But she still hurriedly lowered her head, covered her swollen cheeks, suppressed her sobs and said, "It's nothing, Xixi, I put on too much blush. You, you go back to the room."
Xue Xi looked at her quietly, and after a while, she said lightly "Oh".
Just when Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief, the girl bypassed her and went straight downstairs.
Ye Li's eyes narrowed and she hurriedly followed her: "Xixi, Xixi..."
Several people in the living room heard the noise and turned their heads to look.
Xue Xi walked directly to Mrs. Xue. She was still expressionless, her big eyes looked a little dull, but her voice was cold: "Why did you hit her?"
Mrs. Xue was inexplicably stunned. For a moment, she felt that this girl had an amazing aura, but she soon came back to her senses.
She is just a little girl of the same age as Yaoyao. What she just did must be an illusion.
She sat firmly on the sofa, raised her head slightly, and said with a sneer: "She gave birth to a fool in our family and brought shame on our Xue family. I only slapped her, which was considered a light blow!"
Ye Li has already chased over and protected Xue Xi: "Mom, Xixi is not stupid!"
"Not stupid?" The old lady sneered, "How can you be like this if you are not stupid? Ye Li, don't feel wronged. I don't expect Xue Xi to be as good as Yaoyao. As long as her grades are not much different from Yaoyao, I will definitely be polite to you.
You are so polite, I will treat you like an ancestor!"
Ye Li trembled with her lips and was speechless.
At this time——
"Need not."
Xue Xi suddenly spoke. She looked at Mrs. Xue steadily, her eyes passed over the Fan family couple, and said coolly: "If my grades are better than Xue Yao's, you just need to apologize to my mother."
After saying this, she took Ye Li upstairs.
It wasn't until the two of them disappeared on the stairs that Mrs. Xue came back to her senses again. After meeting Mother Fan's appraising gaze, she sneered: "She is the only one who wants to have better grades than Yaoyao? In the next life!"
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Xue Xi took Ye Li back to her room.
After closing the door, she turned around and saw Ye Li's eyes filled with tears. She was moved and held Xue Xi's hand: "Xixi, did you just call me mom?"
Xue Xi froze and said "hmm" expressionlessly, with a touch of alienation and embarrassment.
Although she knew that her parents did not abandon her on purpose, and she had no complaints about Ye Li, after all, she had not seen her for eighteen years, and she felt a little uncomfortable when such a mother suddenly appeared.
Seeing her like this, Ye Li didn't force her, she just lowered her head and murmured: "Xixi, it's your mother who is sorry for you. She didn't take good care of you after giving birth to you, so you were stolen..."
She choked up and said, "Your father and I have been looking for you for so many years and finally let you go home, but because my mother is incompetent, you are wronged to follow me."
Xue Xi was a little confused by her crying. She took out a tissue and handed it to Ye Li in a panic, and then she could only stand there blankly.
After waiting for a while, Ye Li finally had enough crying and calmed down before feeling a little embarrassed.
She put down the tissue and forced a smile with red eyes.
Her daughter's protection made her feel warm, but thinking about what had just happened, she was afraid that she would be stressed out, so she comforted Xue Xi in turn: "Xixi, don't be stressed, and don't listen to what your grandma said.
It doesn’t mean whether a person is good or not, you know?”
Xue Xi nodded blankly.
Ye Li continued to persuade: "In mother's eyes, no matter what you are, you are the best. I just hope that you can live in peace and happiness throughout your life. Xixi, for you, I will gradually become stronger."
Don’t worry, you’re up!”
Xue Xi: "...Oh."
Mrs. Xue's slap was not very strong, and the redness and swelling had subsided by the time Xue Sheng got off work. Xue Sheng didn't notice it, and Ye Li didn't mention it either.
After dinner and the two of them lay down, Xue Sheng sighed: "It's my fault that I'm not as good at making mom happy as my second brother. I'm sorry for you. If you wait any longer, I'll take you and Xixi to move out."
Ye Li suddenly said: "I want to start painting again."
She used to be a painter, but after the child was lost, she was completely useless. She hasn't touched a paintbrush for so many years. But now, Xixi is back, she is a strong mother, and she wants to cheer up.
Is it because the old lady bullies them so much because her parents are just professors and she has no income?
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Daybreak.
After a dreamless night, Xue Xi woke up feeling a little tight in her chest. She didn't pay attention. After washing, she went downstairs to have breakfast, then got in the car and walked to school.
The closer she got to school, the more obvious her physical discomfort became. Her heart seemed to be held by an invisible hand, slowly tightening...
It was not until the car passed slowly by the "Tuberose" store that the pain in her heart suddenly worsened.
She subconsciously shouted: "Uncle Li, stop the car!"
"Screech!" The car stopped suddenly, and Xue Yao's body swayed. After she sat firmly, she couldn't help but said: "Sister, your results are coming out today. Are you going to skip school to avoid it?"
Xue Xi ignored her and quickly got out of the car.
She stumbled towards "Tuberose".
While she was still able to think, an idea suddenly came to her mind. Did she have to fall in love with that man? Couldn't she find someone else?
This thought made her stop and grabbed a boy passing by. Seeing that he was wearing a school uniform and his hair was dyed red, she didn't even see his face clearly, so she asked directly: "Classmate, are you in love?
"
Boy:??
As soon as Xue Xi said these words, not only did the pain not ease, it actually became more severe.
Useless.
She quickened her pace and pushed open the "Tuberose" store door. After seeing the tall figure sitting behind the counter, her pain was relieved again!
This means that you must fall in love with Xiang Huai.
Xue Xi held on to the doorframe and stared straight ahead.
So, this matter is indeed related to Xiang Huai? So was she poisoned by him? Or was she bewitched by him? How could there be such a fantastic thing in the world?
While she was in a daze, Xiang Huai slowly raised her head.
The air-conditioning in the shop was fully turned on. The man was still dressed in black, holding a book and sitting there leisurely. There was no expression on his sharp-edged face. He cast his eyes lightly on Xue Xi and asked in a low voice: "Children,
What are you here for?"
Xue Xi was silent: "...I want to fall in love with you."
Xiang Huai: “…………”
The two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
The shop was eerily quiet for half a minute. Xiang Huai chuckled. The low laughter lingered around Xue Xi's ears like magic, making her cheeks slowly turn red.
She was speechless and asked: "What does your store sell?"
After saying that, he looked at the shelf.
Xiang Huai lowered his eyes: "Grocery store."
Last night, I asked Lu Chao to temporarily change the items in the store.
Can--
Xue Xi was confused: "When I came yesterday, the shelves were full of small boxes. What are they?"
"…………"
Xiang Huai slowly put down the book, leaned forward, and answered seriously: "Balloon."