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  It was just as well. If his son left now, he might bump into Miao Miao and have a chat with her.

  He had already reminded his son of whatever he had to as a father.

  If she really moved out and found a suitable man, his son would really stand no chance at all.

  Old Zhai understood Miao Jing’s temper. If she met a suitable man, she would definitely give up on the man she liked just to be with a suitable man.

  Then, it didn’t matter what his son thought or felt anymore.

  Sigh. What was the point of having a son? He had to worry about everything. No wonder his wife liked daughters more. Look how little they had to worry about Miao Miao.

  Old Zhai was hoping that his son would have a chance encounter with Miao Jing and be able to strike a conversation with her once he left the study.

  With more interaction, there would be a greater chance of them falling for each other.

  What Old Zhai hadn’t expected was that Miao Jing had already returned to her room a long time ago so as to avoid Zhai Yaohui. There was no chance of that ever happening.

  Of course, neither had Old Zhai expected his emotionless son to take the initiative by knocking on Miao Jing’s room door.

  “Who’s that?” Miao Jing kept her accounts book. “Hold on.”

  Miao Jing ran to open the door, and when she saw that it was Zhai Yaohui, she felt a little panicked. “Brother… Brother Zhai, is something wrong? If something’s wrong, we can talk downstairs.”

  She felt uneasy chatting in her room or in the corridor.

  “Nothing. I just wanted to have a chat with you.” Zhai Yaohui didn’t want to chat downstairs.

  If his parents were to see him chatting alone with Miao Miao, they might have some ideas of their own.

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  “Oh, you can be direct.” As long as he didn’t enter her room.

  “Have you gotten used to living in our home? If anything bothers you, you can let me know.”

  Miao Jing shook her head. “Uncle and Auntie are very good to me. It’s not like I have anything to do with your family. The person who saved Uncle at that time was my dad, not me. I’m very grateful to you guys for supporting me throughout the past year and even giving me a chance to study.”

  They had given her a roof over her head for free and had also given her a room of her own. What was there to nitpick about?

  She would be too heartless if she were to complain about anything.

  “I heard that someone caused trouble for you lately. I have to apologize for that.” If not for him, Qi Minlan wouldn’t have stirred up trouble for Miao Miao either.

  But Zhai Yaohui was truly disappointed that Qi Minlan hadn’t grown as a person over the past year. “She’s too pampered and spoiled, but she isn’t actually a bad person.”

  “…” Miao Jing tightened her grip on the door handle, forcing a smile out. “Whether she’s a good person or not has nothing to do with me. I don’t know her. I’ll let bygones be bygones. Anyway, she didn’t really do anything to me. Alright, I understand.”

  It was true. Qi Minlan and Zhai Yaohui had grown up together and were childhood sweethearts.

  She was simply a person who was leeching off the Zhai family. How could they compare with each other?

  Thankfully, she had never thought of comparing herself to Qi Minlan, and neither had she ever believed Uncle Zhai and seen herself as Zhai Yaohui’s partner.

  If she were really so self-unaware, she would truly be shameless.

  Thinking about Grandma Zhai’s words and hearing Zhai Yaohui’s words, Miao Jing understood that it was Qi Minlan who was family with the Zhai family. She was the outsider.

  Since there was someone in the family who disliked her, it was only right for her to leave the family.

  Miao Jing was thankful that she had already planned on moving out of the Zhai family’s house. Otherwise, she would be so embarrassed for having dug a hole to bury herself.

  The Zhai family had been gracious with their words, unlike Qi Minlan who had been brutally straightforward.

  Alright, she understood. She would move out of this house as soon as possible. Actually, she felt rather embarrassed that she had disturbed them for such a long time too.

  “Is there anything else, Brother Zhai?”

  Zhai Yaohui frowned, feeling that Miao Jing’s answer sounded a little weird.

  But he couldn’t pinpoint where the problem was. Zhai Yaohui, who usually excelled in the military, was clueless now. “No, do you have anything you want to tell me?”

  “No.” Miao Jing shook her head quickly. “Brother Zhai, I still have other things to do. Look…”

  It wouldn’t be easy to move out of the Zhai family’s house. There were too many things to take care of.

  Over the past year, the Zhai family had bought several more outfits for her. Should she bring them along with her when she moved out?

  Even if she didn’t bring them along with her, she had recorded the prices of these outfits and would definitely return the Zhai family whatever they had spent on her.

  Rent around the area wasn’t especially expensive, but it was still unaffordable to Miao Jing, who had not yet found herself a job.

  Apart from rent, she still had to pay for her meals. She had to have some leftover cash after paying the rent to survive.

  Sigh, it was so troublesome. That wouldn’t do. She would have to do her sums.

  There was still the problem of finding a job. She would have to settle that tomorrow.

  Even if she couldn’t start straightaway, she had to find a way to make a living and start saving up her money.

  Miao Jing felt overwhelmed in the face of all these problems.

  “Alright. I won’t disturb you anymore. We’re a family. Miao Miao, if you have any problem, you must let us know and not handle it alone. Two heads are better than one, after all. There’s no need to feel embarrassed with us.”

  Miao Jing nodded perfunctorily. “I understand, Brother Zhai.”

  The Zhai family treated her well, but Brother Zhai’s future wife didn’t like her and didn’t want to see her.

  Since the Zhai family had been so kind to her, she couldn’t possibly cause tension between the Zhai family and Qi Minlan, right?

  They had given her a fresh start in life. It would be terrible if she were to pester them and stir up trouble for them. She would never do something like that!

  As Miao Jing closed the door, Zhai Yaohui had the urge to ask if she truly understood everything. It didn’t seem like the case.

  But as her brother, Zhai Yaohui felt too embarrassed to knock on Miao Jing’s door the second time now that she had already closed the door.

  If he were to do that, it would make it seem as though there was truly something going on between him and Miao Jing.

  He didn’t want the others in the family to have such a misunderstanding.

  As such, Zhai Yaohui decided to return to his own room even though he felt a little uneasy.