Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots-Chapter 183 - 179 courting death

Xia Yuzheng’s dark brown pupils trembled at the words.

"Did she ask you, or does she already know?"

Xu He’s expression was inscrutably deep, "She probably doesn’t know yet... She’s never mentioned it all these years, and just a couple of months after moving back to the old house... My sister would definitely not say it, she’s even afraid that I would tell, so she certainly wouldn’t tell her herself. Could it be that mom has said something to her?"

Xia Yuzheng said, "Mom probably doesn’t know either. With her pride and vanity, if she knew who her real father was, she wouldn’t have let us adopt her back then. Actually, I’ve always been quite puzzled, why was mom so adamant that the two of us had to adopt her back then?"

Xu He shook her head, laughed softly with her hand covering her lips, as if recalling something.

Xia Yuzheng was curious, "Xiaohe, what are you laughing at all of a sudden?"

Xu He glanced at him, "I just never thought you’d speak of mom like this one day."

Her husband had always been filially pious above all.

Xia Yuzheng choked, not paying attention when he had spoken, and only after his wife’s reminder did he realize, and gave an awkward smile, "Stop making fun of me. My father passed away early, and there’s only this one mom left... I know you’ve been aggrieved these years, and I will pay more attention in the future."

Xu He’s eyes turned down, but she didn’t continue on this subject, and returned to the topic of Xia Yourong, "Actually, not telling her is for her own good too. She’s proud and arrogant, and she definitely wouldn’t accept it if she knew what happened back then."

Xia Yuzheng felt, "I think her father is actually not a bad person, but your sister on the other hand..."

He stopped short, and Xu He, recalling past events, couldn’t say much either, only sighed, "I hope Xiaorong won’t delve into this matter any further and can take care of herself..."

**

As the university entrance exams neared, the tense and exciting atmosphere grew increasingly intense.

The nervousness was due to the upcoming university entrance exams, and the excitement was due to the impending graduation.

Soon the students could chase their dreams and select the majors they were interested in, and some had already started to plan their summer vacation activities.

The Youth Training Camp was a big topic of conversation.

Of course, there were also pragmatic students planning to work during the summer to earn some pocket money.

In class 19, Zou Wu and his male classmates discussed wanting to work as car washers to experience life after their exams were over.

No one knew what manga they had seen, but they all had the same image in their minds—

In the scorching heat of summer, they rolled up the sleeves of their white T-shirts onto their shoulders, revealing powerfully muscled arms (which they didn’t actually have).

While washing cars, the high-pressure water gun soaked their shirts and jeans.

A car window rolled down to reveal an exceptionally pretty young lady. As her sunglasses slipped down to her nose, her gaze fixed intently, "Little brother, you have a nice body~"

Xia Ye’s eyes brightened, "What manga are they watching?"

"Don’t know," Tang Tianjiao crossed her arms, contemplating seriously, "But that scene just now must be the only clean part in that manga; there’s probably not much plot to follow, just a lot of physical labor..."

She confidently looked at her desk mate, "Anyway, it’s pretty much the same as those ’Dual Cultivation’ smutty books you read."

Xia Ye furrowed her brows, pondering carefully, "The action kind?"

She was referring to legitimate martial arts action comic books.

But Tang Tianjiao’s eyes lit up, having clearly misunderstood, "Action kind? Insightful!"

After this idle chat, the students went back to hitting the books.

Tang Tianjiao: "Xia Ye, do you have the confidence to score a perfect score again in the college entrance exam this time? It would kill Zhao Yuhuan and Xia Yourong!"

Xia Ye was very cautious: "I don’t think so..."

Tang Tianjiao desperately tried to encourage her: "You have to have confidence in yourself!"

Xia Ye curled her lips slightly, and her tone shifted: "What I meant was, how could one perfect score be enough?"

Tang Tianjiao: ???

At No.3 Middle School, the students had just finished their breaktime exercises, exhausted and staggering back to the classroom.

"Did you guys hear about the guaranteed admission spot? Is it true or just a rumor?"

"I heard that every year as college entrance exams approach, these kind of rumors start to circulate. No one knows if they’re true or not, but even if they are, there’s only one spot for the whole school and it definitely won’t be our turn."

"Right, the top student of the school isn’t even worried, what are we anxious about?"

While the students were merely discussing in private, Xia Yourong had already skipped the breaktime exercise and went straight to the principal’s office to ask Principal Zou about the details.

Not worrying about such things would be foolish!

Principal Zou looked up at her, his face pale, betraying no signs of having participated in the breaktime exercises: "Xiaorong, next time you want to see me you can wait until after school. Participating in breaktime exercises is beneficial for a whole day’s learning."

Ever since hearing that Xia’s brother’s plant was picked up by her, Principal Zou had a good impression of her, and he wasn’t particularly harsh this time either.

Xia Yourong smiled: "I wasn’t feeling well today, so I asked the teacher for a leave."

Principal Zou’s lips curved into a smile, though it didn’t reach his eyes: "By the way, the guaranteed admission spot you just mentioned is purely a rumor. Beijing University isn’t just any university, how could they casually give away a guaranteed admission spot? Don’t believe those rumors. Calm down and focus on your revision, don’t let these rumors affect your morale. It’s alright that your test scores dropped last time, adjust well during this period, and I believe you can perform at your best in the college entrance exam."

Xia Yourong’s expression darkened.

All high and mighty.

Principal Zou must think that because her grades dropped last time, he didn’t want to give her the spot.

Or maybe he wanted to save it for someone else with connections.

The college entrance exam was nearing, yet she couldn’t calm down to review at all. Just the thought of Xia Ye made her blood boil with anger. Her scores had plummeted so much recently that she wasn’t certain she could get into Beijing University with her current performance.

Therefore, she had to secure that guaranteed admission spot!

There were several potted plants on the office desk, all treasured by Principal Zou.

Principal Zou seemed ready to see her out, no longer looking at her, his hand idly touching the leaves of a plant, his tone still kind: "Alright, the breaktime exercise will soon be over, you should go back and get ready for class. I have some other things to take care of."

Xia Yourong took umbrage, her gaze following his hand to the potted plants, with her eyes turning thoughtfully.

Trying to ingratiate herself with Principal Zou and make him give the guaranteed admission spot to her seemed to have only one method...

She remembered the several unusual plants she had seen in Xia Ye’s room and suddenly hatched a plan.

"Principal Zou, actually I came today for another more important matter, I almost forgot to tell you."

Principal Zou was somewhat perplexed as he looked up: "What is it? Is there something else?"

Xia Yourong’s smile was lively: "I recently got another strange plant that you’ve never seen before. My dad insisted that I bring it to school and give it to you."