Lu Ran looked at the two brothers in surprise, then a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.
"Sister-in-law Mianmian is so lucky," she murmured with emotion.
Huo Junyu gave his younger brother a wink, and Huo Junyang immediately took Lu Ran's hand and smiled indulgently.
"If you were in the same situation, I would do the same."
“Brother Junyang…”
She hesitated, biting her lip, and gently pulled her hand back.
Actually, she had been trying to keep her distance from him during this time. She was Lu Ming's daughter, and Lu Ming was the culprit who had ruined the Lu family.
How could she have the nerve to be with Huo Junyang?
Even if Huo Junyang doesn't despise her, Mr. and Mrs. Huo probably won't forgive her.
However, emotions are a strange thing; the more you try to control them, the less you can control them.
Lu Ran glanced at Huo Junyang secretly, then quickly looked away, her two small hands clasped together, nervously clutching the hem of her clothes.
"By the way, speaking of letting Ranran get closer to Xia Zhi..." Huo Junyu paused for a moment, "Ranran, I will help you get all the student documents and try my best to arrange for you to be in the same teaching building as Xia Zhi."
Lu Ran snapped out of her daze and nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry, Brother Junyu, I definitely won't mess it up." She smiled innocently. "If she really is Lu Xiaoyou, then as soon as I get back to Jiangzhou, I'll tell you the truth!"
Huo Junyu's heart tightened, and he felt a pang of sympathy for the frail girl before him.
She could clearly obtain everything from the Lu family without lifting a finger.
She was clearly not living a good life, and the Lu family was an excellent stepping stone.
But she didn't do that; she stubbornly insisted on returning what didn't belong to her.
So, how could Lu Ming be worthy of being her father?
"Ranran," Huo Junyang said with some worry, "I've heard that Xia Zhi is very vicious. You must be very careful when you get close to her!"
"Vicious?" Lu Ran was taken aback. "Who told you that?"
"Listen to my brother!"
Huo Junyu's expression changed, and he coughed a few times forcefully.
Lu Ran realized what was happening and chuckled, "Brother Junyu, is it because Xia Zhi bullied Sister-in-law Mianmian that you said she's vicious?"
“Uh…of course not!” Huo Junyu said seriously, “I’m not the kind of person who acts on emotion.”
Huo Junyang rolled his eyes, watched Lu Ran secretly make a face, and laughed.
*
Two days later, Lu Ran successfully entered the school and became Xia Zhi's junior.
Huo Junyu cleverly arranged for Lu Ran and Xia Zhi to have classes on the same floor. That day, Lu Ran deliberately went to the wrong classroom. As soon as she entered, she saw Xia Zhi sitting by the window, casually flipping through a book.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" Lu Ran quietly sat down in the empty seat next to her.
Xia Zhi glanced at her, her expression indifferent, and did not answer.
She's been feeling very upset these past few days.
Ever since returning from Southeast Asia, Jiang Mianmian has stopped treating her as a friend. The two tacitly agreed to become strangers.
It's not so easy to destroy Jiang Mianmian anymore, especially with Huo Junyu by her side, making it even more impossible to get close to her.
But Lu Ming kept calling to inquire about the situation—now he was no longer going through intermediaries to find Xia Zhi, but was going to find her himself.
Xia Zhi repeatedly probed him, asking why he didn't choose her to impersonate Lu Xiaoyou in Yangcheng back then. She would definitely do better!
Lu Ming simply snorted coldly.
What good is it if she does everything perfectly? We can't let outsiders profit from this!
No matter how stupid or weak Ranran is, she is still his daughter. Besides, Ranran is much easier to control than her!
Xia Zhi frowned deeply. The words on the book in front of her seemed to be flying everywhere. She had been looking at it for a long time but hadn't even finished reading a single line.
"Excuse me?" Lu Ran leaned down to look at her. "May I sit here?"
"Sure, sure!" Xia Zhi said impatiently. "If you want to sit, then sit. Who's stopping you?"
Lu Ran paused for a moment, then sat down beside her.
She saw the name Xia Zhi written on the title page of the book, and upon closer inspection, the person's appearance was exactly the same as the photo provided by Gu Feng.
Lu Ran made sure she hadn't mistaken the person for someone else, forced a smile, and asked softly, "This is a general education class, but I didn't bring my textbook... Could I borrow it later?"
Xia Zhi glared at her and pushed the book in her hand away, since she didn't want to read it anyway.
Lu Ran smiled and thanked her repeatedly, but suddenly exclaimed in surprise!
"ah!"
"What are you doing?" Xia Zhi was startled. "Are you ever going to stop?!"
"Oh dear, this...this isn't my age!" Lu Ran said deliberately. "So this isn't my classroom either...I should call you a senior!"
Xia Zhi glared at her, becoming even more annoyed.
The students in this school are all rich, but it seems that not all children from wealthy families are smart.
Take this one for example!
You can't even figure out where the classroom is, and you're going to university?
Lu Ran stood there in a panic, clutching the hem of her clothes, her eyes red with anxiety.
Seeing her cowardly appearance, Xia Zhi felt a sudden surge of pleasure.
The rich kids have money, but they're not very bright. She may not have money, but she's much smarter than them!
She feels great pleasure whenever she sees others inferior to her, especially those with status and background who seem mentally challenged in some way.
"Hey," Xia Zhi stood up, crossed her arms, and asked her arrogantly, "Are you new here?"
Lu Ran bit her lip and nodded.
"It's not enrollment time now, so how did you get here?"
Lu Ran was well-prepared for this question, and her words hit the nail on the head. "I... I'm not good at studying, but my family owns more than fifty mines that need to be managed... My parents are too busy, so they're forcing me to get a diploma and then go back to inherit the family business..."
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