From Sidekick to Bigshot

It’s all right.
We’ve gone through hard times before! This is nothing.
Let’s stay at a hotel tonight.
Tomorrow, you can start to look for an apartment.
Then you can look for a job after that.
It’ll be fine.”

Mo Shiyun tried her best to comfort her mother.

“Okay, I will.”

Mo Shiyun glanced at the time.
She realized that she couldn’t talk to her mother for much longer.

“Mother, my friend is still waiting for me.
I have to leave now.”

“Okay, okay.
Focus on your studies.”

Mo Shiyun hung up her phone and returned to the cafeteria.
Zhu Sha had finished eating already.
She had been patiently waiting for Mo Shiyun.

“What’s wrong? Did something happen?” Zhu Sha asked out of concern.

“No, it’s nothing.” Mo Shiyun replied.
She didn’t want to tell Zhu Sha what was happening in her family.

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After school, Mo Shiyun returned back to the familiar Jian Residence.

In front of the house, Aunt Mo was still standing in front of the gates.
There were several suitcases and bags that were scattered around her.

“Mother…”

When Mo Shiyun saw her mother standing in the cold wind, Mo Shiyun was overcome with grief.

She rushed forward and hugged her mother.

“Shiyun! I’m so sorry… I let you down…”

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Upon seeing her tired daughter who had returned from a long day of school, Aunt Mo felt incredibly guilty.

“Mother, I’m fine.”

Mo Shiyun forced herself to not show any grief.
She wanted her mother to feel slightly better.

At this moment, the Jian family’s car pulled up to the Jian Residence.

Usually, the car would have arrived much earlier than the bus.
However, Jian Yunnao had requested the chauffeur to bring him to the Old Jian Residence before returning home.

As the car proceeded to the gates, the iron gates of the Jian Residence opened automatically.

At the same time, Jian Yunnao who was seated in the back seat had opened the window.
He looked out of the car and his eyes met up with Mo Shiyun’s eyes.

Jian Yunnao saw Aunt Mo and Mo Shiyun.
He also saw the bags of luggage at their feet.

Jian Yunnao frowned for a moment.
However, in the next moment, he withdrew his gaze.

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