Chapter 287 - The Conflicts Between the Sisters (1/2)

Shi Junhe glared at Shi Baoning in disbelief and didn’t expect that she would slander her sister unreasonably.

He raised his hand and slapped Shi Baoning in the face again, cursing in a rage, “Talk nonsense! Evil girl. Do you know who you are talking about? That’s your younger sister.”

Shi Junhe always thought that only he and his brothers had intramural fights, but unexpectedly, there were so many misunderstandings between his two daughters.

At the moment, he was glad that Mo Junyang had taken Shi Qingxue away and only he heard what Shi Baoning had said just now.

Even he was so angry, and he didn’t dare to imagine how sad Shi Qingxue would be if she heard Shi Baoning’s heartless words.

However, since Shi Baoning had expressed her feelings hidden at the bottom of her heart, she didn’t fear anything and made it worse.

She covered her swollen face after being slapped and didn’t admit her fault. Instead, she sneered. “Why are you angry? I just told the truth. Since Shi Qingxue dared to do something so dirty, she shouldn’t fear that somebody would say it.”

“You!” Shi Junhe raised his hand again and wanted to teach this daughter a lesson who talked rubbish, but he saw that her cheeks were red yet she still goggled with her red eyes stubbornly.

The gentle father Shi Junhe couldn’t bear to beat her again, so he withdrew his hand resentfully.

He was dispirited and sighed, asking helplessly, “Do you really think so? Your sister, Qingxue…”

It seemed that Shi Junhe didn’t know what to say to Shi Baoning. He opened and closed his mouth several times and then finally made a voice. “She has done so much for you but never asked you to repay her. Speak honestly. Is she really so evil as you said?”

Shi Baoning was speechless.

She wanted to say something seemingly, while under Shi Junhe’s sad eyes, she couldn’t say it. In the end, she lowered her head again and remained silent.

Shi Junhe had consumed much energy when he was arguing just now. Although he wasn’t angry anymore, he couldn’t keep calm as before.

Especially…

Perhaps Shi Baoning still thought that Shi Qingxue seduced Wenren Chi.

“You…”The father pursed his lips and seemed to try to find proper words. After a long while, he asked slowly, “You have said a lot and hate her so much because of this matter, right? Do you think that Qingxue stole your future husband?”

Shi Baoning trembled and suddenly looked up at Shi Junhe, denying it in panic. “No, no, I…”

When she stuttered, it was better not to say that.

Shi Baoning probably realized that she appeared to expose herself unwittingly while trying to cover up, so she shut her mouth again.

After quite a while, she raised her head once more with her calm eyes, stressing each word. “Right! Since we mention it today, I am not afraid of telling you the truth. In fact, Qingxue and I…”

She thought it over and finally found proper words. “I don’t care about our arguments. You take her as the most loved and lovely daughter, and I am willing to love and care about her. I don’t mind even when she does something out of the line occasionally, but…”

Baoning’s eyes became extremely sharp all of a sudden, and she stressed seriously, “But it can’t be Chi. He is mine. I won’t give him up to anybody, and even my sister should perish this thought!”

Since childhood, Shi Baoning was taught to be well-behaved and pay attention to etiquette, and she had never insisted on asking for anything. The only man she thought about all the time was Wenren Chi, and nobody could snatch him from her.

Shi Junhe sneered after hearing that and said directly, “Do you think that Qingxue will really snatch Chi from you? From beginning to end, she just takes Wenren Chi as her brother. Otherwise, why did she say that she would criticize Wenren Chi when she thought that he betrayed you?”

“How did you…” know it?

Shi Baoning didn’t speak out the last two words, but the surprise in her eyes revealed her emotion.

Shi Junhe asked, “Do you think that I know nothing as I never asked about the misunderstandings between you two in the past?”

“…So what even if she really did that? Who knows if she…” Shi Baoning still wanted to argue that Shi Qingxue did so just to gain a good reputation.

However, under Shi Junhe’s eyes which got deeper and sterner, she couldn’t finish her words in the end.

Shi Junhe looked at Shi Baoning, to see that she was in the wrong but refused to admit her fault, and a similar yet different figure flashed in his eyes involuntarily.

Should he say that they deserved to be mother and daughter?

“Humph. Chi and Qingxue are only brother and sister from the beginning. You are too sensitive and think too much.” Shi Junhe looked indifferent and pointed out the truth in a stern voice slowly.

“Even if there is something between them, it’s Chi…”

Shi Junhe was impulsive and about to reveal the fact, but seeing that Shi Baoning’s expression changed sharply, he held back what he was going to say.

He couldn’t bear to make his daughter sad.

He sighed deeply and added helplessly, “Fine. Since you bear a grudge against your sister, perhaps it’s impossible for me to ask you two to be as close as before. Now I only hope that you can remain peaceful on the surface and don’t let Qingxue know your feelings.

“It’s not difficult for you to pretend, right?” Shi Junhe couldn’t eliminate Shi Baoning’s prejudice and hatred, and the only thing he could do was hide their estrangement forever.