Chapter 503 - Chapter 503: 200 Express, Retreat for the College Entrance Exam (Second Update)_1

Chapter 503: 200 Express, Retreat for the College Entrance Exam (Second Update)_1

Xu Wenyao had seen Bai Lian’s handwriting.

Neat and yet with her own style, it was very attractive.

“Yes, I remember too,” Xu En nodded as well.

This time, Old Madam Xu looked at Ji Mulan with some surprise, calculating something in her mind, “What style of calligraphy did she learn?”

Ji Mulan’s smile was a bit awkward, Bai Lian hadn’t formally studied calligraphy at all, “No, it’s just the style of the Jianghu.”

Ji Mulan herself had never seen the imperial script.

Jianghu style?

Old Madam Xu didn’t know much about it, but she knew it wasn’t mainstream. She lost interest and turned to Xu Zhiyue, who was sitting beside her, “Yueyue, eat more. The high school exams are coming, don’t be too stressed. Do your best for our Xu family, and it would be even better if the main family sees it.”

“Old Madam, Miss Zhiyue came second in this month’s exam,” the butler boasted from the side.

Ji Mulan also looked warmly and somewhat proudly at Zhiyue, “Yueyue has always had good grades.”

Second in the country, that is, the second top scholar.

Ji Mulan couldn’t help but think, if Xu Zhiyue were her daughter, would Bai Qiming still treat them the same way?

Naturally, Old Madam Xu was very satisfied with Xu Zhiyue, “I remember Alian is also a senior, how is she doing?”

Bai Lian?

Ji Mulan paused momentarily; she hadn’t been in contact with Bai Lian since she left Jiangjing.

It was Xu Wenyao who spoke up, “Alian’s studies are steady now.”

He had just asked about Bai Lian the night before. High school seniors are under a lot of stress. Xu Wenyao had a classmate who couldn’t cope and fell into depression, so he always cared about how Bai Lian and Xu Zhiyue were doing academically.

Both of them were doing fine.

“That’s good to hear,” Old Madam Xu nodded and did not ask further.

She was merely making a polite inquiry and was not curious about Bai Lian’s grades – they were surely not better than Xu Zhiyue’s anyway.

After the meal,

Old Madam Xu took her Buddha Beads to the temple to pray for Xu Zhiyue’s smooth success in the high school exams.

Since Xu Zhiyue entered her senior year, she had done this every day. Xu Zhiyue was also the hope of the new generation of the Xu family.

Beside her, the butler handed her an incense stick, “Don’t worry, Miss Zhiyue has been second in the recent joint examinations. This year’s runner-up will definitely be Miss Zhiyue. Maybe the Old Master over there will meet Miss Zhiyue.”

“May the ancestors bless her,” Old Madam Xu quickly bowed three times, “May Zhiyue do well in her exams.”

**

Outside, Ji Mulan and Xu En left for home.

Though they had reconciled with the old lady, they did not live in the old residence.

Xu En hadn’t drunk today, and he settled into the driver’s seat, “Alian is also sitting her exams soon, right? I plan to visit her in a couple of months. It may not be feasible to take her to the exams; do you want to go back with me?”

In June.

Ji Mulan subconsciously covered her stomach, buckled her seat belt, and looked up, “My father is there. The doctor said my pregnancy is unstable.”

The baby was still in the early months, and she was an older mother.

Xiangcheng was too far; after the flight, it would be several hours’ car ride, and the roads in Xiangcheng were rough.

If Bai Lian had been as close and excellent as Xu Zhiyue, she might have gone back, but…

Ji Mulan didn’t want to take the risk of returning to Xiangcheng; she wanted to avoid the topic, “You just mentioned ‘main family’, and that is…”

“You know about the circles in Jiangjing,” Xu En drove out of the gate, “Old Master Chen is from the Chen Family. You’ve studied history; you should know the Chen Family.”

“Descendants of General Chen Ye?” Ji Mulan gasped.

“Yep,” Xu En nodded, his gaze deep, “And our main Xu family is on par with the Chen Family. Our clan is too large to imagine. We were once a collateral branch of theirs, but have since separated. It’s quite difficult to rejoin the main family.”

Xu En sighed.

Ji Mulan stared at the road ahead, as Xu En’s sparse words painted a world she had never encountered.

The Xu family, the Chen family…

**

The next day.

When Bai Lian arrived at Xingyi Martial Arts School in the evening, a group of young men and women were queuing outside; they were students planning to apply to arts colleges next year and were registering this year.

She carried her book bag across the corridor to the back.

In the backyard, a large wooden tub was placed, and Jin Kai was throwing herbs into it.

Xu He stood beside him, not as cold and proud as yesterday but with a hint of unease.

Seeing Bai Lian, both looked over to her, “Miss Bai.”

Bai Lian put down her book bag and played with a white handkerchief in her hand. Standing in front of the tub, she asked casually, “Why would you be willing to come to Xiangcheng?”

Logically speaking, Xiangcheng is so remote that even people from Beicheng aren’t willing to come here.

Xu He never lied, “I’ve been seriously injured before and it left complications. My father sent me here… and, I don’t want to stay with the Xu Family anymore. Miss Bai, rest assured, I won’t have any second thoughts.”