Reborn as a Mortal Heiress Pampered by Big Shots

Chapter 42 - 42 042 Three Friends Apply (two updates combined)

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For the following several days, Xia Ye was under 24-hour surveillance by her three older brothers, even her time on the phone was limited.

The brothers had a meeting, and once First Middle School started, they might have to leave, with each going their own way, to their matches or back to the border, and couldn’t stay at home indefinitely.

If Little Tiangao couldn’t keep up with the basic knowledge, even if she barely made it to senior year, she’d inevitably be ostracized by teachers and classmates.

Regardless, they had to tutor her to at least understand what the teacher was saying in class.

Mrs.

Wu had never seen the three young masters present at the Xia family villa so frequently.

They followed the second young miss everywhere, even turning a discolored apple into a teaching moment.

If it had been any other teacher harping on her in such close proximity, Xia Ye would have long run away from home and packed her bags to return to Ear Mountain.

But since the tutors were her brothers, she could endure it for another two days.

Who told her that her brothers were good-looking?

The refined and gentle liberal arts teacher.

The logical genius, wicked and wild science teacher.

The nonchalant, handsome-as-hell biology teacher who could make all of humanity lose face.

Those who went to her temple to seek a last-minute blessing from “the ancestors” certainly didn’t have such attractive tutors at home!

**

The last day before school started.

In the morning, Xu He and Xia Yuzheng took Xia Ye to the police station.

There were two things to do at the police station: one was to get Xia Ye an identity card, and the other was to record statements about the kidnapping case.

Before they went, Xu He specifically asked Director Pu Meilan if it was appropriate to take Xia Ye to the police station now, or if it was too soon.

Because routine questioning always uncovers old wounds, she was worried it might affect her youngest daughter’s fragile heart.

The response from Pu Meilan came back particularly quickly.

Full of positive energy: Not too soon at all, not one bit too soon, she won’t be hurt by this little scene, go boldly and with confidence!

Xu He: …

When Team Leader Fu saw Xia Ye, he greeted her warmly.

The young girl looked much better, and she interacted naturally with her parents.

“It’s obvious that Mr.

Xia and Mrs.

Xia have taken great care of you,” Team Leader Fu said reassuringly with a nod, “but… you’re still a bit too thin.

Don’t you like to eat?”

Xia Ye just smiled and didn’t say anything.

Xu He knew a bit about this; over these few days, Xia Ye had already wiped out all generations of the free-range chickens prized by the suppliers of the Xia family’s kitchen.

Fried, sautéed, cooked, deep-fried.

Utter annihilation.

Quite the slaughter.

During the photo session, a staff member looked at the young girl in the camera for a long time.

After confirming that there was no beauty filter on, they couldn’t help but ask, “Little sister, did you wear makeup?”

Xia Ye shook her head.

The staff member asked again, “Are you wearing colored contacts?

You can’t wear colored contacts for an identity card photo…”

“No,” Xia Ye curled her lips, “all natural.”

The staff member was at a loss for words.

She was simply too beautiful!

After the photo, they filled out the Resident Identity Card Application Registration Form.

Actually, she should have gotten an identity card when she turned 16, but due to Xia Ye’s special situation, it was delayed.

She filled in her birth date in the corresponding field.

Year xx, July 15th.

Fortunately, it’s the Gregorian calendar.

If it had been the Lunar July 15th…

That would have been the Ghost Festival.

Calculating, she would be of age in less than half a year.

The image of the bar next to the family restaurant came to mind.

By then, she would be able to do things only adults could do…

Once the process is completed, you can pick it up in a month.

Just as they finished, Captain Fu arrived with uniformed police officers.

Xu He and Xia Yuzheng exchanged a glance and patted Xia Ye’s shoulder in a comforting gesture.

But compared to Xia Ye, who remained emotionally unruffled, the two of them seemed to need more comforting.

Since Xia Ye was still a minor, a family member could accompany her while making her statement.

The group entered the interrogation room.

Occasionally, Xia Ye would recall fragments of her abduction during the past 14 years when she slept at night.

The kidnapper must have been a man.

The reason for “must” was because the man had never shown his face.

He wore a black mask and used a voice changer.

Unfortunately, the warehouse was dimly lit, and she couldn’t clearly see his eyes that were the only parts exposed.

As expected, the information Xia Ye could provide was not of much help to the case at the moment.

Xu He and Xia Yuzheng felt regretful, but the thought that their younger daughter was finally back by their side provided some consolation.

**

After leaving the police station, Xia Yuzheng sent Xu He and the others home with Wang Dahai’s help and then went to the company himself.

It wasn’t until the evening that he finally finished his work and returned home.

Now that his younger daughter’s schooling was arranged, Xia Yuzheng finally had time to research Xia Enterprise’s bidding activities for the first half of the year.

Xia Yuzheng was quite confident about this bid, with the only competitor being…

The Jiang Family.

At this moment, there was a stack of thick files on his coffee table.

With so much work to do, he had even forgotten that his wife disliked the smell of smoke, and he lit a cigarette, smoking while reviewing the documents.

Xu He knew he was vexed about work and didn’t stop him, only asking the maid to open a window.

She wasn’t bothered by it much, but beside her, Xia Yourong was doing exercises, and in the dining area, Xia Xing was explaining biology to Xia Ye.

She couldn’t let her precious children be affected by the smell of smoke.

The key to winning the bid was to know both yourself and your competition, but it was not easy to be so informed about the Jiang Family.

Moreover, now that the marriage engagement with the Jiang Family was called off, Xia Yuzheng found it even harder to gather any intelligence about the Jiang Family’s attitude toward the bid.

He drew the cigarette to his lips, took a deep drag, looked up, and glanced across the unusually harmonious living room.

His gaze moved from the boneless-looking Xia Ye, sprawled over the dining table reading a book, and settled on Xia Yourong beside her.

His eyes flickered, “Xiaorong, school starts tomorrow, and you’re in the same class as Yunzhou, right?

As long as it doesn’t affect your studies, try to interact with him more often and see if you can dig up any information for Dad.”

Xia Yourong smiled sweetly, “No problem, Dad.

Not only are we classmates, but we also sit adjacent desks.”

“Really?” Xia Yuzheng smiled amiably.

When it came to Xiaorong, she excelled at socializing and was sensible and mature.

Despite being in her senior year, she was already a little celebrity among the few major families of Capital City.

Whenever he socialized, he would always hear others praise her.

Although his sons were also outstanding, they just weren’t the same as his daughter.

It seemed that the only link between the Xia and Jiang families in the future would have to rely on Xiaorong…

As Xia Yuzheng thought this, little did he know that at the same time, in the dining area, “dimwit” Xia Ye had finally finished her last evening’s lessons.

She remembered she hadn’t checked her WeChat for days and casually glanced at her phone.

Upon opening it, she was notified of three new friend requests.

Yizhou, Just One Boat (Jiang Yunzhou).

Your Husband from Kindergarten (Jiang Yunyang).

Jiang Xuan.

Apart from Jiang Xuan, who had the patience to wait for her acceptance,

The other two had sent several friend requests—one had tried 4 times, the other 11 times…