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nJust as Lu Chao was wondering if he should hand over the phone casing or go to the funeral parlor to book a coffin for himself, he heard his boss say, “The little kid indeed treats me differently.”

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nXiang Huai lowered his head and looked at the pen in his hand. “She loves to study and doesn’t like to play with her phone.”

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nLu Chao licked his lips and said, “Yes, Boss, you are definitely different from the rest. Look, it was fortunate that you were here last night. Otherwise, that fake Lu Chao would have really escaped! I thought it was just a simple scam, but I didn’t expect him to be a capable person…”

nXiang Huai said coldly, “You’re too weak.”

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nLu Chao continued, “The police sent someone to say that most of the money has been retrieved. When will they return it?”

nXiang Huai’s eyes darkened when he heard this. “No rush.”

nSince they dared to lay their hands on the little kid, he would let the Liu family and the Xue family live in fear for a period of time.

nIf it wasn’t for his identity, he would have totally withheld this sum of money to avenge the kid.

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nOn the other side, after Xue Sheng left the provision store, he secretly sent Ye Li a photo.

nYe Li quickly replied: “He’s quite cute, but it’s not to the extent that he could be a gigolo, is it? His appearance pales next to Xixi. No wonder he’s cheap, costing 300 yuan.”

nXue Sheng: “…”

nAfter sending Ye Li a message, he recalled the bleak situation in the provision store and decided to help.

nWhen he arrived at the company, he directly went to the procurement department and told the manager the name and address of Ye Lai Xiang provision store. He then said, “In the future, look for them for all the daily necessities in the company.”

nWith such a huge client, at least they would not starve to death.

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nHowever, after half a day, the purchasing department manager approached him. “CEO Xue, they won’t sell anything to us.”

nXue Sheng was stunned. “Why?”

n“They said that we’re buying too many things and that it’s troublesome to count them all. They’d also have to load up the goods and do all that hard labor, so they simply won’t sell.”

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nNo wonder he could not earn much despite manning such a huge provision store!

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nAt school.

nXue Xi distributed the gifts to everyone else. After Qin Shuang received hers, she opened the gift on the spot while talking nonstop. “Wow, Sister Xi, how did you know that I like this store’s phone casings? Unfortunately, I’m too poor now and can’t afford it! I didn’t expect you to give it to me. Furthermore, it’s pink. It’s my favorite color. Sister Xi, you really dote on me! Oh right, Sister Xi, what is the gift you gave Brother Chen and the rest?”

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nXue Xi replied, “A red phone casing.”

nQin Shuang smiled and said, “Did you give all of us phone casings?”

nXue Xi’s eyes flickered. The person who did not know how to lie lowered her head to read. “Yes, yes.”

nThe gifts given to others were all phone casings, but there was someone different.

nWhen she was buying presents, for some unknown reason, she felt that a phone casing was not suitable for Xiang Huai. He was actually different from the rest.

nAt their age, be it Canine Teeth, Little Flame, or the chatterbox, they often played with their phones. He was the only one who read books to calm his mind.

nHence, when she saw the fountain pen, she bought it without hesitation.

nHis fingers were long and slender, and if these fair fingers pinched the black fountain pen between them… Just the thought of it had an impact on her. The man’s serious look every time he read made her feel a little… lusty.

nMoreover, Xue Xi had always felt that teasing someone was very childish. When she was in the orphanage, she would feel helpless whenever the director teased her. However, today… that man who seemed vigilant and well-prepared every day… he actually looked so expectantly at her and she actually found it rather fun.

n“Sister Xi, is this question very difficult?”

nXue Xi raised her head in confusion and saw that the chatterbox was staring at her book curiously. “You’ve always been fast when it comes to answering questions, but you’ve been staring at this particular one for ten minutes.”

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nShe was in a trance for ten minutes?

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nShe focused on it and realized that it was a basic physics multiple choice question regarding leverage. She coughed. “Yes.”

nQin Shuang scratched her head. “The answer seems to be C for this, right? Am I wrong?”

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nQin Shuang’s grades had always been the last in the class, but to have gotten into the experimental class in the first place, her foundation would definitely not be too bad. It was such a simple question, it would be difficult for people to be tricked by it.

nFortunately, it was time for class. When Old Liu walked up to the podium, Qin Shuang turned her head away to ease Xue Xi’s awkwardness.

nAfter class, Qin Shuang held her new phone casing and strolled around in the class. Anyone who saw her would exclaim, “Yo, a new phone casing?”

nQin Shuang smiled smugly. “Yes, Sister Xi gave it to me!”

nA gift from Sister Xi, the Goddess of Studying… Others looked at her with envy. Can you get a little bit of Sister Xi’s luck with this phone casing?

nLi Hanlei complained, “How ignorant. A phone casing is worth at most a thousand yuan. What are you showing off for? Who can’t afford that?”

nXue Yao’s face darkened when she heard this.

nShe had been distracted the entire day. Something had happened at home and they had only two thousand yuan left to spend. She could not afford it!

nJust as she was thinking this, she suddenly felt Fan Han looking at her. Xue Yao lifted her head, only to see Fan Han looking away in panic.

nXue Yao clenched her fists.

nThe Fan family must have known that something had happened to their family. Then, would this marriage arrangement still be counted?

nDuring the next few days, the Liu family and Xue family went to the police station every day to inquire about the results. However, that Lu Chao seemed to have disappeared and could not be found.

nA week passed and everyone gave up.

nMeanwhile, Xue Xi’s life was going smoothly. As Elder Gao’s birthday approached, Ye Li found a few people to check her measurements and custom-make her gown.

nOn Saturday night, Ye Li personally came to fetch her from school. The three of them were going to the Xue family’s old mansion for dinner.

nThis was the Old Master’s request when they separated. It was to prevent the two families from getting further and further apart. Moreover, the Old Master’s greatest wish was for the family to reunite. Xue Sheng did not want to disappoint the Old Master’s expectations.

nJust as she got out of the car, she heard the argument in the old mansion.

nXue Xi and Ye Li walked in and heard the second son, Xue Gui, crying. “Brother, I really know my mistake. Please save me, Big Brother! You can’t just watch us starve to death, right?”

nXue Sheng frowned. “It’s not likely that you’ll run out of rations at home, right? Isn’t it just a matter of tightening your belts and living a tough life? At the very least, with the company’s dividends coming next month, you’ll have enough to make a round of transfers!”

nThe moment she heard this, Liu Yiqiu started crying. “But time waits for no one. It’s almost Elder Gao’s birthday. Our family can’t even take out two decent dresses!”

nOld Lady Xue immediately said, “That isn’t too much of an expense. Since Second Daughter-in-law has spoken, Sheng’s family will be in charge of the expenses of our gowns!”

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