Unexpectedly Stumbling Upon Her Background

Lin Zhengran walked down the road carrying a large slice of strawberry cake.

He used a fork to scrape it off bit by bit, then swallowed it all at an unhurried pace.

It was good, just a little too sweet.

Today was Jiang Guniang's birthday. As a companion who had traveled the martial world with you for a long time, she specially spent a large sum to obtain two Theater Viewing Party spots and invited you to attend the Theater Viewing Party with her. After watching, your charm increased by two, and Physical Strength increased by one.

Jiang Guniang also gave you the Seven-Colored Snow Ointment she could only eat once a year. This item was of excellent quality. After consuming it, your cultivation rapidly improved, gaining Spiritual Energy Level plus one, strength plus one, and energy plus one.

After finishing the cake in his hand, the sweetness left his mouth feeling a little cloying, so he stopped by a mall not far away to buy a couple bottles of water.

He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly heard the sound of an argument in the distance.

It seemed to be an unmarried young couple arguing over something.

The woman said speechlessly, "I really never expected you were secretly raising a daughter? And to keep me from finding out, you even had her study out of town? If I hadn't looked into it myself, how long were you planning to hide this from me? How am I supposed to marry you when you're like this?"

The man stood beside an Audi and explained, "How many times did I tell you on the way here? She's not my daughter. She's my niece. I'm her Uncle."

"So you do know you're that girl's Uncle?! It's not like she doesn't have a mother. Does it have to be you taking care of her?"

The man looked a little guilty, and when he spoke, he was not the forceful type either. "Aren't you being a little unreasonable? Why am I raising her? Isn't it because my Older Sister wanted to abandon this child back then, and I felt sorry for her, so I paid for her schooling and raised her?"

The woman lifted a hand, seeming like she did not want to argue either.

"You don't need to tell me these reasons. I'm not someone who makes trouble for no reason either. I said I can understand these things, and even because you meant well, I can understand you hiding the fact that you were raising this child from me. But Han Cheng, as long as you keep raising her, my parents will never agree to let me marry you."

She advised him, "Han Cheng, you've already done enough with some things. This is that child's fate. In another two years, she'll graduate from Middle School. When the time comes, I can also give her some money and let her stand on her own two feet.

If she has the fate to attend high school, then she can work part-time while studying, and we can support her. If she doesn't, then she can graduate and find a job. It's just that no matter what, she absolutely can't keep living with you anymore, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, after the child in my belly is born..." She covered her stomach. "What will people think of me? And how am I supposed to explain it to my parents? Are you really going to look after that girl for the rest of your life?"

"I..."

"Since we've already come this time, let's just tell her the truth. You and I will raise her until she graduates from Middle School, and after she graduates, we'll give her some money. After that, she can come visit our home during holidays, but you can't let her live in our house every day. She has to live on her own. If you can't say it, I'll say it for you."

Because this road was the only way to the supermarket, Lin Zhengran heard almost the whole thing as he passed by.

He even saw the woman look back. "She's already here. I'll go talk to her. You just watch from the side." She was comforting her fiancé, and also seemed to be comforting herself. "I think what we're doing isn't going too far. She's basically grown up already, after all, right?"

Lin Zhengran had already walked far away, but when he heard this, he still looked back—only to see what the girl the two of them were discussing looked like.

Lin Zhengran was extremely surprised, and the system's voice sounded along with it.

These days, the Demonic Cult's Enchantress has frequently appeared by your side. Today, you originally went out to cultivate, yet you never expected to run into her here again. However, by accident, you overheard the Demonic Cult's Enchantress's background. A steward of the cult actually wants to kick her out of the Demonic Cult. You know very well this matter is not easy to interfere in, so whether or not to take action, and whether or not to interfere, are both different opportunities.

The girl walking over from the distance in a School Uniform was slim and elegant. Naturally, she was Han Wenwen. Today, she was the same as usual.

There was a faint smile on her face, and her pair of Fox Eyes were captivating, as if she took nothing to heart.

When she walked up to the man and woman, Han Wenwen even politely bowed halfway. "Uncle, you're here. You must be Aunt, right? Nice to meet you."

The woman was shocked that the girl's looks were this outstanding. As expected, she had taken after that stunningly beautiful but rotten mother of hers...

She glanced back at the man, walked forward, and smiled.

"Hello, Wenwen. You're so pretty. Today is our first meeting, and Aunt wants to tell you something. Logically speaking, Aunt shouldn't be saying this to you the first time we meet, but Aunt has her own difficulties too. If you have any thoughts after hearing it, you can tell me as well."

After that, Lin Zhengran could no longer hear what the few of them were saying. When he came out after buying water from the supermarket, Han Wenwen's Uncle and Aunt had already driven away. Han Wenwen stood by the roadside, and her expression was actually the same as when she had arrived, as if she had long expected many things.

She walked forward past the supermarket and, seeing Lin Zhengran come out from inside, tilted her head and said in smiling surprise, "Student Lin Zhengran? What a coincidence."

Lin Zhengran smiled. "It is quite a coincidence."

Han Wenwen's expression was slightly weary. "It's practically the same as last year. I always run into Student Lin Zhengran in all sorts of places. But I'm a little tired today and want to go back to school to rest, so I won't chat. See you at school tonight."

She waved, her Fox Eyes gazing into the distance as she walked toward the school, as if it was impossible to tell she had just gone through something so major.

Lin Zhengran unscrewed the bottle and took a sip of water, then turned and left expressionlessly as well.

That afternoon, Jiang Xueli hid in her bedroom in high spirits, carefully unwrapping the gift Lin Zhengran had given her on the bed.

The yellow over-ear headphones had a simple, elegant design.

Jiang Xueli put them over her ears to test the sound. It was wonderfully beautiful.

She lay happily on the bed, recalling what had happened today, then raised her hand and spread it open. "So what if I'm a tsundere? I, Jiang Xueli, will never be some losing heroine! I'll definitely win!" She clenched her fist tightly.

On Sunday night, Middle School had evening self-study, and everyone except Off-Campus Living students had to go.

When Jiang Xueli and Lin Zhengran took the bus to school together, Little He Qing and Han Wenwen each held a gift at the School Gate and handed them to Jiang Xueli.

"Student Jiang Xueli, happy birthday."

Jiang Xueli was overwhelmed by the favor. "How did you two know..."

Little He Qing said quietly in her well-behaved way, "Didn't I go home with Lin Zhengran on Saturday? He told me it was your birthday today, so I specially bought you a gift. It isn't expensive, but it's a little token of my feelings."

Han Wenwen smiled and nodded. "Me too. We're all friends, so it's only right to give a birthday present."

"Thank... thank you." Jiang Xueli accepted them shyly.

Lin Zhengran was at the side at the time, scrutinizing Han Wenwen's appearance as though nothing had happened.

At twelve years old, he sighed that this fox's mental resilience was simply on a different level from He Qing and Jiang Xueli's.

It was just that feigned strength was ultimately fake. The armor worn over the heart was as thin as a cicada's wing; otherwise, when she left that afternoon, she would not have had that kind of expression.

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