Chapter 934

Chen Xuan still harbored deep resentment towards Chu Xiang and couldn’t help but keep an eye on her every move.

Meanwhile, Chu Xiang was busy studying, participating in various academic competitions, winning awards, and hanging out with friends. She was even busy making money.

Chu Xiang’s life was rich and colorful. Even in the demanding second year of high school, she seemed to handle everything with ease, showing no signs of fatigue. Moreover, her health had improved significantly since she started drinking the nourishing soup sent by the Shao family. She no longer looked frail and pale.

They were both now individuals with no one to rely on, but their lives were drastically different. Chen Xuan was unwilling to accept this and refused to lose to Chu Xiang. Every day after school, she would try to please Mrs. Chu.

However, the bond between mother and daughter was built over many years. It was once severed in their past life, and there was no turning back in this life either. Especially when Mrs. Chu saw Chen Xuan personally send her parents to prison, she became even more distant from her.

Chu Xiang accused the Chen couple because they didn’t have a close relationship, but when Chen Xuan accused them, Mrs. Chu felt like she didn’t recognize this daughter anymore. In her heart, she believed that even if Chen Xuan ignored them, drove them out of Beijing, or had someone teach them a lesson, she shouldn’t have sent them to prison. After all, they were still her biological parents. As a mother, Mrs. Chu couldn’t risk keeping such a “daughter” by her side.

Furthermore, hearing Chen Xuan repeatedly calling her “Mom” also made her suspect that she was only interested in the Chu family’s wealth. Otherwise, if Chu Xiang was doing well at school, why couldn’t Chen Xuan? Why did she have to keep on running to please her all the time?

This comparison revealed the stark difference between them. Looking at all the chaotic events that had occurred recently, Chu Xiang’s grades had significantly improved, earning praise from all her teachers, while Chen Xuan’s grades had plummeted, making her appear even more useless.

Mrs. Chu was preoccupied with company share matters, anxious to find her biological daughter, and busy keeping a close eye on the women around her husband. She had no intention of continuing any kind of mother-daughter relationship with Chen Xuan. With her already poor health and limited energy, she found Chen Xuan to be quite bothersome.

Especially when Mr. Chu, due to the lack of an heir, seemed to have some thoughts lately. Whenever Mrs. Chu thought about how Chen Xuan had taken the position of her daughter as the heir, leading to the current crisis she was facing, she couldn’t bring herself to like her anymore.

The butterfly effect caused by this little butterfly, Chu Xiang, was gradually expanding. The once loving family of three in the Chu household had completely disintegrated. No one could get along with anyone, and this hidden danger had planted even bigger traps for them.

Just the fact that the Chu family ignored Chen Xuan made people’s impression of the Chu family worsen. Previously, it could be argued that the Chu couple favored her because they had developed feelings for her and were unfamiliar with Chu Xiang, neglecting her.

But now, when something happened, they didn’t even bother to ask about Chen Xuan. They showed no concern when she was deprived of ten million yuan by her biological parents. Even if she was misbehaving, they were the ones who taught her. They once had spoiled their child, but now they no longer cared? So, if there were issues with the projects they collaborated on, would they also immediately wash their hands of them?

Besides, Chu Xiang was mistakenly brought back by their family. How much trouble did they cause Chu Xiang? How many times did they hurt her? When she gave them one million yuan, they took it without any care. They never showed concern for her afterward, nor did they compensate her. Even outsiders felt ashamed on their behalf, which showed how heartless they were as a couple.

In fact, Mrs. Chu never liked Chu Xiang from the beginning. When she discovered they weren’t mother and daughter, she was happy to distance herself from her as far as possible. Mr. Chu initially didn’t pay much attention, but later he sincerely liked Chu Xiang when he realized she was a genius. However, with the current situation of the Chu family not being too good and Mrs. Chu being eager for shares, he was busy and overwhelmed, unable to spare any energy to care for Chu Xiang. In the eyes of outsiders, this was perceived as both of them being heartless.

The reputation of the Chu couple in their social circle was already very bad. However, Mr. Chu was busy finding partners, while Mrs. Chu was busy keeping an eye on the company. They didn’t socialize much and were completely unaware of their bad reputation.

When their attitude fell in the eyes of the Shao couple, they felt particularly angry. They treated Chu Xiang as their own daughter and yet the Chu family treated her like a worthless weed. Fortunately, she was not their biological child; otherwise, she would have suffered even more grievances, and they would have to consider this kinship if they wanted to help.

Now it’s different. The Chu family has no relationship with Chu Xiang at all. When Mr. and Mrs. Shao talked to others, they subtly expressed their dislike for the Chu family.

Top-tier families like the Shao family didn’t need to explicitly express their dislikes. As long as they subtly showed a little bit of disinterest, those who were observant would naturally avoid any interaction with the Chu family. Unbeknownst to the Chu family, they have unintentionally lost many high-quality potential collaborators. They didn’t realize that they have been categorized as a family to be avoided by many.

Chu Xiang didn’t say much after knowing this, but she treated the Shao couple even better. Although she was a demonic cultivator, she didn’t take advantage of others’ kindness when they genuinely treated her well, especially since genuine goodwill was rare in the world. She always cherished it when she encountered it.

Shao Yan was now able to communicate freely at home. Chu Xiang wanted him to break through once again by proposing that they perform together at the school’s cultural and arts festival.

With Zhaozhao and Mumu in Shao Yan’s arms, he remained silent for a while and nodded in agreement.

The script was written by Chu Xiang, as she excelled in writing. It was a highly emotive poem recitation that perfectly matched the positive and forward-looking mindset of high school students. The two of them would participate together, with Chu Xiang reciting a short segment and Shao Yan following with another. They would continue alternating in this manner.