"Wha-what?"

Jian Shengbao looked horrified, his neck stiffly twisting as he glanced towards Jian Yixue.

Meeting Jian Yixue’s gaze sent an inexplicable chill down his spine.

Her eyes were cold, as if she were looking at a stranger.

Reflecting on how he had never once looked her in the eye since childhood, and had bullied her in every way, yet now he was asking her for help, Jian Shengbao felt uneasy.

The burly man in black waved his hand, signaling his men to release Jian Shengbao, and the group of onlookers stood by as if watching a spectacle.

Jian Shengbao agonized for a long while before finally taking a step and slowly inching towards Jian Yixue.

"Sis..." He forced out a smile, looking extremely awkward, but he couldn’t easily give up because now, a single word from Jian Yixue could decide his fate!

Jian Yixue pulled her lips into a self-mocking smile, "What’s the matter?"

Jian Shengbao shamelessly said, "Sis, this time, please help me! I promise to treat you well from now on! I was just young and ignorant before, but I will never act that way again! Just consider that I’m your brother, and for the sake of our blood relationship, ask my brother-in-law to help me."

His face was full of pleading, his attitude sincere, unlike usual when he spoke to Jian Yixue with arrogance and swagger.

Jian Yixue stared straight at him, her words dripping with blood, "Ignorant? Making me wash clothes in sub-zero weather, is that ignorance? Getting into trouble and nearly getting me attacked by thugs, is that ignorance? When I told you I had a 39-degree fever and no strength to order takeout, you slapped me, is that ignorance?"

"That’s not ignorance, that’s heartlessness!"

Hearing this, Yan Yichen’s handsome face turned grim, like a sky about to storm, dark and ominous.

Jian Shengbao broke out in cold sweat; he had always believed these things were justified and never thought there was anything wrong.

But now he regretted it deeply, nearly bursting into tears, "Sis, I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"What right do you have to ask for my forgiveness? Do you even count as a person? Do you?" The relentless questions were like invisible whips, flogging Jian Shengbao.

He looked helplessly towards his parents for help; Father Jian turned his head helplessly, Mother Jian’s eyes filled with tears as she silently cried, even the usually meek and easily bullied Jian Mengyu had a look of fierce hatred as if wanting to see him dead!

His shoulders trembled as he fell to his knees before Jian Yixue!

"Sis, save me... save me..."

Jian Yixue looked indifferently at Jian Shengbao, who grasped her skirt like a humble ant, "Having a brother like you, I’ve had terrible luck! Solve your own problems! I have things to do, I’m leaving."

She shook off Jian Shengbao and took Jian Mengyu’s hand.

The two sisters looked at each other, their eyes red.

"Sis, let’s go."

Jian Mengyu nodded tearfully, "Alright, let’s go, let’s go..."

Everyone made way for the sisters, Yan Yichen stepped forward and patted Jian Yixue’s shoulder, "You and your sister go ahead; I’ll take care of things here."

"Thank you..."

The two sisters held hands tightly and walked forward with heads high, even though their faces were already streaming with tears.

But even if they exhausted all their courage, they would never regret it!