A crazy beauty has an island, and a powerful figure from that era dotes on her.

It took Zhang Xiaomei a long time to find her voice, "Jian Qingyi, you are so beautiful!"

As he spoke, he reached out to pinch Jian Qingyi's cheek again.

Jian Qingyi quickly got up and dodged.

"Jian Qingyi, give me a massage," Zhang Xiaomei persisted.

I don't know why, even though they are the same age, Jian Qingyi's face is as pink and smooth as a newborn baby's skin.

Zhang Xiaomei absolutely adored that damn feel.

Jian Qingyi took the money the woman handed her and ran out of the hair salon, not giving her a chance to get close at all.

"Jian Qingyi, you stop right there!" Zhang Xiaomei picked up her schoolbag and chased after her.

They laughed and joked all the way.

When they reached the fork in the road between the steel factory's residential compound and the candy factory's residential compound, the two waved goodbye.

The early autumn sun is warm and gentle.

Jian Qingyi walked slowly toward the candy factory's residential compound.

Passing by a small courtyard, near the gate, there was a osmanthus tree as thick as a soup bowl. The branches, large and small, were covered with tiny pale yellow buds. A gentle breeze blew by, and the delicate fragrance wafted over.

Jian Qingyi stopped and reached out to catch a few osmanthus blossoms that were falling like snowflakes.

She was wondering whether she should pick some fallen osmanthus blossoms to make a sachet when a familiar male voice sounded beside her.

“Jian Qingyi…”

Perhaps it was because of the change in hairstyle, or perhaps it was the angle, but the person wasn't quite sure if it was Jian Qingyi, so there was a hint of probing in their voice.

"Yi Yi..." Then came Jian Xiaojing's gentle voice.

Jian Qingyi turned her head to the side.

A man and a woman stood side by side a few steps away from her.

The boy had fair skin, delicate features, and a slender build, giving him a somewhat effeminate look reminiscent of a modern-day heartthrob.

A set of information quickly popped into Jian Qingyi's mind.

Zhuo Shuliang...

Jian Xiaojing's number one simp.

The moment Zhuo Shuliang saw Jian Qingyi's appearance clearly, his handsome brows furrowed coldly.

“Jian Qingyi, can’t you be a little more sensible? Xiao Jing may not be your biological sister, but she always gives in to you and accommodates you. What has she ever done to wrong you? Why do you have to bully her like this? Do you know that the one who will suffer the most from this is Uncle Jian…”

The boy's fair skin flushed red with anger, and his handsome eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and disgust towards Jian Qingyi.

"I bullied her? What did I do to her? And who are you to her? She has a stepfather and a biological mother. She's being bullied and you're the one who has to stand up for her? And you say my dad is in a difficult position? Are you a tapeworm in my dad's stomach? He didn't even say he was in a difficult position, and you already know he is." Jian Qingyi chuckled.

If the tiger doesn't show its power, he'll really think she's Hello Kitty.

The barrage of questions caught Zhuo Shuliang completely off guard.

He had intended to have a good talk with Jian Qingyi and help her change her bad habits, but before he could even open his mouth, Jian Qingyi turned the tables on him.

"Zhuo Shuliang, you can fawn over whomever you want, but don't use me as a pawn." Jian Qingyi's eyes turned cold.

It's their business if they want to play "cat fishing," but don't make it part of their play.

"Jian Qingyi, what do you mean by 'lick whoever you want'? Don't speak so harshly..." Zhuo Shuliang's chest heaved, clearly very angry.

"You know I'm being rude, yet you still come closer? I'm asking you two, do you have some kind of weird fetish?" Jian Qingyi took a step back, feigning disgust.

He looked afraid of getting infected.

"Jian Qingyi, you really are hopeless." Zhuo Shuliang's forehead veins bulged.

“If you two can be cured, then you should eat more,” Jian Qingyi retorted without hesitation.

Zhuo Shuliang's eyes were practically spitting fire.

If he hadn't retained a sliver of reason, he might have actually swung his clenched fist.

“Yiyi, how could you talk to Brother Shuliang like that? Brother Shuliang has gone to so much trouble for us so that we can get good grades. Even if you are not grateful, you should at least be more understanding…” Jian Xiaojing’s eyes reddened as she spoke.

Jian Xiaojing resembled Li Meiqian in appearance, pretty and well-behaved, with a slender figure. Every word and action of hers carried a sense of frailty. Now, with her eyes reddening, she looked even more pitiful.

His pitiful appearance made Zhuo Shuliang feel a pang of heartache again.

While feeling sorry for Jian Xiaojing, I also grew to dislike Jian Qingyi even more.

"Gratitude? Understanding?" Jian Qingyi smiled.

Before Jian Xiaojing married into the family with Li Meiqian, the original owner and Zhuo Shuliang, who had grown up together since childhood, could be considered childhood sweethearts.

If a little boy bullies her, Zhuo Shuliang will be the first to stand up for her.

But ever since Jian Xiaojing came...

It seems like everything has changed.

Her biological father, who used to treat her fairly well, is no longer affectionate towards her.

Zhuo Shuliang, who often tutored her, changed her tutoring partner to Jian Xiaojing.

When she encountered a problem she didn't understand, she wanted to ask him, but he looked impatient.

Sometimes, if you ask him a few more questions, he will get angry.

The original owner was introverted and sensitive, so after a few times, she stopped asking him questions.

That's it……

They even wanted to use it to kidnap her.

Moreover, she wasn't the original owner of this body.

"Jian Xiaojing, Zhuo Shuliang tutored you, filled in the gaps in your knowledge, and took care of you. You want me to be grateful to him? Are you out of your mind?"

"Jian Qingyi, how dare you speak like that?" Zhuo Shuliang shouted angrily.

Jian Xiaojing gently tugged at Zhuo Shuliang's sleeve, looking at him timidly.

"Brother Shuliang, don't be angry with Yiyi, she's still young..." Jian Xiaojing's tears welled up in her eyes.

Zhuo Shuliang was furious, but since his sweetheart had spoken, he could only suppress his anger.

"Xiaojing, it's because you've always been so submissive that others have taken advantage of you." When speaking to Jian Xiaojing, Zhuo Shuliang's voice was noticeably lower, as if he was afraid of scaring her.

“Dad is already tired enough, leaving early and returning late every day. I don’t want to cause him any more trouble.” Jian Xiaojing’s curled eyelashes trembled, and tears streamed down her beautiful face.

Seeing Jian Xiaojing start to shed tears, Zhuo Shuliang felt even more sorry for her, and his gaze towards Jian Qingyi was as sharp as if it contained knives.

Jian Qingyi raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

Tsk!

That green tea bitch is really good at acting!

Even though he was furious inside, he could still manage to utter those tea-scented words in a high-pitched voice.

It's no wonder that the original owner and her daughter were taken advantage of.

"Have you two finished talking? If you have, then get out of here! Don't get in my way." Jian Qingyi was too lazy to watch their act.

"Yi Yi, I'm not very bright and can't think things through. Please don't be angry with me anymore, okay? I promise I'll change..." Jian Xiaojing's tears fell like rain.

"Xiaojing, don't pay attention to her. She can't understand good or bad words at all." Zhuo Shuliang glared at Jian Qingyi, then whispered to comfort Jian Xiaojing.

Those gentle words made Jian Qingyi's teeth ache.

Jian Qingyi pouted and gave him a disdainful look.

With his family background of only one person working while three or four mouths at home waiting for food, no matter how much he tries to curry favor, it's hopeless.