Defrosting The Cold Young Master-Chapter 1943 - 1947: She Thought She Won, but Maybe Not
The food, drinks, toys, clothes, and the hugs and kisses from her parents in the house used to be hers alone. Her big brother never competed with her for them.
But after Muu Qingwan joined the family, her parents loved holding Muu Qingwan, talking to Muu Qingwan, buying her pretty clothes, hugging her, and kissing her.
Because she was frail and sickly, her big brother only took up 30% of their parents’ attention, while she enjoyed the remaining 70%.
Ever since Muu Qingwan came along, her parents’ attention towards her was reduced to just 35%.
She couldn’t stand this change.
Time and again, she used crying until she had an asthma attack to force her parents to send Muu Qingwan back to the country.
Their parents belonged to her and her big brother.
Having only her and her big brother as children in the family was enough; she didn’t need a sister.
She wanted to be the one and only little princess in the family.
She repeatedly sent Muu Qingwan back to the country and felt proud of it.
But things didn’t go as planned.
Business was hard overseas. Her father’s company deteriorated day by day, and life at home grew more and more difficult.
Her father had left for overseas after quarreling with her grandparents, declaring he wouldn’t return without achieving great success.
For the sake of pride, even as life at home became more strained, her father refused to ask her grandparents for help.
Every year when they returned home, her father insisted on maintaining face, pretending the business was doing well and their life was prosperous.
In reality, overseas, they didn’t live as well as Muu Qingwan did domestically; they didn’t eat as well or dress as well as Muu Qingwan did.
Her grandparents’ home had drivers, servants, and they even hired a dedicated driver-cum-bodyguard for Muu Qingwan.
She didn’t have such treatment overseas.
Initially, their household also had two servants and two drivers.
Later, as her father’s company got smaller and income couldn’t cover expenses, the servants and drivers were laid off.
Her mother didn’t have a job, so her mother handled all the household chores.
But she had to wash her own clothes.
Although she was not required to do any chores because she was unwell, she was still jealous of Muu Qingwan.
Her grandparents’ home had servants and drivers, and Muu Qingwan even had her own dedicated driver-cum-bodyguard.
She had nothing.
She took her parents away, using her asthma to force Muu Qingwan to stay in the country, living with her grandparents.
She was always proud of it, feeling like she was the victor.
Until she returned to the country and saw Muu Qingwan living a life multiple times more exquisite than hers, she suddenly realized Muu Qingwan might not have been the loser. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Especially when she suggested to her grandparents that they also hire a driver-cum-bodyguard for her and was immediately refused without hesitation.
She nearly died of anger.
Although the Muu Family had fallen and were far from their former glory, they were still a third-rate family in Beijing.
The assets of the Muu Family added up to at least tens of millions, so why was it a big deal to hire a driver-cum-bodyguard for her?
Her father’s company had been run into the ground by him and went bankrupt, and their family of four was poor, but her grandparents were wealthy.
Those two old folks were like Ge Langtai characters, as stingy as rooster claws, utterly unlike wealthy family elders.
So stingy, so petty. No wonder the Muu Family had declined.
She was infuriated, but her grandparents were authoritative; she cried until she got sick, and her mother went to plead with them, ending up scolded and disgraced, yet they still didn’t get her a driver and bodyguard.
