Thump thump thump—

The rhythmic knocking on the door annoyed Xia Shizhao so much that he pulled out a pillow and buried his head in it.

"Second Miss..."

"Second Miss, wake up. Master, Madam, and Young Master are here."

Xia Shizhao opened his eyes groggily, wondering what kind of nonsense the master, mistress, and young master were.

etc.

Why are there people at her house again?

Suddenly she felt much more awake. She looked towards the door, her lips twitching. Damn it, her good days were over.

Young master?

These two elderly people, who are already quite old, actually had a baby?

Thinking about Xia Shizhao's experiences from childhood to adulthood, Xia Shizhao shook his head and thought to himself, "This child is truly unfortunate. I hope he can be reborn into a better family in his next life."

Feeling annoyed, I got up to brush my teeth, wash my face, and change my clothes.

Hesitantly opened the door and went outside.

A fair-skinned little boy was being gently teased by Mrs. Xia, who held his index finger, while Mr. Xia shook a toy drum, making the child laugh happily.

The scene of the happy family of three made Xia Shizhao feel a little depressed, and she felt sorry for her.

He put on a cold face, sat down in a chair, poured himself a cup of tea, and leisurely drank it.

As if he hadn't noticed, Xia's father waved to her, "Zhaozhao, come here quickly, look how cute your little brother is."

"younger brother?"

Xia Shizhao looked puzzled. "What younger brother? I have a younger brother, how come I didn't know?"

Xia's mother looked concerned for Xia Shizhao, "...Sigh, we were just afraid you'd be unhappy if you found out, we..."

An unnamed anger surged in Xia Shizhao's heart. "I'm not your biological daughter. What do I have to be unhappy about? I have no right to be unhappy. And it's no use being unhappy anyway. You gave birth to me, so why do you still care about me?"

She rolled her eyes and said, "You're so hypocritical all the time, it's disgusting."

"How dare you talk to your mother like that?"

Xia's father glared angrily.

She raised her hand to hit Xia Shizhao, who stood up in fear and tried to run away, but she was no match for the reaction of an A-level alpha.

"bump"

The robot Xiaomi detected that Xia Shizhao's heart rate had increased, indicating that he was under attack. It quickly ran out to help Xia Shizhao, who had fallen to the ground, and shielded him from his father's anger, while also giving him a shock.

Xia Shizhao sat on the ground, still shaken. Looking at her father, who was crouching on the ground clutching his hand and groaning, she quickly regained her composure and stood up.

Qingli also came out, baring her teeth and glaring at Xia's father, "Awoo! Awoo!! Awoo!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Xia Shizhao picked up Qingli, called out to the robot Xiaomi, and ran out of the house. As he ran, he stomped on his father's foot.

"Stop her! Don't let her get hurt!!"

The chaotic situation happened too suddenly.

The baby in her arms was so frightened that it cried loudly.

Madam Xia was so angry that she gasped for breath, her trembling finger pointing to the door, signaling the bodyguards to chase after Xia Shizhao who had run out.

But without exception, they were all solved by robots.

Xia Shizhao didn't calm down until he got into the car. Looking at the harmless, round robot, his eyes were full of surprise.

The robot that Jun Yuyuan gave me is amazing!

I can't help but praise it:

"You're so amazing, honey!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Master!"

A happy emoticon appeared on the round screen >.<

After praising Xiao Mi with a smile for a while, Xia Shizhao, holding Qingli, looked wearily out the window, stroking Qingli's soft fur gently. He looked a little regretful and muttered, "If only I had been more patient, I could have bought my own house in two months when I turned 18. Now that we've broken up, I can only go to a hotel."

Looking out the glass with frustration, she said, "Fine, I'll just stay in a hotel. The more I put up with it, the angrier I get. Seeing that despicable couple makes me furious. What kind of scumbags are they?"

Not wanting to trouble his friends, and being a minor who couldn't stay in a hotel, Xia Shizhao sat bewildered in the wind at the bus stop.

Good heavens, what bad luck, really bad luck.

Frustrated, Xia Shizhao scratched his head and looked at Xiaomi and Qingli, "I guess you'll have to stay home with me and wander the streets."

"Xia?"

Luo Chuyi, who was riding a motorcycle, braked and took off his helmet. "What are you doing?"

Xia Shizhao looked up and asked, "Luo Chuyi?"

"Forehead······"

Xia Shizhao looked troubled, as if he found it difficult to answer.

"Want to come over to my place for a bit?"

"Huh? Is that okay?"

Xia Shizhao looked at her with wide, surprised eyes. Luo Chuyi nodded vigorously, "Sure!"

"Can I bring my Qingli and Xiaomi with me?"

"Your dog and robot?"

"Uh-huh."

"No problem, let's go."

Luo Chuyi patted the back seat of the car, telling Qingli to sit in the pet's designated spot, and looked at Xiaomi with a troubled expression.

"Honey, fold it down to make it smaller."

"Received, Master."

The little honey box shrank to the size of a palm. Xia Shizhao held it in his arms and looked at Luo Chuyi happily, "Okay, we can go now."

"Ah, uh, okay, sit down."

Ten minutes later.

Xia Shizhao followed Luo Chuyi out of the car and stood awkwardly at the door for a moment. "Won't we be disturbing Auntie and the others?"

"No, my mom is a very nice person, and she especially likes good-looking kids. Relax, don't be nervous."

With a whoosh, the door opened even faster than Luo Chuyi's hand.

A woman with bright red lips and wavy hair stood with her hands on her hips, glaring aggressively at Luo Chuyi. "I told you to buy wine, and you've been doing it for half an hour!!!"

"I bought it, Mom. Keep your voice down, you scared my classmate."

Luo Chuyi raised her hands above her head in surrender. Xia Shizhao peeked out from behind her, her voice polite but slightly stuttering, "Hello, Auntie!!!"

"Oh~ Hello, little one," Luo's mother's expression and voice softened instantly, and she smiled as she patted Xia Shizhao's head. "Oh my goodness, you're so handsome, just like the little figurines I make."

Then, she warmly took Xia Shizhao's arm and led her inside.

He turned his head and ordered, "Bring the wine in now!"

She turned her head back and chatted with Xia Shizhao in a soft voice.

"Like a split personality."

Luo Chuyi muttered softly, "Ouch. That hurts!"

She covered her head, tears welling in her eyes, and turned to look behind her. "Mom? Why are you back? And why did you hit me?"

"Who asked you to talk about your mother?"

The aloof woman with her hair tied in a high ponytail finished speaking calmly and walked inside.

Poor Luo Chuyi was on the verge of tears, scratching the back of her head, "Who did I offend? Why isn't class starting yet? I can't stay here any longer."

Xia Shizhao sat awkwardly on the sofa next to Luo's enthusiastic mother, who warmly embraced him.

"Waaah, this is the daughter I wanted, cute and beautiful! Not that stiff, unruly brat."

"o(n_n)o haha~"

Xia Shizhao forced a smile, "Chu Yi is very good."

"That's right, just like her mother, a hypocrite."

"Huh? I'm being prim and proper? You asked Luo Chuyi to buy wine again?"

A slender, white hand, adorned with a ring on its middle finger, gently tugged at the tip of Luo's mother's ear.

Luo's mother looked up stiffly, "You... why are you back?"

"I came back to get the documents, and Luo Chuyi was standing at the door with a bottle of wine."

"..." Luo's mother released Xia Shizhao, stood up, and whispered in Luo's mother's ear, "Give them some face, Luo Chuyi's friend is here."

"Heh, if you come back drunk tonight, you'll be in big trouble."

"Oh, whatever you want, just go to work and stop staying at home."

Helpless, Luo's mother said goodbye to Xia Shizhao and hurriedly left.

Luo Chuyi came out carrying a plate of cut fruit. "Did my mom scare you?"

"No, no, Auntie is very welcoming, I like her very much."

Xia Shizhao spoke from the bottom of her heart. In her previous life, she was adopted as a talisman. Even though her adoptive parents were very kind, she never experienced such warm treatment. Although she still has parents in this life, they are even worse than in her previous life.

In the evening, after dinner, Xia Shizhao was about to leave, but was persuaded to stay by the hospitable Mrs. Luo and ended up staying in a guest room.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be bothering you for a while now."

"It's alright, it's alright."

She stayed at their house for a week. On the first day of school, she went to school with Luo Chuyi. When she left, Xia Shizhao left a few bottles of S-grade stamina recovery fluid in the room.