"You...you two..." Old Master Xia's face reddened and his entire body shook from pure rage.
He suddenly sputtered and spat out an entire mouthful of blood because of how angry he was.
"Grandpa! Grandpa!" Xia Xue shouted as tears flowed down her cheeks in shock. She quickly ran over to support him.
At the same time, she turned her head to shout fiercely at Xia Yue, "Sis, you're really vicious. This man is our grandfather! He's our biological grandfather! For the sake of selfish gain, you were willing to sell your body in order to gang up with someone from outside the family? And you wouldn't even let off your own grandfather?"
"Don't tell me you think you can be like Miss Qiu and become the Queen of Jiangdong this way? Miss Qiu and Mr Chu went through tough times together and reached this position after supporting and caring for one another despite the hardships. Miss Qiu could become the Queen of Jiangdong precisely because she had gone through thick and thin with Mr Chu."
"But you? That Lu Ming-Feng is just treating you as a plaything! Once he's tired of you, he'll kick you aside. If you insist on cheapening yourself like this, you won't come to a good end.”
"Sis, why don't you turn back while you still can? You can still return Grandpa his position and authority over the Xia family now. Grandpa worked on this business all his life but you've just snatched it away from him like this. That's as good as killing him. Don't you feel guilty doing such a thing at all?"
Xia Xue's face was covered with tears. Her angry and saddened voice echoed for a long time inside the ballroom.
But Xia Yue broke into laughter, as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"Grandpa? I treated him as my grandfather, but did he treat me as his granddaughter? I'm the eldest daughter of the Xia family, so I'm the heiress to the family. I've contributed so much to the family over all these years. And what did he do? He removed my position and power with just one word! He even sent me to a remote rural area and left me to my own devices there."
"Instead, he allowed a useless and weak person like you to become the heir to the Xia family. Why should this position go to you? How are you even fit for this role?"
Xia Yue's expression was nasty, and her cold laughter was filled with hatred and jealousy.
But after letting all these emotions out, Xia Yue quickly calmed back down.
She looked at the tearful Xia Xue and said slowly, "Xue, did you know? Because you gained the favor of Mr Chu and made him like you so much, everyone in the Xia family complimented you. They all said that you're the future of the Xia family and the lucky charm of the family. Grandpa allowed you to become the heir and even let you be part of the board of directors in the company. All our aunts and uncles do everything for your sake. They only bring you to all those networking parties and banquets, while I only get to stay in my little corner and sit there like some abandoned stray dog."
"I was really so jealous of you. I was so jealous that you had gained Mr Chu's favor, so jealous that you could be as arrogant as a princess. But why? Why was all this only happening to you? We look exactly the same, and even our family and educational backgrounds are identical. Why does everyone love you so much, while I've just been flung to some remote village to survive on my own?! I can't understand and I refuse to take this lying down! I kept thinking of how I could possibly come back here."
"But thankfully, I ran into Young Master Lu. Perhaps he doesn't like me, and he might treat me as nothing but a plaything. But I don't regret it. It's true, Xue, I don't regret it one bit. That's because Young Master Lu has allowed me to stand in a high place and bask in glory."
"Before this, I was shrouded in darkness, but Young Master Lu shed light onto my path. I'm more than willing to follow after Young Master Lu! As for Xia Dong-Lin, he might be a grandfather to you, but he's not a grandfather to me. I don't care if he lives or dies!" said Xia Yue as she shook her head.
She felt so vindicated now.
She was letting out all the frustration and hatred she had suppressed in her heart for the past six months.
Her mood was instantly lifted!
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