6: Must Fall In Love Everyday

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Ye Li's heart squeezed and she nearly cried.

Nonetheless, she quickly dipped her head and covered her swollen cheek. Trying to suppress her tears, she said, "Nothing much, Xixi. I put on too much blush today. Y-You go back to your room."

Xue Xi looked at her in silence and, after a while, calmly replied, "Oh."

Just as Ye Li was about to feel relieved, the girl walked past her and headed downstairs.

Her pupils constricted and she hurriedly ran up to the girl. "Xixi, Xixi..."

Upon hearing the commotion, the people in the living room turned to look at them.

Xue Xi walked right up to Old Lady Xue and remained expressionless. Her huge eyes appeared slightly slow-witted, but her voice was really icy. "Why did you hit her?"

Old Lady Xue was taken aback. For a split second, she found this girl's aura to be startling, but she quickly returned to her senses.

She was merely a girl who was of the same age as Yaoyao. That must have been her illusion.

She sat comfortably on the sofa and lifted her head slightly before smirking. "She gave birth to a dimwit for our family and has embarrassed the Xue family thoroughly. I merely gave her a slap and that's lenient enough!"

By then, Ye Li had caught up to Xue Xi and blocked her from the front. "Mom, Xixi isn't a dimwit!"

"Not a dimwit?" Old Lady Xue sneered. "If she's not a dimwit, why is she like this? Ye Li, don't feel aggrieved. I don't expect Xue Xi to be as outstanding as Yaoyao. As long as her grades are about the same as Yaoyao's, I'll definitely be courteous to you and treat you like my ancestors!"

Ye Li's lips trembled and she could not say a single word.

At this moment...

"No need."

Xue Xi had spoken all of a sudden. She looked determinedly at Old Lady Xue as she shot a quick glance at the Fan couple before saying icily, "If my results are better than Xue Yao's, you just have to apologize to my mother."

After saying that, she brought Ye Li upstairs.

It was only when they had disappeared at the staircase that Old Lady Xue returned to her senses. When her eyes met Madam Fan's observing eyes, she sneered. "How can her grades be better than Yaoyao's? Wait until her next life!"

...

Xue Xi brought Ye Li back to her own room.

Closing the door, she turned around and saw Ye Li's watery eyes. Feeling touched, the latter held her hand and said, "Xixi, are you finally calling me 'Mom'?"

Xue Xi froze and replied without much expression, "Mhm." Her voice had a hint of distance and awkwardness.

She knew that her parents did not abandon her on purpose and she had no complaints about Ye Li, but they did not meet for 18 years, after all. She felt uneasy when her mother appeared all of a sudden.

Seeing her like this, Ye Li did not push her further. She merely dipped her head and began repeating over and over again, "Xixi, I'm the one who let you down. I didn't take good care of you when I gave birth to you, causing you to be stolen."

She choked. "Your father and I looked for you for so many years. When you're finally back home, you have to suffer through these grievances with me because I'm useless."

Xue Xi was uncomfortable seeing her cry. She anxiously took out her tissue paper and passed it to Ye Li before standing there in a daze.

After some time, Ye Li had finally had enough of crying and felt a little abashed when she calmed down.

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