But now...

When I arrived at the Xu family home, the house was brightly lit, as if they were hosting a banquet.

It seems that what Gu Nianci and her group are going to do is even more ruthless than I thought.

My arrival was not stopped, but it did attract a lot of attention. When people saw me, almost all of them focused their eyes on me.

I could clearly sense a variety of emotions, including surprise, curiosity, and mockery. Although no one said anything, their attitude was clearly saying: Look, isn't that Xu Ruo, who was expelled from the Xu family? How dare he show his face here?

If nothing unexpected happens, the fact that I am not a member of the Xu family has already spread far and wide.

They really had no scruples at all.

Not long after, I saw Xu Yao walking towards me. When she saw me, she sneered, "Xu Ruo, you really dare to come."

"I never would have guessed you were more than just a useless beggar."

"What a scumbag!"

Hearing my former sister say those hurtful words again, I said irritably, "Xu Yao, I'm not in the mood to waste my breath on you right now. Where are Gu Nianci and the others?"

"Take me to see them!"

"What's the rush?" Xu Yao glanced at me dismissively. "Do you think I really want to waste my breath on you?"

"Come with me."

"Oh, right..."

"I've prepared shoe covers for you. Be careful later, don't get our Xu family's floor dirty!"

My emotions have actually stabilized quite a bit these past few days. Thanks to Yan Yin's guidance and the relatively satisfactory resolution of my relationship with Song Qingrong, I believe there's nothing left to make me angry.

But Xu Yao still managed to do it.

As I watched her walk away in front of me, I felt that my past self was not worth it at all.

I can't believe I did so many stupid things just to get her approval.

I actually craved the love of her, my older sister!

However, I held back from saying anything, afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would completely explode.

Not long after, she led me to the Xu family's reception room.

In the past, whenever I was at the Xu family's house, this place was almost always where I received guests. But now, I've become that guest, and not a very welcome one at that.

"Wait here."

Xu Yao checked the time. "They'll be here in a bit."

At this point, Xu Yao looked at me and added, "Remember what I said, don't touch or look around."

"If you break anything, you can't afford to pay for it."

"You really have a terrible eye for people!" I said, frowning.

I really didn't expect Xu Yao to be so aggressive.

You're wrong.

Xu Yao looked at me mockingly, "You are no longer a member of the Xu family. You can no longer get a single penny from the Xu family."

"The only reason you're still sitting here is because Xu Yan wants to see you."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't even qualify to crawl through a dog hole!"

Watching Xu Yao's departing figure, I felt as uncomfortable as if I had swallowed a fly.

My mood, which I had finally managed to calm down, suddenly turned terrible again.

I held my breath until Xu Yan finally appeared in front of me.

Unsurprisingly, the moment he saw me, he wore a fake smile.

"Xu Ruo..."

"Shut up first, let me calm down!"

Thinking of his face on the phone, I couldn't control myself anymore. I interrupted him and, while talking, rushed over and punched him in the face.

Neither Xu Yan nor Gu Nianci had expected me to suddenly attack. Gu Nianci screamed and tried to pull me away, while Xu Yan struggled like a madman.

But I wasn't about to let such an opportunity slip by. It wasn't until I felt the back of my hand was hurting so badly that I let go of Xu Yan, whose face was already bruised and swollen, and then I looked at Gu Nianci.

"My anger has subsided a bit."

"Now, we can talk."