all alone in the hands of those beasts.

Zhao Liying noticed that her Xiao Hua face was darkening. Zhao Liying shuddered when she saw Jing Lihua's scary expressions. ”Are you alright Hua'er?”

Jing Lihua snapped out of it. ”Yes, Let's go in”

Jing Lihua walked into the house. She glanced around and found countless guests in the lobby. She saw Jing Tian rushing to her.

”JieJie!” Jing Tian enthusiastically exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention and hugged her. ”I've been waiting for you. You have no idea how much I missed you.” To make the act seem realistic, she even cried a bit.

For a while, Jing Lihua frowned a little. She laughed inwardly. Then her face expressions changed and she hugged Jing Tian tightly. A warm, heart-rending smile covered her feature.

”Xiao meimei!” Jing Lihua held Jing Tian's hands and greeted her with the affection a hundred times greater than Jing Tian. If Jing Tian acting was good then Jing Lihua acting was top-notch. ”I missed you even more than you could ever miss me. All the time I was thinking about you. I even prepared a gift for you.”

Jing Tian stared dumbly at Jing Lihua. Jing Tian had expected her to push her away and scoff. Then Jing Tian could act hurt and gather people's pity by playing the victim card.

”S-Such a coincidence. I have also prepared a gift for you. I have sent it to your old room.” Jing Tian smiled politely and pulled back. Jing Lihua remembered from her last life what 'gift' her sister had prepared for her.

For a moment Jing Lihua's warm smile turned to a cold one. Her eyes looked sharp. Only Jing Tian noticed the momentary change.

A sudden chill ran up Jing Tian's spine. What was that smile about?

”Such a nice girl. It's her first visit home after her marriage and she even brought a gift for her sister.”

”Indeed, their sisterly love is so genuine. How ridiculous of me to believe for once those fake rumors that Jing Lihua didn't treat her little sister well. She surely dotes on her little sister.”

Jing Tian was not happy to hear all those praises. Her first step failed.

Qin Jua came and introduce herself. She told that they would be starting the live stream soon.

”I can't believe it! Is it Zhao Liying? The famous Zhao Liying? Such a pleasant surprise! So are you here to take part in my reality show?” Qin Jua was delighted. If Zhao Liying was also here, her show would be the most viewed in the month; she was sure of that. Zhao Liying agreed. Qin Jua chattered with them cheerfully.