After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 697 My older sister wasn't born to my mother.
Jiang Yuan took the wine bottle from her hand, poured the wine, and gently placed it aside.

Xiao Xu pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before speaking: "Yuan Yuan, am I a coward? So many years have passed, and I still don't have the courage to face reality."

“You’re not a coward at all.” Jiang Yuan raised her hand and patted her head. “I think you’re very brave.”

Xiao Xu's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she subconsciously looked up at her, "Am I... brave?"

“Yes.” Jiang Yuan looked into her eyes and said seriously, “You have never given up looking for Mei Bao all these years. You have always faced reality, but I think there is one thing you did wrong.”

"What...did I do wrong?" Xiao Xu asked, puzzled.

Jiang Yuan said slowly, "You blame yourself for everything. You should know that the fault doesn't lie with Xu Shiling, but with those heartless human traffickers."

Xiao Xu subconsciously clenched her fingers, her lips moved, but no sound came out.

"Shiling." Jiang Yuan gently placed her hand on her thin shoulder, her voice soft yet firm, "We will find Xu Shili."

When Xiao Xu met her bright eyes, he suddenly felt that there was hope for everything.

She nodded slowly: "Yes, we will definitely find Xu Shili."

Jiang Yuan smiled and raised her glass. "Cheers, Xu Shiling."

"Cheers." Xu Shiling smiled.

**
Liu Wenying didn't want to hurt Song Mingfei any further, so she kept quiet about the matter.

After taking a shower and preparing to go straight to bed, I saw Song Mingfei sitting on the bed holding Kitty.

Liu Wenying was taken aback.

Song Mingfei grinned and said, "Mommy, I want to sleep with you tonight."

Liu Wenying snapped out of her daze and nodded, "Okay."

When they were abroad, Song Mingfei would occasionally run to Liu Wenying's room to sleep with a pillow, and Liu Wenying was already used to it.

But she didn't expect that her daughter would want to sleep with her tonight.

The mother and daughter lay in bed. Liu Wenying didn't want to bring up the matter, but she didn't know what to say. After thinking for a long time, Song Mingfei finally spoke first.

"Mommy, I was just too excited tonight."

Hearing the voice, Liu Wenying turned her head to look at her and said gently, "Feifei, it's not your fault. Actually, when Mommy first found out about this, I was even more excited than you are now."

Song Mingfei blinked, then suddenly remembered something, "Mommy, back then you always couldn't help crying, was it because of this?"

"Yes." Now that things have come to this, Liu Wenying has no intention of hiding it any longer. "At first, I couldn't accept it either. I hated that fate was playing tricks on me. Why aren't we biological mother and daughter?"

"Mommy..." Song Mingfei's voice trembled with sobs.

Liu Wenying turned and hugged her, gently patting her back and softly comforting her, "Feifei, don't cry, Mommy will understand after we go back to China."

"Mommy?" Song Mingfei called out to her, puzzled.

Liu Wenying pursed her lips and slowly explained, "Feifei, I think that although blood ties are important, the bond we have formed over the past twenty-four years is equally irreplaceable and, in my opinion, more precious than blood ties."

Song Mingfei pondered these words carefully in her heart, and the more she thought about it, the more reasonable they seemed.

"I understand." Song Mingfei reached out and hugged Liu Wenying tightly. "Mommy, you're right. You'll always be my favorite mommy, and no one can replace you."

Liu Wenying felt a warmth in her heart, her fingers tracing the strands of her hair. "Mommy feels the same way. You are Mommy's most beloved daughter."

Song Mingfei thought of what Jiang Yuan had said, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bring herself to say it.

Right now, she can accept that she and her beloved mother are not related by blood, but she can't bring herself to go with her mother to find her biological daughter.

Give me a little more time.

Perhaps, soon I will be able to be as open-minded, selfless, and generous as Jiang Yuan.

The next day.

Song Mingfei slept exceptionally well. When she woke up and went downstairs, she found Zhou Shuyu and Jiang Yuan already sitting in the living room.

She frowned and said nervously, "Shuyu, Jiang Yuan, what time did you arrive? Why didn't you wake me up? I didn't even know you were here."

“Mingfei.” Zhou Shuyu smiled gently. “Auntie said you’re still sleeping. Since there’s no rush, we’ll tell her not to wake you.”

"You must wake me up next time." Song Mingfei said somewhat embarrassedly, "How can I let you wait for me to wake up?"

It's one thing for Zhou Shuyu to wait alone, but it's so impolite to make Jiang Yuan sit here and wait too.

"Feifei, what would you like to eat?" Liu Wenying asked with a gentle smile. "Mommy will make it for you now."

"No need, I'm not hungry." Song Mingfei shook her head. "I'm getting ready to go out."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wenying frowned. "How can you skip breakfast?"

"It's alright, it's alright." Song Mingfei massaged her shoulders. "I'll eat after I finish watching Little Swallow."

Liu Wenying looked helpless. "You child."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan said softly, "Mingfei, we're not in a hurry. You can have breakfast before you leave."

Zhou Shuyu chimed in, "Yes, Mingfei, eat something first."

They actually brought breakfast for Song Mingfei, but it must be cold by now.

Liu Wenying asked again, "Feifei, shall Mommy cook you a bowl of noodles? Okay?"

Song Mingfei opened her mouth, then nodded in the end: "Alright then, Shuyu and Jiang Yuan, you two each have a bowl."

Zhou Shuyu laughed: "No need, Mingfei, we've already eaten."

Jiang Yuan nodded in agreement: "Yes."

Song Mingfei already felt bad enough that she made them wait here while she slept, and now she wants them to wait for her to eat too?

Just thinking about it makes her feel like she can't accept it.

Song Mingfei simply resorted to pleading: "No way, if I eat, you all have to eat too, we'll all eat together."

So, the four of them sat down at the table to eat noodles, and surprisingly, they got along very well.

After finishing their noodles, Jiang Yuan and the other two left the Royal Bay Villa.

The car was driving on the asphalt road, and the cabin was unusually quiet; no one spoke.

After a while, Jiang Yuan, who was sitting in the back row, broke the silence softly: "Was the vegetable Aunt Wenyin cooked not cooked properly?"

Zhou Shuyu: "It seems so."

Song Mingfei blushed and said, "Mommy usually cooks very well, but she might have been too nervous today, which is why she didn't perform well."

Jiang Yuan continued the conversation, "Mingfei, do you eat your hometown food more often when you're abroad?"

“Yes,” Song Mingfei replied, “Mommy likes to cook and often cooks for herself.”

"Do you like spicy food?"

"I quite like it, but I can only eat it mildly spicy. What about you?"

"I can handle medium-spicy food. Can you cook?"

"No, I'm a kitchen killer."

"Then I should be a little better than you. My sister is a great cook, and I often help her cook."

Upon hearing this, Song Mingfei's eyes widened slightly, and she asked in surprise, "Jiang Yuan, you have an older sister?"

“Yes.” Jiang Yuan nodded, then explained, “This older sister wasn’t born to my mother; she was born to my father’s ex-wife.”