Chapter 181 - The Hypocrisy and Sincerity (1/2)

As soon as Dong Hui heard the beginning, she felt dizzy and almost couldn’t stand steadily.

Shi Qingxue wanted to tell the truth, but she didn’t expect that her mother would be so scared. She hurriedly supported Dong Hui and asked, “Mother, what’s wrong with you? Call for a doctor…”

At the moment, Shi Baoning walked over in haste and supported Dong Hui to replace Qingxue forcefully. There was anger which was not obvious but clear in her pretty eyes, but she controlled herself and stated coldly, “Let me take care of Mother. Go to call for the doctor first.”

Shi Qingxue didn’t need to call for a doctor in person. Shi Baoning just didn’t want her to support Dong Hui.

While Shi Qingxue listened to Shi Baoning and went out to bring Doctor Qin.

After Doctor Qin checked Dong Hui’s pulse, he explained, “Madam is pregnant and should better relax and keep calm. She can’t get mad or be provoked. Otherwise, it would be harmful to the mother and baby. I will give her a prescription for calming the nerves. Just have a try and I will check the effect. She should be very careful in the first three months of pregnancy. It would be bad if there is a sign of miscarriage.”

Hearing that Dong Hui went into a coma and the doctor came, Shi Junhe rushed over in a hurry. He was anxious and angry while listening to Doctor Qin’s instructions.

He told a servant to go with Doctor Qin to get the medicine and then asked Mammy Zheng to stay with Dong Hui beside the bed. Then he led other people on the spot to another room.

“What happened?” Shi Junhe asked in a deep voice and looked terrible.

Zhou Ruyu replied casually, “I am afraid that you need to ask your daughter.”

Shi Junhe turned to Shi Baoning and Shi Qingxue, asking coldly, “What did you two do? You know that your mother is weak recently, but you still make her angry. She loves you so much all the time.”

Before Shi Qingxue spoke, Shi Baoning felt wronged. “Father, of course I know Mother is tired and I never dare to annoy her. How can you blame me before asking?”

Shi Qingxue was shocked and turned to Shi Baoning in disbelief.

Shi Baoning also told the truth, like Shi Baoyan did.

They spoke frankly but tried to shift the blame. Anybody who was not brainless could hear their hidden meaning.

However, when Shi Baoyan said that, Qingxue just felt no more than disappointed. Anyway, she didn’t truly love Shi Baoyan.

To return perfunctory feelings with false affection, it was a fair deal.

But she was treated with hypocrisy after she loved somebody with sincerity…

As long as Shi Qingxue thought of the profound meaning of her sister’s words, she felt pained with tears in her eyes, as if her heart had been stabbed.

“Sister, you can even defend our half-sister Shi Baoyan out of kindness who has made a big mistake and is distant to you, no matter if she was wrong.

“And I am your sister!

“You are supposed to be the closest to me except our parents, but you are unwilling to intercede with Father for me, and even can’t wait to dissociate yourself in the beginning.

“Is it that you don’t like me? Or do you think that a ‘strong’ woman doesn’t need her relative’s protection?”

Shi Qingxue couldn’t figure it out and felt extremely unhappy.

It seemed that her eyes were burnt by a raging fire and it hurt her, but she still restrained her urge to shed tears. She lowered her head and hid her weakness.

Right, even if she could be pitied and treated well when she showed that she was weak, she would only be strong.

“Qingxue, what’s going on?” Shi Junhe turned his questioning eyes to Shi Qingxue and didn’t soften because she was his favored daughter.

Shi Qingxue didn’t feel scared and told him that she was brought to the East House this morning and Dong Hui and the others questioned her.

Zhou Ruyu heard that and got furious.

She interrupted, “Qingxue, you are so irresponsible to say that. You stayed out for a whole night, regardless of your fame, and made your mother angry. Do you mean that we interfere too much?”

Shi Qingxue rolled her eyes in secret and thought, “Right!”

Shi Junhe glimpsed at Zhou Ruyu and asked coldly, “Ruyu, it’s the East House here. I teach my naughty daughter a lesson. I am afraid that you don’t qualify to interrupt, right?”

Zhou Ruyu was clear that it was more difficult to incite Shi Junhe than Dong Hui, so she was worried that she would go for wool and come home shorn. Then she had to shut up resentfully and cursed in her heart, “Huh, he is really partial. Shi Qingxue has admitted, but he is not angry.”

She glanced at Shi Baoyan meaningfully in secret.

Shi Baoyan understood and stepped forward, defending Shi Qingxue hurriedly, “Father, Qingxue was brainless and didn’t mean to make Mother angry. Please forgive her because she is young.”

Shi Junhe thought her words were unpleasant to the ear, but it was the truth that Shi Qingxue made Dong Hui angry and fall into a coma, so he didn’t say anything but turned to Shi Qingxue.

Shi Qingxue was as calm as before and asked Shi Baoyan, “Baoyan, do you mean that I did something wrong and made Mother angry? What wrong did I do?”