School ended at 5pm.
Xia, Xinyan and Lu Song went downstairs together. It was awkward for Xinyan, she felt some lingering stares as she walked down the stairs. Xia also felt their stares.
It was all directs to his sister !
His shoulders immediately tensed up.
Xiner was already at the school gate waiting for them with one of her friends. She was a social butterfly. Her every action from her smile to her laugh to her posture, having the bearing of a very graceful young lady. Once you noticed her, you just couldn't stop staring.
Mo Xuleo and Qiao Jingjing was also at the gate.
Mo Xuleo looked pitiful and sad, but deep down she wished she could run up to Xinyan and drag her away from Lu Song.
She didn't want her walking so close to him.
"Xuleo, we have to do something to about that girl if not, she'll make us a laughing stock in front of all our classmates "Qiao Jingjing said at the gate.
She wasn't even listening to this bumpkin beside her, her eyes were directly looking in Xinyan's direction.
"Don't worry Jingjing I'll think of something. My driver has arrived, see you tomorrow "
She said as she entered into a red luxury sports car. This car was specially gifted to her by her mother and father.
"Bye " Qiao Jingjiy watched as she got into the car and it drove away. She didn't ask Xuleo for a ride, she knew how that would end. Qiao Jingjing hit the road after staring at the back of the red car for a while longer.
"Goodbye Lu Song see you tomorrow" Mu Xinyan was waved goodbye as she boarded her car and left and so did Lu Song. She looked around a bit before entering the car, why did it feel like someone was looking at her ?
Mu Xinyan was very satisfied about her first day. She made a new friend!
She wasn't completely aware of his status. They got home in 20minutes.
Shen Yue wasn't at home so she just went to her room to freshen up, there was no one in the living room at all.
She took a bath and then started her homework. She brought out the textbooks she got today and arrnaged them neatly in her book shelf.
She was satisfied at her first day of school. She was also surprised at the amount of homework she got. All to be submitted by tomorrow. She was a bit tired after finishing them so she took a nap.
Shen Yue came to call her down for dinner . "Yanyan wake up ."
"Mom, when did you get back . " she said as she scratched her eyes and sat up. Her cute face was little red from pressing against a pillow and her only black her was scattered across her face.
When she stopped itching her eye and stared straight at Shen Yue with her beautiful blue eyes, Shen Yue was mesmerized.
This little girl was already so outstandingly beautiful.
After staring for a while, Shen Yue finally replied.
"About an hour ago. Now let's go down for dinner everyone is waiting."
She climbed down from bed and followed Shen Yue down.
Mu Xinyan sat at her normal chair, greeted her elders and began her dinner.
"Xiner how was your day." Mu Yinan asked.
"It was very nice and fun. I even sat with my old seatmate . The only thing wrong with it is that there's way too much homework and it's just the first day "
Xiner was exasperated, but it and everyone at the table chuckle.
"Xinyan, how was your day ?"
"I made a friend and I think someone doesn't like me, " she said with an indifferent look, fully focused on the food in front of her.
"I knew we shouldn't have allowed her to go to school. How can someone already not like her on the first day of schol. Lets stop her from going to such an important school before she ruins our family, she can attend a different lesser school"
Mother Mu immediately lashed out. She would never grow a soft heart for this little bastard.
"Yanyan, who doesn't like you ?"
Shen Yue asked carefully . She knew it would be bad if Xinyan had offended someone. It would affect her Xiner too.
"Mo Xuleo. She lied to all my classmates. She told them I said something and did something that I didn't do during lunch time. But my new friend defended me and everyone later believed me"
Xinyan said more carefully, she didn't know that Xuleo was from an affluent family. Before school, during the holidays she had been drilled many times by all the elders in her family about the importance of not offending the kids in her school.
She had to be careful when interacting too because her actions had an effect on her family's image
"I knew it. The Mo family is such a powerful family. They even have ties with the Great Lu family" everyone's faces at the table turned sullen. Xiner and Xia dropped their chopsticks.
Mu Xia felt really bad, Xuleo was a bad person but because of her family they still had to treat her well.
"Mother, fathe, grandfather, grandmother, you'll be even more surprised by the friend she made'' Mu Xia said with a smile on his face. He was happy Lu Song was friends with Mu Xinyan, his elders wouldn't be upset about this.
"Yanyan, which friend did you make?" Mu Yinan asked very cautiously this time.
"Lu Song. His new to school too but everyone already knows him . Everyone wants to talk to him but he doesn't talk to them much . But when we talk he talks a lot " Xinyan said as she swallowed the food left in her mouth, her voice was lower than usual, she was still scared, how could this make them feel better ?
"Xia, which Lu Song is she talking about ?" Grandmother Mu couldn't believe her and neither could anyone at the table .
"Grandma, it's the Lu Song from the legendary Lu family" Xia said, albeit proud of his sister.
"Hahaha my granddaughter managed to befriend someone from such a family. Yanyan you are such a good child, Grandfather will get you a nice gift" Father Mu was very happy while Mother Mu was speechless.
Her face was full of surprise. Xiner's face was filled with mild envy. She wanted to be the one being praised.
Mother Mu's face changed from surprise to
anger .
"This is more reason we need to get her out of that school. What if she happens to do something the young boy of the Lu family doesn't approve of then she will ashen our family name."she said with a panicking voice.
She wasn't going to give up, she didn't want more people from her social circle to know about My Xinyan
"Wenna that's enough . If she makes an enemy you get angry and if she makes a friend, you also get angry. What do you want from her ?" Father Mu was getting more and more upset over the way his wife treated Xinyan who was his flesh and blood.
She was very pretty,a sweet respectful kid, a genius and good at connecting, what was there to not like ?
"Xiao yan it's good you made such a friend, don't listen to your grandmother alright ."
"Alright grandpa" Xinyan said with a small smile. Her grandmother's words still left a mild sting in her heart.
She had started to take grandmother Mu's words as air but she kept the fact that she shouldn't offend Xuleo anymore in mind.
After dinner she went back to her room, freshened up and took out her math textbook.
Xiner was happy, she had her father's time all to herself. Mu Yinan had gone up to check on her but when he saw her seriously studying, he encouraged her and then left, but he asked the help to bring some avocado salad for her.
It was good brain food.
He was proud of such a sweet and hardworking daughter. He especially loved looking at her. She looked so much like her mother.
"Eldest miss, the master has asked me to bring some salad for you"
Xinyan felt very warm on the inside as she heard that. Her parents were the best in the world. She happily opened the door and let the help drop the salad on the small coffee table in her room.
As she ate the salad, tears of joy gathered at the sides of her eyes. This was the best salad she had ever tasted.
She felt even more motivated to study after eating, a while later the help came and took the tray and plates away.
She stopped reading and went to sleep around 12am.
....
Meanwhile at the Lu family home that afternoon after school
"Xiao Song, how was school today" Tang Lihua, Lu Song's mother asked him
"It was okay mother, if not for that pesky fly Mo Xuleo. She wouldn't even let me be at school. She even lied against my friend just to gain sympathy from my other classmates, fortunately I witnessed everything and saved my friend. If not she would have destroyed my friend's name "
Lu Song was very close to his mother. He looked like a hero tooting his own horn as he said this, but still sounded stoic and unemotional.
"Did you just say friend? quick tell mother who your friend is "
Tang Lihua immediately dropped the magazine in her hand. Her eyes were filled with shock and excitement. Did she just hear what she just heard ?
"Yes tell grandmother too " everyone immediately paused what they were doing and focused on this little ancestor on their family, especially his grandfather and father. He had never once talked of a friend and not even a simple acquaintance. Lu Song didn't like anyone around him and prefered to be by himself on his own.
"I'll tell you, but I really don't want Mo Xuleo to ever come back to this house and disturb my peace at school " He said in a demanding tone. His parents had been thinking of marrying him to that Xuleo girl and getting them engaged. He didn't want to no matter what.
"Dear you know we can't do that out of the blue so how about this if she does anything uncanny, we'll use it as an excuse to give their family some space"
Their relationship with the Mo Family was mutually profitable. Even though they could do really well without them, it wasn't good to completely cut them off.
Everyone in Lu Song's family doted on him so much that they would do anything in their power to fulfill his wishes. They loved him dearly.
"Alright mother. Her name is Mu Xinyan, she's the Mu family''s eldest daughter, she has waist length inky black hair and dark blue eyes. She's nice too."
Everyone was happy. He had a friend and she was a girl, even better!
"But doesn't the Mu family have only one daughter " Mother Lu asked
"She's always sick so she was homeschooled. She's Mu Xia's twin sister "
Lu Song explained to his grandmother.
"Well that's very nice Xiao Song, you should bring her home some time soon alright "
Father Lu really wanted to see what kind of person could pique his son's interest . He was going to do a small check on the Mu Family. Were they trying to just get close to them?" Grandpa Lu was sceptical. He wanted to see for himself.
"Yes grandpa" father Lu wanted to see the person that captured his grandson's attention .
"Song tell mother about about this girl " Tang Lihua moved closer to him to hewr him talk about My Xinyan.
"She's quiet, she likes reading and drawing, and she also doesn't like that Mo Xuleo "
Mother Lu notices his ears turning red as he spoke about her. Her boy was finaly becoming more social.
Father Lu sighed inside. He was thinking of joining the Lu family with the Mo family. It would be beneficial for the company but he loved his grandson so much so he would never force him to do something he didn't want to . And they were still children. He may like her in the future .
.....
Meanwhile in the Mo family that same afternoon
Mo Xuleo got back home and immediately ran to tell her father about how she had been treated in school today.
"Father, I hate that girl! I don't want to but I can't help it. She rubbed my name in the mud. Now no one likes me. I have no friends."
Mo Xuleo was crying and she had destroyed the room by throwing a tantrum.
Her father had tried his very best trying to console her but she had refused to stop.
"Father, even Lu Song didn't listen to me . He hates me too. He even defended that girl from the Mu Family "
"Xiao Xu, relax okay. Father will send mother to your school tomorrow and that girl will be punished." Mo Lenghan said.
"Really father will mother really come" Xukeo asked with sad eyes. She looked unbelievably hurt, fragile and pitiful. Like shattered glass.
"Yes she's your mother she'll come "
Her father's heart dropped when he saw his sweet daughter like that. As her father, how could he do nothing to help her.
"You know father, that mother doesn't like me she will never come to seek justice for me"
"If mother doesn't come father will come ."
Mrs Mo passed by with a girl that looked the same age as Mo Xuleo, walking beside her.
"I'll only be going to that school to enroll my Jiayi. It's enough that I allowed her to stay in this house. I've taken care of her so we'll even though she's the child of your mistress. Yet what did I get in return! "
Tang Xiaoling said with bitterness and regret in her tone
"But ling, we agreed Jiayi will not attend the same school as Xuleo. We agreed on this long ago, they don't get along and Jiayi is not suited for that school, you said that yourself. "
Mr Mo knew Xuleo didn't want
"That ended the day she tried to poison Jiayi. My Jiayi is suited for every school. If not for that boy from the Mu family my Jiayi would be dead. I treated this girl like my daughter for more than a decade and even hated and neglected my Jiayi all this while yet she tried to kill my only daughter. I was blinded before but not anymore, I don't know why after all that, you still can't see that girl for what she is. Because of the Mu family's boy, I've got a secret nd chance to correct my mistake. I'll treat my Jiayi much better now which means she'll have to go to a better school and you Xuleo you will pick up everything you broke here yourself like what I used to do to Jiayi."
"But she might cut herself "Mo Lenghan was not even concerned with anything else she had said, but he didn't want his daughter to touch a shard of glass.
She would be injured and she was all that mattered.
"That's none of my business " she walked away with Jiayi and Xuleo kept crying.
Mo Lenghan couldn't do anything to his wife because of the shares in her hands. Once she knew about him having a child outside she somehow got 40% shares in her hands and left him with no shares in the company. She even took the 5% shares in father Mo's hands.
She also got the deed of the mansion along with all the estates in that his family had. She had everything in her hands and so, if he angered her and she left he would be driven to the streets so all he could do was sympathise with his daughter and help her clean up.
Mo Xuleo and Mo Lenghan we're surprised and angry. Tang Xiaolinv walked away with Mo Jiayi who said nothing but observed them from start to end.
At the Mo family dinner table that same night :
"Xiaoling it's good you want Jiayi to go to that school. I'm sure she will also get the highest grades there as she had been doing in her old school" mother Mo said. Mo Jiayi's grandparents had never treated her partially. They always took care of her even when Tang Xiaoling and Mo Lenghan didn't.
"Mother, let me remind you that Xiao Xu always gets the highest marks in her class" Mo Lenghan said proudly as he rubbed Mo Xuleo's head.
"Then let's wait and see Lenghan " Tang Xiaoling said proudly. She was sure her Jiayi would surpass everyone. She was amazing. She would never bring down her daughter again or look down on her. She would always support her and take good care of her. She'll never do that again.
Mo Xuleo's eyes flashed with mockery. She was looking down at her food and she thought no one noticed. Tang Xiaoling noticed though. Ever since the incident Tang Xiaoling had been carefully watching every single one of this child's actions.
'She had been going to a low level school so her brain can only be on a low level, that's why she passed in her school. She'll never pass on a school like mine' Mo Xuleo thought to herself, in this battle for familial affection, sooner or later she was sure she would win.