From Rejected Fake Heiress to Desired True Love
Chapter 177: The Care from the Eldest Brother

Chapter 177: Chapter 177: The Care from the Eldest Brother

"Big brother, I heard you were coming back today, so I got up early to make you some soup. I’m not sure if you’ll like it, but please take a taste."

Bai Yurou sweetly presented the soup to Bai Jingting, smiling radiantly at him.

Bai Jingting, looking at the soup in front of him, nodded with a smile, "Thank you, Yurou."

"You’re welcome, big brother. The soup is at the right temperature to drink. Just taste it and give me some feedback."

Bai Yurou sat next to Bai Jingting, still smiling, watching him.

Bai Jingting held the soup, ready to take a sip.

Just as Bai Yurou was confident in her triumph, Nan Qiao appeared.

"Wait a moment."

As Nan Qiao spoke, Bai Jingting stopped his motion, looking puzzledly towards Nan Qiao.

Bai Yurou’s face showed a hint of shock, "Sister, what’s wrong?"

Nan Qiao said, "Yurou, you seem to have added too much salt when making the soup. I saw you mistaking sugar for salt and pouring it in as well."

Bai Jingting: ??

The soup in his hand suddenly lost its appeal.

"That’s impossible. I can tell sugar and salt apart. The soup only has salt in it, no sugar," Bai Yurou said unhappily.

Nan Qiao walked over to her, picked up the bowl of soup from the table, and offered it to Bai Yurou, "Why don’t you take a sip first, to make sure nothing was mixed up. How about that?"

Bai Yurou looked aggrieved and asked pitifully, "Sister, what do you mean by this? Whether anything was mixed up—I know that for sure. Why are you targeting me?"

"I’m not targeting you. I’m just telling the truth," Nan Qiao replied, her expression unchanged.

Bai Jingting stood up, "Yurou, you have a sip too, to see if anything was mixed up. I just got off the plane and I’m a bit tired, need to adjust to the time difference, I’ll have the soup later."

Bai Yurou was very angry. Why did Nan Qiao have to stop Bai Jingting from drinking the soup? Could she have discovered something?

Bai Yurou put on a smile and asked softly, "Sister, why did you stop big brother from drinking the soup? Even though you are his real little sister, I have been living in this family for eighteen years and have called him big brother for eighteen years. Sister, in my heart, he has always been my big brother. Can I continue to call him big brother in the future?"

Bai Yurou’s look of pitiable innocence suggested she was about to cry.

Bai Jingting frowned, and it was at this moment that Nan Qiao spoke, "I was just asking you to taste the soup for its saltiness, how did this turn into a matter of sibling relationships?"

Bai Jingting also said, "Yurou, Qiaoqiao is just asking you to take a sip. She hasn’t said anything else. You’re overthinking it."

Having been rebuked by Bai Jingting, Bai Yurou’s expression darkened.

"Big brother, sister, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it that way. I’m just too sentimental lately, thinking too much. I’m afraid of losing you both."

As she spoke, Bai Yurou started crying.

However, she forgot one thing; dwelling on something incessantly can really turn people off.

Like Chen Xinwan at this moment, watching the hypersensitive Bai Yurou, she was contemplating whether she should ask Bai Yurou to move out, pondering whether it would be better for everyone.

The change in Chen Xinwan’s eyes sent a wave of panic through Bai Yurou.

Bai Yurou quickly said, "I’ll take the soup back to the kitchen; I might have really added the wrong seasoning."

Nan Qiao took a step forward, "Little sister Yurou, you should taste it here. That way, you can prove whether I’m wrong. If I falsely accused you, I need to apologize to you."

Bai Yurou: "..."

Damn it, why was Nan Qiao so determined to go against her!

Bai Yurou said with a gentle smile, "Sister, you’re making a big deal out of it. We’re all family; there’s no need for any apologies."

"That’s exactly why there’s a need for it. What if I’ve wronged you? If you feel bad about it, that wouldn’t be good either."

Bai Yurou’s pure large eyes and her clever demeanor made it hard for anyone to refuse her.

Bai Jingting finally spoke, his voice carrying the pressure of one in authority, "Yurou, have a sip. Isn’t this the soup you made?"

Bai Jingting couldn’t understand why Bai Yurou was making such a fuss, was a spoonful of soup going to kill her?

Chen Xinwan also felt that Bai Yurou was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Yurou, one sip of soup won’t hurt, why don’t you just try it?"

With all three of them looking at her, and then at the soup in front of her, she didn’t want to drink any of it.

But if she didn’t drink, Bai Jingting and Chen Xinwan wouldn’t agree.

Biting the back of her jaw, Bai Yurou picked up a spoon and took a sip.

After swallowing, she said in agony, "It’s both salty and sweet, really awful. Big brother, I’m sorry, I need to work on my cooking skills, I’ll dump this soup."

Bai Yurou, holding the bowl of soup, quickly left the living room.

Exhaustion showed on Bai Jingting’s face. When he turned to look at Nan Qiao, his eyes smiled with tenderness, "Qiaoqiao, I’m sorry for wanting to give a gift so urgently, I didn’t even realize Huai Xi was you. You don’t need to design those clothes, I’ll just transfer the cash equivalent to you."

Nan Qiao said, "There’s no need, you’ve already given me plenty of gifts. I have more clothes than I can wear, no need to buy more."

Chen Xinwan said with a smile, "It’s good to cash it out. It’s one thing for your sister to make money, but your intention is something else. Big bro, transfer a bit more to your sister later. Qiaoqiao can buy whatever she wants."

Bai Jingting nodded, picked up his phone, and transferred money to Nan Qiao.

"Qiaoqiao, I’ll transfer five million to you first. I’ve reached today’s limit, I’ll transfer another five million tomorrow."

When the five million arrived, Nan Qiao was stunned.

Just like that, he gave her five million?

That easily?

That simply?

Nan Qiao looked at Bai Jingting in shock and surprise, "Isn’t that too much? Five million is already a lot."

Bai Jingting said with a smile, ruffling Nan Qiao’s head, "Silly girl, five million isn’t much for the Bai family. And it’s not much for you either."

Warmth spread through Nan Qiao’s body from the top of her head. She looked at Bai Jingting incredulously, feeling a warm current surge in her heart.

"Thank you, big brother."

"You’re welcome."

Chen Xinwan urged, "Jingting, you should rest after getting back, to get over the jet lag. I’m taking Qiaoqiao out for beauty treatments, shopping, and dining. We won’t be eating at home tonight."

Chen Xinwan happily linked arms with Nan Qiao and they set off.

Bai Jingting shook his head with a smile.

Chen Xinwan wasn’t trying to get Bai Jingting to rest, clearly, she did not want him to talk too much with Nan Qiao and delay the time for the mother and daughter to go out.

Bai Jingting walked into the elevator and went back to sleep.

...

Bai Yurou hid in the bathroom of her room, forcing herself to gag.

After a bout of vomiting, tears filled Bai Yurou’s eyes, and her face turned bright red.

Sitting on the ground, slumped after throwing up, Bai Yurou asked in a hoarse voice, "Why! Why didn’t it work again!"

She couldn’t believe that her plan had failed once more!

It was all because of Nan Qiao!

Fortunately, Bai Yurou had already dumped the pot of soup, leaving no evidence, so no one could slander her.

Trying to stand up, a sharp pain in her stomach forced her to squat down, clutching her belly...