It seems that the villain is targeting me.

Then blood splattered and the world spun.

When she woke up again, she had returned to the past.

Chapter 28: Cheating Little Bird

"I'll be honest," Xiao Niao said, "Can't the World Will just screen the candidates for the heroine?"

"How come anyone can be the protagonist these days?"

As she said this, she was chewing a mung bean popsicle in her mouth - the kind of homemade popsicle that was frozen, covered with a quilt and sold from a cart, with one cent for sugar and two cents for mung beans.

This person, chewing on a popsicle, mumbled, "They're both bullying and using the cold shoulder. It's only natural they'd end up as enemies...but why are they still dating?"

The system said: [I also often feel that this world is a grand SM...]

Maybe it's a trend?

Tongzi spoke uncertainly: [After returning to reality, I synchronized the database... It seems that this kind of evil woman setting is popular now.]

Xiao Niao has been away from the real world for more than 20 years, and has a significant generation gap with his peers. He cannot understand this advanced art.

She just felt that the heroine's family were all bad people.

To put it bluntly, the heroine can bully others in this way, both openly and covertly. Her father, as the head of the Lu family who holds great power, cannot be unaware of the situation.

No matter how spoiled and overbearing Lu Yao is, she is still the younger generation in the family. If Father Lu wants to control her, she will never bully Gu Tianjiao so unscrupulously.

So her father was pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth.

Xiao Niao could probably guess the old man's mental journey along the way:

Out of a momentary outburst of kindness or moral pressure, Dad Lu took in his friend's child.

Although he had the money to support her without much effort, he didn't put much extra effort into it and just gave her a bland meal.

At this time, the little daughter who had always been loved and spoiled at home suddenly started to bully others and find fault with them everywhere.

Of course he tried to discipline her at first, but he soon got tired of it and started turning a blind eye.

After all, one is an outsider's child and the other is your own child...and the outsider's family is not poor enough to even support their own child.

If you have no parents and live under someone else's roof, who else will they bully if not you?

"...It's true that people from the same family are alike," Xiao Niao muttered, "They are biological children, absolutely biological children."

"But why doesn't Gu Tianjiao's mother take her child back?"

Xiao Niao raised his own doubts: "If you can start a company now... you should be able to support your children."

The system thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the timing isn't right yet...her business isn't clean enough."

[Also, from an outsider's perspective, Gu Tianjiao should be living a good life.]

The Lu family originally took in Gu Tianjiao to show their kindness and righteousness, so they naturally did a good job of saving face.

He attends a key high school, lives in a luxurious villa, and buys branded clothes... Gu Tianjiao's mother probably thinks her son lives a very carefree life.

Xiao Niao listened for a long time, his head almost exploded: "...After picking and choosing, it seems that the eldest daughter Lu Zhiqing is the only normal person in the Lu family."

There is really no harm without comparison. With Lu Yao, who has made great military achievements, leading the way, the remaining daughter is made to stand out.

[Well, but this eldest daughter is not favored at home either.]

The system is also a sigh.

[Her mother died young... Her father couldn't wait to marry someone new when she was just over two years old. You can imagine how difficult life was for her.]

There will be a stepmother only if there is a stepfather - no matter what the character of the new Mrs. Lu will be, just because of Mr. Lu's character, even a person with good moral character will be assimilated into a vicious stepmother.

Xiao Niao had already finished the mung bean ice cream in his hand and was writing and drawing on the ground with a wooden stick, trying to figure out a simple relationship between the characters.

After about five seconds, she gave up: "This whole family's affairs are so annoying..."

My little boy is still the best, Xiao Niao thought, he is well-behaved, obedient, and good at studying...

[Hmm... Let's put these things aside for now.] The system asked, [Are you still planning to go to the Lu family?]

"Go, of course." Xiao Niao said without hesitation.

"You'll have to try your best. Sooner or later, you'll have to come into contact with the characters in the story. You'll discover something more or less after you go there."

As she spoke, she scratched the ground with the stick in her hand.

"Besides, there are many things we need to confirm."

The dot representing the son of destiny, Gu Tianjiao, was circled.

"The protagonist isn't necessarily a true masochist – he shows extreme selfishness in his later years, and such a person is unlikely to fall in love with someone who bullies him."

Then, the dot representing the heroine Lu Yao was also circled.

"And this girl..."

Xiao Niao's eyes darkened: "...I think it should be easy to get the words out of me."

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Turn your attention back to the Lu family.

Lu Yao hurried from the bedroom to the kitchen. She was so anxious that she didn't realize until she was almost at the door that it might not be appropriate for her to come here at this time.

She combed her slightly messy hair with her hands, feeling uneasy and her steps became hesitant.

Wouldn't it be inappropriate to just go in like this?

After all, he had just locked the man in the cold storage, and then he let him out with the key, showing concern and care for him - no matter how you look at it, he seemed like he was schizophrenic.

What would Brother Tianjiao think of me?

Lu Yao bit her lip. So many years had passed, and she had certainly forgotten why she had locked Gu Tianjiao up in the first place.

And the relationship between them doesn't seem to be very good during this period...

But Lu Yao was not particularly nervous, she still had some confidence in her heart.

Because Gu Tianjiao had told her before: Ever since he moved into the Lu family, he has been secretly in love with her.

That’s right, she thought confidently, as long as I apologize to Brother Tianjiao sincerely, soften my tone and be more sincere, he will definitely forgive me!

What's more, he is now eating and living in the Lu family.

As the most beloved daughter of the Lu family, I had already come to him to apologize humbly. There was no reason for him to hold on to me.

Thinking of this, Lu Yao felt much more relaxed. She gritted her teeth, pushed open the door to the kitchen and walked in.

As soon as I walked in, I saw four or five people dressed as chefs and servants, eating simple meals and chatting casually with each other.

Because the door to the back kitchen was very thick and had excellent sound insulation, Lu Yao was basically unable to hear any sounds from the kitchen when she was standing outside.

As soon as she came in, the lively atmosphere in the room became quiet.

A man in a white chef's uniform saw her come in and immediately stood up hurriedly: "Hey, Second Miss, what are you doing here?"

Lu Yao ignored him and looked around, but couldn't find where the cold storage was.

She then turned her gaze to the chef in front of her, unable to remember his last name. "Um... do you know where the cold storage is?"

The chef exclaimed in sudden realization, then made room for Lu Yao and pointed, "Oh, it's right here."

Lu Yao looked up in the direction of the finger. The cold storage room was behind the table where the servants had set out their food and drinks.

There were chopsticks and a half-eaten hodgepodge of stir-fried dishes on the table - they were essentially eating their work lunch while acting as "jailers".

How could they do this!

Lu Yao's face showed an indignant look. Brother Tianjiao was still locked in the cold storage, while they were eating outside.

This is too cold!

But the poor chef failed to understand the second young lady's psychological changes in time - he thought that the little ancestor was unhappy again and came to cause trouble for Gu Tianjiao!

The chef then said in a flattering tone, "Don't worry, Miss. The person is still inside. We are all watching over here."

"That kid just calmed down..."

When Gu Tianjiao was first locked up, he was still quite indignant and panicked, and even tried to pry open the door with the tools in the cold storage room.

In the whole

After all his efforts failed, he gave up struggling and calmed down to conserve his strength.

Lu Yao became anxious when she heard what the chef said, and immediately shouted, "Hurry up, let him out!"

The chef was a little stunned, wondering what Lu Yao was thinking of.

But the second young lady of the Lu family was usually arrogant and domineering. The chef brother was just an employee. When she said she wanted to let him go, the chef brother did not dare to ask any more questions for a while.

The chef could only speak awkwardly: "Um...Miss, you took the key to the cold storage..."

Lu Yao quickly handed over the key in her hand: "Here, open the door quickly."

The eldest brother looked at the key in his hand and wondered what was wrong with the second young lady today.

Could it be that the master has returned, or has she come up with some new way of tormenting people?

But since the little ancestor had already spoken, he didn't dare to hesitate any longer and could only hurry over and open the door.

It was a scorching summer day outside, but the temperature inside was close to zero. As soon as the door was opened, a cold white mist came out of the cold storage.

"Gu Tianjiao?" The chef poked his head in. "Are you okay? Miss Lu Yao asked you to come out."

Lu Yao cursed inwardly: Why do you always point fingers at me for no reason?

You’re afraid that Brother Tianjiao can’t remember who locked him up, right?

But seeing that Gu Tianjiao was about to come out, she had no time to scold him. She just quickly straightened her clothes and hair, and looked at the entrance of the cold storage with a nervous look on her face.

After a while, a young man with lips frozen purple walked out of the cold storage.

Lu Yao's eyes fell on his face, and her ears immediately felt hot.

Since Gu Tianjiao was chosen by the world's will as the son of destiny, he must be handsome and extraordinary.

However, living under someone else's roof for a long time made his temperament quite gloomy at such a young age, which was reflected in his face, where there was a hint of hostility in his features.

But I have to say that girls who are still in adolescence really like this gloomy and sad look.

Lu Yao, whose brain capacity in two lifetimes combined would not exceed that of a sixteen-year-old, blushed and thought: How could I have been so blind back then?

Then, when she saw the person opposite her looking at her expressionlessly, she quickly came to her senses: She came to apologize to Gu Tianjiao and establish a good relationship in advance!

Lu Yao reflected on herself: There were so many misunderstandings between them in the previous life because she was young and ignorant and had a lot of temper.

Thinking of this, she immediately showed an extremely concerned expression and prepared to ask Gu Tianjiao about his well-being.

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Lu Zhiqing frowned slightly and looked at the nanny beside him: "Auntie Liu, are you saying that there are guests visiting the door?"

"Yes, he said he was applying for a tutor position," Aunt Liu nodded, "He looks quite young."

Lu Zhiqing began to recall: Lu Yao's results in this year's final exam were not very ideal... She vaguely remembered that her father seemed to have mentioned that he wanted to hire a tutor to teach her sister.

The person outside the door should be the teacher my father invited?

Lu Zhiqing thought, but my father and that woman are not at home now...

She thought for a moment: This road is very far from the city. The teacher has taken the trouble to come here. I can't just leave him alone because the parents are not here.

Lu Zhiqing then said to Liu Ma, "Okay, I understand, Liu Ma, I'll go to the door to pick up the teacher."

"Please help me check the kitchen," she whispered again, "Please pay attention. If anything happens, tell me immediately..."

If possible, Lu Zhiqing didn't want to care about those troublesome things - but she was really afraid that her adopted sister would cause trouble again.

In the Lu family, the personalities of these two sisters are basically at two extremes.

The elder sister is introverted, well-behaved and obedient, never causing trouble, while the younger sister is raised to be extremely spoiled, and her personality is as flamboyant as a peacock spreading its tail.

It is not surprising that a family can raise two children with such completely different personalities.

After all, children who are raised in pampering are spoiled and willful, while those who have no mothers to love them are all more well-behaved and obedient than each other.

Although her elder sister Lu Zhiqing is not yet an adult, she already has some of the steadiness and caution of an adult.