I Became the Male Lead’s Stepmother After Transmigrating

Chapter 146: Something’s Not Right With You

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After Xiang Xiaoyuan sent Yang Liu back home, she unhurriedly headed home.

When she arrived home, Lu Bei was downstairs with a book in his hand. This young master who was experiencing the life of a laborer used to lounge around or play video games in his free time. Today, for the first time ever, he was studying a mathematics textbook.

Xiang Xiaoyuan inadvertently caught a glimpse of his book and was shocked. She thought that she had read it wrongly and went over to take a closer look at the content. After confirming that it was indeed a math book, she blurted out in disbelief, “Why are you holding this?”

Lu Bei felt a little uncomfortable. “I’m studying.”

This was his textbook. It was a textbook from the first year of high school. Iit still looked like a new one.

Xiang Xiaoyuan wondered what happened.

In the original novel, the reason why Lu Bei picked up the textbook to study was all because of the heroine. He fell in love with the heroine and wanted to enter the same university as her, but what was going on now?

Lu Bei saw Xiang Xiaoyuan’s expression as if she had seen a ghost and felt even more uncomfortable. He closed the textbook and hid it behind his back. Because he was embarrassed, his ears were slightly red. “I’m hungry, I am going to get some food.”

Xiang Xiaoyuan thought that her appearance had caused a deviation in the plot, so she followed him. In the past, Lu Bei would follow behind her. Now, the roles were reversed.

Xiang Xiaoyuan followed Lu Bei all the way to the kitchen. Lu Bei could not stand this strange atmosphere. In front of Xiang Xiaoyuan, he took out the soda she had bought from the refrigerator and drank a big mouthful of it, then he asked, “What do you keep following me?!”

Xiang Xiaoyuan, “Something’s not right with you!”

Lu Bei: “?”

“You’re the one who’s not right!”

He drank the sparkling water she bought in front of her, but she did not react at all.

“What’s wrong with me?”

Xiang Xiaoyuan felt that Lu Bei had met the female lead ahead of time. She sized him up from top to bottom for a long time. “You are actually studying.”

Lu Bei: “? ?”

He did not want to talk to this woman anymore. He took a stick of ice cream that she had bought from the freezer and prepared to go upstairs.

Why was he studying? Perhaps it was because he heard what his co-worker said, “If I had money, I could continue to support his studies.”

Or perhaps it was because of her. She was already married to his father and had no worries about food and clothing. She did not lack anything, but she still wanted to open a shop and work part-time to get her French certificate in the future.

He had seen a lot of people during this period of time. He knew that if he had no skills and no education, he could do nothing but some hard labor. He admitted that even if he were to work at a convenience store, he wouldn’t be as good as Xu Xiyao’s.

He could say that he was a student now and did not need to think so much. But what about after 18 years old? What about after the university entrance examination? What would he do? Would he follow his father’s plan to study abroad, or would he follow his father’s path and enter the company to work?

But didn’t he already boast that he wouldn’t need a single cent from his father after the age of eighteen? He also said that he wouldn’t inherit his assets.

But without his father’s plans, with his current ability, would he be able to get into a domestic university?

The hard reality made Lu Bei feel at a loss.

He subconsciously flipped through the textbook from the first year of high school and looked at the brand new cover. For the first time, he felt embarrassed.

Xiang Xiaoyuan looked at Lu Bei and suddenly understood. So what if the plot deviated? The original plot was a love story between high school sweethearts. But this was reality, not fiction. She could not be certain that the girl would be with Lu Bei in the future just because she knew who the female lead was.

No matter what, it was a good thing that Lu Bei was able to think it through and pick up the book again, no matter what his reason was. After understanding the truth, she was no longer curious about the reason. She sounded quite gratified. “Study well. Maybe there will be a parent-teacher conference about you next semester!”

Lu Bei was helpless, but at the same time, his eyes were smiling.

Was she afraid that she would lose face?

After Xiang Xiaoyuan came out of the bathroom after taking a bath, Lu Wanggui also came back from work. The two of them did not mention what happened in the office during the day. When Lu Wanggui was free, Xiang Xiaoyuan remembered what she had written down on the calendar and asked casually, “Are we still going to the charity dinner of Shengkong Group?”

If she were to go, she would have to make some arrangements, such as looking for a dress, shoes, bags, and accessories to be worn that day.