Shen Mianmian didn’t hide anything; after all, this wasn’t something shameful.
Lu Siyuan couldn’t comprehend, "Your dad is okay with this?" What kind of ridiculous father is this?
No matter how good the niece is, she can’t be more important than his own daughter, right?
Even if... she is an illegitimate daughter, she’s still his child. These weren’t choices that Shen Mianmian could make.
Shen Mianmian revealed a bitter smile, "My dad is easily swayed, he’s like a reed blowing in the wind, siding with whoever speaks to him, without firm convictions." Dıscover more novels at 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Lu Siyuan kept silent, but he developed a significant disapproval of Shen Jianhua, his own daughter unloved in favor of a niece—a complete fool.
No matter how academically skilled the niece might be, could she provide for his retirement?
As for Zhou Siyu, he would never believe she’d take care of Shen Jianhua in his old age.
The fog slowly cleared up, and visibility was much better than before. Lu Siyuan pedaled quickly. Exams were stringent, requiring students to arrive at school early. After the bell rang, they had to line up and enter the classroom according to their seating number.
The other students were probably already assembled.
A bicycle approached head-on, and Lu Siyuan felt the figure looked familiar. As the distance closed, he quickly squeezed the brakes.
"Did you see..." Chen Jie also stopped his bike, intending to ask if he’d seen Shen Mianmian, but seeing her jump off the back of Lu Siyuan’s bike, his intended question changed to, "Shen Mianmian, are you okay?"
When taking attendance in class, students from other classes came to inform him that Shen Mianmian had been stopped by an old woman on the way and couldn’t proceed.
Upon receiving the news, he entrusted his duties to Li Qiumei and, ignoring her sarcastic comments, hastily rode to the scene. Now that he’d encountered Shen Mianmian, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Chen, I’m fine." Shen Mianmian was touched that Chen Jie really came looking for her.
"Quick, let’s get to school. Whatever the issue is, we can talk about it after the exam," said Chen Jie, turning his bike around. "Lu Siyuan, can you still carry her? If not, let her ride with me."
"I can carry her." How much could she weigh? How could he possibly not manage?
Chen Jie saw Lu Siyuan riding off with Shen Mianmian and then proceeded to follow them on his bicycle.
Not daring to waste any time on the road, the trio arrived at the classroom ten minutes before the test, under Li Qiumei’s glaring eyes.
Everyone was murmuring. These two were so carefree, daring to arrive just in time for the exam, especially Shen Mianmian—didn’t she feel Li’s piercing gaze at all?
Offending Teacher Li like that, the class was sure to be one student short next year.
"Such a big deal, having a teacher personally to pick you up for an exam." Zhao Xinlan complained with a sneer.
Zhou Siyu’s fingers, gripped around a pencil, whitened slightly. A complete underachiever, yet she managed to get both Lu Siyuan and Chen Jie to fetch her—what made Shen Mianmian so special?
And that Li, the busybody—how did she mess up? She couldn’t even stop a child?
Everyone says that Li the matchmaker is tough to deal with, who spread that? It’s just nonsense.
"Siyu..." Seeing that she wasn’t speaking and looked rather upset, Zhao Xinlan thought she might have said something wrong again, "Are you angry?"