Chapter 234: Chapter 234

Sure enough, right after the exam in the afternoon, someone came looking for Li Xianglu, asking her to stop by the security office, claiming that a relative of hers had shown up.

Li Xianglu smiled, and Qin Xi was also waiting outside the teaching building, having timed her arrival perfectly. The two met and went to the office together.

The security office was located to the west of the school gate, a row of bungalows. The two walked over, knocked on the door, and then saw someone come to open it.

As soon as the door opened, they heard sobbing. Li Xianglu’s lips curled into a mocking smile. So, crying had started already.

This room was the security department’s meeting room, with a long table in the middle and chairs on either side. By the window near the door was a charcoal furnace, and three people were sitting there; one of them was Director Wang.

Upon seeing the two enter, he greeted them to sit down. They were now acquaintances, having dealt with the previous framing incident, but he hadn’t expected another situation .

The two people crying in the room were Ge Sanmei and Li Jianhong.

Li Xianglu greeted with a smile, "Director Wang, I don’t know what’s happening. Someone came looking for me and asked me to come to the security office."

Director Wang glanced at the two people opposite him, then back at Li Xianglu, who looked confused. What was going on? Weren’t they supposed to be her biological family? How come she didn’t recognize them?

Just then, Li Jianhong, who had been covertly observing Li Xianglu, widened her eyes in astonishment, "Li Xianglu, what’s the matter? Don’t you recognize me and Mom anymore? I’m your blood sister!"

Li Xianglu and Qin Xi were seated, looking indifferently at the people opposite them.

Li Xianglu ignored Li Jianhong and instead addressed Director Wang, "Director Wang, someone is pretending to be a relative of mine. Can I report this to the police?"

Director Wang was taken aback and frowned at the two women opposite him, who had stopped crying and were now glaring angrily. He nodded and said, "You can. But can I know if they really are your relatives? This lady claims to be your mother, and that girl says she’s your older sister. If not, then we in the security department will have to ask them to leave."

Li Xianglu calmly said, "They are not. I only have a grandfather and no parents."

What! Ge Sanmei couldn’t believe this girl could be so heartless. Why? She had been good to that brute Li Erfu, so why couldn’t she be good to her biological mother? She had carried her in her womb for ten months!

Director Wang frowned. Indeed, he had checked the school’s records after the commotion at noon. Li Xianglu truly only had a grandfather, and Qin Xi next to her was her spouse. Both were registered in the Capital’s household registration, whereas the introduction letter provided by these people had been issued by a small county in Guanzhong.

With that in mind, Director Wang asked, "What’s the purpose behind your impersonation?"

Li Jianhong didn’t expect the official to speak and immediately leaned over the table shouting, "How dare you, Li Xianglu! You think you’re too good for us now, don’t you? Refusing to acknowledge your own family. I am your blood sister, and she - she is your birth mother. You’re disowning us now!"

Li Xianglu stood up, stating indifferently, "Director Wang, I don’t know these people. If convenient, could you please call the police station and have them all arrested? That would spare us from such people causing trouble for no reason."

After speaking, Li Xianglu pulled Qin Xi to leave. Qin Xi had been silent from start to finish; he was there to protect Li Xianglu from any harm, but some matters still needed to be resolved by her alone.

Almost as soon as Li Xianglu had stepped out of the security department’s door, Ge Sanmei and Li Jianhong rushed after her.

Ge Sanmei tried to grab Li Xianglu but ended up being pulled forward by Qin Xi, causing Ge Sanmei to fall and start screaming. Her village temper flared as she rolled on the ground, wailing loudly, "Oh heavens, look at this! Someone’s disowning their mother! Reading books in the city and forgetting her poor old mom! Oh heavens, why don’t you strike this beast dead?"

Li Jianhong, catching up, saw people at the door looking over and also started to cry out loudly, "Help, somebody help! Save my mother, my sister is trying to kill her!"

Li Xianglu stood still, coldly watching the two make a scene.

By this time, exams had ended, and many people were coming out, drawn by the shouting and gathering around, whispering to each other.

The students from these two sessions were a complex group, incomparable to the college students of later generations. Among them were many who were married and then returned to study, some who abandoned their rural families to study, and others who received government subsidies while at school and refused to associate with their poor families. So, seeing this scene didn’t surprise anyone; they just hadn’t expected Li Xianglu to be such a person. She was well-dressed, spoke excellent English, and her early-marriage husband wasn’t bad either. What was really going on? Were these two really her relatives?

At that moment, a voice came through, "Ma’am, please get up from the ground. It’s cold. If you have something to say, say it standing up. Li Xianglu is an outstanding student representative of our school. If what you’re saying is true, she won’t abandon her own mother and sister ."

The speaker was Shen Yuehong, pushing through the crowd.

Li Xianglu felt like screaming to the heavens. With this person around, she couldn’t stop feeling their presence every moment. Was it possible that the school’s previous handling wasn’t harsh enough to lead her to believe she could do whatever she wanted?

Unmoved, Li Xianglu stood her ground, coldly watching.

Seeing this, Li Jianhong hurried over, helping her mother from the ground, "Mom, get up, it’s cold on the ground. Even if Xiangxiang doesn’t want to recognize us, we can’t make a scene. She still has to study at school, after all. We must preserve some dignity."

Li Xianglu sneered. Recently, Li Jianhong’s brain had apparently developed for the second time, becoming much smarter. Shen Yuehong turned to Li Xianglu and reproached, "Li Xianglu, how could you do this? This is your mother. Even if they are from the countryside, you can’t pretend not to know them. If you do, you’re betraying the school’s teachings!"

Li Xianglu laughed contemptuously, shaking her head, "Shen Yuehong, do you think the school was too lenient with you last time? Are you itching for a repeat performance?"

Shen Yuehong froze, just about to speak, when Li Xianglu continued calmly, "As students of Capital University, at the very least, we must have the ability to discern right from wrong, and not blindly aid and abet wrongdoing!"

Li Xianglu looked around at the crowd, her voice chillingly cold, "Some matters are indeed my personal affairs. Whether I speak of them or not is my freedom. Since people have already come to my door today, I might as well clarify things. It’s to prevent some from becoming brazen, thinking they can hold these matters over me!"

ps: Switching to "big sister", are you not used to it yet? Don’t worry, it will be resolved soon.

It’s been a while since we had a 10,000-word update, let’s get some more going today!