The fake heiress loves to act? The max-level boss isn't interested in playing along.

She looked at Su Xiao with clear and sincere eyes: "I hope that our relationship is one of mentor and friend, not just simple employer-employee."

If you need anything in the future, I will do my best as long as I have the ability and time. But please take this money back.

Su Xiao was stunned; she hadn't expected this girl to be like this.

Not only is she calm and composed, but she is also so principled and farsighted.

At such a young age, he can resist temptation; his future is limitless.

Su Xiao felt not only gratitude, but also a heartfelt appreciation and respect.

She stopped insisting and solemnly took the envelope back.

Nodding vigorously, "Okay, Fu Hua, I, Su Xiao, am determined to be your friend."

"If you need anything in the future, whether it's for your studies or anything else, please feel free to ask if I can help."

"I will."

It was late at night, but Su Xiao insisted on driving Fu Hua home: "It's so late, it's not safe for a girl like you to go home alone, I have to take you!"

Fu Hua accepted the offer without hesitation: "Okay, thank you, Editor Su."

Sitting in the speeding car, looking at the dazzling street scene outside the window, Fu Hua felt unusually calm.

The controversy and doubts surrounding the school did not faze her.

She knew that true ability and value would eventually pierce through the fog and be seen.

But on this lonely journey, she was not entirely alone.

In the afternoon, Su Yurou practically slammed the door shut and stormed into the Fu family's small building.

Her face was ashen, her chest heaving violently, and she couldn't even maintain the composure she usually valued most.

She was at the theater troupe's rehearsal space when she suddenly received a call from Principal Gao.

Upon learning about the cheating, my mind went blank.

When she got home, the first thing she did was grab the phone from the coffee table.

With trembling fingers, she dialed Fu Xiao's office number.

The voice was shrill with anger and anxiety: "Old Fu, come back here right now! Something terrible has happened!"

Fu Hua… Hua Hua cheated on her exam at school and got caught. The principal even called the theater troupe. You don't know, I'm so embarrassed.”

In less than half an hour, the Fu family members gathered in the living room.

Fu Xiao sat on the sofa with a sullen face, while Fu Songchuan stood beside him with a frown.

Along with Fu Youchuan and Fu Chaochao, who had returned home early, they all gathered in the living room.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

But the person in question hasn't returned yet.

"What on earth happened?!"

As soon as Fu Xiao sat down, he asked in a deep voice, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone.

Su Yurou seemed to have found an outlet, and suddenly slammed her hand on the sofa armrest.

The voice was filled with disbelief, anger, and disappointment: "What else could have happened? Principal Gao called personally to say that Huahua got first place in the grade in this monthly exam."

750 points! Five main subjects, all five with perfect scores!

The whole school is talking about her cheating, and the school is going to investigate seriously. They've told us parents we absolutely have to come to the school tomorrow!

She took a breath, not giving anyone a chance to interrupt.

He concluded unequivocally: "Is there even a need for investigation? It's definitely cheating. How long has she been here? And she's in Class D, which has the worst teaching staff!"

Forget getting first place in the grade, I'd be grateful if I could even get an average score.

750 points? A perfect score? That's utterly a fantasy!

It's absolutely impossible that she passed the exam on her own!

There was no hesitation in her tone.

It is filled with a complete denial of the biological daughter's abilities.

"mom,"

Fu Songchuan tried to analyze the situation calmly, "Huahua, she's very smart, and I've had Lu Xingzhou give her systematic tutoring. She's made rapid progress during this time..."

"Tutoring?!"

Su Yurou abruptly interrupted him, as if she had heard a joke, "Son, wake up, can tutoring make you get full marks in all subjects? Can it make you the top student in the grade?"

They even managed to suppress Lin Bei? Do you think the top students at Minghua Middle School are made of paper?

This makes no sense at all! The only explanation is that she used improper means!

"But……"

Fu Songchuan wanted to say that he believed Huahua, but Su Yurou impatiently waved her hand to interrupt him.

Fu Xiao frowned; he also felt that the score was ridiculously high.

But he maintained the rationality characteristic of a soldier: "Yu Rou, don't jump to conclusions. The results are frighteningly high, but what if..."

What if the child really has this talent? We should at least listen to what she has to say and give her a chance to explain.

"An explanation? What else could she possibly explain?!"

Su Yurou was agitated. "Where's the evidence? What proof does she have that she got those grades herself? Now the whole school is laughing at our family!"

"Also, what will people think of Chaochao and Youchuan at school? Why don't we just transfer them to another school?"

Transferring schools?

Isn't this ridiculous? Isn't this a self-incriminating confession?

Fu Xiao immediately rejected the idea.

"No matter what, we should give the child a chance to explain."

At this moment, the child who had been sitting obediently next to Su Yurou,

Fu Chaochao, who was gently helping her catch her breath, spoke up at the right moment, her voice soft and weak, full of "worry":

"Mom and Dad, please don't be angry. You'll hurt your health if you get upset..."

She hesitated, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself, successfully drawing everyone's attention.

She continued in a low voice, "I believe Huahua didn't cheat, but there are too many people spreading rumors at school. They've said a lot of bad things, really nasty things."

"What did they say?"

Su Yurou was unwilling to give up and pressed for more information.

"There are all sorts of things being said. Some say... Huahua got in through connections, and others say that since the Fu family isn't a military family, our family values ​​are questionable. I feel terrible listening to all this, and I don't know how to refute it."

Her words, seemingly meant to comfort, were actually adding fuel to the fire.

It accurately hit the sore spot where Su Yurou and Fu Xiao cared most about their reputation.

Sure enough, Su Yurou's face turned even uglier after hearing this.

Fu Xiao's brows furrowed even deeper.

How did this escalate to the point of involving military families?

If the military finds out about this, he'll likely be seen as a poor father in front of his superiors.

"Bang!"

Fu Youchuan slammed his fist on the sofa armrest, his face turning red with anger.

"That Fu Hua is a jinx! Ever since she came back, there hasn't been a moment of peace at home. Now it's even worse; she's embarrassed us in front of the whole school! How can I face school tomorrow, being yelled at like that?"

"Shut up."

Fu Xiao sternly stopped him, "Isn't it chaotic enough?! The matter hasn't been clarified yet, what kind of behavior is this, shouting for violence?"

This second son is becoming more and more like a brute.

Fu Youchuan shut his mouth in frustration after being yelled at by his father, but the anger in his eyes did not diminish at all.

A tense and oppressive silence fell over the living room.

Su Yurou was convinced her daughter had cheated and felt incredibly ashamed and angry.

Fu Xiao harbored a sliver of doubt, but was mostly frustrated by the situation spiraling out of control.

Only Fu Chaochao lowered her eyelids, concealing the pleasure in her eyes.

Fu Youchuan was filled with shame and anger at being implicated.

This family is losing what little trust they had in Fu Hua because of a report card that surprised everyone.

Meanwhile, Fu Hua, at the center of the storm, got out of Su Xiao's car.

Facing the sentry's curious gaze, she calmly walked step by step toward this home filled with doubt and anger.