"Say... say what? I'm telling you, don't try to change the subject, you cunning woman!" An Mingyu yelled, almost jumping with anger.
Lin Chuxia watched him quietly, feeling somewhat disappointed.
"I truly considered you as a brother, but it seems you don't need me for a sister."
"What... what do you mean?" An Mingyu furrowed his brows.
"What do I mean? Well, let me ask you, does our parents publicly acknowledging my identity mean that your beloved sister, An Mingzhu, will be driven out of the An Family's house?"
"How could that be possible?" An Mingyu immediately retorted without even thinking.
"Yes, you also know it's impossible. So, how does publicly acknowledging my identity make her life unbearable?"
"But... but then everyone will know that the sister is not the An Family's biological daughter, and they will talk behind her back."
After those words fell, An Mingyu felt a gradual cooling in Lin Chuxia's eyes, which unsettled him.
"Well... you know, sister has been frail since childhood, especially at the age of eight when she found out she wasn't our biological sister, it deeply saddened her and her health worsened further..."
As he spoke, An Mingyu's voice grew weaker.
Lin Chuxia laughed mockingly, "Indeed, she has known about her origins since she was eight. But now, ten years later, she still hasn't accepted the truth, has she?"
"Her health is poor, so I should indulge her, right?"
An Mingyu couldn't answer either of the two consecutive questions asked by Lin Chuxia.
"But have you ever considered, what about me? What status should I hold in the An Family? If even my own parents and brother are unwilling to acknowledge me, how do you think the An Family's servants will look at me? What will people outside say about me?"
"I..." An Mingyu opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Lin Chuxia turned her gaze directly behind him, "Your dear sister has arrived, I won't interrupt your sibling bonding."
"It's not, I didn't mean that..." However, as soon as he spoke, An Mingyu froze again.
The words he had just said, if they didn't mean that... then what did they mean?
An Mingyu watched Lin Chuxia's departing figure, feeling lost.
At that moment, An Mingzhu had already approached him: "Ayu, what did Chuxia just say to you? Why do you look like that?"
An Mingyu didn't answer her question, merely murmuring, "Sister, perhaps we should persuade our parents to hold a banquet and publicly acknowledge our second sister's identity. I think that might not be so difficult."
An Mingzhu's expression flickered, and attempting to appear unconcerned, she smiled and said, "Was it Chuxia who talked to you just now? Chuxia really, no matter whether it's public or not, she will always be our parents' child, won't she? How can Chuxia care so much about these empty honors? Still, she deliberately caused a misunderstanding that made Grandpa scold our parents, you know, right after you two left, Grandpa was very angry!"
After finishing, An Mingzhu closely examined An Mingyu's face, yet did not see the reaction she hoped for.
Her fingers, hanging by her side, involuntarily tightened, and then she continued with a smile, "I have no problem with it. Originally, the Miss An of the An Family title was Chuxia's. If she wants to take it back, let her. I don't care about these empty honors, but it seems Chuxia has some misconceptions about me…"