"Fine, then you still owe me a million. Do you admit that?"
Cheng Xiao gave a bitter smile; she knew she couldn't afford to pay that million.
"Okay, I'll write it down. I'll definitely pay you back."
Xiao Li quickly grabbed paper and pen; this was a rare opportunity, and she couldn't miss it.
With tears in her eyes, Cheng Xiao wrote down the humiliating IOU.
Then, she ran away. She knew she couldn't stand staying any longer. That damn scumbag had deceived her feelings, and she would never talk to him again.
Xiao Li carefully put away the IOU; it was a million yuan, and she was determined to make Cheng Xiao pay it back.
Cheng Xiao returned to her room and found her school registration form in the drawer. The thought that her younger brother could only live at school made her feel a little bitter. She had originally thought that she could live a good life from now on.
She had planned to have her father take care of her younger brother, and she would provide him with living expenses. Now it seems that her father will have to work hard for a while longer.
The phone rang, and Cheng Xiao saw it was her father, Cheng Jie.
She wiped away her tears, trying hard to control her emotions; she couldn't let her father worry.
"dad……"
"Xiaoxiao, has your brother's school registration been completed?"
Cheng Xiao glanced at the file folder. "It's done. I'll send it over to you in a bit."
"That's great! Now our whole family can be together."
Cheng Xiao sighed bitterly, "Dad, my little brother should stay at school. Driving back and forth takes up too much time. Staying at school will be better for his studies."
"Is...is that so? Oh, okay then."
Cheng Xiao forced herself to believe it, "Yes, Dad, I used to live at school too, so I know this best."
Although Cheng Jie didn't understand why his daughter suddenly changed her mind, he still obediently agreed.
"Okay, then I'll do as you say. Xiao Sa lives at school, so I won't be going to your place. I'll go back to my hometown after your wedding."
Cheng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want her father to know that the house was gone, so as not to worry him.
She didn't know the wedding was canceled; otherwise, she would have made up an excuse.
“Okay, Dad, my little brother is here. I’ll take care of him.”
Cheng Jie hung up the phone, feeling a little disappointed. He still regretted not being able to go to the big city to live with his daughter and son.
But thinking about how I'm back in my hometown, free and easy, playing cards and having a few drinks every day, it's not so bad.
He cheered up again, humming a little tune, opened the packed package, and put it back in its place.
Xiao Li listened to Cheng Xiao on the phone, then packed her things and went downstairs to pick up her younger brother.
She packed her things and prepared to go out and have fun.
The original owner was a rich second-generation playboy. Although he loved to play, he was still well-behaved and didn't touch things he shouldn't.
But he was indeed an idle playboy.
Xiao Li arrived, but she didn't plan to make any changes. Naturally, she ate, drank, and played as usual.
She's going to deal with Du Zihao, who harmed the original owner of this body.
The original owner had been staying at home preparing for the wedding and had no idea that a big news had broken in the industry.
The Du family is also a wealthy family, but unlike the Xiao family, the Du family has three daughters.
So Du Zihao returned as an illegitimate child, but inherited the Du family business.
It's easy to imagine that the Du sisters would not be willing to accept this, especially Du Yuesheng, the eldest daughter of the Du family who was being groomed as their heir.
Xiao Li decided to go and meet her.
There's a cocktail party tonight, and people in the industry will be there. Xiaoli naturally received a text message about it.
A magnificent luxury club.
As soon as Xiao Li stepped into the private room, the surroundings became quiet.
"Hey, Young Master Xiao, how come you've finally decided to come out? Aren't you going to spend time with your little darling?"
The one who said this was Du Yuesheng's third sister, Du Yueqi. She disliked the original owner the most because of the relationship between the two families.
But because of their childhood friendship, she dared to make jokes.
Xiao Li smiled and called everyone to drink.
"Tonight, let's drink until we drop! Come on, let's drink!"
The atmosphere became lively again.
Du Yueqi curled her lips. This Xiao Li was too boring. He used to talk back to her, but now he's backed down.
However, she became even more curious about Cheng Xiao. How could he have such great abilities to make a playboy settle down?
After a while, Xiao Li moved closer to Du Yueqi.
Why didn't your older sister come?
Du Yueqi tensed up. "Why are you asking her? You can't make a move on her. Don't forget you have another one at home."
Xiao Li slapped her finger away. "I need to talk to her. Just tell her I'll treat her to dinner tomorrow."
Du Yueqi blinked. "She's busy. What's wrong? Tell me."
His face was beaming with gossip, and he couldn't hide it.
Xiao Li smiled and said, "It's nothing, just about Du Zihao."
Du Yueqi's expression changed. How did he know about this before it even got out?
It seems this Du Zihao is no ordinary person; something's definitely up his sleeve.
"Okay, I will definitely tell my sister."
Xiao Li left an address and departed the party.
Cheng Xiao picked up her younger brother, settled him in, and then returned to the Xiao family home.
She only realized today, when the principal personally received her, that she had misunderstood Xiao Li; he had already taken care of this matter long ago.
So when she returned, she made a point of having the driver take a detour to the cake shop in the south of the city to buy a small cake, intending to apologize to Xiao Li.
When Xiaoli returned home, she found someone in her room.
She checked with her divine sense and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Cheng Xiao stood at the door with a small cake in her hand, waiting for Xiao Li to go in.
Xiao Li withdrew her hand from the door, went downstairs, and called the driver over.
The driver for the Xiao family was a retired soldier who had retired due to a finger injury. He was hired by the Xiao family because he had some connection with Xiao Jiyuan.
"Uncle Wu, a thief has broken into my room. Please go in and catch her quickly."
Wu Jianguo's expression turned serious. This thief was too audacious. There were people in the house, yet he still dared to go in and steal things.
He followed Xiaoli upstairs and arrived at the door, where he indeed heard soft footsteps coming from inside.
He gestured for Xiaoli to be quiet, then walked to the door, quickly opened it, and pounced on the figure.
It was already evening, and Cheng Xiao only turned on a dim bedside lamp to create a certain atmosphere.
As soon as she saw a figure enter, Cheng Xiao went up to greet them with a happy expression and handed them the cake she was holding.
"Xiao Li..."
When Wu Jianguo saw something being held out to him, he thought it was a weapon and pushed it away, smearing the entire cake onto Cheng Xiao's face.
Wu Jianguo rushed forward and pinned Cheng Xiao down, then twisted her arm so she couldn't move.
"Xiao Li, it's me! Waaaaah..."
Cheng Xiao was completely devastated; her face was covered in cream, and she was crying miserably.
Wu Jianguo recognized Cheng Xiao's voice, so he quickly got up and helped Cheng Xiao up as well.
"Uncle Wu, I misread it. Thank you for your help. I'll handle it. You should go home and have dinner."
Xiao Li sent Wu Jianguo away, then burst into laughter at Cheng Xiao's disheveled appearance.
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