Chapter 118: Chapter 82: Tit for Tat, The Sister is Stubbornly Unrepentant? (Part 2)

“Why aren’t you taking the chopsticks… Yaoyao?”

A smile played on Jiangg Ning’s lips as she observed her sister’s reaction. Seeing Yaoyao’s dumbfounded expression gave her a satisfying surge of vindication.

’Oh my~’

’Why are you staring like that? Don’t you recognize this ring?’

’It’s fine, take a closer look.’

Jiangg Ning waved her slender hand in front of her sister’s face, the ring glinting in the living room light.

Women are naturally possessive creatures. In matters concerning Chen Yuan, the younger sister’s possessiveness was actually stronger than the older sister’s. This could be seen in how Jiangg Ning, upon discovering she’d been cheated on, didn’t choose to confront them immediately.

If it had been Jiangg Yao, she would have erupted on the spot, unable to tolerate it for even a second.

Right now, Jiangg Ning flaunting the ring was the equivalent of a full-frontal assault!

Jiangg Yao was completely stunned. She stared blankly at her sister’s finger, her gaze instantly turning dark.

“Nice ring, huh?” she asked, a laugh born of pure fury escaping her lips as she subconsciously clenched her fists.

“It is, isn’t it? I just remembered it today. Now that we’re back together, I can wear it every day,” Jiangg Ning said, setting the chopsticks down and gently stroking the textured surface of the ring with a tender expression. “This was the first gift he gave me when Chen Yuan and I were dating online. It’s very unique.”

As she spoke, the corners of her mouth curved into a sweet smile.

She looked like a young girl in the first flush of love.

Jiangg Yao watched her with cold eyes, a chill running down her spine. Goosebumps broke out on her arms.

’Who are you trying to disgust with this act?’

“Sis, I’m not feeling well. I think I’ll skip dinner,” Jiangg Yao said, abruptly standing up to head to her bedroom.

But before she could take a step, she felt a pull holding her back.

Her sister had actually reached out and grabbed her, stopping her from leaving.

“Why aren’t you eating? Weren’t you just complaining you were starving?”

“Never mind. It’s my cold. I feel a little nauseous.”

“Don’t go. I’ve had a long day, and I was looking forward to having a nice meal with you. If you leave, I’ll be very sad.” Jiangg Ning stared into her eyes with a “sincere” gaze, as if she truly was looking forward to this meal. “Didn’t you miss me, too?”

“…Fine.” Jiangg Yao reluctantly picked up her chopsticks and placed some of the tender shredded pork with asparagus into her bowl.

She really was hungry and was about to dig in.

“Hey, by the way, what are you supposed to call Chen Yuan again? He’s your brother-in-law, right?”

Jiangg Ning’s soft question came out of nowhere, her tone impossibly sincere and artless.

The moment Jiangg Yao heard this, she sprayed a mouthful of rice everywhere.

“Cough— COUGH COUGH!”

She was choking. Her face instantly turned beet red as she coughed violently, squeezing a few tears from the corners of her eyes. Not a single bite of the delicious food she’d just put in her mouth had been swallowed.

“Eat slowly. How did you manage to choke?”

Her sister hadn’t expected such a violent reaction. She quickly patted her back and handed her a glass of water.

Jiangg Yao gulped down the plain water and gasped for air, her mouth wide open.

“I’m… I’m fine. My throat was just a little scratchy.”

“Okay. If you’re not feeling well, just tell your sister. Don’t hide it. After all, we’re sisters. What can’t we say to each other?”

“Haha, of course.”

Jiangg Yao picked up her bowl again, eyes downcast, and gave a perfunctory reply.

She was starting to sense that something was off. Why was her sister’s every word laced with barbs since she got home?

It was so different from how she usually was.

’Could it be…’ Jiangg Yao wondered silently. ’Did Chen Yuan slip up? Did she find out about me and him…?’

’It’s highly likely.’

’Otherwise, why would she be so passive-aggressive? She never used to bring up Chen Yuan every other sentence.’

Jiangg Yao weighed her options. Should she change the subject or stay quiet? She didn’t know how much Jiangg Ning knew about their situation. From the looks of it, her sister had come home filled with resentment.

She had to admit, hiding it from her sister for a while was indeed her fault.

On this point, she knew she was in the wrong.

So, instead of retaliating, she just continued to eat, adopting an air of complete tranquility, a stark contrast to her usual self at mealtimes.

’Just endure it… It’ll pass if I just endure it.’

’When Jiangg Ning starts criticizing me, I’ll just obediently admit I was wrong. Once my sister understands she’s the one who came later, I can date Chen Yuan in peace.’

“Sis, you must be tired from work. You should eat more, too.”

Under the soft light, the two sisters sat together on the sofa.

The city was gradually enveloped by the night.

Jiangg Yao thoughtfully put some food into her sister’s bowl, looking like she was fully prepared for a scolding.

The more Jiangg Ning saw her act like this, the angrier she became.

’So now that you know the secret’s out, you decide to act all meek and well-behaved? When you decided to interfere in your sister’s relationship, did you ever think about this day?’

“I’m not tired. I was actually supposed to go to Ms. Qin’s place today, but I came back halfway. Speaking of which, poor Ms. Qin… betrayed by a dear sister she treated with all her heart,” Jiangg Ning said, putting down her chopsticks. She sighed and stared into her sister’s eyes. “Tell me, why would anyone want to be the other woman? What goes through their head?”

“Yeah, I can’t understand it either,” Jiangg Yao said, her spirits lifting as she readily agreed. “Nobody wants to be the other woman.”

She felt like bursting into tears on the spot.

’Sis, you finally realize how wrong it was for you to interfere in your little sister’s relationship!’

’Do you have any idea how much you’ve tortured me since the day you decided to get back together with Chen Yuan?’

’But it’s okay. Ignorance is innocence.’

’I don’t blame you. I know you don’t want to be the other woman; you were just kept in the dark. It’s so gratifying to see you’ve come to this realization now.’

“Anyone who becomes the other woman is a total schemer. They act all cute and flirty to get sympathy, and they’re experts at playing pitiful to win a man’s affection. Don’t you think so, Yaoyao?”

Jiangg Yao: ?

’What does she mean? I feel like that was a dig at me.’

Her brow furrowed. She put down her chopsticks as well and retorted fiercely, “That’s not true! What’s wrong with acting cute and flirty? What does that have to do with being the other woman? Not all homewreckers are the cutesy type. Some pretend to be all rational and aloof, but they’re two-faced. They could be the ones being the other woman in secret, you know.”

Jiangg Ning: ?

’You little brat, are you seriously turning this back on me!?!?’

At first, her composure had been steady, but after just a few words, the atmosphere between the two sisters became exceptionally awkward and tense. They stared at each other.

Neither was willing to back down an inch.

Their gazes clashed in a fierce battle of wills.

To say they were at daggers drawn was no exaggeration.

Even the most rational person can’t stay calm when it comes to matters of the heart. A full day of stewing in resentment had turned Jiangg Ning into a powder keg about to explode.

Her sister’s passive-aggressive retort was undoubtedly the fuse that lit the keg.

BANG—

She suddenly slammed her hand on the table. The sound was a dull, heavy thud. The cold snarl that followed was enough to make one’s blood run cold, filled with an overwhelming aura of intimidation.

“Jiangg Yao! I’m starting to think I’ve been spoiling you rotten lately!”

The younger sister flinched, her mind going blank. She was stunned silent for a long moment, not daring to say a word.

“You don’t even have a basic sense of right and wrong! What have you been doing behind my back!? And to think I trusted you so much!”

The rebuke was so sharp. This was the first time she had ever seen Jiangg Ning this furious.

The authority of her status as the older sister was still potent.

For a moment, Jiangg Yao actually had the urge to apologize and admit she was wrong. She was dazed, swallowing hard.

But after a brief stupor, she came to her senses.

’Spoiled? How am I spoiled?’

’If you hadn’t insisted on breaking up with Chen Yuan, would I have had to go through all this trouble?’

’Is there anything wrong with pursuing true love? Who are you yelling at?’

“Why are you slamming the table? Can’t you just talk normally? Besides, what did I even do?”

“You know perfectly well what you did. I don’t even want to say it. It’s childish, absurd, and laughable!”

“Enough! You just want to talk about Chen Yuan, don’t you?” A fire ignited in Jiangg Yao’s heart, and she couldn’t hold back any longer. She shot to her feet and shot back, her voice even louder.

“Oh, so you finally can’t hold it in anymore. Ready to put all your cards on the table, are you?” Jiangg Ning sneered.

“That’s right! I’m laying it all out today! I’ve had enough!”

“You’ve had enough? I’m the one who’s had enough of your unreasonable antics all these years! How dare you talk back to me. You’re such a disappointment.”

“Why can’t I talk back? Who do you think you are!?”

“I’m your sister!”

“It wouldn’t matter if you were my mother!” Jiangg Yao flung her hand out, her delicate face burning with rage, her chest heaving. “Yes, I’m dating Chen Yuan! Who were all those passive-aggressive comments for when you came home today? If you have something to say, just say it! I admit it! Are you satisfied now?”

“Jiangg Yao!! Do you have any idea what you’re saying? You actually have the nerve to yell at me like this? I was going to talk to you nicely and put this all behind us, but look at your attitude!”

“What about my attitude? This is my attitude!”

“Your attitude is that it’s okay to date your own brother-in-law? I’ve really seen it all today. All these years of spoiling you have created a sister like this.”

“Bullshit! Jiangg Ning, how can you twist the truth like that? I was here first! I was the one who confessed to him! How did he become my ’brother-in-law’? It’s perfectly natural for Chen Yuan to be with me! You’re the one who butted in and tried to steal him! Aren’t you ashamed? And you have the gall to blame me? If I were you, I would’ve packed my bags and gotten out of someone else’s private world long ago! Do you have any idea how hard it’s been for me to hold this in?”

Jiangg Yao sneered again and again, each sentence sharper than the last. She had undoubtedly unleashed a shocking amount of combat power.

Her sister had only been stewing for a day, but she had been building up to this since the day she decided to pursue Chen Yuan.

She was completely seeing red.

’Fight, fight, fight! This feels great!’

’Damn it, I’ve been waiting for this day for so long! I was about to suffocate from holding it in!’

’If we’re putting our cards on the table, then let’s do it! Who’s afraid of who?’

“’Perfectly natural for him to be with you’? Do you have no shame saying that? Aren’t you embarrassed? Today, I’m not just going to chew you out, I’m going to teach you a lesson about what a proper relationship is! You have absolutely no idea how disgraceful it is to be the other woman! Now get over here and kneel!” Jiangg Ning reached out to grab her sister’s clothes and drag her over.

“Figure out who the real other woman is first!”

“Listen to the nonsense you’re spouting! Jiangg Yao, if it’s not you, could it be me?” Jiangg Ning locked her arm around her sister’s neck in a preemptive strike, trying to subdue her immediately.

“So you want to get physical? You bitch, Jiangg Ning, I’ve had it with you! Don’t think I can’t take you.”

“Who are you trying to scare? You just laze around at home like a total couch potato, never exercising. You think you can beat me?” Jiangg Ning said, gritting her teeth as she pinned her sister’s hands.

“Fat means strength! I’ll show you today that these extra few pounds I have on you aren’t for nothing!”

Jiangg Yao jerked her head back, escaping her sister’s hold. She then used all her strength to slam into Jiangg Ning’s waist, sending her stumbling back, nearly falling onto the sofa.

But in the next second, Jiangg Ning reacted with lightning speed, grabbing a pillow and smacking it over her sister’s head with a THWACK.

“You dare hit me!? AHH!” the younger sister shrieked.

“I’ll do more than hit you! You could never beat me when we were kids, and now you’ve gotten bold! If I don’t beat some sense into you, then you can be the older sister!” Jiangg Ning strode forward while she was dazed and suddenly put her in a chokehold.

“I’ve been waiting for this day for so long, you damned sister! I hate you the most!”

Jiangg Yao reached out and pulled her sister’s hair, making her shriek in pain as well.

The living room descended into chaos. The two of them held nothing back—punching, kicking, and hair-pulling. Within moments, they were rolling around on the sofa, their faces flushed red, but the intensity of their attacks didn’t lessen one bit.

If anything, the fight was only escalating.

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