Chapter 19
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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
nThen, all the students in Grade 12, Class 4 realized that the teachers in every class would pay special attention to Chu Luo.
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nOld Gao even gave her a stack of revision questions and information.
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nSomeone looked at the revision questions piled on Chu Luo’s desk and couldn’t help but whisper:
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n“Old Gao must be crazy. He gave Chu Luo such difficult revision questions. Can she do it?”
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n“That’s right. These revision questions might as well be given to the students with good grades. It would be a waste to give them to Chu Luo.”
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n…
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nChu Luo didn’t care what the others said, simply focusing on that sea of questions.
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nNot long after class started in the afternoon, someone knocked on the door of Class Four.
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nThe first class was Chinese. The Chinese teacher walked over to open the door, and a voice could be heard coming from outside. “Please help me call Miss Chu Luo. Madam is waiting for her downstairs.”
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nChu Luo frowned when she heard that Wei Wei was waiting for her.
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nHowever, she still stood up and walked out when the language teacher called her.
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nWhen the servant saw Chu Luo, she greeted her, “Second Miss.” Then, she turned around and led her downstairs.
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nWei Wei’s car was parked below the school building.
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nWhen Chu Luo walked out, she saw Wei Wei and Chu Ting waiting for her in the car.
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nShe walked over and called out, “Mommy, you’re looking for me?”
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nNoticing the difference in Chu Luo at a glance, Wei Wei felt a surge of anger in her heart for no reason. “Chu Luo, your sister isn’t feeling well at school. Not only do you not care about her, you even dolled up beautifully after moving out. Do you still have your sister in your heart?”
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nWhen Chu Luo heard this, she said with a straight face, “I’m not dolled up.”
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n“You…”
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nJust as Wei Wei was about to lecture Chu Luo, Chu Ting, who was leaning on Wei Wei’s shoulder, said with a pained expression, “Mommy, I feel terrible.”
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nWei Wei glared at Chu Luo. “Get into the car.”
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nChu Luo stared at the mother-and-daughter duo sitting in the car with a cold expression. “I still have class.”
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n“Class?!” Wei Wei’s tone immediately became more serious. “You think you can get into a good university within the last two months when you’ve been neglecting your studies all this time?!”
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nShe had been staying at the hospital for the past few days, watching her nephew suffer. She was already feeling awful to begin with.
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nAnd today, she received a call from Chu Ting’s form teacher informing her that Chu Ting had the tendency to self-harm in school. She was so startled that she immediately rushed over.
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nIf Chu Ting hadn’t insisted on calling Chu Luo along, she would have long forgotten about this person.
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nShe was furious to hear Chu Luo disobeying her. She immediately said fiercely, “Chu Luo, have you grown wings? You don’t even listen to your mother anymore. If that’s the case, then don’t go home.”
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nChu Luo looked at Wei Wei with a dark gaze. She frowned and warned herself that the person in front of her was the mother of this body, that she shouldn’t be rash.
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nShe nodded at her expressionlessly and turned to leave.
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nBehind her, Chu Ting’s anxious voice could be heard. “Chu Luo, stop right there! Mom, make her leave with us…”
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n“Tingting, why do you insist she comes with us? Since she doesn’t want to go back with us, she shouldn’t go back anymore.” Wei Wei was in a fit of anger. She interrupted her and said to the driver, “Drive to the hospital.”
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n“I’m not going to the hospital.”
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nAs the car drove away, Chu Luo could vaguely hear Chu Ting’s frantic and tormented voice.
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nChu Luo lifted the corners of her mouth. If not for the fact that she had gone through the laws here and found out that she would need a guardian to sign before she turned 18 years old to take the college entrance examination, she would have nothing to do with this family.
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nAfter school in the afternoon, since there wasn’t anyone to cook for her at home anymore, Chu Luo ate at the school and went to the library to revise until 10:30 pm.
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nWhen she walked back to the apartment building, she suddenly felt something amiss.
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nThe building was too quiet, so quiet that no one seemed to be living in it. But on the floor where she lived, the lights were on.
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nChu Luo stood downstairs and didn’t enter immediately.
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nAt this moment, two bodyguards in black suits walked out from the corridor.
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n“Miss Chu.”
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nAfter greeting her, they left.
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nChu Luo tilted her head and looked in the direction where the two of them left. She was a little confused.
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n“Why are they still here?”
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nSince they were acquaintances, she had no qualms about entering.
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nWhen she climbed up the stairs, she realized that the door to her apartment was wide open.
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nChu Luo’s face darkened. She angrily strode over and shouted from outside the door, “I told you not to barge into my room!”
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nAfter saying that, she looked up and met the eyes of the person sitting in the wheelchair.
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nChu Luo narrowed her eyes. “Why did you come to my house?”
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nLi Yan’s expression wasn’t very good either. He had waited here for a long time and didn’t expect her to return only now.
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nHe said in an unfriendly tone, “Have you forgotten what you should do after receiving my jade pendant?”
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n“Uh…”
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nChu Luo felt a little guilty when she heard this.
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nHowever, she definitely wouldn’t show it. Instead, she said, “I didn’t know where you were. If you don’t come to me, how can I treat your leg?”
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nAt this point, she suddenly became self-righteous. “Didn’t I ask you to look up my phone number and call me?”
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nLi Yan looked at her with a dark expression. The cold air emanating from his body seemed to be able to freeze the entire living room.
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nChu Luo wasn’t affected at all. She carried her bag and walked towards the bedroom. As she walked, she said, “I’ll go wash up first.”
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nShe then entered the bedroom.
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nWhen she came out of the bathroom, Li Yan was still there.
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nChu Luo looked at the group of bodyguards standing in her living room as though they were wallpaper and said, “Ask them to go out first.”
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nLi Yan glanced at her and raised his hand to the bodyguards.
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nAfter all the bodyguards had left, Chu Luo walked over and closed the door of the living room before walking up to him.
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nShe had just taken a shower and was wearing an ordinary set of light pink cotton pajamas. Her hair was still dripping with water, and her fringe was gathered on her forehead, revealing her exquisite facial features and smooth forehead.
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nHer face was fair and her skin was like a peach blossom. Coupled with the pair of big eyes that seemed to be talking, she was simply too exquisite. Give her a little more time, and she would definitely grow to be drop-dead gorgeous.
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nShe was no longer the same disfigured person with a low sense of self-worth as described by his investigations.
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nSeeing her like this, Li Yan narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice, “Who are you?”
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nChu Luo grinned at him. “Did you not investigate me?”
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nLi Yan closed his eyes slightly. After a while, he said with certainty, “That piece of jade removed the scar on your forehead.”
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n“Jade?” Chu Luo looked at him strangely. “Do you think that jade has such a magical effect?”
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nLi Yan stared at her smooth forehead and tapped his fingers on the wheelchair. His tone was dangerous. “That piece of jade was brought out from a legendary and magical king’s tomb. Many people want it from me right now. You’d better cure my leg, otherwise…”
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n“What do they want this jade for?” Chu Luo had a bad premonition.
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nLi Yan didn’t answer her but looked at her with his cold eyes.
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nChu Luo knew that she wouldn’t be able to get anything out of him. She wasn’t in a hurry either. She decided to investigate on her own, and she said, “I said that I’m not someone who goes back on my words.”
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nAfter saying that, she gestured to him with a serious expression. “Take off your pants. Let me see if you’re cursed or poisoned by Gu.”
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