"I, I was looking for you. Your mom said you had come here, and, I was thinking that as my sister is getting married from here tomorrow, it wouldn't be right if nobody from her maiden home was present, so I..."
Ye Shiqing's hesitant and fumbling words were accentuated to the extreme. In just a few sentences, she frequently glanced towards Nan Jiaojiao, as if terrified of upsetting someone. Her cautious and cowardly demeanor was as if she was always in such a difficult situation.
"If my sister is unhappy, I'll just leave."
As she spoke, she undid her apron and placed down the spatula, putting on her shoes as well, but her movements became increasingly slower. No one called out to stop her, and she felt awkward not being able to exit the scene, gripping the doorframe and looking back before starting to speak, her eyes welling up with tears first.
"Sister, do you really dislike me that much?"
"Jiaojiao." Shen Shichu also looked towards Nan Jiaojiao.