ushernet Chapter 869 - 862: Can’t Avoid It
Chapter 869 - 862: Can’t Avoid It
However, if it were only Qiu Zi’s parents and grandmother coming, she could barely endure it. But the fact that even her damned cousin came along, that’s what really pushed Qiu Zi over the edge.
Her cousin was her uncle’s daughter, named Lu Zitong. Just by the name alone, you could tell this Lu Zitong was an extremely proud woman. Since childhood, Qiu Zi had been bullied by Lu Zitong countless times. The problem is, bullying her was like bullying a nobody. Because she carried the Lu surname, she was the beloved granddaughter of the grandparents, while Qiu Zi, the neglected daughter of the second daughter, was the completely overlooked one.
Growing up pampered at home, Lu Zitong had a temper that was completely unbearable and loved to compete with Qiu Zi in everything. If she surpassed Qiu Zi, she was happy. If she couldn’t surpass her, she’d throw a fit and make all kinds of trouble for Qiu Zi.
Qiu Zi feared her and was also too lazy to stoop to her level, so to avoid trouble, Qiu Zi would always do things halfway, giving the impression she wasn’t capable, just to satisfy Lu Zitong’s proud heart.
But by doing so, Qiu Zi became even less favored in her grandmother’s family.
Initially, they thought that if Qiu Zi and Leng Yichen’s matter worked out, the Lu Family could bask in some of the glory. Lu Zitong was envious of Qiu Zi soon marrying into the Leng Family and repeatedly tried to persuade her family to let her marry into the Leng Family instead. She even dumped her long-time boyfriend for this, not because she liked Leng Yichen, but simply because she didn’t want to see Qiu Zi marry better than her. However, Lu Zitong’s attempts were fruitless. It was also because Luna really didn’t like her own niece and favored Qiu Zi over Lu Zitong.
Just as the Lu Family started to treat Qiu Zi and Lu Qian a bit better, Qiu Zi decided to fully embrace her free-spirited path and ran away from home.
This left Lu Qian in a miserable state, being scolded by both her in-laws and her own family every day. Lu Qian harbored resentment in her heart, which was likely to end up being vented on Qiu Zi.
Outside the Leng Mansion, Qiu Zi stood dumbfounded, unable to predict what would happen once she stepped inside.
Her mother must hate her tremendously. Would she slap her as soon as she saw her?
Qiu Zi smiled wryly, her lips twitching.
"Little Zi?" came the voice of Bai Yiran from behind.
Qiu Zi turned around, seeing Bai Yiran with a look of helplessness, "Yiran..."
"What happened?" Bai Yiran quickly walked two steps closer, looking at Qiu Zi’s slightly red eyes.
"Yiran, why did you come back at this time?" Qiu Zi swallowed her tears that were about to spill, smiling as she asked.
Looking at Qiu Zi, Bai Yiran sensed something was off, "I got a call from Sister Liu saying your mother’s family arrived, so I came back early to take a look." Bai Yiran thought for a moment, then exclaimed, "Your mother’s family is your family, isn’t it?"
Qiu Zi pursed her lips and nodded, "Mm..."
Bai Yiran had a face full of lines; she had known Qiu Zi for a while and had heard some stories about her family from her.
"Why don’t you hide outside for a bit? You could stay at my hotel for a couple of days. Once they leave, you can come back?" Bai Yiran suggested. The best plan was for Qiu Zi to hide out for now.
Qiu Zi shook her head, "I can’t dodge it forever. If they don’t see me this time, there will be a next time. I have to give them an explanation eventually..."