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“It has nothing to do with you. Step aside,” Wei Yichen said to Wei Yilin.
Wei Yilin refused to let go. “Eldest Brother, you need to explain yourself—why are you pulling Eldest Sister like this?”
“Something like this happened to Father, yet she only knows how to run outside. As the eldest brother, I have the responsibility to properly discipline her. She doesn’t have to be like other noble young ladies, but she cannot be so disrespectful to our parents! She cannot be someone who is unfilial and disloyal!” Wei Yichen said.
Hearing this, Wei Yilin’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Eldest Brother, what are you saying? How is Eldest Sister unfilial or disloyal? She’s been taking care of Father the whole time! She fed him his medicine, changed his dressings, wiped him down—Eldest Sister did all of it! How could she not have taken care of Father?”
Wei Yichen froze. “Yilin, what are you talking about?”
“I’m saying Eldest Sister has been taking care of Father the whole time! During the three most critical nights, she stayed up keeping watch! Only after Father was out of danger did she go back to rest,” Wei Yilin explained urgently.
“How do you know?” Wei Yichen asked.
“Of course I know—because I was there too! I kept watch with Eldest Sister!” Wei Yilin replied.
Wei Yichen’s expression stiffened, his eyes widening.
Seeing that he still didn’t believe him, Wei Yilin quickly added, “If you don’t believe me, ask Physician Cheng, ask the others in the household—ask Jing Hu, ask Cuiping, ask Mo mo Zhang. Everyone knows!”
Hearing Wei Yilin’s explanation, both Yun Shi and Wei Qingwan showed looks of surprise.
Over the past two days, Yun Shi had been completely distraught. She had even fainted once, so she wasn’t entirely clear about who had been attending Wei Mingting at his bedside. However, she did recall seeing Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin keeping watch together.
As for Wei Qingwan, she had never expected that Wei Yilin—who had always disliked Wei Ruo—would keep watch with her, and now even step forward to defend her.
These past two days, she had also been unsettled—worried both about her father, the pillar of the family, and about her beloved mother. With her mind in turmoil, she hadn’t been able to pay attention to everything happening in the household.
Wei Yichen, meanwhile, stood there completely stunned.
Although Wei Yilin was young, he wouldn’t lie about something like this—especially with so many witnesses.
The strength left Wei Yichen’s hand as he held Wei Ruo’s arm.
Wei Yilin quickly lifted Wei Ruo’s sleeve to check her arm.
Red marks had been left where she had been grabbed on her fair skin, and the slap mark on her face was also strikingly visible.
A look of concern appeared on Wei Yilin’s young face. “Eldest Sister, are you alright?”
Wei Ruo lowered her sleeve, covering her arm.
Then she let out a cold laugh and said to Wei Yichen, “So, Eldest Brother—how do you plan to repay this slap?”
Wei Yichen felt a pang in his heart. “I was mistaken. Ruo’er, you can return this slap.”
He then stood there, not moving.
Hearing this, Yun Shi stepped forward. “Alright, alright, now that everything’s been explained, that’s enough. It was just a misunderstanding, and now it’s been cleared up. Your eldest brother knows he wronged you, don’t stay angry with him anymore.”
She then said to Wei Ruo, “Your brother was just anxious. Now that he knows he misunderstood you, let it go. We’re all family, everyone only wants what’s best for the family. There’s no need to hold grudges overnight.”
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