Chapter 23 Everyone Has a Vain Heart (1)

  From the moment I walked downstairs, I felt the gaze of those around me. I didn't dare to lift my head or confirm it, and my heart was filled with endless speculation until Cheng Nuan called out to me. When she told Aunties that I was the second Miss, everyone's gaze no longer followed me, but I could still sense that their conversations were likely about me. This unease is terrifying, fearing not being accepted by them, fearing the expected happiness would once again abandon me.

  I don't know what happiness is to others, but at least the happiness I think of is like this: as simple as Xiamu Orange handing me a plate from Cheng Nuan's hands in the morning and placing it in front of me with a smile, saying "Weiwei, is Western food okay for breakfast?"

  "It doesn't matter." In my previous life, it was just me and my grandmother, at school I had contact with classmates but I always put up a wall, thinking that this way is the safest. Today is the first time having a meal with more than two people, I stood by the table not knowing what to do until Xia Mu Cheng spoke to me, only then did I know where my seat was.

  After sitting down, I picked up the knife and fork, remembering that I had forgotten to say thank you. I quietly turned my head towards Xia Mu Cheng and said in a low voice, "Thank you, brother."

  Xia Mu Cheng put the meat slices into his mouth, then turned to look at me, a curved corner of his eye, revealing a bright and cheerful smile. Unintentionally meeting eyes with him, I was startled, hastily turning away my gaze, lowering my head to stare at the food on the plate, thinking that this is probably what girls mean by "sunshine type".

  After finishing breakfast, Father put down the newspaper in his hand, drank half a cup of water, picked up a briefcase and prepared to go out. Cheng Nuan Nuan followed him with small steps and handed him his shoelaces. After he put on his leather shoes, he turned around and handed back the shoelaces. Cheng Nuan Nuan adjusted his tie for him, then went out and greeted the driver waiting outside. The engine roared to life, and in the next second, all that could be seen was a distant dot running further and further away.

  Cheng Nuan didn't close the door immediately, but instead stood there until she couldn't see the car anymore. Only then did she turn around and close the door. As her gaze swept past me, a hint of a smile played on her lips. I stiffened and returned a forced smile, "Auntie Nuan, I'm going upstairs to review my lessons."

  Without confirming her reaction, I hastily went upstairs. The scene just now was very harmonious, but it seemed to have touched a certain place in my heart. In my heart, I shouted that if it were Mom and Dad, I didn't dare to continue thinking about it. I couldn't face the strange woman and call her "Mom", even calling her "Auntie" was extremely difficult.

  I clenched my fist and gave myself a few slaps. What was I thinking? I took a deep breath, went into the room, pulled open the thick curtains, and let the sunlight shine fully on the semi-transparent white gauze. I pulled out a chair, opened the book from page one, and started reading. The key to reviewing is to read through it all, and memorizing after understanding will make it twice as effective. After I finished reading through everything once, I saw that the clock on the wall was almost at one o'clock.

  "Knock knock." The knocking sound wasn't very loud, but it was clear in the quiet room. I got up to open the door and saw Auntie standing at the entrance with a plate in her hand.

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