I Just Want to Spoil and Run Away with the Abused Female Lead [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 14

“But he was the one who insulted Sister Lin first. The instigator is always the one at fault, isn’t this little brother just being shameless?”

The stepmother glared reproachfully at Shi Xingrao, about to criticize Lin Shuangran for bringing back someone so ill-mannered.

But just then, Shi Xingrao seemed to have a sudden realization and spoke up, “Ah, I’m sorry, Auntie. Should I not have reminded everyone who started it? My apologies, Auntie. I’m still young and not very good with words. If I said something wrong, please don’t blame me.”

“What’s wrong with what you said? If you have more to say, go ahead.” Lin Yi picked up some food and placed it in Lin Shuangran’s bowl. “Every mother dotes on her own son. What does it matter to me whether he goes out to meet people or not?”

Shi Xingrao blinked innocently. “So that’s why Auntie doesn’t care about Sister Lin it’s because Sister Lin isn’t her own child.”

The stepmother was dumbfounded. Wasn’t this an indirect way of calling her a wicked stepmother? Yet she couldn’t show any displeasure, or she’d be confirming that very label.

In the past, Lin Yi had always been straightforward with her insults. After just a few words, Lin’s father would scold her, and Lin Shuangran would get dragged into it too.

But today, with Shi Xingrao here, the two of them played off each other perfectly one acting tough, the other playing innocent and finished the whole performance together.

The stepmother maintained a composed facade on the surface, but inside, she wished she could tear both of them to pieces.

Lin Shuangran found it somewhat amusing. She thought about stopping the two from causing trouble, but seeing how much they were enjoying themselves, she hesitated.

Lin Yi was her closest family, and Shi Xingrao was the person she most wanted to protect. She didn’t want to pour cold water on them when they were standing up for her.

“Of course I care about her too. It’s my fault for not disciplining Lin Yu properly. He was the one who said the wrong thing.”

“Lin Yu, apologize to your sisters.”

Lin Yu had been spoiled since birth. Even when he said things like this before, neither his mother nor his father ever scolded him. Today, being forced to apologize left him in disbelief. “Why should I apologize? I’m the one who’s going to inherit the Lin family. I’ll make them all get out of here someday!”

Lin Yu glared fiercely, picked up his bowl, and hurled it with all his might. The little brat had truly intended to hurt someone.

Shi Xingrao felt that if she had dodged even a moment later, she might have really been hit in the head by that brat.

The brat, proud of himself, looked at her provocatively.

Seeing that Shi Xingrao had almost been hurt, Lin Shuangran’s gaze turned icy. “Auntie, is this how you’ve been raising Lin Yu?”

“If you’re not happy with us being here, we won’t return to the Lin family in the future.”

Although Shi Xingrao hadn’t even suffered a scratch, her usually gentle and timid sister was so worried that she even coldly reprimanded their seemingly kind but scheming stepmother.

Lin Yi lightly tapped her fingers on the table, her gaze shifting back and forth between the two of them.

“Sister, I’m really not hurt. Please don’t be angry because of me.”

Watching Shi Xingrao continue her act, Lin Yi suddenly burst out laughing. With such clumsy acting, if her sister still fell for it, what else could it be but love?

After all, love makes people blind.

“Sister, don’t sever ties with the family because of me. Little brother didn’t actually hit me he’s not strong enough. Even if he had, it would’ve just broken the skin and drawn a little blood, not deep enough to expose the bone.”

Hearing this, Lin Yi finally understood Shi Xingrao’s true intention: she wanted Lin Shuangran to completely break away from the Lin family. The Lin family was a place that devoured people without spitting out the bones, and Shi Xingrao likely understood all too well what kind of person Lin Shuangran was.

She knew that Lin Shuangran’s nature destined her to be trapped and exploited by the Lin family.

Lin Shuangran was too soft-hearted unable to harden herself and turn a blind eye. The moment she saw someone’s tears, she couldn’t help but forgive. Even when she herself was hurt, she would quickly forget the pain once the wound healed.

Before, Lin Yi had thought that Lin Shuangran simply hadn’t suffered enough to remember the scars.

She believed that one day, when the pain became unbearable, Lin Shuangran would finally set aside her misplaced kindness.

But now, seeing Shi Xingrao, she realized: only when someone Lin Shuangran truly cared about was threatened would she begin to question whether her kindness and concessions were wrong.

On the surface, Shi Xingrao was saying that her brother hadn’t hurt her and that she wasn’t injured, but in reality, she was subtly reminding Lin Shuangran that if that brat’s aim had been just a little more accurate, her head would have been split open, the wound deep enough to reveal bone.

What an interesting person.

“I didn’t mean it that way, Xiao Ran. Can’t you see how Auntie has treated you?”

“Sister, I’m really not in pain.”

Lin Shuangran’s gaze grew even colder. “How you’ve treated me you know it well.”

“Xiao Ran, how can you say that to Auntie? Has all the kindness I’ve shown you over the years been for nothing?” The woman hugged her son and wailed as if she were more wronged than Dou E.

Seeing that there was no room for reconciliation, Father Lin slammed his chopsticks down. “This family has been thrown into chaos by the two of you. If you don’t want to come back, then get out!”

He then pointed accusingly at Lin Shuangran. “Lin Shuangran, do you think this family isn’t chaotic enough? Look at the kind of friends you’re making!”

“If you’re not fit to be seen in polite society, that’s one thing, but even the friends you keep are just as disgraceful.”

Watching Father Lin’s finger pointed at Lin Shuangran, a cold, murderous glint flashed in Shi Xingrao’s eyes.

“Some people’s fingers really make me want to break them. Isn’t there some kind of card that could twist a person’s fingers off?”

Cat Ear didn’t for a second think Shi Xingrao was joking. It knew her acting all too well, when she looked like she wanted to kill someone, she genuinely meant it.