The next morning, Bai Xiaoruo stood on the balcony, watching the car that picked up Xian Mingyu leave, her eyes filled with longing and a thousand regrets.
He left in such a hurry without even telling her. If she hadn't been woken up by the sound of a car engine downstairs, Bai Xiaoruo wouldn't have known that Xuan Mingyu was leaving so early.
Although he said he would be back in a couple of days, Bai Xiaoruo was still a little sad. Every time she spent with Xian Mingyu, it was so short and precious, yet she never even got a proper goodbye.
Gu Yao was once again the one who came to take Bai Xiaoruo to school.
When they arrived at the school, the bulletin board prominently displayed the oversight regarding the finalists of the painting competition that day. This brief official explanation was enough to clear Bai Xiaoruo's name.
The punishment for Xiao Yaran was not explicitly announced, but when Bai Xiaoruo went to the classroom, she no longer saw Xiao Yaran.
According to the knowledgeable classmates around her, Xiao Yaran was advised to drop out of school.
It wasn't as simple as losing credits or receiving a major demerit. Early in the morning, her family went to the dormitory and moved all of Xiao Ya Ran's belongings out. Their faces were tense, and they didn't say a word.
Xiao Yaran went to the principal's office yesterday, and not long after, her parents arrived. I don't know what they talked about, but later she was taken home by her parents.
It is said that Xiao Yaran did not show any distress or regret on her face at the time; on the contrary, she left with an arrogant smile.
When get out of class ended, the homeroom teacher called Bai Xiaoruo to the office and talked to her about the list of finalists for the painting competition.
Now that the true author has been identified, Bai Xiaoruo is eligible to re-enter the competition, and the school has withdrawn its punishment of her. The purpose of the homeroom teacher's talk to Bai Xiaoruo was to ask her if she had decided whether to continue participating in the competition.
Without a second's hesitation, Bai Xiaoruo refused.
Throughout, what she cared about was not how much honor she could gain or how far she could go in the competition, but rather that she wanted to be able to face her conscience with a clear conscience and have her work appreciated and recognized. That was enough for her.
Now that he has cleared his name and the whole story has been clarified, the so-called spot in the finals is no longer so important.
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After school in the afternoon, Bai Xiaoruo called Gu Yao and asked him to come pick her up.
I'm actually quite embarrassed to keep troubling Gu Yao to be my driver, but the area where I live now is inconvenient. It's too far to walk there, and the bus doesn't go there. Plus, not just any car can drive in there.
Although it's troublesome, the security is indeed very good. If you're not a resident of the community, other strangers have to register with their real names and have their faces scanned to enter.
Gu Yao had already bought groceries for Bai Xiaoruo at the market, according to her request. The quantity wasn't large, just enough for two days.
After dropping Bai Xiaoruo off at the villa entrance, Gu Yao turned the car around and drove back.
She was back to living alone, but it was better than in the new house, because in the new house, Aunt Qin and Uncle Bi were from her grandparents' side, and they would occasionally report Bai Xiaoruo and Xian Mingyu's situation to the old house.
This is why Xuan Mingyu specially bought a new house here for Bai Xiaoruo to move in alone. He doesn't like a lot of people or people coming and going to serve him.
Bai Xiaoruo is, after all, Xuan Mingyu's nominal wife. Since he has been neglecting her, Xuan Zhengsen naturally has objections. Therefore, the best solution is to bring her to his side and place her in a place where she can be seen at all times, so that Xuan Zhengsen and Lin Suqing will not interfere too much.
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Bai Xiaoruo was busy in the kitchen.
Prepare dinner for yourself.
A thick soup is simmering in the pot; then add some chopped side dishes.
Just then, the doorbell outside rang urgently again and again.
"Wait a mininute!"
Bai Xiaoruo glanced at the door, thinking she should finish chopping the side dishes in her hand before opening the door.
The doorbell rang several times but the door didn't open. The person outside seemed a little impatient and started kicking the door hard.
Bai Xiaoruo had no choice but to put down her work, quickly wash her hands, and rush to open the door.
"They're here, they're here."
The only people who know about this place are Xuan Mingyu and Gu Yao.
Hsien Mingyu has a key and can easily open the door; he wouldn't kick it so roughly. However, he flew to the US this morning and should have arrived at his destination by now, so it couldn't be him.
Gu Yao was a refined man; even if no one answered, he could simply call Bai Xiaoruo.
Who else would come here? And so rudely, climbing over the yard and coming straight to the gate.
When Bai Xiaoruo ran to the door and opened it, she was stunned to see a complete stranger standing there.
He was dressed in hip-hop style, carrying a large black bag on his back, wearing a baseball cap askew, chewing bubble gum, and looking impatient.
Judging by appearance, he was about the same age as Bai Xiaoruo, over 1.8 meters tall, with a fair and handsome face.
Judging from appearances, this person seems... not someone to be trifled with.
Bai Xiaoruo was a little confused. Before she could speak, the boy in front of her had already swaggered past her and walked into the house.
"This is such a shabby place? It's not even as big as my house."
The black backpack was casually tossed onto the sofa, and the boy lay down on it without even taking off his shoes.
Bai Xiaoruo, who is always a clean freak, was not happy at all. Who is this person? Did he come to the wrong house or is he deliberately here to cause trouble? He put his shoes on the sofa without even taking them off. They are filthy. How could he be so rude!
"Sir, have you mistaken the address and entered the wrong house? This is my home, please leave!"
"Your place?" Xuan Xingze looked Bai Xiaoruo up and down, who was wearing an apron and black-rimmed glasses, looking like a housewife. He looked at her as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, and he was extremely disgusted. "My God, what is my brother doing? He said I would live alone, and he arranged a housekeeper for me? Get lost, get lost, get as far away as you can while I'm in a good mood and don't want to curse!"
"You!" Bai Xiaoruo's face flushed red. "I'm not some nanny! Who are you? Don't you know that trespassing is illegal?! If you don't leave, I'm calling the police!"
"Call the police? I'd love to! Here, take my phone, go call the police right away!" He suddenly stood up from the sofa and stood in front of Bai Xiaoruo, towering over her by more than half a head. Bai Xiaoruo's original arrogance was instantly extinguished by half.
Xuan Xingze handed his phone to Bai Xiaoruo, seemingly unconcerned, as if he hadn't been afraid of her earlier threat to call the police at all.
Bai Xiaoruo immediately chickened out and didn't dare to take the phone from his hand, her mind a complete mess.
What should she do? The gap between them was so vast; she was clearly no match for him. If he really wanted to do something to her, she would be completely powerless to resist.
Moreover, what bad guy would be so arrogant as to keep trying to shove his phone into someone else's hand, making them call the police?
Could he... have escaped from some mental hospital?
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