It was already late at night, and there were only a few pedestrians on the road. Occasionally, vehicles drove by and hurried away without stopping for even a moment.
A taxi stopped outside Xueyuan Mingjia Community. The girl who got out of the car was wearing ordinary home clothes, with long hair hanging around her shoulders. Her face was pale, but she still managed to smile: "Thank you, master!"
Cao Aiqian led the sleepy Ran He into the rental house where she lived, and gave the only bed in the house to Ran He to rest.
She saw Ran He lying on the soft and comfortable big bed, rolled over twice, and finally fell asleep peacefully, but the frown between his brows was still full of worry and sadness.
She sighed softly, opened the window, let the cold wind blow in, and drove away the hot air, then walked into the bathroom.
After putting water in the bathtub, Cao Aiqian took off his clothes and stepped into it with bare feet. Feeling the hot temperature, his whole body felt much more relaxed.
I closed my eyes and meditated, and some intermittent memories suddenly appeared in my mind.
She is a very lucky girl who has had everything since she was a child and can have whatever she wants.
And all of this was given to her by the Cao couple and her adoptive parents, who gave her endless pampering.
Cao Aiqian, you were really dissatisfied before! I, Xia Aiqian, have never been cared for by my parents or had any friends my whole life. After finally growing up, I can make money to support myself, but I still have to time travel to you to help you clean up the mess.
Thinking of this, she sighed silently. If the Cao couple had adopted Ran He, would she be the one who was bullied for a long time and dared not speak out today?
The tears she had been holding back for a day finally couldn't help but flow down. The stubbornness in her bones did not allow her to cry in front of the weak.
She has to protect them! These are the six words that spread throughout Cao Aiqian's mind.
Just like when my grandma secretly set up a stall outside to sell the vegetables she grew in order to raise enough money for her painting, she was caught by the urban management once, who violently threw the vegetables all over the street.
Grandma could only squat on the ground and cry, while Cao Aiqian, who was still a middle school student, could only sit there dumbfounded.
She didn't remember why those vegetables were scattered on the floor. She only knew that grandma was very sad and she cried too.
It wasn't until she grew up that she gradually understood the value of these dishes. At that time, she vowed that she would make money when she grew up and let her grandma live a good life.
But the year after she graduated from college, her grandma passed away from cancer, and the person who loved her most in the world disappeared.
After coming out of the bathroom, the screen of the mobile phone on the coffee table in the living room was emitting a faint light. She picked it up and took a look, and her heart sank. It was a missed call from Cao Kouwen.
She lay on the soft sofa with her cell phone anxiously, staring at the screen of her cell phone in a daze. She didn't know how she should explain to Cao Kouwen.
He glanced at the dialing time, which only lasted a few seconds, and estimated how many days it would take before he returned from his business trip. He must have dialed the wrong number, right?
It snowed heavily the next morning. This was the first snow of the year. The white snowflakes always gave people a sense of quiet comfort.
"Big sister..." Cao Aiqian was awakened by Ran He's sweet voice. She opened her eyes dimly and lifted the quilt tightly with her hands so that her whole body was wrapped.
Ran He had messy long hair, flushed cheeks, and blurry eyes. She was wearing a pink sweater with a pair of jeans underneath. On her feet was a pair of ill-fitting canvas cotton shoes, and in her hand was a milky white cotton hat. When he saw her waking up, he sat beside the sofa cutely: "Sister, are you awake?"
Cao Aiqian nodded, sat up from the bed, looked at the heavy snow still falling outside the window, took out her mobile phone and asked Teacher Yan for a half-day leave.
She is taking Ran He to the hospital for a check-up today.
Thinking of this, she opened the closet, took out a white down jacket and put it on, then carefully arranged her appearance and hairstyle in the mirror, then pulled Ran He out of the door and went straight to the hospital.
At the entrance of Shengkang Hospital.
"Xiao Yuanchen?" As soon as Cao Aiqian walked into the hospital gate, he saw Xiao Yuanchen coming here, so she pulled Ran He and quickly caught up with him.
"Why are you here?" Xiao Yuanchen asked with a puzzled tone, then lowered his head and glanced at Ran He: "Who is this sister?"
"This is my friend's sister. I brought her here for a physical examination. How about you?" Cao Ai pointed at Ran He and said softly.
Xiao Yuanchen leaned over, rubbed Ran He's fluffy hair, and said to Cao Aiqian with a smile: "Teacher Yan didn't ask me to participate in the competition last time. I entered the provincial team in the long-distance running competition. Come here for a physical examination today."
"Awesome!" Cao Aiqian patted him on the shoulder: "Come on, you will definitely win the championship in the provincial team."
"Haha..." Xiao Yuanchen laughed honestly: "If it weren't for your hypoglycemia, I would have seen you on the provincial team every year. You are much better than me."
"Okay, let's stop talking here and go in and queue up to register." Cao Aiqian tried to change the subject and responded with a smile.
"Okay! I... really hope you can come to watch my game." Xiao Yuanchen looked at her with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness and expectation.
"Ah...I...can I check the time?" Cao Aiqian was a little overwhelmed by the question, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
Xiao Yuanchen was slightly disappointed, but still responded with a smile: "It's okay, you can come when you have time."
After saying goodbye to Xiao Yuanchen, Ran He had a morning check-up. The doctor recommended that she be hospitalized. Cao Aiqian settled down and found a nurse aunt for her to take care of her daily life in the hospital.
When I was at school in the afternoon, I saw a group of people gathered around the bulletin board and talking about something as soon as I entered the school. When Cao Aiqian walked in and took a look, she realized that it was the list of people who represented the school in the provincial competition.
"Why didn't Cao Aiqian see you?" A classmate asked doubtfully.
"Isn't it possible? Let me see? She participated in the provincial governor's race last year and won the championship." Another classmate put his face close to the bulletin board and pointed at the names one by one to make sure he didn't see the word Cao Aiqian. At this time, he showed an incredible expression.
"She has hypoglycemia. She didn't even participate in school-level competitions." The person who said this was a classmate of Cao Aiqian.
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Cao Aiqian didn't care to listen to the gossip of her classmates and walked away. Before she reached the classroom, she received a call from Ma Teng.
"Xiao Qian, you are amazing!" Ma Teng shouted excitedly on the other end of the phone.
Cao Aiqian, who had looked worried just now, laughed and said, "It seems that the deal is done."
"Yes, the negotiation is done! We only talked about 2 million, and there is still 2 million short." Ma Teng said with a smile, and after a while he continued: "We also went to Chengli Technology Company, but the other party was not interested in our project. .”
"Really? It's okay, Mr. Ma, I'll try it tomorrow." When Cao Aiqian said this, her tone was calm and firm.
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Inside the Cao family villa.
Cao Kouwen sat on the sofa, his face gloomy and motionless.
"Mr. Cao, I didn't expect that Ai Qian didn't tell you about the move!" Aunt Liu put the photo frame on the table with a look of helplessness. Didn't this girl agree to move with her brother's consent?
Cao Kouwen ignored it, just raised his head and glanced at Aunt Liu indifferently.
"When did she move out?"
"The second day of your business trip." Aunt Liu replied timidly.
Cao Kouwen frowned, and an unknown fire rose in her heart. It seemed that she had been planning this for a long time.
"She really doesn't take my brother seriously?"
"She...Xiao Qian...maybe she just wants to be more independent?" Aunt Liu looked at Cao Kouwen's extremely embarrassed face and explained in a low voice.
Cao Kouwen listened, his eyes blazing with anger, and he snorted coldly, "Independence? Where does she live now?"
Aunt Liu was startled: "Um...Mr. Cao, Xiaoqian lives...in Xueyuan Famous Community!"
As soon as Aunt Liu finished speaking, she felt that the surrounding air pressure suddenly dropped by dozens of degrees, as if there was a mountain weighing her down and she couldn't breathe.
"Xueyuan?" Cao Kouwen sneered, "She can't be accommodated in such a big villa. How dare you rent a house for me!"
When Aunt Liu heard this, her heart tightened and she did not dare to say anything.
"Where did she get the money?" Cao Kouwen knew that the little pocket money he gave his sister every month was not enough for her to rent a room in the school district.
"This... I don't know either." After Aunt Liu said that, she silently left to clean up the house.
After Aunt Liu left, Cao Kouwen called his good friend Li Hao: "Xiao Li, help me quietly check what Cao Aiqian has done recently."
"Brother, you should also investigate your sister...you are really crazy."
