Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

"Why are you following me? I can go shopping by myself."

Cheng Xihe gently pushed her away.

This is so different from when I fought Qin Yebai that day.

Qin Shengxia pouted, looking aggrieved: "Sister, do you dislike me?"

I know I'm stupid, and my family doesn't like me.

But I won't hold you back.

"Don't learn these things from Qin Ruosu."

Cheng Xihe couldn't help but laugh, patting Qin Shengxia's head: "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Are you coming out with me?"

"Um!"

Qin Shengxia nodded eagerly: "Take me with you!"

She didn't want to stay at home anymore.

"Let's go."

Once in the car, Cheng Xihe said as he drove, "You look great today, much better than when I first met you."

Upon returning, Qin Shengxia looked utterly dejected and completely wooden.

She had only bought a gift, and Qin Shengxia seemed much more lively.

"Sister, I'm like this because you're back," Qin Shengxia said earnestly.

Cheng Xihe turned the steering wheel: "Alright, I'll take you to have breakfast."

"It's okay, sister. I used to not have breakfast when I went downstairs either. I'm used to it."

Qin Shengxia's expression was very serious, and she wasn't faking it.

Cheng Xihe frowned: "No one prepared breakfast for you? Where are Butler Ye and the others?"

"It was Aunt Zhang who wouldn't allow it..."

Qin Shengxia swallowed back what she was about to say: "It's okay, I'm already very lucky to have waited for my sister to come back."

"Don't be afraid, I'll always be here for you."

Cheng Xihe thought that Qin Jian would at least care about Qin Shengxia, his biological daughter.

It seems she overestimated him.

His greatest concern is profit.

Seeing Qin Shengxia's pitiful appearance beside him, Cheng Xihe's gaze turned cold.

She didn't ask any more questions, but she pressed the accelerator harder.

After parking the car at a large shopping mall, Cheng Xihe said, "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

"But sister, food here is expensive. Let's just grab something simple to eat."

Qin Shengxia's cautious demeanor made Cheng Xihe dislike Qin Jian even more.

There's no need to try and bring back a father like that.

Ruffled Qin Shengxia's hair and took out a black card: "Eat without worry, use Qin Jian's card."

"good!"

Inside the restaurant, Qin Shengxia looked at the dazzling menu, her eyes seemingly filled with stars.

It is exceptionally bright.

"Chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls..." Qin Shengxia didn't know what to order, so she carefully selected a few items.

She looked at Cheng Xihe somewhat awkwardly: "Sister, is this enough? I've never eaten before, so I don't know how much is enough."

"Is that all? Is there anything else you'd like to eat? Just order." Cheng Xihe skillfully brewed Kung Fu tea.

In Z city, this is the case in all the morning tea shops; you can brew your own tea or have someone else brew it for you.

This is the tea-brewing spot she specifically chose.

Qin Shengxia swallowed hard: "That's enough, that's enough."

In the Qin family, pocket money is always given to Qin Ruosu and Qin Yebai first; she only receives red envelopes during the Chinese New Year.

It's also far less than the two of them.

Life is neither good nor bad.

At school, Qin Ruosu and the others kept their distance from her, and no one knew that she was the third young lady of the Qin family.

"Is that enough to eat?"

Cheng Xihe raised an eyebrow: "It's okay, I'll eat with you."

With a wave of his hand, Cheng Xihe ordered a variety of snacks: "These all taste good, you should try them."

"good!"

Qin Shengxia no longer refused.

Soon after, an auntie came over pushing a food cart.

Dishes were laid out on the table one by one, and the auntie said with a smile, "Enjoy your meal."

"Thank you, please prepare a few packing boxes for me."

"OK."

After packing some of the food into takeout boxes, Cheng Xihe said, "I'll have a delivery person take these away later. Is this enough for you? Order more if you need more."

Fearing waste, Cheng Xihe packed a portion first.

Qin Shengxia nodded vigorously, her face beaming with a smile: "Enough to eat, enough to eat! This way I can try everything!"

"Okay, eat up."

Cheng Xihe rested his chin on his hand, watching Qin Shengxia eat.

Qin Shengxia had never eaten so many delicious foods before.

Her cheeks were puffed out, and her big, round eyes darted between the meatballs and shrimp dumplings.

It looks like a cute little hamster.

Qin Shengxia picked up a shrimp dumpling and ate it in one bite.

The sweet juice burst in her mouth, and she squinted her eyes in satisfaction: "Good, delicious."

Cheng Xihe's heart softened when he saw her satisfied expression.

"Come, have some tea."

As Cheng Xihe handed the teacup to Qin Shengxia, he suddenly stopped.

Qin Shengxia finished eating the shrimp dumpling in her mouth at some point, and she kept her head down without moving.

As Cheng Xihe reached out with her teacup, a hot tear fell onto the back of her hand.

"What's wrong?"

Cheng Xihe sat down and saw Qin Shengxia with her head buried, tears streaming down her face, falling into the rice noodle rolls.

Soon, her shoulders began to tremble slightly, and her suppressed sobs were soft and heartbreaking.

"Xiaxia?"

Cheng Xihe gently patted her back: "Why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, not this..."

Qin Shengxia shook her head vigorously, and her tears fell even more fiercely.

Wiping away her tears with a tissue, Cheng Xihe said helplessly, "Don't cry, your sister is here."

"The food was delicious, but I haven't felt the warmth of home in a long time..."

Before she could recover from her grief after her mother's death, her older sister was sent away.

In that home, she was completely isolated and helpless.

The "older sister" who had just arrived home treated her very badly, taking away her toys, her dress, and her father.

That home gradually filled her with fear, making her afraid to go home.

Leaning against Cheng Xihe's chest, Qin Shengxia sobbed, "Sister, I miss Mom..."

My heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by a hand.

Cheng Xihe embraced her and patted her shoulder reassuringly: "I'll take you to see Mom in a couple of days."

Tears soaked Cheng Xihe's shoulder.

She showed no disgust, but gently comforted Qin Shengxia, "Alright, stop crying, your face is all dirty."

"Miss, would you like something?"

A waiter brought over a hot towel and handed it to Cheng Xihe.

Taking the hot towel, Cheng Xihe smiled at her and said, "Thank you."

After wiping away Qin Shengxia's tears, Cheng Xihe ordered another serving of rice noodle rolls: "Eat up, this is quite delicious."

"it is good."

After crying, Qin Shengxia's eyes were red, like a bullied little rabbit.

Seeing that she was eating with relish, Cheng Xihe finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please sit here for a while and have some tea. I'll go settle the bill."

Cheng Xihe got up and went to the front desk.

Qin Shengxia sat down, sipped her tea, and waited patiently for Cheng Xihe to return.

Just then, several stylishly dressed girls carrying designer bags walked in laughing.

These girls are dressed very maturely.

One of the sharp-eyed ones immediately noticed Qin Shengxia in the corner.

She winked at the person next to her.

Several women walked over, their mocking voices ringing out:

"Hey, isn't this Qin Shengxia, our school's big star, who got into A University despite having the worst grades?"