After attending the company's training, Xu Xinduo returned to Yin Hua's villa, feeling a little tired.

After entering the house, she quietly changed her shoes and walked towards the stairs with her schoolbag on her back. She saw Yin Huan coming down from upstairs and said to her, "Your mother was here today."

Xu Xinduo frowned subconsciously when she heard the news and asked, "She came to meet you?"

"She said she came to look for you. I told her you weren't back yet, so she kept waiting outside, saying she wanted to see you in person when you came back. I told her you would be back at a normal time tomorrow, and asked her to come back tomorrow, so she left."

Xu Xinduo felt annoyed after hearing this. She now felt annoyed when she heard the name and things of this family. It was simply a physical disgust.

Yin Huan saw her disgust and said, "If all else fails, just tell her that you are my adopted daughter now. As both are adopted daughters, being my adopted daughter is definitely better than being a daughter of the Mu family. I will fight for your custody rights."

"Well, well, I really don't want to have anything to do with them."

"But in this case...you and Yanyan will become brother and sister."

“…”

Xu Xinduo hesitated for a while, biting her lower lip and keeping silent, unable to choose between the two sides.

Yin Huan looked at Xu Xinduo and smiled, then patted Xu Xinduo on the shoulder and said, "How about this, I'll accompany you to see her tomorrow and see what she says, and then we'll think of a way to deal with it later."

Xu Xinduo nodded in agreement.

Yin Huan came over and held Xu Xinduo's cheek, and kissed her on the forehead: "Okay, don't be like this, a pretty girl, now you look depressed. Go back to your room, wash up, and have a good sleep."

Xu Xinduo felt embarrassed by the kiss, but still nodded.

Seeing Xu Xinduo being shy, Yin Huan was very happy. The two of them were standing just one step apart. She took advantage of the situation and hugged Xu Xinduo into her arms, "Why is my daughter so cute?"

Xu Xinduo was held by Yin Huan for a while before she quickly returned to her room to wash up.

Before going to bed, I took out my phone and looked at it, and saw several unread messages.

On her way back, she was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to speak, and she didn't even look at her phone.

She first clicked on Lou Xu’s: Xu Xinduo! Where's my Christmas present? ! ah? ! Only give it to Shao Qinghe and not to me! Break off friendship! snort!

Xu Xinduo typed a reply: Shao Qinghe helped me get the part-time modeling job, and this was a thank-you gift from me. How did you know about this?

Lou Xu: [Picture]

Lou Xu: Look, this is the circle of friends that Shao Qinghe posted.

Xu Xinduo: Be good, I will prepare a gift for you.

Lou Xu: I will also prepare a gift for you! !

After she logged out, she saw the message from Tong Yan: Why is Shao Qinghe so flirty?

Xu Xinduo: You know that too?

Tong Yan: Also? You replied to someone else's message before me again?

Xu Xinduo just realized that Tong Yan was so sensitive.

Xu Xinduo: Her information is above yours.

Tong Yan: That proves that she posted the message later than me!

Xu Xinduo: Okay, I was wrong.

Tong Yan: Tsk, good attitude, I will never change.

Xu Xinduo: How did you know?

Tong Yan: Wei Lan sent it to me. Wei Lan saw other people’s screenshots and gossip in a WeChat group. They said you cheated.

Xu Xinduo: …

Tong Yan: They also said that you only flirt with your deskmate.

Xu Xinduo: …

Tong Yan: I am the one abandoned by you, and everyone sympathizes with me.

Xu Xinduo: I just gave you a cookie!

Tong Yan: If you give me something, I will post it on WeChat Moments.

Xu Xinduo: It’s useless to post on Moments. You don’t have many friends, and those few friends won’t take screenshots and post them.

Tong Yan: He is so coquettish, it makes me so mad.

Xu Xinduo: Ignore him.

Tong Yan called at this time, and Xu Xinduo answered weakly: "Hello."

"Are you home yet?"

"Yeah, here we are."

"Why are you so weak? Are you tired? What did you train for today?"

"Open shoulders."

"You didn't cry?"

"Yeah, but it hurts too."

Xu Xinduo's body had never undergone formal shoulder opening and stretching. She had only done many movements that she could complete by herself, but had never done those that required cooperation from others.

Today, Xu Xinduo opened her shoulders. It was the first time in 17 years, and it was uncomfortable enough for her.

Tong Yan originally called to question him, but his tone softened immediately: "Then you should go to bed early. I'll massage your shoulders for you tomorrow."

"good."

Xu Xinduo fell asleep almost immediately after hanging up the phone, and slept until the next morning, when she was woken up by the alarm clock.

According to Xu Xinduo's biological clock, she rarely slept until this time. She got up and walked tiredly towards the bathroom, and found that her shoulders were sore and she didn't feel comfortable when washing.

After she arrived at school by bus, she sat down in the classroom and began to catch up on her homework frantically.

Shao Qinghe, who was sitting next to her, was also busy. He started to make up his homework only after arriving at school. Although he had asked for leave, he still had to hand in his homework.

It is quite a sight to see two genius academic figures sitting together and doing their homework.

As a result, Tong Yan walked into the Rocketry Class classroom in a swaggering manner. He came to Xu Xinduo's seat, pulled a chair over and sat directly opposite Xu Xinduo. He picked up a pen from her desk and said, "Anything else to write?"

Xu Xinduo was not polite and threw a notebook over: "Help me copy the words."

"Yeah." After Tong Yan answered, he actually started to help Xu Xinduo with his homework.

As Shao Qinghe was writing, he looked up at the two of them, very surprised. It’s the same thing, but why does it feel different?

Mu Qing also watched Tong Yan walk in, watched him move the teacher's chair, sit diagonally in front of him, and magically began to help his sister with homework. Mu Qing, who watched the entire process, also said that the two people did it very skillfully and naturally, and there was no need for any unnecessary instructions.

Not only Shao Qinghe and Mu Qing were surprised, many people in the Rocket Class were stunned. The top student in the international class suddenly came to their rocket class to help the new top student in their class with his homework? !

Lou Xu came over and leaned over to watch, then asked, "Brother Yan, this is the Rocket Class."

"What's wrong?" Tong Yan asked in a low voice while doing his homework.

"You came in so naturally, didn't you?"

"Do I have to pay homage to the leader before I can join your rocket class?"

"That's not necessary."

Lou Xu stood beside the two of them and watched them for a while, then suddenly picked up his phone and took three photos of the four of them. When the four people looked up at her in confusion, she took one more photo at the last minute and quickly fled the scene.

This kind of wonder must be photographed.

Tong Yan didn't care. He just watched Lou Xu leave and continued to help Xu Xinduo with her homework. He said, "I used to think Lou Xu was the most normal one among Wei Lan's ex-girlfriends because she didn't cry or make a fuss after the breakup and didn't ask for money. Now it seems... she is the most abnormal one."

“But they are all very beautiful.”

"Wei Lan's only criterion for choosing a partner is good looks."

Tong Yan helped Xu Xinduo finish her homework and was still mumbling: "Isn't the homework for the Rocket Class too much? So much?"

"I think so too." Xu Xinduo replied.

The international class is easier than the ordinary class, with less homework and no sprint stage in the third year of high school. After taking the IELTS and TOEFL, there is generally no major difficulty.

Regular classes are indeed very burdensome.

Tong stretched out his hand and pinched Xu Xinduo's shoulder: "Does your shoulder hurt?"

"It hurts."

"I'll give you a massage during lunch break. I'm going back now."

"Um."

After Tong Yan left, Mu Qingyi seemed to be unable to help herself and asked her, "Did he help you rub it?"

Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan were too familiar with each other, so this behavior was nothing at all. Xu Xinduo didn't care at all. He sorted out the homework on the desk, compared it with the list on the blackboard, and nodded casually.

Shao Qinghe hadn't finished writing yet, he was still racing. He was usually a smiling man, but now he had a frown on his face.

Even a genius student can be overwhelmed by homework.

After the morning reading, Shao Qinghe finished his homework. He put down his pen and started to move his wrists. He saw Xu Xinduo eating snacks.

She seemed like she ran a snack shop. There seemed to be nothing else in her bag but snacks. She could just take out a bag at random, and she didn't even look fat.

"As a model, I don't have to manage my body shape?" Shao Qinghe asked casually.

"I have a bad stomach and can't absorb food well, so I gain weight more slowly than the average person. Also, I don't touch things like milk tea that can make you fat."

Shao Qinghe suddenly moved closer to Xu Xinduo and said, "Your handwriting is really similar to Tong Yan's."

Xu Xinduo replied casually: "Oh, what a coincidence."

"You've met a lot of Wei Lan's ex-girlfriends? You've only known each other for a short time, right?"

“I’ve seen the photos.”

Shao Qinghe continued with a smile and said, "Tong Yan happens to be good at everything you are good at. You two are really destined to be together."

Xu Xinduo looked at Shao Qinghe and did not answer.

Shao Qinghe was still smiling, took out his book and started the class.

Xu Xinduo knew that Shao Qinghe didn't know much, and it was impossible for him to discover the details and know their secrets like Yin Huan.

Shao Qinghe's suspicion now is probably that Xu Xinduo and Tong Yan have known each other for a long time.

As for how and when they met, Shao Qinghe didn't know.

After finishing a day's classes, Xu Xinduo returned home tiredly. Before the car stopped, he saw Mu's mother waiting at the door of Yin Huan's villa.

She hesitated for a moment but still got out of the car and walked towards Mu's mother and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"I'm coming to see you."

"I don't want to go back, and I won't go back. I made it very clear that day. Let's just pretend we never met."

Mother Mu was still trying to smile at Xu Xinduo: "Duoduo, can we find a quiet place to have a good chat? Mom is worried about you."

Xu Xinduo took a deep breath, carried her bag and walked into Yin Huan's villa with Mu's mother.

There is a small sunroom in Yin Huan’s villa, and outside the sunroom is a garden.

Xu Xinduo took her bag down casually, and soon a servant came to help take her bag and coat away. Then someone brought tea and asked Mu's mother if she had any preferences.

Mother Mu was very reserved and treated the servants politely. After sitting down, she looked at Xu Xinduo and asked, "Are you used to living here?"

“Well, it’s better than being in the Mu family. They treat me well and they respect me.”

This made Mother Mu feel uncomfortable: "Oh...that's good."

Xu Xinduo deliberately didn't ask Yin Huan to come down. She wanted to see what Mu's mother's purpose was in coming here, whether she came for Yin Huan or wanted her to go back.

She picked up the cup and took a sip of black tea, then asked, "What's the matter?"

Mother Mu looked around and noticed that there was no one else around, so she relaxed a little and said, "I'm just very worried about you. I'm always afraid that you'll be in danger or have a bad life if you live alone outside."

"You are really worrying too much about this. As long as I am not in the Mu family, I will be safe and no one else will bully me."

"Well, I know that you were wronged at home. I also thought that if I encountered such a thing, I would feel sad too."

"Then let me go."

"I'm not trying to persuade you to go back. I want to ask you something."

This statement surprised Xu Xinduo. Could it be that they wanted her to live with Yin Huan forever and for the Mu family to maintain a relationship with her so that she could get close to the Tong family?

Isn’t this too disgusting?

Unexpectedly, what Mu's mother said surprised Xu Xinduo: "If your father and I divorce, would you be willing to come to me?"

Xu Xinduo was really surprised. She looked at Mu's mother for a long time before she sneered and asked, "What? Did my return mess up your marriage? Not only might I bankrupt the Mu family, but I might also break up your relationship? Am I going to be blamed for something inexplicable again?"

"It was only after you came back that I realized there were indeed problems between your father and I. Everything was fine before, but now that something has happened, the hidden breaking point has appeared, and I can't stand him any more. I want to divorce him, and after the divorce, I hope you can come to me. I don't understand you at all. You see, you know so many things, but I don't know any of them..."

Xu Xinduo felt a little annoyed after hearing these words, and took another big sip of the black tea.

She didn't want to see Mu's mother. She had no feelings for her mother at all. Now that Mu's mother said these things, it would only make Xu Xinduo feel irritated.

Mother Mu knew that she was being abrupt, but she continued talking. She knew that if she missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to see Xu Xinduo again.

"Duoduo, I know I'm not a very good mother. I was too cowardly some time ago and failed to protect you. My heart is also very sad. My heart is bleeding after you left. After all, you are my own flesh and blood. There is no way I can leave you."

"Then what?"

"I can get some of the family property, and there will be child support. This money is enough for my mother and I to live on."

Xu Xinduo suddenly felt a toothache, and there was a dull pain in the back of her molars. She didn't know if it was caused by the sudden anger.

She began to sneer, thinking that everything was ridiculous.

"You want a divorce, but you still have to rely on him!" Xu Xinduo said this completely with her hands covering her heart. After a blind glimmer of hope, she was disappointed again. "You rely on him to live, and he relies on the marriage contract to maintain his family business, so I am still your adopted daughter, right! My identity still cannot be made public! You can't give me what I want, so why should I go to you?"

Mu's mother suddenly panicked and tried to grab Xu Xinduo's hand, but Xu Xinduo dodged her. She quickly explained: "Duoduo, I will reveal your identity and prevent you from being wronged again."

"But your way to survive depends on him. If it's made public, that incompetent man's family business will no longer be able to maintain itself. Am I going to starve to death with you by your side? Do you want me to drop out of school and go out to work to support you? Look at you, you seem to have thought it through, but in fact you haven't figured anything out. Haven't you thought about your way out? You really act on your whim, and none of your decisions are reliable!"

Xu Xinduo really didn't know what kind of situation this woman was controlled by Father Mu to. She rarely had the thought of resisting, but she was still so naive.

Xu Xinduo's life has just taken a turn for the better. Does she still need to cling to Mu's mother?

Xu Xinduo didn't know whether to be angry or disappointed.

Mother Mu's breathing stagnated after hearing what Xu Xinduo said.

She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xu Xinduo, but she couldn't utter a single syllable for a long while.

She saw disappointment and boredom in Xu Xinduo's eyes.

At this moment, she deeply realized that her visit to Xu Xinduo this time might have backfired.

"I'm sorry..." Mother Mu choked up and wiped away her tears quickly. "I'm sorry, I was too impatient. I will try my best to prepare. Once everything is settled on my side, can you give me another chance to see you?"

"How do you deal with it, what are you going to deal with?"

"I will come to you after I get divorced and become independent and have my own foundation. No...can I come to see you often during this period? Duoduo, please give me a chance. I want to make it up to you."

Xu Xinduo didn't want to talk anymore and wanted to chase Mu's mother away.

At this time, Yin Huan came down from upstairs and said with a smile: "Duoduo's mother is here?"

Mother Mu quickly adjusted her state, but she couldn't completely hide her crying appearance. Yin Huan pretended not to see it.

After Yin Huan came over, she immediately touched Xu Xinduo's head. It seemed that she noticed that Xu Xinduo was in a bad mood, so she comforted him: "Are you tired from school today?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, just my shoulder is sore."

"It's normal, but it's good for you. Just hold on. I've prepared your favorite food for you. Go eat first. The teacher I made an appointment with will be here in two hours. You have to finish eating quickly, otherwise we won't be able to continue."

Xu Xinduo hesitated, but seeing that Yin Huan didn't care, she got up and went to the restaurant to eat.

Yin Huan smiled at Mu's mother: "Duoduo has a bad stomach and often suffers from dysmenorrhea. I have hired a special teacher to come to our house regularly to help her regulate her body. Alas, I am sorry for not preparing dinner for you."

"It's okay, it's okay."

"I was also worried that Duoduo would lose her appetite if she ate with you. She would have a better appetite if she ate alone. I did it for the sake of the child. You won't blame me, right?"

Mu's mother's expression fell in an instant, and she looked stunned. She seemed not to have expected that Yin Huan's words could be more hurtful than anyone else's.