“What brother? Who is her brother?” Qin Yi immediately sensed something was off and asked.
The female classmate seemed to have grabbed onto a lifeline, as if proving Yu Xin’s extraordinary status could somehow serve as an excuse to explain everything.
At that moment, Yu Xin felt as though she had been cornered, her guilty conscience making her want to interrupt immediately.
But the female classmate was quicker, turning to Qin Yi and saying, “Don’t you know? She’s Qin Han’s younger sister! Because Qin Han and Su Ze are close friends, he asked Su Ze to take care of Yu Xin!”
The Qin Family was stunned.
Ji Fei let out a cold laugh, glaring at Yu Xin.
Yu Xin was already drenched in sweat.
Su Ze, on the other hand, was at a loss for words.
At this point, Qin Yi still didn’t think Qin Han was being outrageous. After all, Qin Han had always wanted the family to adopt a daughter, and he seemed to have a good relationship with Yu Xin. So, Qin Yi simply assumed that Qin Han treated Yu Xin like a younger sister and referred to her as such when talking to others. It wasn’t much different from saying, “This is a younger sister I’m close with.”
So, he just muttered, “He’s never shown much care for his actual younger sister, but he treats an outsider like a treasure? And he even asked his actual younger sister’s boyfriend to take care of her? Is he out of his mind?”
This casual remark struck like a thunderbolt, silencing everyone in the room.
“What did you say?” the female classmate exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock.
Qin Yi was taken aback, not understanding why she was reacting so strongly.
“Isn’t Qin Han’s actual younger sister Yu Xin?” the female classmate shouted, no longer holding back. “What are you saying? Who is Qin Han’s actual younger sister?”
If Yu Xin wasn’t his actual sister, then Su Ze’s so-called “taking care of a friend’s younger sister” was utterly ridiculous.
If she was his actual sister, then why would Qin Han allow Su Ze to treat his own sister like that?
Qin Yi was stunned for a moment before replying incredulously, “What do you mean? Did you all think Yu Xin was Qin Han’s actual younger sister? She doesn’t even share our surname. Qin Han’s actual younger sister is Qin Jiaxi. She shares our surname—how could you not tell?”
Qin Yi then turned to Qin Jiaxi, “Jiaxi? What’s going on? Didn’t everyone know you’re the Qin Family’s eldest daughter?”
Previously, Qin Yi had thought that perhaps Qin Jiaxi was just keeping a low profile at school or that her personality made her an easy target for bullying.
But how could someone else pretend to be Qin Han’s actual younger sister while the real one was treated like an impostor?
Qin Jiaxi seemed to have realized something, her heart trembling as she said, “My brother told me not to reveal my identity at school…” Her gaze then shifted to Yu Xin, the apparent beneficiary of this situation.
Yu Xin’s face had turned ashen.
“My brother usually comes to school to visit Yu Xin. I didn’t know…” Qin Jiaxi’s voice trailed off, her pupils shaking with disbelief. She couldn’t even bring herself to voice her suspicions.
She had always known her brother favored others, but if her suspicions were true, just how much did he despise her to do something like this?
“No, no! Qin Han himself said that Yu Xin is his actual younger sister!” someone from the crowd couldn’t help but shout.
They weren’t stupid enough to mistake someone with a different surname for his sister. It was because Qin Han himself had told them to take care of his younger sister that they had believed Yu Xin was his actual sister!
“You… Su Ze, we’ve talked about this in front of you, and you never corrected us! That’s why we thought we were taking care of a friend’s sister! You lied too!” another person shouted.
At this point, both Su Ze and Yu Xin were visibly shaken.
Su Ze clenched his teeth, his face alternating between green and purple.
Yu Xin was utterly humiliated.
The revelation of the truth left Qin Jiaxi almost unable to stand.
Her heart felt as though it had been torn apart.
She had already resigned herself to the fact that her brother and her boyfriend both preferred Yu Xin over her.
But why were they so cruel as to strip away her identity too? Was she really that detestable?
Qin Jiaxi’s expression went blank, the cruelty of it all too much for her to bear.
She felt as though she had been plunged into an icy abyss.
But in the next moment, warmth surrounded her.
When she came to her senses, she saw Qin Rong holding her tightly, her face full of concern, while Ji Fei also moved closer, gently patting her head.
Standing beside her were her brothers, Qin Yi and Qin Zhao.
Tears welled up in Qin Jiaxi’s eyes.
“I… am Qin Jiaxi… of the Qin Family of Y City!” Qin Jiaxi’s voice, neither too loud nor too soft, reached everyone around her. She turned to Yu Xin, “Just how much more do you plan to take from me?”
Yu Xin, as if her tail had been stepped on, immediately defended herself, “Jiaxi, how can you say that? When have I ever taken anything from you? Qin Han does treat me like a younger sister. What he says to others and how they interpret it—how is that my fault? Should I have ignored his care just because of you?”
“Here we go again, passing the blame. Were you a chef in your past life? You’re so good at tossing blame around,” Ji Fei sneered. “Yes, yes, it’s always someone else’s fault, never yours. It’s always others who misunderstood.”
Yu Xin was left speechless, never having encountered a noblewoman like Ji Fei before. She could only look at Ji Fei with feigned grievance, "If you don’t believe me, you can contact Qin Han."
After all, Yu Xin knew Qin Han would back her up.
Ji Fei narrowed her eyes at Yu Xin, “Oh, we’ll definitely have a good talk with him.”
[Interesting… a “sister” in name only. Yu Xin is truly something. It seems neither Qin Han nor Su Ze are aware of each other’s true relationship with Yu Xin.]
Earlier, while observing the drama, Qin Zhao and Qin Rong had suspected that Qin Han and Yu Xin’s relationship wasn’t purely platonic. Now, seeing that Yu Xin seemed to have something going on with Su Ze as well… Wait, is she playing both of them?!
Of course, now wasn’t the time to dwell on that.
The female classmate’s world had completely crumbled with the revelation of the truth.
She suddenly lunged at Su Ze, grabbing his collar and shouting, “It’s all a lie! You lied to me! You used me!”
Su Ze, who had never been treated like this before, roughly pushed her away, causing her to fall to the ground in a pitiful state.
“What nonsense are you spouting? This… this is all just a misunderstanding,” Su Ze refused to admit the truth. How could he possibly admit to being so despicable?
But the female classmate burst into bitter laughter, tears streaming down her face as she pointed at Su Ze, “Do you think I’m an idiot? I get it now. That’s why you made such a grand show of confessing to Qin Jiaxi. It was all fake! You used her as a shield, knowing we’d target your girlfriend if her status wasn’t up to par. You made Qin Jiaxi the target, refusing to acknowledge her identity, just so you could secretly date Yu Xin behind the scenes!”