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Seeing them enjoying the food so heartily, Xu Xuehui couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sadness, her eyes turning red.
She used to be like this too.
Completely indifferent!
In the past, there were several occasions when Xu Mo was punished by Xie Bingyan, forbidden to eat, and could only stand by and watch everyone else eat.
They would chat and laugh while indulging in the feast, occasionally even teasing Xu Mo, paying no mind to his presence.
Once, after everyone finished eating, she had even pretended to ask Xu Mo if he was hungry, only for Xu Mo to smile and say, “I’m not hungry, Second Sister, as long as Mom is not angry anymore!”
“Are you really not hungry? Not even a little?”
“Not hungry at all!” Xu Mo replied with a beaming smile.
At that time, Xu Xuehui didn’t understand the profound sadness and longing hidden behind his smile. She just found it amusing. But now, witnessing this scene, she couldn’t bring herself to eat anymore.
All sorts of things overwhelmed her, making it hard for Xu Xuehui to breathe. Over these four years, she couldn’t remember what she had done anymore.
Xu Xuehui looked at Xu Pandi, who was eating voraciously, and suddenly remembered something. She shivered slightly, feeling her heart grow even colder.
She remembered a time when Xu Pandi had kept a large wolfhound at home. She was playing with the dog in the living room while the rest of the family was chatting.
When Xu Mo came over, the dog seemed to smell something unfamiliar on him and lunged at him.
Xu Mo was taken aback, almost petrified with fear. He hurriedly pushed the dog away, but Xu Pandi, seeing this, flew into a rage.
She was also present at the time, eating along with everyone else in the room, except for the eldest and the youngest siblings. After Xu Pandi got angry, she forced Xu Mo to apologize to the dog.
They were all smiling then, enjoying the spectacle. The big wolfhound was indeed clever and quite endearing.
No one stopped Xu Pandi from doing what she did. Xu Mo was trembling with fear and had no choice but to apologize to the big dog with a terrified expression on his face.
They were all there!
They were all watching!
When did Xu Mo’s heart begin to die?
Thinking back to Xu Mo’s demeanor at that time, with a smiling face and a pleasing attitude, Xu Xuehui felt as if her blood had turned to ice.
These kinds of incidents, over these four years, were everywhere—she, Xu Manni, Xu Pandi, and even the fifth sister, Xu Shuying…
Why?
Xu Xuehui couldn’t eat anymore. She turned and walked away.
“Sister, why are you leaving? Aren’t you going to eat?” Xu Manni called out anxiously when she saw Xu Xuehui leaving.
Xu Xuehui didn’t respond. She quickly made her way outside and found the steward, Uncle Li, with red eyes. “Uncle Li, help me find the surveillance footage from the living room. I need to see Xu Mo’s past.”
Uncle Li’s expression froze at her words.
“Miss Xu, this…”
“I know there’s surveillance! Bring it to me!” Xu Xuehui stared at Uncle Li intently.
Uncle Li paused for a moment, then sighed deeply. “Miss Xu, there’s actually quite a bit of surveillance footage of Young Master Mo. I’ve already sorted through it. Eldest Miss Xu came to collect it a few days ago too.”
“Big sister collected it?” Xu Xuehui was surprised.
Uncle Li nodded. “Miss Wanting collected footage of Young Master Mo sneaking out to eat in the middle of the night. There’s quite a bit of that. Many times, Young Master Mo couldn’t eat during meal times, so he endured hunger and snuck out to eat secretly at night. Once, Third Miss put a piece of cake in the fridge, and he ate it. When Miss Third Sister found out the next day, she was furious, searching everywhere and scolding. Young Master Mo was startled, hiding in his room and trembling.”
Uncle Li sighed again. “Miss Xu took that footage a few days ago.”
“He didn’t dare to go out?” Xu Xuehui was astonished.
Uncle Li sighed. “Miss Wanting saw him crouched in the corner, secretly watching below, secretly observing Miss Third Sister getting angry! Third Miss was very angry at the time, scolding and demanding to know who ate her cake. Young Master Mo knew that if he went down, he would definitely be punished, so he didn’t dare to go down!”
“Just a piece of cake? Just one piece of cake? What was he afraid of?” Xu Xuehui stared at Uncle Li.
“Who knows!” Uncle Li sighed, then searched on the computer and retrieved a hard drive, handing it to her.
“This is what I sorted out a few days ago. Most of it is footage of Young Master Mo, and Miss Xu also has a backup.”
Xu Xuehui trembled as she took the hard drive, her body shaking uncontrollably.
“Just… one piece of cake?” Xu Xuehui murmured, staring at the hard drive in her hand.
“Was he… that afraid?”
Uncle Li sighed. “Young Master Mo… has always been very cautious, but you didn’t notice! Young Master Mo was well aware that he didn’t belong in this family!”
Xu Xuehui fell silent, her eyes red. She turned and walked away.
She didn’t know what her elder sister had seen that had changed her so drastically. The contents of this hard drive were proving difficult for her to bear.
Yes, Xu Mo has always been cautious, but they just didn’t notice.
They found it amusing, even when they forced him to apologize to the dog!
…
Returning to the living room, Xu Xuehui saw Xu Manni and Xu Pandi still devouring lobster, their mouths full of grease, which only made her feel colder.
Ignoring their greetings, Xu Xuehui quickly went back to her room, inserted the disk into the computer, and opened the videos.
She quickly found the video of the large wolf dog Xu Pandi had once adopted. It was indeed big, adopted from another family. When Xu Mo came out, the dog lunged at him, nearly biting him.
Startled, Xu Mo pushed the dog, but Xu Pandi, upon seeing this, erupted in anger and immediately began to scold him.
Xu Mo, looking terrified, stood there at a loss, his expression filled with panic. Seeing Xu Pandi furious, he even broke out in a cold sweat, trembling as he apologized to the dog.
Xu Pandi, still not satisfied, made him stand in the corner for an hour before allowing him to leave.
She was there too!
Xu Manni was also there!
Xie Bingyan was there too!
But no one said a word. They just found it amusing, even relished in his misfortune.
That day, Xu Mo didn’t dare to come down for dinner, only daring to sneak down in the dead of night to quietly take leftovers from the fridge.
He was indeed cautious, meticulous, timid, afraid that no one would like him.
He had once longed so desperately for all of this, but these sisters of his made it clear to him that he didn’t belong.
Xu Xuehui finished watching with red eyes, feeling a heavy burden pressing on her heart, incredibly uncomfortable. The bone-chilling coldness seemed to spread throughout her body.
Her once proud elder sister!
He used to be so proud of her!
But in the end, they made him a laughingstock.
If it weren’t for Xu Wanting giving her the chat messages from Xu Mo’s phone, perhaps she wouldn’t have been awakened yet. These people, in fact, deserved severe punishment.
“Sister, I got the footage from Uncle Li. From when Xu Mo was still here!” Xu Xuehui sent a message to Xu Wanting.
“Mm!” Xu Wanting replied, without saying anything else.
“Sister, actually Manni hates Xu Mo the most. Manni has done many, many things! And also the fourth sister…”
Xu Wanting fell silent for a moment before replying, “You’re the elder sister!”
Xu Xuehui shuddered!
She knew exactly what Xu Wanting meant by that. She was the elder sister, she couldn’t blame others, everything was because of herself.
“We’re all heartless!” Xu Wanting sent another message.
“They’re eating, right? Celebrating in the living room?”
Xu Xuehui’s eyes were red. “They’re all there now.”
“Junzhe… feeling awkward?” Xu Wanting asked.
Xu Xuehui’s expression froze.
Actually, after Xu Mo tore down their façade yesterday, Xu Junzhe returned home feeling very awkward, seeming a bit at a loss.
Xie Bingyan had a black expression the whole time, saying nothing, feeling irritated, and the others had no interest either, hastily eating something and then going back to their rooms to sleep.
They all knew, actually. But no one was willing to bring it up, nor dared to. Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming showered all their affection on their adopted son. Who would dare to mention that he wasn’t their biological child?
After Xu Mo ruthlessly tore down this facade, the whole family felt somewhat at a loss.
“About Junzhe, what do you want to do? Why did you collude with Manni against Xu Mo before, blaming him? And why did you join me? I used to dote on him too!” Xu Wanting continued.
Xu Xuehui didn’t dare to answer that question, suddenly crying as she spoke, “Sob, sob, sister, do you still remember? That time, Xu Mo was forced to apologize to the dog…”
“I know!”
“I was there! I was there at the time! I was sitting on the sofa watching it all happen! Sister, I just watched it all happen without doing anything! Sob, sob, sister, when did I become like this? When did I become so heartless? I just watched the video again, and I really didn’t do anything, not even the slightest thing!”
Xu Xuehui couldn’t help but cry.