Compared to the outstanding and courteous Xu Junzhe, Xu Mo seemed truly worthless. Most of the siblings at home favored Xu Junzhe over Xu Mo, finding Xu Mo dirty and lowly. If it weren’t for Xu Wanting reviewing some records, she might not have realized Xu Mo’s situation in the Xu family.

Even for living expenses, Xie Bingyan was reluctant to provide for him, let alone allow him to benefit from the Xu family’s status. This sentiment was shared by Xu Wanting; she was almost unwilling to let Xu Mo benefit from the Xu family’s connections.

At this moment, Xu Wanting only felt a chilling coldness in her heart. Unable to find Xu Mo at school, she had no choice but to contact the police to search for him. Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming had other matters to attend to and had to leave.

Before leaving, Xie Bingyan finally remembered that Xu Mo was her biological son. She instructed Xu Wanting to inform her once they found him.

Xu Wanting felt suffocated. With Xu Mo missing for over ten days, and not having returned home for ten days, what could possibly be more important than finding Xu Mo?

Xu Wanting knew that Xie Bingyan was probably out competing with a few wealthy women to purchase cosmetics. It was a common occurrence.

“Elder sister, where could Xu Mo have gone?” Xu Xuehui asked.

She had come along with her.

“I don’t know! We’ll have to wait for the police investigation!” Xu Wanting said. She could only wait.

Xu Mo should have been at school, but the school wouldn’t let them in, fearing they might disturb the students.

Xu Mo refused to acknowledge them as family, claiming to the school that he was an orphan without any relatives, and the school accepted this.

Just a while ago, his homeroom teacher, Lin Chuyu, spoke to them, saying, “I don’t recall Xu Mo having any family! According to the records, Xu Mo has always been an orphan. Why are you pretending to be his family?”

“You are not allowed to enter the school, let alone disrupt our students’ classes! As I’ve said, Xu Mo is an orphan, so please stop persisting.”

Xie Bingyan even wanted to argue with Lin Chuyu, but Xu Wanting hurriedly intervened to put an end to it.

Now, they could only wait for any news about Xu Mo.

As expected, the police quickly found some information, and a stout police officer provided them with a video and the investigation results.

“Xu Mo, this high school student is quite remarkable!” The stout police officer exclaimed, “We just inquired and found out that he rented a large warehouse near the City East wholesale market to stockpile bananas and longan! He and a few friends have been watching over the bananas and longan there. In recent days, the price of longan has surged, and they’ve made a significant amount of money, probably tens of thousands!”

“Tens of thousands?” Xu Xuehui was astonished.

The police officer nodded, “That’s right! Several bosses in that area have already confirmed that for every yuan he spent on bananas, he sold them for over two yuan after the surge. He probably observed the market trend and anticipated the price surge, swiftly purchasing a substantial amount! You have to admit, this high school student is truly something!”

Xu Xuehui was amazed.

“Where is he now?” Xu Wanting asked.

“They just finished selling the bananas and longan and are on their way back to school! Wait for him at the school gate, and you should be able to see him!” replied the stout police officer.

“Thank you!” Xu Wanting expressed her gratitude.

The police officer nodded curtly and then turned to leave.

“Sister, Xu Mo’s judgment is quite accurate! Daring to stockpile bananas to make money! Are the police officer’s words all true?” Xu Xuehui inquired.

“The police have said so, so it’s likely true!” Xu Wanting responded. “By the way, have you checked those records?”

“I, I haven’t looked at them!” Xu Xuehui felt a bit guilty. “I’ll check them in a few days! There’s just too much in there!”

“Xuehui, you know, don’t you?” Xu Wanting looked at her.

Xu Xuehui froze.

“He used to admire you a lot! Idolize you! Isn’t that right?” Xu Wanting’s breathing quickened.

Xu Xuehui didn’t know how to answer this question. In truth, she already had an answer in her heart. After all, Xu Mo had secretly attended her music classes and had once proudly introduced her to his friends. He had been like an eager puppy, lavishing her with admiration and adoration, yet at that time, Xu Xuehui had only found it annoying and troublesome.

She was afraid to look at those chat records because she feared encountering things she couldn’t bear.

“Regardless, Xu Mo is ultimately our biological brother, our blood relative!” Xu Wanting looked at her and spoke, “I won’t press you about the matters involving our other siblings for now. You’re his second sister; you should understand!”

Feeling flustered, Xu Xuehui responded, “Then, I’ll go back and take another look!”

Xu Wanting gave her a stern look, said nothing more, and went to wait for Xu Mo at the gate of No. 27 High School.

…

After making a significant profit today, Xu Mo and Tang Lei, along with others, were ecstatic. They went to the pedestrian street to buy a pair of shoes and a set of clothes. It had been a long time since they had the money to buy new clothes and shoes, so this time they indulged a bit.

The four of them headed towards No. 27 High School, intending to return for classes. As they arrived at the school gate, Xu Mo spotted a sports car parked nearby.

Seemingly noticing him, two tall, elegant girls with bun hairstyles stepped out of the car.

Frowning as he watched, Xu Mo felt a wave of disgust wash over him.

What were they doing here again?

“Ban Zhuang, Tang Lei, you guys go back to school first! I’ll come back later!” Xu Mo turned to Tang Lei and the others and spoke.

Tang Lei and Gu Huanxi instantly understood.

“Alright! But Xu Mo, make sure to come back to class as soon as possible!”

“Okay!” Xu Mo nodded.

Seeing Xu Mo, Xu Wanting felt a surge of surprise and quickly approached him with Xu Xuehui.

“Xu Mo, where have you been these past few days?” Xu Wanting hurriedly called out, intercepting Xu Mo as he seemed to be heading back to school.

“Xu Mo, we’ve been looking for you these past few days! Come home with us first!” Xu Xuehui also pressed Xu Mo.

Looking at his beautiful second sister, Xu Mo thought for a moment, then pulled out a backpack, rummaged inside, and found an old-fashioned cassette player and tape. He handed it to Xu Xuehui. “I think you’ve been coming to No. 27 High School repeatedly for this! I shouldn’t be holding onto this, Here!”

Handing it to Xu Xuehui, he said, “Take it back!”

Xu Xuehui glanced at it, surprised. “Xu Mo, we’re not here for this. Come home with us!”

“Not for this?” Xu Mo sneered. “It’s just a cassette player and a few tapes! I can still afford it! Here, take it back. I guess I have no relationship with you anymore!”

Xu Xuehui was taken aback.

This old cassette player and the tapes were a gift from Xie Bingyan to Xu Mo shortly after he returned to the Xu family. At that time, Xu Xuehui was very reluctant because it was her treasured old cassette player with her songs on the tapes. Xie Bingyan had given it to Xu Mo, and at that time, Xu Xuehui had complained in front of both Xie Bingyan and Xu Mo for a long time.

Two years ago, Xu Xuehui had wanted to take back the old cassette player, fearing that Xu Mo wouldn’t treasure these antiques and might damage the player. She had indirectly pressured Xu Mo many times to return it.

Now that Xu Mo was giving it back to her, Xu Xuehui suddenly felt a pang of discomfort.