"Xinxin, how's Shi Miao doing at school lately?" Yun Rujin patted her head.
Gu Yanxin's face stiffened, her eyes darted around unnaturally, and she stammered as she spoke, "Ah... Mom, my sister... my sister is doing quite well at school."
"Are you hiding something from me? Has she caused trouble again?" Yun Rujin raised her delicate eyebrows.
Gu Yanxin bit her lip and said anxiously, "Mom, don't misunderstand my sister. She just got into a fight with some thugs."
"What did you say? Fighting? Well, well, you've really grown up. You have no manners at all and you're just bringing shame to the Gu family." Yun Rujin didn't expect Shi Miao to cause them trouble so quickly.
"Mom, don't be angry. My sister didn't mean to fight. She only did it to help our school bully," Gu Yanxin said sweetly, pulling on her arm.
"What? School bully? Look at the kind of people she knows! Xinxin, I know you're kind, you don't need to explain for her. She hit someone and she thinks she's right? I'm going to tell your dad right now to tell Shi Miao to come back immediately."
...
After getting her new phone, Gu Yanxin changed the SIM card and called the man from earlier.
"Hello?"
"It's me. Do one more thing for me." Gu Yanxin lowered her eyelids and leaned against the dressing table.
"What, you're not letting me get my money back?"
"Stop talking nonsense, I've transferred the money to you. Help me delete the complete video released by the school, hurry up."
"Tsk, I got it."
A few minutes later, Gu Yanxin saw that the video was indeed gone.
A glint of shrewdness flashed in her eyes as she dialed Shi Miao's number. "Hello, the number you have dialed is not answering..."
Seeing that Shi Miao wasn't answering her phone, Gu Yanxin sent her a text message: "Sister, Mom and Dad know about your fight and want you to come back right away. They seem very angry..."
*
Gu's living room
"Xinxin, why hasn't Shi Miao come back yet?" Yun Rujin glanced at the time on her phone, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Mom, my sister isn't answering my calls." Gu Yanxin's fingers tightened suddenly as she gripped her phone, looking helpless.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Miao walked in slowly from the doorway, carrying a schoolbag on one shoulder.
The girl was wearing a simple white t-shirt, jeans that hugged her long, slender legs, and her long hair was tied in a ponytail. She looked clean, neat, and incredibly cool.
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, her fair face displaying a rather wild expression, and lazily asked, "Looking for me?"
"You still know how to come back? Look at the mess you've made at school. You're like a little delinquent, even getting into fights. Shi Miao, do you know you're bringing shame to the Gu family?" Yun Rujin immediately launched into a tirade of abuse at Shi Miao.
Shi Miao walked over to the sofa and sat down, casually asking, "Tsk, is that what Gu Yanxin said?"
"How dare you talk about Xinxin like that? Xinxin has always defended you in front of us. But what have you done? You haven't given her a kind look since you came back!"
"Alright, stop arguing, what kind of behavior is this?" Gu Yunbai slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice.
"Shi Miao, I don't expect you to be anything special, but I do hope you can behave yourself at school and not bring shame to the Gu family. Could you learn from your sister and make us worry less?"
"Let's see who dares to say another word against my own granddaughter today." A dignified and powerful voice suddenly came from the doorway.
"Dad, what brings you here?" Gu Yunbai quickly stepped forward to help him up after recognizing the person.
"If I don't come back soon, this family will be turned upside down by outsiders." Gu Qingshan looked meaningfully in Gu Yanxin's direction.
"Dad, what are you saying? There are no outsiders. You've doted on Xinxin since she was little," Yun Rujin retorted in a low voice, dissatisfied.
"I think you're getting more and more confused as you get older, neglecting your own daughter!" The old man slammed his cane heavily on the floor.
Then, as if his expression had changed, he looked at Shi Miao with a beaming smile and said, "Miao Miao, come here to Grandpa."
"Grandpa, what brings you here?"
"If I don't come back, will you still have a place in this family?"
Did you take your medicine on time?
Shi Miao avoided the topic; she had never considered this place her home. She only came back to see what her biological parents were like; of all the Gu family members, only the old man treated her well.
Even when they finally found her, it was the old man himself who came; her so-called parents were nowhere to be seen.
"I've taken it. Miaomiao, this medicine is amazing! After taking it, Grandpa's back pain is gone, and his legs feel much better." Gu Qingshan nodded.
Shi Miao's eyes warmed slightly. "Yes, I'll give you some more after you finish eating."
Gu Yunbo was confused by their conversation and asked, "What medicine is it, Dad?"
"The miraculous medicine Miao Miao gave me," the old man said proudly.
"Dad, you can't just eat these kinds of substandard products. What does Shi Miao know? Don't ruin her health." Yun Rujin frowned and questioned.
"Yes, Dad, it's best not to take medicine from unknown sources."
"You two shut up! I know my own body best. By the way, how did the family reunion banquet go?"
"Ahem, Dad, Rujin and I discussed it and decided to cancel it. Otherwise, how will Xinxin establish herself in this industry?" Gu Yunbai said awkwardly and in an unnatural tone.
"Yes, Dad. You watched Xinxin grow up since she was little."
The old man pointed his finger at Gu Yunbai's nose and said firmly, "Are you two out of your minds? Shut up! If you won't handle it, I will!"
"Mom and Dad, it's okay. After all, I'm just an outsider. My sister is your biological daughter. I will find my mom and dad." Gu Yanxin's white fingers clenched the hem of her skirt, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Xinxin, you will always be your mother's daughter. Don't say things like that anymore." Yun Rujin felt heartbroken upon hearing this.
"What do you think, Miaomiao?" Gu Qingshan ignored them and asked Shi Miao.
Shi Miao was resting her chin on her hand, watching the two of them act out a touching mother-daughter scene with great interest, when she was suddenly called upon. "Grandpa, you decide what to do. I'll listen to you."
"Okay, okay, then let's do it next weekend."
Gu Yanxin's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and her pale fingertips dug hard into her palm.
"Grandpa, you don't know yet, do you? My sister did a good deed at school." Gu Yanxin bit her lip and suddenly spoke up.
"Xinxin, why are you still defending her? Dad, you don't know, Shi Miao got into a fight at school! This is simply bringing shame to our Gu family! I even have the video!" Yun Rujin seemed to have caught her red-handed, and took out her phone to play the maliciously edited video.
"Miaomiao, what's going on?" The old man didn't believe that Shi Miao would fight for no reason.
Shi Miao's gaze suddenly sharpened as she looked at Gu Yanxin, and she said with disdain, "Do you think I don't have the complete video?"
Gu Yanxin's pupils suddenly contracted, and her back straightened into a straight line.
Impossible, she's certain the video has been deleted...
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