Chapter 151 Unable to Live Together

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Mu Jiayu immediately recognized what Xu Ya was thinking in her heart, and because of this, he became increasingly disappointed in her. They had already been separated for several months. Initially, he thought that after being away from Yun Shifei for a period of time, Xu Ya might start missing her. After all, Yun Shifei was her biological daughter, and she was so well-behaved. But now, it seemed that over these months, she still hadn’t come to her senses. Although she rushed over immediately upon hearing that Yun Shifei was in trouble and even considered repairing their relationship, the idea of repair was built on a foundation of guilt, not on genuine sincerity. "I’m Shifei’s mother..." Xu Ya said in a panic when she saw Mu Jiayu ignoring her, "Shifei is still so young and hasn’t felt a mother’s love. I’ll try to give that to her." "And then? Yun Sisi will come back, and when you see Yun Sisi argue with Shifei, you’ll still unhesitatingly stand on Yun Sisi’s side, repeating the same mistakes as before," Mu Jiayu replied coldly. "Xu Ya, this situation never had to escalate this far. Shifei and Sisi weren’t incapable of getting along, but you’re the one who kept being so biased. Shifei felt wronged, and Sisi also found her treatment unfair. Now, the two of them can’t even live under the same roof." Mu Jiayu’s words echoed the sentiment expressed by Old Mrs. Xu. This was a truth Xu Ya was unwilling to face. If she wanted to come back, she had to let go of Yun Sisi. In the past, Yun Sisi was their adopted daughter and hadn’t yet come of age. Even if she had made severe mistakes back then, they wouldn’t have forced Xu Ya to choose between Yun Shifei and Yun Sisi. But now, Yun Sisi’s biological parents had surfaced. They could completely let Yun Sisi return and live with her real parents. "Mu Jiayu!" Xu Ya, after holding it in for a long time, finally couldn’t suppress her anger, "Sisi is your daughter too! Think about it—she’s lived in such a privileged environment since she was little, and now you want to send her back to her original family to suffer? What kind of father would make such a decision?" Mu Jiayu’s expression remained icy, unwilling to relent simply because Xu Ya was angry. "If this were before, I might have hesitated. But ever since she cruelly hurt Shifei, how can I allow her to continue living alongside Shifei? Who knows what could happen next?" In the past, he had been a good father to Yun Sisi, but that changed months ago after Yun Sisi did what she did. Everything had changed irrevocably. He couldn’t bring himself to cherish such a malicious child anymore. Now that her biological parents had shown up, it was only reasonable to send her back to them. But Xu Ya was unwilling. Her feelings for Yun Sisi ran deep. "At the end of the day, you never liked Sisi that much," Xu Ya remarked bitterly, her heart aching. The whole world was telling her to give up Yun Sisi. Even her friends advised her that if she truly wanted peace in the family, the only solution was to send Sisi back to her biological parents. But why did Yun Shifei’s return mean Sisi had to become a sacrificial lamb? Even if Sisi didn’t carry the blood of the Yun Family, wasn’t she still her precious child? Yun Shifei was a legitimate member of the Yun Family, loved and pampered by many. But aside from her, Yun Sisi had no one else. If even she abandoned her, Yun Sisi would undoubtedly be devastated. The two talked for a while but couldn’t reach an agreement. Xu Ya got up and left. As Xu Ya walked away, she didn’t notice Yun Shifei standing quietly on the staircase. Yun Shifei had overheard the conversation between Mu Jiayu and Xu Ya. Her expression was calm, devoid of joy or sadness. She knew that Xu Ya could never truly let go of Yun Sisi. Xu Ya loved her far too much and probably never would in this lifetime. Just as Mu Jiayu had said, she and Yun Sisi could no longer live together. Xu Ya’s choice of Yun Sisi equated to abandoning her. Meanwhile, Mu Jiayu’s choice of her equated to abandoning Yun Sisi. Yun Shifei retreated to her room, wrapped herself tightly in her blanket like a small cocoon, and reminisced about her moments spent with Xu Ya. The memories from her previous life had faded to mere traces. In this life, Xu Ya had been kind to her before, but that kindness was not even a fraction of what Xu Ya had given Yun Sisi. Xu Ya probably didn’t realize that although Yun Shifei always acted as though she didn’t care, deep down, she cared very much. She also wished she had a mother who truly loved her. Wished she could experience the joy of a harmonious family of three. Like Sun Xiaoqi, whose parents adored her, shaping her into a cheerful and optimistic person. Ah, how envious she was. Unfortunately, she would never experience this in her lifetime. Since that day, Xu Ya had visited once but seemed to vanish afterward, never appearing before Yun Shifei again. And Yun Shifei hadn’t seen Yun Sisi either. Aside from the grade rankings posted during exams, which listed Yun Sisi’s name. Yun Sisi continued to be at the top, securing excellent grades. This time, she even ranked fourth in the monthly exam. With scores like that, she was bound to get into the nation’s best university. As for herself... Yun Shifei scanned the rankings for a long time before finally finding her own name somewhere in the middle. No longer ranked at the very bottom as she used to be. Yun Shifei looked at the rankings, noting that she had advanced over twenty places since the midterm exams. That was already great progress! She consoled herself with that thought. Sun Xiaoqi glanced at her own rank and frowned. "Seriously, why does the school have to make rankings for every exam? When I finished the test, I thought my performance was decent, but looking at this... why am I ranked so far down?" Her results this time were much worse than Yun Shifei’s. However, Sun Xiaoqi was never one to aim high in academics. For her, achieving a reasonable rank was good enough. As long as she could get into college, that would be ideal. If she didn’t, even a high school diploma was fine. After all, she would eventually join her family’s company, and experience was far more critical than qualifications. Still, Yun Shifei’s improvement struck her as surprising. But when she thought about how diligently Yun Shifei had been studying—those early mornings spent reviewing—it made sense to her. In this regard, she couldn’t compare to Yun Shifei. Yun Shifei jotted down her rank, silently set a new goal for herself, and resolved to improve even more in the finals next month. When she turned around, she saw Yun Sisi and Mu Jiayu. They were also there to look at the rankings. Mu Jiayu spotted Yun Shifei and darted her a glare, her tone laced with mockery: "Well, even failing students have the guts to check their rank. Wonder where you get such thick skin from." She glanced at her own rank, which was in the thirties—not bad at all. She couldn’t compare to Yun Sisi, who was consistently at the top of the class rankings. Nonetheless, her ranking was still miles ahead of Yun Shifei. Yun Shifei, after giving them a glance, walked away. But Mu Jiayu blocked her path. "Why so eager to leave? Feeling ashamed seeing that your rank is so much lower than your sister’s, huh?"

Chapter 151 Unable to Live Together

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