A-Miao's heart pounded, and her hand that just reached out stopped in midair.
"I told you not to come here but you didn't listen to me. You insisted on coming." Another voice sounded. It was a man.
"Mr. and Mrs! Would you like me to check outside?" As soon as his voice died away, the door was suddenly opened.
Not only A-Miao, but the people inside the room were stunned.
"Ah! Miss Second is back." The young man in a suit shouted.
A-Miao saw a man and a woman standing inside, and the woman actually was stepping on her towel.
"You are back!" The man smiled and greeted her. "Come in."
The woman was wearing a cheongsam, with exquisite makeup on her face. Although she was laughing at her, A-Miao could tell that she did not like her.
"Who are you?" She was afraid to go in and asked at the door.
The man seemed to be trying to make himself look gentle, "We are your relatives. Don't be afraid, just come in."
A-Miao slowly moved in. When the man at the door wanted to close the door, A-Miao immediately blocked him and said, "Do not close the door."
"Keep it open if she wants and inform her quickly." The woman urged. She pulled A-Miao over and looked at her face carefully. Then she frowned and complained, "How did you become so ugly? When you were a child, you obviously looked like your sister!"
The man glanced at her and said, "What nonsense? A-Miao, come here!"
The woman's fingernails left a shallow bruise on A-Miao's wrist. A-Miao shook off her hand and stood in the corner, "Who are you? What are you doing at my house?"
"A-Miao!" The man looked at her. "We are your uncle and aunt!"
Uncle and Aunt? A-Miao's heart tumbled for a while. She frowned and asked, "You are from the Xia family?"
A-Miao's impression of the Xia family stayed at the age of 12 when she stood in front of the beautiful villa on the top of the mountain with her mother's cremains. She waited from the early morning to the dark. When the downpour fell, she turned and left.
She recalled the voice in her memory again, "Get out, I don't have a daughter like your mother, and I won't recognize you. You are an illegitimate child..."
"A-Miao?" Receiving no response, the man became anxious. "Look, we have been looking for you for so many years. Come home with us now! We will take care of you in the future."
"Looking for me? I haven't even left City S. The former welfare home was on the edge of the city. It took you eight years to find me. Ha-ha... am I an idiot?"
"Fine, it's OK." The woman walked to A-Miao's side and pushed her impatiently. "This place is dirty and smelly. You don't have to take anything. I will buy you new stuff on our way home. Come on, let's go."
A-Miao avoided her hand, "No, I have a good life here and I don't want to go back with you."
"Not coming back?" The woman raised her voice and her expression suddenly became fierce. After being pushed by the man beside her, she then snorted and went outside the door.
The man tried to lower his voice as much as possible and gently looked at A-Miao, "Your mother is called Xia He. I am her eldest brother, Xia Haixin. The woman at the door is my wife, Yao Lili. We are your uncle and aunt!"
He felt that A-Miao might have forgotten her own identity, so he began to explain the situation of the Xia family to her. Finally, he said, "Come home with us! Don't you want to go to college? We can fund you. You will live in a beautiful house in the future, with your sisters!"
"Going to college..." A-Miao only noticed these words. However, as long as she thought that the reason they brought her back would not be so simple, she hesitated and remembered what Xia He had told her before her death.
"A-Miao, you have to remember. You can never be beaten by life. You must learn to smile. Be a strong girl. When you see your father one day, tell him, I don't regret it."
"As for the Xia family, don't go back to them until you have to. They are a group of vampires who will sell you and squeeze everything out of you for the dirty and decaying family."
Her mother's last words were vivid. Thinking of this, A-Miao shook her head. "I believe that you are my uncle, but I don't want to go back. I am used to living here."
"Don't talk nonsense with her." Yao Lili stamped her feet and said to the man who was waiting at the door. "Go and take her away."
Xia Haixin said with an angry voice, "What are you doing? This is my niece, if you hurt her, I will kick your ass!"
"You..." Yao Lili widely opened her eyes and wanted to say something until she saw Xia Haixin secretly blinked at her. She had to walk to A-Miao in patience and said, "A-Miao, we really want to take you back."
"This is a command from your grandfather. You know that the old man is always stubborn. If he wants you to go back, even if you don't want to, he will always find a way to get you to compromise." She stared at A-Miao, "Do you understand me?"
A-Miao was kind of an orphan. She had acted according to the real situation since she was young. How could she not understand that Yao Lili was threatening her? It seemed that they had made up their mind to take her back today anyway.
Backbone would be life-threatening sometimes. A-Miao was a very clever person. For her, as long as she could live, it didn't matter if she was treated unkindly. Zhou Xiao once described her like a cockroach who would not die easily.
Therefore, she looked at her so-called uncle and said, "Well, please wait for me downstairs. I need to pack up."
"There is nothing to pack up. They are all trash. They are all garbage..." Yao Lili went out, muttering.
Xia Haixin smiled at A-Miao, "Don't bring too much. We have prepared new stuff for you."
A-Miao didn't answer him. After they all left, she took out a woven bag to pack up her daily necessities and clothes. She didn't notice that she only had very few things until she packed up.
She carefully covered the bed with a piece of broken sheets and put everything into her closet. Then she dragged the woven bag and walked to the door, taking a long breath. She had a hunch that she could not come back in a short time.
"A-Miao..." A weak voice sounded behind her.
A-Miao looked back and saw Zhou Xiao staring at her with tears in her eyes. "My mom told me that you are going to live in a rich family. Can't we see each other in the future, can we?" A-Miao smiled, "Yes, I will come back for you!" "Really?" Zhou Xiao asked, "You will be pampered in the future. Will you still be my friend?” "Don't talk nonsense. I will always be me." A-Miao hugged her. "Take care of my house. I will come back!" Zhou Xiao nodded hard and guaranteed, "Hmm! I will. I promise you that the house will be clean when you come back." The car slowly drove out of the dirty and narrow street. A-Miao looked back at the small building which looked farther and farther and suddenly became scared. "Don't worry. We will take good care of you." Xia Haixin looked at her and said to the driver, "Go to the mall." When Yao Lili understood what he me
Yao Lili muttered and shouted, "Come on, we are waiting for you for dinner!" Hearing no sound outside the door, A-Miao began to smear her face until it turned dull yellow and her eyes became lifeless. Then she took a deep breath and said, "Mom, look. They found me even I have disfigured myself." "Don't worry!" She clenched her fists and cheered herself. "No matter what they want, I won't let them succeed!" Going downstairs into the dining room, she found a few more people. One of the girls, who was at the same age as she, shouted with anger as soon as she saw her. "She is so ugly. How can she marry Brother Bai!?" "Marry?" A-Miao caught the point. No wonder they had to take her back. They wanted to sell her! Xia Yongqiang pounded the table, "Sit down and eat." A-Miao did not listen to him. She asked, "I still want to make it clear. Since you didn't recognize me
"Are you familiar with that Bai XX?" Xia Wan bit her lip, "We just have known each other since we were young." "So because you don't want to marry him, they have to take me back to be a substitute!" A Miao quietly questioned, "Then you don't like him?" "Of course not, I have always regarded him as my brother." Xia Wan looked embarrassed, "But..." A Miao didn't wait for her to finish speaking. She stood up and stretched herself, "Let's talk about it later. Anyway, you won't let me go. I am going to sleep!" Xia Wan did not expect that A Miao just left like this, and when she reacted, A Miao had already gone upstairs. "Is she really so stupid?" Xia Wan frowned. "Or she really needs money?" Thinking of the information that the Xia family had obtained through the investigation, she guessed that A Miao was really willing to get married because she didn
In an instant, the room fell silent. Shen Xinglan looked at her fiercely, "Say it again." A Miao suddenly realized that she was a hostage at this moment, so she huddled. She felt that the man in front of her was exuding an aura that he was going to eat her, so she took a few steps back and hid behind those who caught her. "Cough-cough, lady..." Shen I asked nosily, "Did our Boss use your Dur*x?" As soon as his voice fell, he felt that his boss's sinister gaze swept over. Everyone quietly retreated, leaving only Shen I, who was digging his own gave, and A Miao, who was unclear about the situation. "Shen II, call Shen III to come back." Shen Xinglan smirked and said, "Shen I will replace his position." A bunch of people dragged the struggling Shen I to leave, and A Miao would like to go with them very much. "Did I allow you to go?" The door in front of her closed. A Miao thought for a
When Yao Lili found A Miao, she was playing with a treadmill in the gym. "Who allowed you to run around?" Yao Lili dragged her off. "Do you know that I have been looking for you for an hour?" When she finished doing her body care, she could not find A Miao. She thought that the girl had run away until the waiter at the door told her that no one was out. Then she began looking for A Miao. "I'm lost." Before Yao Lili got angry, A Miao looked at her pitifully and said, "I thought you abandoned me!" "I will leave you alone if you run around next time." Yao Lili also felt relieved. "Come on, let's cut your hair." A Miao peacefully followed Yao Lili. After returning to the villa, Xia Yongqiang checked her for a long time as if she was a commodity. "She finally looks white, and her eyes should be done as well." Xia Haixin added. Yao Lili pouted, "She cannot be
Wearing a pained look, Xia Wan was about to speak when she spotted A Miao. She immediately plastered a smile on her face and said, "Hurry over, A Miao!" A Miao walked over and stopped in front of them. She stared fixedly at Bai Youran. "Who is she?" Bai Youran was unhappy that someone was disturbing them. "I'm your future fiancee," A Miao said, beaming. "Please take good care of me." Bai Youran was momentarily stupefied before turning to look at his beloved woman. "Wanwan! Is your grandfather really breaking off our engagement?" "No, Youran... Please don't be like this..." Xia Wan's eyes were glistening. "No name is ever specified in the engagement. This is my cousin who has just recently returned. Grandfather said... Grandfather said that she will marry you." Bai Youran enveloped her in a tight hug. "I won't agree to this! Rest assured that I'll go home and talk to m
"Go, Boss is inside." After A Miao hung up the phone, she found an excuse to go to the supermarket to walk out. The man waiting for her was the former driver. He took her to a restaurant that looked very luxurious. "No one is here?" A Miao entered an antique room and looked around. Shen Xinglan sat on a sofa. He was more interested in making tea than A Miao. "I can't steal it." A Miao sat opposite him. For the first time, she was so close to Shen Xinglan. She found out that this guy looked so pretty... like a Chinese painting. He had perfect eyes and eyebrows which were so exquisite as if they were painted and his face was amazing and stunning. Especially at this moment, his hands were in the water vapor and looked like they were carved. He was so vivid like a perfect gentleman. "Pfft!" A Miao secretly rolled her eyes. "A perfect face could not turn a psycho into a better man."
Since Master Xia had wanted her to go, A Miao had to go shopping with the sisters. Every time Xia Mei bought a new dress, she would give A Miao a triumphant look. A Miao only saw the clothes she tried on in magazines or on TV, but these were meaningless to her. Only Xia Wan passed her a dress when she found that A Miao had not spoken a word. "Come on, try this on!" A Miao didn't take it. She said, "No, I don't buy it." "It's OK, it's my treat." Xia Wan smiled and said, "We are sisters. Don't stand on ceremony." Xia Mei grabbed it from her, "Sister, why are you paying for her? I will take this one." "Xia Mei..." Xia Wan wanted to take it back but A Miao stopped her. "You can take your time and I will wait for you over there." Seeing her pointing at the rest area, Xia Wan thought for a while and said, "Well, you can go to the hotel upstairs. There is a very good dessert