The high school’s rural practice day ended without incident, full of rumors and gossip.
On the return bus.
Xi Rubao made a point of squeezing into the East Sea Class’s bus, and although she didn’t dare to take a seat right next to Zuzi, she couldn’t help but sit very close to her.
She carefully took out a rather expensive bottle of "freshly squeezed coconut milk" she had bought, "Zuzi, would you like so milk?"
Zuzi hadn’t replied yet.
Wu Minghao teased, "Bao Bao, shouldn’t you call your little ancestor by her real na? Did you watch the grand fight for nothing today?"
Xi Rubao’s face turned red. She hesitated for a mont, bit her lip, and almost whispering like a mosquito, said, "Sis, do, you, want, so, milk?"
Ah, so embarrassing.
What if Zuzi doesn’t agree and won’t let her call her sis?
Her remaining bits of dignity would be crushed.
From the mont she heard that the Xi family found Zuzi half a year ago, she started acting out, threatening to jump off buildings every day. How could she have been so brainless?
And before that, not believing in superstition, she foolishly tried to use her own Jinli luck to curse Zuzi to fail exams, inciting classmates to write a collective letter trying to force Zuzi to drop out... All sorts of brainless behaviors, like she’d been brainwashed.
What did Zuzi ever do to her to deserve this from her own biological sister?
Not to ntion she was the immortal sister who saved Mr. Gu in just three punches!
Wouldn’t it be great to have such an aweso sister doting on her?
Xi Rubao looked eagerly.
Zuzi’s eyes were calm; she didn’t open her mouth to agree.
Wu Qianman, seeing this, rembered sothing, "Xi Rubao, when Zuzi ca to our class to report, you clearly knew she was your real sister. Why did you go around saying Zuzi was a poor relative from your countryside? Could it be now that you see Zuzi recognized as a young lady by the Gu Family, you’re trying to cozy up to her out of interest?"
Xi Rubao froze.
She really didn’t think that far, but it’s really unjust.
"No, I didn’t say Zuzi was my poor relative. I just... didn’t deny it when others were coaxing... Ugh, I realize now, I should have been honest and spoken the truth!"
With Xi Rubao’s candid confession.
Everyone suddenly rembered.
The initial claim that Zuzi was a country bumpkin wasn’t made by Xi Rubao, but rather... it was Xi Ruzhu’s suggestion.
It was Xi Ruzhu who ca over to their East Sea Class during break and careless but deliberately ntioned it.
Everyone instantly felt a hint of aningfulness, "Xi Rubao, that little piggy raised by your family truly is no easy character!"
Labeling Zuzi as a poor relative and orchestrating the real vs. fake young lady drama, Xi Ruzhu’s scheming could make her the lead in "The True Piggy of the Harem."
In her deep regret, Xi Rubao anxiously peeked at Zuzi.
Thinking of Fang Yui and Xi Ruzhu, she felt that the stupid things she did weren’t much better, even though so of the mistakes were made out of her own foolishness and inadvertently, wrong is wrong. What if Zuzi revisits the past and doesn’t forgive her?
"Sis, I, will, do, ten, good, deeds, a, day... try, hard, to, be, a, good, person..."
Xi Rubao continued to timidly murmur like a mosquito.
Suddenly.
A gentle laugh by her ear, like clouds parting to reveal the sun, warm as a breeze embraced her, "Mm-hmm."
Zuzi agreed!
Xi Rubao imdiately straightened her back, tears welling up, almost crying, "Sis!"
Zuzi said, "Alright, Ancestor heard you."
With a slight smile, it was as if the entire dark sky was suddenly lit up.
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