A few days later.

The morning sun shines through the small window, bringing a little light and warmth to the dark and narrow storage room.

In the room, a young girl was sleeping peacefully, breathing slowly and steadily, her hair scattered on a pillow covered with sewing marks.

On the wall at the head of the bed, a quaint horn hangs.

As time passed, the bright light that shone in gradually moved from the girl's body to her white and delicate skin.

Cinderella seemed to feel a hint of warmth on her face, and then her eyelashes moved slightly.

She slowly opened her eyes, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, as if she hadn't woken up yet.

But the next moment, the noisy sound outside the room made her wake up instantly, and the misty lake in her eyes also faded away.

Cinderella quickly lifted the musty-smelling futon from it, and then briefly combed her loose hair with her fingers.

The girl took off her uniform from a simple hanger made up of a few tools, and put it on by the beam of light that came in from the small window.

And the noise outside the room has not stopped, listen carefully to the stepmother's signature voice.

She was holding her head high, instructing the maid in the house to do her business.

Then there was the familiar "Cinderella", and the stepmother was looking for her at the moment.

The girl quickened herself to dress, hurriedly fastened the last button, put on her glasses, and opened the narrow door of her house.

She stooped over, and then looked up to see a tall, lanky man.

He wears a dark top hat and a dark yellow felt coat with a slim waistcoat underneath.

The man also saw Cinderella and smiled softly at her.

"Father."

The girl calmly called out his identity.

Cinderella's father could hear the strangeness in her tone, and there was a hint of bitterness in her gentle smile.

He looked at the girl in the school uniform in front of him, and his spirit was a little stunned at the moment, but then he took out an item from behind him.

"Cinderella, this is a gift to celebrate your entry into Imperial University."

The father took out a gray bell hat.

The hat has no brim, is stacked with vertical stripes, and is decorated with pink, purple, and yellow braided floral patterns, and is decorated with sky-blue ribbons a few centimeters from the edge.

Cinderella immediately recognized it as the most popular style among young girls, and she could see many people wearing this hat at school.

"I wanted to give this hat to you a few days ago, but I've been a little busy lately, so I'm ......"

The father was embarrassed, and he said that he was a little speechless at the end, and he felt very guilty about Cinderella.

In fact, he always knew that his daughter was treated as a maid by his current wife.

But the stepmother in this family is very strong, and even he can't refute it, because he barely supports his current career by relying on his wife.

So there is nothing to be done about it.

"Thank you father, this hat is beautiful, I love it."

Cinderella thanked her father, took the hat from her, and put it on her head.

Suddenly, the girl's body had a touch of soft beauty.

It's a pity that the old-fashioned rough-rimmed glasses ruthlessly destroyed it in the next second.

"Cinderella!"

The stepmother's urging voice came from the living room, and when Cinderella heard it, she took off her hat and hurriedly put it away.

The father watched the girl's back behind him, his mouth squirmed a few times, and finally he didn't say anything.

It's just that in his eyes, there is a little more sad desolation.

"Cinderella, I said you can slow down?"

"Even the dear snail next door moves faster than you!"

The stepmother saw that Cinderella, who was belated, sneered harshly, and then put on a stinky face.

"The Kaplin family, who own three factories, is coming to today's feast and rubbing your eyes brighter than crystals!"

"If anything goes wrong, just wait to be fired!"

When the maid heard this, her actions became more and more serious, after all, being a maid for a rich man is a little harder and tiring, but it is better than life outside.

The stepmother looked at her with satisfaction until she saw Cinderella.

"Cinderella, you don't want to go to school today, just do things at home!"

The girl who was wiping the vase paused when she heard this, but then continued to wipe.

However, under the hair on his forehead, a shallow golden light began to spread.

However, a male voice suddenly came from behind the stepmother, which shook the girl's body, and the golden light dissipated unconsciously.

"Ariel, let her go to school."

When the stepmother saw that someone had interceded with Cinderella, she frowned and looked behind her with triangular eyes.

Seeing that it was his own man, he sneered.

The father looked at his wife's sharp eyes, and his courage was instantly deflated.

But he still said confidently in front of his wife: "The maid in the house is enough, and there is no shortage of this one, so let Cinderella go to school." ”

The stepmother narrowed her eyes and wanted to reprimand her man.

But thinking that he had to attend today's family banquet, it was difficult to refute his father's face, and he didn't want to see Cinderella at the family dinner.

So she just sneered and acquiesced.

Anyway, if there is no rush at this time, can Cinderella still be able to run?

The girl finally went to school safely.

Cinderella was halfway along the road when she suddenly remembered that there was something she hadn't brought with her because she was in a hurry, and she always felt a little uneasy in her heart.

But now it's time to go to class, and it's too late to go back.

But no one would ever go to their dark, damp storage room.

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"Ding Dong—"

When the doorbell rang, my father stood at the door in a formal suit with a serious face and personally reached out to open the door as a sign of respect.

On the other hand, the stepmother put on a dignified smile and was dressed very formally.

The door opened, and standing on the steps were an old man and a young man.

Their faces were cold and arrogant, but when they saw their father, they still gave him a hug.

This flattered the father a little.

"Please come in."

The stepmother on the side also smiled, and she couldn't hear the snarky tone at all.

After all, the person who came was a big boss with three factories, and his strength was much stronger than his own family.

This time I came here to talk about a cooperation.

At the family banquet, the indifferent faces of the two were also softened, and they chatted with their father.

After three rounds of drinking, the young man said he needed to go to the bathroom.

The father asked if he needed someone to lead the way, but the young man smiled and refused.

And after he was out of sight, his face was irrepressibly excited.

The young man's eyes searched around the house, but he did not dare to use the mysterious power in his body.

With the perception of the Momo Lake, he walked through the corridor.

Because the stepmother wants to hold up the scene, all the maids serve her in the living room.

Suddenly, the young man seemed to sense something, and his eyes immediately looked at the storage room below the stairs.