Chapter 0 When I returned from recuperating at the country estate, there was already a new young lady in the household. My elder brother protected her like she was a precious pearl. My little sister had been bullied by her until she fell gravely ill. With a bleak, bitter smile, she said, “Sister, let’s just accept our fate. Either way, we can’t fight her.” No sooner had she finished speaking than a pretty, charming girl came out on my brother’s arm, the pearl-studded uppers of her shoes gleaming brightly. “So you’re Second Sister?” How beautiful. If only the fabric weren’t from the love-token handkerchief I had embroidered for my fiancé. Seeing this, my brother immediately took her side. He said to me, “Yaoyao is spoiled, but she means no harm. Rongshu, let her have her way.” Then he turned back and chided her in feigned anger, “Don’t make trouble.” The girl didn’t take it seriously at all. Instead, she stuck out her tongue. “It’s just a handkerchief. Brother Jingwen said it only looks beautiful when worn on my feet. Sister wouldn’t be angry over this, would she? How petty.” I was indeed petty. So I raised the knife and brought it down. The tip of her tongue landed on her shoe.
