Chapter 1108: Once a Promise is Made, There is No Going Back

Qin Yiyan felt somewhat helpless at these words, but he still raised his hand to ruffle Bai Yufei's hair, comforting her: "What nonsense are you talking about? You will always be my little sister."

This comfort had no effect at all.

Bai Yufei pouted and stopped speaking.

What she hated most was being Qin Yiyan's little sister!

Just because of this status, she could only hide her feelings for Qin Yiyan deep in her heart!

She had liked him since she was young...

But because of the shackles of their status, she had never dared to speak of this affection!

She could only stay by Qin Yiyan's side in the capacity of a little sister.

Three years ago, when Bai Yufei's feelings for Qin Yiyan grew increasingly intense, she had laid her cards on the table!

She gathered her courage and, using a joking tone, said that she wanted to marry Qin Yiyan in the future.

But Qin Yiyan hadn't taken it seriously at all.

He only thought the little girl wanted to fall in love, but didn't know what kind of boy she liked, so she used the men around her to fill the quota.

Looking at Qin Yiyan's completely unmoved expression, Bai Yufei knew that in her brother's heart, she was just a little sister!

If she accidentally revealed the love in her heart...

She might not even be able to remain siblings!

Therefore, she later chose to study abroad.

She had thought that as time passed, the feelings in her heart would slowly fade.

But they didn't!

Distance only intensified her longing!

She was thinking of Qin Yiyan every single moment!!

That heart-wrenching, clawing feeling was enough to drive her mad!!!

Moreover, during this time abroad, Bai Yufei had experienced a lot.

She had also met different friends.

Some of these friends had views on marriage and love that differed from the norm.

It was precisely these friends who inspired Bai Yufei:

If you like someone, you must fight for them.

People who love each other can also cast aside worldly prejudices!

She would make herself outstanding enough to attract Qin Yiyan!

Once they loved each other, she would lay her cards on the table with the family!

It went without saying that the elders would definitely reject such an outcome.

But she would not change her mind for their sake.

She had endured for so long; that was already giving the elders face!

But who would have thought that just as she finished earning her credits and was preparing to graduate early, she would hear the news of Qin Yiyan's marriage!

She was simply jealous to the point of madness!

She even wanted to ruin the wedding!!!

However, her friends told her that going back at this time wouldn't change anything.

Instead, it would cause a falling out with her family.

What she needed to do was stay calm and wait to see how things developed.

These words were easy to say.

But who could calmly accept the fact that the person they loved was married?

During that time, Bai Yufei could only rely on alcohol to numb herself.

Fortunately, she endured it.

And returned to Qin Yiyan's side as if nothing had happened.

As for the woman who made her incredibly jealous...

A flash of coldness crossed Bai Yufei's eyes as she feigned dissatisfaction: "Sister-in-law's personality is so dull; she's a bit boring."

Qin Yiyan raised an eyebrow.

She was more than just boring; she was practically a block of wood!

But since she was his wife after all, Qin Yiyan did not agree with Bai Yufei and simply explained: "That's just her personality; she only has a bit of vitality when she's doing academic work."

"Isn't that still boring? And doesn't she have vitality when she's with you, Brother? You two are newlyweds, after all!"

Qin Yiyan did not want to talk about his married life.

So he changed the subject and asked Bai Yufei: "Little girl, weren't you studying abroad? Why did you decide to come back?"

"Brother, how little do you care about me? I worked hard to earn my credits and graduated early!"

Bai Yufei pouted, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.

She even turned and walked to Chi Rong's side to complain: "Mom, look at Brother; he doesn't care about me at all!"

Chi Rong smiled and acted as a peacemaker, saying: "Your brother has many things to do; he was just too busy and forgot."

In fact, Qin Yiyan hadn't just forgotten because he was busy.

It was as if he hadn't known about this matter from the very beginning.

However, now was not the time to get to the bottom of it.

To appease Bai Yufei, Qin Yiyan took the initiative to concede: "It was Brother's oversight; Brother will compensate you."

"You're really going to compensate me?"

"Of course it's true."

"Then if I state my conditions, you mustn't go back on your word!"

Bai Yufei had a serious expression, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Qin Yiyan.

Qin Yiyan was unimpressed.

What kind of shocking demand could a little girl possibly make?

He smiled and nodded.

Then, he heard Bai Yufei say: "I want to join the company and learn how to do business from you! And during this time, for the sake of convenience, I want to live here!"

"Fei'er!" Chi Rong felt this was inappropriate, so she called out Bai Yufei's name.

Bai Yufei, however, deliberately misinterpreted Chi Rong's meaning and asked unhappily: "Mom, do you think I shouldn't be allowed to join the company?"

"Joining the company is fine, but living here... your brother and sister-in-law haven't been married long, so don't be a third wheel."

Bai Yufei looked at Qin Yiyan and asked aggrievedly: "Brother, now that you've married your wife, do you think I'm a third wheel?"

Letting Bai Yufei live here would indeed be very inconvenient.

However...

Qin Yiyan didn't know what he was thinking, but he suddenly relented: "If you want to live here, then do so."

This result made Bai Yufei beam with joy.

She wanted to rush over and hug Qin Yiyan!

She even wanted to kiss him on the cheek!

But Chi Rong pulled her back, urging her to reconsider.

Yet Bai Yufei had already made up her mind, and no matter what Chi Rong said, she refused to listen.

Helpless, Chi Rong began to lecture her again, telling her not to cause trouble for her brother and sister-in-law while living here.

Bai Yufei scoffed at these exhortations.

She felt her adoptive mother was too cautious.

And always wanted to be perfect in every way.

She was different.

One only lives once; she had to think more about herself!

On the other side, Liu Xin'ai did not yet know the decision those people had made.

She changed her clothes and sat down to look at some documents.

Just as she was reading intently...

Someone pushed the door open.

In this house, the only person who didn't need to knock before entering was...

Liu Xin'ai did not raise her eyes, but she subconsciously gripped the pen in her hand tightly!

Qin Yiyan was very dissatisfied with Liu Xin'ai's deliberate ignoring of him.

He walked over, snatched the documents from Liu Xin'ai, and pretended to look at them.

Liu Xin'ai frowned almost imperceptibly.

"Why aren't you staying with Mom and your sister?"

"They have already gone back."

Liu Xin'ai was slightly surprised to hear this: "Aren't they staying for dinner?"

"No, in two days, Mom wants us to go back to her place for a meal to welcome Fei'er."

This was only right.

Although Liu Xin'ai had no feelings for Bai Yufei, out of courtesy, she, as the sister-in-law, should attend such family events.

Liu Xin'ai thought for a moment and asked again: "Should we buy a welcome gift?"

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Although her relationship with Qin Yiyan was very stiff, she got along quite well with Chi Rong.

So, for Chi Rong's sake, she should consider social etiquette.

But her consideration made Qin Yiyan quite surprised.

He didn't forget to mock her: "It's not easy; you actually know how to think about social niceties."

Liu Xin'ai was startled.

She was capable of thinking about them!

It was just... sometimes she was a beat slow.