Am I destined to be cannon fodder? Unlock the system and lead the motherland

Chapter 32 Deflated
At this time, Yun Ling came down from the study and took in the scene. "Momo is a straightforward child. She says whatever she wants. If she has offended you in any way, Mu Yan, you should not argue with her." The implication was probably: "My eldest brother's daughter is just like that. Whatever she wants, you should just bear with her!"

Wen Muyan still had that "iceberg face" and his answer was still cold and distant: "No, uncle."

At five fifty, Shu Manli brought Yun Yutong back from school.

The servant quickly stepped aside to greet her, respectfully taking the schoolbag from Yun Yutong's shoulder and whispering softly, "Madam, the Second Miss."

The nanny quickly set up dinner and everything was in order.

Shu Manli noticed the extra set of tableware on the table and turned to ask the butler next to her if there were any guests. The butler replied respectfully, "Madam, we do have distinguished guests."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Muyan and Yun Ling slowly walked down the stairs.

Yun Yutong turned around and looked back. Her eyes sparkled as she caught sight of the man. She quickly stepped forward, wanting to throw herself into his arms. She looked up at his handsome face, surprised and delighted. "Uncle Wen, why are you here?"

However, Wen Muyan immediately used the "Lingbo Weibu" technique, which completely wiped out Yun Yutong's enthusiasm. It was so clean and neat. His expression was as cold as an iceberg in the Arctic. "This is not the West."

Yun Yutong's smile froze on her face, and the air around her was frozen for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

Yun Ling, standing aside, coughed lightly and said in a reproachful tone, "Mu Yan has mysophobia, you're not unaware of that."

Yun Yutong was twisting her hands, her eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, but it didn't affect her delicate beauty at all. She curved her lips into a sweet, sickening smile and said, "Uncle Wen, are you staying tonight?"

Yun Ling glanced at her and said casually, "Mu Yan has something important to attend to. He will leave after dinner."

Wen Muyan's face was calm, and his eyes were searching around intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was looking for the figure of another girl.

At this moment, Yun Ximo, who was upstairs, was in an attitude of "I'm on the third floor enjoying the scenery". She supported her chin, which was so delicate that it looked like it could be carved, with a smile that contained three parts cunning and seven parts coldness, just like the most enchanting ice flower in winter, which was both beautiful and made people's hearts beat fast.

Those slightly upturned eyebrows seemed like a work of art outlined with the most delicate brushstrokes. Not only did they carry an unruly and rebellious air, but they also quietly blended in with a hint of arrogance that said, "I'm not someone you can mess with."

His eyes were full of the joy of the "melon-eating crowd", and he whispered: "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect this little white lotus to be interested in Wen Muyan, the plot is a bit interesting
Yun Ximo walked down the stairs in slow motion, holding her phone in her hand, her eyes half-closed, her face hidden in the dim screen, looking like "Don't mess with me."

He walked into the restaurant, walked slowly to the chair and sat down.

Yun Ximo bit off a piece of pork ribs and was too lazy to even move her eyelids.

Shu Manli was about to be so angry that she was about to "erupt like a volcano", but when she looked up, she met Yun Ling's "frozen tofu" eyes. Her anger was like being sprayed by a fire extinguisher. She could only swallow it back. Her face was even colder than the ice in the refrigerator, and she continued to eat her meal silently.

Shu Manli gently placed a piece of temptingly shiny sweet and sour pork ribs in Yun Yutong's small bowl: "This is your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs."

A smug smile appeared on Yun Yutong's lips, but her eyes stole towards Yun Ximo across from her. The little spark in her eyes said, "Look, this is what home is. Unlike you, an outsider."

Yun Lingzhu noticed that Yun Ximo's chopsticks ignored the plate of pig liver: "Momo, this pig liver is nutritious."

Yun Ximo shrugged and said calmly, "Oh, that, it and I are not compatible."

As soon as these words came out, Shu Manli frowned, "You little wild flower who grew up outside in the wind and rain, have learned to be picky about food?" However, of course she could only keep these words in her heart.

Yun Yutong deliberately pretended to be guilty and turned to Yun Ximo. Her eyes seemed to contain countless little drops of apology that were about to overflow. Her voice was so soft that water could be squeezed out of it: "Sister, I'm sorry. I have loved eating pork liver since I was a child. The dishes on the table are all prepared according to my preferences." After she finished speaking, there seemed to be a bit of smug boasting in her tone.

When Yun Ximo heard this, it was as if the pause button was pressed, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, as if to say: "Oh, I've finished watching your play."

Shu Manli's face darkened instantly, and she immediately switched to protective mode, sneering, "Yutong, why are you apologizing? Don't you need to apologize to her? You're acting so spoiled for no reason. Do you really have to be around her?"

Yun Ximo's eyes flashed with coldness, and the temperature at the entire dining table dropped several degrees in an instant. The atmosphere was so tense that you could hear a pin drop.

At this moment, Yun Ling broke the silence, "I was negligent," and turned around to instruct Yang Ma, "Tell the kitchen to prepare a few dishes that the young lady will like."

Yun Ximo picked up a fish bubble and put it into the bowl. Her tone was as calm as water and she said softly, "No need, uncle."

Yun Yutong lowered her head and continued eating, a smug smile inadvertently appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Yun Ling added, "Don't stay at home all the time. Going out for a walk is good for your health."

Yun Ximo nodded. After finishing her fish soup, her eyes fell on the cauliflower. The color was fresh and tender, and it looked quite tempting. Her chopsticks involuntarily reached for the cauliflower.

However, she didn't notice that the man sitting next to her also stretched out his chopsticks at the same time, and their chopsticks grabbed the same cauliflower at almost the same time.

The man saw Yun Ximo's chopsticks and looked at her along the chopsticks. The disgust on his face was as fast as lightning in summer. Although it flashed by, Yun Ximo had a "radar-level" sensitivity and caught it instantly.

The man then moved his chopsticks away and picked up another cauliflower and put it into his bowl.

Yun Ximo's heart felt like a tangled mess, with a big question mark looming in her mind - why did this old man look at her as if she were the leftover vegetables from yesterday's dinner?

Forget it, don't think about it. Yun Ximo took a bite of the cauliflower, and with a "crunch", her worries disappeared instantly!

"Pretending." Yun Yutong winked at Yun Ximo and whispered, "You want to flirt with men whenever you see them."

After hearing this, Yun Ling's tone was filled with displeasure. He looked at Yun Yutong, shook his head and said, "Children are ignorant. Don't take it to heart."

The man nodded slightly, and Wen Muyan's voice was as cold as a wisp of winter wind, but he said politely: "It's okay, I won't take it to heart."

Yun Yutong glanced at Yun Ximo with a half-smile on her face, "Sis has been growing up outside, so her behavior is inevitably a little rude. I hope Uncle Wen doesn't mind."

Even the servants waiting on the side couldn't help but secretly glance at Yun Ximo, with a hint of sarcasm in their eyes.

Yun Ling's expression stiffened slightly. Only then did he realize that his understanding of his daughter was indescribable.

Yun Yutong's laughter was as clear and sweet as a silver bell. "Sister, I heard you're going to art class. Is that true?"

Thinking about Yun Ximo's shameful past and poor grades, she was still able to stay in Qingteng High School - a place full of top students. Yun Ximo was simply an outlier here. Even the students in the art class were miles ahead of her in academic performance.

Shu Manli, who was standing aside, had an expression in her eyes that said, "I'm doing this out of concern for you." She looked at Yun Ximo and spoke with an unquestionable tone: "Qingteng High School has an art class, which is the best choice for you if you want to go back to school now." The implication was that only the art class could accept you, and you could forget about the top class.

Yun Ling's expression was slightly displeased. He glanced at Shu Manli and then slowly said, "Who said Momo was going to the art class? She's going to the parallel class."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the table changed subtly.

Yun Yutong, who had been concentrating on her meal, paused involuntarily with her chopsticks after hearing Yun Ling's words. She turned to look at Yun Ximo, a hint of a smile playing on her lips as she said, "Sister, you've been absent from school for six months. I'm afraid your knowledge has long been forgotten. Is it appropriate for you to repeat your second year of high school in a parallel class?" The implication was that even if Yun Ximo chose to repeat her second year of high school, her academic performance might not improve.

Yun Ling took a sip of tea and after a moment's thought, he added, "No, it's senior year."

Yun Ximo finally received the sound of the surrounding world through the radio waves transmitted with delay from the universe. She raised her eyes and smiled.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ximo slowly fiddled with the grilled chicken wings in her hand. The wings were engraved with her careful consideration of her life choices: "Oh~"

After the meal, Yun Yutong pulled her phone from her handbag and said with a smile, "This is a video of the piano rehearsal for the school anniversary event." Shu Manli's eyes narrowed as she heard this. "Yutong is amazing! She's going to shine at this school anniversary event." Her tone was filled with pride for her daughter. Shu Manli secretly felt fortunate that she had spared no expense in hiring several renowned teachers from Mingjing to teach her daughter.

At this time, the housekeeper also interrupted and said with a smile: “And the results of the second young lady’s first entrance examination are out, but it’s easy to get.

Yun Yutong said modestly, "It wasn't that easy actually. This exam used the national unified examination paper, which was quite difficult. Especially the last big question in the physics paper. I only finished half of it in time."

As she spoke, she suddenly turned her gaze to Yun Ximo, who had been silent the entire time, and asked in a seemingly innocent tone, "If it were my sister, she would definitely be able to finish it all, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention immediately focused on Yun Ximo.

Yun Ximo was resting her chin on her hand, her fingers swiping rapidly on her phone, seemingly oblivious to the conversations around her. Only when she heard Yun Yutong's question did she slowly raise her head and ask, puzzled, "What did you just say?" Yun Yutong couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Sister, this physics exam is really difficult. Luckily, you don't have to take it."

Yun Yutong reminded everyone again, emphasizing that Yun Ximo was forced to drop out of school due to poor academic performance, and was able to enter the top class with the help of her aunt Yun Yimeng, unlike the second young lady who entered the top class with her own ability.

Therefore, they thought that the eldest lady was feeling ashamed and pretended not to hear the second lady's words. At this moment, the servants around her couldn't help but reveal a bit of contempt in their eyes.

They secretly murmured that this eldest daughter was dull and full of lies, and was not even half as charming as the second daughter.

I really don't understand why Mr. Yun insisted on taking her back. Yun Yutong secretly laughed at herself. How could such a foolish person be qualified to be her opponent?

At this moment, Wen Muyan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. His unusually pale eyes seemed to contain a hint of coldness, and his lips were equally pale. He asked calmly: "In a 90-minute physics test, you couldn't even finish the last basic question. Is it because you don't have enough time or your ability? If every student is like you, then is this the tragedy of education, or is it the weakness of personal foundation that people are unwilling to face up to?" In the light, the outline of his collarbone was faintly visible, looking particularly perfect.

Yun Yutong has always been a standout among her peers. Thanks to her mother's meticulous hiring of top-notch tutors, winning awards became a daily occurrence during her four years abroad. She has now transferred to an Ivy League high school in China.

Despite only being a student for a few days, Yun Yutong quickly rose to prominence at school thanks to her exceptional talent and background, becoming the center of attention. Her prominent family background also earned her special attention from the teachers at school.

However, unexpectedly, she did not receive such courtesy in front of Wen Muyan, and was not given any face at all.

Yun Yutong took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with complex glints. She was secretly shocked: "Why did this fire suddenly burn me? It should have been that bitch Yun Ximo!" She bit her lip lightly, her eyes quickly reddened, as if she would cry at any moment, and said aggrievedly: "Uncle Wen, I..."

Yun Ling quickly glanced at Yun Yutong and said earnestly, "If you have free time, put more energy into physics, your weak subject, and stop messing around with those trivial things."

"I understand, Dad." Yun Yutong responded in a low voice, while unconsciously digging her nails deep into her palms.

Only after Yun Ling and Wen Muyan completely disappeared from her sight did she slowly withdraw her gaze, but a shadow of melancholy had already unconsciously fallen between her brows. Feeling heavy-hearted, Yun Yutong briefly said something to Shu Manli and went straight upstairs.

Recalling the scene just now, Shu Manli gently rubbed her brows, tilted her head slightly, and tried to calm her inner irritation. She whispered, "The innermost room on the third floor is now your sister's piano room. If you have nothing to do, don't go there to cause trouble. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)