Xia Yunlou cried, âAnran is the daughter I raised since she was young. I treat her as my biological daughter and dote on her! Anran! Anran, are you okay? Mom! What do you want? Look at how pale Anranâs face is. Youâre too heartlessâ¦â
âXu Anran is punished to kneel because she made a mistake. Youâre all very nervous, huh? When that bastard, Xu Anyi, sent someone to crash into Xi Xiâs car, why didnât you all show any concern?â
Bang!
Old Madam Yin slammed her walking cane on the floor with a cold expression. âXia Yunlou, let me ask you this today. Do you want your biological daughter or this scheming adopted daughter?â
The Xu familyâs trioâs expressions changed drastically.
Xu Anranâs weak body instantly softened as she fell into Xia Yunlouâs arms and silently cried.
Xia Yunlou frowned. âMom! What are you doing?! I want both daughtersâ¦â
âI didnât say that youâre not allowed to have two daughters, but Xi Xi is your biological daughter. You have to treat her well. Even if you dote on Xu Anran, you can just treat both of them equally and I wonât say anything. But you actually let Xu Anran bully Xi Xi! You gave my birthday gift thatâs meant for my biological granddaughter to your adopted daughter. Youâre really muddle-headed!
âIf you donât like Xi Xi, I wonât force you. Iâll adopt Xi Xi under Yunqiuâs name. In the future, sheâll be the noble eldest daughter of my Yin family!â
Xia Yunlou suddenly widened her eyes and shouted unwillingly, âNo! Sheâs my biological daughter! Why should she be adopted under my sisterâs name?â
âSo, you still know that Xi Xi is your biological daughter?â Madam Yin sneered, her eyes filled with indifference.
âLooks like you know it very well, but you still let your adopted daughter bully your biological daughter. You let your adopted daughter wear the jewelry I gave my biological granddaughter and indulged her when she schemed to frame Xi Xi. She framed Xi Xi for stealing and almost caused Xi Xiâs reputation to be ruined!
âXia Yunlou, I donât need your permission to do things. Iâm just informing you.â
Old Madam Yin glanced at her coldly and said confidently, âIf you donât dote on your daughter, then our Yin family will! From today onward, this child will be Yunqiuâs daughter. I donât care who the eldest daughter of the Xu family is, but I can make Xi Xi the only eldest daughter of our Yin family. Your Xu family and the Yin family will have nothing to do with each other anymore!â
Everyone fell silent.
Old Madam Yinâs meaning was very obvious. Xi Xi had nothing to do with the Xu family anymore, and the Yin family would cut ties with the Xu family. Qiao Xi would be considered Xia Yunqiuâs daughter and Old Madam Yinâs only granddaughter.
All these years, the Xu family was able to gain a foothold in Luo City only because of the Xia and Yin families. Now that the Yin family wanted to cut ties, there was only the Xia family left.
Cold sweat broke out on Xu Zhiâs forehead as he said in a trembling voice, âMom! Donât be angry. Of course, we treat Xi Xi as our daughter. Sheâs the eldest daughter of our Xu family! We were already preparing to announce her identity at the birthday banquet!â
âNo!â Xia Yunlou shouted agitatedly as she looked at Old Madam Yin pleadingly.
She hugged the weak Xu Anran and shouted, âNo! If we announce that Qiao Xi is our biological daughter, what will happen to Anran? She has been by our side for 20 years. If others find out that sheâs our adopted daughter, what will they think of her?!â
Old Madam Yinâs eyes darkened.
This heartless Xia Yunlou really doted on Xu Anran.
âXu Anran, what do you think?â
Old Madam Yinâs sudden question made Xu Anranâs body tremble.
âYou knew long ago that youâre not the biological daughter of the Xu family, so what do you choose? Do you want to continue staying in the Xu family or return to your biological parents?â
Xu Anran lowered her head with vicious eyes.
This damned old woman! Why was she forcing her?
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âMom! What are you talking about? Anran has been living with us for 20 years. How can she bear to leave us?â Xia Yunlouâs tears fell like rain.
âWhy must you force me to give up on my daughter? I canât bear to part with either one of them. Although Anran and I are not related by blood, she has been by my side for so many years. How can I bear to send her away?â