[✓]The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise

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Fu Zhi did not know what to say.

She set her jaw tightly, but just as she was about to say something, Xu Wei’s phone rang.

It was Bai Yao calling. Xu Wei turned on the speaker, and Bai Yao’s sharp voice belted out, “Xu Wei, the English Public Speaking Competition is around the corner! Where is the dress that you prepared for Wanwan? Why hasn’t it arrived yet? She has to try the dress in advance. What if it doesn’t fit? It might affect her performance at the competition!”

“Wanwan is taking part in the public speaking competition as well?” Xu Wei blinked her beautiful eyes. “I didn’t know...”

In the past, she used to visit the Lu Household from time to time because she’d wanted to see her niece. Lu Chuwan would tell her if she was taking part in any competition, and Xu Wei would try her best to prepare everything for her.

However, ever since Madam Lu and Bai Yao had shown hostility toward Fu Zhi, Xu Wei had not returned to the Lu Household in a long time. It went without saying that she could not have known that Lu Chuwan would be taking part in the public speaking competition as well.

Bai Yao snarled, “You don’t know? Over the last three years, Wanwan has never missed any English competition that’s held by her school. Why didn’t you ask if you were not sure? As her second aunt, if you don’t help her, then who else will?”

Chapter 54: Don’t Come To My House Anymore

Xu Wei knew that the Bai Family’s business had been going down the slope in the past two years. She also knew that Bai Yao would help out her nephew financially whenever she had money in her hands.

Even though she did not like Bai Yao, she cared a lot about Lu Chuwan. With a frown, she said, “I’ll order a dress for her from Kimorty. I’ll make sure that they will send the dress to school before tomorrow afternoon.”

It was only then that Bai Yao calmed down.

She harrumphed, “Xu Wei, I know you won’t like hearing this, but I still have to say it. Wanwan is our Lu Family’s only granddaughter. How can you favor an outsider over your own niece? You even needed me to remind you of the competition! Don’t you think it would cast a shadow over our family’s reputation if other people got wind of our situation?”

Xu Wei replied, her voice sounding a little muffled, “Zhizhi is my daughter, so I can’t see why there is a problem with me loving my own daughter?”

“She’s adopted. She isn’t your own biological child. How could you treat an unrelated person as if she’s the most important person to you? You don’t even know if she thinks of you as her mother. She may dump you when her real parents show up in the future. If you don’t adopt this kind of kid young, she will definitely grow up into an ingrate!”

“Don’t you ever talk about Zhizhi like that! There’s only one ingrate here, and that’s you! Since you don’t like Zhizhi so much, I guess there’s nothing else for us to talk about!” Xu Wei picked the phone up from the table and brought it closer to her mouth. Her eyes were turning red around the rims from rage.

“And don’t come to my house anymore! You’re not welcome here. As for the dress, go figure it out yourself! I’m not buying it anymore!”

Then, without waiting for Bai Yao to say anything, she ended the call.

Fu Zhi could sense that her mother was infuriated by looking at her tightening knuckles on her hem. She looked as if she was about to pass out. After a short bout of contemplation, Fu Zhi patted Xu Wei’s shoulder and comforted her. “There, there.”