The Original Reason

"Haha, leave it to me! I got a perfect score in this course. Even the head maid said she couldn't teach me anymore and wanted to become my student!"

"Wow, you're amazing! Since you're so good at social etiquette, you must have lots and lots of friends, right?"

"..."

"Elder sister?"

"Of course! Oh, there are just too many. I was trying to count in my head how many friends I have, but I couldn't possibly keep up. Sigh, having too many friends is a problem."

"Sister Yu is amazing!"

"Sister Yu, I heard that if you find a girl around our age with big breasts, and then touch her breasts often, you can absorb her 'breast energy' and make your own breasts grow bigger."

"Wow--Well done, Huacuo, you've done a great job!" Si Jingyu clapped.

"Hehe," Si Huaruo smiled shyly, then asked, "So what do we do?"

"That's simple, of course it's..."

Si Jingyu looked at Si Huaruo's chest and found that it was only slightly protruding, and a curve could barely be seen. This level could not be considered large breasts at all. She couldn't help but shake her head regretfully, sighing that Huacuo was still just a child.

Then, she looked down at herself, paused for a moment, and couldn't help but frown.

"Sister Yu, what's wrong?"

"I believe a woman's value shouldn't be determined by her breasts. That's a wrong trend, and I'll definitely correct it in the future. Judging people by their appearance is wrong!"

"Oh." Si Huaruo tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

Si Jingyu scratched her head somewhat unwillingly, then suddenly a thought struck her, "Right, who was that woman you mentioned last time whose mother had small breasts, but who had very large ones? What was her name again?"

"It's... Si Yun, right? What's wrong?"

"Si Yun, the Yun with the grass radical, right? Hmm, I'll remember that name."

Si Huaruo didn't understand why Si Jingyu would suddenly mention Si Yun, but she also remembered something. "Sister Yu, maybe it's just a misunderstanding on my part. You haven't been getting my name wrong all along, have you?"

As she spoke, she wrote the word "" on the ground.

Si Jingyu glanced at it and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. She had always thought it was a "mistake" and wondered why Si Huaruo's mother had given her such a name, believing that giving birth to a daughter was a mistake.

However, she naturally would not admit it, and immediately said, "Of course I know about this ''. The only word in the 'chuo' sound that is suitable for girls. I also know that this word has two sounds. The 'ruo' sound represents the name of a place and country, and the 'chuo' sound is the surname and name. The consciousness is disobedient and does not accept it."

Thinking of this, she immediately realized why Si Huamu had named her daughter that way. It was clearly a way of expressing her unwillingness to accept or acknowledge the fact that she was forced to give up the position of clan leader. Unlike Si Huaruo, who was naive enough to inquire about Si Huaruo's background on the second day after they met, she was not naive.

However, a mother is a mother, and a daughter is a daughter. Si Jingyu would not doubt her friendship with her friends because of the grudges between adults. Moreover, after spending time together, she also understood that Si Huaruo was not a scheming person. Even if Aunt Mu wanted to plant a spy, she should have found someone more clever. Besides, her acquaintance with Si Huaruo was purely coincidental.

"She looks like a child, but her wisdom is beyond that of ordinary people" is not just Si Jingyu's boast. Under the deliberate cultivation of her elders, she already has the vision of an adult at a young age. At least she can see the affairs within the Lineage clearly. According to the information she has gathered, her aunt Si Huamu is an ambitious but incompetent person who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. She is no threat at all. Unless "the time is right and the world is on her side", she will never be able to regain the position of clan leader in this lifetime.

Once Si Jingyu understood this, she wouldn't be wary of Si Huaruo.

Si Huaruo wiped away the words on the ground and said somewhat shyly, "Sister Yu, tomorrow is my birthday. Can you celebrate with me?"

"This... is probably difficult, since I snuck out of town. It would be troublesome if others found out," Si Jingyu somewhat embarrassedly.

Si Huaruo hurriedly explained, "There's no one else, just the two of us! I have no friends. Uncle Gu, who loves me the most, is sick, and my mother has never celebrated my birthday with me, not even once since I was born..."

"No problem, I'll definitely be there!"

Si Jingyu couldn't bear to hear Si Huaruo reopen her wounds. Although she had no friends, she at least had a mother who cared about her.

Si Huaruo asked expectantly, "Is it really settled?"

"Yes, a gentleman's word is his bond. Even if tomorrow brings mountains of knives and seas of fire, I will come."

Calculating the time, it was about time. Si Jingyu got up to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "You're wrong about one thing. You're not without friends—at least I'm your friend." Then she quickly ran away.

Chapter 316 The Initial Reason

"Wow, I actually said something so embarrassing, it's so unlike me."

Si Jingyu felt her face was extremely hot, probably as red as a monkey's bottom. Afraid of being noticed, she tried her best to blow cold air on it, and only then did she manage to calm herself down. Then she planned to sneak back to the dormitory as usual.

However, as soon as she reached the gate of the courtyard, she heard the sound of a whip striking flesh, accompanied by screams and pleas.

What are you doing?!

Si Jingyu rushed into the courtyard and saw a group of people kneeling on the ground, including her art teacher who taught her at night, the servants who took care of her, and the patrolling guards, all of whom were being whipped.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Each lash was heavy and brutal, leaving the victims bloodied and mangled. The maids, who had little cultivation, were already on the verge of death, too weak even to beg for mercy.

"Enough! Are you trying to kill someone?!"

Seeing that her shouts were useless, Si Jingyu kicked one of the martial artists wielding a whip, but was stopped by her grandmother Si Jingzhi, who was also the former clan chief.

"Their lax supervision is the punishment they deserve."

Si Jingzhi used his True Qi to restrain Si Jingyu's movements and said coldly.

"I ran away, what does it have to do with them? If you insist on punishing someone, why not punish me too?"

"As the next clan leader, you naturally cannot be lumped together with them."

Si Jingzhi turned around, adopting a gentle tone, and said to Si Jingyu, "To uphold the dignity of the clan leader, I will not punish you. However, I hope you will remember your place. Your every action represents the interests of many people. Others may act willfully, but you cannot, because if you act willfully, many people will suffer because of you."