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

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and finally sat up.

His eyes were sharp in the darkness: "If you ask me, if it's confirmed that she cheated tomorrow, we should just suspend her from school!"

The official statement was that she was unwell and needed to rest, so she should leave the school, a place rife with trouble.

"We'll figure something out once things calm down. Anyway... anyway, they said at the family reunion banquet that she was just found, that she suffered a lot in the countryside and her health is poor, so that reason makes sense!"

She paused, lowering her voice even further.

With a cold, cutting tone: "Moreover, to outsiders, we can temporarily not say that she is our biological daughter... just say that she is a distant niece from our hometown who is in poor health and is staying here for a while."

In this way, the impact on Chaochao and Yuchuan can be minimized.

For the sake of her "perfect" family and her children's future, which she had carefully nurtured for eighteen years,

She has begun to think about how to separate Fu Hua from the identity of "Fu family daughter".

"Nonsense!"

Fu Xiao sat up excitedly, his voice suppressing his anger, "The family reunion banquet has already been held. Who in the compound doesn't know that she is my biological daughter?"

Now you're changing your story and saying we're relatives? Do you think everyone else is stupid? They'll just think we're trying to cover something up, and it'll only make us look more shameful!

"Then what do you suggest we do?!"

Su Yurou's voice was tinged with sobs and resentment.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch our family's reputation, and the future of Chaochao and Youchuan, be ruined by her alone?"

Lao Fu, I know you feel indebted to her, but the fact that she did this shows that she has a fundamental problem with her character!

Even if she has our blood, she doesn't deserve to be the daughter of the Fu family! I can't let her ruin our family!

"He has character flaws."

These words pierced Fu Xiao's heart like a sharp knife.

He wanted to argue, but his mind was filled with Fu Hua's calm, even indifferent, attitude.

A ridiculously high score!

His heart swayed once again toward doubt.

Fu Xiao sighed heavily and said dejectedly, "Let's not think that far ahead. Let's wait for the results tomorrow."

Su Yurou didn't speak, staring at the night outside the window, lost in thought.

Both of them knew in their hearts that no matter what the outcome was tomorrow,

This family was ruined because of Fu Hua's arrival and this whole ordeal.

A crack has appeared that is difficult to mend.

In Su Yurou's plan, Fu Hua was already considered a "trouble" that needed to be cut off.

As for Fu Xiao, he was torn between responsibility, face, and that faint...

He was tormented by expectations that he himself did not want to delve into.

As the night deepened, the couple, each lost in their own thoughts, remained silent.

Tomorrow will be an exam that will determine the fate of many.

The atmosphere at the breakfast table the next day was more somber than usual.

Fu Youchuan, his face bruised and swollen, lowered his head and ate his food, his usual arrogance gone.

Fu Chaochao obediently sipped her porridge.

His eyes darted around, his gaze shifting between Fu Hua and his parents.

"I'm finished eating, you guys can continue eating."

Fu Hua put down her chopsticks and prepared to get up.

Su Yu finally couldn't hold back, glanced at Fu Hua, and spoke up with some words of advice.

His tone was complex, carrying a hint of hope and deep worry: "Huahua, do your best on the exam today... no matter what, do your best."

She didn't say anything about "admitting her mistake" again.

But the pressure in his eyes was obvious.

Fu Xiao opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

His gaze fell upon his daughter's serene profile, ultimately settling into a complex silence.

He only let out a deep sigh.

He stood up and patted Fu Hua on the shoulder: "Go ahead."

Aunt Liu, who was standing to the side setting out the dishes, vaguely guessed something from these few words and the solemn atmosphere.

Watching Fu Hua's departing figure, straight yet frail,

This child is always so quiet and sensible, it breaks my heart.

Aunt Liu felt a pang of sadness.

After Fu Hua left, Aunt Liu couldn't help but take a step forward.

He said to Fu Xiao and Su Yurou, "What's going on today? Didn't the exams already finish? Why are we having to take another one?"

Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, but Aunt Liu had been in the Fu family for over ten years, so she wasn't an outsider.

Su Yurou briefly explained what had happened.

"I...I don't believe Huahua would do such a thing."

Aunt Liu's voice was soft, simple, yet firm.

These words startled Su Yurou, who looked at Aunt Liu with some surprise.

Even Fu Xiao, who was drinking porridge, looked up.

They were genuinely curious about where Aunt Liu got her confidence from.

Even their parents...

Aunt Liu rubbed her apron, her tone sincere.

She even sounded a little agitated on behalf of Fu Hua: "I know I'm not very educated and don't understand those big principles."

But having lived in the Fu family for so many years, I've developed a knack for judging people and situations.

Huahua is a quiet child, but she is sensible and reliable.

She's not the kind of child who would scheme or go astray. Besides…

She paused, glanced at Fu Chaochao and Fu Youchuan, and said in a clearer voice, "The children of our Fu family are all upright at heart."

Our family's previous generation faced immense hardship but never gave up. You two have also made it to where you are today through your own honesty and hard work.

Although Chaochao and Youchuan have different personalities, they have never made a mistake on matters of principle.

Needless to say, Song Chuan is kind-hearted and gentle.

"Huahua is your own flesh and blood, sharing the same blood. How could she possibly have such a serious problem with her character? I don't believe it!"

Aunt Liu's words, though simple and unadorned, hit the nail on the head—

Bloodline and family tradition.

She didn't believe the Fu family's children would cheat.

Because she believed that the Fu family had a legitimate lineage.

Su Yurou was stunned. Aunt Liu's hands were rough, but her eyes were full of trust.

What about her?

Thinking about those thoughts from last night, my face immediately burned.

A strong sense of shame welled up inside me.

She trusts her own daughter less than a nanny does?

Fu Xiao was also shaken. Aunt Liu's words were like a wake-up call, striking his blinded heart.

Yes, how could Fu Xiao's daughter be a person of bad character?

His previous doubts and avoidances were, in a way, a denial of his own bloodline and family traditions.

Looking towards the doorway where his daughter had disappeared, Fu Xiao's eyes held a complex expression.

A clear hint of shame and... appeared in his eyes.

A faint, rekindled hope.

When Fu Hua and Zhang Wen arrived at the school, news about the "second special exam" had already spread.

To her slight surprise, Zhang Wen also needed to retake the exam.

The reason given was "to clarify suspected association".

The two were separated, and Zhang Wen was personally proctored by the principal and arranged to take the exam in another small conference room.

Fu Hua's examination room was set up in the school's largest and best-equipped tiered conference room.

The curtains were drawn tightly shut.

Only a few bright fluorescent lights were turned on, illuminating the room as if it were daytime, leaving no shadows.

Above the podium hung a red banner that read, "Strict Examination Discipline, Honest Examination Conduct."

It was extremely glaring.

Inside the classroom, besides Fu Hua, there were three other proctors.

One was the stern-faced head of student affairs.

There was also a female teacher with sharp eyes; she was the head of the senior year.

The man in the Zhongshan suit is from the Education Bureau.

Because this cheating incident involved the Education Bureau, they sent people to proctor the exam.

There was also an elderly man, a bespectacled man with a refined and unfamiliar demeanor, who was specially invited by the school.

They look unfamiliar and don't seem like school teachers.