Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 1797: Chapter 1331: Kang Li Gets Straight to the Point (Part 4)

For example, when she greets the elders now, there’s a hint of a smile. Although it’s not very obvious, compared to her previous careless attitude, it’s real progress.

And she no longer puts on a cold face when dealing with the rest of the family.

Her lips moved slightly. Wang Pan tried to hide her discomfort and apologized to Kang Li: "I’m sorry."

"Why are you saying sorry to me?"

Kang Li’s beautiful brows lifted just a little.

"I shouldn’t have made trouble out of nothing and made you unhappy..."

Wang Pan looked at Kang Li, her eyes sincere, and said, "Kang Li, I know you’ve never held anything against me because of your little brother, but I also know you’re very disappointed in me. You probably think we never should’ve met in the first place."

"Do you like being so full of yourself?"

Kang Li was half-smiling, half-not.

"I..."

Wang Pan didn’t know how to respond.

"You’re just you, and I’m me. Whatever I’m thinking, you aren’t me, so how could you possibly know my thoughts?"

There wasn’t a hint of emotion in Kang Li’s tone. She said calmly, "But, you did guess right about one thing. I really haven’t held anything against you. I am pretty disappointed, and I do think maybe we shouldn’t have become friends in the first place. Do you know why?"

She didn’t wait for Wang Pan to answer, just gave it herself: "Back then, when we first met, you were the one who started talking to me. I saw that you were cheerful and pure-hearted, so I thought it’d be nice to have a friend during college. After you met my little brother through me, and I saw you liked him, I can’t deny I wondered if you might one day become my sister-in-law.

But I didn’t expect that, just because some random woman showed up out of nowhere with a kid and started spreading rumors that my little brother abandoned his wife, the first thing you did after hearing it was not to trust my little brother, but to doubt his character.

That was when I realized you and I aren’t the same type of people, so our friendship started to fade. But as for you and my little brother, I never got involved.

After all, feelings are between two people. If you were interested and my little brother felt the same, if you liked each other and wanted to be together, as his sister, of course I would bless you both. And actually, that’s what I did. Who would have thought, after you married my little brother, you changed completely. Became arrogant, started acting all high and mighty, as if none of us were good enough for you."

A mocking smile curled on Kang Li’s lips as she spoke again: "To this day, I still can’t figure it out. What are you so arrogant about? What makes you think our whole family isn’t good enough for you? Just because you’re a real North City person and we’re a bunch of country bumpkins from the northwest?

If that’s really the case, then before you got together with my little brother, you must’ve already known our whole family is from the countryside, straight out of the mountains in the northwest. If you looked down on that, you could have chosen not to date my little brother, and you could certainly have just not married him.

But you didn’t walk away, which means you really do like my little brother. But then you have to ask yourself — if you really love him, why treat my parents and my family so differently after you got married?

I remember back when you were dating my little brother, every time you came with him to visit my mom at the compound, you always had a smile, and you seemed like such a good girl. So why the change after the wedding? In front of my parents, in front of everyone else, you always keep that cold face, like we all owe you a fortune.

As for me, you could barely bother to say a word. I started wondering if I’d somehow wronged you. But have I? I can’t think of anything, because I’ve always walked the straight path, always tried to do the right thing and treat people sincerely, so I honestly have no idea why you have a problem with me.

But I never let myself dwell on it too much. I figured, you married my little brother, so you’re his wife, my sister-in-law. I definitely owe you respect. Besides, you’re the one living with him— as long as you two are happy, that’s really the main thing.

But what happened? You didn’t care at all about my little brother’s feelings. You’d throw your moods in front of my whole family, especially right in front of our parents..."

Wang Pan’s eyes were full of guilt. She interrupted Kang Li: "I’m sorry! I know how badly I messed up before. I shouldn’t have been such a know-it-all, shouldn’t have thought all that nonsense, shouldn’t have just thrown fits for no reason. Kang Li, can you forgive me?"

"I never blamed you, so what is there to forgive?"

Kang Li sighed lightly and said, "You’re my fifth sister-in-law. The fact that I could say so much to you just means I think of you as family, that I don’t treat you like an outsider, that I say what’s on my mind straight to your face. Otherwise, I wouldn’t bother wasting my breath.

I’ve seen your changes these past couple days. Right now, as just an ordinary classmate, let me give you a bit more advice: if you want to have a good life with my little brother, you’ve got to learn to understand and be considerate, not keep throwing tantrums all the time.

Everyone gets tired. My little brother works all day, he gets tired too. If he can’t even relax at home, do you think your marriage can last? Also, if you don’t like my family, it’s fine to stay away a bit, but don’t stop my little brother from bringing the child to see the rest of the family.

You should understand, my family doesn’t owe you anything, and of course, you don’t owe them. No one is saying you have to treat them a certain way. In the end, you have to do what truly feels right for you, and that’s how you’ll act sincerely."

After a brief pause, Kang Li looked serious, her tone a bit heavier: "Wang Pan, it’s your life, and whether it’s good or bad is all up to you!"

Everyone in the Kang family values relationships. If this woman doesn’t wholeheartedly see herself as part of the family, doesn’t truly accept everything that comes with her husband, then even if she puts on a good act, someday the cracks will show. When that day comes, the marriage probably won’t last.

The reason?

Even as tolerant as Kang Guo’an is, he probably can’t put up with a wife who disrespects his family for too long—especially his own parents who brought him up!

If he did, would he still be a man?

"I understand what you’re saying."

Wang Pan honestly wanted to say that she never looked down on the Kang family, that she just got jealous—jealous that everyone in this family treats you so well, which made her feel uncomfortable, so she couldn’t help but have an attitude whenever she faced them, couldn’t help but argue with Kang Guo’an from time to time.

But Wang Pan didn’t have the courage to voice her truest feelings.

"Since you understand, then enjoy the New Year. Our family’s not hard to get along with. As long as you put your heart into it, you’ll get the same in return."

Kang Li’s lips curved into a faint smile: "It’s cold outside, you’re not dressed as warmly as me. Go home and warm up. I’ll stay out here a bit longer."