"Sister, please don't think your brother is bad at talking."

Suddenly, Xiao Hua stood up, climbed onto Su Ping's lap, and whispered something in her ear.

"To bring Mom home as soon as possible, my brother has to work many jobs a day. The older brother next door is getting married this year, but he doesn't even have a girlfriend."

Judging from this, Shixu's mother must be in the hospital.

"Little Flower, get down! What kind of behavior is this!"

Shi Xu's face unusually fell.

It was clear that he had successfully established his authority. Shi Xiaohua shrank her neck and got off Su Ping somewhat fearfully, then pulled Shi Xu's hand in a flattering manner.

"Brother, don't be angry anymore. Xiaohua knows she was wrong."

Watching the awkward yet mutually dependent relationship between the brother and sister, a rough idea gradually formed in Su Ping's mind.

She thought she knew what the missing part was.

An hour and a half passed, and finally it was time to write the letter.

Seeing that Xiaohua was hesitant to start writing, Su Ping leaned over to encourage her.

"Xiaohua, is there anything you want to say to your mom and dad? You can write it down on a piece of paper."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xiaohua decisively shook her head.

“I don’t like my dad. Every time he gets drunk, he throws things and hits my mom. He has already beaten my mom so badly that she has to be hospitalized. Xiaohua hasn’t seen her mom in a long time.”

Shi Xu tightened his grip on the table, but ultimately said nothing.

Xiaohua's words showed a maturity beyond her years, which made people feel inexplicably sad. Can't the abusive man just die?

A few minutes later, Shi Xiaohua picked up the pen with a determined look in her eyes and wrote a few sentences on the paper, stroke by stroke.

"I hope Mom can come home soon."

"I hope my brother won't be so tired and will find a girlfriend soon."

The three of them left the classroom after the parent-teacher meeting concluded successfully.

Su Ping walked in front, while Shi Xu followed behind, holding Shi Xiaohua's hand.

The rain outside had stopped, leaving a puddle on the ground, and occasionally a small puddle could be seen in the distance.

The air was filled with the fragrance of earth after the rain, and the breeze felt much cooler.

After leaving the teaching building, Su Ping turned around to ask Shi Xu's address, thinking that Uncle Feng could take them home, since it was uncertain whether the rain would continue.

She accidentally stepped on a stone, and her ankle, which was not fully healed, suddenly lost its strength, almost causing Su Ping to kneel on one knee.

Fortunately, Shi Xu was close by and stepped forward to support her arm.

"Knock knock knock..."

The sound of high heels came from not far behind the two. Shi Xu looked up and his expression changed slightly.

Su Ping could only catch a glimpse of a red skirt hem and a section of white ankle peeking out from her black high heels.

"Aren't you going to introduce me?"

The woman's voice rang out, sending shivers down Su Ping's spine.

That voice made her want to say, "Sister, I can do it!"

Shi Xu helped her steady and then released her, looking at the woman expressionlessly.

Su Ping also turned around to look curiously.

The woman had long, wavy hair, bright red lipstick, and upturned eyeliner. Underneath her black suit jacket was a burgundy dress. Already tall, she was even taller with the addition of high heels, making her almost 1.8 meters tall.

So beautiful.

Su Ping drooled with envy.

Tu Ling was also subtly observing the girl in front of him.

She must be quite young, with red lips and white teeth, delicate eyebrows, and slightly upturned peach blossom eyes that sparkled like a bewitching enchantress.

She is indeed good-looking.

She couldn't bear the thought of Shi Xu leaving her and finding someone older and uglier than her; she would be utterly depressed.

"Miss Tu, what brings you here?"

Shi Xu's attitude carried a faint sense of detachment, which made Tu Ling very unhappy.

What's going on? She also has the surname Tu?

[Huluwa, what is her relationship with Tu Hengchuan?]

[Host, she is Tu Hengchuan's older sister.]

Suddenly, Su Ping looked at Tu Ling as if she were looking at her own sister.

Tu Ling stared at the clock; their relationship had been in a cold war ever since her birthday last week.

He's not the kind of person who leaves without saying goodbye; something must have happened that night.

Tu Ling tried hard to recall, and suddenly a fragment flashed through his mind.

Did he hear it?

Shi Xu did indeed hear Tu Ling tell someone that he was just a substitute she used to remember that man. It turned out that the kindness she had shown him all this time was only because of his face, which resembled her first love.

No one can pretend nothing happened when they know they're being used as a stand-in for someone who's already dead, so that night, he, who had meticulously prepared a cake, fled in a sorry state.

"Let's talk about timing."

Tu Ling took a step forward, trying to close the distance between them, but saw Shi Xu take a step back.

"Miss Tu and I have nothing to talk about anymore. For the first time in my life, I hate myself for having the same face as her."

There's some juicy gossip!

Su Ping listened intently to their conversation.

"So you went to her? What can she offer you? How can you be so sure she genuinely likes you and isn't just after your looks?"

Hearing him say that, Tu Ling was somewhat hurt and turned her attention to Su Ping, who was watching the drama unfold.

Su Ping blinked. What did it have to do with her?

Noticing someone tugging at his trouser leg, Shi Xu looked down and saw Shi Xiaohua.

"Brother, did you find two sisters-in-law for Xiaohua?"

"Haha, children say the darndest things, children say the darndest things." Su Ping quickly squatted down and covered her mouth.

Little ancestor, you can't say things like that!

She was still worried about how to infiltrate the Tu Hengchuan family, especially if it left a bad impression on her older sister...

"Don't worry, sister. This is the first day I've met him. I don't like him and he doesn't like me. I just had nothing better to do, so I brought him to school!"

"you……"

Tu Ling looked at her suspiciously, as if trying to discern the truthfulness of her words.

"Sister, don't you remember me?"

Su Ping stepped forward and grasped Tu Ling's hand, her face full of seriousness.

? ? ?

Now, not only Tu Ling, but Shi Xu also couldn't understand Su Ping's actions.

"We've never known each other since we were kids. When we were little, I was playing at my house, and you were playing at yours!"

His words astonished everyone present.

She was starting to believe the girl's words; based on her understanding of Shi Xu, he probably wouldn't like this kind of strange girl.

"What I mean is, I feel like I've known you for ages, so could we add each other on WeChat?"

So, without really understanding what was going on, Tu Ling was tricked into adding her on WeChat.

Having successfully added each other on WeChat, Su Ping decided not to be a third wheel and pushed Shi Xu into Tu Ling's arms.

"Please remember that you are people with mouths, so communicate with each other when there are problems."

Upon hearing this, Tu Ling suddenly found her much more pleasing to the eye.

"Sister, I'm leaving now. I'll contact you again later!"