Looking at the little girl whose eyes were filled with hostility towards her, Jiaojiao didnāt like it either. She turned her gaze to Ruan Wei, who seemed a bit stiff and guilty, and asked, "Brother Wei, did she come to find you? Have you finished talking? If not, do you need us to give you some time?"
Jiaojiao genuinely asked, but Ruan Wei thought she was angry and hurriedly explained, "Jiaojiao, I didnāt mean to hide it from you, I..."
He hadnāt finished speaking when a few more people came out of the hotel entrance, it was Ruan Chi, Ruan Jie, and Ruan Bo.
"Werenāt you guys going to go first? Why are you all here... Who is this?" Ruan Bo walked out and asked, confused to see them gathered at the doorway.
Ruan Chi had spent most of these years in Beidu and rarely returned, never having met Yaya. At this moment, he looked at her with some confusion, saw her stare at Jiaojiao intensely one moment, and then pitifully at Ruan Wei the next, frowning.
Seeing Ruan Chi, Ruan Wei felt even more guilty. He had feared this own second brother since childhood. When Liao Zhaoji and Ruan Jiandang divorced, although he was young, the things Ruan Chi did were vivid memories.
The clearest memory was of Ruan Chi holding a knife to his own neck, a shadow from his childhood.
His first reaction was to want to chase Yaya away, but before he could do anything, Yaya called out to him, full of grievance, "Brother! I am your sister, not her. We are the real siblings." After speaking, she glared at Jiaojiao with eyes that looked as if she was facing a sworn enemy.
"Brother?" Ruan Jie stepped in front of Jiaojiao, his gaze falling on Yaya, sizing her up.
"Heās my brother, my real brother!" Yaya shouted, stiffening her neck. Normally, one would be a bit intimidated facing someone as strong as Ruan Jie, but she wasnāt, and even in the face of so many people, she didnāt show any fear.
As soon as she said this.
Ruan Chiās expression changed visibly.
Jiaojiao instinctively reached for his hand, because she knew better than anyone how much Liao Zhaoji had hurt Ruan Chi back then.
Feeling his hand held by soft small hands, Ruan Chiās expression eased a bit.
He glanced at Ruan Wei, who shrank back and didnāt dare meet his gaze.
"Jiaojiao, you guys go to the ballroom first, Xiaowei and I will come later." Glancing at Ruan Wei, who looked like a quail, Ruan Chi turned to Jiaojiao and said.
"Brother Chi..." Jiaojiao called out worriedly.
"Go on, be good, listen," Ruan Chi coaxed.
Jiaojiao was very worried and reluctant to leave, but seeing Ruan Chiās firm attitude, she had no choice but to leave with the others, leaving Ruan Wei and him standing in place.
Even until Jiaojiao got into the car, she didnāt see them make any move, as if they were frozen in place.
"Your brother Chi is over twenty already, whatās there to worry about?" Seeing Jiaojiaoās gloomy expression, Ruan Jie reached over and rubbed her head with a hand as strong as a pair of pliers, making Jiaojiao gasp in pain. She struggled to push his big hand away and glared at him.
She grumbled, "You can talk, but why do you have to use your hands?"
"Youāre my sister, I can still touch you," Ruan Jie huffed, and then tried to rub her head again. Jiaojiao dodged into Duan Xiās arms.