Back at the Xia Family

"Should I call Uncle Wen to drive us Sister?" Jiang Xiu asked as they went inside the elevator, she wore a cast on her thigh, making it hard for her to walk so Jiang Yue is assisting her.

"No need, let's just take an Uber."

Jiang Xiu got closer to her and whispered, "Ubers are expensive. I don't have any money with me right now." She shyly said, Jiang Yue couldn't help but laugh lightly.

"Are you that poor? Did you already spend the monthly allowance I sent you?"

Jiang Xiu was stupefied when she heard that. "What monthly allowance?"

She narrowed her eyes at Jiang Xiu's clueless look, "No one told you anything about it?"

She had always sent thirty thousand yuan to their Auntie Rong for her sister's allowance, but she never thought that not even a penny had reached Jiang Xiu's hands.

All this time, she left Jiang Xiu on their maternal family thinking that she would have a good life there. Turns out, she left her sister in the wrong hands.

"You sent me monthly allowance Sister?" She simply shook her head, "It was nothing. I think I was mistaken."

Jiang Xiu shrugged it off as well, "You don't need to send me anything, just save it for yourself. Besides Uncle gives me a monthly allowance also, he isn't stingy so don't worry."

She nodded, somehow relieved that their Uncle is still treating Jiang Xiu alright.

Feng Rong...

Jiang Yue narrowed her eyes.

***

They got out of the hospital when two black men in a suit suddenly stopped them.

"Miss, Young Master told us to not let you leave yet. He's already coming, so please wait for a few more minutes."

"Oh, Young Master Luo? He's coming with us?" Jiang Xiu asked and the two men nodded.

"He's really nice! Don't you think so Sister? I hope the project between the two of you will go through smoothly." She happily stated and the two men's expressions became twisted when they heard her compliment their Young Master with the word 'nice'.

That was a first.

It was not long before a black Bugatti stopped in front of them.

Luo Zhelan got off the car and said to both girls, "I'll take you."

Jiang Xiu nodded and thanked him, "Thank you, Young Master Luo," then she turned to Jiang Yue, "Sister let's go, uber's too expensive, might as well hitch a ride." She then opened the back seat door and entered.

Luo Zhelan turned his head towards Jiang Yue who was quietly looking at him, and he couldn't help but laugh a little remembering the other girl's words, "Is Allico Intelligence stingy on their employees? How about I recruit you? I can pay you ten times what they give you."

His eyes glinted with interest.

A smirk formed on Jiang Yue's lovely lips, "You can't afford me."

He laughed, "Aren't you underestimating me too much Miss Jiang?"

"You're the one underestimating me Young Master Luo." Luo Zhelan's smile couldn't help but widen when he heard that. He opened the passenger seat door and gestured for her to enter, "Get in."

"Where to?"

This time Jiang Yue didn't right away tell the location but instead input it into the system GPS.

"Xia Villa?" He asked when he saw it to which Jiang Yue nodded at his question.

It took them half an hour before stopping in front of a well-lit villa.

Jiang Yue turned towards him, "Wait here for a while," to which Luo Zhelan nodded.

"Do you want to go inside or stay here?" Jiang Yue asked her sister, "I'll go with you, I still have to retrieve my things."

The both of them got out, then rang the doorbell of the gate. A man opened it and exclaimed when he saw Jiang Xiu, "Second Young Miss, thank goodness you're home. Master has been looking for you."

Jiang Xiu bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, something cropped up."

The two of them went inside the villa. It was already around 7 pm when they got there, just in time for the Xia family to have dinner.

The Butler who saw the two sisters immediately informed their Master about their arrival. The light sound of clanking utensils immediately stopped.

"Jiang Xiu is back? And she even brought her sister?" Feng Rong exclaimed then she glared at his husband, as if blaming him.

Xia Zhong did not acknowledge her look and said, "Invite them to eat with us."

The Butler then said, "The Second Young Miss has already left towards her bedroom to get her things. They mentioned leaving."

It suddenly went quiet.

"What do they mean by leaving?" Xia Mingyu asked.

The Butler hesitated for a few seconds and then he added, "...and Second Young Miss is wearing a cast on her leg."

The Old Master then said with a stern voice, "Invite them to eat with us."

The Butler went out, and after a few minutes, he came back with Jiang Yue following behind him.

The people who were at the dining table looked at the girl who had just entered.

At the age of 17, Jiang Yue was already around 1.71 meters tall. She was wearing a simple white shirt and jeans that showed off her slender legs. Her short hair and fringe beautifully capture her face. Anyone who had seen her before could say that she has grown way too beautiful.

Xia Mingzhou's hold on the utensils in her hand tightened.

Jiang Yue greeted the old man and Xia Zhong, "Grandfather, Uncle," Then turned her head towards Xia Mingyu and greeted, "Cousin."

Feng Rong waited for the girl to greet her but she heard nothing, her face contorted with displeasure, "What do you mean by not greeting me? Is that what you learned by roaming outside and hanging out with some bastards?"