"Can I know where you lived before?"
Lu Shaoqing's question made Niu Xiaoli pause for a moment. She bit her lip and looked at him, not knowing how to respond. The man in front of her seemed very serious, unlike Yan Ruoxi, whom she could easily fool.
Lu Shaoqing raised an eyebrow at her and said, "What? Is it hard to tell?"
"Oh, no..."
Niu Xiaoli released her lips and, steeling herself, repeated the story she had told Yan Ruoxi earlier, "I was adopted by a family before. They had a son of their own and weren't good to me at all! They were like vampires, only draining me of the money I earned. I became independent and moved out early, so I..."
With her emotions, tears streamed down her face, giving her a pitiful look. She raised her hand to wipe them away, saying, "So I really don't want to mention that so-called family, as if I had no presence in that house at all..."
