Free Web NovelChapter 1310: Chapter 1299: Siblings
"Young master, the rules at home are strict. When you go back, don’t try to fight for things that don’t belong to you. The old master is getting on in years and likes family reunions, so just be good and show filial respect to him." It was the nanny speaking, yet she reprimanded Duan Yunquan with the air of the head of the house, her tone extremely impolite.
Originally, Duan Yunquan was immersed in the excitement and nervousness of soon seeing his family, but now he was completely dumbfounded, appearing somewhat at a loss.
Similarly, at Yu Zhijing’s side, two agents were instructing her regarding her parents, "Your parents are busy and they’re big celebrities, with a lot of people watching them. In the future, people will inevitably ask you questions, but if it’s not a question we’ve taught you to answer, you absolutely cannot respond, do you understand?"
"How would I know what others will ask me?" Little Yu Zhijing asked anxiously and uneasily.
The two agents, cold and stern, said, "That’s why we will guide you when you return. Only if you perform well can you reunite with your mom and dad."
Yu Zhijing’s lips drooped, and she hung her head low. "Why didn’t Mom and Dad come to pick me up themselves? Don’t they like me?"
"They’re big stars and very busy, where would they find so much free time?" the agent replied impatiently, "Also, ask fewer questions in the future, the less you say, the fewer mistakes you’ll make, understand?"
Yu Zhijing kept her lips sealed, her small face showing a desolate expression, because this was completely different from what she had imagined. She missed her brother and sisters a bit, but she couldn’t cry; she couldn’t let her brother and sisters worry about her.
Duan Yunquan, feeling wronged, held back his emotions just like her. They didn’t cry; children coming out of the orphanage are a bit more stubborn and resilient than the average child.
After Duan Yunquan and Yu Zhijing were taken away, Ye Qiu and Ye Cheng ate their lunch in exceptional silence. Both were feeling very low, but they did not waste anything, knowing full well that such a life did not come easily and they must not disappoint their benefactors.
"Big brother, I’m going to study hard in the future and earn more money to bring our second brother and little sister back," Ye Qiu promised.
"Mhm, big brother will work hard with you."
"Is this Yunquan?" Inside the mansion, an old man with graying hair examined Duan Yunquan, then suddenly smiled and beckoned, "Come, come to grandpa."
Duan Yunquan felt the stares of those around him, and at his tender age, he was even more nervous, hesitating as he walked over.
The men and women around looked at him with unfriendly eyes. Bringing back a male grandson now, what does it mean? It means that a significant portion of the inheritance might be split away!
Especially for Lin Fei, the mistress of the house, there was already a stepson from her husband’s first marriage, and now a love child from after their marriage? Back then, she insisted on not recognizing him, never expecting that the old man, nearing death, would have thoughts of family reunion, saying something about the Duan bloodline not being left outside!
Bringing him back now, isn’t it an obvious slap in her face? She could tolerate the stepson sharing some of the Duan family’s property, but what about Duan Yunquan, the love child? She would never allow anyone to covet her child’s things!
Don’t think that bringing him back ends everything. The old master is old, and sooner or later, she would be the one in charge of this family. If he was here to contest for the inheritance, she absolutely would not let this love child have an easy life!
Lin Fei’s eyes were sinister, looking maliciously at Duan Yunquan. Seeing this, Duan Yunquan shivered, clearly feeling that his stepmother disliked him, and his biological father didn’t seem to care much about him either.
Moreover, he could sense that even the grandpa, who was supposedly the kindest to him, wasn’t truly concerned about him, treating him like how the orphanage used to treat stray dogs on the roadside—amusing them happily for a while and giving some food.
Cautious in his thoughts, Duan Yunquan didn’t show his inner feelings, but responded carefully, noticing that no one paid attention to him not eating. He hadn’t felt hunger in a long time, and he really missed Mrs. Ye, his big brother, and two younger sisters now.
He also wondered how his younger sister was doing. He’d heard her mother was still around, so she should be doing better than he was without a mother, right?
What he didn’t know was that the youngest little sister, Yu Zhijing, was now the most helpless. Just as the two agents were about to take her back to the company, they were hounded by paparazzi. Along the way, she was repeatedly warned by her parents’ two agents, warned not to move around randomly, and several times her head was pressed down to avoid being photographed.
Yu Zhijing wanted water but didn’t get any, wanted food but didn’t get any, and was still subjected to such misery. At such a young age, she couldn’t bear it and cried to return to the orphanage, asking to find her siblings.
"Really ungrateful, what’s so good about the orphanage? You don’t even know how to enjoy yourself when brought out to live a good life, stop crying, isn’t it messy enough already?"
"Looks like she needs to be taught well when we get back; otherwise, if she says something wrong, all our efforts would be for nothing."
The two agents looked at Yu Zhijing with no good humor, finding her particularly unruly. Returning to have a good life with her celebrity parents, what’s there not to like? It was simply foolishness to the extreme.
At such a young age, Yu Zhijing didn’t understand what being a big star and a good life meant. She only knew it wasn’t like she imagined, returning to her mom and dad, and instinctively, she didn’t like this kind of life.
"Uncle Pete, can I borrow your phone to call my brother and sister?" Yu Zhijing asked softly.
However, Yu Shangnan’s agent, Peter, was taken aback, "Call your brother and sister?"
His tone was particularly sharp, "Let me tell you clearly, you don’t have any brother or sister, and in the future, you’re not allowed to contact those people from the orphanage, not even mention them!"
Yu Zhijing was suddenly reprimanded like this. How could she accept that? She’d rather not go with them than be forbidden from finding her siblings.
"I just want my brother and sister. I don’t want you; I want to go back. Will you let me go back?" Before, when she was hungry or thirsty, she didn’t make a fuss. Now, not being allowed to find her brother and sister, she suddenly started to make a scene.
Seeing this, the two agents became even more impatient, especially with possible paparazzi following outside. In desperation, they shouted directly, "Shut up. Since you’ve come out with us, it’s impossible to let you go back! If you behave nicely and listen, we’ll let you sneak back to see them in the future; if not, you’ll never see your brother and sister again."
"You’re all bad people! I’ll find the police officers," Yu Zhijing sobbed.
"What should we do now? This little girl is stubborn, and if she blurts something out in front of the reporters, it’ll be the end for us." Both looked at each other, with Sister Ming, Liang Jin’s agent, saying worriedly.
Peter sneered, "Kids forget quickly. After going back and denying her food for a couple of meals, she’ll understand what’s what."
"What about when she grows up? We can’t keep controlling her forever."
"Once she grows up and sees the glamor of the entertainment world, she won’t need us to speak; she’ll naturally distance herself from those cheap siblings of hers."
