My Arrogant Young Lady

“This isn’t about male chauvinism; it’s about the dignity of our royal family. Your Highness, you must remain calm and let Xi’er come to you on her own initiative, do you hear me?” Di Huo said.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you..." I glanced helplessly at the fire, but my heart was filled with concern for Xi'er. Remembering how Xi'er helped me last night, my heart warmed.

Before I knew it, I seemed to have really fallen for this little girl. But, when I thought of Zhang Xuan, I tried hard to banish those thoughts from my mind.

Just then, a commotion arose outside. Hearing the noise, Di Huo frowned. "Who dares to cause trouble at the An family's residence?"

“Let’s go take a look,” I said to the fire.

After leaving the ward, Di Huo and I walked to the entrance of the Anjia Medical Team's office. When we saw the two people outside, Di Huo and I were both stunned…

"Young Master, hide quickly! That annoying woman is here again!" With a sudden change in expression, Di Huo quickly pushed me back.

But it was too late for me to hide. The woman pushed aside the two soldiers at the entrance of the medical team and quickly ran over to grab my hand. Seeing the scrapes on my face and the bruises on my body, the woman burst into tears, "Oh my god, who was so cruel as to beat my Wang Xi like this? My darling, you'll break your aunt's heart..."

Chapter 134 Uncle VS Aunt

My aunt actually cried. And this was the first time I'd ever seen her cry in my life, especially since she'd seen me get hurt.

I saw her heavy makeup instantly smudge from crying, and I felt incredibly strange. Just a few days ago she called me a sensible child, and now she's starting to call me "baby."

You know, this kind of treatment is only given to Zhang Xuan. Now, Zhang Xuan and I have become my aunt's darlings.

She pulled me aside and looked at me with concern, then rubbed her eyes hard. Her makeup was so heavy that the rubbing left a long, dark streak on her flour-like face.

Then, my aunt looked at me with concern and said, "Honey, does it hurt? Why did you get into a fight again? Who beat you up like this? Tell your aunt, and I'll go find her mother! This is too much! My baby is from overseas. If they hurt my baby, can they afford to pay for it?!"

"..." An Yao's face darkened upon hearing her aunt's words.

Last night's fight really hurt. Wang Huan scratched my face and scraped many parts of my body. The places he kicked me a few times are still incredibly painful to the touch. After a night's sleep, I felt like my body was falling apart when I woke up this morning.

And my muscles. They've started to relax from rest. Right now, my body feels limp, and I can't muster any strength at all.

My aunt's pull on me was incredibly painful. The scrapes on my face hadn't even scabbed over yet, and her touch made me wince in pain. Seeing my aunt yelling and threatening to argue with Wang Huan's mother, I thought to myself, "Wang Huan's mother is my mother too, isn't she? If Wang Huan were here, I wonder what he'd think of my aunt's arrogant behavior."

My younger brother has a bad temper.

I saw Zhang Xuan around us. She seemed to have been dragged here by her aunt, and she felt a little embarrassed seeing her aunt making a scene. But her aunt was her mother, so even if she felt embarrassed, she couldn't say anything. Seeing how upset her aunt was making me, she looked pitiful, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Besides Zhang Xuan, I saw Lu Zhicheng, Young Master Bao, Hurricane, Thunder, and Lightning there as well. Their injuries weren't serious, and they were all healed by now. There were also several soldiers and medics from the unit, and two army doctors who came out after hearing the commotion.

"Hello, I'm the military doctor here. If you have any questions, please wait until the patient is better before you talk to him, okay? He was injured last night and needs to rest. Please don't make a scene here, okay? There are other patients here who also need rest." A military doctor couldn't help but whisper to the aunt.

She gripped my hand tightly, as if afraid I'd run away. When the army doctor spoke, she glared at him fiercely and said, "What are you doing? Are you saying I don't care about my darling? Do you know what our relationship is? He's my nephew, and I'm his aunt! His parents are abroad; I raised him from a baby! Don't I know he's injured and needs rest? I'm doing this for his own good. I can't let him stay in this wretched place; I'm taking him home!"

Take a look; the medical team in Anjia is indeed rather rudimentary. It's a long row of single-story buildings with clean cement floors. However, Anjia has many skilled military doctors, each with exceptional medical expertise. Their equipment is no less advanced than that outside, and an added advantage is that there's no need to register or wait in line for treatment.

After scolding the army doctor, my aunt grabbed my hand even tighter and said, "Honey, come home with your aunt. What kind of lousy place is this? Can it be as good as home? Let me tell you, no matter where is good, nothing is as good as home. Your aunt even bought you some spare ribs before you came. When you get home, your aunt will stew spare ribs for you."

"Auntie, I don't want to eat ribs..." I was pale as I was recovering from a serious injury.

"What do you want to eat? Your aunt will make it for you. Pig's trotters, big bones? What do you want to eat? Your aunt will pick what you like to make..." Aunt said.

"Mom, just let Wang Xi rest here. An Yao's place is fine; Wang Xi can recover properly here." Zhang Xuan finally couldn't stand it anymore and came up to persuade her aunt.

"Silly girl, why are you so clueless now? Our Wang Xi is rich now. There must be a lot of girls who want him. And that girl who's always with him is much prettier than you, and her family is rich too. If I don't bring him home, someone will snatch him away and you'll be crying!" After saying this in a low voice, Auntie glared at Zhang Xuan.

"..." Upon hearing her aunt's words, Zhang Xuan's pretty face instantly turned bright red.

Meanwhile, the hurricane, lightning, and thunder were all helpless against my aunt. An Yao muttered under her breath, "Having an aunt like this is just unbearable."

Knowing that An Yao was straightforward, I quickly gave her a wink. My aunt, however, seemed not to hear me at all, and immediately went over, taking An Yao's little hand and saying, "Oh dear, look how pale this girl is. She's so precious. Your parents are both working abroad, and there's no one to take care of you. From now on, you and your brother should come to our house. Your aunt will cook you delicious, nourishing meals every day. Look how thin you are, it breaks my heart."

An Yao was not only short, but also very thin. She had a long neck, prominent collarbones, and a frail body like a kitten.

An Yao trembled slightly when her aunt grabbed her hand and clung to it. Her aunt didn't give her a chance to refuse, taking her hand and then mine, saying, "Little darling, I raised your brother from a young age. Look how well he's grown, so tall and fair-skinned. From now on, you'll live with your aunt, and I promise to treat you like my own daughter."

"Me, living in your house?" An Yao glanced at Zhang Xuan, her expression turning helpless.

“Yes, from now on you will live at your aunt’s house. You and Zhang Xuan can have a good time together. When you go abroad, take Zhang Xuan with you,” your aunt said.

“Hehe, I’m afraid Zhang Xuan won’t be able to adapt…” An Yao said, glancing at Zhang Xuan.

“You can adapt, you can adapt to any place. If you really can’t adapt, you can move to a better place.” With that, my aunt pulled us away.

Because I was weak, my aunt pulled me along. An Yao, seeing that she couldn't refuse her aunt's hospitality and that her attitude towards Zhang Xuan had improved, could only helplessly let her aunt pull her along as well.

Thunder, fire, hurricanes, and lightning—seeing our aunt pulling us away, they quickly followed. Then, a tall man came running from afar, saw us, and immediately asked, "Where are we going?"

"Let's go to Zhang Xuan's house for ribs," Lightning said, pouting.

“Okay, I love pork ribs the most.” The big guy nodded quickly.

The tall man was over two meters tall, and his aunt was startled when she heard that he liked to eat ribs. Zhang Xuan whispered to her aunt, "Mom, they are Wang Xi's bodyguards. If you bring Wang Xi and An Yao home, they will come with you too."

"..." Upon seeing so many people following her, Auntie became a little scared.

"Auntie, we have a place to stay, don't worry. We'll just have a meal and then leave," the big man said with a simple smile.

When we first saw the big guy arrive, An Yao and I felt like we'd seen a savior. But after hearing his silly words, An Yao and I were immediately disappointed.

She glanced at the big guy with cold eyes, then thought for a moment and gently pinched him.

Startled by An Yao's pinch, the big guy quickly said, "Miss, we won't go with you then. Just be careful, and please don't be angry..."

"..." After hearing what the big guy said, An Yao and I couldn't help but exchange a glance. We were both thinking at the same time, "We have absolutely no chemistry."

Hurricane, Earthfire, and Lightning, all intelligent beings, seemed somewhat helpless after hearing the big guy's words. Lightning punched the big guy and whispered, "Mount Everest. Are you stupid?"

"Huh?" Mount Everest was stunned.

Ignoring Tianlei and Dihuo, my aunt pulled me and Anyao along faster. The four of us walked along the main road within the military area, and Anyao asked as we walked, "Auntie, how did you get in here?"

Upon hearing An Yao's words, her aunt immediately hugged her affectionately. Then, smiling, she said to An Yao, "An Yao, is this your great-grandfather's unit? When I was in the hospital, I asked the soldier who was taking care of me about it. My sister has a child who has always wanted to join the army. When are you two going to get to know each other? Why don't you get him into our unit?"

“If all the conditions are met, An Yao’s great-grandfather will welcome him to join the army,” An Yao said.

"Well, the whole air force or something, preferably one where we can fly planes," my aunt said with a fawning smile.

“…” An Yao’s eyes widened.

"Hehe, as soon as I mentioned your name when I got here, they let me in. Several people brought me here with them, and they were very friendly to me." Seeing that An Yao didn't speak, her aunt explained.

By this time, we were already halfway there. The An family's army was huge, at least ten times the size of our schools. Seeing rows of soldiers running drills, my aunt thought for a moment and then said to An Yao, "An Yao, tell your aunt the truth, what do your parents do? Those five bodyguards you hired look pretty good; they must earn at least three thousand a month..."

“Aunt, they are not my family’s bodyguards, they are my family members,” An Yao said.

"Family?" Auntie asked in surprise.

“Yes, she is an adopted child of our parents. Although we are not related by blood, we are like family to each other,” An Yao said.

"What will happen to them in the future? Will they be supported by your family forever? Will they not go to work or earn money?" Auntie asked.

“They will probably stay with our Wang family for life,” An Yao said.

Hearing An Yao's words, my aunt gasped. At that moment, her gaze towards us became even more peculiar. Her expression was particularly fawning. "So, when they get married, will you buy them a house?"

“Yes,” An Yao said.

"Zhang Xuan, did you hear that!" Her aunt was so surprised she almost cried out, and she pulled Zhang Xuan hard.

"Mom...!" Zhang Xuan's pretty face, which had been red all along, turned even redder at this moment.

"If you look at it that way, tens of millions isn't a big deal, at least a hundred million..." Auntie was quietly calculating something.

In the blink of an eye, our aunt had led us to the gate of the military base. Upon seeing An Yao, several soldiers nodded slightly to her, then opened the gate and pulled back the barbed wire.

Right outside the military base, Auntie's car was parked. Auntie pressed the key and said to An Yao with a fawning smile, "Little girl, if my Zhang Xuan and your brother get married, your family won't lose out. A Mercedes—I'll buy it for your brother right after you get married."

“However, Xi’er’s dowry was the entire Yehenara family…” An Yao shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"What did you say?" My aunt didn't quite hear me.

"It's nothing," An Yao smiled.

Seeing An Yao smile, her aunt smiled back at her. Then, her aunt opened the car door and beckoned us, saying, "Come on in, when we get home, Auntie will stew some pork ribs for you. Then we'll go out to dinner tonight, I promise I'll fatten you up..."

However, just as we were about to get into the car, a long convoy of cars suddenly appeared from a distance. Leading the way was a Mercedes S600, followed closely by a line of all-black Lexus 570s. There were dozens of cars in total. They quickly stopped in front of us. Then a burly man ran out, placed a string of firecrackers a short distance away, and lit a cigarette.

Soon, a series of firecrackers went off. Then, a pale-faced middle-aged man emerged from inside. He was wearing a black mink coat and sunglasses. Car doors opened one after another, and hundreds of burly men quickly surrounded the middle-aged man in the crowd.

He clasped his hands together, the three gemstone rings on his left hand gleaming. Glancing at us disdainfully, the middle-aged man turned away with a sneer, "I think I smell the scent of poverty..."

"Brother, that's your nephew!" a scarred bald man shouted.

"What!?" Taking off his sunglasses, the pale-faced man looked at me in surprise. Then, his eyes lit up.

"Uncle..." Upon seeing the pale-faced man's face, I was overjoyed.

"Good nephew, I've missed you so much! Come on, let's go home!" The pale-faced man laughed and walked towards me with his arms outstretched.

But as the man drew closer, my aunt suddenly stepped between us. Looking at the man warily, she coldly asked, "Who are you? I've never seen you before."

"You ask who I am?" The man was stunned by his aunt's words.

“Yes, I am this child’s aunt. I raised him from a young age. Who are you? I’ve never seen you before,” the aunt asked coldly.

Hearing his aunt's words, the man frowned. Then, looking at his aunt's clothes, he couldn't help but show his disdain.

"Dragon Robe, give this woman one million and tell her to get lost!"

Chapter 135 A New Trial

With a snap, a black leather suitcase opened. Inside were stacks of red banknotes, looking incredibly tempting. My aunt's eyes widened instantly. Staring at the red bills, she couldn't help but reach out her hands as if bewitched.

"This... this money is really for me? Even if my husband Zhang is a great earner, sometimes he might not even make a million in a year..."

"Get out!" The uncle's eyes were filled with undisguised disgust.

"Okay!" With the briefcase closed, Auntie grabbed the money and jumped into the car. She didn't even want Zhang Xuan anymore, and drove off in a cloud of dust.

"Brother, that woman is so fast!" The bald, burly man in a robe stared blankly as his aunt's car became a black dot.

"Heh, what in this world can't money buy? Trying to fight me? You idiot...!" Uncle said with a look of disdain.

Soon, my uncle warmly embraced me. Then, looking at the bruises on my face, his eyes showed heartache. He then gently stroked my head with his snow-white hand. "Xi'er, it's all my fault for making you suffer. Come home with me, I promise I won't let you get hurt again..."

"Uncle..." Seeing how much my uncle cared for me, my heart warmed. Perhaps, this is what true family is like.

“Uncle, Wang Xi hasn’t taken the final exams yet,” An Yao said.

"Final exams? What's the use of those? Grades are just numbers; real ability is what matters. My nephew's injured, so don't let him go to school. Come to my house. I'll find him the best tutors. When school starts, I'll make Wang Xi shock those teachers. Besides, I, Emperor Zhao, have plenty of money; I could spend it however I wanted. When I die, all my money will be my nephew's!" The uncle sneered.

“Yes, Wang Xi, don’t go to school. Exams are useless. As long as you study well, that’s enough. Come back with us. Your older brother and I have missed you terribly. Your older brother has been so worried about you that he can’t even eat. If you want, I’ll give your teacher a million dollars and have him get you the top score in the whole school for fun,” Long Pao said.