Chapter 301 - 116 Sister Rivalry: Killing Two Birds with One Stone_5
Kang Jinse hesitated for a moment, "She’s also been with your brother for over a decade, I’m afraid...."
"Afraid of what?" Kang Jinxian raised an eyebrow, "If that secretary happens to get pregnant with my brother’s child, by then it would truly be too late to do anything about it. Think about what choice you’d have to make."
Watching the unpredictable expressions on Kang Jinse’s face, Kang Jinxian slightly curled up the corners of her mouth.
Ultimately, her sister was simply not too bright, like grass swaying with the wind, easily swayed and seemingly fierce, but a paper tiger at heart. Her child was her Achilles’ heel, and she was certain to be unsettled by what she heard. Sadly, her sister wasn’t too shrewd. If she really wanted to use her sister’s hand to remove that secretary, she would still need to plan carefully.
Kang Jinse suddenly looked at her strangely, "Ah Xian, I feel you’ve changed a lot. In the past, you definitely wouldn’t have said such things."
Kang Jinxian’s heart skipped a beat, but on the surface, she pretended to be on the verge of tears, "Sister, you know what terrible things I’ve been through. If I continue to be weak, Ji Yunya will surely devour me whole, leaving nothing behind. Sister, you don’t know how much she hates me... What I’m doing, it’s all for your own good. We sisters rise and fall together. Only if you have a solid footing in this family will I have a place to belong, and only then will I have enough leverage to deal with Ji Yunya."
Kang Jinse, heart aching, wiped away her tears, "Ah Xian, I can’t protect you, and you always think of me first. I’m sorry, but rest assured, even for your sake, I will grow stronger."
A cold look swiftly crossed Kang Jinxian’s eyes. For your own sake is more like it.
"Oh, Ah Xian, what was that matter you mentioned last night you wanted to talk about?" Kang Jinse suddenly remembered.
Kang Jinxian pressed her lips together, about to speak, but then she heard footsteps and gave Kang Jinse a meaningful glance; the two sisters instantly split apart.
"Mom."
"Aunt Yun."
Yun Shu nodded and sat at the head of the table, looking at the two, "What were you discussing just now that was so animated?"
Kang Jinse’s eyes flickered for a moment, and Kang Jinxian said with a smile, "Mom, isn’t your birthday coming up soon? We were discussing what gift to give you."
Yun Shu sighed, "It’s my birthday again, let’s not bother this year." Every birthday reminded her that she was a year older. Even though she looked young, she was almost fifty-eight, and the thought always stirred fear within her.
No matter how formidable a person is, they can’t stop the inevitable passage of time.
Elders usually like celebrating their birthdays cheerfully, but Yun Shu was the exception. She disliked birthdays the most. In the past ten years, she had only had one big celebration, with the other times being just a simple dinner with family.
"Mom, we can’t let that happen. No matter what, you are the Family Head of the Yun Family. Your birthday cannot be treated lightly. Otherwise, the upper class of Jiangzhou will look down on you," Kang Jinxian said.
Yun Shu gave her a cold glare, and Kang Jinxian quickly closed her mouth, realizing her mistake.
Still, Yun Shu understood there was truth in her words and waved her hand dismissively, "Alright, we’ll discuss it when the time comes."
"Grandma’s birthday obviously has to be celebrated grandly," a clear and sweet voice suddenly interjected.
All three felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.
The next moment, Ji Yunya walked into the dining room wearing a white turtleneck sweater, blue jeans, her long hair loosely tied in a bun on top of her head, her face more radiant than ever, her features picturesque. She was casually slinging a chain-strapped crocodile-skin purse over her shoulder. The youthful and lively outfit made her look captivatingly charming, making onlookers sigh at the beauty of youth.
Kang Jinxian felt a surge of jealousy, but she desperately suppressed it. She knew she could never match Ji Yunya’s looks and charm, which were god-given, and her jealousy was futile.
Ji Yunya took her seat and looked up at Yun Shu, smiling tenderly, "Grandma, this year is your sixtieth birthday, a milestone age. We must celebrate it grandly, and let all of Manjiangzhou come to Grandma’s birthday banquet. Only then can we truly show the magnificence of the Yun Family."
Kang Jinxian sneered, "Yun Ya, you can’t even remember Grandma’s age right, what an incompetent granddaughter you are."
Ji Yunya’s eyes widened in surprise, "Could it be I remembered wrong? Is it not sixty, but sixty-one?"
Yun Shu felt like slapping her right across the face.
"Ji Yunya, if you don’t want to eat, get the hell out," Yun Shu said with an icy tone.
Yun Ya shrugged, "Even if Grandma doesn’t want to acknowledge it, there’s nothing to be done. Oh Grandma, I see a white hair on your head, tsk tsk, it seems you really are getting older..."