"Hello, who are you?" After opening the door, Mu's mother found that it was a stranger she did not recognize.

"Hello, are you Mu Xiaoxue's parent?"

Mother Mu looked puzzled: "Yes, it's me. What's wrong? Mu Xiaoxue isn't coming home but causing trouble outside, is she?"

Xi Xinxin seemed a little hesitant, and looked around again: "Can we go inside and talk?"

Mr. Mu carried his son into the living room and asked, "Who is it? What's going on?"

"Oh dear, what else? Mu Xiaoxue has gotten into trouble, my goodness. I told you, having a girl is just bad! She won't listen to you no matter what you say, and look, people are coming to our door!"

Xi Xinxin looked at Mu's mother with a half-smile and asked, "Aren't you a woman?"

Mother Mu's face stiffened, and she looked at Xi Xinxin suspiciously: "You're not an assistant that Mu Xiaoxue hired, are you? How can I be the same as her? When I was her age, I had already learned how to manage a household. What's the point of girls studying?"

Mr. Mu continued to coax his son, "That's right, that's right. Daughters all have to get married. To be honest, we have two daughters, and we've treated them very well. But what happened? Our eldest daughter ran away from home at the drop of a hat. Now our second daughter is doing the same. What will they do without us? They're not filial at all."

"But I heard that your eldest daughter sends you money every month? Didn't you accept it?"

Mother Mu sighed, "Shouldn't we take this money? Please. We've taken care of her for so long. She's still my daughter, after all."

"Ah~" Xi Xinxin dragged out the last syllable, leaving the two of them feeling fluctuating.

Finally, Mu's father couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you here for?"

Xi Xinxin took out an IOU, which was obviously forged, and it said that Mu Xue owed her 20,000 yuan.

Xi Xinxin tapped the IOU with her index finger and pointed to the forged signature: "Your daughter, Mu Xiaoxue, borrowed money from me while staying at your eldest daughter's house, and now she's disappeared. I have to ask you, as her parents, for it back. Didn't you say she's still your daughter? This money..."

Mr. Mu's face darkened: "Go ask whoever borrowed the money for it! What do you want from us?"

His tone was very harsh. The son, who had just been calmed down, started crying again. Now it was Mother Mu's turn to coax him: "Girl, you look so fair and clean. Why are you doing debt collection work? Besides, we have no relation to these two daughters anymore?"

"But didn't you just say it was normal for her to send you money? She's sent you more than 20,000 yuan since she started working, hasn't she? Give her some. I don't want to make things difficult for you."

Xi Xinxin pretended to make a phone call and even put it on speakerphone: "Hello, the debt collectors have come to their house, but their parents won't pay. What should we do?"

The person on the other end of the phone was Xiao Teng, whom she had arranged; she hadn't originally planned to use this plan. But plans are always subject to change.

Xiao Teng's voice was deep and resonant, sounding like someone not to be trifled with: "Paying back debts is a matter of course. Are you looking down on me because you're just a little girl? I'll take you on! None of you will escape."

Mother Mu panicked, not wanting her son to be affected. She hurriedly shouted into the phone, "Hey, no, no, no! We'll give it to you. We'll give it to you. Don't bother us, sir."

Xi Xinxin found it interesting. She tore up the note and said, "How about this: after you give me the money, your two daughters will have nothing to do with you anymore?"

Xi Xinxin approached her son. Mother Mu, as if looking at some terrifying monster, hugged her son and backed away: "From now on, you two should take good care of your son. Your daughter doesn't owe you anything."

Xi Xinxin showed her QR code for receiving payment. Mr. Mu and his wife exchanged disapproving glances: "We're getting old. We had two daughters precisely to take care of their younger brother and us!"

"Ah~" Xi Xinxin dragged out the last syllable again, looked around the house, and took back the payment code: "So you mean you'll still pay your daughter's debts, right? Oh my god, I'm really touched."

Mother Mu moved her lips but didn't say anything. Xi Xinxin continued, "Your daughter will take care of you in the future, so you still have an obligation to take care of your daughter now, right? Then I'll come to you for money whenever your daughter borrows money from me in the future."

"No!" Father Mu immediately objected, "He should pay back the money he owes himself!"

"But doesn't your eldest daughter send you money every month? How could you possibly pay it back?"

Mu's mother continued to argue, "We didn't force her to send us money!"

Xi Xinxin was getting impatient: "Are you going to pay or not? Don't make me actually call someone."

Mr. Mu still transferred 20,000 yuan to Xi Xinxin, who left satisfied. After she opened the door, Mr. Mu called her back.

"We no longer have these two daughters, so their debts are none of our business!"

At the same time, Mu Xue received a text message from her father: Starting next month, he will transfer five thousand yuan to us every month.

Mu Xue's pupils contracted, and she slammed her fist against the wall. After leaving the law firm, she applied for a night shift delivery job.

Mu Xue felt tired, not physically, but mentally, as she started working as a delivery driver tomorrow night. The doorbell rang, and Mu Xue opened the door. Xi Xinxin briefly told her about meeting her parents and then transferred 20,000 yuan to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue gave Xi Xinxin a deep look and then showed her the text message that her father had just sent her.

Xi Xinxin clicked her tongue: "Your parents are vampires, aren't they?"

"These 20,000 should be enough to hold on for a while, thank you, Xinxin." Mu Xue raised her head, trying not to let her tears fall.

"Give me your parents' phone number."

Although Mu Xue was puzzled, she still obediently gave her father's phone number. Mu Xiaoxue had just come out of her room and looked at her older sister curiously.

Xi Xinxin dialed the number. She made a shushing gesture and put it on speakerphone. Silence fell over the surroundings.

Who is it?

"Hello. You haven't forgotten my voice, have you? I heard you had your daughter send you another 5,000 yuan for living expenses. Your daughter also borrowed another 5,000 yuan from me. What a pity, I can't get in touch with your daughter."

There was a moment of breathlessness on the other end; the call was disconnected. Calling back resulted in being blocked.

Xi Xinxin gave a sarcastic sneer. Sure enough. Soon after, Mu's father impatiently called Mu Xue.

Mu Xue closed her eyes. The phone kept ringing, like a real debt collector. She opened her eyes again. The call had stopped. She had simply blocked her father's number.

"Now they really think I'm a fugitive. But my parents won't let this go. Xiaoxue has to go to school on Monday. They definitely think that catching Xiaoxue is enough."

Mu Xiaoxue didn't say anything. She just kept holding her sister's hand.

“Xiaoxue, our store was closed before, so we didn’t receive your request for help. I’m the boss, by the way. So, what do you need help with now?” Xi Xinxin squatted down a little to be at eye level with Mu Xiaoxue.

Mu Xiaoxue glanced at her tired sister and said firmly, "I want to live with my sister from now on. I will earn money to repay my parents for raising me for the first half of their lives. But I don't want to see Mom and Dad anymore. I hope they won't bother us for the next few years."

The balcony window was open, and the wind picked up, whipping up Mu Xiaoxue's sleeves. The scars on her arms were a shocking sight. Mu Xue hugged her tenderly, asking, "Why did they hit you?"

"I want to study, but my mom wants me to take care of my younger brother. She says I'm disobedient."

Xi Xinxin, accompanied by Xiao Teng, began knocking on the Mu family's door. The commotion was so loud that everyone around could hear it. Xiao Teng's shouts were also very forceful.

"I know you're home. Don't hide inside and stay silent!"

One neighbor even boldly came out and asked, "What happened to their family?"

Xiao Teng described it vividly: "You have no idea. This family had their daughter send them money every month. Their eldest daughter was really desperate and borrowed money from us. We came to collect the debt this morning. We're a good family, so we didn't ask for any interest. But after we took it this morning, they immediately had their daughter send them money again. Oh my god, where can we go to reason with them? Their daughter has only been working for a few years!"

Xi Xinxin chimed in, playing along like a double act: "There's no other way. We can't find her daughter. Surely it wouldn't be a problem to ask her family. Their youngest daughter is still in school. We don't know if she'll be allowed to continue her studies. We're not asking for interest, so please open the door."

Several neighbors were astonished and started whispering among themselves: "Wow, you don't know. They recently had a son."

With a creak, Mr. Mu flung open the door and shoved five thousand yuan into Xi Xinxin's hand: "Get out of here! We don't have these two unfilial daughters. I hereby declare that we have no such daughters at all."

With a loud bang, the door slammed shut.

Xi Xinxin was in an extremely good mood: "It's over. It's over. After all, we don't know who's right and who's wrong. Let's not make any random judgments, everyone."

That's what they say. But who knows what people are actually discussing behind people's backs?

Xi Xinxin transferred five thousand yuan to Mu Xue. Mu Xue bowed to Xi Xinxin: "Whether it's my career or my family, I've actually failed quite a bit. Thank you, Xinxin."

Mu Xue watched Xi Xinxin leave. Looking at her receding figure, she still felt a sense of unreality.

Her suffocating, powerless life began to change slightly.

We need to achieve something significant so that she won't be disappointed by our help.

It was another weekend, and Xu Chacha was in the lab mixing medicine with Xi Xinxin. Meanwhile, Chu Quanyi was typing away on his keyboard.

Xu Chacha's hands trembled as she held the needle. Chu Quanyi, on the other hand, continued typing rapidly on the keyboard.

"Ah! I can't, waaaaah, Xinxin. It's so hard. I just can't bring myself to do it." Xu Chacha looked miserable. She glanced at Xi Xinxin and then at the white mouse.

Xi Xinxin patted her head helplessly: "I didn't mean for you to get injections. That's something you should study in your main subject, medicine. I wanted to teach you chemical mixing. Have you memorized what I gave you before?"

Xu Chacha sat up straight: "When a reaction occurs, the following are some..."

The clattering of keyboards

"How to deal with failure..."

The clattering of keyboards

"Xinxin. Actually, I wanted to memorize it properly. It's okay. Don't blame the keyboard noise at Quan Yi. I guess I just wasn't focused enough. Waaah, I'm so stupid."

Xi Xinxin stepped forward and looked at Chu Quanyi's computer page: Gold Miner.

She rubbed her temples: "Tell me. Why are you banging so loudly while playing mining?"

So Chu Quanyi was kicked out of the lab by Xi Xinxin. Chu Quanyi yelled at her to stick her tongue out and made a face.

"It's alright, Xinxin. There's no need to send Quanyi out specifically. If only I could concentrate a little more. It's all my fault," Xu Chacha said in a humble voice.

Xi Xinxin slammed the door shut. Chu Quanyi, nose to the door, yelled angrily, "Aaaaaah, ahaaah, ahaaah, that green tea monster!"

Xi Xinxin rechecked Xu Chacha's study progress. She nodded in satisfaction after reviewing it. Then she noticed something. She leaned closer to Xu Chacha.

As the face drew closer, Xu Chacha involuntarily closed her eyes.

"Cha Cha, your dark circles have been really bad lately."

Xu Chacha opened her eyes shyly: "I might be quite busy lately."

Xi Xinxin wondered if she had assigned too many tasks. Xu Chacha had always been a very hardworking person, consistently ranking first in high school. But Xi Xinxin understood that Xu Chacha's success was all due to perseverance.

In addition to the other things she has to study at school, she also has to do her own homework. Given her personality, she would really study really hard.

I'll do less homework for you this weekend.

Xu Chacha quickly waved her hand: "No, no. Actually, I'm quite relaxed at school. Xinxin didn't decorate much. But..."

It's a bit embarrassing to admit: "I don't seem to have found a goal to learn these things. I often find myself spacing out."

Xi Xinxin began to recall. Xu Chacha studied in high school to survive. She studied acting to do her job well. So what was her goal in learning from her? Xi Xinxin roughly understood. Xu Chacha was similar to her in some ways. Only by setting a clear goal could one learn with focus.

"Actually, I know how to do this. I think that if we can't eliminate disasters, we should at least ensure everyone is free from illness. I hope everyone can be healthy," Xi Xinxin said, revealing her purpose.

Xu Chacha's eyes were somewhat unfocused as she looked around at the reagents. She then flipped through a notebook belonging to Xi Xinxin and herself. The annotations were very detailed, revealing the care the book's owner had put into it.

"Perhaps my words are a bit immature." Xu Chacha moved closer to Xi Xinxin: "If this is your goal, then it will also be my goal."

Bang, bang, bang. The door outside rattled. Chu Quanyi's voice rang out again: "Let me in! How dare you! The lab isn't a place for your trysts!"

Xi Xinxin thought, "Wow, this is so noisy! It's even more noisy than the real world!" Or was it because so many people had unknowingly appeared around her that made it so noisy?

Today was a leisurely day. In the afternoon, Xi Xinxin took a bag of desserts to deliver to her adoptive parents. She figured she could make it back to school after delivering them.

As I entered, I heard Xi Mu's laughter.

"Mom, what's making you so happy?"