Chapter 904

“What?” Mrs. Chu’s anger surged. “She cut your school uniform again? Why didn’t you say anything?”

Chu Xuan cried, gasping for breath. “I didn’t dare to say anything. Wang Shasha took me to the disciplinary office to find the principal, but the principal said there were no surveillance recordings showing Chu Xiang entering the changing room. Some classmates even said they saw Chu Xiang somewhere else. I had no evidence, and Chu Xiang said I was framing her. The teachers and classmates believed her. Mom, I don’t know what to do. I can’t say anything. That day… that day, Chu Xiang even hit me in the changing room. When she scribbled on my face with the pen, it felt like she was trying to blind me. Mom, I’m really scared of her. I’m afraid to mention that incident.”

This was something Mrs. Chu was completely unaware of. Chu Xiang stole things, bullied her younger sister, talked back to her parents, ran away from home, hit Chu Xuan, demanded gifts from others, and even spoke ill of family members. She was simply a delinquent girl who refused to change no matter how she was disciplined. How could she have given birth to such a daughter?!

She was furious. Her chest heaved violently, and she suddenly collapsed onto the sofa. Her eyes closed, and her hands hung weakly at her sides.

Chu Xuan was startled and shouted loudly, “Mom fainted! Someone quickly come, get her to the hospital!”

The household servant rushed over and, upon seeing Mrs. Chu’s condition, quickly fetched the medical kit. They took out a small bottle and placed it under her nose, then applied some refreshing essential oil to both sides of her temples. After two minutes, she slowly opened her eyes.

She thought of Chu Xiang and became even angrier. She fully believed what Chu Xuan had said because that day at the hospital, Chu Xiang showed her no respect at all. She constantly argued with her and even said things like taking back her sincerity. It was very cold-hearted.

If Chu Xiang treated her, her own mother, with such an attitude, she must have been even more excessive towards Chu Xuan.

However, after fainting once, her mental state wasn’t great, and she had calmed down a bit. She stood up and said, “I’m not feeling well. I’ll go rest in my room for a while. Chu Xuan, stop crying. Mom won’t let you suffer injustice.”

After Mrs. Chu finished speaking, she paused for a moment. It seemed like she had said this sentence several times before, yet Chu Xuan continued to suffer grievances time and time again. Seeing Chu Xuan crying with red eyes, looking somewhat scared, made her feel uneasy. They used to be a happy family of three, so how did it come to this? She had raised her daughter to be proud and confident, so why was she now so timid and frightened by Chu Xiang?

If only Chu Xiang weren’t her daughter, wouldn’t things be so much better? Why did they have such a troublemaker in the family?

Feeling annoyed, Mrs. Chu returned to her bedroom and lay down on the bed. Now that she had calmed down, she felt mentally exhausted. She always felt that Chu Xiang was causing trouble everywhere and being annoying, while Chu Xuan kept hiding things from her, which only added to her annoyance. She should find out what was really going on at school and talk to the teachers.

She called Chu Xiang’s and Chu Xuan’s homeroom teacher. As soon as she greeted the teacher, the homeroom teacher asked if she was the one who requested leave for Chu Xuan and inquired about Chu Xuan’s condition, asking if it was serious or not.

It was then that Chu Mother learned that Chu Xuan hadn’t even requested leave when she returned home. Even if she didn’t have time to say it when she left the school, she could have used her phone along the way to inform the teacher. She had a vague sense that something wasn’t quite right. Was Chu Xuan influenced by Chu Xiang? How did she become so unreliable in her actions?

Mrs. Chu mentioned that Chu Xuan wasn’t feeling well and then began asking about the incident with the cut school uniform and recent events involving Chu Xiang at school. The homeroom teacher had been wanting to communicate with Chu Xiang’s parents for a while now, so when she showed some understanding, the teacher immediately shared all the information they knew, providing detailed explanations. In the end, the teacher advised her to treat Chu Xiang better, emphasizing that the child was truly exceptional and well-behaved.

It was the first time Mrs. Chu heard praise for Chu Xiang from someone else’s mouth, and she felt quite uncomfortable for a moment. Chu Xuan had been studying at this school for over two years, and when she used to talk to the homeroom teacher before, the teacher would merely say, “She’s doing well.” But this time, the teacher praised Chu Xiang several times in a row. She could tell how much the homeroom teacher liked Chu Xiang.

Suddenly, she thought, Even though Chu Xuan is sensible, she’s still just a teenager. After being bullied by Chu Xiang so many times, could it be that she got angry and complained about Chu Xiang in front of others? Did she deliberately say that Chu Xiang wasn’t doing well at school?

She asked the homeroom teacher, “Teacher, how do Chu Xiang and Chu Xuan get along at school? Have they had any unpleasant incidents?”

This matter was difficult to address. Whatever conflicts they had as sisters were considered a family matter. After thinking for a moment, the homeroom teacher said, “They don’t particularly like each other, but they each have their own friends and things are generally fine. School is primarily a place for learning, and that should be the focus. I must commend Chu Xiang in that regard. She has made significant progress recently, and all the subject teachers like her. On the other hand, Chu Xuan seems a bit unenthusiastic lately, sometimes appearing distracted during class. Could it be due to insufficient rest?”

The more Mrs. Chu talked with the teacher, the more she felt that the teacher favored Chu Xiang more and didn’t have much of a feeling towards Chu Xuan. The anger in her heart turned into confusion. Didn’t the homeroom teacher mention last month that Chu Xiang was having difficulty adjusting at school?

She suddenly remembered the scene of the last time she saw Chu Xiang in the hospital. Chu Xiang was different from before. So, was Chu Xiang pretending all along? What about now? Was she still pretending?