《Miracle Doctor Changes Her Life After Being Killed by Her Adopted Sister》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡®So cold. It turned out that the water at the bottom of the well was so cold! It was said that death would be a relief, but the taste of death was so cold and unbearable!¡¯ Meng Jiao¡¯s mind was filled with thoughts.


    SPLASH!


    The cold water splashed over Meng Jiao¡¯s head, making her shiver. She instantly woke up and was instantly stunned.


    ¡°Wretched girl! Where did you hide my gold bracelet?¡±


    Meng Jiao wiped the water off her face and looked at the dark and thin woman in front of her with a fierce expression.


    That was her adoptive mother, Zhang Xin. However, she looked to be in her thirties.


    CLANG!


    The iron basin in Zhang Xin¡¯s hand smashed onto Meng Jiao¡¯s head and then fell to the ground, making a series of crisp sounds.


    A slap landed on Meng Jiao¡¯s face. Meng Jiao saw stars and heard Zhang Xin¡¯s scolding, ¡°Say something! You little b*tch! Where did you hide my gold bracelet? How dare you steal my things! Hurry up and hand it over! I¡¯ll beat you to death!¡±


    Zhang Xin raised the table leg beside her hand high up.


    Meng Jiao instinctively reached out her hand to cover her face. Thinking of a similar memory, she quickly said, ¡°I didn¡¯t take it, it was Dong! He wants to give it to his girlfriend!¡±


    The table leg still landed hard on Meng Jiao¡¯s shoulder. Zhang Xin said, ¡°Nonsense, how could my son have a girlfriend? You¡¯re the only thief in this family!¡±


    Meng Jiao was in so much pain that tears flowed down her face. She hurriedly said, ¡°Dong hid it under his pillow. If you don¡¯t believe me, go and see for yourself! His girlfriend is the village chief¡¯s daughter, Bei!¡±


    The table leg that Zhang Xin raised once again paused for a moment and finally did not fall down.


    Meng Jiao did not have time to catch her breath and quickly said, ¡°Bei has been refusing to agree to Dong¡¯s courting. Dong wants to give her an expensive gift and tomorrow is Bei¡¯s birthday. ¡±


    Zhang Xin rolled her eyes and finally let go of the table leg in her hand. She was about to verify it when she walked to the door and turned around.


    Zhang Xin said fiercely, ¡°Hurry up and get up. Wash my clothes and clean up the house. Make braised pork tonight. My son loves it! Mark my words, our family doesn¡¯t keep idle people!¡±


    Meng Jiao heard Zhang Xin¡¯s footsteps fade away and finally heaved a sigh of relief.


    The real pain made Meng Jiao realize something. She was reborn and returned to her twelve-year-old self!


    She struggled to get up and looked around the dilapidated and narrow attic.


    She did not have a bed, so she put a cushion on the floor of the attic and covered it with a thin old quilt, which had been drenched by Zhang Xin.


    The simple bed was surrounded by junk. The only new and clean thing in the attic was the textbook that Zhao Dong had thrown to her. It was the homework that she had to complete for him.


    Meng Jiao took a deep breath and climbed out of the wet blanket in pain. She found a dry place to sit down. After this torment, her body began to feel hot again. Her internal organs were burning, and even breathing was hot. Meng Jiao habitually put her fingers on her wrist and sighed.


    She was starving and she could not blame herself for wanting to die at this age in her previous life. It was too difficult to live!


    Meng Jio heard the commotion downstairs. She thought, ¡®Zhang Xin should have found the gold bracelet. However, she would not take it back. She should be on her way to spreading the news that her son and the village chief¡¯s daughter were dating. She won¡¯t be back for a while.¡¯


    Meng Jiao forced herself to go downstairs. She drank the warm water in the thermos flask and found half a box of moldy biscuits to eat. Finally, she regained some strength.


    Meng Jiao slowly crawled back to the attic. She was too lazy to tidy up the damp bedding and did not do any more housework. Because someone would come to take her home this afternoon, she could go back to her own home and not have to worry about being beaten or scolded.


    She sat up to make herself feel more comfortable and slowly rubbed the meridian points on her hands. She thought, ¡®My fever could not go down completely, but I shouldn¡¯t make myself feel too uncomfortable. I could still control the fever.¡¯


    After a while, when Meng Jiao felt better, she slowly closed her eyes. All the things in her previous life were still vivid in her mind.


    She was originally the only daughter of the richest man in the city, the Meng family. Unexpectedly, a black-hearted nanny replaced her with her own daughter and sent her to this remote village to be the adoptive daughter of the Zhao family.


    Meng Jiao had not been living comfortably since she was young, and she had to do all the housework. If she did not do her job well, she would be beaten up by her adoptive mother.


    The Zhao family¡¯s son, Zhao Dong, treated her like a servant girl, either beating or scolding her. Before she was twelve, Meng Jiao suffered so much that she even thought of committing suicide.


    Fortunately, Meng Jiao¡¯s parents found her and took her home. At that time, Meng Jiao cried tears of joy. She was finally free from the sea of suffering. She was finally free from being beaten, scolded, and starved.


    However, she did not expect that when she found her true identity, it was just a transition from one kind of suffering to another.


    Although her mother was also happy to have found her daughter, she had a deep relationship with her adopted daughter.


    In the end, the Meng family unanimously agreed that the one who deserved to be punished was the nanny, and it had nothing to do with the nanny¡¯s daughter. Meng Yao was raised by the Meng family, the grace of birth could not be compared with the grace of nurture.


    Meng Yao, who had been raised by the Meng family since she was young, would definitely not be as vicious as her mother. She had been obedient and sensible since she was young, just like Mrs. Meng. Therefore, even if Meng Jiao returned, Meng Yao would continue to stay with the Meng family and be the third daughter of the Meng family.


    Meng Jiao became the fourth daughter of the Meng family.


    Meng Yao was Meng Jiao¡¯s second nightmare after the three members of the Zhao family.


    To Meng Yao, it was already a bolt from the blue that she was not the Meng family¡¯s daughter. Moreover, the Meng family had to bring back their daughter in a grand manner. Meng Yao, who felt that her status was seriously threatened, had already set up an inescapable net before Meng Jiao returned, vowing to send her, the real Miss Meng, to hell.


    Poor Meng Jiao thought that finding her parents was a blessing. Step by step, she was schemed against by Meng Yao. Gradually, she was despised by the Meng family and bullied by her peers.


    Meng Jiao was bullied since she was young and had a timid personality. She did not know how to defend herself, so she gradually distanced herself from her family.


    Later, Meng Yao secretly changed Meng Jiao¡¯s choice of admission during the college entrance examination and Meng Jiao went to a small city in another province to study traditional medicine, which disappointed her parents and brothers.

 Chapter 2

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    The discomfort brought by the high fever made Meng Jiao sigh softly.


    If that was all, it was nothing.


    Because of Meng Yao, Meng Jiao did not establish a deep bond with the Meng family. In the short six years she had been in the Meng family, Meng Jiao was still grateful. At least she had enough to eat and stayed warm, unlike when she was living with the Zhao family where she was abused. As for love, it was too precious and Meng Jiao had never dreamed of it.


    In her previous life, Meng Jiao died due to Meng Yao¡¯s scheme. It was not that Meng Jiao was not as smart as Meng Yao, but that Meng Jiao was too kind and too weak. Not only did Meng Jiao harm herself, but she also caused the death of her master!


    Now that Meng Jiao had a chance to start over, she would never let these things happen again! Meng Jiao wanted to get back what Meng Yao owed her personally! She would get it back double!


    Now, Meng Jiao needed to continue pretending to be sick and patiently wait for her parents to come and take her home in the afternoon. The first thing she had to do was to send Mr. and Mrs. Zhao to prison!


    Meng Jiao would never listen to Meng Yao¡¯s bewitchment as she did in her previous life. Not only did Meng Jiao not hold Mr. and Mrs. Zhao responsible for what they did, but she also let her father give Mr. and Mrs. Zhao a large sum of money. This time, Meng Jiao was not planning to let that happen!


    Kindness was not for everyone and it should not be wasted on heartless people!


    Meng Jiao fell asleep in a daze. In her trance, she felt someone moving her. She instinctively shrank, thinking that Zhang Xin or Zhao Dong had come to hit her again. When she opened her eyes, she saw her father Meng Tang¡¯s solemn face.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s heart skipped a beat, ¡®He¡¯s here to take me home already?¡¯


    Seeing Meng Jiao open her eyes, Meng Tang softened his voice and said softly, ¡°My dear, sweet child. Don¡¯t be afraid. Your mother and I are here to take you home.¡±


    ¡°Mr. Meng, this girl is usually very lazy! Look, it¡¯s already so late, and she¡¯s still sleeping! She¡¯s really like a spoiled brat! A princess!¡± Zhang Xin said awkwardly and ingratiatingly.


    When Meng Jiao heard that, she instinctively leaned toward Meng Tang and tightly grabbed the clothes in front of his chest.


    Meng Tang had seen many things. Naturally, he understood the dilapidated environment and the frightened expression of the child in his arms.


    He snorted coldly and did not even look at Zhang Xin. He carried Meng Jiao and walked down the crumbling stairs.


    Meng Jiao closed her eyes. A cold hand landed on her forehead, followed by a cry of surprise, ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re having a fever!¡±


    The voice was from Meng Jiao¡¯s mother, Ning Jia.


    ¡°Father, is she really my sister? Why was her body so small? Shouldn¡¯t she be the same age as me? Are you sure you didn¡¯t make a mistake?¡± A sweet voice sounded.


    That voice was from Meng Yao, the same person who had been trying to make things difficult for Meng Jiao since the first time they met. She was Meng Jiao¡¯s eternal enemy!


    ¡°Yes, Father! Look at her, she looks like a little mouse. How can she be the child of our family!¡± The voice belonged to Meng Jiao¡¯s ¡°chuunibyou¡± brother, Meng Wei, a fool who had been fooled by Meng Yao.


    Meng Jiao moved slightly, causing her collar to slide off her shoulder. Zhang Xin¡¯s newly caused wound was there.


    ¡°Ah! How did this happen?¡± Ning Jia exclaimed.


    There was a bruise on the back of the thin child¡¯s shoulder. It was a shocking sight.


    Meng Tang could not help but glare at Zhang Xin. He asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Did you abuse her?¡±


    Zhang Xin panicked. She said repeatedly, ¡°No, no. How is that possible? W-We took good care of her since she was young. But, she just doesn¡¯t grow up no matter how much she eats. Wasted all my food!¡±


    ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± Meng Tang shouted coldly.


    ¡°Ah, no, no, no, that¡¯s not what I meant. Sh-she hurt herself. She hurt herself. It¡¯s true. If you don¡¯t believe me, ask her!¡± Zhang Xin said as she went forward to pull Meng Jiao¡¯s arm. She secretly exerted some strength in her hands.


    Meng Jiao felt as if she had been electrocuted. She struggled out of Meng Tang¡¯s embrace and fell to the ground. She crouched down and curled up into a ball. She hugged her head with both hands and said sobbingly, ¡°I was wrong. I¡¯m sorry, Mother. It¡¯s my fault. I¡¯m going to do Dong¡¯s homework now. I¡¯m going to cook now. Don¡¯t hit me, don¡¯t hit me, please.¡±


    Ning Jia rushed over and hugged Meng Jiao, crying, ¡°Oh my child! My baby! How dare they treat you like this! My poor child! My poor sweet child!¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s expression darkened, and he involuntarily clenched his fists.


    Meng Wei was dumbfounded. He was very disgusted with coming to a dirty and backward village to fetch a village girl and bring her back to be his younger sister.


    When Meng Wei saw that the child that his father carried was eight or nine years old, she was much weaker than his younger sister, Meng Yao, who was also twelve years old. He believed Meng Yao¡¯s earlier words that his parents had been deceived.


    However, seeing how frightened the child was by the village woman, Meng Wi immediately understood the child¡¯s situation. This was the first time he, who had always lived a luxurious life, saw the sufferings in the world. He could not help but feel angry.


    ¡°Father! Call the police and arrest them! Child abuse is illegal!¡± Meng Wei shouted loudly.


    ¡°Wei, don¡¯t be rash.¡± Meng Yao hurriedly stopped Meng Wei.


    Zhang Xin was actually a little confused. She pondered, ¡®This wretched girl had always been a tough nut to crack. No matter how she was beaten, scolded, or tortured, she did not shed a single tear. What was wrong with her today? Why was she pretending to be pitiful? She could pretend like this anytime, but why today? I mustn¡¯t let the Meng family, my fortune bringer, know that I had been abusing her!¡¯


    Zhang Xin could not help but look at Meng Yao, who glared at her.

 Chapter 3

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    Zhang Xin¡¯s heart trembled. She cursed Meng Jiao many times in her heart, but she quickly put on a flattering smile.


    Zhang Xin said to Meng Tang, ¡°Look at her. She¡¯s probably still sleeping and has some kind of nightmare. We never abuse children. In this village, who doesn¡¯t know that our family dotes on our daughter the most? We¡¯re famous for valuing daughters over sons. Even my son is not as important as Meng Jiap. Mr. Meng, look, it¡¯s not easy for us to raise this child to this age! All the good food and clothes are for her sake.¡±


    As she spoke, Zhang Xin¡¯s gaze turned to Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao didn¡¯t look Zhang Xin in the eye. Meng Yao went forward to help Ning Jia and Meng Jiao up and said gently, ¡°Mother, don¡¯t cry. You must look after yourself! It¡¯s such a happy occasion to find my sister. Let¡¯s quickly give this family a sum of money and bring my sister home.¡±


    Zhang Xin¡¯s eyes lit up.


    Ning Jia helped Meng Jiao stand up and carefully examined her up and down, wanting to see if there were any other injuries.


    ¡°Ouch.¡± Meng Jiao could not help but cry out when Ning Jia touched her wound.


    ¡°Did I hurt you?¡± Ning Jia asked Meng Jiao carefully, wanting to lift her clothes to see her injuries.


    Meng Jiao held Ning Jia¡¯s hand and looked up at Ning Jia with tears in her eyes. Meng Jiao asked, ¡°Are you my mother?¡±


    Ning Jia nodded with tears in her eyes.


    ¡°Then will you hit me? Will you not let me eat?¡± Meng Jiao asked softly.


    Ning Jia pulled Meng Jiao into her arms and hugged her tightly. Ning Jia cried, ¡°My baby, I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ve let you down. I¡¯ve made you suffer.¡±


    Meng Jiao let Ning Jia hug her, as she continued to roleplay as a pitiful little girl.


    In Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life, she was too happy to notice Meng Yao and Zhang Xin¡¯s suspicious glances. In fact, They had known each other for a long time!


    Zhang Xin was Meng Yao¡¯s aunt. Meng Yao and her mother were accomplices of Zhang Xin¡¯s family! They had joined forces to harm Meng Jiao for the rest of her life! Meng Jiao felt so stupid that she thought that it was only right for her father to give the Zhang family a sum of money!


    ¡®Hmph! The most reasonable thing to do was to send them to prison!¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    ¡°Hey, girl! Why are you still lying? Look at yourself!¡± said Zhang Xin. She was feeling a little embarrassed.


    ¡°Then explain to me what caused her injuries,¡± Meng Tang said in a deep voice.


    ¡°I told you, she hurt herself! Kids are naughty! Mr. Meng, you can go out and ask around. Everyone knew about our family in this village. Here, the people are simple and honest! Why would we abuse a child? Besides, I treat her like my own!¡± Zhang Xin explained and she pretended to look heartbroken.


    ¡°Father, could it be that the child is lying?¡± Meng Wei frowned and said softly.


    Meng Wei had often lied to adults when he was young and had been beaten up many times because of this, so he was quite experienced.


    Meng Yao also hurriedly said, ¡°Father, let¡¯s give them the money and leave quickly. The conditions here are so bad. Mother can¡¯t stand it!¡±


    Meng Yao looked at Ning Jia, who was still hugging Meng Jiao sadly, and her heart was already surging with jealousy.


    Meng Tang walked to Ning Jia¡¯s side and looked at Meng Jiao. Although Meng Jiao was a little skinny, he could still see the charm similar to his wife¡¯s from Meng Jiao¡¯s eyes, especially her eyes.


    Meng Tang sighed and placed his hand on Meng Jiao¡¯s head, caressing it gently. He said, ¡°My child, I¡¯m your father, your biological father.¡±


    Unlike in her previous life, Meng Jiao didn¡¯t cower and avoided Meng Tang. She met his gaze with tears welling up in her eyes and said, ¡°Father, if you didn¡¯t come, I would have died.¡±


    As Meng Jiao said that, large drops of tears fell.


    Meng Tang reached out and pulled Meng Jiao into his arms. No amount of money could buy back the hardships his daughter had suffered all these years. He apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Your mother and I made you suffer.¡±


    Meng Jiao reached out and hugged Meng Tang back, calling out in a trembling voice, ¡°Father.¡±


    Zhang Xin could not understand why Meng Jiao was so difficult to deal with today. Meng Jiao always ruined Zhang Xin¡¯s performance at the most critical moment. Zhang Xin was so anxious that she stomped her feet. Just as Zhang Xin was at her wit¡¯s end, she saw a figure jump in.


    Zhao Dong immediately saw Meng Jiao, who had just stood up from Meng Tang¡¯s embrace. He did not even look at the others as he stepped forward and kicked Meng Jiao. He said, ¡°You wretched girl! You betrayed me! I told you not to talk too much!¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s hands and eyes were quick. He pulled his daughter over and dodged Zhao Dong¡¯s shadowless Kick.


    Zhao Dong kicked empty air, and only then did he realize that there were so many strangers. He sized up Meng Tang and said wickedly, ¡°Yo, an old man is here. Why? Did you fancy this wretched girl and want to buy her as your wife? Tell me how much you¡¯re willing to pay! If you don¡¯t have money then there will be no discussion! Let me tell you, this girl is proficient in washing clothes and cooking. She can do any dirty work! She could do all the homework from the first grade of primary school to the third grade of junior high school! How was it? How much are you offering?¡±

 Chapter 4

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    Zhao Dong crossed his arms and shook his legs as he looked at Meng Tang from the corner of his eyes.


    Meng Tang was so angry that he lost his words. He shouted, ¡°Men! Take this little hooligan!¡±


    Before Meng Tang finished his sentence, the butler and bodyguards rushed over and pressed Zhao Dong to the ground.


    Earlier, when their master was talking to the village woman, although they were angry, they did not dare to go forward without an order. Now, a young boy rushed in. Not only did he want to hit the young miss, but he also spat out nonsense. He really thought the others were nothing to him.


    Seeing that her son was restrained, Zhang Xin became anxious. She said, ¡°Hey, hey, what are you guys doing? Why are you hitting people! Let go, this is my son! This is my son!¡±


    Zhao Dong, who was pinned to the ground, struggled desperately and said ¡°Let go of me! Who the f*ck are you? Where did you stinky hooligan come from?¡±


    The butler of the Meng family, Meng San, reached out and pulled off the bodyguard¡¯s tie. He curled it up and stuffed it into Zhao Dong¡¯s mouth.


    The bodyguard looked at Meng San unhappily. Meng San patted his hands and raised his chin. He said, ¡°I¡¯ll buy you a new one later!¡±


    After saying that, Meng San stood up and returned to Meng Tang¡¯s back.


    Zhang Xin sat on the ground, slapped her thigh, and shouted, ¡°Help! Murder! Someone come quickly!¡±


    Zhang Xin was a well-known shrew in the village. Meng Jiao showed a frightened expression and hid beside Ning Jia. Ning Jia was so angry that her face turned red. Ning Jia had never seen such a despicable person in her life. When Ning Jia thought about how her daughter had been abducted by such a family to raise, she was really furious.


    Meng Jiao looked coldly at Zhang Xin, who was throwing a tantrum on the ground. Zhang Xin had to make a scene. Only by making a scene like that could they cut off their escape route. Otherwise, it would be like in Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life. The Zhao family would suck on Meng Jiao like leeches.


    Not only would they ask for money from her, but they would also make her embarrass herself on various occasions under Meng Yao¡¯s instructions. Then, Meng Jiao¡¯s reputation would be ruined, and everyone in the Meng family would hate her. Meng Jiao would not be able to stand on her own and could only leave her hometown.


    The Meng family was rich and powerful. They were in high society and had never seen such a person without a bottom line.


    Meng Wei could not help but lean toward Meng Tang.


    ¡°Father, give them the money quickly. Let¡¯s go!¡± Meng Yao said in panic.


    Meng Yao was determined to give the Zhao family a sum of money. Meng Jiao sneered in her heart. Just as Meng Jiao was about to open her mouth to continue disrupting Meng Yao¡¯s plan, the door was kicked open with a bang.


    ¡°Zhang Xin! Come out, I¡¯m going to rip your mouth apart! How dare you spread rumors about our Bei? I¡¯ll beat you to death today!¡± A muscular middle-aged woman rushed in with a group of people.


    The butler quickly stood in front of Meng Tang. The bodyguard picked up Zhao Dong and stood with the butler, blocking the Meng family behind him.


    When the group of people who came in saw the Meng family, they were also stunned.


    However, when the woman saw Zhang Xin throwing a tantrum on the ground, she immediately rushed over and pulled Zhang Xin up. The woman raised Zhang Xin¡¯s head and slapped her across the face. The woman said, ¡°Who said that our Bei wants to marry that despicable son of yours? The rumor has spread to our house! I¡¯ll rip your mouth apart!¡±


    Zhang Xin was slapped in the face, and her anger surged. However, she did not forget that the Meng family was beside her. She quickly blocked the village chief¡¯s wife¡¯s slap and said, ¡°Our family has an honored guest here! This is a distinguished guest from the city. They¡¯re here to bring our Jiao home. Let me tell you, our Jiao is the daughter of the Meng family. She has a noble status!¡±


    Meng Jiao finally understood. In her previous life, the village chief¡¯s wife found out that Zhang Xin was spreading rumors and came knocking on her door. It only happened after Meng Jiao left. She didn¡¯t expect that the village chief¡¯s wife would come early in this life. Meng Jiao thought it was fun to watch a lively drama!


    In her previous life, Meng Jiao obediently followed her family and did not want to stay in this courtyard for a moment, so she missed out on such lively drama.


    This time, Meng Jiao wanted to let the Meng family see Mrs. Zhao and her son¡¯s character clearly. Meng Jiao did not want to give the Zhao family money freely and wanted them to pay for their actions. That was why Meng Jiao had delayed for so long.


    The village chief¡¯s wife stopped and looked at the Meng family with the others. The extraordinary bearing of the Meng family made her cower for a moment, but she immediately calmed down because she saw the poor girl beside Ning Jia.


    ¡°Oh my sweet Jiao, what¡¯s wrong with you? Are you sick?¡± The village chief¡¯s wife asked with concern.


    Meng Jiao thought to herself that she would definitely come back to thank the village chief¡¯s wife in the future. She quickly raised her voice and said excitedly, ¡°Auntie, my parents are here to take me home!¡±


    The village chief¡¯s wife¡¯s eyes lit up. She glanced at Zhang Xin from the corner of her eye and said in surprise, ¡°Really? That¡¯s great, Jiao. Your parents are finally here. If they didn¡¯t come, I think your little life would have been thrown here!¡±

 Chapter 5

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    The village chief¡¯s wife¡¯s words made Ning Jia¡¯s expression change drastically. Ning Jia asked, ¡°You, what do you mean? Did her family abuse my child?¡±


    The village chief¡¯s wife clapped her hands, her face filled with heartache and regret.


    ¡°Oh, are you her mother? You still don¡¯t know, right? Let me tell you, this child has been beaten up since she was young! Her alcoholic adoptive father was fine if he didn¡¯t drink. Once he drank too much, he would hit her! We saw him kick her from the courtyard to the courtyard door with our own eyes! She¡¯s really lucky to have lived until now!¡±


    Ning Jia could not help but measure the distance of the courtyard with her eyes, and her face turned even paler.


    The village chief¡¯s wife pursed her lips and added, ¡°And Zhang Xin is famous for being lazy. Look at this clean courtyard. Look at the clothes hanging over there. They were all done by the girl. She¡¯s been doing this housework since she was four years old. If she can¡¯t finish it, they won¡¯t give her food! We neighbors really couldn¡¯t stand it and secretly gave the child some food. But if Zhang Xin found out, she would stand at our door and curse us!¡±


    The villagers around nodded in agreement.


    Ning Jia and Meng Tang looked at each other and saw the fire in each other¡¯s eyes.


    The village chief¡¯s wife pointed at Zhao Dong and said, ¡°And this little b*stard. He¡¯s famous for being bad. Not only does he need Jiao to take care of him, but he also needs Jiao to do his homework. This black-hearted couple didn¡¯t even let Jiao go to school. Poor child, she had to be beaten by this little b*stard for answering the questions wrongly! She¡¯s too pitiful. Very pitiful child!¡±


    The village chief¡¯s wife shook her head, and tears were about to fall.


    Meng Jiao felt delighted. She did not expect that by leaving a little later, her parents would know about her encounter. This was much more effective than what she was going to say when she went back with her parents.


    Zhang Xin, who was at the side, panicked and quickly went up to pull the village chief¡¯s wife aside and said, ¡°Nonsense! You¡¯re talking nonsense!¡±


    The village chief¡¯s wife pushed Zhang Xin away and said, ¡°Ask everyone if I¡¯m lying. Any of the villagers and neighbors can testify.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think so?¡± the village chief¡¯s wife turned to everyone.


    Immediately, someone stood out and said, ¡°I heard Zhao Dong beating up his sister in the yard yesterday. He said that his sister didn¡¯t finish his homework for him, so he was punished by the teacher to stand!¡±


    Another villager said, ¡°Yeah, Jiao probably hasn¡¯t had a bite of rice since yesterday, right? Yesterday, Zhang Xin scolded her in the courtyard and said that she would starve her for two days!¡±


    Ning Jia held Meng Jiao¡¯s hand, and asked with her trembling voice, ¡°My child, have you eaten?¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. She shook her head gently and lowered her head again. Her aggrieved and timid look broke Ning Jia¡¯s heart.


    Meng Wei could not bear to watch anymore and said loudly, ¡°Father, let¡¯s call the police! Black-hearted people like them should go to prison!¡±


    The gratitude that Meng Tang originally felt in his heart had also disappeared.


    Meng Yao could not help but feel anxious. She pulled Meng Wei¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Wei, no matter what, they raised our sister to this age. We should still thank them!¡±


    ¡°Oh, this young lady is too kind. But you have to understand that kindness is for good people. If you¡¯re so kind to evil people, you¡¯ll be helping the wicked!¡± Immediately, a villager kindly reminded him, shaking his head as he spoke.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. If you have more money, why don¡¯t you do some good deeds? Even if it¡¯s to help repair roads and schools, it¡¯s also good. Why do you want to give it to such a person? If this isn¡¯t aiding evil, then what is?¡±


    Zhang Xin began to feel anxious. She grabbed the broom beside her and chased everyone away. She shouted, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? Get lost! Get out!¡±


    The village chief¡¯s wife was almost hit by Zhang Xin¡¯s broom. The village chief¡¯s wife lost her temper and snatched Zhang Xin¡¯s broom away.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to settle scores with you! How dare you spread rumors that my Bei is in a relationship with your damn son? Why don¡¯t you take a good look at yourself! Do you think you¡¯re worthy? I¡¯ll rip your mouth apart today!¡± said the villager chief¡¯s wife.


    The two women were fighting. Some villagers came forward to help, while others came forward to pull them back. Zhao Dong saw that his mother was being beaten, so he struggled to help. The bodyguard looked at Meng Tang.


    Meng Tang¡¯s face darkened and he did not speak.


    At that moment, a villager saw them standing at the side and could not help but shout, ¡°Jiao was abducted by them back then! Don¡¯t tell me you still treat them as your saviors?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right! Back then, they had kidnapped this child so that they could sell her in exchange to be a wife for Zhao Dong! Do you still think they are good people?¡±

 Chapter 6

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    Meng Wei was so angry that he stepped forward and kicked Zhao Dong.


    Ning Jia hugged Meng Jiao tightly and gritted her teeth in anger. She said, ¡°Meng Tang, let¡¯s call the police!¡±


    Meng Tang nodded slightly and gestured for the butler to make the call.


    Meng Yao had an anxious expression and secretly stomped her feet.


    Meng Jiao saw that and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. All the things that happened actually saved her a lot of trouble.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s body could not take it anymore. Her body went soft and she leaned into Ning Jia¡¯s arms.


    ¡°My baby, my baby!¡± Ning Jia felt Meng Jiao was acting strange. She looked at Meng Jiao and began to panic.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go! Quick, to the hospital now!¡± said Meng Tang. He quickly carried Meng Jiao up.


    Meng San and one of the bodyguards stayed behind to deal with the aftermath. The others quickly got into the car and brought Meng Jiao to the hospital.


    Meng Yao took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her and turned around to look at the people in the courtyard. Her eyes revealed a hint of resentment, ¡®Such a simple thing and they couldn¡¯t do it right!¡¯


    When Meng Jiao woke up in the hospital, she saw the snow-white ceiling. Memories flooded her mind. She had been reborn and had been brought back by the Meng family. Her life would be a new beginning.


    This time, it would be different from the previous life. Meng Jiao would not let anyone bully or trample on her anymore. She wanted to live for herself, for the few people who loved her!


    ¡°You¡¯re awake?¡± A delicate voice sounded in Meng Jiao¡¯s ear.


    Meng Jiao turned her eyes and saw Meng Yao sitting on the sofa.


    This was the Meng family¡¯s hospital. Meng Jiao stayed in a private suite. In her previous life, she was stunned and frightened by this luxurious environment the moment she opened her eyes. From that moment on, she began to be submissive to Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao was not in a hurry to call the doctor and her family. Instead, she stood by the bed and looked down at Meng Jiao with an arrogant expression.


    ¡°You¡¯re so lucky. Mother and Father love you very much. Not only did they send your adoptive parents and brother to the police station, but they also held a banquet for you to tell everyone that they¡¯ve found you!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao and blinked, not saying a word.


    Meng Yao saw that and became even more proud. She said, ¡°The Meng family is the most prestigious. Every one of us has been trained in family etiquette. If you don¡¯t know anything, you¡¯ll embarrass our family if you make a fool of yourself!¡±


    Meng Jiao saw a figure at the door from the corner of her eye. She thought of something and said carefully, ¡°Then what should I do?¡±


    Meng Yao wanted Meng Jiao to say that and immediately said proudly, ¡°Of course, you have to listen to me in everything. In the future, you have to respect me as your elder sister! You must tell me everything and only do it with my permission. Otherwise, if you embarrass our family, Mother and Father will chase you out! I¡¯ll let you go back to that place to be beaten, scolded, and starved!¡±


    Meng Jiao revealed a frightened expression and hurriedly said, ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you, Yao. I don¡¯t want to be chased out!¡±


    As she spoke, Meng Jiao¡¯s tears fell in large drops. She cried towards the door, ¡°Father, please don¡¯t chase me out. I¡¯m scared!¡±


    Meng Tang strode over and pushed Meng Yao away. He pulled Meng Jiao into his arms and patted her back, comforting her, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, don¡¯t be afraid. I won¡¯t chase you away. You¡¯re my daughter. You¡¯re the most precious daughter of the Meng family. You won¡¯t be chased out!¡±


    Meng Jiao reached out and hugged Meng Tang¡¯s waist. She cried until she was out of breath and said, ¡°Father, teach me the rules. I¡¯ll be obedient and learn well. I won¡¯t embarrass you. I don¡¯t want to go back and be beaten and scolded again. I don¡¯t want to starve and freeze anymore!¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s heart ached. He comforted Meng Jiao, ¡°My sweet child. It¡¯s all our fault for losing you. You¡¯ve suffered so much. Never again! Your mother and I will definitely make it up to you!¡±


    Meng Jiao slowly calmed down under Meng Tang¡¯s comforting words. Only then did Meng Jiao see Ning Jia and Meng Wei standing behind Meng Tang. Ning Jia was hugging Meng Yao with a distressed expression.


    Meng Yao pursed her lips tightly and glared at Meng Jiao fiercely.


    Meng Jiao sneered in her heart. As expected, the twelve-year-old Meng Yao could not hide her emotions. That little scheming was not enough to show off in front of someone who had lived two lives.


    ¡°Jiao, if anyone bullies you in the future, tell me and I will beat them up for you!¡± said Meng Wei as he patted his chest as a guarantee.


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Wei timidly and revealed a small smile. She said, ¡°Thank you, Wei.¡±


    Meng Wei scratched his head in embarrassment.


    Meng Yao clenched her fists. She had already told Meng Wei that he would stay away from the country bumpkin and ignore her. Meng Yao did not expect the spineless Meng Wei to actually surrender so easily.

 Chapter 7

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    Ning Jia said gently, ¡°Jiao, don¡¯t be afraid. Your father, your brother, your sister and I will protect you!¡±


    ¡°My original name is Meng Jiao? That¡¯s a nice name.¡± Meng Jiao nodded.


    Ning Jia stepped forward and touched Meng Jiao¡¯s head and said, ¡°Yes, our Meng family has always had more sons than daughters. I¡¯ve finally gotten my wish. Your father and I hope that you¡¯ll grow up to be a charming little princess.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao in confusion and asked, ¡°Then, what about Yao?¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s hand paused for a moment, and Meng Yao¡¯s expression turned ugly.


    Meng Tang coughed lightly and said, ¡°Jiao, Yao is our adopted daughter. Her mother is the nanny who kidnapped you back then and swapped you with Yao.


    ¡°Your mother was not in good health at that time and was sick. We were all busy taking care of your mother and handed you to the nanny. In the end, I didn¡¯t expect the nanny to have selfish motives. She actually used her daughter to exchange for you and threw you away. This caused you to be abducted to a small mountain village and suffer for so many years.¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s voice was filled with pain, but he told Meng Jiao the truth. As a father, he had always been very serious about doing things, just like his business style.


    The Meng family had a very upright family style, and Meng Jiao was very admired for it.


    In her previous life, Meng Jiao had deviated from the path her parents had planned for her step by step under Meng Yao¡¯s meticulous planning. Meng Jiao had made them more and more disappointed, resulting in isolating herself from her family.


    Seeing Meng Jiao in a daze, Ning Jia hurriedly said, ¡°Jiao, this is the nanny¡¯s fault. It has nothing to do with Yao. She was a baby just like you back then. We¡¯ve been raising her all these years, so she¡¯s a member of the Meng family. You two sisters will get along well in the future, just like real sisters. Yao, you will definitely treat your sister well, right?¡±


    Ning Jia lowered her head and asked Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao quickly nodded and reached out to grab Meng Jiao¡¯s hand. Meng Yao said, ¡°Yes, I will definitely love and protect my sister like Wei!¡±


    Meng Jiao felt Meng Yao secretly exerting strength in her hands. Meng Jiao looked up at Meng Tang and Ning Jia and smiled lightly. She said, ¡°I understand that people are born kind. Father, Mother, I want to be a kind and magnanimous person like you in the future!¡±


    Ning Jia heaved a sigh of relief.


    Meng Tang nodded in admiration. He thought, ¡®My daughter was talented, intelligent, and broad-minded. She was indeed the daughter of the Meng family!¡¯


    Meng Jiao smiled gently at Meng Yao and said, ¡°Yao, let bygones be bygones. Let¡¯s be good sisters.¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s anger rose. She thought, ¡®How did she become someone who took advantage of the Meng family after a few words?¡¯


    ¡°Jiao, you really look like Mother when she smiles.¡± Meng Wei, who was standing at the side as a spectator, could not help but praise.


    When Meng Tang and Ning Jia heard that, they both smiled with relief.


    ¡°I¡¯m not as good-looking as Mother. She is the most beautiful person I¡¯ve ever seen,¡± Meng Jiao said shyly.


    Ning Jia¡¯s heart softened as she gently held Meng Jiao in her arms.


    Initially, Ning Jia was a little worried that Meng Jiao, who did not grow up by her side, would not be close to her and would not be as caring as Yao, who she had raised. However, Ning Jia did not expect Meng Jiao to be so close to her as soon as she met her.


    As the saying goes, blood was really thicker than water!


    Meng Yao gritted her teeth as she looked at the happy family of four. She hated her birth mother more than ever now! She blamed her for not strangling Meng Jiao to death back then.


    Meng Yao¡¯s birth mother did that to provide a free servant for her silly aunt¡¯s family, to get a wife for that silly cousin of hers and raised a blight that snatched the happiness that originally belonged to Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao hated her birth mother and Meng Jiao! She also hated the Meng family who had betrayed her without any reason!


    Meng Yao raised her head high to stop her tears from flowing. She muttered in her heart, ¡®Meng Yao, you can¡¯t admit defeat. You can¡¯t just give everything to Meng Jiao! You have to take it back and chase this stinky girl out!¡¯


    The doctor came to do a comprehensive physical examination for Meng Jiao and told Meng Tang and his wife, ¡°The child was extremely malnourished and needed to take good care of her body. The injuries on her body were all superficial wounds and did not hurt her bones and muscles. As for the old and new scars, they would have to wait until she grew up and see if they could be removed with aesthetic procedures.¡±


    Meng Tang was finally relieved.


    Ning Jia hugged Meng Jiao and cried again. She felt even more sorry for her daughter and blamed herself.


    Meng Jiao comforted Ning Jia obediently, ¡°Mother, don¡¯t be sad. I don¡¯t feel pain anymore. I only have happiness in my heart now because I have a home. I have my parents, brothers, and sister.¡±


    Ning Jia hugged Meng Jiao tenderly, making Meng Yao¡¯s eyes burn with anger.

 Chapter 8

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    ¡°Mother, since Jiao is fine, why don¡¯t we go home early? No matter how good the hospital is, it¡¯s not as good as at home.¡± Meng Yao saw the opportunity and suggested.


    Ning Jia hesitated for a moment. She had wanted Meng Jiao to stay in the hospital for a while longer so that she could take care of her seriously and carefully.


    However, what Meng Yao said made sense. Therefore, Ning Jia asked for Meng Tang¡¯s opinion.


    Meng Tang thought for a moment and said, ¡°Okay. Then let¡¯s go home tomorrow. You go ahead and make some arrangements. Then, hire two chefs to prepare a special meal for Meng Jiao. In a few days, we¡¯ll invite guests to celebrate. You should also inform my mother.¡±


    Ning Jia hesitated for a moment and nodded.


    Meng Jiao saw it and understood. In her previous life, her mother did not have a good relationship with her grandmother.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s grandmother was also born into a noble family. She had worked hard for many years to become a woman with status. It was all thanks to her son, Meng Tang, who had worked hard to gain a foothold in the Meng family. Although Ning Jia¡¯s family could help Meng Tang, at home, Ning Jia was also a woman who stole her son away.


    Therefore, when their eldest son, Meng Lin, was born, his grandmother found an excuse to bring her grandson to her side and raise him, so that Ning Jia could focus on accompanying her husband to expand his career overseas.


    Meng Lin grew up with his grandmother and was not close to his parents, which made Ning Jia very sad. Meng Wei had been raised by Ning Jia since he was young. However, when Meng Wei was kidnapped when he was eight years old, his grandmother flew into a rage and blamed Ning Jia for being irresponsible. She also took her second grandson under her wings.


    The knot in the heart between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law grew deeper and deeper.


    The old madam was so skillful that Ning Jia was no match for her. Meng Tang was a dutiful son. He did not sense the internal turmoil in the house, so there was naturally no mediation, which made Ning Jia feel even more wrong.


    This time, the matter of the real daughter had happened again. The old madam was even more convinced that Ning Jia was not a good mother. She had some complaints about Ning Jia among her relatives and friends.


    Meng Jiao gently pulled Ning Jia¡¯s hand and smiled sweetly at Ning Jia. She said, ¡°Mother, you go ahead. I¡¯ll be good and wait for you to pick me up.¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s depression was swept away. She said, ¡°My dear, sweet child!¡±


    ¡°Mother, I¡¯ll stay and take care of Jiao,¡± said Meng Yao as she stood up at the right time.


    Ning Jia also reached out to pet Meng Yao¡¯s head and said with a smile, ¡°Our Yao is also a good child. With you taking care of your sister, I will be relieved.¡±


    The so-called taking care of Jiao was just two people staring at each other.


    After the parents left, the ¡°chuunibyou¡± Meng Wei was in his awkward adolescence stage. He did not want to stay behind awkwardly to accompany a sister he did not know well, so he followed his parents.


    Meng Jiao and Meng Yao did not have to pretend to be obedient anymore.


    Meng Yao¡¯s face turned cold.


    Meng Jiao yawned lightly and adjusted herself to a comfortable position, closing her eyes to rest.


    Meng Yao clenched her fists and tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart. She could not hit Meng Jiao. That would be too obvious, Meng Jiao might even tell her parents.


    Meng Jiao was the legitimate young lady of the Meng family, and Meng Yao had already fallen from the high platform and become an adopted daughter. There was no need for anyone to teach Meng Yao. Meng Yao also understood that she had to tuck her tail between her legs and not disappoint the Meng family.


    ¡®I had to chase this girl away! Chase her out of the Meng family. I could not let her occupy my status in the Meng family and seized everything that belonged to me!¡¯ Meng Yao thought.


    ¡°Are you asleep, Jiao?¡± Meng Yao asked gently.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eyelids twitched, but she did not open her eyes.


    ¡°Jiao, you have already slept for so long. Do you still want to sleep? Why don¡¯t we have a chat?¡± Meng Yao said patiently.


    ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡± Meng Jiao opened her eyes and asked.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eyes were very similar to Ning Jia¡¯s. That made Meng Yao¡¯s heart burn with jealousy. The smile on Meng Yao¡¯s face was very sweet and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t we talk about our lives?¡±


    Meng Jiao nodded indifferently.


    Meng Yao thought that Meng Jiao was ashamed to talk about her life in the countryside and felt proud.


    Meng Yao¡¯s face was full of pride as she glanced at Meng Jiao. Seeing that Meng Jiao was listening attentively, Meng Yao felt even more pleased. She said, ¡°Wei dotes on me the most. He will give me all the good food and fun first even though he has a bad temper. No one dares to provoke him, whether at home or outside. But, he listens to me very much and will grant my every request! He said that I¡¯m his only sister!¡±


    Meng Yao emphasized the word ¡°only¡± heavily.

 Chapter 9

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    ¡°The Meng family dotes on me the most. My room at home is the largest, even better than Lin and Wei¡¯s. When Lin was studying abroad, he would bring me all kinds of gifts every time he came back for school break. Now that he¡¯s working, he never forgets to bring me gifts whenever he goes on a business trip. Mother used to study interior design. So, she designed my room herself. She also likes to design her own clothes and I¡¯m her exclusive model!¡± said Meng Yao as she raised her chin proudly.


    Meng Jiao had seen everything Meng Yao said with her own eyes.


    In Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life, even after returning to the Meng family, Meng Jiao was like a spectator, unable to integrate into the life of the Meng family due to her cowardly personality and Meng Yao¡¯s suppression. The Meng family disliked Meng Jiao and gradually detested her.


    The instigator of all this was this seemingly harmless Meng Yao who was actually as vicious as a snake.


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao¡¯s proud expression and suddenly smiled. Meng Jiao said, ¡°That¡¯s great. You¡¯re so blessed, Yao.¡±


    Meng Yao proudly raised her chin.


    Meng Jiao heaved a sigh of relief and said, ¡°Thank you for telling me this, Yao. I really look forward to the days when I¡¯ll be the daughter of the Meng family!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao and said word by word, ¡°Just like you, Yao.¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s smile froze on her face. She thought, ¡®I said all that to let Meng Jiao know her status in the Meng family, not to brief her on the Meng family! Was there something wrong with her mind?¡¯


    ¡°All the family members love me. I¡¯m the Meng family¡¯s little princess. I¡¯m irreplaceable!¡± Meng Yao glared at Meng Jiao and said word by word.


    Meng Jiao smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll be like you in the future, Yao. I¡¯ll be the little princess of the Meng family! Just thinking about it makes me feel happy!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t expect them to like you!¡± Meng Yao roared. She was furious and could no longer pretend. Facing Meng Jiao, who was stubborn, Meng Yao really wanted to knock her head very hard!


    ¡°Why won¡¯t they like me? I¡¯m their biological daughter!¡± Meng Jiao tilted her head and said the word ¡°biological¡± very seriously and clearly.


    Meng Yao stifled and took a deep breath. She said coldly, ¡°So what if you are their biological daughter? You¡¯re just a wild girl who grew up in the countryside! You don¡¯t know anything! You don¡¯t have manners at all! What do you have to compare with me? Mother and Father are just feeling guilty toward you now! When they¡¯re done, they¡¯ll be dissatisfied with you. Lin, Wei, and Grandma will never like you! Stop dreaming. There¡¯s no good for you and the Meng family in returning to them!¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s voice subconsciously became sharp.


    ¡®That¡¯s all you¡¯ve got?¡¯ Meng Jiao pondered.


    Meng Jiao looked at the exasperated Meng Yao and asked innocently, ¡°Then what do you think I should do, Yao? Am I to leave the Meng family now?¡±


    Meng Yao was stunned. She did not expect Meng Jiao to directly say that she wanted to achieve her goal. She actually did not know how to respond for a moment.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s big eyes blinked as she looked at Meng Yao, waiting for her answer.


    Meng Yao calmed her mind and said directly, ¡°If you leave the Meng family, I can give you a large sum of money. If you go back to the Zhang family, they will definitely treat you well!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao in surprise. It turned out that a person¡¯s viciousness had nothing to do with age.


    The twelve-year-old Meng Yao actually had such a vicious heart and had actually learned to use the money to solve problems.


    ¡°Wasn¡¯t the Zhang family arrested?¡± Meng Jiao asked Meng Yao calmly.


    ¡°Then save them!¡± Meng Yao glared at Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao and held back her anger. Meng Jiao deliberately nodded with a confused look and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go and tell Father to save them.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t tell Father!¡± Meng Yao hurriedly said.


    ¡°Why? It was Father who asked the police to arrest them. Of course, only Father could save them. Right, Yao?¡± Meng Jiao said seriously.


    Meng Yao wished she could strangle Meng Jiao to death. Meng Yao gritted her teeth and said, ¡°Forget it. Don¡¯t mention this to Father, do you hear me? If you mention it, Father will be angry and throw you back to the village!¡±


    Meng Yao had a fierce look on her face as she tried to scare Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao was really angry at herself in her previous life. She thought, ¡®Meng Yao was just a little girl with a low IQ, yet she had actually schemed against me until it cost my life. How stupid was I?¡¯

 Chapter 10

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    ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll listen to you, Yao. I won¡¯t tell Father. I won¡¯t say anything.¡± Meng Jiao answered smoothly, causing Meng Yao, who was about to use all her skills to suppress this little girl, to dodge again. For a moment, Meng Yao was actually unable to continue.


    Meng Jiao smiled and thought, ¡®Meng Yao was just so-so. A person who had been stupid for a lifetime would not be so stupid again. This game had just begun.¡¯


    Meng Yao did not have the slightest advantage in front of Meng Jiao, so she felt anxious. Meng Yao could only wantonly exaggerate the Meng family¡¯s wealth so that Meng Jiao would be afraid.


    It was unsure whether Meng Jiao was too ignorant. As Meng Jiao listened, she actually fell asleep. Meng Yao was so angry that she wanted to flip the ward upside down.


    Meng Jiao did not fall asleep, she just did not want to listen to Meng Yao¡¯s nagging.


    It was just a small matter. She repeatedly emphasized how favored she was, and Meng Jiao could not be bothered to listen. However, through Meng Yao¡¯s bragging, Meng Jiao was able to recall all the past events after returning to the Meng family in her previous life, as well as the relationship between the members of the Meng family. It was not bad!


    The next day, Meng Tang and Ning Jia brought their nanny and bodyguards with them. A group of people came to bring Meng Jiao home. Such a lineup showed how much the Meng family valued their daughter who had been lost and found again. Meng Yao was secretly angry again.


    The butler, Meng San, led all the servants to welcome Meng Jiao in a row. The momentum was huge.


    The moment Meng Yao got out of the car, she felt proud and quietly waited for Meng Jiao to make a fool of herself. Meng Yao thought, ¡®As a country girl, she had never seen such a scene in her life. Wouldn¡¯t she be so scared that she would hide behind her mother? Mother was from a noble family and disliked timid people the most!¡¯


    Meng Yao looked at Meng Jiao from the corner of her eyes.


    The moment Meng Jiao got out of the car, she saw the servants on both sides and the smiling butler, Meng San. She was stunned.


    This scene was exactly the same as in her previous life. At that time, she was so scared that she hid behind Ning Jia and even cried, making everyone very embarrassed. Everyone in the Meng family, including the servants, have been disappointed in her from that moment on.


    ¡°Welcome home, Miss Jiao!¡± Meng San led everyone to bow to Meng Jiao. The servants behind him also moved and spoke in unison.


    Ning Jia quickly held Meng Jiao¡¯s hand, afraid that she would be frightened. She was about to explain, but Meng Jiao said in a clear voice, ¡°Thank you, everyone!¡±


    Ning Jia and Meng Tang looked at each other and saw the gratification in each other¡¯s eyes. They have the same thought. Meng Jiao was indeed the daughter of the Meng family. That bearing was in her bones.


    Everyone crowded around Meng Jiao as she entered the main area. Meng Yao stomped her feet hatefully. Meng Tang inadvertently looked back and saw Meng Yao¡¯s behavior. He could not help but frown.


    Ning Jia pulled Meng Jiao to tour floor by floor, and Meng Jiao showed her surprise and joy at the right time.


    When they arrived at Meng Yao¡¯s room, Meng Jiao said happily without waiting for Ning Jia¡¯s introduction, ¡°Mother, is this my room? I like pink the most. Thank you, Mother!¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s smile froze on her face and she became embarrassed. She hesitated and said, ¡°Th-This is Yao¡¯s room.¡±


    The smile on Meng Jiao¡¯s face froze. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mother. I-I thought this was the room you prepared for me. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eyes darkened and she lowered her gaze, blaming herself for her ¡°recklessness¡±.


    ¡°The room I prepared for you is on the second floor. It¡¯s not as beautiful as this one, but it¡¯s still very spacious.¡± Ning Jia said.


    That was the guest room. Meng Jiao had always lived in the guest room in her previous life. Her parents did not decorate her room like Meng Yao¡¯s as promised. Because they had gradually disliked Meng Jiao, and there was no need for that anymore.


    Meng Jiao looked up and smiled, but her smile was a little bitter. She said, ¡°Thank you, Mother. I¡¯ve never slept on a bed before. As long as I have a soft bed like the one in the hospital, I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Meng Yao scoffed lightly. She thought, ¡®What a country bumpkin. Look at her ignorant appearance!¡¯


    Meng Yao was waiting for Ning Jiaxun to lecture Meng Jiao about saying such embarrassing words.


    However, Meng Jiao¡¯s words stabbed into Meng Tang¡¯s heart like a knife. He had no idea that his twelve years old daughter had not slept on a bed before.


    Meng Tang was the one who personally carried Meng Jiao down from the attic. There was no bed in that low attic, only a set of tattered bedding! To him, her daughter¡¯s life was worse than a beggar¡¯s!


    ¡°Ning Jia, let Meng Jiao sleep in this room and let Meng Yao go to the guest room downstairs!¡± Meng Tang said quietly.


    Ning Jia and Meng Yao were both stunned.


    Meng Yao¡¯s voice trembled as she said, ¡°Father, Mother promised me that this is my room.¡±

 Chapter 11

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    Ning Jia looked troubled. She had indeed promised Meng Yao.


    Previously, Ning Jia had been worried that she had no feelings for her daughter after not seeing her for many years. She thought that it would be better to keep a distance and take it slow.


    However, Meng Yao was raised by Ning Jia and was the flesh of her heart. Ning Jia could not bear to let Meng Yao suffer a little grievance. It was just a room and Meng Yao had lived in it for so many years, so Ning Jia would let Meng Yao continue to live there.


    At worst, Ning Jia could just get someone to renovate Meng Jiao¡¯s room. But, Meng Jiao¡¯s words made Ning Jia feel bad.


    ¡®My daughter had suffered for so many years and had not even slept in a bed. She¡¯s too pitiful. But what about Meng Yao?¡¯ Ning Jia thought.


    Seeing Meng Yao on the verge of tears, Ning Jia¡¯s heart ached.


    ¡°Honey, I promised Meng Yao before.¡± Ning Jia whispered to Meng Tang.


    Meng Tang placed his hand on Meng Jiao¡¯s head and said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, first move Meng Yao¡¯s things to the guest room, tomorrow let Meng San find someone to decorate the guest room according to Meng Yao¡¯s preferences. Meng Jiao will stay in this room for the time being. She is the princess of the Meng family, and a princess should be treated like a princess.¡±


    The decision had been made. Meng Jiao did not look at Meng Yao, who was about to cry.


    Meng Jiao shook Meng Tang¡¯s hand and looked up. She said, ¡°Father, there¡¯s no need for that. You can¡¯t bully Yao just because I¡¯m back. Just find me a small room. I¡¯m not delicate at all! And I will do many things. I will definitely not be a person who eats for nothing!¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s heart ached. He squatted down and looked at Meng Jiao at eye level. He said gently, ¡°Meng Jiao, you¡¯ve returned to your real home now. You¡¯re our most precious daughter, our little princess. Ever since you were born, your mother and I have prepared everything for you. It¡¯s a pity that we¡¯ve been separated for so many years. But don¡¯t worry, we will compensate you for everything you¡¯ve lost in the past few years.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Tang with reddened eyes. She reached out and wrapped her arms around Meng Tang¡¯s neck, saying softly, ¡°Father, thank you! I don¡¯t want anything, as long as I can stay by your side.¡±


    Ning Jia was moved to tears by Meng Jiao¡¯s thoughtfulness, and the three of them hugged each other.


    Meng Yao stared blankly at the family of three in front of her. Panic spread from the bottom of her heart, crazily gnawing at her heart.


    ¡®What exactly happened? How could that girl make mother and father surrender with just a few words? How could they erase twelve years of time and distance? I was clearly their favorite daughter!¡¯ Meng Yao thought.


    Ning Jia shook Meng Yao and asked, ¡°Meng Yao? Do you mind this arrangement? Jiao had a bitter life. As the elder sister, can you give way to her?¡±


    Meng Yao took a deep breath and revealed a sweet smile. She replied, ¡°Mother, it¡¯s my duty as the elder sister. I should give in to my younger sister.¡±


    ¡°Meng Yao is a sensible girl,¡± said Ning Jia as she was satisfied.


    Just for this compliment, Meng Yao moved out of the room she had lived in since she was young.


    The servants did everything neatly. When Meng Yao came back to her senses, she was already sitting on the bed in the new room. This was the guest room of the Meng family. Although it was spacious, it was a guest room!


    Staring at the snow-white wall, she missed the romantic princess pink wall in her room. She bit her lip tightly and cursed in her heart, ¡®Meng Jiao! Just you wait!¡¯


    The Meng family¡¯s lunch was extremely sumptuous. There were plenty of dishes that everyone liked.


    Meng San smiled and explained, ¡°Sir, Madam, because we don¡¯t know what dishes our Miss Jiao likes, we increased the amount of each dish. Whatever dishes Miss Jiao likes and whoever she eats with, The staff in the kitchen will know what to do next time.¡±


    Meng Tang nodded.


    ¡°Meng San, you¡¯re really thoughtful.¡± Ning Jia praised. Then she asked Meng Jiao, ¡°My dear, what dishes do you like?¡±


    Meng Jiao glanced at the dishes on the table and pointed at Ning Jia¡¯s dishes. ¡°I like that one.¡±


    Ning Jia was delighted. She said, ¡°It seems that you and I have the same taste. Your father and brother preferred Western food. Yao likes sweet and sour food. And I like dishes with a lighter taste.¡±


    ¡°This is the bond shared between a mother and her daughter, Madam,¡± said Meng San.


    Ning Jia enjoyed it very much. She pulled Meng Jiao to sit beside her and was busy serving her soup and dishes.


    This was the treatment Meng Yao received before, but Ning Jia was only interested in Meng Jiao at the moment.


    Meng Yao¡¯s expression was depressed, which Meng Wei noticed coincidentally when he came in.

 Chapter 12

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    Meng Wei sat down beside Meng Yao and said unhappily, ¡°Mother! You can¡¯t just focus on Jiao and ignore Yao!¡±


    With tears in her eyes, Meng Yao looked at Ning Jia pitifully.


    Ning Jia¡¯s heart softened. She said softly, ¡°Meng Jiao just came back and isn¡¯t familiar with our family. I need to take care of her. Meng Yao, you¡¯re the most sensible girl, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    There was nothing else Meng Yao could say. She quickly nodded and said, ¡°Mother, I can do it myself.¡±


    Ning Jia turned around and scooped some food for Meng Jiao.


    Meng Wei scooped some food for Meng Yao and said, ¡°Mother! You have two daughters now. You have to be fair to them.¡±


    After saying that, Meng Wei glared at Meng Jiao. After all, Meng Jiao came back to the family after a long time. Although she was the real daughter, Meng Wei had no feelings for her. Unlike Meng Yao, who had followed him around since he was young.


    ¡°How can you talk to your mother like that!¡± said Meng Tang. He came downstairs and walked to the dining table. When he heard his son¡¯s words, he could not help but glare at Meng Wei.


    Meng Tang had always been serious and did not speak much.


    When Meng Jiao saw Meng Tang come over, she quickly stood up and respectfully called out, ¡°Father!¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s polite manner surprised the others.


    Meng Tang¡¯s serious expression could not help but ease up. He said with a pleasant expression, ¡°Sit down and eat.¡±


    Meng Jiao obediently sat back down.


    The Meng family valued rules the most. In her previous life, Meng Jiao had made mistakes many times.


    Meng Wei and Meng Yao did not expect Meng Jiao to be so self-aware and polite.


    ¡°Jiao, did you always stand up when your family came to eat at your house in the past? Is that a conditioned reflex?¡± Meng Wei smiled and said.


    Meng Jiao understood that Meng Wei was picking on her because he did not stand up to welcome his father.


    ¡®Wei is at a high risk of ¡°chuunibyou¡± disease. He was not evil, but not much. His mouth and mind were not on the same line. He could be easily manipulated and bewitched by Meng Yao.¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    Meng Jiao lowered her eyes and said softly, ¡°I¡¯m responsible for cooking in my previous home and I can¡¯t eat at the table.¡±


    Meng Tang and Ning Jia¡¯s faces turned ugly as they glared at Meng Wei.


    Meng Wei opened his mouth wide and asked angrily, ¡°They didn¡¯t even let you eat at the table and you still want to cook for them?¡±


    Meng Jiao nodded lightly and smiled at Meng Wei. She asked, ¡°Wei, do you like to eat braised dishes? I know how to make braised pork. I can make it for you another day.¡±


    Meng Wei waved his hand repeatedly and said, ¡°I can¡¯t let you do that. I can¡¯t.¡±


    The women in Meng Wei¡¯s family, from old to young, had never done any house chores. He could not let his sister cook braised pork for him. Even if he thought about it, he would be guilty and his father would punish him heavily for that.


    Ning Jia felt sad and distressed. She held Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and said patiently, ¡°Jiao, you¡¯re the young lady of the Meng family. You don¡¯t have to do these things. Your hands can¡¯t do rough work anymore. Otherwise, it won¡¯t look good.¡±


    Ning Jia looked at Meng Jiao¡¯s hands carefully. Fortunately, Meng Jiao¡¯s fingers were slender. Although Meng Jiao¡¯s skin was a little rough, it was not deformed or thick. It was still very good-looking. Meng Jiao would be fine after taking care of herself.


    Meng Jiao smiled and said, ¡°Mother, I was forced to cook in my previous home. But if I can cook for you, it¡¯s a gift from me. I don¡¯t know how to thank you for bringing me back. This is the most sincere way I can think of.¡±


    Meng Wei was touched. He hurriedly said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. You¡¯re fine. It¡¯s good that you¡¯re back.¡±


    He now found Jiao pleasing to the eye. Previously, he was just as worried as Meng Yao. He was worried that he would bring back a wild girl who would embarrass him everywhere and make him unable to raise his head in front of his peers.


    Meng Wei did not expect that although Jiao was as skinny as a pole, she was extremely sensible. She was so sensible that he felt a little ashamed of himself.


    ¡°You¡¯re our daughter. You don¡¯t need to thank us,¡± Meng Tang said gently.


    Ning Jia¡¯s eyes were a little wet. She said, ¡°Your father and I were the ones who have let you down. We let you suffer out there for so many years and suffered so much.¡±


    Meng Jiao gently held Ning Jia¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Mother, it¡¯s okay. Didn¡¯t they say that the worst of times will pass? I¡¯ve suffered all the hardships, so I won¡¯t have any more hardships to suffer in the future.¡±


    Ning Jia could not help but laugh when she heard that. She pinched Meng Jiao¡¯s meatless cheeks and said, ¡°My dear, you are really good with expressions.¡±


    Meng Yao finally realized that this country-bumpkin girl could not be underestimated. She thought, ¡®I was too naive and thought too simply of Jiao. It seemed that I had to put in 120% of my energy and properly fight with that girl. Otherwise, I¡¯d be the one who was going to be chased out of the house!¡¯

 Chapter 13

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    ¡°Mother, shouldn¡¯t you contact the school for Jiao? She has to go to school, right?¡± Meng Yao¡¯s tone was filled with concern.


    Ning Jia hurriedly said, ¡°Oh my, thank goodness you reminded me. I almost forgot about such a big thing.¡±


    Meng Tang said lightly, ¡°Just let Jiao attend school at Ying Cai with Yao. They¡¯re the same age and can be in the same class. They can also take care of each other.¡±


    Meng Yao looked worried and said, ¡°But Father, Jiao grew up in the countryside. I¡¯m afraid she can¡¯t keep up with Ying Cai School¡¯s progress. When the results are not good and the students have opinions, I¡¯m afraid the parents will say that you¡¯re using your status as a board member to seek personal gain for your daughter.¡±


    Before Meng Tang could say anything, Ning Jia hurriedly said, ¡°Yes, going to school is not a big deal. It¡¯s okay if she doesn¡¯t attend school at Ying Cai. Honey, you¡¯re under so much pressure now. You can¡¯t be slandered by those villains over such a small matter.¡±


    Meng Tang sneered, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. The other board members have also done many things to abuse their power for personal gain. I¡¯m doing this for my own daughter. Why can¡¯t I?¡±


    Meng Yao quickly gave Meng Wei a look.


    Meng Wei touched his nose and said, ¡°Jiao¡¯s results were¡­ Why don¡¯t we give her some time? If she¡¯s really not doing well, I won¡¯t suggest you let her stay, Father.¡±


    Meng Yao looked at Meng Wei in agreement and hurriedly said, ¡°In my opinion, why don¡¯t we let Jiao start from the fifth grade and hire a tutor for her to study hard? That way, when she takes Ying Cai¡¯s entrance examination next year, she shouldn¡¯t be too far off. At that time, it won¡¯t be too embarrassing with your words supporting her.¡±


    Ning Jia nodded and agreed with Meng Yao. Ning Jia did not care much about Meng Jiao¡¯s studies. After all, Meng Jiao had been in the countryside for so many years. Ning Jia knew without thinking that Meng Jiao¡¯s foundation must be very poor. She might as well study at home and build a good foundation before going to school.


    After all, if Meng Jiao¡¯s results were not good, Ning Jia would also lose face. Girls were different from boys. Even if Meng Wei¡¯s grades were not good, he was still the second young master of the Meng family¡¯s eldest branch. He had a bright future, and no one would say anything. However, if a girl did not do well in her studies, she would be considered to have failed her job as a mother.


    ¡°What grade are you in, Yao?¡± Meng Jiao asked timidly.


    ¡°I¡¯m already a 7th grader.¡±


    ¡°Yao skipped a grade and directly got into Ying Cai school from the fifth grade! She was amazing!¡± Meng Wei hurriedly said.


    Meng Yao¡¯s back straightened even more.


    Meng Jiao sneered in her heart.


    In Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life, Meng Yao and Meng Wei had decided to let Meng Jiao start from the fifth grade with just a few words, making Meng Jiao the oldest child in the class.


    Meng Yao also allowed the children in Meng Jiao¡¯s class to bully her. The children in the class were either rich or noble. They formed small groups according to their family situation. Under Meng Yao¡¯s deterrence, they bullied Meng Jiao, causing very serious psychological trauma to Meng Jiao.


    This time, it was indeed the same.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s tone was still timid. She said, ¡°At my old home, I had to do homework for my brother. He¡¯s already an 8th grader. If I did the homework wrongly, he would hit me. So, I¡¯ve already prepared myself with 9th graders¡¯ homework. Fortunately, he hasn¡¯t hit me because of homework for a long time this semester.¡±


    What Meng Jiao meant was that she was more than capable of doing an 8th grader¡¯s homework.


    This shocked everyone in the Meng family.


    ¡°You can do the 8th grader¡¯s homework?¡± asked Meng Wei. He was surprised.


    Meng Tang said angrily, ¡°That brat dares to bully you like that? Meng San, get the lawyer to keep an eye on him. I don¡¯t want to see him come out of prison!¡±


    Meng San responded and left.


    Ning Jia asked, ¡°Self-study? You can learn it by self-study?¡±


    Meng Jiao nodded slightly and replied to Ning Jia, ¡°It¡¯s just that my English is not good enough. I can only secretly follow the tape and read it. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s standard or not.¡±


    Ning Jia was pleasantly surprised. She said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ll find you the best teacher to tutor you in English. You¡¯re so smart. You¡¯ll definitely be fine!¡±


    Meng Tang said, ¡°Then you should study together with Yao in 7th grade. Arrange for the teachers of each subject to test Jiao¡¯s proficiency and make up for the gaps. It¡¯s better to go to school with people of the same age. Otherwise, it will affect your mental health.¡±


    Meng Jiao saw Meng Yao bite down on a piece of beef and chew it hard. She could not help but laugh in her heart, ¡®Did Meng Yao think that piece of meat was me? She couldn¡¯t wait to bite me?¡¯


    Meng Wei¡¯s impression of Jiao changed once again. He said sincerely, ¡°Mother, do you think Jiao is like Lin? Could she be a genius in studies like him?¡±


    Ning Jia glared at Meng Wei and said, ¡°You¡¯re the one to talk. You are also my son, yet why are you so bad in your studies?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you check and see if I¡¯ve also been switched?¡± Meng Wei grinned.


    Ning Jia¡¯s face turned cold. Meng Tang glared at Meng Wei. He shouted, ¡°One more nonsense and you get out!¡±

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    Meng Wei made a face and said lazily, ¡°You guys are clearly biased, and you don¡¯t allow me to say anything? You gave birth to Lin and Jiao as geniuses, but I¡¯m the dumb one! This was so unfair! It¡¯s not fair!¡±


    Ning Jia was amused by Meng Wei¡¯s strange look. She said, ¡°Don¡¯t make excuses for your laziness! Be careful, or your Father will beat you up!¡±


    Meng Tang and his wife were now very wary of raising the wrong child. Fortunately, Meng Wei managed to muddle through.


    Meng Yao was somewhat frightened. She did not know when it started, but she had already started to be careful, afraid of touching everything about her background. The reason was all because of that wretched girl.


    ¡®I had to! Definitely! I had to chase that wretched girl out of the Meng family!¡¯ Meng Yao thought.


    Meng Jiao felt Meng Yao¡¯s fierce gaze and understood that she wanted to eat her up.


    ¡°Honey, take the children shopping in the afternoon. See if Meng Jiao needs anything else and get it ready for her. Then, we¡¯ll start arranging for her tuition.¡± said Meng Tang as he put down his chopsticks.


    Ning Jia nodded. ¡°Yes, of course. I was thinking the same thing.¡±


    Meng Tang took out his wallet, found a card, and handed it to Meng Jiao. He said, ¡°I haven¡¯t had the time to get you a bank card yet. Use this. Go shopping with your Mother in the afternoon. Buy whatever you like.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Father.¡± Meng Jiao took the bank card and kept it.


    Every child in the Meng family had a bank card to use for living expenses. In Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life, even though she was not liked by the Meng family, the Meng family never deducted her living expenses. Although it was not as much as Meng Wei and Meng Yao, it was enough for Meng Jiao to finish her studies. She had always been grateful to the Meng family for that.


    Meng Jiao did not expect that in this life, her father would give her a card on her first day back home.


    Meng Jiao inadvertently saw Meng Yao staring at the card with shock and greed in her eyes, and Meng Jiao understood that this was something her father had given her on the spur of the moment. Meng Yao was probably begging for it.


    After the meal, Meng Tang and Ning Jia were even more satisfied with Meng Jiao. The daughter who had led a wandering life did not have the slightest trace of cowardice or vulgarity. The blood of the Meng family flowed in her veins.


    Meng Yao was looking forward to Meng Jiao making a fool of herself so that she could take the opportunity to teach Meng Yao a lesson. However, he did not expect this wretched girl to be so flawless.


    Meng Yao could not help but feel puzzled, ¡®How could Meng Jiao grow up to be so generous and dignified under the Zhao family¡¯s roof?¡¯


    However, Ning Jia¡¯s joy gradually increased with Meng Jiao¡¯s performance.


    Ning Jia¡¯s previous worries were slowly dispelled, and she focused more and more on Meng Jiao. It could be seen that Ning Jia was very satisfied with her biological daughter.


    Ning Jia¡¯s heart, which was originally biased towards Meng Yao, slowly turned towards Meng Jiao.


    Ning Jia rarely did things like shopping anymore. If she needed anything, she could just ask the shop owner to send it to her house. But today, she was very excited to bring her two daughters and Meng Wei out of the house.


    Due to long-term malnutrition, Meng Jiao was thin and small. Her skin was rough, and her hair was dry and yellow. She did not even look like a grown-up. Compared to Meng Yao, who was also twelve years old, she paled in comparison, making Ning Jia¡¯s motherly loving heart ache every minute.


    ¡®So, the first task was to take Meng Jiao for a full-body spa and hair treatment. She would definitely be able to recover.¡¯ Ning Jia comforted herself.


    When the newly madeover Meng Jiao stood in front of her, Ning Jia could not help but be stunned.


    The store manager looked at Meng Jiao and smiled. She said, ¡°Mrs. Meng, Miss Jiao really looks like you. She¡¯s a little beauty!¡±


    Ning Jia stepped forward and held Meng Jiao in her arms, patting her back gently. Ning Jiao was deeply moved.


    Meng Yao stood at the side and clenched her fists, the hatred in her heart increasing a little.


    Ning Jia¡¯s skincare session was not done yet. Meng Yao suggested, ¡°Mother, why don¡¯t I bring Jiao to look at some clothes first?¡±


    Ning Jia nodded and said, ¡°Alright. Help Jiao choose a few suitable clothes. We¡¯re going to the family manor to see Grandma tonight, so we have to dress more elegantly.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Mother.¡± Meng Yao obediently agreed and held Meng Jiao¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Miss Yao is really good to Miss Jiao. She¡¯s such a good sister. Mrs. Meng, you¡¯re really blessed.¡± the store manager praised.


    Ning Jia felt very pleased.


    After exiting the beauty shop, Meng Yao let go of Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and rolled her eyes at her in disgust. Meng Yao said unhappily, ¡°This is the best beauty salon in the city. The price of a hairdo is more than your family¡¯s annual income!¡±

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    ¡°How would you know how much our family¡¯s annual income is, Yao?¡± Meng Jiao asked lightly.


    Meng Yao choked.


    Meng Jiao continued, ¡°Besides, we¡¯re a family now. The family you¡¯re talking about should be the Zhao family, right? I think their whole family is locked up in the police station now. If you say that in front of Father and Mother, I¡¯m afraid they will blame you for being insensible. Don¡¯t you think so?¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s expression alternated between upset and shocked.


    Meng Jiao smiled at Meng Yao and changed the topic, ¡°Jiao, what kind of clothes do you think I should wear to meet Grandma?¡±


    Meng Yao glared at Meng Jiao and walked straight into the clothing store.


    ¡°Hello, Miss Meng!¡± When the shop assistant saw Meng Yao, she quickly greeted her. Meng Yao was their shop¡¯s regular customer.


    Meng Yao ignored the shop assistant and walked straight to the clothes rack. Meng Yao¡¯s fingers swept over the clothes one by one as she thought of an idea.


    ¡°This, this, and this. Find a suitable size for my sister to try!¡± Meng Yao ordered the shop assistant in an imposing manner.


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao. This scene gradually overlapped with Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life.


    Meng Yao had chosen the color and style that Grandma disliked the most for Meng Jiao, and they had gone to Grandma¡¯s house separately from Meng Tang and his wife.


    Ning Jia did not even have the chance to change Meng Jiao¡¯s outfit.


    Meng Yao emphasized that this was Meng Jiao¡¯s own choice, and Meng Yao did not stop Meng Jiao. The first time Meng Jiao returned to the family manor, Meng Jiao got a negative impression.


    Meng Jiao quietly changed into the clothes that Meng Yao had picked for her. They were rose-purple, bright yellow, and bright blue. It was rare for such a high-end store to have such outstanding colors. Meng Jiao really did not know what the designer was thinking.


    Because of malnutrition, Meng Jiao¡¯s skin complexion was dark yellow. Wearing those colors would only make her look rustic and black. No matter how beautiful the style was, it would be overshadowed.


    The shop assistant stood at the side and looked at Meng Jiao. She smiled apologetically and said, ¡°Miss, you look really good in it.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at the shop assistant nonchalantly and thought, ¡®How blind was she!¡¯


    Meng Yao stood behind Meng Jiao with her arms crossed and said disdainfully, ¡°Their shop is a top-notch brand, and the staff are all professionally trained. You don¡¯t know these things, so it¡¯s definitely not wrong to listen to them!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao in the mirror and said, ¡°Yao, do you think I looked pretty in this?¡±


    Meng Yao said impatiently, ¡°Of course it looks good.¡±


    Meng Jiao smiled as she slowly picked out her clothes in the bright yellow dress she was wearing.


    Meng Yao looked at Meng Jiao disdainfully.


    ¡°Huh? Meng Yao, why are you here? Why didn¡¯t you call me when you were shopping? Come quickly, I have my eyes on a necklace. Help me see if it looks good!¡± a girl in gorgeous clothes walked in and saw Meng Yao at first glance.


    ¡°An Xin? Is that you?¡± Meng Yao looked at the girl and her smile brightened up.


    ¡°Yes, yes! I just tried it on and the shop assistant said it looked good. I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ll trick me. Come and help me take a look!¡± An Xin pulled Meng Yao and was about to leave.


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Meng Yao pulled An Xin back.


    ¡°Anxin, this is my sister, Jiao. She will be our classmate in the future. You should get to know her first. My parents found her in the countryside. My mother asked me to help her pick out a few clothes!¡± Meng Yao introduced Meng Jiao to An Xin.


    Only then did An Xin see Meng Jiao picking out clothes.


    ¡°From the countryside? Hahahaha. She¡¯s simply unfashionable!¡± An Xin laughed unscrupulously and pointed at Meng Jiao¡¯s clothes.


    Meng Yao held An Xin¡¯s hand that was pointing at Meng Jiao and gave her a look.


    An Xin understood instantly. She finally stopped laughing and panted heavily. ¡°Then, are you done choosing? What are you waiting for? Let¡¯s go together!¡±


    ¡°Jiao, I¡¯ll accompany my friend to the jewelry shop next door to look at necklaces. You can try on other clothes here first,¡± said Meng Yao. She turned to the shop assistant and said, ¡°This, this, this, and this. Let her try them all on. I¡¯ll come and look for her later!¡±


    The shop assistant could understand what Meng Yao¡¯s doing and said, ¡°Leave it to me, Miss Yao.¡±


    Meng Yao pulled An Xin and left. A new plan had already taken shape in her mind. An Xin was her best friend and would also be her best help!


    Meng Jiao watched Meng Yao leave and knew that Meng Yao was going to instruct An Xin on how to deal with her in the future.


    The An family had business dealings with the Meng family and had always been dependent on the Meng family. An Xin had been Meng Yao¡¯s sidekick since she was young. She was a beautiful but brainless lackey.


    The shop assistant found the size of the clothes Meng Yao pointed out and brought them to Meng Jiao, ¡°Miss Jiao, please try them on.¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s gaze fell on the shop assistant¡¯s face, but she did not say anything.


    The shop assistant¡¯s heart trembled when she saw the little girl¡¯s cold gaze. She thought to herself, ¡®This child looks less than ten years old. Why is she so domineering? Didn¡¯t they say that she came from the countryside? She didn¡¯t look like it at all.¡¯

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    Meng Jiao took out the card Meng Tang gave her and gently placed it on the front desk. She said calmly, ¡°There¡¯s no need to try. My sister picked these for me. Please choose two sizes for each piece. One for her and one for me!¡±


    The shop assistant looked at the bank card number and was stunned. Meng Yao used a black card here, but they were all supplementary cards of this bank card!


    ¡®The Meng family had actually given Miss Jiao the main card!¡¯ the shop assistant thought. The way she looked at Meng Jiao immediately changed.


    Meng Jiao chose two simple dresses and compared the colors. She asked the shop assistant to find her size and try it on. She felt that it was okay, so she asked the shop assistant to wrap it up.


    Meng Jiao also chose two scarves that suited Ning Jia and asked the shop assistant to wrap them up.


    ¡®It¡¯s just spending money. What can¡¯t I do? The clothes that Meng Yao chose would most likely be returned. If I had to wear them, so would Meng Yao!¡¯ Meng Jiao thought and smiled.


    Seeing that Meng Yao had not come back yet, Meng Jiao refused the shop assistant¡¯s attentive service of sending her directly to the Meng family¡¯s house. Meng Jiao carried the shopping bag and went out. Just as Meng Jiao was hesitating whether to continue shopping or go to Meng Yao, she bumped into Ning Jia who was looking for Meng Jiao.


    Ning Jia frowned when she saw Meng Jiao carrying several big and small bags alone.


    ¡°Have you chosen your clothes? Where¡¯s Yao?¡± Ning Jia asked.


    ¡°Mother, Yao met her classmates and they went to choose jewelry. I was going to look for them.¡± Meng Jiao smiled happily.


    ¡°Let me see what you¡¯ve chosen,¡± said Ning Jia. She brought Meng Jiao back to the shop.


    The store manager and the shop assistant could not help but feel nervous.


    Ning Jia flipped through the clothes in Meng Jiao¡¯s bag, and her expression changed.


    Meng Jiao said happily, ¡°Yao chose these for me. She said that these colors suit me best. The shop assistant also said that they look good! I think since it looks good, we should buy two of them. Yao and I will each have one. That way, Grandma will be happy to see it, right?¡±


    Meng Jiao continued, ¡°Mother, this is the scarf I chose for you. I chose these two dresses myself. I think they look a little similar to the dress you wore when you brought me home. So I bought it.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eloquence was especially sharp. Meng Jiao said that Meng Yao¡¯s choice was justified, but Meng Jiao was a little shy when she said that she had chosen something. Ning Jia saw it and felt mixed feelings in her heart.


    ¡®Oh, Jiao. She remembered what I was wearing when I brought her home and she tried her best to find two dresses that were similar to mine. She wanted to be infinitely close to me and longed for a mother¡¯s love! But, she did not show those emotions to anyone.¡¯ Ning Jia thought.


    Ning Jia took out the clothes that Meng Yao had chosen and put back the dress and scarf that Meng Jiao had chosen for her. She said gently, ¡°I like the scarf you chose very much. The little dress you chose is also very beautiful.¡±


    Then, Ning Jia said coldly to the store manager, ¡°This is my daughter, Meng Jiao! She is the legitimate young miss of the Meng family! Remember that! As for today¡¯s matter, hmph!¡±


    With that, Ning Jia pulled Meng Jiao and left.


    The shop assistant knew that she had caused trouble and felt bad. She said, ¡°Mrs. Meng, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m so sorry. It¡¯s our fault, but Miss Yao chose it, so we didn¡¯t dare to neglect it.¡±


    Ning Jia turned around and glared at the shop assistant.


    The shop assistant was so scared that she did not dare to say anything else.


    Meng Jiao looked back at the shop assistant and felt a little sympathy in her heart. Between Meng Jiao and Meng Yao, the shop assistant chose to obey Meng Yao. Now that the shop assistant found that Meng Jiao¡¯s backer was Ning Jia, she could not run from responsibility no matter what. How pitiful!


    ¡°Mother, are you angry?¡± Meng Jiao asked carefully as Ning Jia held her hand.


    Ning Jia did not speak.


    ¡°Mother, did I do something wrong?¡± Meng Jiao looked at Ning Jia¡¯s expression and asked more carefully.


    Ning Jia came back to her senses and said with a pleasant expression. She said, ¡°No, Jiao. You did very well. It¡¯s your first time buying clothes on your own, and you have good taste.¡±


    Meng Jiao smiled and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s go pick some presents for Father, Lin, Wei, and Yao. I bought a dress, but I haven¡¯t bought one for Yao yet.¡±


    Meng Jiao tried so hard to please everyone, which made Ning Jia feel even worse.


    ¡®She is my daughter, the legitimate daughter of the Meng family. Why did she have to be like this?¡¯ Ning Jia pondered.


    Ning Jia patted Meng Jiao¡¯s head and said, ¡°Our Jiao is really a good girl.¡±


    Ning Jia felt a tinge of disappointment towards Meng Yao, ¡®I had raised Yao by myself. How could she have such thoughts? If Yao said that it was unintentional, I would not believe it no matter what.¡¯


    One could imagine what would have happened if Meng Jiao had worn the clothes Meng Yao had chosen today.


    Ning Jia tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart. She reflected on whether she cared too much about Meng Jiao and neglected Meng Yao¡¯s feelings, which made her unhappy.


    However, Ning Jia felt that no matter how unhappy Meng Yao was, she should not do such a thing!

 Chapter 17

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    When Ning Jia looked up, she saw Meng Yao talking to An Xin in the gold shop opposite. Ning Jia¡¯s heart skipped a beat and she said to Meng Jiao, ¡°Jiao, go look for Yao. I¡¯m going to look at a cosmetic product.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked around the shop and nodded.


    When An Xin heard that Meng Jiao was the daughter that the Meng family had brought back from the countryside, she was shocked.


    Meng Yao¡¯s eyes were brimming with tears. She said, ¡°Anxin, I¡¯m the adopted daughter of the Meng family. Although my parents and brothers love me as much as they used to, Meng Jiao is the real daughter of the Meng family. I feel like I¡¯m an extra!¡±


    An Xin held Meng Yao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Meng Yao, how can you think that? How can you be extra? Meng Jiao was the redundant one! Don¡¯t worry. Mr. and Mrs. Meng and your brothers love you very much. So what if she¡¯s their daughter? She¡¯s just a country bumpkin from the countryside in the Meng family, hmph! How could she stay? You¡¯re the real Miss Meng!¡±


    ¡°Anxin, having you as a friend is my greatest happiness!¡± Meng Yao said sincerely.


    An Xin shook Meng Yao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Cheer up. Don¡¯t let that country bumpkin affect our mood!¡±


    Meng Yao frowned and said, ¡°Anxin, you have to be careful of her. She¡¯s quite bad. When my father and mother aren¡¯t around, she always says strange things to me, reminding me that I¡¯m not their biological child. I can¡¯t say anything either.¡±


    ¡°Heh, she¡¯s really shameless! Hmph, don¡¯t be afraid! Isn¡¯t she going to be in the same class as us? When school starts, we¡¯ll teach her a lesson! We must kick her out of school! I must help you vent your anger!¡± said An Xin with righteous indignation.


    Meng Yao was moved to tears by An Xin¡¯s words.


    An Xin felt even more indignant for Meng Yao and listed Meng Jiao as one of the top ten villains in her heart.


    To make Meng Yao happy, An Xin chose a bracelet to give her, and Meng Yao also gave her one in return.


    When Meng Jiao came in, she saw the two of them holding hands, and the two bracelets shone brightly.


    ¡°Yao.¡± Meng Jiao greeted.


    An Xin¡¯s face immediately turned cold and asked, ¡°What are you doing here?¡±


    Meng Jiao did not say anything and looked at Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao pulled An Xin and said softly, ¡°Anxin, don¡¯t be like that. She¡¯s my sister.¡±


    Seeing Meng Yao show her soft side, An Xin felt even more uncomfortable.


    An Xin crossed her arms and looked at Meng Jiao arrogantly. An Xin said, ¡°Oh, then she must be Miss Jiao! As a younger sister, shouldn¡¯t you give Meng Yao a greeting gift? And me, we¡¯ll be classmates in the future. Our school has an unwritten rule. As a transfer student, you have to send gifts to every student. Miss Jiao, you can¡¯t embarrass the Meng family! I think this bracelet is very good. Why don¡¯t you give each of us one? There are fourteen girls in our class!¡±


    An Xin¡¯s face revealed a vicious smile.


    Life was too depressing for them. Finally, they had a tool to relieve their stress. Of course, they had to make good use of it.


    Everyone knew how much Meng Yao was favored in the Meng family. An Xin had been instructed by her parents since she was young to suck up to Meng Yao everywhere, so she was already used to doing everything perfectly for Meng Yao.


    The little girl in front of them was almost a head shorter than them. It was easy for An Xin to deal with her.


    Meng Jiao glanced at An Xin indifferently. She was too lazy to talk to brainless people. She walked straight to the counter of the gold bracelet and looked at it seriously.


    The shop assistant, who was standing at the side, had already seen and heard everything clearly. She quickly went forward to introduce them to Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao ignored the fancy designs and chose a pair of bracelets with dragon and phoenix engraved on them.


    An Xin said contemptuously, ¡°You¡¯re indeed a country bumpkin. With your taste, you¡¯re really a disgrace to the Meng family. Who would like this style other than the old lady?¡±


    When Meng Jiao heard that, she looked up at An Xin and said indifferently, ¡°Looks like I didn¡¯t pick the wrong one.¡±


    Then, Meng Jiao instructed the shop assistant to wrap those up for her.


    Meng Jiao then pointed at the pearl earrings at the side and wanted to have a look.


    Meng Yao finally reacted and asked in shock, ¡°Are you buying it for Grandma and Mom?¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s gaze was still wandering around the counter. She answered, ¡°That¡¯s right!¡±


    Meng Yao could not help but be annoyed. She thought, ¡®Where did this wretched girl learn it from? She was so greedy, yet she knew how to curry favor!¡¯


    ¡°Grandma and Mother don¡¯t like these tacky things!¡± Meng Yao hurriedly stopped Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao insisted that the shop assistant wrap up the earrings for her. Meng Jiao said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I think it¡¯s good. This is a little token of my appreciation to the elders!¡±


    Meng Yao persisted, ¡°Gifts should be something the other party likes. What¡¯s the point if the other party doesn¡¯t like what you give?!¡±

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    ¡°Then how do you know that they won¡¯t like it?¡± Meng Jiao asked.


    Meng Yao answered furiously, ¡°Because I know them! How many days have you been here? You haven¡¯t even met Grandma!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao and thought, She was twelve years old, but she was not as scheming as I thought. Everything was so straightforward.¡¯


    ¡°Then, can you tell me what Grandma and Mother like, Yao?¡± Meng Jiao said slowly.


    ¡°Tsk, why should she tell you? Meng Yao, you can¡¯t tell her! I really didn¡¯t expect you to be so scheming despite your unremarkable appearance! Are you thinking that you can ostracize our Meng Yao just because you¡¯ve fawned over the elders? Let me tell you, our Meng Yao is kind. If it were me, I would never let you enter our house!¡± An Xin rushed to say, her tone disdainful and arrogant.


    Meng Jiao glanced at An Xin, then turned her gaze to Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao pulled An Xin back and looked around at the goods in the shop. Meng Yao pointed to a Buddha statue placed in a high position in the southeast corner and said, ¡°Give Grandma that Buddha statue. She will definitely like it.¡±


    An Xin smiled and said, ¡°Not bad, not bad. There¡¯s no better gift than the Buddha statue. Old Mrs. Meng will definitely like it!¡±


    Judging by Meng Yao and An Xin¡¯s expressions, Meng Jiao knew that something bad was going to happen.


    Meng Jiao walked over and looked at the price of the Buddha statue. She revealed a troubled expression and said, ¡°The price¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have the principal card that Mr. Meng gave you? This price is not expensive at all!¡± An Xin retorted when she heard that.


    ¡°If Father knew that you bought it for Grandma, he wouldn¡¯t have disagreed,¡± Meng Yao said gently.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Only such an expensive thing can show that it¡¯s a gift from the Meng family¡¯s daughter. It¡¯s only worthy of Old Mrs. Meng¡¯s status.¡±An Xin said proudly.


    ¡°Perhaps I should buy it and give it to the An family to show off their status.¡± Ning Jia¡¯s cold voice sounded behind An Xin and Meng Yao.


    Their souls were about to scatter as they hurriedly turned around.


    ¡°Mother!¡± Meng Jiao turned around and exclaimed in surprise.


    In fact, when Ning Jia came in, Meng Jiao had already seen Ning Jia and the bodyguards following behind her from the reflection of the mirror. It was just that Meng Yao and An Xin¡¯s attention was on Meng Jiao, so they did not notice.


    Ning Jia reached out to pull Meng Jiao over and said to the shop assistant, ¡°Pack up the things my daughter likes and send them to the Meng residence.¡±


    Then, Ning Jia pulled Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and walked out without even looking at Meng Yao and An Xin.


    Meng Yao felt her legs go weak. She said, ¡°Mother, aren¡¯t you going to take a look at the gifts that Yao chose for you and Grandma?¡±


    ¡°No matter what Meng Jiao buys, it¡¯s all because of her sincerity. Grandma and I will like it,¡± Ning Jia said lightly without turning her head.


    The coldness in her tone made Meng Yao shiver. She knew that Ning Jia was angry with her.


    An Xin was even more nervous. She quickly followed Ning Jia and smiled apologetically, ¡°Mrs. Meng, let me accompany you to the shop.¡±


    Ning Jia stopped and turned to look at An Xin. She pulled Meng Jiao in front of her and put her hand on her shoulder. She said expressionlessly, ¡°An Xin, this is my daughter, Meng Jiao. You will be classmates in the future. I don¡¯t want to hear anyone bully her in the future, do you understand?¡±


    An Xin was so scared that she almost cried. If her father knew about this, he would probably beat her to death!


    ¡°Mrs. Meng, I-I was just joking with Meng Jiao. We¡­ Meng Yao and I are good friends, so I will naturally be good friends with Meng Jiao. I will definitely get along well with Meng Jiao and protect her!¡± An Xin promised Ning Jia incoherently.


    Ning Jia looked at An Xin deeply, she pulled Meng Jiao, turned around, and left without saying a word. She did not even urge Meng Yao to follow.


    After Meng Yao and An Xin looked at each other, Meng Yao did not dare to say anything and quickly followed.


    Ning Jia pointed to a few shops and said to the bodyguards, ¡°Ask their manager to bring the product brochure to our house.¡±


    Ning Jia was no longer in the mood to shop, so she might as well get someone to send her home to choose from.


    Meng Jiao quickly followed Ning Jia until they got into the nanny van. Then, she asked carefully, ¡°Mother, are you in a bad mood?¡±


    Ning Jia glanced at the submissive Meng Yao and said to her with a pleasant expression, ¡°No, I¡¯m just tired from shopping and want to go home to rest. I¡¯ll get a few good shops to send over the brochures. We can choose at home.¡±


    Meng Jiao widened her eyes and said in surprise, ¡°You can do that? Mother, you¡¯re so smart.¡±


    Ning Jia could not help but feel happy when she heard Meng Jiao¡¯s childish words. She reached out and patted Meng Jiao¡¯s head, thinking that she was still her child. Even though Meng Jiao had not been by her side for so many years, she was still considerate.

 Chapter 19

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    As soon as they reached home, Ning Jia said with a cold face, ¡°Meng Yao, come upstairs with me!¡±


    Meng Yao lowered her head and followed Ning Jia upstairs.


    Seeing that, Meng Wei quickly followed and asked Meng Jiao, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? What happened?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Meng Jiao was confused.


    Meng Wei frowned in disbelief and asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys go shopping together? How could I not know?¡± Meng Wei frowned in disbelief.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know.¡± Meng Jiao shook her head.


    Meng Wei looked at the various shopping bags that the bodyguards had put down and patiently asked Meng Jiao what had happened.


    The servant happened to bring a plate of strawberries over. Meng Jiao took a strawberry and told Meng Wei and the others what they had done as she ate.


    ¡°Kneel!¡± Ning Jia sat on the rocking chair on the balcony with her back facing Meng Yao and shouted coldly.


    Meng Yao obediently knelt down.


    No one knew Ning Jia¡¯s temper better than Meng Yao.


    ¡°Mother, I was wrong. I won¡¯t do it again.¡± Meng Yao automatically admitted her mistake, and tears flowed down.


    ¡°What did you do wrong?¡± Ning Jia asked lightly.


    Meng Yao bit her lip and did not speak.


    Ning Jia slowly turned around and looked at her adopted daughter who was kneeling in front of her. She said, ¡°Before we brought Meng Jiao back, we had already agreed that you were raised by me and will always be my daughter. Even if Meng Jiao comes back, you will still be a daughter of the Meng family. Whatever you had in the past, you will still have it in the future. There won¡¯t be any changes. Did you not understand, or did I not make it clear?¡±


    ¡°I understand, Mother. I understand. I understand everything.¡± said Meng Yao. She took two steps forward on her knees and put her hands on Ning Jia¡¯s legs, crying with tears streaming down her face.


    Ning Jia looked at Meng Yao coldly and questioned, ¡°Then why did you bully her? How could you allow her to wear those dresses of different colors to meet Grandma? She didn¡¯t know but don¡¯t you know what Grandma likes and doesn¡¯t?¡±


    Meng Yao was speechless.


    Ning Jia looked at Meng Yao and felt disappointed. Ning Jia said, ¡°You are scheming against her, but do you know? Jiao is thinking about you with all her heart! She bought an extra dress for every dress you picked out for her. It¡¯s your size! She acknowledged you as her sister, but you never treated her as your sister! What¡¯s the difference between you and an ingrate?¡±


    Meng Yao raised her head in shock. When she saw Ning Jia¡¯s angry eyes, she could not help but lower her head again. She cursed in her heart, ¡®That country bumpkin actually bought dresses for me? Would she be so kind?¡¯


    ¡°Mother, I was wrong. I won¡¯t do it again.¡± Meng Yao quickly apologized.


    Ning Jia remained silent.


    Meng Yao cried, ¡°Mother, I¡¯m so scared. I¡¯m so scared that you won¡¯t love me anymore after having Jiao. After all, Jiao is your biological daughter. I-I even dreamt that you chased me out of the house and did not want me anymore. I was too scared to sleep. Mother, what should I do? What should I do?¡±


    Meng Yao hugged Ning Jia¡¯s leg and cried her heart out.


    Looking at the top of Meng Yao¡¯s head, Ning Jia¡¯s heart softened. She gently placed her hand on Meng Yao¡¯s head and said resentfully, ¡°Why are you so silly?¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s nervous heart finally settled down. This round was considered passed.


    After listening to Meng Jiao¡¯s narration, Meng Wei was a little confused. He asked, ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong with that? Why would Mother be angry?¡±


    Meng Jiao shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯ve asked Mother. But she said she¡¯s not angry.¡±


    Meng Wei looked at Meng Jiao helplessly. He said, ¡°I¡¯m already stupid enough in this house. I didn¡¯t expect someone even more stupid than me.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Wei and smiled innocently.


    Meng Wei could not help but remind Meng Jiao, ¡°When we go to Grandma¡¯s house tonight, don¡¯t talk nonsense. Just stay by Mother¡¯s side obediently. Grandma has a bad temper. Don¡¯t make her angry. If she¡¯s angry, the whole family won¡¯t have a good time.¡±


    Unknowingly, Meng Wei had already accepted Meng Jiao. He had long forgotten about his agreement with Meng Yao to ignore his new sister.


    When Meng Tang came back from work, the family returned to the Meng family manor together.


    Ning Jia wore the dress she had worn the day she brought Meng Jiao home. It matched the dress that Meng Jiao had chosen for herself. Ning Jia chose the same series of clothes for Meng Wei and Meng Yao. Meng Wei did not care about these small details. But, Meng Yao¡¯s expression darkened.


    Meng Yao had finally lost her place in her mother¡¯s heart. Looking at the dress on Meng Jiao, Meng Yao coldly looked away. She had underestimated this country bumpkin. There was still a long way to go, so she could only plan ahead.

 Chapter 20

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    Old Mrs. Meng, Wei Hui, was waiting in the living room.


    Meng Tang and Ning Jia brought the three children to greet Wei Hui. Wei Hui immediately reached out her hand to Meng Tang.


    Meng Tang went forward and sat beside his mother.


    Wei Hui sighed, ¡°Why did you lose weight again? You looked so haggard?¡±


    Without waiting for Meng Tang to speak, Wei Hui looked at Ning Jia and sighed, ¡°You never put your mind on your man. Tell me, is there anyone more important than your man in this world? I¡¯ve taught you this principle for decades, why can¡¯t you learn it? You have to care about his health! Only when he is well will your whole family be well!¡±


    Wei Hui spoke in a soft voice but her words were hurtful. Ning Jia¡¯s hands were clenched into fists, but her face was calm and respectful. She said, ¡°Mother, you¡¯re right. I¡¯ll work hard.¡±


    Wei Hui pursed her lips and said, ¡°I had heard that many times.¡±


    ¡°Mother, Ning Jia took good care of me.¡± Meng Tang held Ning Jia¡¯s hand in his palm.


    Ning Jia¡¯s expression relaxed.


    Meng Jiao sighed. She thought, ¡®I didn¡¯t expect my parents to still not understand the way mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along at this age. The more they loved each other in front of Grandma, the less she liked my mother.¡¯


    As expected, Wei Hui¡¯s expression turned ugly. She glared at Meng Tang and said, ¡°You¡¯ve always been like this since you were young. You¡¯re always protecting others and don¡¯t cherish yourself.¡±


    ¡°Mother, look! We¡¯ve brought Meng Jiao back!¡± Meng Tang pulled Meng Jiao over. He added, ¡°She¡¯s your granddaughter! Meng Jiao, hurry up and greet your Grandma!¡±


    Meng Jiao sighed in her heart and greeted respectfully, ¡°Hello, Grandma!¡±


    Wei Hui narrowed her eyes and looked at Meng Jiao.


    Meng Tang gently pushed Meng Jiao to stand closer.


    Meng Jiao met Wei Hui¡¯s gaze and let her size her up. Wei Hui looked at Ning Jia and said lightly, ¡°Yes, this one really looks like you!¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s heart sank.


    Meng Jiao handed over the small box in her hand with a sincere smile on her face. She said, ¡°Grandma, this is my gift to you. I grew up in the countryside and don¡¯t know anything. I asked Father for the money. In the countryside, promising children would buy gold bracelets for their grandmothers. This was because wearing a gold bracelet would allow the elderly to live a long life!¡±


    Wei Hui was a little surprised by Meng Jiao¡¯s cleverness. However, she did not feel like scolding such an obedient child. After hearing such words, she did not dare to face Meng Jiao coldly anymore.


    Wei Hui instructed the maid beside her to take the box. When Wei Hui saw the logo on it, a smile appeared on her face. She opened it and saw that it was indeed not an ordinary item. She closed the box with a smile and glanced at Ning Jia. She asked Meng Jiao, ¡°Did your mother teach you that?¡±


    As Wei Hui spoke, she reached out and pulled Meng Jiao over. Wei Hui continued, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for your mother to say something that will make me happy. You look like a smart girl. Why don¡¯t you stay with me in the future? It¡¯s enough for your mother to have a daughter by her side. She still has to take care of your father.¡±


    Ning Jia stood up from her chair. Wei Hui did not even look at her.


    Meng Tang also stood up.


    ¡°Grandma is so good to Mother!¡± Meng Jiao tilted her head and said innocently.


    Everyone was stunned.


    These words were as ironic as they could get! Instantly, Wei Hui¡¯s expression turned cold again.


    Meng Jiao did not seem to notice anything and continued, ¡°You asked me to stay here because you are afraid that Mother would be too tired taking care of me. Right, Grandma? You¡¯re getting old. It¡¯s time for Mother to take care of you. I can¡¯t let you tire yourself out. Mother and Father will only be happy if you are in good health. Put on the bracelet I gave you. You will definitely live to be a hundred years old!¡±


    Wei Hui was speechless.


    Meng Tang felt relieved. He reached out to pull Meng Jiao over and pushed her to Ning Jia¡¯s side. He said, ¡°Mother, Meng Jiao is right. It¡¯s already not easy for you to help us raise Meng Lin and Meng Wei all these years. We can¡¯t add to your burden anymore. Meng Jiao grew up in the countryside and has no rules. You have to let Ning Jia teach her well. After she has taught her the rules, she can come and accompany you often.¡±


    Wei Hui never rejected her son¡¯s request. She only glanced at Ning Jia and said lightly, ¡°Let Ning Jia educate the rules? Look at what she taught Meng Yao! Hmph! Fortunately, she¡¯s not from our Meng family!¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s face turned pale.


    Ning Jia reached out and shielded Meng Yao behind her. She would protect her daughter.


    Wei Hui did not give Ning Jia a chance to flare up and continued, ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll listen to you, Tang. I know you love your wife. I don¡¯t want to be an evil Grandma, but this girl looks pretty good. You have to educate her well, don¡¯t be like¡­¡±


    Wei Hui glanced at Ning Jia and did not continue, but her meaning was quite obvious.

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    Ning Jia pursed her lips and did not say anything. Meng Yao stepped forward and quietly held Ning Jia¡¯s hand.


    Ning Jia¡¯s heart warmed. After all, Meng Yao was the child Ning Jia had raised since she was young. Meng Yao knew how to care for Ning Jia.


    Seeing Meng Tang pulling Meng Jiao, Ning Jia heaved a sigh of relief, ¡®At least he didn¡¯t let the old madam trick another child.¡¯


    The servant standing at the door came in and reported, ¡°Old Mr. Meng is back.¡±


    Ning Jia heaved a sigh of relief, ¡®Father-in-law is back, and my mother-in-law¡¯s trouble has come to an end.¡¯


    Meng Jiao quietly turned her head and saw a spirited old man with silver hair striding in. Behind him was a tall and handsome young man. Meng Jiao¡¯s heart could not help but beat faster.


    They were her grandfather and elder brother. They were the few people in the Meng family who had always treated Meng Jiao well.


    Wei Hui stood up with her son, daughter-in-law, and children to welcome them.


    Meng An immediately saw the little girl standing beside Meng Tang. He stopped in his tracks and stood in front of Meng Jiao. He bent down and asked kindly, ¡°You¡¯re our Little Meng Jiao?¡±


    Meng Jiao raised her head slightly, her eyes a little wet and said, ¡°Hello, Grandpa! I¡¯m Meng Jiao!¡±


    Meng An was taken aback by her swiftness. He straightened up and reached out to touch her hand. He looked at his son, Meng Tang, and said, ¡°She doesn¡¯t look like a kid from the countryside.¡±


    Meng Tang was also quite pleased. He said, ¡°Yes, when I brought her back, she was already tortured beyond recognition. I didn¡¯t expect to find her a sensible and obedient child. Even in such an environment, she didn¡¯t lose the strength of the Meng family.¡±


    Meng An lowered his gaze and looked at Meng Jiao. The corners of his lips curled up. He said, ¡°Good child, if you survive a great disaster, you will definitely have good fortune.¡±


    Meng An patted Meng Jiao¡¯s thin shoulder and walked to his seat.


    Meng Lin tugged at Meng Jiao¡¯s hair and said softly, ¡°I¡¯m your brother, Meng Lin.¡±


    ¡°Lin,¡± said Meng Jiao as she looked up at Meng Lin.


    Meng Lin smiled and nodded at his father. Then, he walked to the corner behind his grandfather and sat down.


    In Meng Jiao¡¯s memory, Meng Lin was calm and capable. Since he was sixteen, he had been studying and attending important meetings of the group with his grandfather. He was directly groomed as a successor.


    Meng An had nurtured Meng Lin far more than their father.


    However, because Meng Lin grew up by Wei Hui¡¯s side, he was not very close to Ning Jia due to Wei Hui¡¯s relationship with Ning Jia was not good.


    This was Ning Jia¡¯s lifelong regret. Wei Hui kept both her grandsons by her side, thinking that in the name of her good intentions, she had deprived Ning Jia¡¯s right to raise her sons.


    Meng Lin was a talent among men, an elite prodigy praised by everyone, but he was a man of few words and was not close to Ning Jia. Although Meng Wei was also smart and had no estrangement from Ning Jia, he was spoiled by Wei Hui. He was mischievous and always gave Ning Jia a headache.


    When Meng Yao was twelve years old, Ning Jia was often reprimanded by Wei Hui and made a mistake that Meng Yao was not the Meng family¡¯s biological daughter.


    Now that Meng Jiao was back, judging from Wei Hui¡¯s attitude during their first meeting, she would not like Meng Jiao either. The three of them were destined to be a thorn in Wei Hui¡¯s eyes.


    Ning Jia¡¯s face turned cold.


    Wei Hui glared at Ning Jia in disdain and thought, ¡®I did not expect that after twenty years of marriage, Ning Jia did not teach Meng Jiao to hide her emotions. Such shrewdness really didn¡¯t deserve to stand by my son¡¯s side. My son was so outstanding, but he was so unlucky in marriage!¡¯


    ¡°Why are you back so early today?¡± Wei Hui asked Meng An with a smile.


    As long as Ning Jia was present, Wei Hui would always show her the propriety of a qualified wife.


    Meng An frowned and did not look at his wife. Instead, he looked at his son, Meng Tang. Meng An said, ¡°Something happened to the Gong family.¡±


    Meng Tang was surprised, ¡°The Gong family? What happened?¡±


    Meng An gestured to his grandson, ¡°Lin, tell him.¡±


    Meng Lin walked over and stood by the armrest of Meng An¡¯s sofa. The whole family looked at him in disbelief.


    ¡°Mr. and Mrs. Gong had a car accident and Old Mr. Gong had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital. Gong Ling flew back from abroad to wait at the door of the operating room. When Old Mr. Gong was admitted to the ICU, Gong Ling fainted. The Gong family is currently in a mess and the situation is handled by the two young Mr. Gong.¡±


    For a moment, the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.


    Meng Jiao stole a glance at Meng Yao. In Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life, Gong Ling was Meng Yao¡¯s fianc¨¦. However, Meng Yao fell in love with Lu Chong, another scion of a wealthy family, and plotted against the Gong family with Lu Chong.


    Both the Gong family and the Lu family had been friends with the Meng family for generations. However, in this generation, the three families had turned against each other because of Meng Yao.


    But at that time, Meng Jiao had already left home, so she did not know the details and was not in the mood to find out.


    Unexpectedly, after Meng Jiao had been reborn, the trajectory of some events changed.

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    Meng Tang was shocked. He asked, ¡°How did this happen? Did the car accident happen suddenly?¡±


    Meng Lin sighed, ¡°I called the police. The police concluded that it was an accident.¡±


    ¡°Father, what can we do?¡± Meng Tang said regretfully.


    Meng An¡¯s gaze swept across Meng Jiao and Meng Yao as he said indifferently, ¡°Of course, we will help if we can. We can¡¯t just watch the Gong family get into trouble. Come to my study room with Lin.¡±


    The three of them got up and went to the study. Ning Jia did not want to look into her mother-in-law¡¯s eyes and listen to her sarcasm, so she took Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I¡¯ll bring Meng Jiao and Meng Yao to the garden to familiarize themselves with the environment.¡±


    Meng Wei was very perceptive and said loudly, ¡°Grandma, I¡¯ll play Gomoku with you.¡±


    Wei Hui glanced at Ning Jia coldly, then hugged Meng Wei and said, ¡°My dear Wei is still the most filial. I didn¡¯t dote on you in vain!¡±


    Meng Lin lowered his gaze and followed his grandfather and father upstairs.


    Meng An never took the affairs of the women in the family to heart. The men worked hard outside and the women took care of the house. Each of them should abide by their duties. If Wei Hui went overboard, he would naturally warn her. As long as there was no major incident, he would never care.


    Seeing Ning Jia leave, Meng Tang was relieved. Even though he knew that his mother blamed his wife, he could not help her too obviously. Otherwise, his mother would become worse.


    Meng Yao followed behind Ning Jia with a heavy heart. When they reached the garden gate, Meng Yao suddenly said, ¡°Mother, my stomach is a little uncomfortable. I want to go to the bathroom.¡±


    Ning Jia did not suspect Meng Yao and nodded.


    Meng Jiao followed Ning Jia for a walk in the Meng family¡¯s garden and relived the warm place in her memory. However, Meng Jiao was bothered by Meng Yao¡¯s request. Meng Jiao was sure that Meng Yao did not simply go to the toilet because of an upset stomach.


    Just as Meng Jiao thought, Meng Yao did not even think about the bathroom. Meng Yao saw Wei and Wei Hui chatting intimately and quietly slipped upstairs from the side door. There was a small balcony outside Meng An¡¯s study, which was connected to the small balcony of Meng Lin¡¯s study. Meng Yao saw that there was no one around, so she sneaked into Meng Lin¡¯s study and climbed along the wall to the balcony of Meng An¡¯s study.


    ¡°Father, are you saying that we should establish our relationship with the Gong family through marriage?¡± Meng Tang¡¯s voice was filled with disbelief.


    ¡°If we don¡¯t do that, we won¡¯t have a legitimate reason to interfere in the Gong family¡¯s affairs,¡± Meng An said in a deep voice. ¡°Since it¡¯s not legitimate, Gong Ling is not strong enough to take on the entire Gong family yet!¡±


    Meng Tang stopped talking.


    ¡°But Grandpa, Yao is still young. Isn¡¯t it too¡­¡± Meng Lin interrupted.


    ¡°I know. This is just a temporary measure. When Gong Ling can independently control the Gong family, Meng Yao will have grown up. If the two of them don¡¯t feel matched, they can just break up.¡± Meng An said.


    Meng Tang and Meng Lin stopped talking.


    Meng Yao, who was eavesdropping outside, tightly clutched the clothes on her chest, tears swirling around her eyes.


    On the way home, Meng Yao clearly felt that Meng Tang¡¯s gaze on him had become gentler. Looking at Meng Jiao who had fallen asleep beside Ning Jia, Meng Yao clenched her fists. She thought, ¡®My fate would never be controlled by anyone!¡¯


    The next day, the tutor Ning Jia hired for Meng Jiao came to visit. Meng Wei had nothing to do, so he came to join in the fun.


    The tutor brought the test papers for each subject according to Ning Jia¡¯s request. Meng Jiao calmed down and finished each subject under Meng Wei¡¯s watch. When Meng Jiao finished the three subjects¡¯ tests in a row, she asked in a low voice, ¡°Wei, can I rest for a while?¡±


    Only then did Meng Wei realize that he had been staring at Meng Jiao for more than three hours. He thought, ¡®Jiao was simply too domineering. She actually finished all three subjects¡¯ papers in one go. Although it was a secondary subject, I saw her write without even raising her head. There was not the slightest hesitation. It was enough to show that she really knew how to do it!¡¯


    Meng Wei snatched the test paper and ran upstairs without looking back. He said, ¡°Mother! Mother! Come and see, come and see!¡±


    Meng Jiao smiled and stood up to stretch. When she looked up, she saw a gloomy-faced Meng Yao standing at the railing on the second floor and looking at her.


    Meng Jiao averted her gaze and thought, ¡®Ever since we came back from the family manor, Yao seemed to have become very quiet. She looked at me as if she wanted to eat me up and did not hide her hatred at all.¡¯


    Meng Jiao closed her eyes to rest and replayed every scene of her return to the Meng family. She did not give Meng Yao any chance to frame her. She wondered, ¡®Maybe she¡¯s just being anxious?¡¯

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    Meng Wei ran down the stairs with Meng Jiao¡¯s test papers, followed by Ning Jia, who was smiling, and the tutor.


    Ning Jia patted Meng Jiao¡¯s head and said, ¡°Are you tired? You can still do it tomorrow if you want. Yao¡¯s exams in school were also divided into three or four days to finish.¡±


    Meng Jiao saw from the corner of her eye that Meng Yao was no longer at the railing on the second floor. Meng Jiao smiled sweetly at Ning Jia and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Mother. I plan to finish all of them today. I just need to rest for ten minutes in between each subject. I want to get the results quickly so that the tutor can arrange the courses according to my situation.¡±


    Ning Jia was very pleased.


    Meng Wei could not help but exclaim, ¡°Oh my! Are you going to be the second top student in our family? You were almost as good as Lin! Are you still human?¡±


    Ning Jia slapped Meng Wei and said, ¡°What nonsense are you talking about? How was she not human? She¡¯s your sister!¡±


    Meng Wei rubbed the spot where he was hit and laughed foolishly, ¡°I¡¯m just so happy!¡±


    Then Meng Wei said to Meng Jiao, ¡°After the exam, I¡¯ll take you out to eat delicious food! Quickly do! I¡¯m waiting for you to show off your good results!¡±


    With that, Meng Wei ran away.


    Meng Jiao smiled and thought, ¡®So that was the case! Although Wei was behaving the same as in my previous life, he was still brainless, but he was kind-hearted.¡¯


    Ning Jia also laughed, ¡°This frisky monkey!¡±


    The tutor behind Meng Jiao handed the test paper to her and asked her to continue answering the questions.


    By the time Meng Tang returned in the evening, Meng Jiao had already completed all the subjects. Other than English, she had achieved excellent grades in every subject. Her reading level was not a problem, but her listening, speaking, and writing were not satisfactory.


    ¡°Meng Jiao probably had not received a proper education before, but her vocabulary is already very good. It¡¯s beyond the level of a 7th grader. If she focuses on speaking, listening, and writing, she will improve greatly in a short time.¡± Ning Jia told Meng Tang about the tutor¡¯s conclusion.


    Meng Tang was also very happy when he heard that. He stroked Meng Jiao¡¯s head and said gently, ¡°Then study hard. At the same time, you have to eat more and recuperate.¡±


    Meng Tang then looked at Meng Yao, who was sitting at the side, sighed, and said to Ning Jia, ¡°I¡¯m afraid Jiao is a bit weak.¡±


    Ning Jia nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve asked someone to call Dr. Bai Yu. I want to take Jiao to see him. It¡¯s better to recuperate under the doctor¡¯s guidance than to blindly feed her.¡±


    ¡°Dr. Bai Yu?!¡± Meng Jiao exclaimed.


    Meng Jiao had never spoken so loudly before. Meng Tang and Ning Jia could not help but look at her.


    Meng Jiao suppressed her heart and quickly explained, ¡°I once read a book about food therapy. The author is Dr. Bai Yu! I used to think that when I grew up, it would be great if I could become a doctor like him!¡±


    Bai Yu was Meng Jiao¡¯s master. However, in her previous life, she had only met her master when she went overseas to take the university entrance examination. At that time, her master had been a visiting professor at her school for a few years for personal reasons. They really hit it off and saw that she had some talent, so he took her in as his last disciple!


    ¡®I can¡¯t believe that Dr. Bai Yu¡¯s trajectory had also changed after I was reborn! Could it be that I¡¯m going to meet him now? Then would he still go out of town? Would he still accept me as his disciple?¡¯ Meng Jiao thought as her breathing quickened.


    Meng Tang and Ning Jia looked at each other. Meng Tang smiled and said, ¡°Food therapy? I didn¡¯t even know that Dr. Bai had a book on food therapy. How did you come across such a book in the Zhao family?¡±


    Meng Tang¡¯s mind flashed back to the shabby attic, messy junk, thin bedding, and not even a bed. He had seen a few books, which were the textbooks and homework of that little b*stard from the Zhao family. Thinking of that, Meng Tang could not help but pity his daughter even more.


    Meng Jiao lowered her eyes. A lie really needed ten lies to support it. Fortunately, Bai Yu really had a book on food therapy, and fortunately, that book had been published for more than ten years.


    ¡°I saw that book when I was packing up. Since I had to cook for the whole family, I would be beaten if I didn¡¯t cook well. That recipe book helped me a lot. The Zhao family wouldn¡¯t be picky about the food made according to the recipe.¡± Meng Jiao said. She was not lying.


    ¡°My sweet child, you¡¯ve suffered!¡± Ning Jia hugged Meng Jiao in her arms. Ning Jia¡¯s eyes could not help but redden.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect my daughter to have such a fate with Dr. Bai.¡± Meng Tang sighed.

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    ¡°Y-You are familiar with food therapy?¡± Meng Wei asked in surprise.


    Meng Jiao nodded and said, ¡°I know some simple ones, but I¡¯ve followed the books.¡±


    Meng Wei raised his thumb and said to Meng Yao, ¡°Yao, Jiao is truly formidable.¡±


    Meng Yao picked up a meatball and placed it on her plate. She smiled at Meng Jiao, ¡°Jiao, why don¡¯t you make it for us and let us try it too? Or you can comment on the food therapy that Mother is having now.¡±


    Meng Jiao shivered.


    Meng Yao¡¯s smile became brighter. She asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Jiao? Don¡¯t tell me it is all a bluff? We¡¯re family, we won¡¯t mind if it tastes bad. Won¡¯t we, Wei?¡±


    Meng Wei did not think too much about it. He nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Jiao. Just give it a try. If it tastes bad, we won¡¯t eat it. The main thing is that I¡¯m more curious. I want to see if your cooking is as good as answering questions!¡±


    Meng Wei¡¯s carelessness successfully concealed Meng Yao¡¯s malice.


    Meng Jiao glanced at Meng Yao and smiled. Meng Jiao pointed at the herbal chicken soup in front of Ning Jia and said, ¡°I think Mother¡¯s herbal chicken soup would be more suitable for Mother if she added some wild jujube seeds. Because Mother had insomnia, it¡¯s not enough to just use dong guai to replenish her blood.¡±


    The four of them remained silent as they looked at Meng Jiao. No one knew if she was right.


    ¡°Meng Jiao, how do you know that I¡¯m having insomnia? Even your father did not notice that.¡± Ning Jia asked softly.


    Meng Jiao looked at Ning Jia with heartache in her eyes. She said, ¡°Because your eyes are a little dark and you are less energetic in the morning. You always try your best to wake yourself up, so I think you probably don¡¯t sleep well at night.¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s tears almost fell. She thought, ¡®She had only been here for a few days, but she had observed me so carefully. It showed how much she cared about me.¡¯


    Meng Tang also looked at Ning Jia carefully and patted her hand. He said, ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you during this period. Since we are bringing Meng Jiao to see Dr. Bai, you can also ask him to take a look at you!¡±


    ¡°Father, you should also consult the doctor to prescribe some medicine to soothe your liver and relieve your depression.¡± Meng Jiao tilted her head and said.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t the medicine for soothing the liver and relieving depression for women? I don¡¯t need it. I¡¯ll give it to your mother.¡± Meng Tang laughed.


    Ning Jia, however, said, ¡°I think Jiao has a point. You¡¯ve been so busy recently, and I can see that your frown hasn¡¯t eased. Why don¡¯t you ask your secretary to arrange a time to accompany us to see the doctor?¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll come with Yao as well!¡± Meng Wei immediately perked up.


    Meng Jiao realized that Meng Wei had an endless curiosity about this world. No matter who wanted to do something, he wanted to join in. He always had a strong sense of existence.


    Ning Jia looked at her husband earnestly. Meng Tang thought for a moment and looked at his three children who were looking at him expectantly. Finally, he nodded and said, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll accompany you to the doctor tomorrow!¡±


    Ning Jia smiled and naturally put her hand on Meng Jiao¡¯s head to stroke it. She knew her daughter would bring her good fortune!


    Looking at this scene, the flames of jealousy in Meng Yao¡¯s heart could not help but burn fiercely. That hand originally belonged to her, only to her!


    When Meng Yao returned to her room at night, she felt even more depressed when she saw the room that was originally a guest room.


    The bedroom upstairs had always been Meng Yao¡¯s pride. A few of her close classmates had come to her house and visited her room. After that, they went to the school to exaggerate it. The whole school knew that Meng Yao¡¯s room was as luxurious as a Disney princess, and Meng Yao was naturally equated with a Disney princess.


    Meng Yao was the blessed daughter, and she had always been! Yet, Meng Jiao was her terminator.


    Meng Jiao cleared her name with just a few words and made her understand that there was only one princess in the Meng family! Only the biological daughter of the Meng family was the real princess!


    Meng Yao thought, ¡®Mother used to pamper me, but when Meng Jiao came back, Mother immediately threw me to the back of her mind.


    ¡±Not only did she break her promise, but she even made me kneel and admit my mistake because of a small matter! This had never happened before Meng Jiao came back. It was all that country girl¡¯s fault!


    ¡®Mother had said that she would renovate my bedroom the next day, but it had been a few days, and there was no movement at all. All her attention was on that wretched girl. She still had to take her to the doctor tomorrow.


    ¡®That girl was still alive and kicking. Why would she need to see a doctor? However, I¡¯m staying in this simple guest room and no one cares about me. This is so unfair!¡¯


    Meng Yao could not take it anymore. She got up and went upstairs to look for Meng Jiao.


    Meng Yao did not even knock on the door before walking in. Meng Jiao was reading an English book and was shocked, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you knock?¡±

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    Meng Yao walked straight to the sofa and sat down. He crossed his arms and sneered, ¡°This is my room!¡±


    Meng Jiao knew that she was here to pick a fight, so she did not stand on ceremony. She said, ¡°But this is my room now!¡±


    Meng Yao glared at Meng Jiao, wishing she could bite her.


    After some thought, Meng Yao retracted her gaze and pointed at the light pink curtains. She said, ¡°You know what? These curtains were custom-made and ordered from France by Mother. She had tried many kinds of gauze, but they could not achieve this effect. Whether it was under the sun or the light, they could make the room look pink. It made my mood better as soon as I saw them.¡±


    Meng Jiao was about to say something when she saw a figure at the half-closed door from the corner of her eye. She said calmly, ¡°Then do you feel better now that you see this pink, Yao?¡±


    Meng Yao could not help but feel angry and said angrily, ¡°Do you think I¡¯ll be in a good mood? It¡¯s clearly mine! Even this room is mine! But I have to give it to you for no reason! Do you think I¡¯ll be in a good mood?¡±


    Meng Jiao took a step back as if she was guilty and did not dare to argue.


    Seeing that Meng Jiao was finally not as sharp-tongued as she was when the adults were around, Meng Yao could not help but vent her anger. Her arrogance became even more arrogant. Meng Yao took a step forward and said fiercely, ¡°Don¡¯t think that you¡¯re a real princess just because you¡¯re staying in my room! So what if you are the true daughter? I¡¯ll chase you out sooner or later!


    ¡°You don¡¯t belong here! You should go back to that small mountain village and be a rat in the gutter! You don¡¯t deserve to stay here! Look at how petty you are! How are you worthy of standing with us?


    ¡°I am the real princess of the Meng family! Only me! Do you understand? You don¡¯t deserve the name Meng Jiao. You should be called Zhao Jiao!¡±


    Meng Yao was so angry that she reached out and tapped Meng Jiao¡¯s forehead. Meng Jiao retreated again and again until she fell onto the sofa. Seeing that Meng Yao was still burning with anger, she looked up and asked, ¡°Yao, do you hate me?¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s voice was soft and timid.


    ¡°Of course! I hate you. I can¡¯t wait to throw you out!¡± Meng Yao said naturally.


    ¡°Then, what do I have to do to change your mind and let me stay? I¡¯ll listen to you, okay?¡± Meng Jiao asked timidly.


    ¡®Of course not! Meng Yao didn¡¯t care!¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s sudden surrender made Meng Yao feel as if she had punched cotton. She could not exert any strength and said, ¡°You¡­¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yao and said, ¡°Yao, I don¡¯t want to go back to the Zhao family. I don¡¯t want to starve and be beaten. I want to be obedient and let everyone like me. So, don¡¯t chase me away! Can you not throw me out?¡±


    Meng Jiao cried as she spoke.


    ¡°Don¡¯t pretend to be pitiful here!¡± Meng Yao shouted. She was really furious. She could not understand what Meng Jiao was up to.


    ¡°Jiao, Jiao, don¡¯t cry, don¡¯t cry!¡± A tall figure pushed open the door and entered. He pulled Meng Jiao into his arms, patted her back, and coaxed her softly.


    ¡°F-Father¡­¡± said Meng Yao. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat.


    Meng Yao suddenly seemed to understand why Meng Jiao would suddenly give in to her. She thought, ¡®Could it be that Meng Jiao already knew that Father was at the door? How much of our conversation did Father hear?¡¯


    Meng Yao¡¯s face instantly turned pale.


    ¡°Father, I¡¯ll be obedient. Please don¡¯t chase me out? I won¡¯t snatch Yao¡¯s things. I¡¯ll return the room to Yao. Father, I just want a small room to live in. Please don¡¯t chase me out.¡± Meng Jiao cried and begged in Meng Tang¡¯s arms.


    ¡°No, no! Silly child, you¡¯re my daughter. No one can chase you out. This is your home! It will always be your home!¡± Meng Tang consoled Meng Jiao and turned to look at Meng Yao with a complicated expression.


    Meng Yao¡¯s knees gave way and she knelt on the ground. Tears fell like broken beads. She said, ¡°Father, do you not want me anymore? Do you not want me because you have Jiao?¡±


    Meng Yao walked forward on her knees and hugged Meng Tang¡¯s arm. She cried, ¡°Father, I¡¯m so afraid. I¡¯m so afraid that you don¡¯t want me. I¡¯m jealous of Jiao. I¡¯m jealous that she can live in my room and even snatch my parents away. I¡¯m so scared!¡±


    Meng Yao bluntly revealed her true thoughts.


    Meng Tang frowned. This made it difficult for him to reprimand Meng Yao. After all, she was only a twelve-year-old child. Before Meng Jiao came back, she was also their daughter who was doted on!


    Ning Jia, who had heard the commotion, saw that and quickly asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why are you all crying?¡±


    Ning Jia pulled Meng Yao into her arms and Meng Yao took the opportunity to hug Ning Jia¡¯s neck. ¡°Mother, I beg you, don¡¯t chase me away. Don¡¯t abandon me!¡±


    Ning Jia did not know what was going on and quickly patted her to coax her. ¡°I won¡¯t chase you away. I won¡¯t abandon you. Be good, don¡¯t cry. Don¡¯t cry!¡±

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    Both Meng Jiao and Meng Yao cried like they were in a competition.


    Ning Jia had no choice. She winked at her husband and took Meng Yao out. It was better to coax one of them than to let them cry at the same time.


    Meng Tang returned to his room with an unpleasant expression. Ning Jia was sitting on a chair and rubbing her temples. When she saw her husband come in, she quickly said, ¡°Honey, Meng Yao is worried that you don¡¯t want her.¡±


    ¡°She didn¡¯t tell you why she was worried?¡± Meng Tang snorted coldly.


    ¡°She said you heard her scaring Jiao,¡± said Ning Jia.


    ¡°She¡¯s scaring her sister? Hmph!¡± Meng Tang then told Ning Jia about the conversation between the two sisters that he had overheard.


    Ning Jia was shocked.


    ¡°Meng Jiao did not fight back and was trying to please Yao, but Yao was actually so vicious at such a young age. I really didn¡¯t expect that. I felt a little guilty when I asked her to give up the room to Meng Jiao, but I didn¡¯t expect her to hate Jiao so much. Yet, Yao still pretended to be obedient on the surface. Honey, I don¡¯t want to believe that such a young child could be scheming, but Meng Yao scares me.¡± Meng Tang could not hide the disappointment in his heart.


    Ning Jia was stunned and subconsciously said, ¡°I think she¡¯s just being anxious. I¡¯ve indeed neglected her these past few days, which has caused her to feel resentful.¡±


    Meng Tang did not speak.


    ¡°After all, I raised the child myself. She won¡¯t have any bad intentions.¡± Ning Jia murmured.


    Meng Tang looked at Ning Jia with heartache. He thought, ¡®She did not raise the three children herself. It was cruel for a mother like her. If Meng Yao¡¯s character had a problem, then the person who suffered the biggest blow would be my wife. How could she bear it?¡¯


    Thinking of that, Meng Tang softened his tone and hugged his wife. He said, ¡°You¡¯re right, I was too hot-tempered. Jiao just came back, and Yao¡¯s not used to it. Yao might not be used to sharing the pampering with Jiao. Let¡¯s give them some time to adapt.¡±


    Ning Jia leaned on Meng Tang¡¯s shoulder and nodded gently. However, the thought of Meng Yao¡¯s working with An Xin to plot against Meng Jiao appeared in her mind.


    ¡®Yao was just impulsive. It must be.¡¯ Ning Jia comforted herself in her heart.


    Meng Jiao washed her face with warm water and lay on the bed, letting out a sigh of relief. If she had seen through Meng Yao¡¯s scheme earlier in her previous life, she would not have been killed by her.


    Meng Yao¡¯s evil was in her bones, and she was extremely good at acting. To achieve her goal, she would do anything.


    Regardless of whether it was in this life or the previous life, from the moment the Meng family found Meng Jiao, Meng Yao¡¯s goal was very clear-to chase Meng Jiao out of the Meng family so that Meng Jiao would never return to the Meng family again. Then, Meng Yao colluded with Zhao Dong to kill Meng Jiao. Meng Yao even plotted against the people who were good to Meng Jiao. Her friend, her most respected master, was killed by Meng Yao.


    Meng Jiao closed her eyes to calm herself down.


    Fortunately, everything had started anew. Meng Jiao had been reborn with her memories and would never let Meng Yao have her way again.


    However, with Meng Jiao¡¯s rebirth and her unwillingness to compromise, many things changed, such as the Gong family and her master.


    Meng Jiao secretly swore that in this life, she would never let Meng Yao succeed. She would never let anyone die in Meng Yao¡¯s hands!


    Meng Yao¡¯s mood was not as calm as Meng Jiao¡¯s. Fear, anger, and unwillingness almost drove Meng Yao crazy.


    She didn¡¯t know if Meng Tang would believe her words. Would he treat her as usual in the future, or would he hate her? She did not even dare to think about the consequences.


    If Meng Yao left the Meng family, she would be nothing. Therefore, she had to do her best to stay and continue to be the young miss of the Meng family!


    The incident that Meng Yao overheard also made her hands and feet turn cold.


    Meng Yao knew Gong Ling and had met him twice. He was a handsome young man like her elder brother Meng Lin.


    As the daughter of a wealthy family, Meng Yao had long known what marriage meant. Meng Yao and An Xin would also discuss the young masters and young ladies of each family in private. After all, it was unknown who might marry them for the sake of the family¡¯s interests.


    Meng Yao did not care about her relationship with Gong Ling. What she cared about was that something had happened to the Gong family!


    ¡®The Gong family was as prosperous as the Meng family, but now Grandpa had to save them in such a way. It was obvious that something big had happened. What would Gong Ling become in the future? If he could not become the heir of the Gong family, wouldn¡¯t it be a joke for me to marry him? Still, if this marriage was so good, why didn¡¯t Grandpa give it to Meng Jiao? He clearly liked her the moment he saw her.¡¯ Meng Yao thought.

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    As such, Meng Yao concluded that the Meng family was sacrificing her!


    ¡®Why did I have to make sacrifices for the Meng family? I was no longer the only daughter of the Meng family, just an adopted daughter. So why should I make sacrifices for the Meng family?¡¯


    The more Meng Yao thought about it, the more she felt that the Meng family was too sinister.


    But in this world, it was useless to rely on anyone! One could only rely on oneself for everything.


    ¡®No matter what, I would never engage with Gong Ling and become a tool of the Meng family! If they wanted to help the Gong family, they should sacrifice Meng Jiao! She¡¯s the true daughter of the Meng family!¡¯ Meng Yao thought.


    Meng Yao curled up. Only by curling up could she feel safe. She could not let anyone hurt her!


    Meng Jiao held Ning Jia¡¯s hand. Her palms were covered in sweat. She was a little excited to see her master.


    The moment Meng Jiao pushed open the door to the consultation room, Meng Jiao really wanted to pounce on her master and hug him tightly, telling him how much she missed him!


    However, the master in front of her was still very young, and she was only twelve years old. According to the trajectory of her previous life, their encounter would be ten years later.


    Meng Jiao took a deep breath and suppressed all the distracting thoughts in her heart. She listened to Ning Jia¡¯s explanation of her condition and watched as Dr. Bai Yu put his finger on her wrist.


    ¡°Little one, your heart is beating so fast! Are you nervous about seeing a doctor? I¡¯m not going to give you any injections!¡± said Bai Yu. He was kind and amiable, with a faint and reassuring smile on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m not nervous. I¡¯m just very excited.¡± Meng Jiao heard her own voice answering.


    ¡°Oh?¡± Bai Yu raised his eyebrows.


    Meng Tang told Bai Yu that Meng Jiao had read his book.


    Bai Yu¡¯s eyes lit up. He reached into the drawer and took out a book. He asked, ¡°Is it this one?¡±


    ¡°Ah! Yes!¡± Meng Jiao exclaimed.


    Bai Yu handed the book to Meng Jiao and smiled. He said, ¡°This book has been bought by my students. The publishing house has been urging me to reprint it, so I didn¡¯t have time to ask. I didn¡¯t expect you to have read it at such a young age.¡±


    Meng Jiao took it in surprise and caressed the cover. She looked like she liked him from the bottom of her heart. Mr. Meng, Mrs. Meng, and Bai Yu were a little surprised, but they were also very happy.


    ¡°It looks like Meng Jiao had the potential to develop in the medical field. She might even become Dr. Bai¡¯s student in the future.¡± Meng Tang said politely.


    ¡°Sure! When the time comes, I¡¯ll take her in as my last disciple.¡± Bai Yu said with a smile.


    Meng Jiao looked at Bai Yu and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you take me in now, Master? I¡¯ll work hard!¡±


    Everyone was stunned for a moment. The intern beside Bai Yu smiled and said, ¡°Dr. Bai, why don¡¯t you take this little girl in first? We don¡¯t have such a young junior sister yet. It¡¯ll be good for her to have a learning goal in the future.¡±


    Bai Yu could not help but laugh.


    ¡°Little one, we have to kowtow to acknowledge him as our master!¡± The intern joked.


    Meng Jiao did not say a word. She turned around and knelt down to kowtow. Bai Yu could not stop her and allowed her to kowtow three times. He was in a difficult position.


    Meng Tang was also very surprised. He did not expect his daughter to be so clever, so he patted Bai Yu¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Dr. Bai, my daughter is clinging to you.¡±


    Bai Yu pulled Meng Jiao up and looked at her with a serious expression. He said gently, ¡°Do you really want to study medicine?¡±


    Meng Jiao nodded heavily.


    ¡°Why?¡± Bai Yu asked.


    Meng Jiao looked at Bai Yu seriously and said, ¡°Master¡¯s books say that doctors are benevolent. I want to be someone who is needed and someone who can help others.¡±


    ¡°Alright, I will treat it as a charity case.¡± Bai Yu muttered.


    The intern patted Meng Jiao¡¯s hair and smiled. ¡°Master has already accepted you.¡±


    Meng Jiao heaved a heavy sigh of relief. She had finally found her master!


    She would definitely protect her master well and would never let her master be harmed again.


    Bai Yu then prescribed prescriptions for the Meng family members one by one. He especially reminded Meng Jiao, ¡°You have to exercise more. Your growth is a little slow.¡±


    ¡°Dr. Bai, the child¡¯s growth has been delayed for so long. Is it still too late?¡± Ning Jia asked hurriedly.


    Bai Yu glanced at Meng Tang and Ning Jia as he wrote the prescription. ¡°There¡¯s still time. She can still inherit her mother¡¯s height by strengthening her nutrition and exercising.¡±


    When Ning Jia heard that, she was overjoyed and reached out to hug Meng Jiao.


    Meng Yao averted her gaze with an unconcerned expression. Meng Tang paid close attention to Meng Yao¡¯s every move.

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    After leaving the hospital, Meng Tang received a call and immediately told the driver, ¡°To the Meng family manor.¡±


    ¡°Why are we going to the Meng family manor?¡± Ning Jia was very alert at the mention of the Meng family manor, and even her voice was a little sharp.


    Meng Tang held Ning Jia¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Father called and said that the Lu family is coming for a visit. He asked us to go back and accompany them.¡±


    Ning Jia realized that she had lost her composure and calmed down. She said, ¡°Oh.¡±


    Meng Tang had not told Ning Jia that Old Mr. Gong wanted Meng Yao and Gong Ling to be engaged. After thinking about it, Meng Tang decided to wait. After all, Old Mr. Gong had not left the ICU yet.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s mind was focused on the book in her hand as she carefully flipped through page by page.


    ¡°Meng Jiao, do you like traditional medicine that much?¡± Ning Jia could not help but ask.


    In just a few days, Ning Jia realized that Meng Jiao was a very special child. Meng Jiao did not show any fear or cowardice toward the Meng family¡¯s wealth. She also responded appropriately to everyone in the Meng family. Even when facing the tricky Old Mrs. Meng, she did not show any fear.


    That made Ning Jia very gratified. After all, Meng Jiao was her daughter. Meng Jiao had a noble and dignified demeanor in her bones. Even Meng Yao, whom Ning Jia had carefully nurtured since childhood, could not do it.


    Meng Jiao nodded and smiled. She said, ¡°If I can become a great doctor like Master, I can be your exclusive doctor, Mother.¡±


    Ning Jia caressed Meng Jiao¡¯s head and kissed her gently on the forehead.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s body stiffened. She lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, ¡°No one has ever treated me as well as you, Mother.¡±


    Ning Jia and Meng Jiao hugged each other. She was clearly Ning Jia¡¯s daughter, but she lacked love for so many years. Ning Jia was the one who had let her down.


    SNAP!


    The bracelet on Meng Yao¡¯s hand suddenly broke, and small beads scattered everywhere.


    ¡°Oh no!¡± Meng Yao exclaimed.


    Everyone¡¯s gaze was attracted over. Meng Yao was so anxious that her eyes turned red. She said, ¡°Mother, this is the bracelet you gave me. If it¡¯s broken, how can I find the bead?¡±


    Ning Jia took Meng Yao¡¯s hand and looked at it. She said softly, ¡°It¡¯s okay. We¡¯ll just go get another one.¡±


    Meng Yao pouted and said, ¡°But it¡¯s very expensive. When we get to the Meng family manor later, you guys get into the house. I¡¯ll look for it carefully. When I find all of them, I¡¯ll take them to the shop to repair them.¡±


    ¡°When did our Meng Yao learn to be thrifty? It¡¯s just a bracelet. It¡¯s fine,¡± Ning Jia said with a smile.


    Meng Yao pulled Meng Jiao¡¯s hand through Ning Jia and said, ¡°It was Jiao who taught me. When Jiao was young, she lived such a hard life, but I had always lived a luxurious life. When I think about it, I feel that I¡¯ve let Jiao down. I can¡¯t make up for what happened in the past. But in the future, I want to get rid of those bad habits. I also want to save money to do charity with you and help more poor children like Jiao.¡±


    Ning Jia was very happy. She hugged Meng Yao and kissed her. She said, ¡°Our Yao is really sensible.¡±


    The corners of Meng Jiao¡¯s lips curled up slightly. She thought, ¡®Was Meng Yao provoked again? Was she going to start fighting back?¡¯


    When they arrived at the Meng family manor, everyone got out of the car. Meng Yao pulled Meng Jiao back and said, ¡°Jiao, accompany me to look for it.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± Meng Jiao said with a smile.


    Meng Tang gazed deeply at Meng Yao and signaled for a bodyguard to stay with them. Meng Tang and Ning Jia entered the house.


    Meng Jiao did not know what Meng Yao was up to, but Meng Jiao guessed that the bracelet did not break by itself.


    Meng Jiao helped Meng Yao to find the beads seriously. The space in the car was not big, and there were not many beads. It was not difficult to find them.


    Meng Jiao handed the beads she found to Meng Yao. Meng Yao thanked her very gently and kindly. After putting the bead away, Meng Yao held Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Jiao, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Meng Jiao remained calm and allowed Meng Yao to pull her.


    Meng Jiao had already developed a conditioned reflex. No matter what Meng Yao said or did, Meng Jiao would think that Meng Yao must have hidden her motive and set a trap for Meng Jiao. Meng Yao had already caused Meng Jiao to develop PTSD.


    ¡°Hey! Raise your hands!¡± A person suddenly rushed out from the bushes and shouted.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Meng Jiao was caught off guard and squatted on the ground.


    The bodyguard behind Meng Jiao quickly went forward and hugged Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s heart almost jumped out of her chest. At that moment, she instinctively thought of Zhao Dong and instinctively hugged her head to prevent Zhao Dong from punching and kicking her.


    ¡°Hahahahaha.¡±


    ¡°Hehehehe.¡±


    The happy laughter of a boy and a girl, as well as the broad embrace of the bodyguard, finally brought Meng Jiao back to her senses.


    ¡°Miss Jiao, don¡¯t be afraid. It¡¯s Young Master Lu who¡¯s joking with you.¡± the bodyguard whispered in her ear.


    Meng Jiao composed herself and looked at Meng Yao who was holding the other teenager¡¯s hand and laughing wildly.


    Meng Jiao had never been wrong about Meng Yao, but it was impossible to guard against her.


    ¡°Lu Chong, you finally got your way once. Are you happy?¡± Meng Yao laughed until he was out of breath, but his tone was full of flattery.

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    Lu Chong was done laughing. He pointed at Meng Jiao and said, ¡°Where did this silly girl come from? I didn¡¯t have any hope today. Look at her, she¡¯s like a timid little mouse!¡±


    Meng Yao quickly pulled Lu Chong¡¯s hand that was pointing at Meng Jiao and said anxiously, ¡°Lu Chong, don¡¯t spout nonsense. This is my younger sister Meng Jiao, the biological daughter of my parents. She¡¯s from the countryside, and she¡¯s timid.¡±


    ¡°The daughter from the countryside? No wonder she¡¯s so ugly.¡± Lu Chong frowned.


    Meng Yao could not hide the smile on her face, but she rebuked, ¡°Lu Chong, don¡¯t say that! Jiao will be sad. She has strong self-esteem. It¡¯s wrong for you to say that.¡±


    Lu Chong took two steps forward and sized up Meng Jiao.


    After the shock, Meng Jiao felt her legs go weak. She stood there and let Lu Chong size her up, not moving at all.


    Meng Jiao knew Lu Chong. Lu Chong was the one who made Meng Yao give up Gong Ling and elope with him in Meng Jiao¡¯s previous life. The two of them had cuckolded Gong Ling.


    Meng Jiao did not expect Meng Yao¡¯s two men to appear so early. Although Meng Jiao did not know what Gong Ling was like, the two in front of her were a perfect match. They were both trash!


    ¡°No matter how you look at it, she¡¯s so old-fashioned and ugly! Any random maid in our house is prettier than her. Are you sure you¡¯re not mistaken? Meng Wei actually had such an ugly sister? Doesn¡¯t he find it embarrassing?¡± Lu Chong said in disdain.


    Meng Yao looked at Meng Jiao proudly.


    ¡°Have you seen enough?¡± Meng Jiao asked lightly.


    Lu Chong was stunned. He turned around and said to Meng Yao, ¡°Eh? She has got guts.¡±


    Meng Yao quickly changed her expression to one of fear and trepidation. She stepped forward and grabbed Lu Chong¡¯s arm. She said, ¡°Lu Chong, don¡¯t bully my sister. My parents said that my sister has suffered a lot. In the future, we have to give in to her. Even Wei has to give in to her.¡±


    As Meng Yao spoke, she lowered her eyes pitifully.


    Lu Chong raised his eyebrows and immediately understood something. He asked, ¡°Did she bully you?¡±


    Lu Chong looked like he wanted to bite Meng Jiao.


    Meng Yao bit her lip, looking like she wanted to say something but did not. She smiled bitterly and shook Lu Chong¡¯s arm. She said, ¡°Lu Chong, forget it. Let¡¯s go in quickly. Don¡¯t make things difficult for my sister.¡±


    Lu Chong fell for Meng Yao¡¯s tricks, but he was unwilling to give up. He reached out and tapped Meng Jiao¡¯s shoulder. He said, ¡°You! Listen up, behave yourself, and don¡¯t bully Meng Yao. Otherwise, I¡¯ll tell Mr. Meng and ask him to chase you out! Hmph!¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s small body was pushed back two steps by Lu Chong and bumped into the bodyguard.


    The bodyguard could not stand it anymore and said in a deep voice, ¡°Young Master Lu, Miss Jiao is timid. Don¡¯t joke with her.¡±


    Lu Chong said arrogantly, ¡°Do I look like I¡¯m joking? I¡¯m seriously warning her! A country bumpkin wanted to become a rich girl? Hmph! Is she worthy?¡±


    With that, Lu Chong pulled Meng Yao and left.


    Meng Yao turned around and looked at Meng Jiao worriedly. However, she was pulled away by Lu Chong. He said, ¡°Ignore her. Don¡¯t be with such a person. It¡¯s demeaning!¡±


    Meng Jiao watched them walk away.


    Meng Jiao and Meng Yao both knew that Ma Lei, the bodyguard behind them, was their father¡¯s confidant. If Meng Yao said anything out of line, it would be reported back to their father.


    Therefore, the protagonist of this drama was Lu Chong.


    Every time Meng Jiao felt that it was unfair for her to use her memory and intelligence from two lifetimes to fight against Meng Yao, Meng Yao would definitely prove her own strength so that Meng Jiao would not even have the chance to relax.


    ¡°Miss Jiao, let¡¯s hurry up and go in. Young Master Lu Chong and Master Wei are classmates, and he often plays with Miss Yao, so he¡¯s naturally closer. He¡¯s the most favored child in the Lu family, so it¡¯s inevitable that he¡¯ll be a little overbearing.¡± Ma Lei bent over and whispered.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Meng Jiao nodded.


    Everyone who treated her sincerely deserved her gratitude and respect, and vice versa.


    The living room was very lively. When Meng Jiao came in, Meng Yao and Lu Chong were already standing beside their mothers. Everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao pursed her lips. Whether it was in her previous life or this life, she was not used to being stared at by so many people.


    But when Meng Jiao saw Meng Yao¡¯s smile, she forced herself to straighten her back.


    ¡°Meng Jiao, come here quickly.¡± Ning Jia finally waved at her with pride in her voice. Her daughter¡¯s bearing did not embarrass her.


    Meng Jiao walked to Ning Jia¡¯s side and greeted, ¡°Mother.¡±


    Ning Jia took Meng Jiao¡¯s hand and turned her body around. Ning Jia pointed at the people present and introduced them to Meng Jiao one by one.¡±This is Old Mr. Lu, Old Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, and this is Lu Cheng.¡±

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    After Ning Jia introduced them, Meng Jiao bowed and greeted them. She was demure and serene, and everyone in the Lu family nodded repeatedly.


    When Meng Jiao was in front of Lu Chong, Meng Jiao paused. He immediately glared at her, thinking that she was going to complain. Meng Yao was also nervous, she was very afraid of Meng Jiao now. Meng Yao did not know what method Meng Jiao used to make her parents and Meng Wei liked her. At least, Meng Wei did not dislike Meng Yao and had long stopped forming an alliance with her.


    ¡°Lu Cheng.¡± Meng Jiao did not bow and only called out.


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Lu Chong turned his head away disapprovingly.


    Lu Chong¡¯s mother, Shen Yin, pushed him and said angrily, ¡°Chong, why are you so insensible? Meng Jiao is greeting you!¡±


    Shen Yin glanced at Meng Yao and Meng Jiao. Shen Yin thought, ¡®These two girls had their own merits. Meng Jiao was thin and small, and she looked like her mother, a little beauty. Meng Yao was gentle and demure, and she was quite good-looking. However, I heard that she was going to get engaged to the Gong family.¡¯


    Lu Chong was pushed by his mother. With so many people watching, he could not help but feel a little annoyed. He said, ¡°She¡¯s too ugly, like a little mouse! Not as good-looking as Meng Yao!¡±


    Shen Yin slapped her son and scolded, ¡°What are you saying!¡±


    Lu Hu glared at his son and yelled, ¡°Apologies to her! Apologize to Meng Jiao now!¡±


    The smile on Ning Jia¡¯s face disappeared.


    Meng Tang tried to smooth things over and said, ¡°Chong and Wei are really like brothers. They¡¯re both very close to each other.¡±


    That sentence resolved everyone¡¯s awkwardness and brought them closer.


    Lu Hu smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Sometimes, I really want to find a cage to lock him up. Even dogs are better than him! I really can¡¯t control him!¡±


    Mi Lan, who loved her youngest grandson as much as her life, could not say anything, but she could not help but glare at her son.


    Meng An smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s strange. Lin and Wei both grew up with Wei Hui and me. They have two different personalities. One is calm and the other is lively.¡±


    Lu Jun, the Old Mr. Lu of the Lu family, said, ¡°It¡¯s the same as our family. The eldest was sensible and obedient since he was young, while the second was a troublemaker! It¡¯s useless to beat and scold him. If you ask me, his temper is all spoiled by his grandmothers!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Meng An echoed.


    That caused the two old ladies to be extremely dissatisfied and roll their eyes at each other.


    Shen Yin smiled and spoke up for the two old ladies, ¡°You can¡¯t say that. The grandmothers have worked so hard for so many years to help us take care of our children. Why are they shouldering the responsibility instead of doing anything? If you ask me, it¡¯s the nature of these two little devils. Otherwise, why are they born from the same mother, but their brother is so outstanding? It¡¯s fine to say that our mothers are biased, but the grandmothers are not biased at all.¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at Shen Yin coldly and thought, ¡®This Mrs. Lu was really good at flattery. She knew how to be flatter than Ning Jia, but her eyes were not as clear as Ning Jia¡¯s.¡¯


    Shen Yin¡¯s words made everyone feel comfortable and the atmosphere became more harmonious.


    ¡°I know what you¡¯re doing. You all are getting me a wife. Just say it. Aren¡¯t you tired of going around in circles?¡± Lu Chong was an expert at spoiling the atmosphere. His words had caused the atmosphere to turn cold.


    Both Old Mr. Lu and Mr. Lu were glaring at Lu Chong.


    Meng Jiao saw Meng Yao¡¯s hand clench into a fist and suddenly understood.


    Lu Chong completely ignored his grandfather and father¡¯s warnings. He immediately acted coquettishly towards his grandmother, who doted on him the most and said, ¡°I don¡¯t want this ugly duckling! If I have to, then I¡¯d rather have Meng Yao!¡±


    Meng Jiao saw Meng Yao loosen her fist.


    ¡®So this was Meng Yao¡¯s goal. She already knew about the Lu family¡¯s schedule and goal today. It seemed that Wei was also a tool to help her achieve her goal. She was really amazing.¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    ¡°Ahem!¡± Old Mr. Lu cleared his throat because the Meng family¡¯s parents did not look too good.


    Even Wei Hui was furious. Though she may not like her own granddaughters, they were not some things that outsiders could pick and choose. This was a slap to the Meng family¡¯s face!


    Lu Jun patted the armrest of his chair and said, ¡°Meng An, I think it¡¯s very feasible for your daughter to marry the Gong family. Since that¡¯s the case, why don¡¯t we join forces in this way? We can help the Gong family tide over the difficulties together. The more the merrier.


    ¡°Moreover, there¡¯s nothing more stable than a marriage alliance. That¡¯s why we¡¯re here today to arrange a marriage for Lu Chong. Although the two granddaughters are still young, as you said, they can choose for themselves when they grow up.¡±

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    Meng An and Meng Tang quickly looked at each other and frowned imperceptibly.


    Meng Tang said with a smile, ¡°Honey, take the children to see if the dishes prepared in the kitchen are to Mr. and Mrs. Lu¡¯s taste.¡±


    Ning Jia pursed her lips tightly. Although she wanted to hear more about this matter, she also understood Meng Tang¡¯s meaning. She could not let her two daughters stand here and let the Lu family choose.


    So Ning Jia got up and pulled them out with each hand.


    ¡°I¡¯ll come with you.¡± Shen Yin also stood up quickly.


    Regardless of whether this matter succeeded or not, the two families had to get along as usual. They could not let their relationship fall apart. Shen Yin understood the stakes.


    Meng Yao looked at Lu Chong unwillingly.


    Lu Chong had gone to his grandmother¡¯s side to seek support because his father had glared at him.


    Ning Jia pulled Meng Yao¡¯s hand, and she quickly followed.


    Ning Jia did not have to worry about the kitchen. She led the girls to the garden and let them play on the swing.


    Shen Yin stood beside Ning Jia and watched the two girls sitting on the swing and whispering to each other. She smiled and said, ¡°Girls are still the best. Meng Yao is the most sensible and caring child who I watched grow up. I think this Meng Jiao is not bad. She looks like you and her behavior is elegant and dignified. Ning Jia, you are really lucky.¡±


    Ning Jia smiled and said lightly, ¡°Girls have to get married. When the time comes, they¡¯ll be someone else¡¯s family. Fortunately, they¡¯re still young, so there¡¯s no hurry.¡±


    This meant that Ning Jia wanted to reject the marriage proposal.


    Shen Yin smiled slightly. It was not up to Ning Jia to reject them. They were all the same. In this wealthy family, even if they had the power, they could only quietly be a competent housewife. Shen Yin studied literature, while Ning Jia studied design. The problem they were facing was their children¡¯s marriage. It was sad and ironic.


    ¡®Ning Jia felt uncomfortable because her daughter was still young. She could not accept her daughters being chosen and used like that. The same goes for my son, he was having a good life, so there was no need to settle the marriage now!¡¯ Shen Yin thought.


    Shen Yin sighed softly and decided to talk things out with Ning Jia, ¡°Actually, I did not want to bind the children with that. This is like marrying a princess in ancient times. The men are not capable, so in the end, the women have to bear the responsibility!¡±


    Ning Jia naturally felt the same way. She laughed and said, ¡°Our Meng family has not fallen!¡±


    Shen Yin knew that Ning Jia understood what she meant and said with displeasure, ¡°That¡¯s true. Then it is our Lu family is about to perish, okay?¡±


    Ning Jia looked at the children not far away and sighed. ¡°I raised Meng Yao, and Meng Jiao is my biological daughter, but she has been wandering outside since she was young. I wanted to make up for her years of loss, but I didn¡¯t expect that something like this would happen to the Gong family. Just because something happened to them and we were dragged into their mess.¡±


    Shen Yin could hear the complaint in Ning Jia¡¯s tone, but she could not tell which daughter she favored. Shen Yin lowered her voice and asked, ¡°How long has it been since you last saw the eldest son of the Gong family?¡±


    Ning Jia frowned and said, ¡°After he went to study abroad, he stopped attending our gatherings. I can¡¯t even remember what he looks like now. He should be nineteen years old, right? I remember that he was one year older than Meng Lin. I heard that he is Old Mr. Gong¡¯s favorite grandson.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, so it¡¯s not bad no matter which daughter marries over! Although the children were still young, they would fall in love and get married sooner or later. These people who knew each other well were better than those they found from the outside. After all, people were vicious.¡± Shen Yin said half-jokingly.


    Ning Jia rolled her eyes at Shen Yin and said, ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then it¡¯s not a bad idea to marry into your family. We watched Lu Chong grow up, and he has a good relationship with our Meng Wei. We won¡¯t need to worry about Meng Yao getting bullied in the future.¡±


    Shen Yin laughed, ¡°Of course, I have no objections! I promise to treat anyone married into my family as my own. She may be Lu Chong¡¯s new wife but I¡¯ll treat her as my own daughter. I¡¯m just afraid that you won¡¯t be able to bear separating from your daughter!¡±


    In the end, Ning Jia was tricked by Shen Yin. Amid their jokes, the two of them expressed their intentions clearly, and finally, they were relieved.


    Meng Yao and Meng Jiao were unconsciously swinging on the swing. Meng Yao slowly replayed what had just happened, and a sense of certainty slowly rose.


    Since Lu Chong had told everyone that he liked Meng Yao, both Meng An and Lu Jun would not go against Lu Chong. It seemed that Meng Yao¡¯s crisis had been resolved and she did not have to marry into the Gong family anymore.

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    Meng Yao had seen Gong Ling before. He was a handsome man, but he was not friendly at all. He was like her eldest brother, who was out of reach.


    Most importantly, if the Gong family were to fall apart, Meng Yao believed that she would have to suffer if she married him in the future. To actually need the Meng family¡¯s help, it must not be a small matter. To Meng Yao, marrying the Lu family was still the safest.


    After figuring that out, Meng Yao could not help but feel happy. Meng Yao looked provocatively at the dazed Meng Jiao beside her and asked, ¡°Are you angry with Lu Chong, Jiao?¡±


    Meng Jiao was wondering why Meng Yao and Lu Chong had a relationship so quickly in this life and what about the one from the Gong family.


    When Meng Jiao heard Meng Yao¡¯s question, she was stunned. Meng Jiao¡¯s blank expression pleased Meng Yao, so she ¡®kindly¡¯ introduced her to a wealthy family. ¡°Grandpa, Old Mr. Lu, and Old Mr. Gong, who Lin said was in trouble the other day, are sworn brothers. Every year, our three families gather at important festivals. Everyone in Merina has to attend. It¡¯s especially lively. Every time on that special day, Mother will dress me up beautifully and go with them.¡±


    Meng Yao glanced at Meng Jiao from the corner of her eyes.


    Meng Jiao knew about that. She had participated in it in her previous life, but because she was timid and had low self-esteem, she did not dare to take the initiative to communicate with others. In addition, Meng Yao deliberately slandered Meng Jiao, causing the children of the other two families to ignore her. Meng Yao also went to Ning Jia to report that Meng Jiao was not very sociable, so Ning Jia was even more disappointed in Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao was like a little snail, shrinking herself into her shell, ignoring the people and things in the outside world, and moving further and further away from this family and the class that this family was in.


    Seeing that Meng Jiao was silent, Meng Yao continued proudly, ¡°Old Mr. Gong has three sons, while the eldest, Mr. Gong, has only one son, Gong Ling. The second and third misters of the Gong family have two sons and two daughters. Their family was as lively as our family with four children.


    ¡°What¡¯s more interesting was that the Old Mrs. Lu you saw only has one son, Mr. Lu Hu. However, Old Mr. Lu has another family outside and his mistress gave birth to four daughters and one son! Isn¡¯t it amazing?


    ¡°But Old Mrs. Lu did not allow these children to live with the Lu family, so the person in charge of the Lu family is Mr. Lu Hu and he has two sons, Lu Chong and his elder brother Lu Zhou. Lu Zhou is studying abroad currently, and Lu Chong is the most beloved child of the Lu family!¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s tone was full of pride.


    Meng Jiao did not want to dampen her spirits, so she said, ¡°Lu Chong likes you so much, Yao. In the future, when you marry into the Lu family, you will also be the Lu family¡¯s most beloved daughter-in-law.¡±


    Meng Yao blushed. This was the first time Meng Jiao had said something nice. Meng Yao raised her head high and swung the swing high. She said, ¡°Lu Chong and I grew up together, so our relationship is naturally different from others!¡±


    Meng Jiao smiled. Judging from Lu Chong¡¯s character, the two of them were a perfect match.


    ¡°Do you like Lu Chong, Jiao?¡± Meng Yao slowed down the swing and asked softly as she brushed past Meng Jiao.


    ¡®I see, so she¡¯s worried that I will take Lu Cheng away from her!¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    When Meng Jiao swung from the swing, she deliberately said softly, ¡°I like him! He was so good-looking, who wouldn¡¯t like him?¡±


    Meng Yao¡¯s gaze shot over like a knife.


    Meng Jiao laughed in her heart. She looked away and did not look at Meng Yao.


    When it was time for dinner, no one knew what kind of deal the adults had made, but no one mentioned this matter again. Meng Yao was a little anxious, but she could not find a chance to talk to Lu Chong alone.


    Lu Chong still had an arrogant look on his face. When Meng Wei returned from outside, the two of them were happy to see each other. They chatted at the dining table and then walked away.


    It took the adults a while to realize that the two of them were gone.


    ¡°Our Lu Chong, as long as he meets Meng Wei, he won¡¯t recognize anyone.¡± Shen Yin laughed.


    ¡°Back then, Meng Tang, Lu Hu, and Gong Ping were the same. They were at the age where they liked to play. When the three of them were naughty, they also gave us a headache.¡± Wei Hui said to Mi Lan with a smile.


    Mi Lan laughed, ¡°Yes, I didn¡¯t like Lu Hu to punish my son. He wasn¡¯t much stronger when he was his son¡¯s age.¡±


    Everyone laughed.


    Lu Hu begged. ¡°Mother! Don¡¯t dig up our old scores in front of the young ones. Leave us some face.¡±


    Meng Jiao and Meng Yao lowered their heads and ate in tacit understanding.


    Mi Lan laughed, ¡°It¡¯s fine since your son isn¡¯t here! The two children of the Meng family were well-behaved!¡±

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    Mi Lan¡¯s gaze swept over Meng Yao and Meng Jiao lovingly and praised, ¡°Wei Hui, I really envy you all. There are too few girls in our family. I like to have little girls. Look at these two children.¡±


    Wei Hui laughed, ¡°Let Shen Yin bear another child! While she was still young, she should hurry up and give birth to a daughter. By then, even Lu Chong would be happy!¡±


    Everyone joked and chatted.


    Meng Jiao thought silently in her heart, ¡®If everyone was the same on the surface, would life become better?¡¯


    The Lu family and the Meng family turned against each other because of benefits in the end. Of course, Lu Chong and Meng Yao also contributed to that.


    Unfortunately, Meng Jiao was powerless to do anything about it. Fortunately, Meng Lin and Meng Wei were both talented and not as disloyal as the Lu family.


    In fact, until the end, Meng Lin, Meng Wei, and Meng An had all been very good to Meng Jiao. The Meng family had never mistreated Meng Jiao in terms of money. It was just that she did not receive the love she deserved from the Meng family. It was because of her inferiority complex. Of course, the main culprit was Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao ate her meal absent-mindedly and left to look for Meng Wei and Lu Chong.


    Meng Jiao knew that Meng Yao wanted Lu Chong to stabilize her engagement.


    ¡®She was only twelve years old, and Meng Yao was already so anxious to plan her future. It was really sad for her.¡¯


    Staying in the wealthy class was the whole meaning of life for Meng Yao. She did not know that there was always someone better than her. The outside world was freer. Only by living independently could she make her life more meaningful.


    After sending off the Lu family, Meng Tang and his father went into the study to discuss matters. Wei Hui called out to Ning Jia.


    Ning Jia was distracted and could only stay behind to listen to her mother-in-law¡¯s lecture.


    Meng Yao saw that things were not looking good and had already pulled Meng Wei away. Meng Jiao had no choice but to stay by Ning Jia¡¯s side.


    ¡°Do you understand what the Lu family means?¡± asked Wei Hui. Her voice was devoid of warmth.


    Ning Jia looked up and met her mother-in-law¡¯s gaze. She replied, ¡°It seems that they want to be in-laws with our family. After that, I went out. I don¡¯t know what you and the Lu family discussed.¡±


    Wei Hui was unhappy with Ning Jia¡¯s words and she had nowhere to release it. She said, ¡°The Lu family wants to have a closer relationship with us. They also know that your father-in-law wants to establish a relationship with the Gong family, so they want us to treat them equally.¡±


    Ning Jia smiled bitterly and said, ¡°What¡¯s there to be equal about? What if we only have one daughter? Even if she marries the Gong family, they won¡¯t have a daughter who can marry into our family!¡±


    Wei Hui did not refute, which was rare. She snorted coldly and said, ¡°Even if they do not have a daughter, she¡¯ll still give us a daughter. Isn¡¯t there still a nest of women in Lu Jun¡¯s second family?¡±


    As long as it was the first wife, no one did not share a common enemy in this aspect.


    ¡°Mother, Father didn¡¯t agree to the Lu family¡¯s request, did he?¡± Ning Jia asked.


    ¡°Of course not. Are we the kind of people who trade our children¡¯s future for benefits?¡± Wei Hui said unhappily.


    Seeing Ning Jia let out a sigh of relief, Wei Hui continued, ¡°But since this matter has been brought up, it¡¯s impossible to just let it go and pretend that it didn¡¯t happen. If the Gong family¡¯s matter is resolved through this method, the Lu Family will definitely interfere. Your father-in-law values the friendship between the three brothers the most, so this matter may become a reality. You have to know in your heart.¡±


    Ning Jia¡¯s expression darkened.


    ¡°You seem to be unwilling, but Meng Yao seems to be happy.¡± Wei Hui said disdainfully.


    Ning Jia looked up and said unhappily, ¡°Mother! How old was Meng Yao? How could she have such thoughts? Lu Chong was the one who started spouting nonsense. He was already sixteen years old, and he had such a lawless personality. Naturally, he knew everything. Meng Yao had followed him and Meng Wei since he was young, but he treated him like an older brother!¡±


    Wei Hui sneered, ¡°Is that so? I must have seen it wrongly. You raised your own child, so you naturally know what kind of temperament he has. I¡¯m just worried that you¡¯ll be deceived. The human heart is the most unfathomable thing! On the other hand, the one in front of you has clear eyes. I wonder if she¡¯s blessed or not.¡±


    ¡°The children of the Meng family are naturally blessed!¡± Ning Jia lowered her eyes and said stubbornly.


    Wei Hui did not want to continue talking to Ning Jia, so she said, ¡°I¡¯ve told you everything that I should tell you. I just want you to be mentally prepared. Once you leave our house and outside, you can¡¯t let any news out. Gossip is a terrible thing. If you reveal even a little bit of it, whether it¡¯s good or bad, those reporters will make groundless accusations. At that time, the ones who will be affected will be our girls!¡±


    Meng Jiao suddenly realized that this seemingly unreasonable grandmother was actually a very shrewd person.


    Ning Jia was not stupid. She immediately understood what the old lady meant and agreed, ¡°Yes, don¡¯t worry, Mother. Thank you for your advice.¡±

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    This was probably one of the few times in decades that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a harmonious relationship. Both of them understood each other¡¯s intentions and reached a rare agreement in the face of common interests-the reputation of the Meng family.


    Meng Yao brought Meng Wei to the study to eavesdrop. They were familiar with the way there and it did not take much effort to find the study.


    ¡°Father, Old Mr. Lu is too obvious. Is he trying to rob us? Do we owe him a granddaughter-in-law?¡± asked Meng Tang. He had been holding back his anger for a long time. Meng Lin had something to do today and did not come back. Meng Tang did not have to put on the airs of a father anymore and he expressed his feelings to his father bluntly.


    Meng An sighed, ¡°The older Lu Jun gets, the fiercer his temper becomes. He¡¯s actually so narrow-minded. Instead of thinking about how to save the Gong family, he¡¯s starting to scheme. It¡¯s as if he¡¯s afraid that the Gong family and I will join forces and abandon him.¡±


    ¡°All these years, we¡¯ve been giving in to him. You and Uncle Gong have been giving in to Lu Jun, and Gong Ping and I have been giving in to Lu Hu.¡± Meng Tang said indignantly.


    Meng An looked at his son and said seriously, ¡°Tang, back then, the three of us were in dire straits. If it weren¡¯t for the three of us working together, our three families would have been swallowed up by others! Your Uncle Lu has his own little schemes, but he¡¯s sincere to us brothers. Back then, he was the one who stood in front of us when we were bullied. We can¡¯t forget this kindness until we die!¡±


    Meng Tang did not dare to speak anymore.


    Meng An softened his tone and said, ¡°I came up with this marriage proposal as a stopgap measure to save the Gong family and help Gong Ling! I¡¯m afraid that he won¡¯t be able to do it because he¡¯s too young. Now, if the second and third masters of the Gong family can do it, we don¡¯t have to worry about it. We just have to do our best to help them.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Father. We will definitely do our best!¡± Meng Tang agreed solemnly.


    ¡°Then does that mean Yao doesn¡¯t have to get engaged to Gong Ling anymore?¡± Meng Wei, who had been eavesdropping outside the window, could not help but stand out.


    Meng Yao could not stop Meng Wei and complained inwardly, ¡®I knew I should have come alone. Why would I bring this idiot along?¡¯


    Meng An and Meng Tang were shocked. Especially Meng An, who immediately covered his chest with his hand.


    ¡°You idiot! Are you courting death? Get over here and I¡¯ll beat you to death! Look at what you have done to your Grandpa!¡± Meng Tang was fuming.


    Meng Tang grabbed Meng Wei¡¯s collar through the window and was about to lift him up.


    Meng Wei was already close to 1.8 meters tall. He was already a young man just by looking at his height. How could he be caught so easily?


    ¡°Father, I was wrong, I¡¯m sorry! Yao, run quickly, this has nothing to do with you!¡± Meng Wei apologized while telling Meng Yao to run.


    Meng Yao wished she could kick Meng Wei. She could have left successfully under Meng Wei¡¯s cover, but Meng Wei betrayed her with a single sentence.


    Meng Tang pushed Meng Wei aside and only then did he see Meng Yao who was hiding behind Meng Wei.


    Meng Yao quickly lowered her head and helplessly admitted her mistake, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Father. We were wrong. We shouldn¡¯t have eavesdropped.¡±


    ¡°Father, you can¡¯t blame us for this. Who asked you to come up with such a bad idea? How could you have such thoughts? Look at how scared Yao is.¡± Meng Wei had a blabber mouth. Meng Yao really wanted to push him down the stairs, but she did not dare to move under Meng Tang¡¯s gaze.


    Meng Tang looked at Meng Yao and then thought of Lu Chong saying that he wanted to marry Meng Yao in front of everyone.


    ¡®Could it be such a coincidence? But, how could a twelve-year-old girl be so scheming? No, It has to be just a coincidence. The Lu family had such thoughts, to begin with. Still, Meng Yao can¡¯t be that good at using people, right?¡¯ Meng Tang thought.


    ¡°Get lost, all of you!¡± Meng Tang said coldly.


    When Meng Tang turned around, he saw that Meng An was already sitting on the sofa. Meng Tang quickly walked over and said, ¡°Father, are you alright?¡±


    Meng An slowly shook his head. He looked at the open window and muttered, ¡°With Meng Wei¡¯s personality, he¡¯s much worse than Lin. I¡¯m afraid he won¡¯t be able to shoulder great responsibilities in the future.¡±


    Meng Tang comforted Meng An, ¡°That¡¯s good too. One brother is stronger than the other, so there won¡¯t be any disputes. The three brothers of the Gong family are evenly matched. They will inevitably have other thoughts.¡±


    Meng An had no choice but to nod and said, ¡°You are right about that.¡±

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    The engagement came like a storm and then rolled away like a flood. It ended just like that. It seemed to leave no trace, but it left an indelible mark in everyone¡¯s hearts.


    Meng Tang did not pursue the matter of eavesdropping that night. Meng Yao finally relaxed after a few days of fear.


    Finally, it was the day of school reopening. Meng Jiao took part in the school¡¯s unified examination.


    Ning Jia waited anxiously for the results. Meng Jiao was very calm. After being reborn, Meng Jiao was no longer timid and cautious. She would decide what the daughter of the Meng family should be like!


    Yingcai High School had always been extremely fast in releasing the student¡¯s results.


    After three days of consecutive exams, the results were posted at the school gate on the fourth morning.


    Meng Jiao was ranked 2nd in her grade and class.


    Meng Yao was ranked 13th in her grade and ranked 8th in her class.


    Meng Jiao heaved a sigh of relief. She could not get first place all of a sudden. She had to leave some leeway for herself and the people around her. She did not want to become the target of public criticism all of a sudden, nor did she want others to criticize her results.


    This result was well-controlled. Other than Meng Yao, everyone was satisfied.


    When Meng Jiao returned to the classroom from the teacher¡¯s office, Meng Yao was lying on the table crying. An Xin and the other girls were surrounding her and coaxing her.


    Seeing Meng Jiao enter, An Xin glared at her fiercely. Meng Jiao was baffled.


    An Xin crossed her arms and blocked Meng Jiao¡¯s way. She said unpleasantly, ¡°She just relied on her tutors to make up for it. I don¡¯t believe that a country bumpkin can have a better education than our school. If that¡¯s true, then I think our school should just disperse for spending their investors¡¯ money for nothing!¡±


    Meng Jiao looked at An Xin. She had to raise her head slightly. They were all taller than Meng Jiao. Meng Jiao said calmly, ¡°Do you want me to introduce a tutor to you, or do you want me to introduce you to a school in the countryside?¡±


    ¡°Why you¡ª¡± An Xin was so angry that she shut her eyes.


    An Xin reached out and pushed Meng Jiao. She said to Meng Jiao, ¡°What are you showing off for?¡±


    Meng Jiao did not expect An Xin to have the habit of attacking without a word. She lost her balance and took two steps back until her back hit the podium. The dull pain in her back made her take a deep breath.


    An Xin sneered, ¡°What? Do you want a fight? Then hit me! Let me tell you, don¡¯t think that you¡¯re the eldest daughter of the Meng family just because you¡¯ve returned to the Meng family. The only eldest daughter of the Meng family that we acknowledge is Meng Yao! Did you hear that, country bumpkin? You¡¯re not even worthy of carrying Meng Yao¡¯s shoes!¡±


    Meng Jiao lowered her head and bumped into An Xin¡¯s bulging chest.


    An Xin never thought that Meng Jiao would dare to fight back. How could the girl¡¯s newly developed breasts withstand such a strong impact?


    An Xin screamed in pain. Her body knocked over the table, and the table knocked over the chair. The table and chair toppled over like dominoes. An Xin fell just in time to her lower back and screamed again.


    ¡°Beat her up! Beat her to death!¡± An Xin cried and ordered her lackeys.


    Meng Yao, who was crying at the table, looked up at Meng Jiao with a cold smile on her face.


    Meng Jiao instinctively protected her head. When the group of girls pounced on her and hit her, she smiled at Meng Yao. That smile was inexplicably strange, and Meng Yao could not help but feel a chill down her spine. In her shock, Meng Jiao removed the arm that was protecting her face.


    Meng Yao finally understood the meaning behind Meng Jiao¡¯s smile.


    When the teacher rushed over, Meng Jiao was lying on the ground in front of the podium, motionless. Her brand-new school uniform was full of shoe prints and stains. Her hair was disheveled and covered her face, revealing her forehead, which was also covered in bruises. Someone even poured the water used to wash the mop in the corridor on her.


    The teacher was scared out of her wits. She thought, ¡®That¡¯s the director¡¯s daughter! He and his wife personally send her to school. She was their darling and also a good student who ranked among the best in the exam! Were those girls crazy?¡¯


    However, the teacher did not dare to be angry at them. These students all had family backgrounds and she could not afford to offend them.


    The moment the teacher lowered her head and picked up Meng Jiao, she suddenly hoped that the board of directors would be angry and let these families go bankrupt. Let those girls live on the streets!


    This was the most serious bullying incident that had happened since the establishment of the school. The entire school board of directors was shocked, not only because this was a major matter that could humiliate all of them, but also because the person being bullied was Meng Tang¡¯s daughter, his biological daughter!


    Meng Jiao was rushed to the hospital, leaving the mess to the school leaders and board members who were in a terrible state.


    This kind of injury used to be a common occurrence for Meng Jiao. It was just that the beatings in the past were worthless. This time, she would use the injury for a new school life for herself.

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    Meng Jiao had a good night¡¯s sleep. She guessed that the doctor must have given her sedatives.


    She opened her eyes and looked around. It was a private ward. It looked like the one she had stayed in when she first came back.


    Her arm was bandaged. She had used this arm to block the punches and kicks of those people. It should be the most seriously injured part. There was a faint pain in her lower back, probably from the impact of hitting the podium.


    Meng Jiao touched her face. It was a little painful. Her nose was bruised and her face was swollen. These people were not as sinister as Zhang Xin and her son. Zhang Xin did not allow Zhao Dong to hit Meng Jiao¡¯s face, saying that it would not look good if the neighbors saw her face injured.


    These young masters and young ladies did not understand the principle of not hitting people in the face. They did not know that Meng Jiao would be the one to benefit this time!


    When a nurse came in, Meng Jiao realized that the drip was almost finished.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?¡± The nurse asked gently. She quickly removed the bottle of medicine for her and left the needle in her hand.


    ¡°I feel dizzy.¡± Meng Jiao thought for a moment and replied.


    Dizziness meant that Meng Jiao¡¯s head was slightly injured. Even if Meng Jiao was examined and the results were normal, it was impossible to confirm that her head was not shaken. Therefore, this was the best excuse to nail An Xin for punishment.


    ¡°It should be a mild concussion. I¡¯ll talk to the doctor and give you some medicine. Your arm has a fracture, so it¡¯s a little inconvenient to fix it for you. The injury on your face is a superficial wound and will slowly recover. Your servant is outside. Do you need her to come in and accompany you?¡± The nurse probably knew that she was being bullied, so she was very gentle.


    Meng Jiao shook her head. She was not familiar with the servants of the Meng family. Her parents were probably busy dealing with school matters now. After all, Meng Yao was involved in this. To protect herself, An Xin would definitely hold onto Meng Yao.


    Meng Yao had always used others to her dirty, so she could not possibly let the dirty work stain her hands.


    It seemed like there was going to be a lot of trouble for Meng Yao.


    Meng Jiao looked at the small balcony at the side and asked, ¡°Nurse, is it okay if you go there to get some fresh air?¡±


    ¡°Are you going alone? Should I call your maid in?¡± The nurse hesitated.


    Meng Jiao propped herself up and the nurse quickly helped her up. She blinked her eyes.


    ¡°How are you feeling?¡± the nurse asked quickly.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay. I can bear with it. I¡¯ll go outside and take a look.¡± Meng Jiao insisted.


    There were two rattan chairs and a small round table on the small balcony. The nurse helped Meng Jiao sit down on the chair.


    ¡°Thank you, nurse. I¡¯ll be back in a while. You go ahead. I can do it alone.¡± Meng Jiao smiled sweetly at the nurse.


    Meng Jiao did not know if her smile was ugly or too horrible to look at, but she could tell from the nurse¡¯s gaze that she could not bear to see it.


    ¡°Ring the bell if you need anything. The nurse¡¯s desk can hear you.¡± The young nurse pointed at the button on the table.


    Meng Jiao nodded. Then, she crossed her arms and looked down at the people coming and going into the hospital.


    This was the highest-end private hospital. There were not many people coming and going, and they were all glamorous. There were no ordinary brands of cars parked in the parking lot.


    They did not have the compassion to look down on all living beings, even if this was a hospital.


    Meng Jiao sighed softly. She felt that she was too vicious.


    ¡°Why are you sighing at such a young age?¡± A clear voice came from the sunshine next door.


    Meng Jiao turned her head in shock and saw a young man in a beige casual suit sitting on a rattan chair on the balcony next door.


    The afterglow of the setting sun cast its rays on his body, and his beige coat seemed to have a layer of golden light. His face was extremely handsome, and his facial features were well-defined and distinct. His sword-like eyebrows reached his temples, and his nose bridge was high. At this moment, his peach blossom eyes and well-defined thin lips looked at Meng Jiao with a hint of a smile. His black and dense hair was a little long, and it was casual and messy.


    Meng Jiao blinked her eyes and thought, ¡®Oh my. This person seemed to have walked out of a comic book.¡¯


    Meng Lin and Meng Wei were considered handsome men. Meng Lin was the most pleasing to the eye and was the type that attracted both young and old. Although Meng Wei and Lu Chong were ¡°chuunibyou¡±, they could also be considered handsome.


    However, compared to this person in front of Meng Jiao. It was meaningless to compare. She could not give up on those who were not as good-looking as him. Otherwise, there would not be anyone left.

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    ¡°I¡¯m talking to you. Why are you sighing at such a young age?¡± asked the youth. He was probably used to people falling for his beauty the first time they met, so he continued to probe Meng Jiao.


    Meng Jiao suddenly remembered that she should be badly bruised and ugly now, ¡®It¡¯s over, it¡¯s too embarrassing!¡¯


    After thinking about it again, Meng Jiao decided that it was too late to hide. She might as well face it calmly. Beauty and ugliness were not important to her.


    Thinking of that, Meng Jiao relaxed and sighed, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m sighing about how difficult it is to live!¡±


    The handsome young man smiled. When he smiled, his eyes curved and even the sunset lost its color. He asked, ¡°How old are you, and do you already feel that life is difficult?¡±


    Meng Jiao said seriously, ¡°What does it have to do with how old I am? Everyone would have their problems regardless of age. A twenty year old could solve a twelve years old¡¯s problem because he could but not the other way round.¡±


    The handsome man¡¯s smile gradually froze, and his expression became serious. He asked, ¡°Then what should the twelve years old do?¡±


    ¡°Of course, she should think like a twenty-year-old to solve the problem of a twelve-year-old,¡± Meng Jiao said casually.


    The handsome man¡¯s expression became serious as he muttered, ¡°It¡¯s not that easy for a twelve-year-old to think like a twenty-year-old!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s not easy. That¡¯s why I feel that living is difficult. So what? If I wanted to live, then I had to think of a way. If I couldn¡¯t change the world, then I had to change myself. As long as I am alive, there will always be a way.¡± Meng Jiao suddenly felt that what she said was very philosophical.


    ¡°Little one, how old are you?¡± The handsome guy asked with a puzzled expression.


    Meng Jiao rolled her eyes at him and said, ¡°I¡¯ve said it has nothing to do with age.¡±


    The handsome guy said, ¡°It does matter. If you were twelve years old and could have such enlightenment, you would be a little freakish.¡±


    Meng Jiao widened her eyes and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t anyone tell you how ugly you looked?¡±


    The handsome man was stunned for a moment. He felt like he was looking for a mirror, but he immediately stopped. Meng Jiao burst out laughing. She suddenly felt that he was quite cute, handsome and cute.


    ¡°Little one, you¡¯re also very ugly,¡± said the handsome guy helplessly.


    Meng Jiao was stunned. She reached out to touch her face and asked, ¡°Am I that ugly?¡±


    The handsome man smiled, a smile that came from the bottom of his heart, and said, ¡°We are both uglies. It has nothing to do with appearances.¡±


    Meng Jiao felt that it made sense. She nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m actually not that ugly. I¡¯m just a little badly injured.¡±


    The handsome man slowly stopped smiling and asked curiously, ¡°How did you get hurt? It doesn¡¯t look like you fell on your own.¡±


    Meng Jiao touched her face again and touched the wound on her forehead. She grimaced in pain and said, ¡°Well, even a 360-degree fall wouldn¡¯t have caused this. I was beaten up by someone.¡±


    The handsome guy frowned and asked, ¡°Such cruelty. Who¡¯d hit a child that badly?¡±


    ¡°My classmates,¡± Meng Jiao said lightly.


    The handsome guy said seriously, ¡°So it was school bullying. Why? Why did they hit you?¡±


    Meng Jiao rolled her eyes at him and explained, ¡°I bet people like you never got bullied in your life once. Naturally, you wouldn¡¯t understand what those people were thinking. On the surface, the reason why I was beaten up was that I ranked second in my class and grade, causing some people to lose face. The real reason should be that they simply didn¡¯t like me. Who knows?¡±


    Meng Jiao shrugged and continued, ¡°Some people in this world don¡¯t need a reason to be evil. They don¡¯t have a purpose. They just do evil for the sake of evil.¡±


    The handsome guy looked at Meng Jiao thoughtfully. Suddenly, there was movement behind him. He said apologetically, ¡°I have to go back. Thank you, Little Cheeky. I really like chatting with you!¡±


    ¡®Little Cheeky? What kind of name was that?¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    She watched as the handsome guy stood up and returned to his room. She sighed and said, ¡°He¡¯s quite tall!¡±


    A tall and handsome man chatting with Meng Jiao. He even thanked her which made her mood feel much better.


    The words she said about missing a handsome man were actually meant for herself.


    Nothing was more important than living. Only by living could one plan.


    The servant brought Meng Jiao dinner. It was obvious that it was prepared at home, and the servant¡¯s attitude was obviously more respectful than before.


    It should be because Meng Jiao¡¯s family already knew about her results, and Meng Yao probably would not be able to get away with it so easily.


    When Meng Wei came to see Meng Jiao, she was leaning against the headboard with her eyes closed to rest. She was feeling a little depressed because when she went to the bathroom, she accidentally looked in the mirror and saw how ugly she was in the mirror.

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    Compared to the handsome guy on the balcony, Meng Jiao was really ugly. She touched the lump on her forehead that hurt so much that it made her gasp. She hated Meng Yao and An Xin again.


    Meng Wei entered the ward carefully.


    Meng Jiao had never seen such a Meng Wei in her two lifetimes.


    ¡°Tsk! How did you end up like this?¡± Meng Wei looked at Meng Jiao and frowned.


    Meng Jiao was expressionless. With her face, it was not very obvious no matter what expression she made.


    ¡°Does it still hurt? Tell me what you want to eat!¡± Meng Wei softened his voice.


    Meng Jiao shook her head and said, ¡°Where¡¯s Mother and Father? Are they angry at me? Did I embarrass them?¡±


    Meng Wei¡¯s gaze shifted and said, ¡°Father and Mother won¡¯t be angry with you. You didn¡¯t lose face. They¡¯re dealing with Meng Yao¡¯s matter.¡±


    Meng Wei had a straightforward personality and said whatever he wanted. He was not good at lying, nor was he good at hiding.


    ¡°Yao? What happened to Yao?¡± Meng Jiao asked curiously.


    Meng Wei opened his mouth and felt a little awkward, but he still chose to tell the truth, ¡°I heard that the people who beat you were instructed by Meng Yao. Father and Mother were very angry. He even wanted to send Meng Yao away, saying that she wasn¡¯t the daughter of the Meng family anyway.¡±


    It turned out that things had actually come to this point. It seemed that An Xin was forced into a corner. Meng Yao¡¯s little trick to win over the hearts of the people would be seen through by the adults of each family. It would not work.


    Seeing Meng Wei¡¯s expression, Meng Jiao hurriedly said, ¡°How could this matter be related to Yao? When I entered the classroom, Yao was crying on the table. She didn¡¯t seem to do well this time. Those people hitting me had nothing to do with Yao!¡±


    Meng Wei looked at Meng Jiao gratefully. He felt that Meng Jiao was really sensible. She was beaten beyond recognition, but she still spoke up for Meng Yao. Yet, Meng Yao kept saying that Meng Jiao deliberately provoked everyone to beat Meng Jiao so that Meng Jiao could frame Meng Yao.


    ¡®How did Yao become like that? No wonder Father said that if one was not of the Meng family¡¯s bloodline, one could not be part of the family through education.¡¯ Meng Wei thought.


    ¡°Jiao, do you know that they don¡¯t like you?¡± Meng Wei hesitated for a moment and asked tactfully.


    Meng Jiao smiled, although the smile on her face was quite ugly. She said, ¡°Wei, I don¡¯t care about whether they like me. I only care about whether my parents, brothers, sisters, and grandparents like me. My good grades are not for my classmates to see. I just want to prove to my family that I¡¯m a child of the Meng family and that I¡¯m equally outstanding.¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s eyes were filled with pride. This was the goal she had always strived for in her previous life.


    Meng Wei pulled Meng Jiao¡¯s hand that was not injected with the needle and praised, ¡°Jiao, you¡¯re very outstanding. Everyone in the family will like you!¡±


    ¡®They ¡°will¡± like me.¡¯ Meng Jiao thought.


    Meng Jiao understood Meng Wei¡¯s words. She also knew that the person who could not like her was Meng Yao. In Meng Wei¡¯s heart, and even in Ning Jia¡¯s heart, Meng Yao was a member of the Meng family. No matter what she did, she was still a member of the Meng family.


    But it did not matter. Sooner or later, Meng Jiao would show them what kind of person Meng Yao was.


    Meng Wei sat there for a while before leaving. Meng Jiao kept asking him to plead with her parents that her injuries had nothing to do with Meng Yao.


    Meng Jiao¡¯s pleading would make Meng Yao¡¯s defense even more powerless.


    In the middle of the night, Meng Jiao heard a sound next door in a daze. She suddenly woke up and listened carefully.


    With a bang, it felt like the chair had fallen to the ground.


    Meng Jiao lifted the blanket and got out of bed. Just as she walked to the door, she felt that something was wrong. The lights in the corridor were very dim, and it was quiet outside. There seemed to be no sound from the next door.


    Meng Jiao thought for a moment and retreated to the small balcony. The small balcony was connected by only a fence. She should be able to observe the situation in the room next door.


    However, when she got close to the fence, she suddenly smelled a fragrance. This smell was a little strange. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. She thought of what it was and her expression changed.


    Without hesitation, she used her bandaged hand to support herself and jumped over the fence. She bent down and hid under the windowsill, carefully looking into the room.


    The handsome man was lying in the middle of the ground, seemingly unconscious. There was an overturned chair beside him, which seemed to have been pulled down by him before he fainted.


    A man in black, wearing a mask and a hat, was standing by the bed and looking at the patient. He reached out and pulled over the medicine bottle that was being infused. He held the syringe in his hand and wanted to inject something into the medicine bottle.

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    Meng Jiao pulled her hair back, pushed the door open, and jumped in. Her feet were upright, but she did not make a sound. The man in black beside the bed turned around and was shocked. He almost threw the syringe in his hand.


    Meng Jiao raised her head slightly, revealing a pair of eyes with dark circles through the gaps in her hair. She grinned at the man.


    ¡°Ah!¡± The 1.8-meter-tall man screamed in shock and turned to leave. Unexpectedly, he tripped and fell beside the handsome guy. Meng Jiao did not hesitate and picked up the chair to knock the man unconscious.


    She hurriedly opened the balcony door and the door of the ward to let the air circulate. Only then did she dare to take a light breath. In a moment of desperation, she did not put on any protection and barged in. The intoxicating fragrance was so strong that her mind was a little dizzy.


    Meng Jiao only got up when she felt that the dizziness in the air had dissipated. She went to the bathroom and wet the towel before roughly smearing it on the handsome guy¡¯s face.


    The handsome guy woke up and grabbed Meng Jiao¡¯s neck. He asked sternly, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    Meng Jiao¡¯s good intentions were not rewarded. She was almost out of breath from being strangled. She raised her leg and kicked him, pointing at the person on the ground.


    Only then did the handsome guy react. He quickly let go of Meng Jiao and held her.


    Meng Jiao said angrily as she coughed, ¡°No good will come out of kindness! I saved you, but you want to strangle me to death! I knew that I shouldn¡¯t be a good person these days!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry. Did I hurt you? Forgive me, what are you doing here?¡± The handsome guy apologized profusely. The child in front of him might have saved him, but she definitely was not here to harm him.


    Meng Jiao rubbed her neck and kicked the person lying on the ground and said, ¡°You knocked over the chair and woke me up. I smelled the fragrance on the balcony, so I draped my hair in front of me and pretended to be a ghost to scare him. I didn¡¯t expect it to really work. He turned around, so I used the chair to knock him down. It took me a lot of effort.¡±


    The handsome guy was stunned.


    Meng Jiao came to the bedside again and saw an old man lying on the bed. His face was very gray and he looked ill.


    She instinctively reached out to check the old man¡¯s pulse and said, ¡°That guy wanted to mix something into the old man¡¯s medicine. The syringe is in his hand.¡±


    The handsome guy went to pick up the syringe in the hand of the man in black. Seeing that the man was about to wake up, he grabbed the chair and gave him another blow.


    Meng Jiao looked at the handsome guy in surprise and gave him a thumbs-up.


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t the old man consult a traditional doctor? The meridians in his body were severely blocked. He could not continue like this!¡± Meng Jiao said anxiously.


    ¡°You are familiar with traditional medicine?¡± The handsome guy asked doubtfully.


    Meng Jiao shook her head and sighed, ¡°I can¡¯t treat the old man¡¯s illness at my current level. You should look for my master. His name is Bai Yu. You must have a powerful background to be able to stay in this hospital. If you ask around, you¡¯ll know that the old man¡¯s illness is best treated with acupuncture and massage to clear his meridians and revitalize his blood vessels. He has a strong will. If you talk to him more, you¡¯ll definitely stimulate him to wake up sooner.¡±


    As Meng Jiao spoke, she began to rub and press the acupuncture points on the old man¡¯s hand with her unharmed hand. Her movements were very skillful.


    ¡°Little one, what¡¯s your name? Who are your parents?¡± The handsome guy looked at Meng Jiao seriously.


    Meng Jiao turned her head and smiled at him, ¡°I¡¯m that Little Cheeky who made someone faint.¡±


    The handsome guy was a little helpless.


    ¡°My name is Meng Jiao and I¡¯m staying in the ward just next door. My father¡¯s name is Meng Tang, and my grandfather¡¯s name is Meng An. I¡¯ve only been home for less than a month, and I grew up in the countryside.¡± Meng Jiao stopped teasing the handsome guy and told him everything directly.


    Meng Jiao was aware that the people living here were all rich. She did not understand the complicated relationships in the upper class, and she did not have the time to do so now. She might as well just say it out loud. If the handsome guy knew someone from the Meng family, then he would be able to trust her.


    ¡°So it¡¯s you? So your name is Meng Jiao.¡± The handsome guy¡¯s voice was filled with surprise and amusement.


    Meng Jiao was busy with her work and stole a glance at him. She asked, ¡°Then who are you?¡±


    The sounds of nurses with carts and footsteps could be heard in the corridor.


    The two of them looked at the person lying on the ground at the same time.


    The handsome guy dragged the man over and stuffed him under the bed. He carefully put away the syringe. When he was done, he looked up and realized that Meng Jiao had already left.


    The nurse pushed the door open and said softly, ¡°Young Master Gong, it¡¯s time for the Old Mr. Gong to change his dressing.¡±


    Gong Ling exhaled and said calmly, ¡°Alright.¡±

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    The nurse did not notice anything strange in the room. After she left, Gong Ling called someone to clean up the mess. When everything was settled, he walked over from the balcony and realized that the lights in the ward were off. He thought, ¡®That Little Cheeky should have fallen asleep.¡¯


    The next day, Meng Tang and Ning Jia finally came to visit Meng Jiao.


    Ning Jia only took a glance at Meng Jiao before tears fell. She hugged Meng Jiao and cried bitterly.


    ¡°Mother, I¡¯m fine. It doesn¡¯t hurt anymore,¡± said Meng Jiao. She had been chivalrous last night.


    Ning Jia kept apologizing, ¡°My baby, it¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t take good care of you. I didn¡¯t make any arrangements. I made you suffer so much. I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s all my fault.¡±


    Meng Jiao raised her intact hand and touched Ning Jia¡¯s face. She said, ¡°Mother, don¡¯t cry. I really don¡¯t feel pain. You didn¡¯t do anything wrong. There¡¯s no need to apologize. Don¡¯t cry, Mother.¡±


    Ning Jia could not take it anymore. Such a good child had been abused for so many years but had not grown up crooked. Meng Jiao was still connected to Ning Jia¡¯s heart. Ning Jia really had to thank God.


    Neither of them mentioned Meng Yao, nor did Meng Jiao. As they ate the breakfast sent over by the servant, Meng Jiao analyzed her mistakes in the examination with Ning Jia. Meng Jiao was not pretentious at all and was very clear about her mistakes.


    Meng Tang could not help but nod in satisfaction. Meng Jiao¡¯s learning ability was comparable to Meng Lin¡¯s. Meng Tang believed that Meng Jiao would also be an outstanding child.


    Meng Tang was even relieved that, despite having been beaten and scolded since she was a child, Meng Jiao had no psychological trauma from so many things. Otherwise, mental trauma was far more difficult to treat than physical injury.


    The three of them spent the entire morning laughing and chatting.


    When Meng An pushed the door open and entered, the three of them looked so happy that he was stunned. Such a warm scene was rare in the Meng family.


    ¡°Father?¡±


    ¡°Master?¡±


    Meng Tang and Meng Jiao were both shocked. The person who came in with Meng An was Bai Yu.


    ¡°How did you get hurt so badly?¡± Bai Yu frowned and said. He reached out and felt Meng Jiao¡¯s pulse.


    ¡°Gong Ling asked me to come here. He asked me to help him find a trustworthy traditional medicine doctor, so I called Bai Yu,¡± said Meng An.


    Meng Jiao was stunned, ¡®Gong Ling? That name was a little familiar! Could that devilishly handsome guy next door be Gong Ling?¡¯


    Out of curiosity, Meng Jiao followed the grown-ups to the Gong family¡¯s ward.


    When Gong Ling saw Meng Jiao, he smiled. His eyes curved into crescents, and he was exceptionally good-looking. He was so good-looking that Meng Jiao felt her face heat up and turned her head away.


    Bai Yu checked Old Mr. Gong¡¯s pulse and asked Gong Ling about the medication in detail. Meng Jiao also listened carefully. She was aware of Old Mr. Gong¡¯s pulse, and listening to her master¡¯s prescription was a great opportunity.


    Hearing that Bai Yu had a treatment plan, everyone from the Meng family and Gong Ling heaved a sigh of relief.


    Meng Tang patted Gong Ling¡¯s shoulder and comforted him, ¡°Gong Ling, don¡¯t worry. No matter what happens, the Meng family will always be your strong backing! No matter what you want to do, we will support you.¡±


    Gong Ling lowered his eyes and said, ¡°Thank you, Uncle Meng. I have a presumptuous request. I hope Grandpa Meng and Uncle Meng can agree to it.¡±


    Meng An sighed and said, ¡°Gong Ling, I told you not to stand on ceremony. If there¡¯s anything you need, just say it. Your grandfather and I are best of friends. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll make the decision for you.¡±


    Gong Ling looked at the Meng family and took a step back. He knelt on the ground.


    Meng An, Meng Tang, and Ning Jia were shocked. They asked, ¡°Gong Ling, what are you doing?¡±


    Meng Tang stretched out his hand to pull Gong Ling up, but Gong Ling knelt down straight and refused to get up.


    Gong Ling cleared his throat and said, ¡°Grandpa Meng, Uncle Meng, Aunt Meng, my family is unfortunate, and both my grandfather and I are in grave danger. With my current strength, I¡¯m not strong enough to fight against my two uncles, let alone the demons and monsters outside. Grandpa Meng previously proposed to use a marriage alliance to support me, but I rejected it because I didn¡¯t want to implicate the innocent Meng family¡¯s daughter. But I will always remember the Meng family¡¯s kindness.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a good kid, we all know that,¡± said Meng Tang.


    Meng Tang went to pull Gong Ling again. Gong Ling held his hand and looked up at him. He said, ¡°Uncle Meng, I want to be part of the Meng family now. Ten years later, I want to marry Meng Jiao. Will you agree?¡±


    What?


    Huh?


    Not only were Meng An and Meng Tang stunned, but even Meng Jiao was petrified.