Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

Si Yingying looked at Si Qingwan in disbelief, her tears flowing even more profusely.

She pointed at Si Yuan, questioning Si Qingwan with a mixture of anger and grievance, "Mom, you'd rather believe Si Yuan than me?"

Her voice, trembling with sobs, was exceptionally shrill: "Who is your real daughter?!"

The atmosphere in the living room was heavy and tense; the servants didn't dare to utter a sound.

"Yingying..."

He Shuqing grabbed Si Yingying's hand, "Calm down first."

"Calm down? How can I calm down?"

Si Yingying forcefully shook off He Shuqing's hand, staring at Si Qingwan with red eyes, "I grew up in the countryside, living a life worse than that of pigs and dogs, while Si Yuan took over my identity and stayed by your side, living a life where everything was done for her."

"You always side with Si Yuan! You're the family, and I'm just an outsider!"

Si Yingying cried harder and harder, her body convulsing, "Waaah... Mommy's a bad mommy..."

She let out a furious roar in despair and ran back to her room crying.

Si Qingwan's face was deathly pale, her lips trembled slightly, and she wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound.

She swayed, and Si Yuan and He Shuqing immediately supported her.

"Mother--"

After letting Si Qingwan sit on the sofa, He Shuqing patted her back to comfort her, "Yingying is still young, and she suffered such a shock today. She said things in a moment of anger. Don't take it to heart."

"I'm fine."

Si Qingwan looked at He Shuqing, "Shuqing, go and see Yingying."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

He Shuqing glanced at Si Yuan, and Si Yuan nodded.

Si Yuan knew Si Qingwan as a resilient, strong-willed, perfectionist person who remained calm even when faced with a collapsing mountain.

This was the first time Si Yuan had ever seen her show such a vulnerable, helpless, and resigned expression.

Although Si Yingying twisted the truth, her words clearly stung her mother.

Si Yuan felt that she also had an inescapable responsibility.

"Mother……"

Si Yuan squatted down in front of Si Qingwan and took her hand. "I'm sorry, I didn't handle my relationship with Yingying well, I didn't handle this matter well."

Si Qingwan reached out and touched Si Yuan's face, and Si Yuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

In her memory, this was the first time her mother had touched her face.

It was less about excitement and more about feeling lost.

"Mother……"

Si Qingwan sighed softly, "A Yuan, I watched you grow up. I believe that under no circumstances will you tarnish the Si family's reputation."

Her mother truly believed in her!

This idea made Si Yuan very happy; she felt an impulse within her.

If I hug my mother at this moment, will she hold me in her arms like she held Si Yingying?

I would still push her away like I did when we were kids, to make her mature a bit.

In the end, she managed to suppress that impulse.

"Ah Yuan, you'll never let your mother down, right?"

"Um……"

As long as her mother still needs her, she will never let her down.

"Your mother believes in you."

The two tacitly agreed not to mention Si Yingying again.

As soon as Si Yingying returned to her room, she covered her head with the blanket and cried her heart out.

He Shuqing walked to the bedside, but instead of lifting the blanket, she gently patted it, her tone deep and meaningful.

"Yingying, you are Qingwan's biological daughter. She was overjoyed when you returned to the Si family. How could you say such hurtful things to her?"

Si Yingying was still furious. "Get out! You're all in cahoots!"

"What are you talking about? We're all one family, there's no such thing as being in two groups."

Si Yingying angrily threw off the covers, her bloodshot eyes glaring at He Shuqing. "Mom favors Si Yuan, and you favor Si Yuan too!"

"In your eyes, Si Yuan is superior to me, better than me. Everything she does is right, and everything I do is wrong!"

"Why……"

He Shuqing sighed, "Your mother and I just hope you can grow up as soon as possible. Yingying, you are the only heir of the Si family. You must have the ability to shoulder this heavy responsibility."

"Since you like Si Yuan so much, why don't you just hand the Si family over to her!"

"Yingying—"

He Shuqing's expression turned serious. "I'll let it go if I hear it, but please don't say it in front of your mother."

Si Yingying belatedly realized she had said the wrong thing, but she didn't want to admit it, so she just snorted.

"Remember this: you are your mother's daughter, the future head of the Si family. You can no longer act impulsively."

After venting her anger, Si Yingying regained some composure.

Yes, Si Qingwan said that she would hand over the Si family to her in the future. If Si Qingwan changes her mind after this incident and really hands the Si family over to Si Yuan, what will happen?

With a quick glance, Si Yingying grasped He Shuqing's hand. "Aunt Shuqing, I'm just so angry..."

"I see."

He Shuqing patted Si Yingying's hand, "Yingying, do you think that Ayuan has lived a life of luxury since she was a child?"

"Hmph, isn't that right?"

"No...from childhood to adulthood, she had a much harder life than children from ordinary families..."

Everyone knows that Si Yuan is outstanding, but they don't know how much she has sacrificed or what she has gone through.

Just thinking about it made He Shuqing's heart ache.

Si Yingying angrily pulled her hand away, her voice turning cold instantly. "What? Are you trying to tell me how badly she was treated in the Si family, so I can forgive her and her parents for what they did to me?"

Seeing that Si Yingying was getting emotional again, He Shuqing comforted her, "Of course not. What A Yuan's parents did has nothing to do with A Yuan. I just hope that you can become a family that you can rely on each other."

"Hmph, she's the one who benefits, enjoying the wealth and luxury that should rightfully belong to me. You're saying it has nothing to do with her?"

He Shuqing sighed.

Given Si Yingying's current spoiled and willful behavior, it's easy to see that Si Yuan's biological parents didn't mistreat her; on the contrary, they doted on her.

She knew that from Si Yingying's perspective, she couldn't forgive Si Yuan, but Si Yuan was utterly innocent.

"It won't be long before A-Yuan marries Ming-Che, and then she will move to the Xiang family home. I just hope that during this time, you can get along peacefully and not make your mother sad."

Upon hearing the news of Si Yuan and Xiang Mingche's marriage, a ruthless glint flashed in Si Yingying's eyes.

Even if she doesn't want Xiang Mingche, she won't let Si Yuan have her way.

Si Yuan returned to her room and turned on her phone; Gu Yinhe had sent her many WeChat messages.

"How is it?"

"Please reply, I'm waiting online, it's urgent."

"Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!—baby baby—"

Si Yuan recalled that when she returned to her room, Si Yingying had gone to Si Qingwan's room, so it seemed that everything was probably alright.

She replied with a smile, "I'm fine, baby, don't worry, go to sleep early."

The next day.

When Si Yuan got out of bed and went downstairs, Si Yingying was already sitting next to Si Qingwan, smiling as she served her food.

Seeing Si Yuan come down, she greeted her warmly, "Good morning, sister."

It's as if the big argument last night never happened.

Si Yuan didn't know what the two had talked about, but seeing that Si Qingwan's complexion was much better than last night, she was relieved.

Belatedly realizing that Jiang Lai had mentioned Bo Yusen had a girlfriend, Si Yuan couldn't sit still any longer.