The Beautiful Older Sister I Picked Up Is Good at Flirting - Chapter 51
Chapter 51
Tonight, the Xia residence was more oppressive and stifling than ever. The servants walked on eggshells, too afraid to even breathe, lest they cross the temperamental heiress and end up as collateral damage.
Xia Yicheng was throwing a tantrum in her room, crying and refusing to eat, leaving Xia Chenxiao at a complete loss.
She only had this one precious daughter, spoiled from birth, given anything she ever wanted—she was her entire world.
Xia Chenxiao stood at her daughter’s bedroom door, holding a bowl of thick abalone porridge. She raised her hand and knocked.
No response.
She gently pushed the door open a crack, and immediately, an antique flower vase flew at her, nearly hitting her forehead.
Quick to react, Xia Chenxiao shut the door and avoided the projectile. Only when she heard the sound of shattering porcelain did she open the door again, raising one hand in a gesture of surrender. “Yicheng… sweetheart… it’s Mommy, okay? I’m coming in…”
The room suddenly fell silent. But a second later, wails erupted like a banshee’s scream.
“Get out! All of you! Leave me alone!”
“Why don’t you tell Mommy what happened?” Xia Chenxiao cautiously stepped inside. The carpet was littered with broken cosmetics, perfumes, and vases—there was barely a place to step.
She carefully avoided the debris and slowly approached her daughter. The spoiled heiress had messy hair, eyes swollen like walnuts, and her custom designer dress was stained and dirty.
Xia Chenxiao frowned in distress and gently stroked her daughter’s hair. “What’s wrong, sweetheart? Who made you upset? Tell Mommy, hmm?”
Through sobs, Xia Yicheng said, “Fu Siyi… she yelled at me… she said she hates me, and that she never wants to see me again…”
Xia Chenxiao took a tissue and gently wiped her daughter’s tears, her tone as tender as if soothing a child. “It’s normal for couples to argue. Back when your mommy and I were together, we’d bicker all the time, but we always made up after a few days… It’s part of life, nothing to worry about…”
Xia Yicheng angrily snatched the tissue and blew her nose hard. “You don’t understand anything, Mom. This wasn’t just a fight—she cut me off completely. She won’t even let me into the Fu house anymore… sob sob sob…”
Xia Chenxiao’s gentle gaze briefly turned cold. “Then she was wrong. A quarrel is one thing, but to say such harsh words? An Alpha should be more magnanimous…”
Yicheng had grown up in a bubble, always getting what she wanted. With her beauty, she could easily attract a swarm of Alphas with just a glance.
But Fu Siyi was the one she couldn’t have—and what you can’t have always seems most desirable.
She instinctively defended Fu Siyi. “It’s not Siyi’s fault. It’s Shen Tian… She seduced Siyi and set me up…”
She tearfully recounted the whole story, gnashing her teeth. “That wretched girl tricked me… made Siyi break up with me…”
“Well, well… such a schemer at such a young age. She could star in a palace drama,” Xia Chenxiao exaggerated, eyes wide in mock surprise. “Didn’t expect Shen Shijie’s illegitimate daughter to be so cunning.”
Xia Yicheng pounded the table in fury. “I’m going to settle this with her! But she’s hiding from me. If she’s got guts, she should come out—I’ll tear her apart! I can’t swallow this humiliation!”
“Shen Tian was indeed wrong, but you’re classmates. Fighting like that only ruins the peace…” Xia Chenxiao kept her calm demeanor and soft tone. “You’re a noble young lady—you should be generous, right?”
“I’m not forgiving her. I wish I could rip her to shreds.” Yicheng glared.
She grabbed her mother’s arm and shook it. “Mom, you have to help me get back at her.”
Xia Chenxiao’s smile was gentle. “What can Mommy do? I’ve never even met Shen Tian. Maybe I’ll invite her out for coffee and have a nice chat. Friendship among classmates is precious—no need for backstabbing.”
“Coffee, my ass!” Yicheng cursed in frustration, forgetting all decorum. “Mom, just have someone beat her up—make her eat dirt!”
“Violence? Oh, Mommy’s scared. We live in a law-abiding society—you can’t just go around hitting people.” Xia Chenxiao pinched her daughter’s cheek lovingly. “Besides, our Xia family is far above the Shen family. If I publicly teach her a lesson, people will say we’re bullying the weak. That wouldn’t look good, would it?”
“You don’t love me at all! You won’t even do this one small thing for me!” Yicheng flung herself onto the bed, wailing. “You promised Mommy you’d take care of me… Now I’m being bullied, and you won’t even stand up for me… Mommy… sob sob sob… Mommy… she doesn’t love me…”
Xia Chenxiao had once deeply loved her Omega partner. After her death, she devoted all her love to their daughter. Whenever her child mentioned her late mother, it was like her Achilles’ heel—she became completely vulnerable.
She sat on the bed and gently pulled the covers off her daughter, cooing, “Sweetheart, how about Mommy arranges a trip abroad with your friends tomorrow? Shopping always cheers you up. I’ll cover all the expenses…”
“I’m not going. Siyi likes someone else now. She doesn’t want me anymore… I’ll never be happy again…” Yicheng kicked and screamed, throwing everything off the bed.
“You said… I could have anything I wanted… and I want Fu Siyi. Only her… I won’t let her be with Shen Tian… sob sob sob…”
Xia Chenxiao pulled her into a hug and held her tightly. Her eyes turned dark and vicious where her daughter couldn’t see, but when she looked down again, her voice was soft. “Shen Tian is a schemer. Alphas don’t like cunning Omegas. Even Fu Siyi’s family probably prefers you. She’s smart—they won’t choose Shen Tian.”
Yicheng sobbed in her mother’s arms. “Mom… do you think… I can still have Siyi?”
Xia Chenxiao gently wiped her tears. “You’re beautiful, obedient, and sweet. If she doesn’t love you, who would she love? As for Shen Tian, just forgive her… Forgiveness is a virtue, right?”
She brought over the bowl of porridge, blew on it, and held it to her daughter’s lips. “Come on, eat a little. You haven’t eaten all day. If you fall sick, how will I explain that to your mommy? Hmm?”
Yicheng shook her head but finally took a bite.
“She won’t let me go to her house… what do I do?”
“She’s just mad. Don’t take it seriously.”
Xia Chenxiao touched the spoon to her lips again, watching her daughter swallow and smile faintly. “Let’s give it some time. Once she calms down, I’ll personally apologize to her. Everything will be fine. Good girl, one more bite…”
After coaxing her to finish the porridge and fall asleep, Xia Chenxiao quietly left the room.
The moment the door closed, the smile vanished from her face, replaced by a chilling coldness in her eyes.
She walked into her study, lifted a painting of crabapple blossoms, and pressed a small mechanism behind it—revealing a passage to a hidden room.
Inside the secret room, two men in black suits stood respectfully, radiating a murderous aura.
She sat leisurely on a nanmu wood chair and lifted her eyes. “Did he agree?”
“Yes,” one of them replied. “Shen Shijie has long been tired of his wife and daughter. Once he heard you wanted to cooperate, he agreed immediately.”
Then he paused, frowning slightly. “Madam, why don’t we just take her out ourselves?”
Xia Chenxiao smiled, but even her trusted subordinates couldn’t help but shudder at her expression.
“Just take her out? That’s too easy,” she said coldly. “She dared to mess with my daughter—I want her to understand what ‘wishing for death’ really means.”
“Let her be forcibly marked by the Alphas her own father sent—three of them, even less than beggars. And then disfigure her. What do you think will happen to Miss Shen?”
The men remained silent.
Xia Chenxiao’s smile faded as she gave her order, icy and firm. “Go. Tell Shen Shijie that once it’s done, deliver the contract to my office. I’ll honor his terms.”
“Yes, ma’am.” The men bowed and left.
In the silence of the secret room, Xia Chenxiao took out her phone and dialed a number.
After three seconds, the line connected.
“Hello, Sister Wei Rong… Yes, young people always fight. As elders, we shouldn’t meddle… But you know, I never had much ambition—just want a peaceful life… Hmm, about Siyi… Okay, great. Let’s leave it at that. I’ll wait for your word.”