At the Xu family's door, Xu Meifen pulled her daughter aside with concern and said, "Manman, remember to eat three meals a day at school. Don't try to lose weight like some people do."

"Yes, Mom, don't worry, I won't." Xu Qingman nodded obediently.

"Slowly, don't be too stingy with the money Dad gives you. Spend it when you need to. Dad can earn money. If you run out, Dad will transfer it to you again."

"Okay, I understand, Dad. You can go in now, we're leaving." Xu Qingman looked at her family with reluctance; she almost didn't want to leave.

Looking at the three reluctant people, Yu Jinchen made a promise, "Uncle and Aunt, don't worry, I will take good care of Manman."

"Waaah... I'm starting to miss my mom and dad. And Xiao Qinghe, I didn't even say goodbye to him when I left. I won't be back until before the Lunar New Year. I wonder if he still remembers me after all this time."

Yu Jinchen looked at her with a mixture of amusement and heartache, and comforted her, "Baby, don't cry. Look how messy your pretty little face is. If I had woken the little one up, would you have been able to leave?"

Xu Qingman wiped away her tears and said reproachfully, "You mean I look ugly when I cry?"

"No, that's not what I meant. You know, in my eyes, you're always the most beautiful." Yu Jinchen's survival instincts were still strong, and he reacted quickly, readily offering words of loyalty.

"chichi"

Even with tear stains in her eyes, Xu Qingman couldn't help but smile.

Yu Jinchen chuckled and shook his head. How come this girl is still like she was when she was a child? She can switch between crying and laughing perfectly in less than a second.

"Baby, I've heard some very interesting news. Do you want to hear it? It concerns Xu Jinbao."

"Xu Jinbao? Then you don't need to say anything, I already know." Xu Qingman understood; it was she who did that.

"Uh, Manman, Xu Jinbao turned out like that, could it be your doing?" Yu Jinchen wasn't stupid, and immediately figured it out.

"I did it. Are you scared? Do you think I'm too cruel?" Xu Qingman asked him calmly, but her trembling fingers betrayed her inner tension.

Yu Jinchen smiled at her and replied firmly, "Don't worry, I don't think you did anything wrong. I was just about to teach them a lesson yesterday when I found out about this."

Although the family failed in their attempt to do something to Manman, and the law cannot punish them, why should they be able to live so freely despite having such malicious intentions?

Last night, he didn't punish Xu Jinbao, but he did the same to Xu Gengsheng.

He was able to support himself at such a young age and also possessed considerable martial arts skills; he couldn't possibly be that kind.

However, he didn't want to tell Manman about this, after all, that man was her biological father. Besides, she was too kind-hearted; he should handle these kinds of things from now on.

On the morning of the 8th, because this class was a compulsory public course, Modern Chinese History, when Xu Qingman arrived at the classroom, it was already packed with students.

As she was craning her neck to look for Lin Yali and the others, she heard her shout from the middle of the classroom, "Manman, we're here, come over quickly."

Xu Qingman hurried over. Luckily, Lin Yali called her; otherwise, it would have been really troublesome for her to find a few people among more than a hundred heads.

Xu Qingman sat down next to a few people and sighed, "You guys have taken good seats, not too far from the podium, just right."

Zhao Lina smiled and said, "Of course. Yali and I didn't go home for National Day, and we haven't gone out much these past few days. We've had enough sleep, so we came here early this morning to reserve a spot."

Xu Qingman leaned slightly closer. "I brought some beef sauce from home. I'll give it to you for lunch later."

Chen Fang: "Manman, you brought pickles too? I brought some too, but I brought shrimp paste, it's so fresh, let's eat together later."

"Ah Fang, what are you talking about? I think I heard you say it's something delicious. Don't forget me!" Fang Yu, who was sitting in the back row, came over.

Every time he was in class, he always sat very close to Chen Fang, and every classmate knew about their relationship.

"Ah Fang, your shrimp paste is so fresh! If I used it to mix with noodles, I could definitely eat two big bowls," Zhao Lina praised as she mixed the shrimp paste with her rice.

"Hiss, hiss~ I still prefer the beef sauce that Manman brought. It's fragrant and spicy, delicious and goes well with rice."

After saying that, Lin Yali, without changing her expression, scooped up a large spoonful of red chili sauce and mixed it into the rice.

Chen Fang laughed and said, "Seeing Yali eat chili like this, I feel spicy even though I haven't eaten any."

Fang Yu picked up a little beef sauce from his bowl and prepared to put it into Chen Fang's bowl. "Fang, you should try some too. It's not too spicy."

"No, you can't put it in. I dare not eat it. There are so many chilies, they look so red, I dare not eat them."

Chen Fang quickly moved her plate away and glared at him.

Lin Yali stuffed a spoonful of chili oil-mixed rice into her mouth, then mysteriously approached Xu Qingman and whispered, "Manman, do you know what big news happened at school while you were away these past few days?"

Xu Qingman looked over and asked, "What news? Does it have anything to do with me?"

"Yes and no."

Lin Yali chuckled a few times before saying, "Last time, Xiao Mengting and Chen Jiahao were both punished, weren't they? They like to play the field and are always surrounded by several women."

"Especially Xiao Mengting, those boys who used to fawn over her are now mostly ignoring her. I wonder if she's lost her mind, because she's actually getting together with Chen Jiahao."

Chen Yali glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention, then laughed and said, "It wouldn't have been a big deal if things had been like this, but of all things, they were two-timing each other at the same time, and they just happened to run into each other while they were checking into a hotel. Isn't that hilarious?"

Zhao Lina added, "Yes, the two of them actually got into a fight, and it almost got reported to the school. Now, our school beauty Xiao's innocent image has really fallen from grace."

The two women described the situation with great enthusiasm, gesturing wildly as if they were there themselves.

It's not surprising that Chen Jiahao could cheat on one girlfriend with another and even take one of them to a hotel. Otherwise, his classmates wouldn't have called him "rotten radish" in private.

However, Xiao Mengting, who always presents herself as a pure and innocent young woman, has no moral compass whatsoever and has done such a thing behind people's backs. It's truly shocking and utterly shatters one's values.

As they were talking, the protagonists of the story appeared in their sight. For some reason, after things had gotten to that point, the two of them were still holding hands, looking very affectionate, in the school cafeteria.

Xu Qingman looked at the two of them in surprise. Xiao Mengting seemed to have given up on everything. From her clothes to her makeup, there was no trace of her former pure and innocent appearance.

She was heavily made up and dressed in a glamorous and alluring way; the innocent school beauty was no longer pure. This appearance, while still attracting many male gazes, unfortunately, were mostly drawn to those with ill intentions.

It seemed she had ruined herself. Xu Qingman shook her head and stopped paying attention to her.

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