"mom the shopping trip was very fun " she began narrating the events that occurred with animated expressions carefully omitting the parts where conflict arose between the two groups.
"So you bought a gift for me bring it fast I want to see it. " her daughter had never bought a gift for her before do she was quite happy that she bought her a gift .
"I'll show it to you after lunch "Jiayi was happy her mother didn't reject the gift .
"Mother I also wanted to buy a gift too but I forgot the card you gave me " Xuleo said trying to gain some attention. She was used to being Tang Xiaoling's number 1 priority she wasn't still ready to accept that Tang Xiaoling felt hate towards her . Tang Xiaoling ignored her and continued eating.
"Mother I couldn't even buy a single item "
"Xuleo you shouldn't talk while eating. It's wrong and I never gave you a credit card . Did you steal one tell me the truth ?"she said simply . Hearing this girl talk now irritated her . How did she not realise how high pitched and annoying this girl's voice sounded. Looks like love doesn't only blind you it deafens you . All the other girls were surprised at how Tang Xiaoling treated Xuleo but they couldn't say anything as this was not their business. They were now thinking of changing sides . They never really liked Xuleo much . Infact they were jealous of her but now it looked like her parents favoured her sister so should they still befriend her . After all their main plan is to get connections to the Mo family . They would ask their parents about this .
"Xuleo answer me did you steal the credit card because I also instructed Jiayi not to lend you hers or buy anything for you "
"mother I..."she couldn't say anything . She couldn't say she stole one that would ruin her reputation , she couldn't say she was lying to catch attention from her peers , that would also ruin her reputation and she also couldn't confess to her friends that her mother didn't care for her so she was not given a credit car or allowed to ride in one of the luxury cars because she would loose all her friends since she only had friends because of her relationship to her family.
"Xuleo you know better than to steal " Jiayi said
"Xuleo you will be punished later ."Tang Xiaoling said . After lunch , Jiayi opened the jewellery box to reveal a simple with a gold chain that looked like a vine with little flowers growing on it and a flower shaped diamond pendant . It looked simple yet highly elegant .
"Xiao yi dear it is very beautiful. You know mother's style very well . I love it . "she said as she kissed Jiayi on her cheek .
"I knew you would like it ."
"you and your friends can go to your room now alright . I don't want yo disrupt your fun . "
from the girls went upstairs to her room .
Meanwhile ...
"Xuleo why is your room downstairs now ? it was upstairs last time . In my house only the servants stay downstairs not even guests stay downstairs. "
"and why is your closet so small . A table can't even fit in here . My closet is much bigger "
"Xuleo you don't even have much clothes anymore .I have much more clothes and shoes"
"your room is so small mine should be 2 times its size "
"your bed is so small and it's not even soft . how are we going to sleep"the girls were all complaining about her room . They where rich and spoiled girls so ofcourse they would find the room a problem . Joined with the fact that they where always jealous of you , this was a good chance to exert their anger .
"Guys stop. I've heard enough. " she suddenly snapped she knew these girls were mocking her because she would brag about all her good stuff and compare it with theirs anytime she went to visit them . She would even complain that their bed wasn't soft enough . The others girls felt smug . Xuleo was always the alpha among them . Always mocking them about things from time to time yet they couldn't even snap at her because she would say it in such a way that it wouldn't sound awful to those it wasn't directed to . It was time for payback .
"Xuleo its your slumber party . What events have you planned ?" a girl asked .
Xuleo didnt answer that question. Whenever she planned things like these . She would just be complimented about all the things she had from her bed sheets to her cosmetics to her clothes and shoes . They would just fawn over her through out the time and talk about her 'engagement ' to the Lu family . But now they would comment on her things because her mother took all of good things and clothes and shoes and given all of them to Jiayi and Lu Song treated her badly in class so they could not fawn over her because of that .
"Guys why do you think Lu Song treats Mu Xinyan so well ?"
"Yes I'm so stunned . He even calls her Yanyan "
"I thought he would treat Xuleo but he did the opposite . "
"*SIGH* must be because she's so beautiful. Her eyes are really special. I almost got lost in them when I looked into then . it was like a deep sea . "
"Yeah"
"Xuleo isn't up to her level "
"Come to think of it Xuleo isn't that pretty . Even Jingjing is much prettier than she is . "
"Yeah "
"If not for my parents , I would have befriended Xinyan long ago . "
"Yes she has such a calming voice unlike Xuleo's high pitched one "
"she is also very nice to her friends. I wish I was her friend did you see how she stands up for her Jiayi ? Even Jiayi looks nice "
"If not for my parents i really do like Xinyan from the first day she got into the class . But I don't like Jiayi . She is so close to Xia . *SIGH" I wish I was close to Xia too "
"I'm sure if you didn't have a crush on Xia you would like her too "
"Tomorrow I'll tell my dad that Xuleo's mom doesn't favor her so maybe he'll let me be friends with Jiayi and Xinyan "
"I'll also tell my parents " The three girls were sitting on a rug chatting while Xuleo and Jingjing were on the bed . There was a little distance between the bed and rug and the girls talked in hushed voices but Xuleo could hear them loud and clear . Her face was ashen .