After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 730 No one in this house welcomes her.

Xia's mother frowned, her face showing impatience, and muttered as she walked, "She's such a worry."

She rode her electric motorcycle home and saw Xia Lu sitting at her doorstep from afar.

"Lulu!" Xia's mother called anxiously, "Lulu, what happened?"

She parked her electric scooter, ran to Xia Lu's side, cupped her face in her hands, and asked worriedly, "Lulu, what's wrong? Did someone bully you outside? Tell Mommy quickly."

Xia Lu stared blankly at the familiar woman in front of her, her thoughts momentarily dazed.

She was even a little unsure whether her concern at that moment was genuine or not.

"Lulu, why aren't you saying anything?" Xia's mother affectionately stroked her hair.

Xia Lu's lips moved slightly, suppressing a sob in her throat, and she said softly, "I'm fine, I just missed you all, so I came back to see you."

"It's good that you're alright." Xia's mother looked relieved, but her tone was a little helpless. "You child, if you miss us, you can call or send a video. Your second aunt suddenly called to say she saw you, which scared me so much that I thought something had happened. I immediately took leave and rushed back."

She stood up, took out her key, and opened the door. "Lulu, have you eaten? Mom will cook you a bowl of noodles."

"No need, I've already eaten." Xia Lu followed her into the house.

“Okay, cook for yourself if you’re hungry.” Xia’s mother took a sip of water. “I only asked for half an hour. I have to go back to work in a bit. I’m afraid if I ask for too long, the person in charge will have a problem with me and won’t let me work there part-time.”

Xia Lu nodded, "Okay, go ahead, don't worry about me."

As Xia's mother left, she told her, "You rest well at home. I'll cook dinner when I get back."

"Okay. I understand." Xia Lu saw the person to the door, closed the door, and returned to the living room to sit down.

She looked up and surveyed the familiar house, and suddenly her nose stung with tears.

She has lived here since she can remember. At that time, the family only had one floor, and the second floor was added later.

She was in sixth grade at the time and looked forward to the completion of the second floor every day.

Later, she got her own room. Although she couldn't buy new furniture like her brother, she was still very happy because she had her own desk and no longer had to let her brother's toys make a mess of things, or study in a corner...

Xia Lu pursed her lips tightly, then suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile. Tears streamed down her face, leaving a small wet patch on the back of her hand.

She used to think that her parents were biased because her younger brother was still young.

Now she understood that it wasn't because her younger brother was small, but because she wasn't their biological child, and they didn't love her.

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Jiang Yuan and the others found a hotel, checked in, and even washed and ate the fruit they had originally planned to buy for Xia Lu's house.

Jiang Yuan took a bite of the apple, her gaze falling on Xu Shiling's melancholy face, and reached out to press on her brow.

"Shiling, don't frown." She chuckled. "Now that you've found Meibao, you should be happy."

"Okay." Xu Shiling nodded, trying to cheer herself up and raising the corners of her lips to say something happy, "When I get back to Yunjing, I'll change my apartment and rent a two-bedroom one so that my little sister can come visit me."

"Do you want to rent a two-bedroom apartment?" Fu Xiaoxiao swallowed the grapes in her mouth and chuckled. "I happen to have one. The price is negotiable; I'll give you a friend's price."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shiling's eyes lit up, and she joked, "Really? It's so nice to have a rich female friend."

"Haha~" Fu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but throw her head back and laugh.

They stayed in their hotel room until dark, then went out for a meal, strolled around the neighborhood for a bit, and then went back to rest.

Xu Shiling was constantly worried about Xia Lu's situation, and after hesitating several times, she finally sent her a WeChat message.

Xu Shiling: [Lulu, have you eaten?]

A few minutes later, Xia Lu replied: [Not yet, she just got back.]

Xia's mother had just returned home. She went to the market and bought half a pound of chicken, cut off a small piece of the beef that she had taken out to thaw at noon, and froze the rest in the freezer.

Xia Lu sat in the living room and heard her mother's voice coming from the kitchen. "Lulu, I'm cooking your favorite chicken tonight."

Xia Lu replied, "Okay."

More than ten minutes later, she heard Xia's mother call Xia Quan and tell him to come home for dinner.

However, nearly half an hour passed and Xia Quan still hadn't returned home.

Xia's mother called again to urge him.

By the time Xia's father got home, Xia Quan was still not there, and the food on the table had already stopped steaming.

Xia Lu was already full.

"Has Xiao Quan not come back yet?" Xia's father asked.

"Yes," Xia's mother said, "They called twice to urge me, I guess something's wrong."

Xia's father went to the bathroom to wash his hands and came out, saying as he dried them, "Let's eat first, we won't wait for him."

Xia's mother frowned slightly. "They'll definitely be back soon. Let's wait a little longer."

“The food is cold,” Xia’s father said. “He’s probably not hungry since he’s not back. Let’s eat, don’t worry about him. Lulu, it’s time to eat.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xia Quan entered.

He tossed the basketball aside and, seeing Xia Lu at home, exclaimed in surprise, "Sis, why are you back? It's not even a holiday yet."

"I came back because I missed you all," Xia Lu replied.

Xia Quan: "Didn't we just see each other during the Chinese New Year?"

Xia Lu pursed her lips and did not answer, a bitter feeling rising in her heart.

At that moment, she realized something else: no one in this family welcomed her.

The family sat down at the dining table, but Xia Lu had lost her appetite.

Xia Quan picked up his chopsticks, glanced at the food on the table, and frowned in disapproval. "Why is there so little meat today?"

"You silly child." Xia's mother put a piece of chicken leg meat into his bowl and said with a smile, "When have we ever had too much meat in our family? If you say that, your sister will misunderstand and think we're secretly eating meat at home."

Xia Quan opened his mouth as if to speak, but his mother stopped him with a look, saying, "Eat your food, eat more."

She placed a piece of meat into Xia Lu's bowl and said with a smile, "Lulu, you should eat more too. The food you eat outside is always takeout, it's definitely not as good as home-cooked meals."

"Thank you, Mom." Xia Lu lowered her eyes, looking at the slightly dry piece of meat in her bowl.

She picked it up and took a bite, but found it tasteless.

After finishing her meal, Xia Lu subconsciously cleared away the dishes and went to wash them.

As I washed, the pent-up grievances and frustrations that had been weighing on my heart suddenly exploded.

Holding the neatly stacked bowls, she took a deep breath, raised her arm, and smashed them down with a loud crash. The bowls and plates shattered into pieces, and sharp shards of porcelain scattered everywhere.

Hearing the commotion, Xia's parents rushed in.

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

Looking at the mess of broken pieces on the floor, Xia's mother was completely dumbfounded. "How could this happen?"

Xia Lu lowered her head and explained in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just slipped..."

"It's alright, it's alright," Xia's father comforted her. "It's good that no one is hurt."