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Plus, during those years in the Cheng Family, Li Sitong had shown excessive care for her stepson Cheng Mingze, and her younger female cousin Cheng Mingjiao provoked her from time to time, making the mother-daughter relationship worse and worse.

Li Sitong was very strict with her. During her rebellious phase, Gu Xuejiao, in order to defy her and attract attention, refused to study, got into fights, and dressed up like a delinquent girl all day to provoke her.

XueJiao was somewhat speechless.

Gu Xuejiao had been pampered since childhood; she focused her mind on such nonsensical matters and was easily incited by others, just like the scene she caused today.

Li Sitong was discussing with Old Master Cheng to get her into the Key Class, but she and Cheng Mingjiao had a fight, and the other party fell down the stairs herself to frame her.

Gu Xuejiao was furious but lacked the intelligence to prove her innocence. In a fit of rage, she made harsh remarks at the Cheng Family's Old Residence and ran back.

Then XueJiao arrived.

In the original story, Li Sitong also returned, and Gu Xuejiao had a big fight with her and ran away from home.

To find Gu Xuejiao, Li Sitong was in such a hurry that she overturned her car at the foot of the mountain and died on the spot.

XueJiao closed her eyes slightly. She naturally didn't have deep feelings for Li Sitong, but she didn't want her to die either.

So, she definitely had to go to the dinner at the Old Residence tonight.

Five o'clock.

XueJiao went downstairs and was driven to the Old Residence by the Cheng Family's driver.

The Cheng Family's Old Residence.

"Sister-in-law, you must discipline the child properly. You can't pamper her too much, otherwise, it's not just embarrassing, it's also hurtful..." Cheng Mingjiao's mother, Liu Yazhen, said meaningfully.

This Li Sitong was more beautiful than her and very well-liked by her husband, but in the matter of children, she surpassed her a thousand or ten thousand times over.

She had an outstanding eldest daughter and a young son, while the other party's daughter was a failure and an embarrassment, and her son... was not her own.

Thinking of this, she lifted her chin proudly.

Li Sitong's face turned red with shame. Cheng Shuo, who was talking to Cheng Kai nearby, saw this and waved to her: "Sitong, come over here for a moment!"

She gave Cheng Shuo a grateful look and walked over quickly.

Liu Yazhen curled her lip, looked at Cheng Mingze who was being pulled into conversation by the old master, and said to Cheng Mingjiao next to her: "The Cheng Family genes are indeed good. It's a pity that no matter how good they are, she didn't give birth to him. Why doesn't she look at what kind of thing her biological child is?"

Cheng Mingjiao nodded, then curled her lip: "The Cheng Family indeed couldn't produce someone like Gu Xuejiao. That burden is truly a disgrace to the Cheng Family."

——

When XueJiao stepped into the Cheng Family's main gate, the nanny was already serving the dishes, while the rest of the Cheng Family were still sitting on the sofa.

This family was not large. The two elders of the Cheng Family only had two sons: the eldest, Cheng Shuo, and his son Cheng Mingze; and the second, Cheng Kai, and Liu Yazhen's daughter Cheng Mingjiao and son Cheng Mingyu.

The first person XueJiao noticed was Cheng Mingze—the Male Lead of this book.

They didn't dress formally for the family dinner. Cheng Mingze wore a white shirt and jeans. Though only a seventeen-year-old youth, he was already about 1.8 meters tall, handsome and elegant, clean from head to toe. Just sitting there, he brought a different kind of aura.

She was stunned for a moment, then walked over slowly: "Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Cheng, Mom, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Brother, Ming Jiao, Mingyu."

This time, it was the Cheng Family's turn to be stunned. The girl before them had a clean and delicate face, wearing a T-shirt and jeans. She lowered her head slightly and greeted them obediently. If not for that red meatball head, they probably wouldn't have associated this girl with Gu Xuejiao.

However, this girl had always been unreliable, and they didn't know what kind of trouble she was brewing again.

"Cough, cough—" Old Master Cheng coughed and stood up. "Since everyone is here, let's start the meal."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's eat!" Cheng Shuo and the second son of the Cheng Family supported the two elders of the Cheng Family as they moved toward the dining table.

Li Sitong approached Gu Xuejiao and breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at her clean appearance, she opened her mouth and finally only said stiffly: "Don't cause trouble tonight!"

After saying that, she followed the others toward the dining table.

No wonder the mother-daughter relationship was strained; it seemed Li Sitong was also partly to blame.

XueJiao shrugged slightly, not caring, and followed behind them.

——

The Old Residence's nanny had great skills. XueJiao hadn't eaten lunch, so she ate heartily, while the others were somewhat preoccupied.

Their gazes drifted toward her from time to time. The Cheng Family didn't have the habit of not speaking during meals, so Liu Yazhen couldn't help herself: "XueJiao has actually become normal today, no longer dressing up like neither a human nor a ghost."

XueJiao's eating movements paused. She looked up slightly, revealing a clean smile. Her small face and baby fat already made her look young, and when she smiled, her eyes curved into crescents, looking exceptionally lovely.

"Yes, I was immature before, but I won't be in the future."

Cheng Mingjiao gripped her chopsticks tightly. She hadn't expected Gu Xuejiao's cleaned-up face to be so beautiful!

If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but it had to be this burden she detested!

Not knowing what she thought of, a worried look appeared on her face: "By the way, older female cousin, although your grades are some distance from the Experimental Class, you can't give up on yourself. Are you really not going to the Experimental Class?"

Some distance... she really thought highly of Gu Xuejiao!

There were only two experimental classes for over a thousand students in the entire grade. Her grades were at the bottom of the grade, a whole grade level away from the Experimental Class.

If the original Gu Xuejiao had heard this, she would have definitely exploded, but now it was XueJiao, a... "Bookworm" who loved learning.

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