"I don't have a choice either. I didn't plan on bringing her here, but I was afraid that she would be upset. I've been on tenterhooks the entire time!
"It's only because Anran has a gentle character and doesn't despise her younger sister that we agreed to let the child out after she begged us for a long time. In the end… As soon as the banquet started, this child disappeared! Anran is still sensible. Although she's not related to us by blood, she's more like the daughter of our Xu family."
What Xia Yunlou meant was that although her biological daughter had returned home, the family still favored their adopted daughter. Her adopted daughter was kind, sensible, obedient, and a top socialite. Her biological daughter was vulgar and did not deserve to be the Xu family's daughter. Hence, they could only give up on that child and focus on nurturing their adopted daughter.
