"That's none of your business. Just mind your own business." Luo Chen said, then opened the door and left without looking back.

Clang!

The sound of the door closing made Mo Xiaotuo tremble.

It's all an illusion, nothing but an illusion. She can't think too much, she can't be too greedy. This is good enough. At least she doesn't have to stay in the Mo family and be manipulated by her uncle and aunt. At least she has one more person willing to speak up for her.

She picked up the cup, washed it, and put it away before returning to her room.

She casually flipped through the books on the table. She hadn't been to class for several days. Seeing that it was still early, she called Tingting to ask about Pan Lei's situation and what the current situation was at school.

Zhou Tingting had called Mo Xiaotuo before, but the phone was either switched off or no one answered. She was afraid that it was inconvenient for Mo Xiaotuo, so she didn't call again.

Having just finished her homework, she saw Mo Xiaotuo's number and answered it after one ring: "Xiaotuo, is that you? Are you alright?"

Hearing her friend's anxious voice, Mo Xiaotuo said apologetically, "I'm sorry for making you worry. I've been in a daze these past two days, and I'm only feeling a little better today."

"Is the Mo family making things difficult for you again?" Zhou Tingting asked anxiously.

Mo Xiaotuo paused for a moment, then said, "I'm fine. They shamelessly wanted my husband to help the Mo family, but he blocked them, and now we're at a stalemate."

"It seems your husband treats you well. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, I heard that Pan Lei was injured and hospitalized. Yesterday, his family came to transfer him to another school. It seems he was badly injured; I wonder if he was beaten by someone? Liu Yali is frantically looking for you!" Zhou Tingting, thinking of Pan Lei and Liu Yali's situation, couldn't help but feel sorry for Mo Xiaotuo: "It's not your fault, and you don't have the money to hire thugs to deal with Pan Lei..."

Mo Xiaotuo didn't hear what was coming next; her thoughts were still on Pan Lei being beaten and expelled from school.

Mr. Luo saved her that day, and I guess he was the one who had someone beat up Pan Lei, but why didn't he tell her?

"Xiao Tuo, are you listening?" Zhou Tingting stopped nagging after not hearing a response from Xiao Tuo for a long time.

“I’m listening. It’s okay. Let her go if she wants to. It’s better for her to leave a scumbag than to be fooled again later.” Mo Xiaotuo replied to Zhou Tingting, and the two talked for a while before hanging up.

She wanted to go to sleep after hanging up the phone, but then she heard the doorbell ring.

Tingting had just said that Liu Yali was looking for her everywhere, and now she was startled when she heard the doorbell.

The doorbell kept ringing until her cell phone suddenly rang, at which point she answered the call and opened the door.

Outside the door, Peng Yanyan, carrying a bag of things, said with obvious disdain, "What's wrong? You look so down as soon as your husband leaves?"

"Yan Yan, are you going out again so late?" Mo Xiaotuo saw that she was wearing heavy makeup again and assumed that she was going out.

"Call me Sister Yan, and I'll take care of you from now on!" Peng Yanyan acted as if she were an outsider, carrying a bag as she came in.

After coming in, he sat down on the sofa, patted his empty stomach, and said, "Make me a bowl of noodles."

"Oh!" Mo Xiaotuo nodded. She still had something to ask Sister Yan, so she turned around and obediently went to the kitchen.

Peng Yanyan conscientiously put the fruit, vegetables, and meat from the bag into the refrigerator.

Mo Xiaotuo turned on the stove and put in the water. Turning her head, she saw Sister Yan putting things in the refrigerator. She quickly said, "A bowl of noodles isn't worth much. You don't need to buy so much stuff."

"Who said I bought it for you? I'm just storing it here so you can call me down to eat when you've cooked it. I'm so tired of takeout. Finding a canteen is a great thing for me. From now on, I'll take care of your fridge." Peng Yanyan said, taking out an apple, washing it, and tossing it to Mo Xiaotuo.

This girl is so skinny, she's gotten so thin, and she still says that jerk treats her well. She's just being hypocritical.

Mo Xiaotuo was a little stunned. After a while, she suddenly thought of something and asked, "You...you wouldn't have taken a fancy to my new neighbor, would you?"

"Does someone live across the street from you?" Peng Yanyan was also quite curious about Mo Xiaotuo's neighbor, who was elusive and she hadn't seen him open the door even after several visits.

Mmm!

Mo Xiaotuo nodded repeatedly, then told the man opposite her his name and described his appearance.

Peng Yanyan perked up after hearing this and blurted out, "Is he as handsome as your husband?"

“It’s not the same variety, you’ll know when you see it,” Mo Xiaotuo blurted out.

After listening, Peng Yanyan said in a commanding tone, "Starting tomorrow, call me if your man isn't home at noon. Anyway, I'm home all day, either eating or sleeping."

Mo Xiaotuo thought that she worked hard every night, and besides, she wasn't a bad person, so she nodded.

Seeing that Mo Xiaotuo had agreed, Peng Yanyan smiled and went outside to wait.

Mo Xiaotuo heard that Sister Yan had been eating takeout before, so he added two extra eggs and some meat to her food.

In no time, the steaming hot egg noodles were ready, and she took them out.

Peng Yanyan couldn't resist the aroma and started eating with gusto.

Mo Xiaotuo sat beside her, hesitating for a long time before asking, "Sister Yan, how did you know someone was trying to harm me that day?"

Peng Yanyan paused in her eating of noodles, then slurped down the soup before slowly saying, "The day before I ran into you in the elevator, I was at a bar and overheard a friend saying he'd received 100,000 yuan to deal with a student. I glanced over and saw it was you, so I gave you a heads-up."

"100,000! I was worth so much!" Mo Xiaotuo's eyes gleamed with excitement at the thought of so much money.

Snap!

Peng Yanyan slapped Mo Xiaotuo on the back of the head and scolded, "You're spineless!"

All right!

Who told her to be poor?

Mo Xiaotuo scratched his head and smiled foolishly.

After Peng Yanyan finished eating and drinking, she swayed her slender waist as she walked out of the house, waved to Mo Xiaotuo, and left.

As soon as Peng Yanyan left, the door across the hall opened.

Mo Xiaotuo looked up, and the two exchanged a glance. The man opposite him smiled at him.

"You still have friends coming this late?" Min Ji-hyun spoke first.

"Yes! Mr. Min, you didn't rest either?" Mo Xiaotuo replied politely.

Min Zhixian turned and went back into the room, then handed a bag to Mo Xiaotuo: "A little gift for us to meet, please accept it!"

"This...this is too much trouble," Mo Xiaotuo said, blushing and not daring to reach out.

Min Zhixian simply stuffed the bag into Mo Xiaotuo's hand and said gently, "From now on, we're neighbors, so there's no need to be so polite. I'm going back to rest now, so you should go to sleep early too."

He had two deep dimples when he smiled. Mo Xiaotuo was powerless against men with dimples, and stared blankly as he walked into the house and closed the door.

pound!

The sound of the door closing brought her back to her senses. She went home, closed her bedroom door, opened the bag, and glanced at it. To her surprise, it contained two boxes of pineapple cakes.

She has loved pineapple cakes since she was a child, and seeing pineapple cakes inevitably reminds her of her kind grandmother.