Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time-Chapter 48 Ignored

Seeing Wan Chu’er walk away without looking back, Xiao Bai sighed, "Boring." He finally acknowledged a cousin, only to find this cousin, like his brother, seemed mature beyond her years, unable to share his interests in enjoying the pleasures of life.

He picked up the paper in front of him without enthusiasm and read aloud, "The Modern Nightclub Management Techniques."

What a profound title; it was impressive that this little cousin could come up with such a powerful name.

Xiao Bai patiently read on, carefully going through it bit by bit. As he read, his face lit up, realizing that the suggestions Wan Chu’er made were just to his liking.

The content of these two sheets of paper ignited Xiao Bai’s interest. Remembering his bossy brother, he immediately took the sheets to Jinghua Hotel to find Dabai.

As soon as Wan Chu’er stepped into the lobby on the first floor, she ran into Liu Li.

Liu Li was wearing a black skirt, with powder on her face, lipstick on her lips, and eyebrows carefully drawn into thin lines. She held a tray with two bottles of beer, apparently delivering drinks to a guest.

At first sight of Wan Chu’er, Liu Li thought she was seeing things. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed Wan Chu’er, whom she disliked.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Li blurted out and questioned.

Wan Chu’er looked up at the ceiling, rolled her eyes, and walked around her.

To be ignored like that, especially by Wan Chu’er, made Liu Li feel as if her head was steaming with anger. She shouted, "Wan Chu’er, stop!"

Wan Chu’er didn’t stop but did catch someone else’s attention.

A slightly older woman walked over with curly hair, delicate makeup, and a captivating gait. She frowned slightly and asked Liu Li:

"Lili, why are you shouting? Don’t yell here; mind your manners."

Seeing who it was, Liu Li quickly restrained her previous wild demeanor and obediently said, "Sister Lulu, I saw an acquaintance..."

"Even if you meet an acquaintance, you shouldn’t shout. Is the drink for a guest? Go quickly." Sister Lulu interrupted her explanation with a wave, urging her to deliver the drinks, as Manager Bai had asked her to keep an eye on Liu Li.

"Oh." Not daring to upset Sister Lulu, Liu Li grudgingly looked in the direction where Wan Chu’er had left, but at this point, Wan Chu’er was out of sight. She then composed her smile again and went to serve the guest.

After leaving Heavenly World, Wan Chu’er headed straight home, knowing Bai Zhixi would surely be waiting for her to have dinner.

Sure enough, when she got home, she found several dishes on the dining table in the living room covered with bowls to keep warm, and the rice was still in the pot.

Bai Zhixi was busy tidying up their home.

Wan Chu’er called out to her, "Mom, let’s eat. After dinner, let me help you with whatever needs doing."

Bai Zhixi smiled and said, "No need, there’s not much to do. After dinner, you should focus on your studies."

At this stage, nothing was more important than her daughter’s education. Especially now that her daughter was willing to work hard and study well, she naturally had to support her wholeheartedly.

After dinner, mother and daughter tidied up and then settled into studying and working in the living room.

In this house, only the living room had bright lighting. The bulbs in the rooms on both sides were still incandescent, casting a dim light not suitable for reading and writing.

Wan Chu’er took out her books and started reviewing, doing exercises, summarizing, and preparing lessons.

Bai Zhixi took out the accounts for the pickles and quietly sorted out the business situation under the light, noting which family’s pickles needed delivery, which ones had slow sales recently, which needed restocking, and which still had plenty.

In the light, mother and daughter worked quietly on their tasks, easily catching sight of each other with a glance. The only sounds were the rustling of pages and the pen on paper, creating a rich and cozy atmosphere.

The next day marked the start of a new week. Bai Zhixi was fully occupied with the pickle business, making and delivering pickles alone. Though busy, she managed to handle it.

Seeing Bai Zhixi manage well, Wan Chu’er threw herself into preparing for the weekend midterm exams, planning to help Bai Zhixi after the exams.

During this time, An Lian frequently came to help Bai Zhixi. On several occasions, when Wan Chu’er came home for lunch, she ran into An Lian and, instead of commenting, she invited An Lian to eat at home, bringing joy to both Bai Zhixi and An Lian.

Before they knew it, it was Friday, with the monthly exams scheduled for Friday and Saturday, covering six subjects: Chinese, Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, all to be completed in a day and a half.

When the test papers were distributed, Wan Chu’er showed no expression, merely glancing over the questions before starting to write swiftly.

Her seatmate had been observing her actions secretly. Seeing Wan Chu’er so composed, the seatmate felt uncomfortable, pursed his lips, and then began to answer the questions.

Teacher Zhu, the class teacher, couldn’t help glancing at Wan Chu’er a few more times during the monitoring rounds, noticing her smooth answering and neat writing on the exam sheet, nodding slightly and eagerly anticipating Wan Chu’er’s scores.

By Saturday morning, all six exams were done.

After the last exam, her seatmate couldn’t help but nudge Wan Chu’er’s arm and softly asked, "How did you do?"

It took a moment before Wan Chu’er glanced at her. Just when her seatmate was about to give up, she replied, "Alright."

After speaking, Wan Chu’er opened an English book, copying sentences from it, clearly uninterested in conversation, frustrating her seatmate to no end. freewёbnoνel.com

Wan Chu’er really had no interest in befriending her seatmate.

After another half day of classes in the afternoon, it was the weekend, while the teachers stayed overtime grading the papers.

Come Sunday morning, just like the last two times, Wan Chu’er found herself at An Lian’s house by six-thirty, training in martial arts.

After her martial arts lesson, Wan Chu’er went with Bai Zhixi to deliver pickles to various restaurants.

At Jinghua Hotel, Wan Chu’er noticed how courteous the staff were to Bai Zhixi, reckoning that Manager Dabai must have instructed his employees to treat them well.

Previously, she figured Xiao Bai would quickly come to her, asking about the content on that paper. To her surprise, a week had passed without any sign of him.

Wan Chu’er speculated that Xiao Bai either hadn’t read what she’d written or had taken her suggestions and gone to Beijing or Shanghai for on-site investigation.

As for the family matter Xiao Bai mentioned that day, she had no intention of asking Bai Zhixi about it.

Regardless of whether Bai Zhixi was Xiao Bai’s real aunt, it wouldn’t affect the relationship between her and Bai Zhixi. Since Bai Zhixi hadn’t mentioned it in the previous life, it indicated she didn’t want to talk about it, or perhaps even she wasn’t aware of it.

For matters that Bai Zhixi preferred not to address, Wan Chu’er naturally wouldn’t bring them up, sparing Bai Zhixi any unnecessary trouble.