"Don't let outsiders laugh at us, Lianlian's friends are still here."
Yunmu's gaze swept lightly over Xie Zhaodi, her voice gentle yet conveying a coldness in her tone.
"Hello, I'm Lianlian's mother. You must be her good friend, right? Please get in the car. Auntie has already asked the chef to prepare a meal for you to take home."
Yun's father carefully observed Xie Zhaodi for a moment, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
As expected, since they were never raised by their side, they don't understand any manners and don't even know how to greet their elders.
"Get in the car, don't be afraid. What's your name?"
Xie Zhaodi felt uneasy, and looking at the luxurious interior of the car made her even more embarrassed.
"Hello, Uncle and Aunt, my name is Xie Zhaodi."
Yun Lian, fearing that her family would frighten her, gave a sharp shout.
"Mom and Dad, please don't scare my friend, she's very timid."
Yun Lian pulled Xie Zhaodi to sit down, and only then did Yun He raise his head from the back seat.
"Zhaodi, welcome to my home."
Not welcome.
Lianlian still doesn't know that she is not the biological daughter of the Yun family. Instead, she treats her as her best friend and takes good care of her.
How heartbroken will Lianlian be when she finds out the truth?
Thinking of this, Yun He's face darkened, and apart from the initial greeting, he didn't say another word to Xie Zhaodi along the way.
Xie Zhaodi is a very sensitive and delicate girl.
Although the Yun family treated her very politely.
Subconsciously, she was told that they did not welcome her, so much so that even the most exquisite and luxurious meals tasted bland to her.
Perhaps this is how these wealthy and powerful families treat ordinary people.
Yun Lian noticed Xie Zhaodi's disappointment and took her back to her room.
While Xie Zhaodi was washing up, Yun Lian went to the Yun family study.
As expected, when I opened the door, my parents and brother were there.
Everyone was surprised by her sudden arrival and hurriedly hid the documents in their hands.
"Lianlian, why did you suddenly come? Aren't you with your friend?"
Yun Lian stood at the door, her eyes filled with a coquettishness that didn't belong to a little girl.
"Dad, Mom, do you not like me bringing friends home? This is the only friend I've ever brought home alone."
Seeing Yun Lian's dejected expression, Yun's mother was heartbroken. She quickly ran to Yun Lian's side and stroked Yun Lian's head.
"How could we not like it? Even for Lianlian's sake, we will love everything about her. Lianlian, remember that Mom will always love you."
Yun Lian blinked: "Then why were you so cold to her just now?"
Seeing his wife scratching her palm, Yun's father quickly pulled her into his arms.
"Your mother and I are still jet-lagged from coming back from abroad, so we're not feeling too well. Lianlian, please forgive us, okay? Daddy promises that we'll treat your friends better next time."
Yun Lian snorted: "Then I'll forgive you for now. By the way, what were you all looking at just now? Why are you all gathered here?"
Yunhe locked the table box from the inside and took out a pink diamond necklace from his pocket.
"My brother was thinking about how to surprise you with a gift, but he couldn't decide. He called Mom and Dad, and you just happened to be there."
Yun Lian asked suspiciously, "Really? I'll get angry if you lie to me."
The three looked at each other and spoke in unison.
"We guarantee it's even more real than pearls."
Yun Lian touched the necklace Yun He had put around her neck, a sweet smile playing on her lips.
"I believe in you, Dad, Mom, and brother. Goodnight."
Goodnight, Lianlian.
After watching Yun Lian enter her room, Yun's mother asked worriedly, "When can we tell Lian Lian the truth? It's too cruel for her."
Yun's father patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"The truth will eventually come out, so it's better to cut the Gordian knot. It's better for Lianlian to know the truth now than for us to keep it from her forever."
Mica burst into tears and threw herself into her father's arms.
"Let me wait a few more days and spend more time with Lianlian before telling her this cruel truth. She is my daughter, whom I have cherished and loved for more than ten years."
A glint of light flashed in Yun's father's eyes.
He naturally loved his daughter, Yun Lian.
But for wealthy and powerful families like theirs, who wouldn't use their children's marriages to gain benefits?
Previously, all three family members were focused on Yun Lian, so they had no chance to be together.
But it seems like they're about to have another daughter.
Aside from her reputation being a bit tarnished recently, she's good at studying and looks. If we raise her for a few years, she could marry him off and we could probably get something in return.
Yun's father patted Yun's mother on the back to comfort her.
"Yes, we should spend more time with Lianlian. If Xie Zhaodi comes in later and she suffers any grievances, that girl might overthink it."
Yunmu suddenly stood up: "She wouldn't dare! If she doesn't provoke Lianlian, I don't mind having an extra set of dishes at home. But if she dares to bully my Lianlian, hmph, she won't have a good ending!"
*
bedroom.
Yun Lian and Xie Zhaodi lay on the soft little bed, Yun Lian gazing longingly at Xie Zhaodi.
"Zhaodi, which university do you want to go to in the future?"
Xie Zhaodi avoided eye contact: "I don't know. What about you? Where do you want to go?"
She wanted to be a forensic pathologist and didn't want to deal with people, but it seems that in many people's eyes, this profession is somewhat unlucky.
"I don't know either. I might just find a foreign university to study at and then go home."
Seeing that she looked so nonchalant, Xie Zhaodi was even more anxious than she was.
"How can that be? You play the piano so well, and you're beautiful too. You could totally enter the entertainment industry. Besides, with your academic achievements, why would you need to embellish your resume?"
"Stop talking about me, Zhao Di, what are your thoughts? What do you want to do in the future?"
Xie Zhaodi felt a lump in her throat as she was stared at by her loving gaze.
"I just want to get away from my family of origin, even if it's a tough and tiring life."
It would be great if I could learn to use a knife.
When she dissected a frog in the lab, it was the first time she had ever used a knife on a non-food animal.
The tremor that shook my soul at that moment remains vivid in my memory to this day.
"That's simple. Your mom is just too idle. See, since she's had something to do, she hasn't bothered you for a long time, has she?"
Xie Zhaodi choked.
Not long after Yun Lian gave her money last time, she heard from the villagers that she was hit by a car on her way back and broke her leg. She was now relying on crutches every day, but she still didn't forget to talk about her glory days.
Although she was hurt and felt a little sad, unexpectedly, a bigger thought came to her mind.
How come they didn't get hit and killed?
Xie Zhaodi lowered her eyes, afraid that Yun Lian would see the unnaturalness in them.
"It seems that's indeed the case."
Yun Lian chatted with Xie Zhaodi for a long time that night. What puzzled her was that Xie Zhaodi's arrival at the Yun family was like triggering a mechanism, which was rather strange.
The next day.
Yun Lian, who rarely gets a break, only woke up from her nap at noon.
In a daze, Xie Zhaodi ran out crying, clutching a handful of paper.
Yun Lian's hand, which was yawning, froze in mid-air.
"Zhaodi, why are you crying?"
Xie Zhaodi looked at Yun Lian with a vicious gaze.
“Zhao Di, Zhao Di, you are the one who should be called Zhao Di…”
Yun's father rushed in from the study in a disheveled state, and when he saw Yun Lian's dazed expression, he froze on the spot.
"Lianlian, why did you come down?"
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