Chapter Fifteen Fear

  In his previous life, after knowing that his parents had passed away, he knew that he was adopted by his uncle's family.

  She knew that her uncle and aunt were very good to her, and she slowly came out of the shadow of losing her parents and accepted them.

  It is clear that Xiaoxiao has always been at odds with her two younger cousins, Lanxin and Lanwei. Whenever new clothes, shoes, or stationery are bought for the three children, as soon as the adults leave or after a short while, Xiaoxiao's things would either be gone or broken, or they would be snatched away by the other two children.

  These things have been endured, after all, they are just minor frictions between children, not worth mentioning.

  Lan Xin is Xue's cousin, who is the same age as Xue. After moving in with her family, she was arranged by her uncle to transfer schools and attend high school at the same school as Lan Xin, and they were even in the same class.

  Because it's the third year of high school, filling out the volunteer application is extremely important. If you're not careful and fill it out incorrectly or have a bad performance on the spot, it will affect your whole life.

  At that time, the uncle and aunt came out of her daughter's room and asked Xiaozhi, who was watching TV, how his volunteer form was filled out. His face was full of seriousness and tension.

  Zhi Xiao really appreciates this concern. Since his parents passed away, the relatives he used to visit often seem to have become strangers, with hypocritical expressions on their faces. But Uncle and Auntie are not like that.

  Finally, under the advice of her uncle and aunt, she changed her own application form from the original economic management to fashion design. Because after knowing herself, she also found that after her parents left, she was not very willing to communicate with people, and she seemed to be a bit introverted.

  They seemed relieved and let out a sigh of relief after knowing that everything was going to be alright, exchanged a glance with each other, and then returned to their daughter's room.

  After the college entrance examination ended and the results were released, Zhi Xiao was shocked because she failed to get in.

  Knowing that it's hard to believe this fact, even if you didn't get into your first choice, there are still second and third choices available for allocation. Just then, Knowing found out that her cousin got into the fashion design major and was laughing and jumping around with her parents and Lan Wei nearby.

  She found that her uncle and aunt didn't care at all whether she had passed the exam or not, they didn't even ask a single question. This was in stark contrast to their concern before the exam, when they were so attentive and caring, offering tea and water, and supplementing nutrition. She couldn't help but feel suspicious.

  That night, when filling out the application form, under their supervision, she changed her mind and immediately rushed to their daughter's room, only to come out after a long time. From then on, Lan Xin seemed to have less of a grudge against her.

  Knowing thought she had grown up, although occasionally Lan Xin would give a mysterious smile, knowing at the time did not understand.

  Now she can't help but suspect that this is a setup and her grades have been tampered with.

  Because her grades have always been good, she is very clear about this, and in the examination room, how well or badly she did is also clearest to herself.

  She never worried about not being admitted, and was very relaxed before the exam, because the university she wanted to take the fashion design major had a relatively low average score line in previous years, so it was still easy to get in.

  She thought for a long time in silence, but still couldn't figure it out, so she secretly took Lanxin's ID card to check her and her own volunteer forms.

  The name on the original application form had been changed to hers, and the application form with her own name was not the one she filled out. The second and third choices were all blank, nothing was written.

  Then I went to check the two people's exam papers, and it was the same, their names had been changed. At that time, I just wanted to laugh loudly, thinking she was too stupid and too easy to believe others. In fact, she should have been aware of something.

  The conversation between the mother and daughter in the room the day before the exam was unintentionally overheard by her, who was just about to go to the kitchen to get a drink of water.

  "Mom, she's so annoying, why are we still bringing her back?" Lan Xin asked with a snack in her mouth and leaning against her mom.

  "Be nicer to her from now on and don't go provoking her for no reason, it's pitiful."

  "She's pitiful, she got a large sum of compensation from her parents and still lingers in our home, now all the relatives are cold towards her, who would still try to get close to her? An orphan, can't even hide properly. You're good, suddenly there's an extra person at home, my brother and I feel uncomfortable, we can't speak or do things freely, seeing her is just a nuisance, mom, please chase her away?"

  Lan Xin shook her mother's body.

  "She can help you, listen to her, don't be childish, get along with her first, and when the time comes, you'll know."

  "How long is this annoying person going to stay? She can't be staying forever, right? Mom, get rid of her!"

  "Let's talk about it after the college entrance exam, she is at a critical period now, don't go disturb her."

  At that time, I thought she was unwilling to delay his college entrance examination and affect her grades, so she said so. Now thinking back, my aunt's words at the time were profound.

  After finding out, I went back home, put Lan Xin's ID card back in a distant place, and packed up my luggage to move out on the same day.

  It's true, she was wealthy at the time. As for why she didn't move out despite Lan Xin and Lan Wei repeatedly bullying her, it was because in her heart, she still hoped to receive some care. But in the end, this too turned out to be a more terrifying deception.

  Knowing fear, even terror, everything changed after her parents left, the people around her seemed to be wearing a mask, making her unrecognizable.

  Zhī xiǎo had never wanted to recall this buried memory, but now looking at his mother, intimately and kindly leading two small children in front of her, Zhī xiǎo felt pain.

  "Daughter, who are these two kids?" She could imagine the indignation in her current mood, but she asked with a deliberately casual and nonchalant smile.

  Lan Niang pulled Erni and Mu Tian forward, "These two are pitiful children, driven out by their brother and sister-in-law, now they have nowhere to go, Mother wants to take them to our home for the time being."

  "Where will I live?" This question is very important, or else I'll be driven up the mountain while they move into my old house, and I'll be left to ponder in silence.

  "Sister, we won't be staying here for long. I'll also trouble Uncle Liu to help us find a horse-drawn carriage to take us to Jinzhou where our maternal grandmother lives, and we can seek refuge there with our uncle."

  "Zhi Xiao wants to bring them over to meet you first, then plans to take them to her own home at the foot of the mountain to stay for a while. What do you think?" Lan asked his daughter's opinion.

  "Not good!" Zhi Xiao jumped up, her words sharp and decisive. Heaven knows this was what she cared about most, yet she still asked her.

  She didn't want to live with them at first, then slowly deprive herself of her parents' love. She was a biological child but instead lived on the mountain, while these two were eager to have them move down from the mountain. As time went on, they would often stir up trouble between each other, and she had encountered many such situations, absolutely not allowing them to get their way.

  Knowing and acknowledging one's own petty mind, what's wrong with that?

  She knew that the two of them were staring at her face, but it wasn't easy to tell what they were thinking from their expressions, and she was so stupid in this regard, only capable of being bullied by others, not bullying anyone else.

  But she didn't bully them, and it's always good to be self-protective anyway.

  "Don't be so heartless, look at those children who have no home to return to. I, as a mother, cannot bear it. How can you be so cruel?" Lan's mother advised.

  "What? Where did I become heartless? You want to take them in, you go ahead. From now on, consider me dead as your daughter!"

  It's simply inexplicable, she just disagreed with them living together, yet this woman who had known her for less than a day said she was heartless, fine, she'd be heartless then, at least it's better than being sold out by others in the end.

  She strongly disagreed.

  Be resolute in determination and guard against death.

  "Listen, what are you talking about? Are you itching for a fight? I'm going to beat you up."

  Lan Niang's temper flared up, this girl is getting more and more out of line, these words have been spoken by her more than once. "What do you mean by this, come tell me." Lan Niang reached out to pinch her little ear.

  "You dare hit me? You're not my mother! Don't believe it? Try it and see!"

  Knowing that she's not afraid of her, isn't she just a mother? Although she yearns for that love, if this love is harmful, how would she want it? Not wanting it is also fine, after all, she's not their biological daughter.

  "You... you..." Lan Niang was so angry that she couldn't speak, "Then what do you suggest we do? We can't just let these two children sleep on the streets, can we?"

  Lan Niang saw the determination in this girl's eyes and suddenly felt afraid. This girl had always been stubborn, she knew that, but now, the one in front of her made her feel a little scared, scared of losing her.