Chapter 392: Chapter 393:1 Apologize to You!
Ye Xinglan was quite strict with her, enforcing strict discipline.
Yet, Ye Xingli was a true “sister-complex”, pampering and protecting her as if she were his biological sister.
Seeing Ye Xingbei glance over, Ye Xingli gave her a pleasing smile, though his smile seemed a bit guilty.
The older brother had always been very strict with him and Beibei, punishing Beibei many times.
But he was very good to Beibei, treating her like a princess.
Between him and Beibei, there were no scores to settle, however, he had concealed the fact that Beibei was his own cousin. This lead Beibei to become entrapped by Leng Peini, almost losing her life. He too, was to blame.
Seeing his guilty smile, Ye Xingbei found it amusing, “Brother Li, don’t be afraid. I don’t blame you or Brother Lan. If you and Brother Lan hadn’t taken me in when I was sixteen, I don’t know what would have become of Xiaoshu and me. Perhaps we would have died, or perhaps we would have been harmed by bad people…”
Gu Junzhu interrupted, “Or perhaps you would have been saved by me and become my adopted daughter-in-law!”
Ye Xinglan, Ye Xingli:”….”
Ye Xingbei:
Fifth Lord of Gu, you’re overthinking, seriously!
With the three siblings looking at him in speechlessness, Gu Junzhu chuckled and waved his hand in dismissal, “Nevermind me, continue!”
Ye Xingbei:
The mood was quite sentimental just now, but now it’s completely gone.
Fifth Lord of Gu is such a mood killer!
Ye Xingbei gave him a look and turned to Ye Xinglan and Ye Xingli, sincerely saying, “Brother Lan, Brother Li, I’ve never blamed you for denying our kinship. Without you both, there would be no internationally renowned Asterism. It’s thanks to Brother Lan’s strict discipline that I became the Music Spirit. I can never forget the kindness you both showered upon me.”
Ye Xinglan waved his hand in self-reproach, “What kindness? Since we are siblings and our uncle and aunt are gone, it was our duty to take care of you. However, believing you were Jiang Zhengxing’s daughter, I vented my hatred for Jiang Zhengxing on you, imposing unreasonable strictness upon you. It was only after you recognized your big brother and second brother that I discovered you are not Jiang Zhengxing’s daughter, but my uncle’s…”
“After learning the truth, I felt a sense of guilt and embarrassment that I had never experienced before. It was an apology to my uncle and aunt, and even more so to you, Beibei. I wanted to tell the truth, but I didn’t have the courage to speak out, always making up excuses to avoid it.”
He looked at Ye Xingbei, filled with shame, and said, “Beibei, the reason I never acknowledged you is not because of our uncle and aunt’s, or your fault, but because I did not have the courage to admit the mistakes I had made… Beibei, I’m very sorry… I… I apologize to you!”
Suddenly, he stood up and bowed deeply towards Ye Xingbei.
Ye Xingbei was startled, she rushed over to help him up, “Brother Lan, you mustn’t be like this! I just said, yes, you were a bit strict with me, but if you weren’t so demanding back then, I wouldn’t be as excellent as I am today. I didn’t lose anything because of your strictness; instead, I benefited a lot. Brother Lan, you shouldn’t think you owe me anything, it’s me who owes you and Brother Li.”
At that time, she was only sixteen, still a child with not much discipline.
If it wasn’t for Ye Xinglan’s strict demands, she wouldn’t have been studying so hard, practicing the piano day and night, and aspiring to better herself.
No one can achieve success easily in this world.
Her status as the Music Spirit, known internationally, owed not just to her talent, but also to her arduous striving.
Without Ye Xinglan holding the whip and pushing her, there wouldn’t be the dazzling success of hers today. This was undeniable..