Chapter 117 - 110: Sisters’ Showdown

Chapter 117: Chapter 110: Sisters’ Showdown

Yan Li clutched her forehead, trying to control her emotions. After a long struggle, she barely managed to recover a shred of her composure.

"Yan Xici, listen to me. Break up with Xiao Ran right now and come home. You’re still young, there are so many things you don’t understand!"

"And, and what if I don’t?"

Yan Xici bit her lip, truly saying the toughest words in the most timid tone.

She really didn’t want to be separated from Xiao Ran.

Yan Li: "..."

The single shred of sanity she had painstakingly gathered shattered once again.

"Where are you right now? I need to see you immediately!" Yan Li felt like this couldn’t be settled over the phone; they absolutely had to meet in person.

Hearing her sister ask for her address, the girl immediately lost her nerve again.

’This is Brother Xiao Ran’s and my new home,’ she thought. ’I can’t let my sister come and mess things up.’

After all, her sister was so fierce. Just the thought of it made her tense up, right down to her toes.

But while she hadn’t backed down verbally, she was actually terrified. ’What if my sister tells Mom and Dad, and they force me and Brother Xiao Ran to break up?’

The thought gave Yan Xici a headache.

She hesitated for a moment. "How about this? After my class this afternoon, let’s meet at Jean’s Eatery next to the school. My treat..."

Yan Li was so angry she could die. ’And she wants to have a meal!’

"No. I’m giving you two choices: either you come see me now, or I’m going straight to the school to find Xiao Ran!"

Yan Li’s tone was absolute.

She refused to believe she couldn’t handle her little sister today.

No matter what, she had to make her move out and force them apart!

’If I can’t, I’ll change my surname from Yan to Xiao!’

Her sister’s tone had an air of relentlessness that made the girl, who was already forcing herself to act calm, feel even more flustered. Her voice grew softer. "Oh... okay, then. Wait for me at your office."

’It seems I can’t avoid it. Since that’s the case, I’d better go and have a proper talk with my sister.’

’I hope she understands. But if she doesn’t, there’s nothing I can do. In short, there’s no way I’m giving up on the love I fought so hard to find.’

"Fine. I’ll be waiting!"

Yan Li hung up as soon as she finished speaking. Her body went limp, and she leaned back heavily into her white leather chair.

A scenario she never would have even dreamed of was now playing out in her own life. What kind of fate was this!

Seeing her boss’s ashen face, Wang Meng quickly picked up a cup from the desk, poured a glass of water for Yan Li, and placed it in front of her. "President Yan," she said cautiously, "have some water first. Calm down."

’Something like this has happened,’ Wang Meng thought, ’I don’t even know how to console her.’

It would have been better if she hadn’t said anything. The question caused the pent-up fury inside Yan Li to erupt. She slammed her hand on the desk, the veins on it bulging. "Tell me, just tell me, how could she do something like this?!"

Wang Meng didn’t know either.

But as President Yan’s confidante, Wang Meng braced herself and said, "Um, President Yan, I think it’s best to calm down first. Panicking won’t do any good. It’s already happened."

Yan Li sighed, picked up the cup, and took a sip. The warm water flowed down her throat into her stomach, and her mood seemed to improve slightly.

"She’s driving me crazy! Not a moment’s peace!"

Seeing some color return to President Yan’s face, Wang Meng continued, "I think the most urgent thing is to first ask Xici how far things have gone with... with Teacher Xiao. If they’ve really reached a point where they can’t be separated, the bigger your reaction, the more determined you’ll make Xici to be with him."

Wang Meng knew a thing or two about psychology. After all, she wasn’t an only child. She had a younger brother, and he was quite a handful.

He started dating at fifteen. The family tried every method they could think of. Her dad almost broke his leg over it, but not only did it fail to separate the two, it seemed their opposition only made them more determined to be together.

The two of them just ran away together!

Over this, her mom was so angry she ended up in the hospital.

Eventually, the family realized they truly couldn’t control him and decided to just let it be. As it turned out, less than six months after eloping, her brother came running back.

The two of them had broken up.

Later, Wang Meng had a good talk with her brother. He admitted that at the time, he wasn’t even madly in love with the girl.

It was their family’s attitude that had driven him to such an extreme.

The scolding and the cold shoulders made him feel frustrated and exhausted every time he came home. The girl became his only source of happiness, and that’s what led to the idea of running away.

Because of it, he dropped out of school and his reputation was ruined.

He was filled with regret after he came back.

Her father had to swallow his pride and pull a lot of strings just to get her brother into a different school. That was how he managed to avoid falling behind. He graduated from college and is now a respectable adult. When he talks about that incident now, he can only give a wry smile.

Wang Meng often chatted with her brother about his time away from home. So, while she couldn’t claim to be an expert on this kind of rebellious love, she had picked up a few insights.

She looked at Yan Li with a hint of sympathy. "You should try to look on the bright side. Being angry won’t help. Who else but you is her sister? You were born from the same mother, what can you do?"

Yan Li knew that what Wang Meng said was true.

She just couldn’t accept it right away. Yan Li sighed, her voice filled with helplessness.

"Then tell me, what would you do if you were in my shoes?"

"Just like I said before: try your best to stay calm and aim for good communication. A smooth conversation is the foundation for any negotiation."