Thinking of this, Chu Xinyu couldn’t help but hold her breath and clenched her fists.

Hmph, now that you’re still on Chinese soil, I’ll just coddle you for the time being! 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Wait until we’re back in S Country, I’ll show you.

Nie Yixiao, afraid Jiayi would notice something, secretly gave Chu Xinyu a look.

But Jiayi had already caught the instant disgust in Chu Xinyu’s eyes.

Regardless of why this sister disliked her so much, Jiayi had already put up her defenses deep down, and the joy and excitement of meeting her relatives had completely dissipated!

"Am I really from the Chu Family of S Country?" Her tone had already taken on a chill.

Chu Xinyu suppressed her impatience and forced out a pleasant smile:

"Didn’t Yixiao just show you your photo and your documents from S Country? You are the daughter of the Chu Family in S Country, I am your sister Chu Xinyu, and you have another sister named Chu Xinyue. Our Chu Family is an ennobled family in S Country; by S Country’s titles, our father is the Duke."

Chu Yanhan, Chu Xinyu, Chu Xinyue...

These names revolved in her mind, feeling so familiar, yet she couldn’t recall anything.

Jiayi suddenly felt startled. What the heck, a Duke’s... household? This couldn’t be a joke, could it?

She had fantasized countless times about her family background, but she never imagined it would be such a modern aristocratic family.

When Chu Xinyu saw her stunned, her disdain grew stronger.

Herself and Xinyue, born from the womb of Xuan Yu, the legitimate wife of Chu Yanhan, were the rightful daughters of the Duke.

And her? She was just a little bastard crawled out of some lowly woman’s belly!

At this moment, Jiayi slowly opened her mouth: "Is my name really the one you just called me?"

Chu Xinyu quickly quenched the disdain in her heart and squeezed out a smile: "Yes, it seems your amnesia isn’t too severe, you still have some impression of your own name."

Jiayi blinked her eyelashes: "Why did I get separated from you guys at that time?"

She could only confirm through fragments of memory, that a year ago at Huanglong Mountain hunting grounds, the person who pushed her down the mountain was a woman.

But she wasn’t sure if it was Chu Xinyu.

She had also been secretly observing Chu Xinyu all this time, trying to see if Chu Xinyu was the same woman from her memories.

Yet her mind was still a total blank...

If it really was Chu Xinyu...

She felt a chill settling in her heart.

Why would her own sister harm her?

The home she yearned to return to, what kind of terrifying family was it exactly?

Chu Xinyu sighed, "Last year, you came to China with Xinyue and me for a trip. One day, when Xinyue and I left the hotel, we came back, and you had disappeared. Who knew you would even forget the incident? What exactly happened?"

Jiayi, with her clear-cut pupils, stared at Chu Xinyu: "I fell down the mountain, and hit my head."

Chu Xinyu’s face showed shock: "Fell down the mountain? How could you be so careless?"

So what Chu Xinyu meant was that she ran off by herself? And accidentally fell down a cliff?

Jiayi did not ask further.

She had no evidence, not even a clear image of the woman who pushed her from her memories, so asking would be futile.

At that moment, Nie Yixiao gave a warm smile, "Why not sit down first, and the two sisters can chat slowly."

Jiayi and Chu Xinyu sat opposite each other on the sofa.

Next to them was the suite’s window— a gentle breeze blew in, barely soothing Jiayi’s emotions.

Chu Xinyu, reminded by the look in Nie Yixiao’s eyes, knew she needed to be nicer to Jiayi. Otherwise, how could she coax her into returning to China?

"Little sister, daddy and mommy have missed you so much this past year, they’ve even fallen ill because of it. Why don’t you come back with us right now, okay?" Chu Xinyu struck while the iron was hot.

Go back now, right away?

Jiayi felt an indescribable oddness.

This sister of hers, upon seeing her, didn’t even ask if she had been living well this past year, just wanted to take her back to China as quickly as possible...

It felt somehow abnormal, not at all like how real sisters would interact.

Nie Yixiao, observing from the side with a slightly darkened look in his eyes, found it inconvenient to interrupt Chu Xinyu’s words.

She really has no way with words, I’m afraid she might arouse Jiayi’s suspicions.

This young mistress of the Chu Family, with a beauty that could overthrow cities, truly had a mind that did not match her face.

But then again, if she weren’t so foolish, would he have been able to get her so easily, to have her spinning around at his command?

Jiayi looked at this woman who claimed to be her sister and countered, "Now? So soon? I’ve lived in G City for so long, I have many things to take care of. I need to hand over responsibilities and inform others, surely I can’t just leave abruptly like this."

Chu Xinyu, thinking Jiayi already trusted her and unable to contain her joy, hurriedly said, "What do you need to explain? This isn’t your home. Who do you need to report to? Are the people here more important to you than daddy and mommy? Didn’t I tell you that daddy and mommy have been frequently ill this past year because they miss you so much? They’re even bedridden now... Come back to S Country with us first to put their minds at ease, then you can return to G City to sort out your affairs, how about that?"

As she spoke, she impatiently grabbed Jiayi’s hand.

Jiayi’s strange feeling intensified.

The warmer Chu Xinyu was toward her, the more uneasy she felt.

No, real family isn’t like this.

She withdrew her hand with a "whoosh" and suddenly stood up, "I am not a doctor; even if I go back right now, I can’t cure daddy and mommy. You can tell them you’ve found me; let me go back and arrange my affairs, then I’ll return to S Country."

Confusion was clearly etched on Jiayi’s delicate face.

Chu Xinyu panicked inside, fearing that long delays may lead to trouble. Seeing Jiayi attempting to leave, she instinctively grabbed her thin wrist, unable to contain her usual temperament:

"You’re too heartless! Don’t you even worry about daddy and mommy? I know you’ve been with G City’s Huo Family’s young master this past year. What, can’t you leave that man now? Have the Huo Family’s wealth and status blinded you so much that you don’t care about daddy and mommy anymore?"

Jiayi hadn’t expected Chu Xinyu to be so agitated; she just wanted to delay her return, not refuse to go back entirely.

But the current Chu Xinyu truly seemed like she wanted to devour Jiayi alive, not allowing her to disobey her in the slightest!

This kind of demeanor, it seemed, was the real Chu Xinyu!

Chu Xinyu’s sharp nails, in her anger, dug into Jiayi’s wrist, dragging outwards as if she really intended to snatch her back without a moment’s delay:

"I don’t care; you are coming back with me today, now, immediately—"

Jiayi’s wrist hurt badly from her grip, and she was dragged a few steps before she forcefully jerked her hand away, revealing a shocking trail of bloodstains and bruises on her fair and delicate skin!

She couldn’t believe Chu Xinyu would get physical with her, and was so shocked she momentarily forgot the intense pain in her wrist.

Is this something a sister, freshly reunited, would do to her younger sibling?

In S Country, such behavior from Chu Xinyu would have been routine.

Now, it was just a habit, and she saw nothing wrong with it.