Dedicated to studying, yet forced into a chaotic situation.

Chapter 11 slapped the male lead once, but not hard enough.

When Jiang's mother looked up, she saw that the girl in the entryway had changed into slippers. She had entered the villa silently, and if Jiang Tianyao hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known she was back.

Did you cause trouble and want to sneak away?

Jiang's mother's anger, which had just subsided, surged up again. She said, "Shihui, come here."

Shi Sui wasn't blind; of course she could tell that she was about to get angry, but she still went over to her.

"Tell me, what did you do at school today?" Jiang's mother asked, hoping that Shi Sui would confess her mistakes.

Shi Sui wasn't quite sure what Jiang's mother was angry about, so she could only start from the morning: "This morning, as soon as I got off the bus, Jiang Tianyao left me in the car. I got lost at school and didn't find my classroom until just before class started..."

"I didn't mean to!" Jiang Tianyao immediately said, knowing that Shi Sui would complain.

Glancing sideways at Shi Sui, Jiang Tianyao continued, "I ran into Xiao Youran this morning, Mom. You know her, she's the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. She and I are best friends."

The Xiao family are self-made millionaires who have made a fortune investing in medical devices and have established numerous factories. Although they are not as well-established as the Jiang family, they are gaining momentum and their strength should not be underestimated.

Jiang's mother thought that Jiang Tianyao's acquaintance with the Xiao family might be of some help to the Jiang family's business. Perhaps through this connection, the Jiang family could also invest in the medical industry.

Jiang's mother nodded in satisfaction at Jiang Tianyao; this daughter was truly reassuring.

"Shi Sui, that's not what I wanted you to say." Jiang's mother glared at Shi Sui and asked, "What did you do at noon?"

Noon?

Oh, Shi Sui understands now. She ate a 10-yuan steamed bun for lunch.

No, no, Jiang's mother definitely doesn't care what she eats. After all, she came back so late, and Jiang's mother didn't even ask her if she had eaten dinner or why she came back so late.

She thought that her mother wouldn't care about her.

Shi Sui was brought back to the Jiang family two months ago. In the past two months, she has tried her best to please everyone in the Jiang family, massaging her father's shoulders, soaking her mother's feet, and making tea for her brother, but all she got in return was a cold "No need."

She saw the embarrassment on their faces when they spoke to her, but she kept deceiving herself, saying that she had seen wrong.

She also overheard her brother and friends laughing at her behind her back, calling her a country bumpkin, but she fooled herself into thinking she had misheard.

Then there's Jiang Tianyao, the female protagonist in this book. She says she'll give her room to Shi Sui, but then her eyes well up with tears as she says she has a lot of clothes and it'll be a hassle to move them to another room. She's used to living in this room, and if she moves out, she definitely won't be able to sleep at night.

As a result, everyone praised Jiang Tianyao for being sensible and kind, and told Shi Sui not to force her to change rooms, and to always give in to this fake younger sister.

Before she could even say a word, Shi Sui was put into a small guest room.

Shi Sui knew that what Jiang's mother cared about most was the Jiang family members, excluding herself, and the interests of the Jiang family.

Speaking of interests, it must be related to the Gu family. Shi Sui immediately recalled: "At noon, Gu Chenyi ran to my classroom and insulted me in front of the other students, saying that I seduced him."

"And then what!" Mother Jiang roared in fury. "And then what did you do! Are you still trying to hide it?!"

"Then I slapped him." Shi Sui stated the facts, adding that even a slap was too lenient.

Her tone was calm and indifferent, and her expression remained unchanged. Jiang's mother stared at that beautiful but cold face, and for a moment forgot what she wanted to say.

Suddenly, Jiang's mother felt that Shi Sui had changed. Last night, Shi Sui was very obsequious to her, serving her tea and water, massaging her shoulders, and being very attentive. Now, she seemed like a completely different person, so indifferent.

"Mom, Shi Sui admitted to slapping Chen Yi." Jiang Tianyao shook her mother's hand and whispered a reminder.

Jiang's mother then realized what had happened and looked at Shi Sui with disgust: "You slapped Chen Yi, don't you realize your mistake! Aren't you going to apologize!"

Jiang Tianyao: "Sister, please apologize. Don't make Mom feel bad."

"This is the first time I've met Gu Chenyi. I don't even know him. It's one thing for him to falsely accuse me of seducing him, but someone must have been instigating this behind the scenes." Shi Sui glanced at Jiang Tianyao and smiled gently.

Jiang Tianyao felt a chill run down her spine, a little guilty.

Then Shi Sui's voice softened, revealing a heartbroken expression, her voice trembling with sobs: "But...but Gu Chenyi called me something whose parents died. I can tolerate his insults, but I can't tolerate him cursing my parents to die..."

"I... I really couldn't help it, and I accidentally slapped him..." Shi Sui lowered her head and said haltingly, "I might have hit him a little too hard, but... but no one can insult my parents..."

Shi Sui carefully controlled her tone, and the tears she had been holding back for a long time finally flowed down her cheeks.

The girl stood quietly, tears welling in her eyes, her expression aggrieved, as if she didn't want anyone to see her crying. She raised her hand to wipe her face, looking pitiful and instantly breaking one's heart.

Seeing how upset she was, Jiang's mother understood that her sadness stemmed from protecting her parents, and her heart softened immediately: "Alright, alright, I understand. Chen Yi was wrong in this matter; he really shouldn't have talked nonsense."

Seeing that her mother was actually siding with Shi Sui, Jiang Tianyao panicked and retorted, "No, Chen Yi would never say such a thing!"

Shi Sui wiped away her tears and choked out, "Everyone in our class can testify that he came to our class at noon specifically to humiliate me and my family in front of everyone in our class."

Jiang Tianyao was stunned.

Indeed, Gu Chenyi went to the international class at noon specifically to stand up for her.

As for what he actually said, she didn't know.

All she knew was that Gu Chenyi was wearing a mask when he came back, but even the biggest mask couldn't hide the crimson at the corners of his eyes and the anger in them.

She asked for a while before Gu Chenyi told her that Shi Sui had slapped him, and he couldn't stand it and wanted to teach her a lesson, but he didn't hit women.

Gu Chenyi said that he had plenty of ways to make it impossible for Shi Sui to stay at Xinghua.

Jiang Tianyao thought about it for an entire afternoon and still felt that things shouldn't be taken too far. If Shi Sui couldn't stay at Xinghua any longer, she would definitely go home and complain, and then it would be troublesome if she were falsely accused.

She didn't want Shi Sui to ruin her relationship with her parents.

So after school that afternoon, she went to find Gu Chenyi, wanting to comfort him and offer him some advice.

However, Gu Chenyi was not found in the classroom. According to his classmates, Yan Ze from the international class came to the classroom during the last self-study period in the afternoon, saying that he had gone to play basketball.

But when she went to the basketball court, she didn't see Gu Chenyi anywhere.