Shocking! The seemingly useless ex-wife is actually an all-around queen!

Chapter 526: A Complete Breakdown, the Cause of All Tragedy

The reason Xia's parents steered the conversation toward Xia Yang was simply to remind Xia Ying that she wasn't alone; she had a younger brother.

She can die.

But I have to help my younger brother.

As the older sister, she should help her younger brother unconditionally.

Seeing her parents, who were already old, still having to worry about her, Xia Ying felt very bad and tears streamed down her face. "Mom and Dad, I'm sorry. I'm an unfilial daughter. I'm a bad daughter."

"It's my daughter who has caused you so much worry... making you, at your advanced age, still work so hard for me. I'm so sorry, so truly sorry..."

Xia's mother reached under the covers and grabbed Xia Ying's hand, crying, "Good child, your parents know you didn't mean to kill anyone. It's all because the Xu family is so bullying! They bullied you! You were forced into this situation! It's all your father and my fault for sending your brother abroad. Otherwise, with Yangyang at home, he would definitely have stood up for you, his older sister. With Yangyang there, you wouldn't have made such a big mistake."

Xia's mother held Xia Ying's hands with both of hers at the same time.

A hand was placed on Xia Ying's wrist.

He grasped Xia Ying's palm with his other hand, but apart from the cold handcuffs, there were no bracelets on Xia Ying's wrists.

Xia's mother frowned imperceptibly.

How is this going?

Where did the bracelet go?

She remembered that Xia Ying always wore the bracelet on her left hand!

Did Xia Ying know she couldn't escape it, so she hid the bracelet beforehand?

Correct.

That's certainly the case.

Xia's mother continued to cry, "Yingying, it's the Xu family who deserve to die, you did nothing wrong! The mistake was that you used the wrong method. There are many ways to punish people, why did you choose the most extreme one?"

As she cried, Xia's mother suddenly lowered her voice and whispered in Xia Ying's ear, "Yingying, where's that bracelet? Where did you hide it?"

bracelet?

A bitter look flashed in Xia Ying's downcast eyes. She looked up at her mother and said, "I'll pawn the bracelet."

"You pawned it? What about the money?" Xia's mother asked immediately.

"It cost money," Xia Ying replied.

it took?

Is that all?

Xia's mother couldn't help but widen her eyes.

That bracelet was worth one or two hundred thousand yuan, and Xia Ying just spent it like that?

really!

A selfish person is a selfish person.

She never thought about how her parents and younger brother would live until she died!

With so much money, we never thought of leaving them a single penny.

but now.

Xia's mother couldn't show her anger; she had to swallow it all, after all, she still needed to use Xia Ying to gain Jiang Ning's sympathy.

"Let it go. Ever since our family had that accident, you've been living a hard life with your dad and me." Xia's mother continued, "Yingying, Officer He just told us that today might be the closest your dad and I can be to you. If you have any wishes, tell your dad and me right away. Your parents will do everything we can to help you fulfill them, even if it costs us our lives."

Xia Ying shook her head. "Mom and Dad, I have no more wishes."

"And you? Do you have any other wishes?"

Upon hearing the last sentence, the couple's eyes lit up instantly. After all that talk, they had finally gotten to the point.

Mr. Xia quickly said, "Yingying, your mother and I's greatest hope is to see you and your brother both well, but now this has happened to you. From now on, your mother and I can only rely on your brother! You know your brother's situation; the current environment is tough, and nothing is easy. Your mother and I can't offer your brother much help!"

"If someone could help your brother right now, things would be different!"

Mrs. Xia nodded quickly, "Yingying, you're more capable than your parents and your brother. After our family's misfortune, all the people who used to be close to us disappeared. But you're different; you still have Miss Jiang, your good friend! If Miss Jiang can look after your brother after you're gone, his future will be easier..."

It turned out to be the case.

So that's how it is.

She thought her parents came to see her because they couldn't bear to part with her.

Hot tears streamed down Xia Ying's face as she turned to her parents. "Mom and Dad, have you ever loved me? In your hearts, has Xia Yang always been the only one?"

Upon hearing this, Xia's parents were both taken aback.

Mr. Xia was the first to react and quickly said, "Yingying, what are you saying! You are my and your mother's only daughter, how could we not love you? If we didn't love you, would we still be here to see you?"

Xia's mother then spoke up: "Yingying, think carefully about it. From childhood to adulthood, in terms of food, clothing, and other necessities, have you ever been worse off than your younger brother? Your father and I are not the kind of people who favor boys over girls!"

Xia's father chimed in, "Not only do we not favor boys over girls, but we actually favor girls over boys. Think about it carefully: before you got married, wasn't your bedroom bigger than your brother's? Didn't your brother always give way to you when we ate? Even when buying clothes, he bought the most for you! He also cooked your favorite dishes, and your brother benefited from it all."

Her parents' words reminded Xia Ying of many things from the past, and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. "Yes, you never discriminated against girls in small matters. On the contrary, you always acted like you loved me very much."

"But what's the reality? I live in the best bedroom in the house, but the property deed is in my younger brother's name!"

“You cook my favorite dishes, but secretly give my younger brother pocket money.”

"You said you would prepare a generous dowry for me, but in the end, you even took my bride price to support your younger brother's studies abroad! You never thought about leaving me a way out. Do you know that if you hadn't taken all the bride price, leaving me unable to repay my loan and being pressured by Xu Tao, I would never have gone down this path!"

Xia Ying used to think that her parents loved her.

Because from childhood to adulthood, my parents always treated me better than my younger brother.

Her parents wouldn't name her Xia Zhaodi, nor would they let her live in a small room while her younger brother lived in a large room. They also wouldn't let her give way to her brother; no matter what, her parents would always make her brother give way to her.

It wasn't until later, when she heard Jiang Ning say that she would divide the shares of the Shi Group into three equal parts and distribute them equally among her three children, that she realized her parents had never treated them all equally.

Why was Xia Ying deceived by Xu Tao?

After realizing that her parents didn't love her at all, she didn't dare to tell Jiang Ning and Ma Zhaodi the truth. She couldn't bring herself to tell her friends that her parents, who had always loved her, were actually products of feudalism that favored sons over daughters.

She used to think she was different from Ma Zhaodi, but in reality she was just one of Zhaodi, Pandi, Aidi, and Daidi.

This is ridiculous.

So she could only continue to pretend to be happy, pretend that her parents loved her, and pretend that everyone loved her.

She is so in need of love.

She lacks genuine, calculated love.

and so.

At that time, Xia Ying had completely fallen into Xu Tao's trap and became a fanatic who wouldn't listen to any advice. She desperately wanted to prove to Jiang Ning and Ma Zhaodi that her judgment was correct and her choice was right.

When Xia Ying first argued with Jiang Ning and Ma Zhaodi, and Xia Ying mocked Ma Zhaodi's family for favoring sons over daughters, she was actually satirizing herself.

At least Ma Zhaodi bravely stepped forward.

I made a clean break with my family of origin.

And she.

But she was trapped in the mud; she was a fool, a complete fool.

As Xia Ying cried, her voice became hoarse, "Now... I'm about to die, and you still haven't forgotten to squeeze every last bit of value out of me to use as a stepping stone for Xia Yang! Is this what you call loving me?!"