Me, a Nobody, Became the Villainess's White Moonlight? - Volume 1 Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Detective Xiaorou (mist)

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Tang Xiaorou felt that it was about time.

Of course, this wasn’t about launching some crazy pursuit of Yu Chuyao, nor was it about targeting Su Yingying.

Rather, she felt that Yu Chuyao’s path of transformation should be about to begin.

In her previous life, Yu Chuyao’s first stunning appearance that amazed everyone was at the class reunion after the college entrance exam results came out. It had been over a month since the exams, and everyone’s appearance had changed from their school days, but no one expected that the person who changed the most would be Yu Chuyao, whom no one had paid attention to.

Wearing an elegant and expensive dress, with a carefully styled hairdo, even though her makeup wasn’t as heavy as other female classmates, it was enough to make people find her beautiful at first glance.

Although Yu Chuyao was still somewhat timid and unfamiliar with dressing up like this for the first time, even so, it couldn’t stop everyone from liking her.

Especially since Yu Chuyao’s school results weren’t bad either, who wouldn’t like such a transformed beautiful girl who had undergone such a reversal?

Oh, perhaps girls like Su Yingying and Jiang Xinxin, who had always been treated like flowers, didn’t like it, because Yu Chuyao’s appearance took away everyone’s attention from them.

“So, what happened to Yu Chuyao’s family at that time, it felt like they suddenly became nouveau riche…” Tang Xiaorou just hated that she hadn’t paid attention to so much back then, being solely focused on revolving around Su Yingying.

At that time, Su Yingying was already a bit unhappy seeing Yu Chuyao like this, and she had comforted her for a long time because of it.

Looking back now, it’s quite troublesome.

“What are you muttering about?” Yu Chuyao was writing exam papers beside her, and noticed that Tang Xiaorou, either having finished or for some other reason, was propping up her face with one hand while spinning a pen with the other on the desk, her calm demeanor completely out of place among the classmates buried in their sea of questions.

“Chuyao, have you noticed anything unusual at home lately?” She still hadn’t been to Yu Chuyao’s home, so it would be better to get more information from Yu Chuyao’s own mouth.

Now that it’s almost time for the college entrance exam, if there wasn’t any sign yet, it would be quite different from the developments in her previous life.

If things really weren’t working out, she felt she needed to give it a little push.

“Unusual?” Yu Chuyao thought for a moment, recently her father had been staying at home for several days, but often went out during the day and came back at night, even later than when she returned from evening classes.

Would that count?

“Not really…”

That made it even stranger.

Could it be that Tang Xiaorou’s reincarnation and subsequent actions had changed the timeline, causing Yu Chuyao’s family to not have experienced any changes yet?

“My dad’s been going out early and coming back late every day, does that count?” Yu Chuyao still mentioned this situation.

Hmm?

Tang Xiaorou had a revelation. Yu Chuyao’s words brought up a possibility in her mind.

“Do you think it’s possible that your family is actually very wealthy, but you just don’t know it yet?” Tang Xiaorou remembered there would be similar movies like this in the future, basically about wealthy couples pretending to be poor to raise their children.

Could Yu’s family be like this?

This speculation almost made Yu Chuyao laugh out loud.

Wealthy? My family? Are you joking?

She had lived at home for so long, she pretty much knew what the situation was like. Her mother’s work as a hospital healthcare worker couldn’t be fake, because even when she took off her clothes, the smell that lingered when she hugged her didn’t seem like something that could be faked for deception.

Without years of working in a hospital, it wouldn’t be possible to retain that smell for so long.

As for her father’s early departures and late returns, she didn’t have any definitive evidence yet. Her mother said he always took a long time to return whenever he went out to work, and it was normal to stay home longer to rest when he did come back.

“I don’t think that’s possible.”

What else could it be then? Tang Xiaorou was completely puzzled, this question had been bothering her since she first came back through reincarnation, all the way until now with the college entrance exam approaching, making her realize she needed to hurry up.

Another weekend of rest time, the closer to the college entrance exam, the less weekend rest time there was. Unless it was less than half a month before the exam, the school still focused on improving students’ grades.

During the holiday break, Yu Chuyao still went with Tang Xiaorou to help at her mother’s snack shop.

Today’s question, Yu Chuyao hadn’t thought much about it, just treating it as casual chitchat between them.

But Tang Xiaorou cared a lot about it, this question was like a little bug, constantly crawling in her heart, making it hard not to obsess over.

Therefore, while at the store, Tang Xiaorou’s movements became slow and sluggish, appearing completely distracted.

When Mrs. Tang saw this, she immediately pulled her to the back storage room to talk it out.

“What’s wrong? You look as gloomy as someone who’s been dumped.” She had sensed Tang Xiaorou’s unusual behavior since they arrived.

While Yu Chuyao seemed happy and normal, why was Tang Xiaorou here looking so worried, as if she was stuck in a mental maze.

“There’s something I can’t quite figure out.” Tang Xiaorou knew she couldn’t hide it from her mom, so she didn’t pretend anymore.

“Is it about Xiao Yu?”

“Mm…”

“Then what are you hesitating about, if you have questions, just go ask?” Mrs. Tang found it a bit amusing, her daughter usually feared nothing, how come she was only retreating now.

Tang Xiaorou was very clear about the importance of this step, she was already changing the tragedy of her previous life, but the impacts it brought needed careful consideration.

What if she startled everyone without figuring out the reason, and this opportunity was seized by someone else first?

“Well, how about this.” Mrs. Tang saw how troubled she was, and knew that staying like this for too long would affect Tang Xiaorou’s mental state.

Since Tang Xiaorou liked Yu Chuyao so much…

“Tonight, you go home with Xiao Yu, and take some things over.”

Hearing this, Tang Xiaorou’s eyes widened, as if she had heard something impossible coming from her mother’s mouth.

“What are you looking at me for, you’re both girls, isn’t it normal to visit each other’s homes?”

“Since you like her, you’ll have to face her family eventually.” She pushed Tang Xiaorou: “We’ve already met Xiao Yu, let her parents meet you too.”

What if they take a liking to you and don’t mind you, wouldn’t that make pursuing the little one easier?

Mrs. Tang’s good intentions, how could someone with Tang Xiaorou’s emotional intelligence not understand.

She thought it made sense, and while going over she could also investigate Yu Chuyao’s home, looking for clues.

With this thought in mind, Tang Xiaorou walked out from the back warehouse to the cash register where Yu Chuyao was.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Chuyao had just finished packaging items and calculating prices for a little customer, having some free time to spare.

Tang Xiaorou clicked her tongue and said, “My mom says I should sleep over at your place tonight.”

Yu Chuyao: emmm… Huh!??