Retired Villainess Transmigrates into a Cannon Fodder - Chapter 943

Mr. Chu felt the stares from all directions and said awkwardly, “Has Mrs. Shao known Xiang Xiang for a long time? I have not heard her mention you before. We are still very concerned about Xiang Xiang, but Xiang Xiang is too busy and has little time to meet with us.”

He was trying to point out that his family didn’t contact Chu Xiang because Chu Xiang herself refused to communicate with them. But Mrs. Shao immediately said, “Of course, Xiang Xiang is too busy. Such a young child should have fun, but she has to work hard to earn money, not only to pay you a million but also to buy us a small gift every weekend. This child is too hardheaded and distinguishes clearly between gratitude and grievance. If she had been loved and pampered since she was a child, how could she have been a leader at such a young age? She went through too much.”

Chu Xiang laughed. “Mom, with you caring for me, I don’t feel hard at all.”

Mr. Chu looked at the heartache on Mrs. Shao’s face and the happiness on Chu Xiang’s face and couldn’t say anything, Mrs. Shao made it very clear that Chu Xiang distinguished clearly between gratitude and grievance. Therefore, she was not wrong for not wanting to deal with the Chu family because of those previous grudges. She already returned the money spent in the Chu family with interest. Them asking Chu Xiang to be pleasant to them is too much.

Chu Xiang obviously knew how to repay gratitude. Mrs. Shao already said Chu Xiang would buy them gifts every weekend. Every bit of kindness Mrs. Shao had shown to kindness was repaid two times better. Everyone knew how the Chu family used to treat Chu Xiang. The Chu family even shamelessly accepted the money, so they were not in a position to lecture Chu Xiang.

Mr. and Mrs. Chu only felt that they had lost all their face at the ball.

Mrs. Shao nodded to Mr. and Mrs. Chu, “I have to take the two children to meet Old Mrs. Feng. Excuse me.”

Mr. and Mrs. Chu respectfully watched them leave, watching how Chu Xiang link arms with Mrs. Shao and laughing and joking with her naturally. They were as close as mother and daughter, and thinking that just now Chu Xiang called Mrs. Shao “Mom”, they were unsettled in their hearts.

Mrs. Chu has been agitated by the recent incidents. She would not admit that she was at fault, but she thought that Chu Xiang was simply a greedy person. In the past when the Chu family thought that she was their daughter, Chu Xiang kept her head lowered and never called Mrs. Chu “Mom.” However, she treated the prestigious Mrs. Shao enthusiastically. Chu Xiang was a materialistic person in Mrs. Chu’s eyes.

Mr. Chu felt very remorseful. From what Mrs. Shao said, she was already fond of Chu Xiang long before she left the Chu family. At that time, no one in the world knew that Chu Xiang was not the Chu family’s daughter. If the Chu family were kinder to Chu Xiang and did not go to the paternity test, then Chu Xiang would still be his daughter, and may still be married to Shao Yan. By then, the Chu family could climb up another step on the social ladder with the Shao family’s strength.

With the Chu Group’s development stagnant for several years and starting to regress, Mr. Chu felt worse than being stabbed when he found himself missing such an “opportunity.” He even thought if he insisted on not letting Chu Xiang leave after the paternity test and simply adopted Chu Xiang, they could have made a connection with the Shao family now. He could’ve found someone else to give him another heir later on. Losing Chu Xiang equaled losing their only chance to move forward. This feeling of loss was too painful.

When they moved to a less crowded place, Mr. Chu heard Mrs. Chu whispering and complaining, and he felt more disgusted. Recalling the saying “A husband would not be in trouble if he had a good wife,”, Mr. Chu felt that it was all Mrs. Chu’s fault for missing such a good opportunity. He was busy in the company. If Mrs. Chu who took care of the family could treat Chu Xiang well, how would the Chu family be in such an embarrassing situation now? If he had known, he should have divorced her long ago and married a wiser wife.

Mr. Chu missed out on a daughter like Chu Xiang who could bring great benefits, and then looked at his “own daughter.” It didn’t sit well with him. She was just an ordinary girl, who not only won’t bring in business but was also not as good as Chu Xiang. Just why wasn’t Chu Xiang his daughter?

Chu Xiang saw their expressions from afar and smiled slightly. They really seemed to be in distraught. Perhaps there would be a show of infighting soon.

Thanks to Mrs. Chu, the girl she found to pose as Ms. Chu resembled her very much. When they stood together, they seemed like mother and daughter. The poser was more similar to Mrs. Chu than Chu Xiang, the real daughter. Therefore, no one in the room suspected that the paternity test was wrong. The Chu family still managed to find their biological daughter despite going through a long process.

In the elite circle, blood relations were too important. If Chu Xiang was still affiliated with the Chu family, the Chu family would always have an excuse to forge a relationship with the Shao family and get some advantage. If the Chu family failed, then they would pour resentment on her. However, the Chu family could only look up to the Shao family from afar and watch Chu Xiang get close to the Shao family. Even so, they did not dare to get close for fear the Shao family would avenge Chu Xiang.

Departing from the Chu family and getting rid of her identity as part of that family also lessened all of Chu Xiang’s problems. Meanwhile, she could hog all of the glory, and the Chu family could not get a single bit of it.

Mrs. Shao took Chu Xiang and Shao Yan to Mr. Shao’s side and then talked with Old Mrs. Feng for a long time. Old Mrs. Feng’s kind expression showed that she liked Chu Xiang and Shao Yan. She even gifted them presents and valued them.

Shao Yan was the only heir of the Shao family. Even if he had not shown himself before, he deserved to be valued. But Chu Xiang was an orphan. She could get this attention solely because of the Shao family. The crowd saw how Mrs. Shao had been holding Chu Xiang’s hand with a natural intimacy. Therefore, everyone began to respect Chu Xiang and didn’t dare to underestimate the orphan who managed to climb her way into the elite circle.

Someone who didn’t know the details asked around. Soon, the Chu family’s ridiculous story and Chu Xiang’s excellence were discussed at the banquet. The Chu couple was gawked at by many people as if they were being publicly executed. The couple regretted coming to the banquet. This was the most embarrassing day in their lives.

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