C7 Dark Night

The scream she imagined didn't appear, and Soft frowned under her hair, not knowing what went wrong.

Under normal circumstances, when a girl saw this scene, she would probably panic and even roll down the stairs.

However, when she looked up, she saw a smiling face. That smile was clearly gentle and cute, but it was somewhat terrifying under the dim light. At that moment, she looked at herself without moving, as if she was looking at someone familiar. It immediately made her cry out in alarm.

The girl's sharp voice almost cut through the roof. Naturally, it attracted a lot of people. Even the Xue family's parents, who were about to go to bed, had to wake up and check on her.

This was originally her plan to deliberately attract them, but the purpose was to cause disgust towards Xue Xue. She did not expect that the one who was scared was herself.

Xiao Rou looked again and saw that the smile on Xue Xue's face was not the slightest bit strange. There was only pure concern and doubt.

"What's wrong? Stand outside the door."

"N-nothing..."

Hearing the sound of the bedroom door being pushed open, Xiao Rou started panicking. If she were to scream in the middle of the night for no reason, the favorable impression she had would have disappeared without a trace. She might even be chased out.

No, no, it wasn't easy for her to leave that place. How could she go back?

It was all because of this damn guy. How could normal people not be afraid when they saw him?

Looking at the girl in front of her eyes surging, Xue Xue once again revealed that kind of strange and silent smile.

Ah, seriously, he had stayed in the basement for an entire year. How could you expect a person who is associated with mice and darkness to have a reaction like a normal person? If there was a ghost at that time, seeing her miserable appearance... She would probably only feel that it was funny and sympathetic.

"Big sister, you, do you hate me very much?"

The words that came out of her mouth caused the bedroom door that was about to be pushed open to stop abruptly. Xiao Rou let out a sigh of relief in her heart. If she wanted to avoid being blamed, she had to change the topic.

"Hate, how could that be?"

Xue Xue's eyes revealed a genuine look of doubt but Xiao Rou felt increasingly uncomfortable.

"After all, I am a child who grew up in an orphanage. If it was not for Auntie's good intentions, I am afraid that I would not be able to stand with you at all."

Xiao Rou described herself so pitifully. Under such circumstances, if Xue Xue hated her, wouldn't she also hate her mother?

"Silly girl."

Xue Xue gently caressed Xiao Rou's soft and smooth hair that did not seem like she grew up in an orphanage. Her palm slowly touched her shoulder blade. It was light and gentle.

"Don't worry. I have grown up by myself since young. I am too happy to have a sister. If you can be with me, I think Mom will be happy too."

That finger slowly slid down to her back. There was originally no movement but it made Xiao Rou's hair stand on end. She took a step back and slapped away that palm.

However, the next moment, she regretted it. The bedroom door not far away had been opened. Xue's father and Xue's mother looked at the child who had been brought back from the orphanage in shock and anger. They reached out and hit her daughter's palm hard.

She clearly wanted to comfort and hug her, but not only did she not appreciate it, but she also did such a rude action.

She was truly an ingrate who did not know how to feed.

"What are you doing?"

Mother Xue walked over in two steps. She was wearing luxurious silk pajamas. She picked up her daughter's palm and looked at the red marks on it due to her fair skin. She was so angry that her voice became sharp.

She thought that she was an obedient and cute child, but she was so rude. She wished she could kick her downstairs.

At this moment, Xiao Rou also realized what kind of stupid thing she had done...

How could it be like this? Strictly speaking, Xue Xue did not do anything. However, she suddenly felt uncomfortable all over her body. The place where that finger passed by seemed to be crawling with thousands of ants. It made people feel so uncomfortable that they almost vomited. Only then could they not help but open the other party's hand.

"Sister, I'm sorry. Please forgive me... I, I usually get bullied by those children in the orphanage. It was a conditioned reflex just now, don't chase me away."

Xiao Rou immediately knelt down, crying and begging for mercy.

Xue Xue's deep and limpid pupils reflected Xiao Rou's embarrassing appearance at this moment. Her face was full of tears and her curly eyelashes were like dolls. It really made people sympathize with her.

Even Mother Xue and Xue's father, who were initially furious, looked at each other. They had originally decided to send her back, but now they could stay for another two days.

Of course, they still did not like her at the beginning.

"Don't cry." Squatting down, he helped the girl kneeling in front of him up. He took out a handkerchief and helped her wipe the tear stains on her face. "Why would I chase you away?"

"Really?"

Xiao Rou raised her head and looked at Xue Xue's crystal like deep pupils.

"Of course it's true."

Her palm lightly supported the girl's shoulder. Xue Xue replied so magnanimously and naturally but when Xiao Rou's fingertip touched her shoulder, she once again felt that kind of creepy feeling but she could only forcefully endure it.

"Then we must get along well."

The girl's soft muttering echoed in the corridor. From her voice, one could tell how sincere her words were. A true daughter of a rich family treated a child who walked out of an orphanage like this. No matter who it was, they should be grateful to her at this moment.

The girl on the other side was indeed acting like this. Her eyes were hazy with tears, as if she was moved to the point of being unable to speak. No one could predict how many vicious thoughts were running through this natural actress's mind.

She hated this kind of hypocrisy the most!

What kind of joke was this? Did she think that she was someone high and mighty? Xue Xue, don't be happy for too long. I will definitely take everything from you. I want you to become someone even lower than me now. When the time comes, I want to see how you can still say such words.

Xue Xue's eyes were a bit downcast, like a pool of serene spring water. She originally thought that she could see to the end, but she was swept into a bottomless whirlpool.

The Xue family's parents did not feel the strange atmosphere between the two of them. They saw that their daughter was so magnanimous. The girl who was brought back from the orphanage was so unreasonable. Not to mention what she wanted to do in front of her daughter's door in the middle of the night, she did not know what to do. The attack just now was enough to make them lose their favorable impression of her.

However, since they had already brought her back, who knew what gossip would spread if she were to immediately send her back to the orphanage.

"Go to sleep, don't stand here anymore."

Yunru frowned and looked at Xiao Rou. This sentence was clearly said to someone. Then she looked at Xue Xue and changed her face to that of a kind mother.

"Xiao Xue, the exam is coming soon. You must rest well at night."

"Okay, mother." Xue Xue nodded slowly and answered. Her eyes finally moved away from the girl in front of her.

Everything was different from her previous life. Dear sister, what would you do?