There is no night in the city, especially in a big city like Beijing, where the streets are as bright as day with bright lights.
Chi Beibei put the newly bought clothes into Snowball's space and took Snowball to the snack street for dinner. It only cost a dozen yuan, and both the man and the mouse had their stomachs full.
Without the consent of his guardian, Chi Beibei had no way to rent a house outside. After filling his stomach, he walked under the starlight back to the Chi family villa located halfway up the mountain.
"Miss, why are you back so late?" Aunt Lin was standing at the door looking around, and when she saw Chi Beibei, she came over to her.
Chi Beibei was about to speak when Xia Shuyu's voice came from the room: "Aunt Lin, who is outside?"
Aunt Lin glanced at Chi Beibei worriedly, then walked in and replied to Xia Shuyu, "It's the Second Miss who's back."
Chi Beibei didn't stay for long and walked in directly. He saw that the Chi family of four were all there. Chi Feng and Xia Shuyu, mother and daughter, were sitting on the sofa watching TV and chatting together, while Chi Jiangmo was sitting on the side.
When Chi Beibei's gaze fell on Chi Jiangmo, he paused for a moment, his expression a little dazed, and his eyes unconsciously turned red.
Chi Jiangmo stood up, looked at Chi Beibei with concern, opened his mouth but said nothing.
Chi Mingchu held Xia Shuyu's arm, looking at the "embarrassed" Chi Beibei with a gloating look: "Sister, remember to pedal faster when you ride your bike. It's okay to go home late, but it's not good to be late for school."
Xia Shuyu glanced at Chi Beibei with a grim look on her face. She looked back at the TV and slowly changed the channel. Without even looking up, she said, "Aunt Lin, it's past dinner time. I hope you know the rules of our Chi family."
"Mom." Chi Jiangmo wanted to plead for Chi Beibei, but Xia Shuyu glared at him fiercely.
Xia Shuyu's eyes, full of warning, accusation, and resentment, made Chi Jiangmo's heart tremble.
He glanced at the thin and frail Chi Beibei, then looked at his biological sister whom he had just found. He remembered something and finally lowered his head.
"Why don't we just ask Aunt Lin to make another one?" Chi Feng was rather careless and didn't notice the gunpowder smell in the room.
He muttered, “It’s not like our Chi family can’t afford to eat.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Shuyu stood up and pointed at Chi Feng's nose and cursed: "Our Mingchu is the eldest daughter of the Chi family. She is just a bastard who took over the magpie's nest. Or is it that Chi Beibei is your illegitimate daughter, so you are so biased towards her?"
Of course Xia Shuyu knew that Chi Beibei was not Chi Feng's illegitimate daughter. She went for a paternity test the day after Chi Beibei was adopted.
"Okay, okay, the kids are here, what are you doing?" Seeing Xia Shuyu getting angry again, Chi Feng quickly took the initiative to admit defeat.
Chi Feng was a new upstart from outside the city, while Xia Shuyu came from an established family. It was with the help of the Xia family that Chi Feng was able to gain a foothold in Beijing so quickly.
Even though it was the Xia family who took the initiative to propose the marriage, Chi Feng did not dare to look down on Xia Shuyu and was usually very tolerant of her.
The two have been married for almost 30 years. What is dramatic is that the Chi family has become a top-notch wealthy family, while the Xia family has begun to decline. However, Chi Feng has become accustomed to indulging Xia Shuyu.
The only thing Chi Feng did in his life that went against her wishes was to adopt Chi Beibei.
"Chi Beibei is not my child." Xia Shuyu retorted.
"Yes, yes, Chi Beibei is not your child." Chi Feng followed her words to coax her. Anyway, Chi Beibei was not her biological daughter, so it would not be worth it for her to argue with Xia Shuyu.
At that time, the company was at a critical moment of going public, and the Chi family could not afford any scandals, so Chi Feng had no choice but to adopt Chi Beibei as a substitute.
They are just treated like cats and dogs, how can there be any feelings for them?
Xia Shuyu was relieved at this point. Before she could sit down, she heard Chi Beibei say, "Mrs. Chi, if you don't want to see me, I can move out."
The first time she heard Chi Beibei call her "Mrs. Chi", Xia Shuyu was stunned for a moment before she realized that Chi Beibei always shamelessly called her "Mom" before, but now she finally recognized her identity.
The next second, Chi Beibei's words about moving out flashed through her mind. After Xia Shuyu realized what was happening, she trembled with anger: "How dare you threaten me?"
"I'm not threatening you." Chi Beibei said seriously, "It will be good for everyone if I move out."
Xia Shuyu told the servants to go back to the servants' room with a cold face. After making sure that there were no outsiders in the house, she scolded them harshly, "Chi Beibei, if your biological parents hadn't swapped children, how could my Mingchu have ended up in an orphanage? We have done our best for you by keeping you in the Chi family. How dare you threaten us with running away from home?"
"Yeah, why are you so ignorant, kid? Are you deliberately trying to embarrass our Chi family?" Chi Feng echoed.
Xia Shuyu often gets angry because of Chi Beibei, and Chi Feng feels a little depressed when he sees Chi Beibei, but Chi Beibei is the adopted daughter of the Chi family after all, and she is not yet an adult. What will others think if she moves out alone? Chi Beibei is usually as quiet as air, how come she has learned to act unreasonably?
Chi Beibei was really impressed by Xia Shuyu's ability to tell lies with open eyes. Being familiar with the plot, she would certainly not be easily fooled by her. Her biological parents had never exchanged their children with malicious intent.
Chi Beibei looked at the brother and sister Chi Jiangmo and Chi Mingchu.
Chi Jiangmo had a painful and struggling expression, and he obviously knew the truth, but no matter in his past life or this life, he chose to help Xia Shuyu hide it.
As for Chi Mingchu, the novel clearly states at the beginning: "What's even more ridiculous is that her biological parents actually adopted a substitute from an orphanage."
Chi Mingchu also knew clearly that the baby was not taken away by mistake but was lost, but he retaliated against her in the name of "malicious child exchange" by her biological parents.
Chi Feng and Xia Shuyu both looked very angry. Chi Beibei realized that she might not be able to move out today, so she said nothing more.
Chi Beibei stopped talking back, and Chi Feng thought that what Chi Beibei said before was just angry words: "Chi Beibei, go back to your room."
"Okay, Mr. Chi." Chi Beibei replied politely and turned to leave.
Chi Beibei found it difficult to understand why Xia Shuyu and Chi Feng disliked her but refused to let her go and insisted on keeping her around to make her suffer.
Never mind, it’s nice to have a free place to stay…right?
Hearing Chi Beibei's name, Chi Feng was also stunned and felt a little uncomfortable. If he hadn't adopted her, would Chi Beibei have the good life she has now? As a result, he doesn’t even call me “Dad” now.
Chi Feng looked at Chi Beibei with some displeasure, and saw only a tall and slender figure, which was quite different from the thin little girl in his impression.
He realized belatedly that Chi Beibei was about to come of age. Chi Feng thought that the younger generations in the circle were all engaged at around 20 years old. Although Chi Beibei was only an adopted daughter, she could also be used for socializing.
The second young master of the Xiao family who is disabled, the youngest young master of the Lu family who is said to be homosexual, and the eldest young master of the Feng family who has schizophrenia.
Chi Beibei's identity is quite compatible with them.
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