She Came From Hell (GL) - Chapter 52

Fu Yilan didn’t say a word, quietly listening to Qi Xiyao ramble on by herself. Despite Fu Yilan’s indifferent demeanor, Qi Xiyao continued talking enthusiastically.

Chen Xiaotian and Guo Junya, who were riding their bikes nearby, couldn’t help but shake their heads. Sigh… Yi-jie really doesn’t get it, does she?

As they reached the school gate, a boy from outside the school saw Fu Yilan and his eyes lit up. He immediately ran toward her.

Fu Yilan recognized him right away. He was the boy who had been chased and beaten that day, and his eyes were very similar to Qi Xiyao’s.

Qi Xiyao’s expression changed when she saw the boy. She noticed the way he looked at Fu Yilan—it seemed like they knew each other. A feeling of unease spread in her heart.

“I’ve been looking for you for a while. I asked a lot of people, and when I saw you enter this school this morning, I decided to wait here all day and try my luck,” the boy said, his eyes filled with joy as he looked at Fu Yilan.

Fu Yilan said flatly, “What do you want from me?”

“You saved me that day, and I want to repay you. By the way, what’s your name?” the boy smiled and asked, his eyes never leaving Fu Yilan, as if she was the only person in his world.

“Fu Yilan…” she replied.

The boy softly repeated her name, then smiled again. “I’m Zheng Mingjin. Are you done with school? Can I treat you to a meal?”

Qi Xiyao tightened her grip on Fu Yilan’s arm, clearly waiting for her response. She didn’t want Fu Yilan to agree to have a meal with Zheng Mingjin.

Fu Yilan, of course, sensed Qi Xiyao’s emotions. She glanced at her, then turned to Zheng Mingjin, saying, “No need. Don’t worry about that day.”

It was only then that Zheng Mingjin noticed Qi Xiyao. His face changed slightly, and with a smile, he greeted her, “Sister…”

Qi Xiyao turned her face away, refusing to look at him or respond.

Now Fu Yilan understood—this Zheng Mingjin was Qi Xiyao’s half-brother. No wonder his eyes looked so much like hers.

Later, she heard that Qi Xiyao’s parents hadn’t agreed to let Zheng Mingjin join the family, but when the old lady of the Qi family found out about the illegitimate son, she insisted on bringing him into the family. The old lady, who preferred grandsons over granddaughters, had always disliked Qi Xiyao, and when she learned that Mr. Qi had a son outside of marriage, she made sure Zheng Mingjin was brought into the Qi family. He was raised by the old lady and had never appeared at any of the family’s gatherings.

Because of his illegitimate status, it wasn’t appropriate for him to attend those events, and he would have been subjected to strange looks. The old lady couldn’t bear to have her only grandson suffer such treatment, so she never suggested to Mr. and Mrs. Qi that they bring Zheng Mingjin along to any of the social events.

So it wasn’t surprising that Fu Yilan had never seen him before.

Qi Xiyao had disliked Zheng Mingjin ever since the first time they met at a Western restaurant. In fact, she even hated him.

So, even after Zheng Mingjin was brought into the Qi family and raised by the old lady, Qi Xiyao never hid her disdain for him.

Whenever she returned to the old family home, they would run into each other, but Qi Xiyao never gave him a good look. As she grew older, she began to understand more, and eventually realized that Zheng Mingjin’s mother had concealed his birth from her father for her own selfish reasons. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, she had brought Zheng Mingjin to ask Mr. and Mrs. Qi to adopt him.

Qi Xiyao didn’t understand why that woman didn’t simply leave Zheng Mingjin with her own parents or relatives for care. Why did she insist on sending him to the Qi family?

Later, she more or less figured it out. That woman was poor and lived recklessly, spending money carelessly. By the time she became seriously ill and had nearly exhausted all her savings on medical treatments, she didn’t have enough money to leave Zheng Mingjin with her own relatives. The only choice she had was to send him to the Qi family, where she wouldn’t have to spend a single penny.