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They hadn't managed to get any benefits from the meal, so Ming Li naturally felt unresigned. Taking advantage of the fact that Gu Zi had yet to leave, Ming Li seized the opportunity to ask: "Young Master Gu, what are your plans for the afternoon?"

Gu Zi glanced at Ming Xue Mo before answering his question. He didn't look too good at all at noon, and at this moment, hearing Ming Li ask about his plans, she seemed to want to hang his head under the table. He couldn't help but worry about what would happen if she stayed at home, so he said as per his original plan: "I made an appointment with Xue Mo to go out for a swim in the afternoon." He had to take her out for air.

When Mingli and Dai Weiping heard him say so, their mood, which had been suppressed for the whole afternoon, returned back to normal. Dai Weiping said first, "It's good to swim in the lake. The weather now is the most suitable for treading on the green, admiring the flowers, and swimming in the lake." Ming Li also followed up, "That's right, Xue Mei is at school all day and doesn't have time to go out. This is the perfect opportunity to relax."

"Momo, hurry up and change your clothes."

Then it was the ceremony again, "Young Master Gu, let's go to the living room for a while."

The two of them were like a couple singing a song, and they couldn't stop.

Hearing this, Ming Xue Mo was annoyed, she pulled out the chair, stood up, and ran upstairs.

Gu Zi asked as he listened to the footsteps. He silently shook his head.

Seeing his expression, Dai Weeping and Li Li gave a hollow laugh, trying their best to smooth things over for Ming Xue Mo. "This child, why is he so impatient?"

Gu Zi asked, feeling lucky that he hadn't drunk any water at the moment. If he had, he would have laughed all over their faces. These weird parents, did they see their daughter's impatience with that eye of theirs? Could it be an asshole!?

This was truly infuriating. Even someone as civilized as him could not help but curse. If it wasn't for that poor girl, he would have definitely turned around and left.

She patiently followed the hypocritical couple back to the living room and sat down. Auntie Yun served them tea. Sure enough, people always had to compare themselves to each other. Although Aunt Yun had once pointed a knife at him, Gu Ziwen felt that she gave him a better feeling than her master.

"Thank you, Aunt Yun." Gu Zi asked and thanked her sincerely, because he knew that she truly loved Momo.

Aunt Yun froze for half a second. Although she had suddenly thought it through this morning and was no longer opposed to his relationship with the young lady, she still couldn't help but remember his identity as a young master of the underworld. When they asked her about Young Master Gu and Miss in the morning, she thought they were concerned about Miss Gu. It was only when Madam Ye told her to open the door for Young Master Gu that she realized they had ulterior motives. If she dared to show her displeasure with him, they would immediately make her pack up and get lost, even though she had served in the Ming family for most of her life.

However, at a time like this, Young Master Gu could have taken the opportunity to return the disrespect she had towards him, but not only did he not do so, he even thanked her? He did not give the gentleman and the lady any face when she brought in the dishes.

He wanted to make things difficult for the master but was kind to the person. What kind of underworld young master was this? Aunt Yun couldn't easily come to a conclusion, but she understood why her young mistress liked to be with him.

"You're welcome, Young Master Gu." Every word she said was sincere, and though she was lower than the Mingli couple, she was straighter than either of them.

Although Mingli and Dai Weiping could see such an obvious difference in treatment, they still thought very positively of the matter. Not only did they not feel embarrassed, they even thought that Young Master Gu was so amiable towards their family's servants. As long as there was time, their relationship with him would definitely be better.

He truly did not expect that the heavens would gift him such a generous gift right after he returned to his hometown. They believed that they would surely be able to return with a great harvest this time.

After waiting for a long time, Ming Xue Mo still hadn't come down. Dai Wei Ping was worried that Gu Zi was getting annoyed from waiting, so she said politely: "It can't be that Xue Mei picked up clothes and was dazzled, right? I'll go up to see her."

"Alright." It was rare for him to agree with her because he also wanted to leave earlier.

"Then please wait a little longer."

Dai Weiping began to walk up the stairs. She had the air of a woman on the verge of exile, and it was understandable that she should find a tree to keep her company with her during the years when she had been sent abroad. Gu Zi asked if he could give them a hand, but first they had to play the role of good parents. No matter how difficult life was, it couldn't become an excuse for a lack of family affection.

Dai Weeping knocked twice on the door, but her voice still sounded like she was pretending to be a loving mother. "Momo, Momo came in."

Ming Xue Mo didn't answer her request to let her in, but she still pushed open the door and entered.

Looking at the stupefied Ming Xue Mo lying in front of the desk, Dai Weiping closed the door, lowered her voice, and showed her dissatisfaction. "Why haven't you started to change?"

Ming Xue Mo raised her head and looked at her blankly. She changed her face so quickly, could it be that she was a member of the drama club when she was still in school before? Judging from her skills, she should be a veteran of the art now, right?

After returning to her room, she calmed down and went through everything that had happened before from start to finish. It turned out that it wasn't that she was thinking too much, but her parents really wanted to use her as a springboard to climb up to Gu Zi and ask him about it. In order to achieve their goal, they even sacrificed her to curry favor with him.

Why would they do that, for money? Right? For power? Or was there all three? Weren't they famous people? Why weren't they as dignified as a servant like Aunt Yun?

Perhaps, they would say, they were doing it for her own good, after all, they only had her daughter, and they would leave it for her in a hundred years to come, but they did not know that it was their flattery that had deprived her of the right to sit on the same level as Gouzi.

This was also the reason why she refused to change clothes for half a day. She was going out with her Big Brother Gu for her birthday, not the Young Master Gu they wanted to curry favor with. From the start, the person she knew wasn't Young Master Gu, but her Big Brother Gu. If her parents wanted to thank someone who cared for her and cared for her, someone who would make her happier and happier with him, she would be happy to act as a medium for them; but if they wanted to take the underworld through her and have more schemes, sorry, she wouldn't let them.

Dai Weiping couldn't be bothered with Momo's thoughts. In her opinion, those stubborn thoughts in her head sounded good, but if it sounded bad, it was also pedantic. What time is it now? Economic society, laughing or not. She and Gu Zi had a deep friendship, and they only wanted to make use of these ready-made resources to get what they wanted. What was wrong with that?

"Hurry up and move." Dai Weiping pulled Ming Xue Mo up and pushed her into the cloakroom. As he did so, she said, "Xue Mei, how many people squeeze their brains wanting to build a relationship with Young Master Gu? It's rare for him to look at you in a new light, you must cherish this opportunity and not neglect him."

The corner of Ming Xue Mo's mouth twitched. She suddenly wanted to tell her that she had once been indifferent to the Young Master Gu she had mentioned, and even said that he had bad breath. If she let them be together, she might do more offending things to see how she would react.

Dai Weiping pushed her behind Ming Xue Mo. She couldn't see the expression on her face, but she could feel her resistance from all the cells in her body.

She was afraid that if she was forced to complain to Gu Zi, they wouldn't be able to get away easily. Thus, she used a combination of both soft and hard methods, and seeing that forcing her wouldn't have any effect, she immediately switched to a softening strategy, especially when she felt very touched and sad as she said, "You also saw this. Although our family is a direct descendant of the Ming family, we are not valued by your grandfather. In order to live a good life, your father and I will always fight outside. If we can get Young Master Gu's help, maybe we can just come back and accompany you.

The sneer on Ming Xue Mo's face froze. She wasn't even in the mood to sneer, what was this, using family love to tempt her? Only now did she realize that kinship could be used to make a deal.

Since kinship was so cheap, what did she want it for?

"I don't care if you come back or not." Amidst the pain of her heart breaking, she finally took advantage of the numbness and bravely said the words in her heart.

"What did you say?" Dai Weiping heard her words but pretended not to hear it.

Ming Xue Mo didn't care if she really didn't hear it or if she pretended not to hear it. She broke free from her grip on her arm and turned her back to her, saying, "You go out first. It's not good for me to change clothes if you stay here." She would ask Gu Zi about it because she didn't want to see them any more.

Dai Weeping let out a sigh of relief. She knew that she would not take advantage of the situation. What Mingxue had said just now, she would just take it as a grumble and would not take it seriously.

She even praised her for being so sensible, "Alright, then Mommy will be waiting for you downstairs."

Ming Xue Mo nodded.

Dai Weiping turned around and left. Mingxue Mou heard the sound of the door closing. After that, she dispiritedly took out a set of clothes from the wardrobe, took out a pair of sneakers, and changed into them in a sloppy manner.

When she took off her housedress, she finally couldn't help but glance at the dress and sandals she had meticulously chosen last night. Under her extremely bitter mood, she wore the one she had just put on.

After changing her clothes, Ming Xue Mo didn't go down immediately. Instead, she went back to her desk and picked up the bottle she had prepared with all her heart. She took a careful look at it and sealed it in her heart. Then she locked the bottle in the bottom drawer of her desk. She would not give away this bottle because she could no longer predict the outcome of what had happened. Whether he accepted her or not, their relationship was destined to change.

She was sure that if Gu Zi asked about picking up the bottle, he would definitely place a question mark in his mind. Was it her intention, or was it her parents' intention?

Even if he could see, what could he do? She could imagine that if she hadn't been so sentimental, if Gu Zi had asked her that he liked her, her parents would have done everything in their power to consolidate their relationship. If Gu Zi had asked, they could have sent her to his bed in person!

She did like him. Deep in her heart, she did not reject those natural physical relationships, but she would never accept her parents giving her to him as a bargaining chip. Although she was young, she had her own pride.

She was still disdainful of such feelings that had been mixed with impurities. How could she be compatible with such a good Big Brother Gu?

Ming Xue Mo put the key in her pocket and silently savored the taste of her first love's premature death. She would throw the key into the middle of the lake, the bottle of her heart, and never see the light of day again.

Volume II? I've missed you for a long time