Chi Mingchu rolled his eyes, then drooped his shoulders, and said in a hoarse voice, carefully pulling Xia Shuyu's sleeve: "Mom, do you think I'm useless?"
"No, no." Xia Shuyu held Chi Mingchu in her arms and patted her back gently. "Mingchu, why do you think so? You are my most proud baby."
Chi Mingchu struggled for a while, raised his head, and looked at Xia Shuyu with red eyes: "Mom, will you dislike me just because Chi Beibei is better than me?"
Chi Mingchu's pitiful appearance made Xia Shuyu's heart twisted, and she hated Chi Beibei even more: "Mingchu, you are my biological daughter, Chi Beibei is nothing."
Chi Mingchu felt relieved when he was sure that Xia Shuyu still couldn't hide her disdain when she mentioned Chi Beibei.
The crying and making a fuss took up too much energy. After he relaxed, fatigue and sleepiness swept over him. Chi Mingchu nestled in Xia Shuyu's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Xia Shuyu looked at Chi Mingchu, who was sleeping like a kitten, with great affection. She put her on the bed and tucked the corners of the quilt carefully.
"Mingchu, my child, I will make you the happiest princess in the world." Xia Shuyu kissed Chi Mingchu on the forehead and gently wiped away the tears from her eyes. "With your mother here, no one can hurt you."
Xia Shuyu walked out of the room quietly and closed the door slowly.
Butler Liu, who had been waiting outside the door, couldn't help but ask, "How is the child?"
"It's all because of Chi Beibei." Xia Shuyu lowered her voice, her expression revealing disgust and contempt, "She did better than Ming Chu in the exam this time, and she even took away Ming Chu's spot in the competition."
Butler Liu was shocked. Xia Shuyu didn't bother to comfort him and asked anxiously, "Is Chi Feng back?"
"He's in the study."
"I'll go find him." Xia Shuyu said and walked towards the study.
Butler Liu's eyes flashed with a trace of hurt, and then he put on a meticulous expression and ordered his men to look up information about the monthly exams and competitions.
The door of the study was ajar. Xia Shuyu didn't knock but pushed it open and walked in.
Chi Feng was suddenly interrupted while working. Anger built up on his face. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he found that it was Xia Shuyu who came in. His anger disappeared in an instant. He smiled and stood up to greet Xia Shuyu: "Shuyu, why are you here so late?"
After so many years of marriage, this was the first time that Xia Shuyu took the initiative to come to his study to find him.
Xia Shuyu pushed his hand away and turned to sit on the sofa: "Chi Feng, Mingchu just cried."
Chi Feng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't care too much. Xia Shuyu has always had a bad temper. Ever since he adopted Chi Beibei on his own initiative, she has become less willing to get close to him.
When she heard Mingchu cry, Chi Feng still felt a little bit of love for her daughter who had been lost for more than ten years, and asked, "What happened? Why is Mingchu crying?"
Xia Shuyu glared at Chi Feng and said, "It's all because of Chi Beibei!" If Chi Feng hadn't brought that bastard home, wouldn't there have been so many problems? Now I can't even throw it away.
"What's wrong with Chi Beibei again?" Didn't they already keep their distance from Chi Beibei some time ago? What did Chi Beibei do to provoke Ming Chu?
"That damn girl Chi Beibei hid her secrets so well!" Xia Shuyu was annoyed, "She actually got third place in the exam this time, and even snatched Mingchu's spot in the competition."
"Chi Beibei actually ranked third?" Chi Feng couldn't believe it at first. He thought Chi Beibei was still at the bottom this time...
knock!
"Come in."
Butler Liu came in holding the information: "Sir, Madam, this is the information for this month's exam and competition. The second young lady did get third place and also won a place in the competition."
"Let me see it." Chi Feng looked at the information on the file with mixed feelings.
Xia Shuyu stood up, took a quick look, and returned to the sofa angrily, sneering, "Humph, now you know how scary that damn girl Chi Beibei is, right?"
She remembered that when Chi Beibei was in the first grade, he got full marks in Chinese and math in his first midterm exam. That damn girl showed her the test paper. She was so angry that she threw her chopsticks on the spot and did not allow Chi Beibei to eat when she thought that Ming Chu might not even be able to go to school.
Later, every time Chi Beibei performed well in the exams, she couldn't control her temper and scolded her, and gradually Chi Beibei's grades became worse and worse.
Chi Beibei's ranking made her unable to hold her head up in front of outsiders, but it also gave her a secret pleasure. So what if she took up her daughter's resources? You are still as stupid as a pig and will never achieve anything in your life.
She thought Chi Beibei had given up studying long ago, but she didn't expect that the damn girl Chi Beibei had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Now that you've grown strong enough, are you unwilling to pretend anymore?
Unlike Xia Shuyu's fury, Chi Feng considered the issue from a businessman's perspective, and there was a hint of surprise in his expression: "Shuyu, it's actually a good thing that Chi Beibei did well in the exam."
Xia Shuyu slammed the table and stood up: "She hid for so many years, but she stopped pretending after Mingchu came back, and even snatched Mingchu's quota. Isn't she deliberately making things difficult for Mingchu?"
"Shuyu, now that Mingchu is back, why do you still hate Chi Beibei so much?" Chi Feng patiently persuaded, breaking down the interests involved and explaining it to Xia Shuyu, "Chi Beibei is nominally our adopted daughter. If she can't even get into college in the future, we will lose face."
"But she made Mingchu unhappy." Xia Shuyu didn't care. "Chi Feng, is Mingchu your daughter, or is Chi Beibei your daughter?"
"Of course it was the early Ming Dynasty." Chi Feng coaxed Xia Shuyu kindly and put his arms around her. Xia Shuyu moved but couldn't break free.
"I'll take my leave first." Butler Liu, who had been standing aside, suddenly spoke.
Chi Feng waved his hand and said, "Well, go down."
Butler Liu glanced at Xia Shuyu quickly, lowered his head, turned around and left.
Xia Shuyu took the opportunity to push Chi Feng away, sat on the sofa sideways and ignored him.
"Okay, Shuyu, don't be angry." Chi Feng sat next to Xia Shuyu. Xia Shuyu moved away a little. Chi Feng followed closely and said helplessly: "Shuyu, you can't let Chi Beibei get the same grades as before, right?"
That's so embarrassing.
"I'm just worried that Mingchu feels bad." Xia Shuyu glanced at him and wiped her tears, "Our Mingchu is so pitiful."
"Shuyu, I know everything." Seeing Xia Shuyu's attitude soften, Chi Feng breathed a sigh of relief, stroked her shoulders, and said softly: "Mingchu is our daughter."
"Chi Beibei's grades have improved, but that can only make her a better chess piece for the marriage."
"You mean?" Xia Shuyu instantly understood what he meant and burst into laughter, "I must choose someone worse than Ji Youli."
Chi Feng nodded.
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