Chapter 169 - 138: The Two Sisters Finally Clash Head-On

Chapter 169: Chapter 138: The Two Sisters Finally Clash Head-On

’So what if she didn’t study finance? She could just get a job at a bank!’

’It’s such a great job!’

’So why was it that according to her, all of my painstaking efforts were suddenly a mistake?’

Yan Xici didn’t back down. Agitated, her words came out in a rush. "But I don’t need you to do things ’for my own good’!"

"I’m an adult now. I don’t want to live my life to please you anymore. I want to live the way I want to live!"

’Was she really doing it for my own good, or was she just trying to satisfy her own need to control people and make them do her bidding?’

The two of them, both furious, finally erupted after holding back for so long.

Yan Li was rendered speechless by Yan Xici’s retort.

A chill wrapped around her heart, so cold it was suffocating.

’I don’t need you to do things for my own good.’ What a thing to say.

After a long moment, she took a sharp breath.

"Then why are you livestreaming with Xiao Ran? Don’t you realize how bad this makes me look? So many of my employees, friends, and even our relatives have probably seen it by now! What are they supposed to think? How am I supposed to face anyone?"

Yan Xici bit her lip, her eyes filled with hurt. "I was just making a video with the person I love!"

Yan Li pressed on. "You want to be famous? You want to get popular? Is that why you have to trample all over your sister?"

Her words were piercing and painful.

The young woman couldn’t help the ache in her heart. "I didn’t! I’m not trampling on anyone! Brother Xiao Ran is just helping me. He doesn’t even like livestreaming. You know his focus is on his writing."

’She felt bad that her sister was being gossiped about; she honestly hadn’t considered that before.’

’She never wanted to trample on her sister. In fact, to avoid her, she didn’t even have an account on that video platform!’

Yan Li’s angry tone was tinged with helplessness.

"All I know is that after he divorced me, he got together with my own sister. And now, he’s livestreaming with my sister, flaunting their love and happiness for all to see!"

As his ex-wife, even if she no longer had feelings for him, it was still painful to see him being happy and intimate with someone else.

Especially when that person was her own sister. It was like a knife twisting in her heart, stabbing again and again until it was a bloody, mangled mess.

Yan Xici frowned, her eyes filled with indignation.

’She could take the criticism, but hearing Xiao Ran being talked about like this felt deeply unfair—even more so than if they were talking about her.’

She retorted indignantly, "It’s not like that! I’m the one who wanted to be with him, and I’m the one who dragged him into livestreaming. If you’re angry, take it out on me. Leave Brother Xiao Ran out of this."

’How could she think that? I did all of this, so why is she blaming Brother Xiao Ran?’

A cold sneer came from the other end of the line. "I really don’t know how he managed to brainwash you, to turn my once-obedient little sister into... this."

The more Yan Xici defended Xiao Ran, the more it fueled Yan Li’s rage.

’Her own sister, siding with her ex-husband, defending him for dear life... How utterly absurd!’

Yan Xici’s voice was weary. "Nobody brainwashed me. I’m telling the truth."

"Then why didn’t he dare to answer my call?" Yan Li shot back.

’It’s not like I didn’t call him. Why wouldn’t he answer?’

’Both of them refusing to answer my calls... If that’s not collusion, what is?’

"His phone fell into some water," Yan Xici explained.

’Xiao Ran’s phone really was broken; she had seen it with her own eyes.’

’My sister called me too, and I chose not to call her back. If anyone was being deliberate, it was me.’

"Fine. Stop explaining. I’m tired of talking about this. It’s like they say, you can’t hold on to a grown daughter. You’re so blinded by love right now that nothing I say matters anyway. I’ll just ask you one thing: are you going to stop livestreaming or not!"

Yan Li didn’t want to say any more. Every word was hurtful. Even someone with a heart of stone would feel a chill.

Yan Xici said in a serious tone, "I won’t. And I’m going to keep livestreaming."

"Fine!"

With that, Yan Li decisively hung up.

’Things had already been said. There was no point in continuing the conversation. They were all adults; everyone knew exactly what was going on.’

’And she knew her sister, Yan Xici, better than anyone!’

’She’d always been so obedient to her big sister. This string of rebellions... it had to be because of Xiao Ran. He was the one who had corrupted her little sister!!!’

’She wasn’t a tolerant person by nature. She had only chosen to put up with him for her sister’s sake. But if he was going to pull something like this on her, then he couldn’t blame her for being ruthless!’

At this thought, her darkened gaze fell upon Wang Meng, who sat opposite her.

"Go. Write up a press release. Then find some influencers to spread it. Xici and I can’t be harmed in this. Xiao Ran has to take all the blame!"

’I gave them a chance. Unfortunately, not only did they fail to appreciate it, but they also chose to ignore me. In that case, they can’t blame me for showing no mercy!’

Wang Meng jumped, startled by her words.

Her eyes, full of anxiety, darted to Yan Li. "I... I don’t think that’s a good idea, President Yan."

’If they did this, Xiao Ran’s reputation would be completely ruined.’

’And Yan Xici, being with him, would be under immense pressure!’

’She might even grow to resent President Yan for it. The sisters’ relationship was already terrible as it was!’

"What’s not good about it? Just go do it now!"