Chapter 31: Brother and Sister's Love

  In the evening, at the White's home.

  The old man sat in the hall, his sharp eyes staring straight at his grandson and granddaughter. He didn't know how long he had been staring like this, but he just wouldn't speak, and the air was filled with a cold atmosphere.

  Bai Liya just couldn't get used to this atmosphere, stiffly sitting on the right side of Bai Lishao, and didn't know how long she had been sitting like that, only feeling a bit sore in her waist.

  Bai Li Shao was used to this stalemate, and after waiting for so long, Grandfather still didn't speak. He turned his head, looked at Bai Li Ya, and said: "Xiao Ya just got back and is also tired, you go upstairs and rest first!"

  "Good!" Bai Liya seemed to be relieved of her guilt, grabbed the canvas bag beside her and stood up, "Grandpa, I'll go upstairs first."

  "Sit down!" The old man shouted, his eyes fixed on Bai Ruo Shao again. "Who's in charge of this house, me or you? Who gave you the right to decide to bring her here without my permission?"

  Upon hearing this, Bai Lianya's heart was as if frozen by ice and snow, so cold that she couldn't speak. She wished to turn around and leave immediately, departing from this place of right and wrong.

  At this time, Bai Li Shao also suddenly stood up and said coldly: "Grandfather, she is my sister, I can't just watch her suffer outside! This family is yours to manage, but I also have freedom, I also have rights! Xiao Ya has been having a hard time since childhood, why do you still have the heart to let her suffer, I really can't bear it!"

  "She's not a member of this family!" Old Man Bai bellowed, "If she were a member of this family, she wouldn't have done something that would bring shame to our household! She actually went out and rented a house, at such a young age, and even brought men into her rental place, without any sense of shame! If Tian Weichang hadn't told me, I would still be in the dark!"

  "Why doesn't Grandpa believe me? He only believes others! I didn't do anything with that boy!" Bai Ruo's anger suddenly erupted, she couldn't accept this family anymore, her eyes turned very cold. She never lost her temper before, but this time, she couldn't bear it anymore. "I'm only 15 years old, just a freshman in high school! Why should I get engaged at such a young age? What right do you have to decide for me? I'm not even your daughter! You can't even take care of your own daughter, what makes you think you can control me?"

  "What...what did you say?" Old White stood up, so angry that he couldn't speak, his face red with rage. "Who allowed you to speak to me like this!"

  "Did I say anything wrong?" Bai Yaya asked angrily.

  "Xiao Ya, don't say anything else, go upstairs first!" Bai Chao hastily pushed Bai Chao Ya, he knew that this time Grandfather was really angry.

  "I don't want to!" Bai Liya's eyes welled up with tears, her usual strength crumbling in an instant. "Is it just because I'm not a boy? Grandfather, you only care about boys and don't care about my life or death at all! Did you guys ever really treat me like family? You abandoned me when I was young, and now that you've brought me back home, it's also for your own selfish desires, making me engage with someone else. None of you have ever treated me like a human being!"

  "Cough...cough..." Upon hearing this, Old Man Bai started coughing violently again, his heart racing wildly, and suddenly felt like he couldn't catch his breath.

  "Grandpa, grandpa, what's wrong?" Bai Ruo Shao rushed forward in a hurry, supporting the old man, and only then did she notice that he had been coughing all along, his entire face bright red. Bai Ruo Shao anxiously shouted, "Zheng Shu, quickly call an ambulance!"

  Zheng Shu, who was mopping the floor on the second floor, heard this and hurriedly ran down, "What's going on?"

  "Quickly call an ambulance!" Bai Xi shouted anxiously while supporting Old Man Bai.

  "Oh oh oh......" Zheng Shu was also extremely tense, this was the first time she saw Old Man Bai get so angry that he couldn't cough. She didn't dare hesitate and quickly ran to make a phone call.

  Bai Liya stood there, unsure of what to do next. Tears continued to flow from the corners of her eyes, but her heart was filled with extreme panic and confusion. She had just scolded him, and now she felt a mix of relief and guilt. Seeing her grandfather like this, she couldn't help but feel remorseful. If anything happened to him, she wouldn't be able to live with herself.

  She only felt her ears buzzing, and suddenly Bai Liya felt the whole world spinning around her, making her speechless, and she could only stare at Bai Liya Shao gently patting Grandpa's back.

  Later, Bai Ruiya didn't know how she ended up in the hospital either. Her head was heavy and her feet were light, swaying all the way, and her breathing was also extremely weak.

  "Where's Grandpa? How is he now?" Bai Xue's mother, Zhou Cai Shi, hastily came over and rushed to the emergency room after hearing the nurse's words. When she arrived at the hospital emergency room, she only saw two children, and anxiously looked at the three words "Emergency Room", her heart was also full of anxiety.

  Zhou Caishi's gaze swept over Bai Yaya's body again, and without saying a word, she stepped forward and slapped Bai Yaya with a loud "slap", crisp and clear.

  "Mom, what are you doing?" Bai Xue Sha stared at his mother in surprise. He never thought that as soon as she came, she would slap his sister.

  Bai Liya covered her beaten face, only then did she feel the pain and regain consciousness. She had unknowingly arrived at the hospital. Fortunately, it was her mother who hit her; otherwise, she would have been even more anxious.

  Actually, Zhou Caisheng was angry with Bai Yaya because she knew the reason why Old Man Bai fell ill. When Zheng Shu called her, she also asked clearly that Old Man Bai had a fight with Bai Yaya before he got angry and fell down. Zhou Caisheng glared at Bai Yaya furiously, saying: "Do you know or not that Grandpa's body is not good, can't withstand stimulation! No matter what, don't provoke him, after all, he is still Grandpa!"

  Bai Liya didn't say a word, she just covered her beaten face with her hands and hung her head low. At this moment, there were no more tears, which made her feel strange herself - how could it be like this? Didn't she feel any heartache at all? Her family members, one by one, didn't love her; she was like an extra person, and she didn't even know what the point of muddling through every day was.

  Bai Li rushed to her sister's side and looked at Zhou Cai Shi, saying: "Mom, this can't be blamed on Xiao Ya!"

  "You too!" Zhou Caishi seemed extremely angry, staring at her son, "Grandpa is usually so good to you, how can you talk back to him! You two are so ill-mannered! It's all because I haven't had time to take care of you properly!"

  "Have you ever taken care of me?" Bai Yaya put down her hand covering her face, raised her eyes and stared at her mother. Was this really her mother standing in front of her? Why couldn't she feel any happiness as her daughter? If things continued like this, she would only feel extremely painful.

  "What are you talking about? I don't care about you, who cares about you! Now even me, you dare to talk back?" Zhou Caisheng was almost driven mad with rage.

  "Excuse me, this is a hospital, please keep your voices down!" At that moment, a nurse walked over and said expressionlessly.

  Bai Lian smiled coldly and felt that this home had no meaning to her anymore. She slowly closed her eyes, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

  "Where are you going?" Zhou Caishi's voice was still full of anger, coming from behind her, but it didn't matter anymore, she didn't want to listen at all.

  Walking out of the hospital, the sky started raining again. The autumn rain was not gentle, pouring down loudly and didn't care if pedestrians had umbrellas or not.

  Bai Liya lifted her head, letting the rain hit her face, and finally felt a little bit of temperature, although it was cold, but it could also make her feel something. She still smiled coldly, looking at the road ahead with her eyes, and then walked slowly, not knowing where she could go now, but she still needed to walk.

  Suddenly, her right hand was grasped tightly by someone. Bai Yaya turned her head to the side, still with a cold smile at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes were blurry, unsure if it was from rain or tears. The person in front of her looked very fuzzy, but one thing was certain - he had the same nose as hers, which seemed to be the mark of their dragon and phoenix twins.

  "Brother... why am I not a boy? Why can you have everything, while I have nothing?"

  Bai Liya didn't even know what was wrong with herself. In the rain, she could finally cry unscrupulously because others couldn't see her tears.

  "This is still the first time you called me brother..." Bai Lian smiled faintly, very gentle and also very poignant, tightly grasping his sister's hand, not daring to let go at all, looking at her, he knew the pain in her heart, and he knew she had been strong for a long time.

  Bai Ruoyi smiled faintly, her clothes were all soaked through, and she finally felt a hint of chilliness. "You go back, if she can't see you, she'll worry."

  "Xiao Ya, I'll accompany you, we can go anywhere, let's... leave together!" Bai Chao said, and then he took Xiao Ya into his arms.

  Bai Liya didn't feel surprised, as if it was normal. Her body finally felt a little warmth spreading slowly, warming her heart. She smiled slightly and said, "We are siblings."