Huo Yan still remembered that when she was a child, she had enjoyed all the favors that Huo Cheng would later receive. Those were things she once had. But after Huo Cheng began to show his talents, Huo Yan gradually lost all the preferential treatment. Her parents then shifted their focus to Huo Cheng.
Huo Yan still remembered that when she was little, her father would always hold her in his arms and praise her for being smart, calling her his sweet little girl.
She could often feel that her father was proud of her as his daughter. Huo Yan thought that at that time, her father showed her off like a precious treasure. In front of all the uncles, her father would always look proud when mentioning his daughter.
Naturally, Huo Yan was also very proud. Thinking that she was the eldest daughter of the Huo family and the first child of her parents, she never took anything seriously. She was always so proud that she never thought that one day she would lose all these because of the birth of her youngest brother.
When Huo An and Huo Zhen were born, Huo Yan didn't feel any different. She just thought it was the birth of her younger brothers and it had no impact on her.
Her parents and those around her still valued her the same way. She was still the most beloved eldest daughter of the Huo family.
But things changed after Huo Cheng was born. Before, her mother often accompanied Huo Yan. Even when she was pregnant, as long as she wasn't tortured by morning sickness, she would take a walk with Huo Yan every day. Huo Yan never felt neglected for a single day.
Until Huo Cheng was born. Her mother suffered a great deal during childbirth. Giving birth to Huo Cheng almost cost her mother her life. Thinking about how hard it was when her mother was pregnant with Huo Cheng, Huo Yan didn't like Huo Cheng very much at that time.
Childishly, she thought it was all because of Huo Cheng that her mother had to go through such torture. Even when Huo Cheng was still in her mother's womb, Huo Yan already disliked him.
Who would have thought that everything would change after Huo Cheng was born.
Huo Yan had never seen her mother value a child so much. Her mother almost held Huo Cheng in her arms all day long, which made Huo Cheng develop the habit of only being able to fall asleep when being held.
Her mother really did hold Huo Cheng like that. Every time Huo Yan went to find her mother, she would see her mother holding Huo Cheng, carefully coaxing him and telling Huo Yan to be careful not to wake him up.
Huo Yan immediately stamped her feet angrily and smashed the teacup on the table. The sound of the broken teacup woke up Huo Cheng.
At that time, her mother severely scolded Huo Yan. The words were so harsh that Huo Yan had never heard such words since she was born. The first time she heard such harsh words was from her beloved mother, and it was all because of her younger brother.
The more Huo Yan thought about it, the more she couldn't understand. She was so angry that she burst into tears and angrily left her mother's room.
She originally thought that no matter what, her mother would come to comfort her. Then she could lie on her mother's lap and act coquettishly like before, and they could return to their previous state.
But Huo Yan waited for a very long time, and her mother still didn't come. Huo Yan secretly sent someone to inquire, and every time the answer she got was,
"Madam is holding the young master."
Just these seven words, but they chilled Huo Yan's heart again and again.
At that time, Huo Yan really wanted to ask her mother if she didn't want her anymore because of her younger brother. Although Huo Yan was always proud, in front of her mother, she was always just a child.
Huo Yan still remembered how much she had hoped during those days that her mother would notice her again, hold her, comfort her, talk to her like before, and that she could act coquettishly in her mother's arms like an ordinary girl.
She could slightly put aside the perfect image of the eldest daughter of the Huo family and just be her mother's daughter. She didn't have to be perfect and excellent all the time like in front of her father.
As the eldest daughter of the Huo family, while enjoying the superiority that this identity brought, Huo Yan also endured great pressure. It was not easy to be a daughter who was perfect in every aspect and always excellent.
No matter how smart Huo Yan was, after all, she was still a child at that time. It was not easy for her to bear all those things.
For Huo Yan, her mother was like a sedative. She always thought that as long as her mother was around, she could face anything. As long as she was in front of her mother, Huo Yan felt that she could take off all her armor.
She could just be a daughter, act coquettishly and have fun. Huo Yan knew that her mother was as majestic as her father, but it was her mother's special treatment of her that made Huo Yan feel special. It was because she was her mother's daughter that she was special.
Her pride since childhood made her think so naturally, and she never thought that one day she would lose this bit of preferential treatment.
The appearance of Huo Cheng just made Huo Yan realize that there was someone who would take away the preferential treatment that belonged to her.
She also tried. Huo Yan took the initiative to act coquettishly and tell jokes in front of her mother like before, trying to make her mother happy. But because of Huo Cheng, her mother was either too busy taking care of him and had no time to talk to her, or was too tired from taking care of him and didn't want to talk to her.
Every time this happened, Huo Yan would leave her mother's room in a huff. As soon as she returned to her room, she would smash things. She would smash whatever she saw, and the maids in the room were always scolded by her.
It was okay at first. But as this happened more and more often, Huo Yan made more and more noise. Several times, it even alarmed her father. When her father came and asked about the reason, naturally, it was Huo Yan who was in the wrong.
But fortunately, at that time, her father still favored Huo Yan. Thinking that it wasn't a big deal, just a little girl throwing a tantrum, her father just let it go.
But unexpectedly, this measure made Huo Yan even more reckless.
Once, Huo Yan went to find her mother again. She pestered her mother, acting coquettishly and begging, insisting that her mother accompany her. But at that time, her mother was holding Huo Cheng.
As usual, her mother refused Huo Yan. Huo Yan was very angry, but this time she didn't just slam the door and leave like she usually did when she was extremely angry. Huo Yan looked at her mother and then at Huo Cheng in her mother's arms. Her eyes were full of hatred.
Huo Yan still couldn't understand. How could her mother love her so much usually? Even when her second and third younger brothers were born, it didn't make Huo Yan feel that her mother valued them more than her. She never felt the slightest bit of neglect.
But after Huo Cheng was born, Huo Yan found that her mother had changed. As smart as Huo Yan was, how could she not see that her mother was different from before? How could she not see the preferential treatment her mother had for Huo Cheng now?
But Huo Yan just refused to accept it. In her eyes, anything that belonged to her should always belong to her. At that time, Huo Cheng was just a little baby, but Huo Yan thought that he still couldn't compete with her.