"I know whether she's lying or not, and I understand exactly what you mean. I'm not stupid after all these years. I know why you came and why you're looking for me—not just Yongfu, but Yifan, too. If you guys are here to reconnect and keep the blood ties alive, I'm all for it. We've been siblings for decades, and you haven't done anything unforgivable. There's really no need to cut off contact forever. But if you're still just here for money like before, then I don't think there's anything left to talk about."
Mei Yinan's stance hadn't changed. Blood ties and kinship could be renewed, they could get along just like before—but as for endlessly subsidizing each family like she used to, she really couldn't do it. She just couldn't, especially when these people clearly showed zero remorse. She genuinely worried that if she helped now, later they'd blame her for not helping sooner. That'd just be looking for trouble.
