"Do you have an older brother?"

Sheng Tingye was a little surprised. It was the first time he knew that Chu Zhixin actually had a "dead" twin brother.

"Hmph, if my brother was still alive, he would have beaten you long ago. The reason why you dare to bully me like this is because I don't have any trust in my parents' home!"

Chu Zhixin couldn't help but criticize Sheng Tingye again.

Many times, the quality of a woman's marriage is closely related to her parents' strength.

The mother's family is strong and can help her husband's family. The mother-in-law dares not neglect at all. If the husband doesn't say how much he loves him, he can at least be respectful and live up to his face.

Therefore, she was not welcomed in the Sheng family back then, and even servants could step on her head to show off their power. The fundamental reason was not that Sheng Tingye did not love her, but that she was lonely and helpless at that time, without a strong family to support her.

"I'm not that superficial."

Sheng Tingye said that he was innocent: "I just simply didn't have any feelings for you back then, or... I simply hated you and didn't want to see you. It has nothing to do with your parents' family."

Chu Zhixin's heart was a little uncomfortable.

She had known for a long time that Sheng Tingye hated her, but she still felt a little hurtful of her self-esteem when he said it so bluntly.

"Actually, I have always been very curious. Since you dislike me so much, why did you promise Grandpa Sheng to marry me as your wife? I don't think your unruly nature is like a threatened person!"

Chu Zhixin finally couldn't help it and asked the man about the doubts that had bothered her for so many years.

Sheng Tingye stared at the distance, was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but recall the scene of seeing Chu Zhixin for the first time, and then said lightly: "Because... I think you are pitiful."

At that time, the first family encountered an accident, and the woman sent away her biological parents and then her biological grandfather.

Overnight, he went from a daughter who was loved by thousands of people to a down-and-out orphan with countless enemies.

"At that time, grandpa insisted on calling me back from New York to meet you. I still remember that you were wearing plain clothes and a little white flower was tied to your ears. You lowered your head all the way, quietly, without saying a word..."

"You are too thin, your skin is pale and there is no blood at all. I can lift it up with just one finger. I look like a little beggar on the roadside. If I don't let go of marrying you, you will definitely not be able to survive. I think I am not a marriage maker anyway. There is no difference between marrying you or not, so I can save my life."

Sheng Tingye originally thought that he had no special feeling about Chu Zhixin, so he should have forgotten the scene of meeting her for the first time.

But when I recall it now, I still remember it vividly. Somewhere in my heart, there is still a throbbing of being speechless and unclear.

Perhaps, his love for her was much earlier than he thought...

"Haha, it's because of the overwhelming sympathy. I saw that I was so pitiful that I married me?"

Chu Zhixin never expected that this was the truth.

She didn't know whether to praise Sheng Tingye's "bodhisattva heart" or to lament her own tragedy?

Sometimes, being pitiful to people with strong self-esteem will cause deeper harm.
Chapter completed!