Chapter 69: Chapter 69 Go Home and Cry to Your Mom!
Usually, his older brother and second brother maintained a calm and indifferent demeanor, only showing this strange reaction when Lu Zhaozhao was mentioned.
Xia Wenjue and Xia Wenqing glanced at Xia Wenyan, paused for a few seconds, and then, as if nothing had happened, they completely ignored his question.
Xia Wenyan: “…”
It was always like this.
Normally, everything was the same, but as soon as it involved Lu Zhaozhao, they kept their lips sealed around him.
Xia Wenyan felt helpless. In fact, ever since he heard from his second brother that Lu Zhaozhao had never been treated kindly by the Lu Family, he had gone to investigate it for himself.
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The situation was more shocking than he had anticipated.
To say he didn’t feel distressed would be a lie.
Therefore, he could understand why Lu Zhaozhao would feel hostile towards Xia Wenjin.
Xia Wenyan sighed softly. Since they wouldn’t tell him, it would be better for him to visit Wenjin at the school tomorrow and maybe see Zhaozhao as well…
Since their production team was still conducting a self-investigation, he wouldn’t be able to return anytime soon, so why not take this opportunity to help reconcile Lu Zhaozhao and Xia Wenjin?
Yes, that was the plan!
Early the next morning, Xia Wenyan hurried to Yuqing University.
This time, he dressed up specially, not wearing a mask, a hat, or sunglasses. For this purpose, he even borrowed a subdued luxury car from Xia Wenjue.
After all, he had to make a dazzling entrance when bumping into his two sisters, to let them feel the popularity he now enjoyed.
His car stopped at the entrance of the school, during the morning rush of students. As soon as he opened the car door, he immediately became the focus of everyone’s attention.
Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed by his sight—it was Lu Zhaozhao!
Just as Xia Wenyan was about to open the door, he heard a piercing voice cry out, “Lu Zhaozhao! Stop right there!”
Now it wasn’t just Xia Wenyan, but also the students entering the school who couldn’t help but turn their heads toward the source of the voice.
He had never expected that the person stopping Lu Zhaozhao would be Xia Wenjin.
What surprised him even more was that Xia Wenjin rushed forward and threw something from her pocket at Lu Zhaozhao.
Luckily, Lu Zhaozhao was quick to react. She turned her head slightly, and the object aimed at her scattered on the ground beside her.
Looking closely, Xia Wenyan realized they were all ten-dollar bills.
“This is the living allowance Mrs. Lu gave you. You are no longer a part of the Lu Family, this is your last living allowance,” Xia Wenjin said haughtily, looking down on Lu Zhaozhao with disdain in her eyes and brows.
She deliberately chose to embarrass Lu Zhaozhao during school hours. Now, with so many people around, she didn’t dare to do anything to her.
Lu Zhaozhao brushed off the bills that had fallen on her clothes and gave Xia Wenjin a cold look, sneering lightly, “The Lu Family’s allowance, you cherish it, I don’t.”
Her tone was indifferent, carrying an ethereal coolness.
She was the one being insulted, yet completely unaffected.
Xia Wenjin’s face darkened. How could she possibly let her off so easily?
She smirked coldly and said to Lu Zhaozhao triumphantly, “Lu Zhaozhao, what’s there for you to be proud of? Your foster parents despise you, and your own brother doesn’t like you. Everything you have now is because of the Lu Family. Don’t you think you are a complete joke?”
Lu Zhaozhao’s eyebrows arched slightly, her expression almost unchanged, “You come looking for trouble every time with the same old excuse, aren’t you sick of it? Other than bragging that you’re the Lu Family’s biological child, what else do you have?”
She had always thought that Xia Wenjin’s previous life achievements of becoming a movie queen and marrying the new president of XJ Group must have stemmed from some real talent, but now it seemed… her brain might as well have been undeveloped.
Xia Wenjin was caught off guard by Lu Zhaozhao and stuttered on the spot, but she quickly regained her composure, “What? Does my bragging make you jealous? You think by going back to your biological parents, you can win their affection? Let me tell you, you’re dreaming!”
Sneering, she looked at Lu Zhaozhao and slowly walked closer before continuing, “When you have nothing left, the Xia Family will realize you’re nothing, and in the end, they’ll find out that the person they love is still me!”
In the end, you won’t receive anything!
The subtext in Xia Wenjin’s words was particularly obvious; she didn’t believe Lu Zhaozhao couldn’t hear it.
Lu Zhaozhao watched Xia Wenjin’s smug face, the corners of her mouth curling up suddenly with an especially radiant smile, “Would you like them to love you a little more?”
“What do you mean, I— Ah!”
“Smack!”
Before Xia Wenjin could finish her sentence, Lu Zhaozhao slapped her face hard.
The force was substantial, and Xia Wenjin’s face swelled up immediately.
The pain brought tears to her eyes.
“Take this slap back to them; I guarantee you’ll be even more favored,” Lu Zhaozhao scoffed disdainfully, pressing in on the stunned Xia Wenjin, “Did you think I wouldn’t dare to hit you because there are others around? Want to moral bind me? You’re really naive~”
In her previous life, she had been betrayed by the Lu Family, her reputation had plummeted, and she had become so immune to insults.
A little incident like this, she simply didn’t care!
Xia Wenjin’s tears fell to the ground, pitter-patter, yet she couldn’t bring herself to retaliate.
Now that she was the Lu Family’s legitimate daughter and had to mingle in high society later, fighting with Lu Zhaozhao would be disadvantageous and might even become a stain on her reputation.
How could Lu Zhaozhao not see through her?
Her mouth curved sarcastically as she taunted, “If you’re not planning to continue, then I might just leave?”
Xia Wenjin glared at Lu Zhaozhao with fury, wanting nothing more than to tear her apart, but she was very clear about her own standing.
So, she simply pretended to be pitiable, “Lu Zhaozhao, I was just telling the truth, and for that, you’re this petty? Hitting me over such a triviality?”
Lu Zhaozhao tilted her head indifferently, “Yeah, I am petty, so what?”
“…”
Xia Wenjin’s mouth hung open for ages, finding no chance to retort.
“Alright, enough with the charade. Pick up the trash on the floor and scram home to cry to your mom!” Lu Zhaozhao glanced at her disdainfully and turned to leave.
Yet unexpectedly, Xia Wenjin, clutching her face, yelled out from behind, “Why should I listen to you?! Just because you tell me to pick things up, I have to do it?!”
Lu Zhaozhao turned her head back, giving Xia Wenjin a cool glance, “Whether you pick it up or not is up to you.”
Stuffing her hands into her pockets, she continued, “There’s quite the crowd around, and a good number of them are filming. You tossing coins in the street, if it gets shared around, it might not be illegal, but a detention for three to five days is certainly possible.”
“!!!”
Xia Wenjin had only meant to slap Lu Zhaozhao; she had no idea it would be this serious, and her whole body froze…