Dressed as a real daughter, held in the palm of the hand by the boss

Even after the person left, Tan Xiaoxiao still had no appetite.

She poked the rice in the bowl with chopsticks, looking unhappy.

Li Manman and Chu Youran had already prepared their meal and were sitting not far away. One could see them just by looking up.

I don't know what the two were talking about, but they were both smiling.

In fact, it is normal for Manman to have new friends, isn't it?

When Manman participates in the competition, she must build good relationships with others and make progress together. She should be happy.

But...why am I so sad?

……

Li Manman originally thought that the last incident was just a coincidence, but after that, she rarely saw Tan Xiaoxiao happy again.

She asked the question many times in a roundabout way, but Tan Xiaoxiao always gave the same answer: it's nothing.

Of course Li Manman wouldn't believe it.

But she was asked so many times that she felt a little depressed.

Why did you hide it from her?

Tomorrow is the weekend and the competition team has been busy for a long time. Liu Yi said that they should combine work and rest, so he decided to give them a short break. They don’t have to go to class tomorrow and this afternoon.

Li Manman finally had time to take a break.

The school bell rang and students walked out of the classroom one after another.

Tan Xiaoxiao was already used to people around her standing up and leaving, so she was surprised to find that the person did not leave today.

"Manman, why haven't you left yet? Don't you have to go to class? Will you be late?"

"The teacher decided to give us a holiday. We don't have to go this afternoon or tomorrow. It's just right. We can go back together."

Tan Xiaoxiao moved her body uncomfortably, then lowered her head and said, "No need for that."

"what?"

Her voice was so soft that Li Manman could hardly hear it clearly.

Is she saying no?

How can this be?

Li Manman was a little bit unconvinced. In the past, Tan Xiaoxiao was always very happy to go back with her, so how could she refuse?

Tan Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and repeated what she had just said: "I said, you don't have to go back with me."

"why?"

"I, I have a new friend to accompany me back. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. She must be getting impatient."

Tan Xiaoxiao picked up her bag, turned around and hurried out of the classroom without even looking back.

"New friend?" Li Manman frowned.

It's not that she is against new friends.

She is busy with the competition team every day and has no time to accompany Tan Xiaoxiao. It would be nice for her to find a new friend, but she looks too weird.

It doesn't seem like I've made a new friend, but rather like I'm using this new friend to cover up something.

Li Manman raised her foot and wanted to follow and take a look.

But before he took two steps, he stopped again.

Forget it, this is Tan Xiaoxiao’s privacy after all. It would always feel weird if she followed behind secretly to watch.

Let's wait until she is willing to talk about it.

How about going to see her tomorrow?

Li Manman packed up her things and turned to walk towards the teacher's office.

……

When Tan Xiaoxiao walked to the school gate, she saw the three men standing there waiting for her as usual.

Lin Ruxue was a little dissatisfied: "Why are you so slow today? I have been waiting for you here for a while."

Tan Xiaoxiao murmured, "There are a lot of people here today. It's not easy to squeeze out."

School is over on Friday and it’s the weekend, so everyone is naturally more anxious than usual.

Lin Ruxue stared at the man for a few seconds and snorted coldly: "Okay, let's go."

During this period, Jiang Wan has been bringing the other two to see Tan Xiaoxiao.

At the beginning, they all treated Tan Xiaoxiao badly and beat her up at every turn. However, the injuries they caused were not visible, which caused Tan Xiaoxiao a lot of trouble.

But as Tan Xiaoxiao's attitude towards Li Manman changed, their attitudes also changed. They no longer considered her a friend, but rather treated her as a younger brother.

Tan Xiaoxiao looked at the three people in front of her and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't want Li Manman to go back with her because of these three people.

No one wants to suffer, and Tan Xiaoxiao doesn't want to go back to her previous state, so she has no choice but to make this choice.

It would be great if this could be resolved.

She didn't want to be with these people. She still wanted to go home with Manman instead of hanging out with them every day.

When Tan Xiaoxiao returned home, she was exhausted.

She turned on the light, but didn't see her grandmother.

Tan Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat and she suddenly thought of Jiang Wan's words.

how come?

She obviously didn't do anything.

No, grandma will be fine.

Tan Xiaoxiao immediately put her bag aside and rushed out like crazy.

As soon as she walked out the door, Tan Xiaoxiao saw her grandmother coming back with a basket of vegetables.

When her grandmother saw her, she said unhappily, "You're already back, why are you still going out? You've been coming back later and later lately."

Tan Xiaoxiao was relieved to see that she was fine: "I saw you were not there when I got home, and I thought something happened to you, so I wanted to go out to look for you."

"What could possibly happen to me? If I were to get into trouble, who would be able to take care of you? Okay, okay, go back and do your homework. I'll cook first."

"Yeah." Tan Xiaoxiao nodded slightly and turned to walk into the room.

There was nothing in the room, it was very simple, except for a bed and a broken cabinet. The only relatively intact thing was her desk.

Because her family was too poor, she was abandoned by her mother at birth and had to be raised by her father and grandmother.

When I was one year old, my father followed in my mother's footsteps and left home. He said he was going to find my mother and bring her back, but after that, he never came back.

Grandma also went from hope to despair.

She started to curse and say that her father was crazy for paying for her mother.

At that time, Tan Xiaoxiao was still in the breastfeeding stage and needed milk powder. If she was ignored at this time, she would die.

After all, there was a year of affection between them, and grandma finally couldn't bear to let go, so she tried every way to make money and raise Tan Xiaoxiao.

That's how Tan Xiaoxiao managed to survive.

The family lived frugally on everything, except for Tan Xiaoxiao's studies, where grandma never skimped.

She always told Tan Xiaoxiao to study hard so that one day she could leave this place and go out.

Although she rarely said nice things and was always cursing people, Tan Xiaoxiao understood how good she was to her.

In this place, if they were not strong enough, they would have been bullied to death.

It is because of her grandmother’s protection that Tan Xiaoxiao was able to grow up well.

But if she was wronged at school, who could help her?

Unfortunately, she didn't have any evidence in her hands. Even if she went to the teacher, the teacher wouldn't believe her. What could she do?

Tan Xiaoxiao wiped her tears while doing her homework, feeling heavy in her heart.