My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

"When did he leave the country?"

He Feng thought for a moment and estimated, "Probably after the age of eight."

"Did he live in Lincheng before going abroad?" Lu Zaozao asked anxiously.

"Of course not." He Feng still remembered this clearly, so he explained everything truthfully, "Before he was eight years old, he lived in Yun City with his grandparents. Now he came back here because Grandpa Jiang's health was not very good before, and he was particularly concerned about him. In order to fulfill the old man's wish. Secondly, it was because of some secret reasons of his own, which I am not very clear about. No one can ask him about things he doesn't want to say."

"Oh, right." He Feng finished speaking in one breath, then he remembered, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"

Lu Zao Zao's palms were clenched red, but she remained calm and said casually, "It's okay, I'm just a little curious, just asking."

He Feng was silent for a moment, remembering what Xie Huinian had said before. He suddenly looked at Lu Zaozao very seriously, and his tone became serious.

"Although his appearance, family background and knowledge are indeed first-class, he is actually quite boring and old-fashioned. It's normal for people to be curious about him, but don't get too caught up in it, otherwise..."

He paused, and Li Jianan immediately responded, "What else?"

He Feng's eyes were still fixed on Lu Zaozao. The ends of his upturned eyebrows looked sharp, but there was a hint of scrutiny and pity in his eyes.

"You might be sad." This was all he said at last, and it sounded like a warning.

Lu Zaozao was stunned for a moment, and then realized that He Feng must have misunderstood her meaning and regarded her question as a means to understand Xie Huinian. Just like other girls who liked and admired him, she tried to use various methods and means to understand Xie Huinian more, even if it was just a little bit.

In fact, it is very normal. After all, Xie Huinian is the male protagonist of the novel. In the world of novels, it is natural that many people revolve around him.

She also immediately understood what He Feng meant by "You might be sad" - there were too many people who admired and respected Xie Huinian, and she was indeed very ordinary, and she would be quietly lost in the crowd if she was thrown into the crowd. Lu had seen some people's almost fanatical love for Xie Huinian early on, and their devout love was like that of a believer.

But Xie Huinian, whether you call him self-restrained or cold-hearted, hardly ever responds to the love of these people. At most, he would say sorry, and then never give any extra feedback. In such an unequal relationship, being hurt and sad is normal and inevitable.

Lu Zao Zao had also experienced this in the past.

But it’s not like that now. I asked those questions only because I felt that fate was too unpredictable and the coincidences seemed like a joke. It was too difficult to figure it out and understand it.

It was normal for He Feng to misunderstand, but Lu Zao Zao had no intention of refutation. Besides, even if he explained, He Feng would probably just feel that he was guilty and it was a small lie he told to cover up his fragile self-esteem.

So he stopped talking.

During the afternoon class, looking at Xie Huinian's vacant seat, He Feng sighed casually, "This kid is really, how come his health doesn't seem to have improved at all after returning to China, he is such a sickly weakling, he must have been the reincarnation of Lin Daiyu in his previous life."

In her previous life, Lu Zao Zao sat in front of He Feng. When she suddenly heard this word, she felt it was very distant. She thought, if He Feng remembered his previous life like her, he would know how outrageous her errors and assumptions about Xie Huinian were.

Except for specific times or when important events are approaching, the school will strictly require students to attend evening self-study classes. It is not mandatory at other times.

There were only a few scattered students left in the classroom, mostly boarding students. By the time Lu Zaozao finished a set of basic English cloze exercises, everyone had left. The wind blew up the curtains of the classroom, and the light blue curtains brushed against Lu Zaozao's fair wrist.

She packed up her paper and pen and stuffed the homework she needed to complete for the day into her schoolbag.

The sky in May gets dark much later than in winter. When I walked out of the classroom, the sunlight outside had not dimmed. It was hanging above the horizon. The golden light shone on the glass, like a sparkling lake.

Lu took out his cell phone early and took several pictures from various angles. His cell phone was already filled with various photos of sunrises and sunsets.

Some are the darkness of night and the twilight glow, some are the crimson and red, the magnificent sunset glow.

After looking at the photo album on his phone, Lu put the phone back into his pocket early. From the corner of his eye, he saw Lin Zhao walking down the slope along the school gate with an impatient and angry look on his face. His face was full of annoyance. He didn't know where he was going, nor why he wanted to go back at this time.

But the display screen above the other person's head was completely legible, clearly showing that Lin Zhao was about to step into the river of fate that had long been set, and step by step become the vicious female supporting role.

Having seen Lin Zhao in too many embarrassing moments and having some knowledge of this person, Lu Zaozao originally wanted to leave, but he always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart, so he stayed and sat on a bench nearby waiting for Lin Zhao.

Half an hour later, the other party still hadn't returned, and the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger. Lu stood up from his chair early, but saw two figures pouring out from behind another teaching building, one after the other, and stepping onto the sidewalk. The shadows were stretched very long by the afterglow of the setting sun, one overlapping the other.

It was Lin Zhao and Wen Miaoyi, the former with a sullen look on her face and her hands in her pockets, while the latter was terrified, her eyes red, and she kept sobbing, with water dripping from her body, leaving a trail of water on the stone pavement.

The identities of the two seemed to have suddenly been swapped, and the person who was bullied became the former eldest daughter of the Wen family, Wen Miaoyi.

In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that Wen Miaoyi, who lost the protection of the title of eldest daughter of the Wen family, would inevitably become the target of public criticism under the guidance of the "real and fake daughter" that was constantly hyped up by public opinion. It was said that she had been taken back to the Lin family, back to the place where Lin Zhao once lived, and became an ugly duckling that fell from the branch.

This is how the world of novels works. In order to highlight the ultimate dramatic conflict, all ugliness and evil must be magnified.

After walking a few steps, Lin Zhao seemed to finally be unable to bear it anymore and suddenly turned around.

Wen Miaoyi took a step back in shock, fiddling with her fingers nervously like a frightened little rabbit.

"Can you please stop acting like this? You've robbed me of my life for more than a decade. You've been a naive, ignorant young lady for more than a decade, and now you're here to act innocent." Lin Zhao frowned and sneered, her tone very sharp. "What's the point of you crying like this? Who would be moved by your useless tears and let you go? Just dream on."

Lin Zhao felt annoyed when she saw her like this. After looking at her for a few seconds, she turned around. Wen Miaoyi stood there at a loss, but she quickly reacted and followed Lin Zhao step by step.

Well, Lu Zao Zao thought, judging from her appearance, she does have the potential to be a vicious female supporting role.