Evans Siblings

Su Meixiang called out "Master Rabbit," causing Su Shimao's heart to jolt, and his butt felt like it had been pricked by a needle as he suddenly sprang up from his chair.

Su Shimao glared fiercely at Su Meixiang, stepping closer with each step: "What did you say! You shameless wretch!"

"I said you, Master Rabbit, shameless!" Su Meixiang stuck out her neck defiantly, glaring at Su Shimao.

Suddenly, Su Shimao grabbed Su Meixiang's neck with one hand, his eyes flashing wildly: "You wretch, if you dare talk back to me, I'll strangle you to death!"

"Mmm... Mother, help!" Su Meixiang kicked and struggled while shouting for help.

Zhao Shi hurried over upon hearing the commotion and saw her son strangling her daughter, looking like he wouldn't stop until he killed her. Panicked, Zhao Shi quickly grabbed Su Shimao's hand, crying, "Shimao, what's wrong with you? That's your sister! You're siblings, born from the same womb! Why are you fighting like sworn enemies? Stop this now, you're killing me!"

Zhao Shi struggled hard and finally pried Su Shimao's hand away.

Su Meixiang clutched her neck, coughing hard, then ran off. After running far away, she stopped and turned back, glaring venomously at Su Shimao and Zhao Shi: "Mother, you've always favored him since we were young. Look at how spoiled he's become! He even tries to kill his own sister—worse than a pig or dog!"

Zhao Shi cried even harder: "Meixiang, what are you saying? I love your brother and I love you, too! Both of you are my flesh and blood!"

But Su Shimao coldly said from the side, "Hmph, your words sound nice, saying you care and love me, but when it comes to something as simple as letting me go to Qingmiao Academy, you refuse. What kind of love is that? I think you’re just saying it to fool me into taking care of you when you’re old!"

Zhao Shi held Su Shimao's hand and said, "Shimao, it’s not that I don’t want you to go to school, it’s just that our family can’t afford the tuition right now."

Su Shimao coldly shook off Zhao Shi's hand: "No money? Can't you find a way? Why not steal, rob, or beg? If all else fails, kneel before Su Li and beg her for some silver! I don’t think you truly care about me. Selfish old woman, when I succeed, don’t expect me to take care of you!"

After saying this, Su Shimao strode out the door and quickly disappeared into the snowy night.

Zhao Shi stood dazed at the doorway, watching her son walk away and her daughter’s hateful glare. Suddenly, she felt a lump in her throat, unable to cry despite the pain in her heart.

She had always put her heart into raising these two children, sacrificing her own food and clothing, giving them everything good she had. So why did it end up like this?

Zhao Shi looked at the vast sky and the snow-covered ground, unable to understand how it had come to this.

"Where’s Shimao?" From another room, Su Daqi poked his head out, noticing his son going out so late, and asked Zhao Shi.

Zhao Shi shook her head: "He went to visit relatives."

Su Daqi said with a hum: "Didn't you ask Shimao to bring some things back from the third brother’s place?"

Zhao Shi shook her vacant eyes and shook her head: "He didn’t go to the third brother’s."

Su Daqi didn’t notice Zhao Shi’s answer because it was too cold outside. He quickly retreated to the fire basin to warm himself.

Su Meixiang and Zhao Shi also returned. Su Meixiang kept her eyes down, silently warming herself by the fire.

Zhao Shi sat nearby, wanting to say something but hesitating.

On the bed, Old Lady Su was half-paralyzed, mumbling incoherently.

Zhao Shi impatiently turned around and spat at the old lady: "Did you pee again? You pee and poop so much, how many times a day is it? Who has time to change you every time? You just bear it yourself!"