With Love, To You

Chapter 9: Kneeling to Admit Wrongdoing

In her previous life, Qian Yuyun indeed acted in Sen Weilin’s film. However, it wasn’t through an audition but by sleeping with the film’s producer. This incident even caused a major scandal at the time!

The trouble started when the producer’s wife, notoriously known as the “tigress,” found out about their affair. She barged into their room while they were in the middle of their affair, took photos, beat them, deleted the scenes, and blacklisted them. It was a complete spectacle!

When Qian Yuyun tearfully came to Qi Nianyun for help, she had claimed that she and the producer were merely discussing the script in a dark room late at night, and that the producer's wife had falsely accused her.

Tsk, Qi Nianyun had been naive enough to believe it back then! But with the help of her and the Ye family, Qian Yuyun managed to avoid exposure and blacklisting. Now, in this life, without her help, who knows what will happen to Qian Yuyun?

Qi Nianyun found herself looking forward to it.

Just then, Fan Yun noticed her distraction and shouted angrily, "I’m talking to you! Did you hear me?"

Qi Nianyun snapped back to reality, her gaze steady. She nodded. "I heard you. Are you finished?"

Fan Yun: "..."

Qi Nianyun continued, "If you're done, can I have my mother’s belongings?"

Fan Yun: "..."

He was furious. "You're like a pile of useless mud that can't be helped. I’m done talking to you!"

He stormed upstairs. After a while, he came back down with an exquisite brocade box and threw it into Qi Nianyun's arms. "Take it!"

Qi Nianyun glanced at it but didn't open it. Instead, her eyes fell on Qian Yuyun opposite her.

Qian Yuyun felt a chill under her gaze. Though the face was the same, she felt Qi Nianyun had somehow changed.

Fan Yun saw her staring at Qian Yuyun and roared, "You've got your things. Why are you still staring at your sister? Are you planning to bully her in front of us?"

In the past, Qian Yuyun always managed to inflict some injuries on herself when alone with Qi Nianyun. When Fan Yun arrived, she would quickly distance herself from Qi Nianyun, making it seem like Qi Nianyun had bullied her.

Over time, Fan Yun became convinced that Qi Nianyun liked to bully Qian Yuyun behind his back. In her previous life, Qi Nianyun, straightforward and unable to grasp these tricks, would get infuriated every time she was wronged.

Qian Yuyun, acting as a mediator, would always defuse the situation, making it hard for Qi Nianyun to vent her grievances.

Thinking back now, she realized how foolish she had been.

Qian Yuyun liked to falsely accuse her of bullying, didn’t she?

Well then, she would fulfill that accusation, saving herself from years of false accusations.

"Father, I don’t intend to bully her. But you always taught us to keep our promises. Yesterday, my sister promised that if I tested negative for drugs, she would kneel, apologize, and slap herself three times. I didn’t bring it up at the banquet out of consideration for the crowd, but now it's just us. Shouldn’t my sister honor her promise?"

Qian Yuyun turned pale, shouting, "Qi Nianyun, don't go too far!"

Fan Yun’s face darkened at the reminder of this incident. "That matter is over. Why bring it up again? Words said in anger should not be taken seriously."

Qi Nianyun’s tone was calm. "If I had lost, would you have dismissed it as angry words and spared me from punishment?"

Fan Yun was at a loss for words.

He imagined the scenario and realized he wouldn't have. Qi Nianyun’s proud and hard-headed nature always clashed with his gentle and soft-spoken Qian Yuyun.

He sighed, not speaking further.

Seeing that Fan Yun wouldn’t help, Qian Yuyun turned to Yuan Lin for help. "Mom, help me..."

Yuan Lin couldn't bear to see her daughter humiliated and quickly pleaded with Qi Nianyun, "Nianyun, your sister was wrong. Forgive her, please? I'll apologize on her behalf and take the punishment."

She was about to kneel, but Qi Nianyun stopped her with a surprisingly strong grip, like iron pincers, making it impossible for Yuan Lin to break free.

"Lin Auntie, this is between my sister and me. If you interfere, I might be falsely accused again of forcing my stepmother to kneel. Isn’t that unfair to me?"

Yuan Lin: "..."

Fan Yun wouldn’t let Yuan Lin kneel to Qi Nianyun, so he frowned and said, "Get up! It's improper for an elder to kneel to a junior."

Reluctantly, Yuan Lin stood up. Fan Yun turned to Qian Yuyun, "Since you made a promise to your sister, keep it. There’s no one else here, so it won’t embarrass you much."

Qian Yuyun couldn’t believe it. "Dad!"

But seeing Fan Yun’s impatience, she swallowed her words.

Fan Yun had already formed a bad opinion of Qian Yuyun due to her actions at the banquet. He cared more about the family's reputation than about any daughter’s grievances.

Qian Yuyun had no choice. She knelt, "I’m sorry. I was wrong."

Qi Nianyun raised an eyebrow. "Sister, you must be hungry at lunch. Your voice is so low I almost thought a mosquito was buzzing."

Qian Yuyun clenched her fists, nails digging into her palms. "I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have said those things. Please forgive me!"

She slapped herself three times. Qi Nianyun nodded, "That’s better. You can get up now."

Yuan Lin hurried to pull her up. Qi Nianyun, holding the brocade box, stood. "Father, if there's nothing else, I’ll be leaving."

Fan Yun waved her off impatiently.

As she walked out, Qi Nianyun turned back and smiled, "By the way, since my sister is acting in Director Lin’s film, I wish you great success and a big hit!"

She walked out, leaving Qian Yuyun and Yuan Lin seething with anger, while Fan Yun remained silent, lost in thought.