CHAPTER 856: CHAPTER 860: BORN REBELLIOUS (10)

Capital, Cheng Family

Upon receiving the message from the special assistant, Su Ying angrily smashed all the dishes on the table.

"Great, just great, just like her biological father, she’s heartless, a natural born ingrate."

Su Ying was so infuriated by Su Li’s ingratitude that her chest ached, and she breathed heavily without being able to calm down.

Her gaze unintentionally fell on the clock’s hands, and it was almost dinner time. The whole family would soon be back, so Su Ying forced herself to suppress her anger, instructing the housekeeper to quickly clean up the mess on the floor and set up new dishes and cutlery.

At the stroke of six, the sound of silvery laughter approached from afar.

Upon seeing the adorable girl push the door open and enter, Su Ying’s gloomy expression instantly softened, and her mood improved considerably.

Temporarily setting aside her troubles, she raised a warm smile and called her daughter and stepson.

"Xinxin, Jingran, wash your hands quickly and come eat. Today I personally made the Eight Treasure Duck that you both love."

Cheng Xinxin coquettishly whined to Su Ying, exclaiming in surprise, "Really, Mom, you’re so good to me. I love you the most, Mom."

Su Ying feigned anger and said, "If I don’t make delicious food for you, don’t you love me?"

Cheng Xinxin widened her eyes, blinking, and hurriedly said, "Of course not. I love Mom every moment of every day."

The adorable little girl blushing in urgency made everyone’s heart melt.

Following them in, Mr. Cheng put down his briefcase and said, "Ah Ying, don’t make it difficult for our daughter."

"You can’t find another girl as good as our Xinxin outside nowadays."

Cheng Jingran quite agreed with his father’s words and nodded, "Absolutely, my sister is the cutest in the world."

Su Ying swept away her previous gloom, and her mood became unprecedentedly good.

This harmonious and joyful atmosphere was the family life she had always pursued.

How delightful.

She smiled and pulled out the chair for her husband, then instructed, "Serve the dishes now."

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the dinner.

When they were nearly finished, Cheng Xinxin suddenly asked, "Mom, you said earlier that my sister would come to live with us. When is she arriving?"

Upon hearing Cheng Xinxin’s words, the others simultaneously restrained their smiles.

Mr. Cheng put down his chopsticks, tilted his head slightly towards Su Ying, and asked, "The child should be arriving soon, right? Is her room ready?"

Cheng Jingran chewed his food expressionlessly, not saying a word, as if the person everyone’s discussing had nothing to do with him.

Cheng Xinxin, however, was excited. She still remembered when she was very young; the only time Mom took her to meet Grandma.

Then she saw a little girl hiding behind Grandma.

Two years older than her, but about the same height, somewhat frail, wearing a dull school uniform, nothing like the exquisite uniforms from her Noble school.

Back then, she felt a little smug, especially because Mom’s gaze never lingered on that sister.

Mom was still only hers, and that was wonderful.

Su Ying’s face instantly turned embarrassed and awkward; she forced a smile and whispered, "There was some mistake."

Mr. Cheng’s sharp gaze shot over immediately, even Cheng Jingran frowned and looked over.

"What happened?"

After sharing a bed for over ten years, whenever her husband spoke to her in such a serious tone, Su Ying knew he was angry.

This matter couldn’t be concealed anymore. She lowered her head and spoke even quieter, "Su Li doesn’t want to; she ran away. My mom... also can’t contact her."

Cheng Jingran got anxious and said, "Aunt, what about Xinxin?"

Cheng Xinxin looked at her family, somewhat confused, and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

She wasn’t happy either, "Our family is so good, and yet Su Li doesn’t want to come over; she’s really stupid...."

Despite her unhappiness, the quick glimpse of joy sneaking through her heart didn’t escape her notice.

She wasn’t really looking forward to the arrival of the sister she hadn’t seen much.

Seeing that Cheng Xinxin didn’t pursue the subject further, the others immediately dropped the topic.

Only the first impression of Su Li had fallen to the lowest.

Su Ying looked at Mr. Cheng, wanting to say more, but Mr. Cheng just glanced at her and then said solemnly, "Eat."

Cheng Xinxin lowered her head, busily eating her dinner while her eyes darted around, looking at this one and then that one, her lips pursed angrily.

She had decided; she was officially declaring that she didn’t like her half-sister.

The first half of the dinner was as joyful as can be, but once they mentioned that name, the atmosphere changed right away.

Before she even got to their home, things were already disrupted; imagine what it would be like when she actually arrived.

If Su Li knew, she would only say: Love truly overestimates itself.

You’re the ones who want me over, and yet you’re the ones who don’t like it afterward.

Everything is always your rationalization; it’s really disgusting.

She doesn’t care for your Cheng Family.

After dinner, Su Ying and Mr. Cheng, seemingly in sync, went to the bedroom one after the other. Nobody knew what they discussed; both were in low spirits.

Cheng Jingran also discussed something with his father in the study, and upon coming out, didn’t look happy either.

But everyone maintained their usual demeanor in front of Cheng Xinxin.

It showed that Cheng Xinxin was indeed extremely favored in the family.

Yet, the impact was evident, as the next day’s family trip was postponed.

Even though Cheng Xinxin had long been looking forward to it, tearfully pleading for it to go ahead as planned was resolutely refused by Su Ying.

Due to the unexpected issue of Su Li not coming over, all previously planned calculations were overturned.

The Cheng Family didn’t have the mood for fun either; they needed to hurry and handle their arranged marriage with the Shang Family.

Currently, the collaboration between the two families involved a major project, ensuring that only the tightest ties of interest could build confidence.

Fortunately, the Cheng Family has a daughter, and the Shang Family has a son; pairing them is reassuring for the company’s shareholders.

However, Cheng Xinxin is quite young, only sixteen at best. While she carries the title of Little Genius, has skipped grades to complete high school, and just finished her college entrance exams, she’ll soon be attending university. But that doesn’t hide the fact that she’s quite young.

This is awkward; given her age, there’s a significant gap with the Shang family’s elder son. However, she’s closer to the younger son’s age, except the younger Shang is a useless fool, and given the Cheng Family’s love for their daughter, how could they tie her to such a rotten person?

Especially Su Ying, she’s most dissatisfied.

Her daughter’s starting point is higher than hers, is also beautiful and cute, and clearly deserves to marry well above her station.

At this moment, she remembered that she has an older daughter she doesn’t care for.