《Changing Her Destiny After Being Reborn》 Chapter 1 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Ouch, it hurts. Where am I?¡± Wei Yan opened her eyes. The incandescent light shone on her face, making her squint. Her waist hurt severely, as if someone had cut it. She wanted to touch it, but realized that her hands and feet were restrained. Upon closer inspection, she realized that her surroundings were all white. This place looked like a hospital. She clearly remembered that she had just given the money she had earned from opening the shop this month to her fianc¨¦, Song Chen. He had handed her a cup of warm tea. At that time, she had felt very touched. All the hardships she had suffered for so many years in order for Song Chen to get a hospital internship were worth it. But why was she tied up here now? The throbbing pain continued. Wei Yan broke out in cold sweat from the pain. She looked to the side of her waist and saw that there was a clear bloodstain on it, as if it had been cut. She suddenly remembered the television broadcast that some people specialized in stealing kidneys to sell. Could it be that¡­ she had met someone who sold organs? Fear and uneasiness filled Wei Yan¡¯s mind. She wanted to escape, but she didn¡¯t have the strength now. At this moment, footsteps came from outside. Wei Yan closed her eyes and pretended to be unconscious. After the door opened, two men¡¯s voices sounded in her ears. ¡°Brother Song, hurry up and do it. As long as we cut off her kidney, we can save Hu Rui¡¯s father.¡± As soon as she heard the familiar voice, Wei Yan¡¯s heart skipped a beat. The person who spoke was her half-brother, Wei Mu. Brother Song? Who was that¡­ Wei Yan had a bad feeling. In the next moment, as if to confirm her guess, another man said, ¡°What are you rushing me for? It¡¯s almost done. If I hadn¡¯t gone out to answer a call just now, I would have done it already.¡± Wei Yan felt her mind explode. This voice was her fianc¨¦, Song Chen! She finally couldn¡¯t take it anymore. She opened her eyes and glared at them. ¡°Why? One of you is the fianc¨¦ I¡¯ve supported for a few years, and the other is the younger brother I¡¯ve doted on for many years. Why are you guys taking my kidney?!¡± ¡°What¡¯s Hu Rui¡¯s relationship with you? Is it worth it for you to do this for her?!¡± Wei Yan questioned indignantly. She had sacrificed so much for so many years to support two ingrates? When he saw that Wei Yan had woken up and recognized them, a trace of ruthlessness flashed across Song Chen¡¯s eyes. He immediately said coldly, ¡°Who do you think you are? Donating your kidney to Hu Rui¡¯s father is your maximum value.¡± ¡°Do you know that I hated it whenever you gave me money? You¡¯re ugly, stupid, and old-fashioned. You didn¡¯t even go to university. How can you compare to Hu Rui? Being your boyfriend for so many years is my compensation for spending your money.¡± ¡°How dare you snatch what Hu Rui liked at the mall that day? Who gave you the guts?¡± Wei Yan¡¯s eyes widened. Song Chen¡¯s gaze was fierce and bone-chilling. He was like a different person from the gentle Song Chen in her memory. When she graduated from high school, she started officially dating Song Chen. Later, when Song Chen was admitted to university and she failed to, she chose to open a shop to support Song Chen in university. Even though Song Chen was very introverted at that time, his eyes were always gentle when he looked at her. Whenever he spoke and did things, Song Chen had a sense of propriety, giving off the feeling of a gentle and refined young man. Many people around her envied her for having such an outstanding boyfriend. They had decided to get married next month, but now, he actually wanted to remove her kidney for Hu Rui¡¯s father? Speaking of Hu Rui, she was her high school classmate. When she was in school, Hu Rui always dressed very fashionably and had many suitors. So¡­ had Song Chen already fallen for Hu Rui back then? Was it only because she and Hu Rui had taken a fancy to the same piece of jewelry that Song Chen wanted to take her kidney? Impatience flashed across Wei Mu¡¯s eyes. ¡°Brother Song, she saw our faces already, so let¡¯s just kill her. This way, the money her mother left her will be mine. And her shops will also be mine.¡± Wei Yan stared at Wei Mu in confusion and hatred. ¡°I¡¯m your biological sister. All these years, when have I not given you the money you asked for? Is Hu Rui that good? Is she worth the two of you committing murder for?!¡± ¡°Can you guys let me go? I¡¯ll give you whatever you want. I won¡¯t mention this to anyone else. This way, nothing will happen to you guys, okay?¡± Even though she hated the two of them to death, her strong desire to survive still made Wei Yan negotiate with them. As long as she survived, she had many ways to take revenge on them. Song Chen smiled sinisterly. ¡°Do you think I¡¯ll give you this chance?¡± He didn¡¯t give Wei Yan time to reply. After a needle was injected, Wei Yan completely lost consciousness. ¡­ ¡°Li Hai, you really raised a good daughter. Do you know what the rumors are? They say that she wears revealing clothes and hangs out with hooligans.¡± ¡°I pay for her lodging and tuition. She¡¯s not good at academics, but good at seducing men. What a shameless bitch!¡± The man¡¯s cursing sounded not far away, accompanied by the sound of a bowl being smashed. ¡°Wei Gang, how can you say that about Yanyan? Yanyan has always been obedient and her grades are not bad. How could she do such a thing? Why would you rather believe the rumors outside than your daughter?!¡± Li Hai defended himself unhappily and the two of them argued. Wei Yan felt her head buzz. When she opened her eyes in irritation, she saw a familiar wardrobe and desk. She subconsciously touched her waist. There was no wound! Her eyes widened. At this moment, a large number of memories that didn¡¯t belong to her surged into her mind. Amidst these memories, the world she was in was actually a book, and the female lead in this book was Hu Rui, who wanted to snatch her kidney. In the original plot, Hu Rui made use of her looks to gain many suitors. She didn¡¯t reject them explicitly, but kept a suitable distance from everyone. She became the crush of many men. In the end, Hu Rui chose the most eligible man among them to get married and have children with. As for her, she was just a supporting character in this book. The value of her existence was only to provide Hu Rui¡¯s father with a kidney. Wei Yan clenched her fists. Why? Why could she, Hu Rui, have everything go smoothly and let so many people serve her? Why did she have to pave the way for Hu Rui at the cost of her kidney and even her life?! Wei Yan was indignant. Hatred made her gaze turn fierce. Chapter 2 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The commotion in the living room pulled Wei Yan back to reality. She looked at the calendar on the desk in a daze. Today was 15 July 1997. She stood up and opened the door to look out. The people arguing in the living room were her parents, Wei Gang and Li Hai. ¡°Mom,¡± she murmured, her eyes welling up with tears. Her mother was still alive and she had actually been reborn at the age of 16, when the middle school examination had just ended! Wei Yan was excited. She thought that she must have suffered too much and endured too much injustice, so God gave her a second chance. This time, she had to protect her mother well and prevent her ingrate brother and Song Chen from taking advantage of her! She pushed open the door and looked into her father¡¯s eyes. ¡°Dad, I¡¯m not fooling around with hooligans. My grades have always been very good. I¡¯ve been first in the cohort twice. It¡¯s just that you¡¯ve never cared enough about me to notice.¡± Seeing her daughter come out, Li Hai immediately walked over with heartache. Did Yanyan hear everything just now? ¡°Yanyan, that¡¯s not what your father meant. He¡¯s just so angry because he¡¯s worried that you¡¯ll learn bad things. He still cares about you. You¡¯re his only daughter. How can he not care about you?¡± Li Hai tried her best not to make Wei Yan sad. Wei Yan looked at her mother, who had shouldered all the grievances herself, and her heart ached. In her previous life, she had only cared about obtaining her father¡¯s approval. She had never been grateful towards her mother, who had silently contributed. In fact, in order to attract her father¡¯s attention, she deliberately hung out with a few hooligans to get her father to pay more attention to her. However, after her rebirth, Wei Yan understood everything. Her father didn¡¯t love her, and it had nothing to do with her. It was only because she was a girl, which meant that in her father¡¯s eyes, she was a good-for-nothing! As for her father, he had already cheated on her mother the year they got married. Less than three months after her mother died, her father brought the mistress and her son home. In her previous life, she even foolishly thought that adult matters had nothing to do with children, so she had always doted on her half-brother, Wei Mu. Now that she thought about it, her father already had a son he really valued, so how could he care about them? No matter what she did, in Wei Gang¡¯s opinion, it was all wrong. Seeing that Wei Yan actually dared to glare at him, Wei Gang was furious. He picked up a wooden stick and reprimanded, ¡°How dare you glare at me? Why? Do you dare to go against your father?¡± Before Wei Yan could speak, Li Hai quickly said, ¡°That¡¯s not what Yanyan meant. You know that Yanyan is in her teens now, so it¡¯s inevitable that she oversleeps a little. Besides, isn¡¯t the child up now? Alright, don¡¯t be calculative with Yanyan.¡± Wei Gang thought about how his mistress, Li Lin, was still waiting for him, so he snorted and didn¡¯t argue with Wei Yan. Seeing that Wei Gang had just taken his bag and left, Li Hai advised Wei Yan, ¡°Yanyan, which parent in this world doesn¡¯t care about his child? Your father cares about you, but he¡¯s a little impatient because he has a lot of things to do in the factory now. You have to understand. Your father is earning money for our family.¡± Li Hai¡¯s eyes were filled with love. Even though she was scolded by Wei Gang every day, she still spoke up for Wei Gang. In the end, Wei Yan refrained from revealing her father¡¯s affair. If she said it rashly now, her mother definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to take it. Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Okay, I understand. Mom, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± Then, she suppressed her emotions. Her father had made quite a lot of money. The factory¡¯s benefits weren¡¯t bad, but the money he earned wasn¡¯t given to his family at all. Instead, it was all given to his mistress, Li Lin. What was even more ridiculous was that Li Lin was her mother¡¯s cousin. Li Lin¡¯s parents had died in a car accident. Her mother¡¯s family took pity on her and adopted her. They even provided her with education. Unfortunately, Li Lin was disappointing. After junior high, she stopped attending school. Then, she started working and eventually moved out of Li Hai¡¯s house. When Li Lin returned to her hometown, she was already pregnant. She refused to reveal the child¡¯s father¡¯s identity and had even been mocked by her fellow villagers back then. Speaking of which, when Li Lin became pregnant, she was still in her mother¡¯s womb. Wei Yan sneered. In that case, her father had cheated on Li Hai since long ago. Her half-brother was only two months younger than her, but she had never thought of such an obvious problem in her previous life. ¡°Yanyan, I¡¯ll show you the new clothes I bought for you. They¡¯re high-quality clothes that aren¡¯t even seen in our town. You¡¯ll definitely like them.¡± Li Hai suddenly grabbed Wei Yan¡¯s arm and smiled mysteriously. She knew that her daughter was currently in her adolescence. Children of this age liked to wear beautiful clothes. As a mother, she helped her daughter keep an eye out for nice clothes. She ran a clothing store to begin with, so when the stock came this time, she kept a few nice clothes for her daughter. Wei Yan looked at her mother, whose eyes were filled with warmth, and suppressed the surging hatred in her heart. She smiled at Li Hai. ¡°Alright, Mom. I¡¯ll go with you.¡± She had to take revenge on that scumbag and her scumbag father, but she also had to protect her mother from getting into a car accident and help her mother¡¯s clothing shop become popular. She had to let her scumbag father regret it! While Wei Yan was thinking about these matters, Li Hai felt happy since her daughter had not been this obedient in a long time. She pulled Wei Yan to the clothing store. After Wei Yan followed Li Hai into the clothing store, she realized that many of the clothes in the clothing store were overlapping. Only the top piece of clothing could be displayed to customers. Wei Yan frowned slightly. In this era, everyone sold clothes like this and the customers were also used to choosing them like this. The customers searched through the racks one by one and chose their favorite styles. If they could find beautiful clothes during this period of time, they would be pleasantly surprised. Many young women liked the feeling of thrifting. However, this method wasn¡¯t beneficial to the business of the clothing shop. Some customers would habitually look at the clothes at the front of the rack first to determine if this shop¡¯s clothing fashion was their style. Sometimes, those nice-looking clothes would be further down the rack and the customers would miss them. Chapter 3 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Mom, I think¡­¡± Wei Yan was about to speak when she saw that Li Hai had already taken out the clothes she had hidden in advance and was showing them to her with a smile. ¡°Yanyan, take a look. Do these dresses look pretty? I remember that you don¡¯t like monotonous colors. There are beige dresses and light purple dresses. They¡¯re not tacky at all. You will definitely be the prettiest in the class after wearing them.¡± As she spoke, Li Hai showed off the dresses. Wei Yan blinked. She still remembered this beige dress. When she went to school in this dress, many girls asked her where she had bought this dress. Many boys also stared at her. At that time, she was very famous in class. Just as Wei Yan was about to take the dress, a woman said at the entrance of the shop, ¡°How much is this dress? I¡¯ll buy it.¡± Wei Yan and Li Hai looked at the door at the same time. A girl about the same age as Wei Yan was standing there, but she was dressed very fashionably. Behind the girl, there stood a middle-aged couple. They were both smiling. Although the man was smiling, he gave off a cultured and dignified air. The woman was elegant and had well-maintained skin. When Li Hai saw that there were guests, she immediately smiled and took the initiative to say, ¡°Welcome. The two of you must want to buy clothes for your daughter, right? I happen to have some new clothes in stock here. I¡¯ll take them out for you guys to see.¡± Although she said that, Li Hai subconsciously wanted to hide the beige dress. After all, she had specifically bought it for her daughter and didn¡¯t intend to sell it. The girl immediately said, ¡°I just want the one you¡¯re holding. How much is it?¡± The girl¡¯s name was Xu Lu, and her family lived downtown. She had returned to the county city this time to visit the elders in her father¡¯s hometown. She was arrogant to begin with, so she naturally looked down on the people in this shabby town. She felt that the people here were very unfashionable. However, when Xu Lu looked out the window just now, she saw the beige dress in Li Hai¡¯s hand. As for Wei Yan, who was standing beside Li Hai, Xu Lu mistook Wei Yan for a customer. However, this customer didn¡¯t pay yet. Xu Lu took a fancy to the dress at a glance, so of course, she had the right to buy it. The clothes in the malls downtown were very tacky. There weren¡¯t many light-colored and beautiful clothes like this. It was rare to see one, so she couldn¡¯t miss out on the chance to buy it. Xu Lu thought to herself that if this girl wanted to snatch it from her, she could just spend more money. Li Hai looked troubled, but Wei Yan pulled Li Hai¡¯s hand and smiled at the girl. ¡°Of course you can buy it. These are the styles my mother specifically chose when the stock came. She wanted me to see the styles first, but I didn¡¯t expect you to see it. You have good taste.¡± With that, Wei Yan took the dress from Li Hai and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, ¡°Mom, leave this to me.¡± In her previous life, she didn¡¯t follow her mother to the clothing shop today, so she naturally didn¡¯t meet this girl. However, she recognized the car parked at the entrance of the shop. It cost more than a hundred thousand yuan to buy it. In this era, a hundred thousand yuan was an astonishing number. Her father worked in the factory and only earned 800 yuan a month. In the eyes of many people, this was already a good salary. Although Li Hai didn¡¯t know what Wei Yan wanted to do, she had always trusted her daughter, so she didn¡¯t say anything and let Wei Yan take the dress away. Wei Yan unfolded the dress and introduced it with a smile. ¡°The texture of this dress is very smooth. It¡¯s very comfortable to wear and won¡¯t be too revealing. The color is light, and it won¡¯t look tacky even if you wear it again in two years. The length that goes past your knees will accentuate your temperament. I think it suits you very well. I have more clothes of the same type. I can take them all out. Choose which one you like the most.¡± After saying that, Wei Yan gave Li Hai a look. Li Hai immediately went to take out the other clothes. There was a light purple dress, a white short-sleeved shirt, and light pink sportswear. When these two sets of clothes were taken out, Xu Lu¡¯s eyes lit up. She liked the style of these clothes so much that she wanted to buy them immediately. Wei Yan naturally saw that she was tempted, so she said, ¡°We have a mirror in our shop. Do you want to see if it fits first?¡± Wei Yan¡¯s words had hit the nail on the head. Xu Lu had an outstanding appearance to begin with and had many suitors in school. Seeing that Wei Yan wasn¡¯t flattering her like the other salespeople, but seemed sincere, she nodded and took the clothes from her hand before walking into the fitting room. Chapter 4 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Xu Lu went in to try on the clothes. Her parents naturally had to wait outside. Seeing that Wei Yan was young, but seemed quite mature and capable, they chatted with her in a friendly manner. Wei Yan and the two of them chatted very amiably. Her outgoing and open-minded personality gave Xu Lu¡¯s parents a good impression of her. Soon, Xu Lu¡¯s parents learned that Wei Yan¡¯s grades were very good and she had a high chance of going to high school in the city. They immediately looked at Wei Yan with even more kindness and approval. ¡°Then you have to continue studying hard. Lulu has also finished her middle school examination this year. I hope you two can go to the same high school next year. Lulu will definitely be happy to be your classmate,¡± Xu Lu¡¯s mother, Zhou Ran, said with a smile. Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll study hard. It¡¯s not easy for my mom to raise me. I want to be successful so that my mother won¡¯t have to work so hard.¡± When Li Hai heard Wei Yan¡¯s words, her eyes immediately turned red. Xu Lu¡¯s parents praised Wei Yan again. ¡°This child is really sensible.¡± At this moment, Xu Lu also walked out of the fitting room. She could no longer hide the joy on her face. This dress was so comfortable. Although she couldn¡¯t see her full appearance, she could feel that this dress would definitely look good on her. Seeing Xu Lu come out, Xu Lu¡¯s parents turned their gazes back to their daughter. When they saw Xu Lu¡¯s dress, the two of them nodded in approval ¡°It¡¯s beautiful.¡± Xu Lu smiled and swirled in front of the mirror. Xu Lu¡¯s father, Xu Heng, looked at Li Hai and Wei Yan and asked, ¡°How much are these clothes? We¡¯ll buy them all.¡± Li Hai¡¯s mouth dropped open in shock. This person was really rich. Wei Yan wasn¡¯t as shocked as Li Hai. She had already discovered that the other party wasn¡¯t short of money. She remembered that when her mother bought these clothes, the cost was about 80 yuan, but because the style was new, there were no other shops selling them in the county city. Even in the mall downtown, there were few clothes of this style. If these clothes were sold in the mall, they would cost at least 300 to 400 yuan. Hence, Wei Yan smiled at the two of them. ¡°We didn¡¯t buy much of these clothes to begin with. Since you like them and want to buy three sets at once, I¡¯ll give you a discount. These three pieces of clothes will cost a thousand yuan.¡± Li Hai¡¯s eyes widened. Her original plan was that if Wei Yan didn¡¯t like these clothes, she would hang them up and sell them. If someone asked for a price, she would quote a price of about 130 yuan. If someone bargained, she could sell them for about 100 yuan. But now, Wei Yan priced the three pieces of clothes at 1,000 yuan. Didn¡¯t that mean that each set could be sold for 300 yuan? After deducting the cost, it was equivalent to her earning more than 700 yuan worth of progit from these three sets of clothes. How could the other party buy them at such an expensive price? Just as Li Hai was mentally prepared for the other party to bargain, Xu Heng smiled happily. ¡°Alright, these clothes are worth this price.¡± With that, he took out ten hundred-yuan notes and handed them to Wei Yan. Wei Yan took them with a smile and glanced at the things in the shop. Then, she took off a pair of silky gloves and handed them to Xu Lu. ¡°Thank you for buying so many clothes from us. These gloves are a gift for you.¡± Xu Lu took the gloves in surprise. This was the first time she had encountered such a thing. It wasn¡¯t that she couldn¡¯t afford gloves, but getting them as gifts felt different from when she bought them herself. Her eyes lit up. ¡°Thank you. My name is Xu Lu. I hope I can meet you again in the future. What¡¯s your name?¡± Wei Yan smiled and said, ¡°My name is Wei Yan. I¡¯ll try my best to catch up to you.¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll wait for you.¡± Xu Lu nodded heavily. She was happy from the bottom of her heart and had a good impression of Wei Yan. Xu Lu¡¯s parents also smiled and chatted for a while before leaving with Xu Lu. Not long after the three of them left, another figure walked in. Before she got close, she said, ¡°Cousin, it looks like a rich customer came just now. They were driving a car. Did they actually buy your clothes?¡± Wei Yan¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and she could barely hide the disgust in her eyes. The person who had come was none other than Li Lin, her father¡¯s mistress, her mother¡¯s cousin, the woman who had destroyed her family! Chapter 5 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing Li Lin come over, Li Hai smiled. ¡°Cousin, why are you here?¡± Other than Li Hai and Wei Yan, no one else knew that Li Hai was the owner of this shop. Li Hai knew that Wei Gang didn¡¯t care about his daughter and was afraid that Wei Gang would ask her for money often after finding out, so she only said that she was helping someone look after the shop. Therefore, Li Lin was acing arrogant and disdainful at this moment. ¡°I¡¯ve been doing business with someone recently and earned a lot of money. Coincidentally, I saw your shop, so I came to take a look. I was afraid that you wouldn¡¯t be able to sell the clothes in your shop, so I came to take care of your business.¡± Wei Yan could tell that Li Lin had a condescending attitude, but Li Hai didn¡¯t notice. Li Hai really thought that Li Lin had kind intentions and wanted to take care of her business. ¡°Cousin, you¡¯re very considerate. How about this? Take a look and see if there¡¯s anything you like. I¡¯ll give them to you at the lowest price,¡± Li Hai immediately said generously. Wei Yan frowned. Her mother still didn¡¯t know what Li Lin had done and was still close to Li Lin. This wasn¡¯t a good thing. At the thought of this, Wei Yan pretended to be conflicted and said, ¡°Mom, even if Auntie Lin earned money, the clothes here are not cheap now. Let¡¯s not let Auntie Lin spend so much money. Someone came to buy clothes just now, and today is the opening day, so we can explain to the boss. Let¡¯s not let Auntie Lin spend so much money.¡± Li Lin was unhappy when she heard this. What did Wei Yan mean? Was Wei Yan looking down on her? She was definitely buying this dress today! Li Lin fiddled with her red nails. ¡°Yanyan, I know that you and your mother don¡¯t earn much money and don¡¯t have much experience, but don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m really not short of money. My outfit is worth a few hundred yuan. Recommend the clothes in your shop to me. Don¡¯t be afraid of the price. I¡¯m not short of money.¡± Seeing that she had fallen for it so easily, Wei Yan immediately smiled. ¡°Alright, thank you for taking care of our business, Aunt Lin.¡± With that, Wei Yan specifically chose something that suited Li Lin¡¯s taste. Li Lin tried two outfits in a row. Under Wei Yan¡¯s praise, Li Lin felt very happy. So what if Li Hai and Wei Yan were Wei Gang¡¯s legitimate wife and daughter? Didn¡¯t the two of them still have to kiss up to her and serve her now? Wei Gang¡¯s money was all in Li Lin¡¯s hands. As she spent Wei Gang¡¯s money, she enjoyed the service of this mother and daughter. Li Lin felt smug. Wei Yan could tell what she was thinking, but she still said in a very friendly manner, ¡°Auntie Lin, you look amazing in this. It accentuates your beautiful figure. Auntie Lin, if you don¡¯t buy it, that¡¯ll be a pity.¡± Li Lin was very happy to be praised by Wei Yan and she asked arrogantly, ¡°Okay, how much are these two clothes?¡± Although Li Lin really wanted to say that Wei Yan would wrap up these two clothes for her, she didn¡¯t have much money on hand recently, so she asked for the price first. Wei Yan smiled and said, ¡°The two outfits cost a total of 500 yuan. If you¡¯re sure you want them, I¡¯ll wrap them up for you now.¡± ¡°What?! Five hundred yuan? Are you crazy?!¡± Li Lin widened her eyes and questioned. She stared at Wei Yan and Li Hai suspiciously. Could it be that these two knew something and were trying to scam her? ¡°Auntie Lin, what are you saying? Why would I scam you? It¡¯s mainly because you have such good taste. These clothes are all imported from overseas. Not to mention the county city, even the malls downtown don¡¯t sell them. Besides, the profit doesn¡¯t belong to my mother. They belong to the boss. Why would I ask you for more money?¡± Although Wei Yan said it very sincerely, Li Lin still didn¡¯t believe her. She felt that this girl was up to no good. Although Li Hai was surprised, she believed that her daughter must have her own plans, so she didn¡¯t say anything. Seeing that Li Lin suspected her daughter, Li Hai immediately said, ¡°Cousin, Yanyan is right. I¡¯ve always treated you as my biological sister, so I won¡¯t scam you. If you think it¡¯s expensive, I¡¯ll choose a few cheap ones for you.¡± This last sentence antagonized Li Lin deeply. She couldn¡¯t stand Li Hai¡¯s patronizing look. She immediately took out five hundred yuan notes and threw them to Li Hai. ¡°Isn¡¯t it just five hundred yuan? Take it.¡± ¡°Yanyan, help me wrap up the clothes,¡± Li Lin instructed Wei Yan matter-of-factly. Chapter 6 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing that her mother had accepted the money, Wei Yan was very cooperative. Even if Li Lin wanted to insult them to get payback for bruising her go, so be it. Whoever paid had the final say. Since Wei Yan had just scammed the mistress, she was very happy now. As Li Lin watched Wei Yan¡¯s skillful movements, she couldn¡¯t help but say mockingly, ¡°Sigh, look at how skilled Yanyan is now. Did she not do well on the middle school examination this time? I remember that Yanyan is usually quite studious. It¡¯s just that she has been hanging out with hooligans recently. Did she guess that she didn¡¯t do well and has given up already?¡± ¡°Sigh, my kid is smart, but he doesn¡¯t study hard. However, the teacher said that even if he sleeps in class every day, he can still get into No. 2 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School downtown. As long as he studies hard, it won¡¯t be a problem for him to get into No. 1 Middle School.¡± ¡°Yanyan, if you have nothing else to do, you can communicate more with my son so you guys can learn from each other.¡± What Li Lin meant was that although her son wasn¡¯t diligent, he was very smart. Even if he didn¡¯t study hard, he could still get into a good school in the city. With a little effort, he could get into the best high school in the city. Originally, Li Hai was relatively polite to Li Lin and treated her as her sister. However, when she heard Li Lin¡¯s words, Li Hai became unhappy. It was fine if she praised her son for being smart, but what did she mean by belittling her daughter? Previously, Li Hai had thought that it was too much for his daughter to ask for 500 yuan from Li Lin. Now, it seemed that it was just right! Li Hai kept a straight face and didn¡¯t answer her. She also knew that her daughter had been in a bad state these past few days. She wasn¡¯t someone who liked to brag, so she didn¡¯t say anything. Li Hai¡¯s attitude made Li Lin think that she had tacitly agreed. She thought to herself that Wei Yan indeed had not done well on the middle school examination. At the thought of this, Li Lin became even happier. She took the wrapped clothes and prepared to leave. However, when she reached the door, Wei Yan raised her voice and said, ¡°Aunt Lin, I forgot to tell you. My teacher also said that I can get into No.1 High School at the very least.¡± Li Lin staggered and turned around. She said with incredulity, ¡°Yanyan, it¡¯s not a good habit for you to lie at such a young age. Cousin, why didn¡¯t you say to take care of Yanyan? How can it be so easy to get into No.1 Middle School? It¡¯s the best high school in the city.¡± Even her son might not get into that high school, yet Wei Yan was bragging about it? Li Hai became unhappy when she heard this and immediately retorted, ¡°Yanyan never lies.¡± Seeing Li Hai¡¯s cold expression, Li Lin snorted and left. She was waiting for the day the exam results were released. At that time, she would come here to ridicule them. It was true that Wei Yan¡¯s grades had always been good, but no matter how good her grades were, she couldn¡¯t catch Wei Gang¡¯s attention, so Wei Gang had never mentioned to Li Lin that Wei Yan¡¯s grades were good. In addition, when Li Lin heard that Wei Yan had been quite rebellious recently, she subconsciously felt that Wei Yan had developed rebellious thoughts because she was unhappy at home, so she definitely had not studied hard. This was also the reason why Li Lin was certain that Wei Yan had not done well on the exam. After Li Lin left, Li Haihai was still a little angry. ¡°What kind of person is she? Previously, I thought she was quite pitiful. It wasn¡¯t easy for her to live a good life, and I was quite happy for her. But she had to slander my daughter when praising her son. Why?!¡± Wei Yan knew that her mother was angry because Li Lin had mocked her and immediately felt touched. Indeed, her mother always put her first. ¡°Mom, there¡¯s no need for us to be angry because of her. She even spent money in our shop. We have to be happy, even if it¡¯s just for this 500 yuan,¡± Wei Yan comforted Li Hai. At the same time, she thought to herself that Li Lin¡¯s current neighborhood was full of rich people in the county. Li Lin naturally didn¡¯t have the money to buy a house. Her father, Wei Gang, had bought this house. In this era, houses were cheap. A house in a neighborhood could only be bought for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. However, even if it was 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, it wasn¡¯t something Wei Gang could afford. She remembered that Wei Gang had used the money in the factory¡¯s account to buy it. It took more than two years for him to make up for it. In her previous life, Wei Yan had accidentally discovered this matter, but when she thought about how Wei Gang was her father and how she had been reprimanded by Wei Gang all year round, she was afraid of Wei Gang, so she didn¡¯t take any action. But things were different now. Why should her father buy a nice house for Li Lin? Chapter 7 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After some thought, Wei Yan decided to tell her mother. She looked at Li Hai solemnly and said, ¡°Mom, there¡¯s something I think you should know.¡± Seeing Wei Yan¡¯s expression, Li Hai realized that this matter was probably serious. ¡°Yanyan, tell me.¡± Li Hai guessed, could it be that Yanyan lied just now? Yanyan didn¡¯t do well on the middle school examination? If that was the case, it wasn¡¯t a big deal. If she didn¡¯t do well, so be it. Anyway, Yanyan had tried her best. ¡°Mom, my father seems to be very intimate with Auntie Lin. I heard from others that my father often appears in Auntie Lin¡¯s neighborhood. Some even saw the two of them together in the hotel.¡± Wei Yan pretended to be conflicted, like she didn¡¯t know if she should say it or not. Li Hai¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°How could that be? Did your father cheat? Or is he with my cousin?¡± Li Hai confirmed. Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Mom, think about Auntie Lin¡¯s son. His surname is also Wei. He looks quite similar to Dad when he was young. Could it be that Wei Mu is actually Dad and Auntie Lin¡¯s son?¡± Li Hai¡¯s body trembled and she could barely stand steadily. Wei Yan hurriedly supported her and looked at Li Hai worriedly. ¡°Mom, are you alright?¡± She knew that this might be a blow to her mother, but it was better to prepare early on. After all, Wei Gang kept abusing her mother. Moreover, judging from Li Lin¡¯s personality, she seemed like a real piece of work. Perhaps it wouldn¡¯t be long before she started instigating Wei Gang. Their situation would only worsen. Li Hai had also recovered at this moment. His eyes were slightly red, and they were filled with sadness. ¡°I was wondering why he seemed to have become a different person not long after I gave birth to you. He became more and more irritable and drank too much. He was also very mean to me. No matter how good your grades were, he still didn¡¯t care about us.¡± ¡°So it¡¯s because he has a better choice.¡± ¡°Fair enough. He has always wanted a son. Li Lin is also prettier than me. The clothes she wears are very fashionable. I¡¯m sure she spent your father¡¯s money, but what about me? I¡¯ve accompanied him for so many years. I¡¯ve washed his clothes and cooked for him. At the same time, I have to work and take care of the family. That day, I saw a shirt I liked and it only cost 30 yuan, but he felt that it was too expensive and scolded me.¡± ¡°All these years, my sincerity to him has been all for nothing.¡± Li Hai smiled bitterly. Wei Yan held her hand and comforted her. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be afraid. You still have me. I¡¯ll always be by your side. I¡¯ll study hard and let you live a good life in the future. But Mom, I hope you can divorce him as soon as possible. Now that he dares to buy a house for Li Lin, it¡¯s only a matter of time before he chases us away. Instead of being in a passive situation, why don¡¯t we take action early on?¡± Li Hai was a little hesitant. Clearly, she still needed a lot of courage to get a divorce. Wei Yan wasn¡¯t in a hurry. She just waited silently. In this era, there were very few people who got divorced. Even if there was no longer any love between husband and wife, for the sake of their children and their parents, they would choose to make do with it for the rest of their lives. ¡°Yanyan, how are we going to live after the divorce? It¡¯s fine for me to suffer, but you¡¯re going to high school. What about tuition and living expenses? Even if we get a divorce, Wei Gang might not let us off. If he stops me from running the shop, how am I going to take care of you and support us?¡± Li Hai said worriedly. Wei Yan wanted to say that she had a way to make more money for her mother¡¯s shop, but her mother¡¯s worries were not unreasonable. It seemed that the divorce had to be discussed over time. If she rashly asked her mother to get a divorce now, her mother would definitely be worried. She might as well improve the shop¡¯s business first and let her mother earn more money. Only then would she have the courage to get a divorce. After making up her mind, Wei Yan began to study the shop carefully. After she took out paper and a pen, she drew a simple design. Li Hai watched from the side, her eyes slowly widening. ¡°My precious daughter, if the clothes are arranged like you drew, our shop will look very big!¡± Li Hai exclaimed while feeling that her daughter¡¯s idea was very clever. Wei Yan smiled. ¡°Mom, just wait and see. Your shop can make a lot of money.¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Then, Wei Yan began to communicate with Li Hai in detail. She made Li Hai sit down and began to tell her in detail. ¡°Mom, with your previous method of arranging clothes, some pretty clothes will get covered up. Moreover, although some clothes don¡¯t look good on their own, they will be very fashionable when paired with other clothes. This way, customers can buy more clothes.¡± ¡°In addition, our shop is too crowded now. When customers come in, they can only barely pass through. They won¡¯t be able to enjoy the process of shopping at all. Now, the clothing shops in the county sell cheap clothes since they feel that if the prices are low, more people will buy them. Actually, that¡¯s not the case. There are poor people and rich people who buy clothes here. Our shop has to create unique a style and take the high-end route.¡± Li Hai was stunned when she heard that and subconsciously asked, ¡°High-end route? Do you mean we should raise our price? Then, who will buy our clothes?¡± Wei Yan smiled confidently. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry. Leave it to me. If the business isn¡¯t good, we can always lower the price.¡± Li Hai nodded since she trusted her daughter. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± The two of them chatted for a long time. When the conversation ended, Li Hai felt like her daughter had taught her a lesson. Other than Xu Lu¡¯s family and Li Lin, the shop only had two purchases the next day. In total, they only earned 200 yuan, and this was without deducting the cost. Whenever she was free, Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but think about what Wei Yan had told her and how much Wei Yan had helped her earn today. She had earned 1,500 yuan with just two customers. This was an amount she didn¡¯t even dare to think about in the past. Perhaps this shop could really make a lot of money with her daughter¡¯s help. The two of them only closed the shop at about eight in the evening. When they returned home, Wei Yan saw that some noodle stalls were about to close, so she stopped and asked the stall owner to make a bowl of noodles for her. She wanted to take it away to eat at home. After the stall owner went to make noodles, Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Yanyan, the oil used to make noodles here isn¡¯t clean. If you want to eat noodles, I will make them for you when we get home. There¡¯s no need to buy them here.¡± Wei Yan smiled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mom. I won¡¯t eat it. This is for Dad.¡± At the mention of Wei Gang, Li Hai looked conflicted. ¡°Yanyan, didn¡¯t you want me to divorce him previously? Why are you buying noodles for him now?¡± Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°Because after buying him noodles, he won¡¯t let you cook for him anymore. It¡¯ll save you the trouble,¡± Wei Yan said matter-of-factly. When Li Hai heard this, she was touched again. Her daughter was really kind. Sure enough, when the two of them returned home, they heard Wei Gang smashing bowls. ¡°Do you two know what time it is? Do you want me to starve to death?!¡± Wei Gang glared at the two of them angrily, like he was about to hit them at any moment. Li Hai¡¯s body couldn¡¯t help but tense up. She had been beaten up by Wei Gang to the point that her body had a stress reaction. Every time Wei Gang got angry, scolding her was light punishment. In the past, Wei Yan had always been in school, so Wei Yan had seen very little of this. Now that Wei Yan was beside her, she felt even more embarrassed. In front of her daughter, Wei Gang didn¡¯t give her any respect at all. In Wei Gang¡¯s eyes, her and her daughter¡¯s dignity were not important. Wei Yan smelled alcohol in the air. It seemed that Wei Gang had gone to drink today. She knew that now wasn¡¯t the time to fall out, so she took the initiative to bring the noodles in front of Wei Gang and said obediently, ¡°Dad, the boss asked Mom to clean the shop today, so we came back late. However, we were afraid that you wouldn¡¯t have food to eat, so we bought noodles for you on the street. I know that you like noodles the most. Dad, try it.¡± As she spoke, she quickly went to the kitchen to get the bowl and chopsticks for Wei Gang. Seeing Wei Yan¡¯s obedient appearance, Wei Gang snorted and stopped scolding her. Seeing that Wei Gang was eating with relish, Wei Yan pretended to say as an offhand remark, ¡°Dad, do you still remember Auntie Lin? She went to the shop to buy clothes today. Auntie Lin was dressed very fashionably. She even said that it was all thanks to your help that she could have her current achievements. She even said that she would come to our house in a few days to thank you.¡± As soon as Wei Yan finished speaking, Wei Gang coughed violently. Wei Yan immediately stroked Wei Gang¡¯s back with a worried expression and asked with concern, ¡°Dad, what¡¯s wrong? Did you eat too quickly? Dad, drink some water.¡± She immediately poured a glass of water and put on a guilty look. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault, Dad. I shouldn¡¯t have said this while you were eating.¡± Chapter 9 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Wei Gang had no time to care about this. After he stopped coughing, he immediately questioned, ¡°Did Li Lin really say that?¡± Wei Yan pretended to be confused and nodded. ¡°That¡¯s right. I heard from Mom that Auntie Lin stayed at Grandpa¡¯s house for a few years when she was young. You¡¯re so capable, so you must have taken care of her because of Mom and me.¡± Wei Yan smiled sweetly, looking very proud of it. Wei Gang couldn¡¯t blame Wei Yan. After all, she had just said that he was capable. If he blamed Wei Yan now, what would happen? However, he had long reminded Li Lin to keep a low profile. In a few days, it would be time for him to be promoted. At that time, the unit would choose someone from among him and the other two old employees. He had worked hard all these years to show that he was motivated and reliable. If a marital scandal was exposed at this time, the promotion definitely wouldn¡¯t go to him. He had to warn Li Lin carefully and tell her not to ruin things for him! As she thought about this, Wei Gang sized up Wei Yan¡¯s expression. Wei Yan didn¡¯t seem like she was lying, so he completely believed Wei Yan. In his opinion, Wei Yan was just a teenage girl. What could she know? How could she guess that he and Li Lin had that kind of relationship? But¡­ what about Li Hai? At the thought of this, he looked at Li Hai and saw that she had her head lowered, like she was thinking about something. At that moment, Wei Gang became a little vigilant. He couldn¡¯t let Li Hai find out about his relationship with Li Lin. Seeing this, Wei Yan knew that Wei Gang had believed this excuse. She got up and shook Li Hai¡¯s arm as she wheedled, ¡°Mom, I want you to sleep with me today. I¡¯ve been having nightmares for the past two days. Can you?¡± Li Hai had a helpless expression as she agreed. ¡°Okay, okay. I will accompany you.¡± After the two of them returned to Wei Yan¡¯s room, Wei Yan immediately put on a solemn expression. ¡°Mom, I saw Dad observing you a few times just now. I keep feeling that he doesn¡¯t have good intentions. Moreover, I remember that Dad¡¯s factory promotes people at this time every year. Dad has always performed well in the factory. He¡¯s also a small leader, so he must take it very seriously. We have to be careful. Don¡¯t let Dad see through it.¡± Seeing how serious her daughter was, Li Hai immediately nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll be careful.¡± However, although she said that, she wasn¡¯t confident at all. When Wei Gang looked at her, she felt fear from the bottom of her heart. Slowly, Li Hai recalled the sacrifices she had made for this family and Wei Gang over the years. She felt more and more aggrieved and couldn¡¯t help but cry. Wei Yan didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, when Li Hai was almost done crying, she took out a tissue and handed it to her. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be afraid. With me around, no one can hurt you.¡± After taking a deep breath, Li Hai put away her sadness and her expression became lively again. ¡°I have a junior high school classmate who¡¯s a lawyer now. He works downtown. When the time comes, I¡¯ll contact him and get him to help us come up with ideas.¡± In the past, Li Hai didn¡¯t like to trouble others, but divorce wasn¡¯t a small matter. Moreover, Wei Gang wasn¡¯t easy to deal with. More importantly, this matter concerned her daughter¡¯s future. For her daughter¡¯s sake, she was willing to beg others. Even if she was harassed by Wei Gang in the end and couldn¡¯t maintain a normal life, she still wanted her daughter to live well! Chapter 10 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The shock Li Hai had suffered today was too great, so she was mentally and physically exhausted and quickly fell asleep. As Wei Yan watched Li Hai sleep, she made up her mind to protect her mother. She took out a pen and paper and began to write her next plan. The first plan was to improve the business of her mother¡¯s shop and earn more money. After earning money, she had to leave this town quickly with her mother. Only then could she stay away from her father. In addition, her mother had died in a car accident in her second year of high school. Before she started high school, she had to bring her mother away. This way, she could prevent her mother from getting into an accident again. After filling up the three pieces of paper, Wei Yan finally felt relieved and fell asleep. However, she didn¡¯t have a peaceful sleep. Some painful memories from her previous life lingered in her mind. At half past six in the morning, Wei Yan woke up. She glanced around. Her mother was nowhere to be seen, so Wei Yan immediately walked into the hall. Li Hai was busy preparing breakfast for her in the kitchen. Wei Yan stood quietly at the door, her eyes flickering with gentleness. In her previous life, her mother had also woken up early every day to prepare breakfast for her and sent her to school, in hopes that she could get good grades and become successful in the future. Unfortunately, she took all of this for granted. When Li Hai turned around, she realized that Wei Yan was looking at her. She immediately smiled. ¡°Yanyan, why are you up so early today? Didn¡¯t you say two days ago that you would sleep more?¡± Wei Yan walked over and lowered her voice as she said, ¡°I get very excited whenever I think about earning money. Now, I want to go to the shop to help you, so how can I sleep?¡± ¡°You little girl.¡± Li Hai smiled dotingly. The two of them quickly finished their meal and left breakfast for Wei Gang. Then, they rushed to the clothing shop before eight o¡¯clock. Generally speaking, the clothing store would not open until after ten-thirty. They arrived early enough to rearrange things. Wei Yan pushed the crowded shelves to both sides to empty the middle. Then, she took off the rack of clothes. Tables and chairs were placed at the back of the clothing store so that customers could rest while shopping. She placed sets of clothes on different shelves according to color, length, age, and so on, so that customers could find a style that suited them after entering the shop. At the same time, there would be some gloves, silk scarves, socks, and other small items around the clothes. After they did all this, an hour had passed. The originally messy shop had been tidied up very well. Everything was neatly placed, and it was much more spacious. After doing this, Wei Yan put the more fashionable clothes in the shop on the model in front of the transparent window so that customers outside could see them at a glance. Such a combination was common in modern era clothing shops, but it was very unique in this era. Li Hai was very surprised, and her eyes were filled with admiration. ¡°Yanyan, you¡¯re really amazing. How did you think of all this? If I didn¡¯t see it with my own eyes, I would have wondered if this was still the same shop.¡± Wei Yan smiled and said to Li Hai, ¡°Alright, Mom, let¡¯s open the shop now.¡± The two of them opened the door of the shop. They originally thought that customers would only come a while later, but they didn¡¯t expect that there were already a few women waiting in front of the door with baskets in their hands. Judging from the clothing of these women, they were all from wealthy families. One of them made Wei Yan¡¯s eyes narrow slightly. Wasn¡¯t this the daughter-in-law of her father¡¯s factory manager, Song Jin? The three of them, led by Song Jin, were filled with surprise when they approached. Exquisite and elegant clothes were placed on the shelves. There were even tables and chairs that allowed people to rest. They had never seen such a shop design even in downtown malls. Song Jin was a forthright person. She immediately smiled and praised, ¡°Madam, your clothing shop is quite nice. The clothings are all high quality. You have good taste.¡± Chapter 11 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Li Hai was very experienced in sales, so she immediately smiled and continued, ¡°Then see if there¡¯s anything you like. These are all imported from overseas. They¡¯re limited edition. Even if you go downtown, you won¡¯t see similar clothing.¡± From the way Song Jin and the others were dressed, Li Hai had already determined that these people came from very wealthy families. Rich people didn¡¯t care if the clothes were cheap or not. Instead, they wanted unique fashion and didn¡¯t want to wear the same clothes as others. Li Hai¡¯s words struck a chord with Song Jin. She immediately began to choose. When he reached the rose-red set, Song Jin hesitated. Previously, when she was downtown, she had seen a formal suit, but she felt that it wasn¡¯t as pretty as this one and the price was very expensive. She wondered how much this set cost. Wei Yan could tell that Song Jin was a little tempted and immediately persuaded, ¡°Aunt, this dress suits your temperament. It looks fashionable and chic. Moreover, your skin is relatively fair, so wearing this will accentuate your fairness and showcase your figure.¡± ¡°Also, you can try it on first. You don¡¯t have to spend money to try it on, so try on as many clothes as you please.¡± Song Jin looked at Wei Yan and saw that she seemed very sincere, so she said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll try it on.¡± With Song Jin¡¯s lead, the other two also chose some clothes and went to the fitting room to change. Originally, Li Hai had only prepared a fitting room, but today, when they were tidying up the shop, Wei Yan suggested that the fitting room be separated by a curtain so that there could be three fitting rooms. Now, it seemed that it was fortunate that Wei Yan had thought it through. Otherwise, the three of them would have to wait for each other. Seeing this, Wei Yan also said to Li Hai, ¡°Mom, after work today, we¡¯ll get someone to modify the shop and make the fitting room better. I think we should put a mirror in every fitting room.¡± Li Hai was a little surprised. ¡°Isn¡¯t there a mirror outside? Why do we need another one inside?¡± It wasn¡¯t that Li Hai felt that it was a waste of money, but no one did it like this, so she couldn¡¯t help but ask. Wei Yan smiled mysteriously. ¡°Because sometimes, the effect of trying on clothes won¡¯t be good. If the guest doesn¡¯t notice it when she tries on the clothes inside, she will definitely be unhappy when she comes out and realizes that the shortcomings of her figure have been exposed. Mirrors don¡¯t cost much anyway, so let¡¯s install it.¡± Li Hai nodded since she felt that Wei Yan made sense. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s get someone to install mirrors later.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Wei Yan stared at the fitting room where Song Jin was and thought about it. Song Jin usually kept a low profile. Although her husband was the factory manager, she never flaunted it. She never participated in public events with her husband. She was a very upright person with any arrogance. In her previous life, she had only seen Song Jin a few times from afar, but because Song Jin¡¯s temperament was very unique, she had always remembered her. If she could build a good relationship with Song Jin, she would be able to report Wei Gang for having an affair in the future. The main reason she was anxious was that the law would be changed in two years. If she reported the affair at that time, it wouldn¡¯t affect Wei Gang much. In fact, without evidence, it would be difficult to even prove that Wei Gang had an affair. Not long after, Song Jin walked out with a happy expression. ¡°What do you think of it?¡± Song Jin asked. Although she had yet to see herself in it, the material of the dress was very comfortable. She had a slightly bulging stomach. However, when she wore this dress, her slightly bulging stomach was actually covered, which made her very happy. Wei Yan smiled and praised, ¡°I have to tell you the truth. This outfit suits you very well. Your calves are thin to begin with. Coincidentally, only a portion of your calves is exposed. Not only won¡¯t it be too revealing, but it will also make you look even more beautiful.¡± Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but praise, ¡°You look really good in this outfit. You look a few pounds thinner than before.¡± Even though she knew that the two of them might just be flattering her, Song Jin couldn¡¯t help but smile. When she walked to the mirror, she realized that what they said was true. Her thighs and arms were quite thick. Usually, when she wore clothes, her thick thighs and arms would make her look very ugly. However, when she wore these clothes, they covered her physical flaws. In addition, she was tall to begin with, so she looked very elegant in this outfit. Song Jin remembered that the last time her husband attended a big event, he felt that she wasn¡¯t fashionable enough, so he didn¡¯t bring her along. If she had seen this outfit at that time, she would have gone with him. Chapter 12 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The more she thought about it, the happier Song Jin became. She asked directly, ¡°How much is this outfit? I¡¯ll buy it.¡± She expected this dress to be very expensive, but she liked it and it fit her well. No matter how expensive it was, she would buy it. Wei Yan didn¡¯t say the price. Instead, she looked at her mother, Li Hai. After being ¡®brainwashed¡¯ by Wei Yan yesterday, Li Hai understood the shop¡¯s business model now. She said directly, ¡°The top is 270 yuan, and the bottom is 230 yuan. It¡¯s a total of 500 yuan.¡± Song Jin blinked in disbelief. This entire outfit only cost 500 yuan? The outfit she had seen in the mall downtown was priced at 1,000 yuan. ¡°Madam, are you sure? It only costs 500 yuan?¡± Song Jin couldn¡¯t help but ask. Li Hai smiled and nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m the one selling the clothes, so how can I be wrong?¡± Song Jin no longer hesitated. She quickly took out 500 yuan from her wallet and handed it to Li Hai, as if she was afraid that Li Hai would regret it. Li Hai was still a little stunned when she took the money. Why didn¡¯t the other party try to bargain? Although she had followed her daughter¡¯s instructions, she was surprised that the customer didn¡¯t attempt to bargain. At this moment, the other two guests walked out of the fitting room. Each of them was wearing a linen dress with a smock over it, making them look very elegant. The other was wearing a floral blouse and a white skirt. She looked elegant and vivacious. When the two of them walked out, Song Jin¡¯s eyes lit up again. ¡°Zhang Fang, Zhao Ya, you two look gorgeous in this set of clothes. I can barely recognize you two. Don¡¯t hesitate. Just buy it. Look, I¡¯m already wearing it. The boss has already wrapped the old clothes.¡± The two of them knew Song Jin¡¯s personality. Song Jin never lied. They immediately looked in the mirror happily and immediately saw that they seemed like a different person in the mirror. ¡°This, this is so beautiful. It¡¯s just a change of clothes, but it actually has such a magical effect.¡± Zhang Fang tousled her hair repeatedly in shock. Zhao Ya couldn¡¯t help but smile as she looked at Li Hai and asked, ¡°Madam, how much are the clothes? I¡¯ll buy them.¡± Li Hai had already recovered from her shock. She smiled and said, ¡°Your outfit costs a total of 320 yuan. This customer¡¯s outfit costs 370 yuan.¡± The two of them were equally generous. They didn¡¯t bargain and gave the money to Li Hai directly. Seeing this, Wei Yan took down three silk scarves from the shelf and put them on for the three of them. ¡°You¡¯re our first guests today, and you¡¯re so generous. These scarves are for you ladies. I hope you ladies remember to come to our shop the next time you want to buy clothes.¡± ¡°If any friend of yours wants to buy clothes, you can recommend them to us,¡± Wei Yan said sweetly. Song Jin also inadvertently saw that the price tag on the scarf was 30 yuan. Song Jin realized that although Wei Yan was young, she knew how to do business. Song Jin became even more satisfied with this shop. In terms of business, if they were too stingy, the business wouldn¡¯t last long. The three of them exchanged a few more words before leaving. As they walked on the street, they felt that they were the most eye-catching ones on this street. Many people stared at them. Their clothes were too fashionable for this town. Some people went forward to ask where they had bought the clothes. However, many people gave up after hearing about the price of the clothes. An entire outfit costs hundreds of yuan. They didn¡¯t have enough money to afford it. After the three of them walked away, Li Hai held the money in her hand with surprise. ¡°Yanyan, I didn¡¯t expect our first day after remodeling to be so successful. In just a short while, we earned more than a thousand yuan.¡± In the past, Li Hai wouldn¡¯t even dare to think about it. ¡°Previously, I was envious of our neighbor for being able to save up to ten thousand yuan. At that time, I thought that if I had ten thousand yuan, I would definitely send you to a better school. Now, I feel that there¡¯s hope in life.¡± Looking at the excited Li Hai, Wei Yan smiled and said, ¡°Mom, we¡¯ll earn a lot more money in the future. Even without Dad, we can still live a good life.¡± Li Hai nodded. Previously, she had blind trust in Wei Yan, but now, she admired her daughter from the bottom of her heart. Wei Yan watched as Li Hai counted the money happily, then she looked towards the street. Chapter 13 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations In fact, one of the reasons behind the good business was the location of her mother¡¯s shop. The only neighborhood in the town was built behind this street, so it could be said to be a gathering place for rich people. This was a prime location for her family¡¯s shop. If they had opened their shop in the poorer East District, no one would have patronized their shop. They would even think that they were scamming people. Until noon, although many people came in to look at the clothes, no one bought them anymore. However, Wei Yan and Li Hai weren¡¯t anxious. Wei Yan wasn¡¯t anxious because she knew that as long as the clothes they bought were of good quality, they wouldn¡¯t have to worry about not being able to sell them. Li Hai wasn¡¯t anxious because when she ran the shop previously, there were days when she didn¡¯t have any business for an entire day. Moreover, she had already earned a thousand yuan today, so even if she didn¡¯t make any more money, she was happy. After the two of them had a simple lunch and were about to welcome the afternoon guests, they saw Li Lin bring an unfamiliar woman to the shop. After Li Lin entered the shop, her eyes were filled with shock. This shop clearly didn¡¯t look like this yesterday. However, when she thought of her goal today, Li Lin quickly put away her shocked expression and looked at the woman beside her, Zhou Yu. ¡°Zhou Yu, this is the shop I told you about. My cousin is a salesperson. Sigh, she¡¯s really pitiful. Previously, when the factory laid people off, my cousin was one of them. Didn¡¯t you say that the clothes I wore yesterday were beautiful? I bought them from her.¡± As Li Lin spoke, she looked at Li Hai with a high and mighty attitude. ¡°Cousin, I know it¡¯s not easy for you to earn money by looking after the shop, so I brought you a customer today. Cousin, you have to take good care of my friend.¡± Zhou Yu couldn¡¯t tell what Li Lin was implying. Zhou Yu came from a good family and had a high education level. Her husband was the chief of the police station and her parents had doted on her since she was young. She really thought that Li Lin had kind intentions and was taking care of her cousin¡¯s business, so she immediately smiled and said, ¡°Yes, I saw that the clothes Li Lin wore yesterday were very nice, so I asked her where she bought them. Then, she brought me here today.¡± ¡°The clothes in your shop are really beautiful.¡± As she spoke, Zhou Yu looked at the clothes around her. Just by looking at them, she was already tempted. Her husband had a high salary. She was a reporter herself and also had a high salary, so she didn¡¯t care much about the price. When Li Hai found out that Wei Gang had cheated on her with Li Lin, she felt disgusted when she saw Li Lin again, so she really couldn¡¯t bring herself to smile at Li Lin. Wei Yan knew what her mother was thinking. She felt that Madam Zhou Yu didn¡¯t seem to know, so she said, ¡°Aunt Lin, that¡¯s not what you said yesterday. You said that someone like me doesn¡¯t have a future, so selling clothes is all I¡¯m capable of. Why did you come here today to introduce business to us?¡± ¡°Speaking of which, this shop doesn¡¯t belong to my mother. She¡¯s only in charge of looking after the shop. Even if you introduce the business, we won¡¯t earn much. It¡¯s just that Aunt Lin, with your huge change in demeanor, I wonder if you were the same person who insulted us yesterday.¡± When Zhou Yu heard this, she looked at Li Lin in surprise. ¡°You said that about this child yesterday?¡± Even though she had only met Wei Yan for the first time, Wei Yan looked nice and adorable, so Zhou Yu had a good impression of her. In addition, she actually wasn¡¯t very familiar with Li Lin. They only lived on the same floor in the neighborhood and saw each other occasionally. If not for the fact that Li Lin was dressed very fashionably yesterday, she wouldn¡¯t have spoken to her. She didn¡¯t expect to find out so much after coming to this shop today. At this moment, Zhou Yu thought that before she fully understood what type of person Li Lin was, she had to keep a distance from her. Seeing that just a few words from Wei Yan made Zhou Yu keep a distance from her, Li Lin was a little anxious. She couldn¡¯t help but glare at Wei Yan. ¡°Stupid girl, what are you talking about? When did I insult you? Do you have any manners at all?!¡± Seeing this, Wei Yan deliberately revealed a fearful expression. ¡°Auntie Lin, don¡¯t scold me. I¡­ I just couldn¡¯t help it.¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Zhou Yu¡¯s expression was a little ugly as she warned Li Lin, ¡°Although they sell clothes and we buy clothes, our status is not much higher than theirs. What era is it now? Don¡¯t tell me you look down on salespeople?¡± ¡°Besides, the factory lays off workers not because there¡¯s a problem with the workers¡¯ abilities, but because as the industry develops, many processes can be completed with machines. Li Lin, since she¡¯s your cousin, you shouldn¡¯t look down on her like this.¡± Li Lin knew that Zhou Yu came from a good family and wanted to befriend her. Now that she heard Zhou Yu¡¯s reprimand, she immediately smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°I¡¯m just too honest and don¡¯t know how to speak nicely. I¡¯ll remember this time. I won¡¯t do so again in the future.¡± ¡°Cousin, don¡¯t take my words to heart.¡± Li Hai looked at her with hatred in her eyes. ¡°Yesterday, you said that Yanyan¡¯s grades weren¡¯t good and that she was only fit to sell clothes. Yanyan refuted you, but you said that she was lying. Li Lin, your parents passed away early when you were young. You lived in my house for so many years and our family supported you. How can you say that about Yanyan?¡± If Li Lin had only mocked Wei Yan yesterday, Li Hai wouldn¡¯t hate her so much. However, Li Lin had ruined her family. How could Li Hai not hate her? However, Yanyan had also said that this matter couldn¡¯t be exposed so quickly since they needed to be sufficiently prepared, so Li Hai could only argue about what happened yesterday. Zhou Yu frowned and looked at Li Lin unhappily. ¡°Li Lin, according to your cousin¡¯s words, their family is your benefactor. You should be grateful to them. How can you say that about them?¡± Li Lin was furious. When did these two people become so eloquent? Weren¡¯t they always silly and gullible? However, Li Lin couldn¡¯t flare up in front of Zhou Yu. ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s my fault. I¡¯ve experienced too much in the past few years, so I don¡¯t know how to speak properly anymore. Cousin, I remember your kindness to me. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t have brought someone here to buy clothes.¡± Li Lin was still defending herself. She only hoped that this matter would pass quickly. She brought Zhou Yu here to become closer to her. Secondly, she wanted Li Hai to see that the friends she knew now were all distinguished people and that they weren¡¯t from the same world as her. However, she didn¡¯t expect Zhou Yu to be so righteous, nor did she expect Li Hai to tell others about what had happened to her back then. In the past, Li Hai had never taken the initiative to mention this. According to Li Hai¡¯s previous way of thinking, shouldn¡¯t she take care of Li Lin? What was going on now? Why was she starting to tell others about it? Li Lin sneered. She had thought that Li Hai was a high-minded person. Now, it seemed that since she said yesterday that she had made money from doing business, Li Hai wanted to rip her off, so she deliberately mentioned the past. Li Lin despised Li Hai deep down, but she didn¡¯t show it on the surface. As Wei Yan looked at Zhou Yu, she suddenly felt that Zhou Yu looked familiar. Only then did she remember that Zhou Yu seemed to be a reporter! And her husband was the police chief! Wei Yan¡¯s heart raced. This was a good opportunity. She had to seize it. Wei Yan pinched her thigh hard, and her eyes turned red. ¡°Aunt Lin, you can go out first. I¡¯ll bring this customer to choose clothes, but I don¡¯t want to sell them to you anymore.¡± As she spoke, she turned her face away, as if she felt very aggrieved. Li Lin was stunned. What was wrong with this girl? Hadn¡¯t she already apologized? Zhou Yu also felt that it was a little baffled, but she was smart enough not to say anything immediately. Instead, she said to Li Lin, ¡°I think she¡¯s in a bad mood. Go home first. I¡¯ll take a look myself.¡± Li Lin wanted to follow, but Wei Yan cried even harder. In order not to make Zhou Yu annoyed, Li Lin could only leave unhappily. After Li Lin left, Wei Yan wiped her tears. Zhou Yu took the initiative to walk to her side and asked, ¡°Girl, what¡¯s your name? Can you tell me why you were crying just now?¡± As a reporter, her intuition told her that this matter was probably not that simple. Chapter 15 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Wei Yan looked in the direction Li Lin had left, as if to confirm if she had left or not. Zhou Yu felt that Wei Yan seemed to be very afraid of Li Lin. ¡°Thank you for speaking up for us, but the matter between Auntie Lin and our family is too complicated. You shouldn¡¯t get involved. Knowing too much will only affect your mood. No one can help our family.¡± Wei Yan shook her head, her eyes filled with loneliness and helplessness. Wei Yan¡¯s pitiful appearance aroused Zhou Yu¡¯s protectiveness. The reason Zhou Yu wanted to be a reporter was that she was a curious and protective person. She wanted to report all the unfair things in the world and expose the unjust reality. If ordinary people heard Wei Yan¡¯s words, they might think that Wei Yan¡¯s family was very complicated and it was better not to get involved. However, to Zhou Yu, the more complicated and difficult the matter, the more she should help. Zhou Yu looked at Wei Yan firmly and encouraged her. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m a reporter from the city. I can do a lot of things. If you have any questions, just tell me. I might not be powerful enough alone, but I have the entire television station backing me.¡± Wei Yan seemed to be moved by Zhou Yu¡¯s words. She couldn¡¯t help but turn around and pull Li Hai¡¯s arm. With tears in her eyes, she said, ¡°Mom, this woman is a reporter. Our teacher said that reporters uphold justice. She will definitely help us deal with the matter of Auntie Lin being a mistress and hooking up with my father.¡± ¡°What? Li Lin hooked up with your father?¡± Zhou Yu asked. Wei Yan nodded and said hesitantly, ¡°Besides, Auntie Lin¡¯s son¡¯s surname is Wei. I¡¯ve seen him before. He looks very similar to my father, Wei Gang, when he was young, but he¡¯s only two months younger than me. Could it be that my father was already with Auntie Lin so long ago? I don¡¯t know. These are all my guesses. Sister, is there any way to find out if Wei Mu is my father¡¯s son?¡± Zhou Yu was shocked. Firstly, she didn¡¯t expect Li Lin to dare to raise her and Wei Gang¡¯s illegitimate child in the same county. Secondly, she realized that Wei Yan was very smart and attentive despite her young age, since Wei Yan realized many problems. On the other hand, Li Hai looked gentle and easy to bully. Zhou Yu had done many interviews and seen many strange things, but she had never expected such a ridiculous thing to happen near her. She had almost become friends with a mistress who had destroyed someone else¡¯s family. At the thought that she had almost been deceived by Li Lin, Zhou Yu became even angrier. ¡°How could Li Lin do such an immoral thing? She¡¯s too shameless.¡± With that, she held Wei Yan¡¯s hand and comforted her. ¡°Good child, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll definitely stand up for you and let everyone see her true colors!¡± Hearing her words, Wei Yan immediately pretended to be afraid. ¡°Don¡¯t. If you tell anyone, Daddy will beat us to death when we get home.¡± ¡°What? Your father beats you two?¡± Zhou Yu was even more shocked. Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Dad despises me for being a girl. No matter how good my grades are, he doesn¡¯t pay any attention to me. In his heart, only his son is important. A daughter is a good-for-nothing.¡± The more Zhou Yu listened, the angrier she became. In this era, there were actually still people who had such backward thoughts. She had followed her parents to the city to study when she was in junior high school. In her heart, townsfolk had always been virtuous people. She didn¡¯t expect such a disgusting thing to happen here. As she looked at Li Hai, she tried her best to advise her, ¡°Domestic violence is illegal. I guess you must have been holding it in so that your daughter wouldn¡¯t be sad. But you have to know that if parents don¡¯t have a harmonious relationship and fight very often, it will traumatize the child.¡± ¡°Listen to me. You have to divorce him so that you can be completely free. Don¡¯t believe a man¡¯s lies. If he can abuse you once, he will do it for the rest of his life.¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Li Haihai seemed to be persuaded by her words, but then she said timidly, ¡°But he¡¯s too ruthless. I don¡¯t have the guts to mention divorce to him at all. Besides, I work in this shop. Even if we get a divorce, he definitely won¡¯t let me have it easy. I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll even lose my job.¡± Zhou Yu¡¯s eyes darted around slightly. After a while, she thought of an idea and said, ¡°How about this? Since Li Lin and I are neighbors now, when Wei Gang goes to look for Li Lin, call the police station. The chief of the police station is my husband. When I go back, I¡¯ll inform him in advance and ask him to pay attention to whether anyone calls the police to say that their husband cheated on them.¡± ¡°If you trust me, tell me your address. I¡¯ll get my husband to record it. When the time comes, as long as you call, the police will rush straight to Li Lin¡¯s house and capture the two of them. That way, we¡¯ll have evidence.¡± ¡°After Wei Gang is locked up, he can¡¯t cause trouble for you girls anymore. If you¡¯re still afraid, you can hide while he¡¯s locked up. If he dares to attack you in the shop, you can call the police.¡± When Li Hai heard this, she hesitated. Her fear of Wei Gang was imprinted in her bones, but Wei Yan was very satisfied because Zhou Yu¡¯s arrangements were very thorough. According to the current law, if a man cheated, he would be sentenced to less than seven years in prison. Of course, if the other party was rich and paid the corresponding bail and fine, he could get out faster. Li Hai looked at Wei Yan. ¡°Yanyan, do you think this is a good idea?¡± Zhou Yu looked at the two of them in surprise. She thought that between Li Hai and Wei Yan, Li Hai would make the decision. She didn¡¯t expect Li Hai to ask her daughter. However, when she thought of Li Hai¡¯s family¡¯s situation, Zhou Yu understood. It was said that children from poor families matured earlier. Living in a family with a meek mother and a violent father might force Wei Yan to mature earlier. Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Mom, her arrangements are very good. I believe that even if Dad wants to attack us, he will be restrained by the police.¡± Seeing that Wei Yan trusted her, Zhou Yu continued, ¡°In addition, I¡¯ll help you write a report about what Wei Gang did. After everyone knows what he¡¯s like, they¡¯ll automatically pay attention to whether or not you guys get abused by him. Of course, if you do that, everyone outside will know about your family¡¯s private matters. I wonder if you mind?¡± As she spoke, Zhou Yu looked at the two of them. It was up to them to decide if they were willing to let the matter be reported. Otherwise, the other party would think that she was being nosy. It wasn¡¯t like she had not experienced such a thing before. Wei Yan said excitedly, ¡°Thank you. We¡¯re willing to let you report. I hope everyone can find out about what Wei Gang and Li Lin did. An irresponsible man like him is not worthy of being a father. With your help, my mom¡¯s divorce from him will be much smoother.¡± Zhou Yu nodded and said confidently, ¡°Of course. Not only will it be much more convenient for you to get a divorce, but Wei Gang will also have to compensate you. You will get the most benefits during the division of assets.¡± Li Hai was a little hesitant. ¡°But if Wei Gang goes to jail, he will have a criminal record. Will that affect Yanyan¡¯s future?¡± Zhou Yu didn¡¯t answer immediately. Li Hai¡¯s worry wasn¡¯t unreasonable. She couldn¡¯t say for sure how the police would deal with Wei Gang. Wei Yan knew that her mother was worried about her future. She immediately grabbed Li Hai¡¯s arm and said with determination, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m not afraid. No matter what the price is, I want you to divorce him. If we continue to live with him, we¡¯ll either be driven crazy or forced into a dead end. I don¡¯t want to live like this anymore.¡± Wei Yan¡¯s tears fell. She wasn¡¯t acting. She really felt extremely upset. In her previous life, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn¡¯t obtain her father¡¯s love. She even lost her mother, the only one who loved her. In her next life, she had to change everything, no matter what the price was! Chapter 17 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations When she saw Wei Yan cry, Li Hai¡¯s heart immediately ached. ¡°Alright, Yanyan, stop crying. I¡¯ll listen to you. We¡¯ll do whatever you say.¡± Zhou Yu secretly took note of the conversation between the two of them. Wei Yan gave her a good impression. Such a decisive girl would definitely have outstanding achievements in the future. After the three of them discussed what to do, Zhou Yu stood up and started to look at the clothes in the shop. Originally, she wanted to buy two random clothes to take care of the mother and daughter¡¯s business, but she realized that not only were the clothes in the shop of high quality, but they were also much cheaper than clothes in the city. Zhou Yu bought many clothes. When she left, she had many bags in her hands. She spent a total of 1,500 yuan. Wei Yan saw that Zhou Yu was generous and really wanted to help them. She even gave Zhou Yu many freebies. This made Zhou Yu even happier. Zhou Yu left with a bright smile. When the mother and daughter returned home, Wei Gang wasn¡¯t at home, so the two of them felt very relaxed. Wei Yan could guess why Wei Gang wasn¡¯t at home. When she returned yesterday, she deliberately mentioned to Wei Gang that Li Lin was showing off her wealth in the shop. Wei Gang probably went to look for Li Lin. Even if Wei Yan couldn¡¯t let her mother divorce Wei Gang immediately, she would be happy to see Li Lin suffer. As for her, she had to study the textbooks now. She had been in business for many years when she died in her previous life and had almost forgotten everything in the textbooks. Fortunately, she was still young and had a good memory, so she could quickly pick up the knowledge in the books. Wei Yan took out the textbook and began to read it carefully. Some of the more liberal arts subjects, such as language arts and English, were relatively simple for her to learn. Moreover, this was knowledge that she had accumulated over time. She studied them every day and gradually became familiar with them. The only things that were difficult for her were physics and mathematics. She had already forgotten about many methods to solve math problems, so she had no choice but to think about them carefully. As she read, she couldn¡¯t help but think of what had happened in her previous life. She even thought of the man she had loved for her entire high school years, Song Chen. Song Chen was the class monitor of Class Two of the experimental class of City No. 1 High School. He was handsome and had a good personality. At that time, he was very popular with the girls in the school. However, because she was rebellious, she didn¡¯t study hard and overate, so she became very chubby. At that time, she had pursued Song Chen desperately and used her allowance to buy food and drinks for him. She even gave him very expensive gifts. Even Song Chen¡¯s clothes were bought by her mother. At that time, although Song Chen didn¡¯t agree to Wei Yan¡¯s pursuit, he never rejected the things she gave him. Now that he thought about it, the reason why Song Chen interacted with her back then might be because she was willing to spend money on him. Recalling the memories from her previous life, Wei Yan wished she could slap herself. Why was she so stupid at that time? Why was she become a fool after falling in love? Perhaps it was because her father didn¡¯t love her mother. She couldn¡¯t get her father¡¯s love at home, so she yearned for a boy¡¯s love. Song Chen¡¯s warm smile completely captured her heart. Seeing that Wei Yan was studying seriously, Li Hai was about to return to her room, but Wei Yan stopped her. ¡°Mom, sleep with me from now on. I¡¯m afraid Dad will go crazy and hit you again. My room can be locked. He won¡¯t be able to break in.¡± During the next period of time, she wouldn¡¯t let Wei Gang have things easy. Usually, whenever Wei Gang suffered in the workplace, he liked to hit Li Hai to vent his emotions. Now, she wouldn¡¯t give Wei Gang this chance. She would protect her mother! ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll accompany you,¡± Li Hai replied. Li Hai picked up the yarn. Since the weather was about to turn cold, she began to prepare a sweater for Wei Yan. The two of them were busy. One was studying diligently, and the other was knitting attentively. The scene was very harmonious. About two hours later, the door to the room was pounded on violently. Wei Gang¡¯s unhappy roar came from outside. ¡°Open the door. What are you guys doing in the room? Li Hai, why aren¡¯t you sleeping in your own room? Why are you always in your daughter¡¯s room?!¡± Although Wei Gang said that he wanted Li Hai to go back to sleep, his tone wasn¡¯t friendly at all. It was as if he was interrogating a criminal. When Li Hai heard this, her body trembled slightly. Chapter 18 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Wei Yan held her hand and turned to look at the door. Then, she raised her voice and shouted at Wei Gang, ¡°Dad, Mom says that you¡¯ve been very busy at the factory recently. She¡¯s afraid that she will disturb your rest, so she¡¯s going to sleep at my place. Coincidentally, I¡¯m on break now, so I want to watch over the shop with Mom every morning. We have to wake up early, so we¡¯re afraid of disturbing you.¡± ¡°Dad, you¡¯re the backbone of our family now. Of course you have to rest well.¡± Wei Yan acted like she was concerned about Wei Gang. When Wei Gang heard her say this, he snorted and said, ¡°At least you have a conscience.¡± Then, he turned to leave. In fact, he didn¡¯t care if Li Hai slept with him or not. He didn¡¯t care about that old hag anyway. Li Lin was the prettier one. However, he had gone to warn Li Lin today and told her not to appear in Li Hai¡¯s shop again. The reason he asked Li Hai to return to their room was to test her and see if she had discovered Li Lin¡¯s relationship with him. But now that he thought about it, with Li Hai¡¯s intelligence level, it was impossible for her to guess it. Every time Li Lin was mentioned, Li Lin looked very sympathetic. Wei Gang felt that he was overthinking, so he took a bottle of wine and started drinking. On the table, there were the side dishes that Wei Yan had bought for him in advance. Wei Gang was very satisfied. It was a pity that Wei Yan was a girl. Otherwise, he would be satisfied with such a considerate child. In that case, why would he need to have an affair? Li Hai could only blame herself for not giving him a son. As Wei Gang ate the food Wei Yan had prepared, he cursed them. He didn¡¯t feel that cheating was wrong at all and pushed everything to Li Hai and Wei Yan. The next day, Li Hai woke up early to prepare breakfast for Wei Yan. Then, she realized that Wei Gang had already woken up and was sitting on the sofa watching television. Li Hai was so frightened that her body stiffened and she didn¡¯t dare to look Wei Gang in the eye. Wei Gang had noticed her coming out and looked at her. ¡°What are you waiting for? Hurry up and cook.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go right now.¡± Li Hai hurried into the kitchen, since she was afraid that Wei Gang had realized that something was wrong with her. Wei Gang felt annoyed when he saw Li Hai¡¯s timid appearance. Was he a cannibalistic beast? Why was she so afraid? When Wei Yan heard the commotion outside, she was afraid that her mother would suffer, so she walked out. When it was time for breakfast, she said with feigned nonchalance, ¡°Dad, Auntie Lin is really a good person. Yesterday, she brought people from her neighborhood to Mom¡¯s shop again. She even said that she felt that Mom didn¡¯t earn enough money, so she brought customers for Mom. Sigh, although Mom won¡¯t earn much money even so, Auntie Lin is really kind.¡± She deliberately mentioned Li Lin in front of Wei Gang. Yesterday, Wei Gang only returned at nine in the evening. He usually got off work at six, so Wei Yan deduced that he probably went to see Li Lin first and returned home after talking to her. The reason why he wanted to see his mother was to test if she had discovered anything. She guessed that Wei Gang must have told Li Lin yesterday not to provoke her mother for the time being, but Li Lin had brought Zhou Yu to the shop at noon. Now that she mentioned it again, Wei Gang would feel that Li Lin didn¡¯t take his words to heart. As expected, Wei Gang¡¯s expression quickly darkened. Wei Yan pretended not to notice and continued to praise Li Lin. ¡°Auntie Lin also said that her son, Wei Mu, has excellent grades and that getting into No.1 High School will be a piece of cake. She also said that it¡¯s good for me to work in the shop with my mother. This way, if I don¡¯t get into a good school, at least I¡¯ll have a job.¡± ¡°But Dad, if I don¡¯t get into high school, how embarrassing will it be if word gets out? I don¡¯t like what she said. My grades aren¡¯t bad. Besides, Dad, you¡¯re the director of the factory. You¡¯re an official who has so many people working under you. If I have good grades, they¡¯ll definitely think that you¡¯re very capable as well.¡± Even though she knew that her parents would get a divorce sooner or later, she had to make Wei Gang think that it would be good for his reputation if she went to high school. So what if Wei Mu was his son? Wei Mu¡¯s identity couldn¡¯t be revealed now. No matter how outstanding Wei Mu was, it had nothing to do with him. Moreover¡­ after Wei Gang divorced her mother in the future, he would realize that the son he was so proud of couldn¡¯t compare to his daughter, who he looked down on. At that time, Wei Gang would regret it. Chapter 19 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The higher her achievements, the more Wei Gang would regret it. Just thinking about it made Wei Yan feel good. Wei Gang couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and slammed the bowl on the table. ¡°That¡¯s enough. Stop talking!¡± Wei Yan pretended to be afraid and asked timidly, ¡°Dad, did I say something wrong?¡± Wei Gang looked at her angrily, but said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I¡¯m full. You guys can continue eating.¡± With that, he stood up and left. However, he didn¡¯t go to the factory immediately. Instead, he asked Li Lin out. At this moment, Li Lin was still sleeping, but when she heard that it was Wei Gang, and that his tone was filled with anger, Li Lin immediately woke up. Because she had to put on makeup, Li Lin arrived half an hour later than planned. Wei Gang was very smart and cautious. Instead of choosing a neighborhood, he found a small motel that didn¡¯t need them to register their IDs. Li Lin wriggled her waist and smiled obsequiously as she entered Wei Gang¡¯s arms. However, Wei Gang grabbed her neck and glared at her. ¡°You didn¡¯t take what I told you seriously, did you? I told you not to go to Li Hai¡¯s shop, but you actually dared to introduce customers. Are you afraid that Li Hai won¡¯t find out about our relationship?!¡± Li Lin¡¯s face turned red and she found it difficult to breathe. She wanted to explain, but she couldn¡¯t. ¡°I, I was wrong.¡± Li Lin knew that Wei Gang only tolerated the soft approach, so she quickly apologized. Wei Gang snorted and put her down. Despite seeing that she was coughing, Wei Gang only looked at her coldly. Li Lin was filled with fear now. She knew that Wei Gang treated Li Hai very badly and often abused her, but Wei Gang had always been gentle with her, so Li Lin thought that Wei Gang abused Li Hai because Li Hai didn¡¯t know how to please Wei Gang. It wasn¡¯t until she was strangled by Wei Gang that she realized how terrifying Wei Gang was. He didn¡¯t attack her in the past because he hadn¡¯t encountered anything that made him angry yet. Now that her actions had provoked him, he wouldn¡¯t be polite to her. After recovering, Li Lin tried her best to smile charmingly and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t been there since you told me. I went there during the day. Did Li Hai tell you? Our son¡¯s grades are very outstanding, so I couldn¡¯t help but mention it in front of them. Hmph, Li Hai must be jealous that my son¡¯s grades are better than Wei Yan¡¯s, so she deliberately badmouthed me in front of you.¡± As Li Lin spoke, she snuggled into Wei Gang¡¯s arms. This time, Wei Gang didn¡¯t refuse since he liked the perfume on her body. Every time he saw a beauty like Li Lin throw herself at him, Wei Gang would feel very proud. Li Lin leaned close to his chest and said sweet nothings, but there wasn¡¯t much warmth in her eyes. She knew that part of the reason she attracted Wei Gang was because of her beauty, and the greater part was because she had given birth to a son for Wei Gang. Therefore, mentioning a son now was the easiest way to quell Wei Gang¡¯s anger. As expected, Wei Gang¡¯s attitude softened a little and he snorted. ¡°Recently, I¡¯m in the critical period of a promotion. I can¡¯t let any scandals ruin my reputation. Watch yourself and don¡¯t cause trouble for me. Otherwise, I¡¯ll teach you a lesson. Don¡¯t think that I won¡¯t do anything to you just because you gave birth to a son for me!¡± ¡°I know. I¡¯ll definitely listen to you in the future,¡± Li Lin said coquettishly. Not long after, the two of them started making out. On the other side, Li Hai¡¯s phone rang. It was Zhou Yu. Li Hai looked at Wei Yan first. Seeing Wei Yan nod, she took the phone. ¡°Sister, I saw Li Lin go out just now. She was dressed very beautifully. I guessed that she might have gone to see your husband. I didn¡¯t expect her to be so cautious. Neither of them chose to meet in the neighborhood. Looks like we have to pay more attention.¡± Zhou Yu took the initiative to report the situation to Li Hai. Wei Yan was very close to the phone, so she naturally heard Zhou Yu¡¯s words. She immediately frowned. It seemed that it would be difficult to get evidence. Li Hai immediately said, ¡°Alright, I understand. Thank you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. If there¡¯s anything, we can call each other at any time.¡± After hanging up, Li Hai and Wei Yan looked worried. Li Hai sighed. ¡°Yanyan, your father is indeed smart. He was able to hide it from me for so many years and even had Li Lin right under our noses. It seems like he¡¯s very confident that he won¡¯t be discovered. What should we do?¡± She didn¡¯t even realize that she had unconsciously begun to rely on Wei Yan. It seemed that Wei Yan could always think of a way to solve the problem. Chapter 20 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Wei Yan comforted Li Hai before calming down to think of a countermeasure. She was a little conflicted. Initially, she only wanted to report Wei Gang for having an affair. In that case, even if Wei Gang was sent to the Public Security Bureau, if her mother was willing to issue a letter of understanding, at least Wei Gang wouldn¡¯t have a criminal record. But now, it seemed that things couldn¡¯t go on like this. Ever since they bought a few outfits in the shop last time, Song Jin and her two friends often came to Li Hai¡¯s shop. After they bought groceries, they chatted with Li Hai in the shop. As time passed, Song Jin had already treated Li Hai as a friend. She also felt very sympathetic to Li Hai¡¯s plight. However, Song Jin didn¡¯t know that this despicable man who had abused Li Hai was actually a director under her husband. On this day, Wei Yan followed Li Hai to the shop. After she recalled the furniture style in her previous life, she specifically hired a carpenter to make some Western-style coffee tables and sofas. The cost of these furnitures was very low, but after spreading elegant tablecloth on these furnitures, the entire shop looked high-end. It was already half a month since Wei Yan remodeled this shop. In this half a month, Li Hai¡¯s income was equivalent to that of half a year¡¯s income in the past. After receiving the customers yesterday, Li Hai pulled Wei Yan to a corner excitedly and showed her the 5,000 yuan she had saved up. ¡°Yanyan, this is the money I¡¯ve saved up these few days. I still have the capital to replenish stock. This 5,000 yuan is pure profit. Keep this. It¡¯ll be useful when you start high school.¡± When she saw Li Hai¡¯s eager gaze, Wei Yan was touched. She remembered that in her previous life, the second year after her mother passed away, she found out that her mother had secretly contacted a lawyer and transferred the 20,000 yuan in her savings and the shop under her name to her. Be it in her previous life or this life, her mother had always cared so much about her, making Wei Yan¡¯s heart feel warm. She took the 5,000 yuan, not because she wanted to spend it recklessly, but because she was afraid that Wei Gang would find out if the money was in her mother¡¯s hands. ¡°Mom, we have to plan for the divorce in the future. This 5,000 yuan is enough for us to rent a place, but this 5,000 yuan can¡¯t be saved in our account. Otherwise, it will be considered shared assets when you get a divorce.¡± ¡°How about this, Mom? I think we can give this 5,000 yuan to Sister Zhou Yu first and let her save it for us. Sister Zhou Yu is rich and doesn¡¯t care about this bit of money. Moreover, she¡¯s a reliable person. Mom, do you think this plan is feasible?¡± Li Hai nodded and agreed with her daughter¡¯s suggestion unconditionally. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you. My daughter is indeed the smartest. You¡¯re always so thoughtful.¡± That day, Wei Yan went to Zhou Yu¡¯s house to hand over the money and told Zhou Yu about her plan. After interacting with Wei Yan for a long time, Zhou Yu knew that Wei Yan was shrewd. Zhou Yu agreed with her idea. When she came out, Wei Yan saw that a woman looked very much like Li Lin. Wei Yan hurriedly distanced herself from Zhou Yu and quietly followed. A luxurious car approached from the alley. Li Lin deliberately rushed over and pretended to be hit by the car. Then, she fell to the ground and started to scream in pain. Wei Yan was speechless. Did Li Lin have to be so shameless? The money Wei Gang gave her should be enough to spend. Why was she still trying to scam people? At this moment, a man in his mid-twenties walked out of the car. Li Lin immediately stood up and said to the man sweetly, ¡°I was walking too quickly and accidentally bumped into your car. I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t delay your trip, did I?¡± Previously, Wei Yan thought that Li Lin was just trying to scam people, but after seeing Li Lin¡¯s performance, she realized that Li Lin was searching for a rich husband. It had to be said that Li Lin had a good taste in men. This car alone cost 300,000 yuan. In this era, there were not many cars like this in the country. The man in the suit looked at her impatiently. ¡°My car didn¡¯t touch you at all. Don¡¯t try to pretend here. If you want to extort money, we aren¡¯t people you can scam. If you continue to pester me, don¡¯t blame me for calling the police.¡± It was obvious that the other party didn¡¯t want to waste his breath on Li Lin. He looked at Li Lin disdainfully, as if she was a fly. Chapter 21 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations However, Li Lin seemed to be very confident in her beauty and figure. She continued trying to seduce him and even touched the man¡¯s arm with her arm, trying her best to get closer to him. ¡°Don¡¯t be so fierce. You guys look like you¡¯re from out-of-town. Are you guys here for something? I¡¯m very familiar with this place. Is there anything I can help you with?¡± As she spoke, Li Lin winked at the man in the suit. From time to time, she would look into the car, as if she was trying to tell if the person in front of her was the owner of the car or not. In the car, a youth of about fifteen to sixteen years old was sitting upright. He was wearing a light blue suit. At this moment, he was frowning and looking out of the window impatiently. This angle allowed him to see Wei Yan, who was hidden in the corner. The young man raised his eyebrows slightly. This girl in front of him was quite vivacious. She seemed very different from the people in this town. The young man got out of the car and looked at Li Lin impatiently. ¡°Leave quickly. Otherwise, I¡¯ll call the police and say that you attacked my car. You should be able to tell that my car isn¡¯t cheap. If you really get sent to the police station, you¡¯ll have to spend at least a few thousand yuan to get out. It¡¯s up to you whether you want to continue pestering me.¡± Li Lin widened her eyes and stammered, ¡°Th-Thousands of yuan? Aren¡¯t you extorting me? I didn¡¯t even touch your car!¡± ¡°Where did this kid come from? He was really greedy. She didn¡¯t even ask them for money, but he actually had the cheek to ask her for money,¡± Li Lin thought indignantly. The young man sneered. ¡°Next time, if you want to hook up with someone, look in the mirror first. The wrinkles on your old face are piled up like a small mountain. Without all that powder, you¡¯ll probably look like an old hag.¡± As he spoke, the young man glanced at Li Lin from head to toe. ¡°How much money has someone like you scammed on the streets? How about I sue you for fraud? Do you know that the country is cracking down on prostitution now?¡± Li Lin became livid. Wei Yan couldn¡¯t hide the amusement in her eyes. The young man clearly meant that Li Lin was a prostitute pulling customers on the street. Wei Yan suddenly realized something. She took a closer look at the young man and her heart skipped a beat. This young man had also studied at City No. 1 High School in her previous life. He was a famous person in the school. The young man¡¯s name was Bi Luo. According to rumors, he was originally the young master of a wealthy family in the capital. Due to some special reasons, he chose to study here. However, he was only in Year One. After Year Two, Bi Luo had already transferred to an aristocratic high school. In her previous life, Wei Yan had no interaction with Bi Luo, but the memories she received after her death made her understand that Bi Luo¡¯s status was very high in the book. The female lead, Hu Rui, was very popular. All those outstanding men fell for her. Medical doctors, business big-shots, and financial geniuses all liked Hu Rui. Even if Hu Rui wasn¡¯t dating them, they were willing to treat her well. However, there was someone who even Hu Rui couldn¡¯t obtain. It was Bi Luo. Bi Luo rarely socialized with his classmates. He had a car to send him to and pick him up from school. In this era, this was considered extremely privileged. Moreover, his grades were very good and he was in the top three of the cohort all year round. He was also handsome, so many girls in the school fawned over him. Bi Luo¡¯s status in school was equivalent to that of an A-list celebrity in the entertainment industry. He was like a rich young master who had walked out of a book, giving off the feeling that he was unattainable. In her previous life, Wei Yan knew that she wasn¡¯t worthy of such a person, so she didn¡¯t pay much attention to him. Instead, the outgoing Song Chen attracted her deeply. At this moment, Li Lin also realized that this young man was scolding her. At that moment, she couldn¡¯t be bothered to pretend to be meek anymore and started acting like a shrew. ¡°Don¡¯t think that you can insult people just because you have money. I relied on my own ability to earn money. I just bumped into you today and wanted to talk to you. Do you really think I like you or something?¡± The man in the suit was clearly stunned by Li Lin¡¯s sudden change in demeanor. He didn¡¯t expect the woman who had been clinging to him a moment ago to become a shrew in the next moment. Bi Luo stood there coldly from the beginning to the end, but the displeasure on his face was even more obvious. ¡°Very well. How dare you scold us? Call the police.¡± Bi Luo glanced at the man in the suit and said coldly. Chapter 22 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing that the man in the suit named Ye An was really about to call the police, Li Lin panicked. ¡°Let¡¯s talk things out. Why alarm the police for no reason? The police are also very busy. Don¡¯t trouble them over such a small matter,¡± Li Lin immediately softened her attitude. Bi Luo¡¯s eyes were filled with mockery. ¡°I have nothing to say to you. If you don¡¯t want the police to come, get lost. And don¡¯t appear in front of me again.¡± Seeing Bi Luo¡¯s firm and non-negotiable attitude, Li Lin was intimidated, even though Bi Luo was very young. ¡°Hmph, so be it. I didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡± Li Lin left in a hurry. After watching the commotion, Wei Yan was about to turn around and leave when she heard Bi Luo say, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to come out and explain after watching for so long?¡± Wei Yan¡¯s body froze, and her heart raced. Had Bi Luo discovered her? Ye An didn¡¯t notice that there was someone nearby, so he looked at Bi Luo in confusion. ¡°Young Master, who are you talking to? Is there someone else nearby?¡± Bi Luo glanced at where Wei Yan was hiding and smiled thoughtfully. ¡°If you don¡¯t come out now, I might suspect that you found this woman to set us up.¡± Hearing this, Wei Yan finally couldn¡¯t hide it anymore and was forced to appear. She tried her best to put on a gentle and kind smile. ¡°I really just happened to pass by. I do know that woman who caused you trouble just now, but I don¡¯t have a good relationship with her at all.¡± ¡°I can tell that you guys are outsiders. I was afraid that you guys would be scammed by her, so I quietly observed from the corner.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so impressive. You defeated her with just a few words. I really want to applaud you.¡± Wei Yan smiled and tried her best to praise Bi Luo while disassociating herself Li Lin. Bi Luo looked at her with a faint smile but didn¡¯t say anything. Ye An said with a cold expression, ¡°Who knows if you¡¯re in cahoots with her or not? Even if you¡¯re not, eavesdropping is undignified.¡± Wei Yan realized that the other party didn¡¯t seem to appreciate her goodwill, so she immediately decided to change her strategy. She lowered her head slightly and trembled twice while pretending to try her best not to cry. ¡°That woman is too evil. She seduced my father. I followed her secretly because I wanted to see what the woman who seduced my father looked like.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect her to be so shameless. Other than seducing my father, she also wants to seduce other men. She must have seduced you because your car looks expensive. You have to be careful in the future.¡± Bi Luo raised his eyebrows slightly, making it impossible to tell what he was really thinking. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± Bi Luo asked. Wei Yan smiled awkwardly. ¡°I don¡¯t have to tell you my name, do I? We just met by chance. Let this matter pass.¡± She didn¡¯t want to get involved with a big shot that even Hu Rui couldn¡¯t afford to offend. Wei Yan, who had been reborn, cherished her life very much. She didn¡¯t dare to come into contact with such a mysterious person. ¡°You seem to be very afraid of me. Have you seen me before, or have I done something to scare you?¡± Bi Luo went straight to the point. Wei Yan¡¯s eyes widened in shock, but she quickly restrained herself and used a smile to hide her emotions. ¡°What are you talking about? How could I have seen you before? My family is from this county. From your clothes, you don¡¯t look like someone from our small county.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been poor since I was young, so I¡¯m a little afraid of rich people. I heard that your things are all very expensive. If I accidentally break something, I won¡¯t be able to compensate you.¡± ¡°I actually heard a little of what you said to Li Lin just now. Just touching your car costs a few thousand yuan. Of course I¡¯m afraid.¡± Although Wei Yan¡¯s explanation was a little far-fetched, it made sense. Chapter 23 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Bi Luo repeated what he had said earlier. ¡°Tell me your name and we¡¯ll forget about what happened today.¡± Seeing that he was determined, Wei Yan didn¡¯t dare to lie to him. After all, they would be in the same school in the future, so she said honestly, ¡°My name is Wei Yan.¡± Bi Luo nodded. ¡°Wei Yan, right? I¡¯ll remember.¡± Then, Bi Luo got into the car and the car sped away, leaving Wei Yan staring blankly in the direction of the car. ¡°What did he mean just now? Why did he want to remember my name?¡± Wei Yan felt baffled. She felt as if she had offended a big shot today. ¡°Sigh, I had a bad start today.¡± Wei Yan, who was muttering to herself, remembered that she still had Wei Gang to deal with, so she perked up. She had to pull herself together since she still had to protect this family. For the next period of time, Li Lin didn¡¯t come to the shop, and Wei Gang seemed to have gotten busy. He went out early and returned late every day and was rarely at home. Wei Yan was worried about Li Hai, so she decided to study in the shop. On this day, the two of them had just eaten lunch when they saw Wei Gang bringing Li Lin to the entrance of the shop. Wei Gang walked in domineeringly and said to Li Hai in a commanding tone, ¡°Take out the most expensive clothes here and let your cousin wear them. I have an important event to attend. You¡¯re too unfashionable, so let her be my female companion.¡± Li Hai was shocked and saddened when she heard that. She was clearly Wei Gang¡¯s legitimate wife, but now, Wei Gang had brought Li Lin to her shop so openly. Did he really think that she couldn¡¯t discern their relationship at all? Wei Gang treated her like a fool. It would have been fine if it was just her, but her daughter was also in the shop. Her daughter had also seen all of this. How sad must her daughter be? Seeing that Li Hai didn¡¯t get up to welcome him, Wei Gang felt that Li Hai didn¡¯t take him seriously and thought that his family status was threatened. At the same time, Wei Gang wanted to prove his status at home to Li Lin. Wei Gang said with anger, ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me when I spoke to you? Is this how you treat your customers when you look after the shop for others? If you can do your job, do it. If not, get lost and go home.¡± In front of Li Lin, Wei Gang didn¡¯t give Li Hai any respect. He treated Li Hai as a servant. Li Lin followed Wei Gang, her eyes filled with pride, but she pretended to be sympathetic. ¡°Cousin, Brother-in-law is such a good person. He knows that it¡¯s not easy for me to take care of the child alone, so he thought that with such an event, he could bring me to meet more capable people.¡± ¡°I¡¯m different from you. Your life will probably stay this way for the rest of your life, but I still have a high chance of turning things around. But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll definitely remember Brother-in-law¡¯s kindness when I¡¯m go from rags to riches. I¡¯ll definitely repay him.¡± ¡°Besides, Cousin, your family doesn¡¯t have a son, so things will be inconvenient when you get old. My son can come and help you in the future.¡± Li Lin bragged about herself while belittling Li Hai. She could attend the event with Wei Gang, but Li Hai could only guard this clothing shop. Her future was fulll of limitless potential, but Li Hai could only do this for the rest of her life. When she was old, she would have a son to support her, but Li Hai had no son. Every word pierced Li Hai¡¯s heart. However, Wei Gang didn¡¯t say anything and continued to glare at Li Hai. Li Hai felt very aggrieved, but after so many years, she was used to being oppressed by Wei Gang. Li Hai suddenly wanted to resist, but couldn¡¯t bring herself to do it at all. Wei Yan couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and stood up. ¡°Dad, why did you bring Auntie Lin here to buy clothes? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re paying for Auntie Lin. Dad, if you¡¯re the one paying, I have to remind you kindly that the clothes here are very expensive.¡± She randomly pointed at a dress and said, ¡°There are no dresses like these in the malls downtown nowadays. These dresses cost 550 yuan each.¡± ¡°What? 550 yuan! Why are these clothes so expensive?!¡± Wei Gang was shocked. His monthly salary was only 800 yuan, so the clothes here were almost equivalent to his monthly salary. Chapter 24 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing Wei Gang¡¯s reaction, Li Lin was afraid that Wei Gang wouldn¡¯t buy her any more clothes, so she quickly said, ¡°Yanyan, you don¡¯t know this, but your mother looks after the shop, so the shop owner must have told her the lowest price for this dress.¡± ¡°The clothes in this shop don¡¯t belong to you guys anyway. Even if you sell them cheaper, you won¡¯t earn less. I¡¯m your biological aunt. You can¡¯t scam me.¡± When Wei Gang heard this, he looked thoughtful. Then, he said, ¡°Take out the most expensive clothes in your shop. Sell them to me at the lowest price. Don¡¯t worry about the rest.¡± Li Lin was very happy to hear this. She thought that Wei Gang were buying them for her. However, Wei Yan didn¡¯t think so. She knew Wei Gang very well. Although he was willing to spend money on Li Lin, Wei Gang had always valued personal benefits the most. Wei Yan believed that Wei Gang was willing to buy Li Lin a piece of clothing, but definitely didn¡¯t believe that he would buy so many pieces for her. The likeliest possibility was that Wei Gang wanted to buy clothes from this shop at a low price and sell them at a high price to pocket the difference. Wei Yan sneered inside. Her father wasn¡¯t good at anything else, but he had many shady ideas about earning dirty money. It seemed that she had to kindly remind her father. Wei Yan pointed at the shop and asked Wei Gang, ¡°Dad, what do you think of this shop?¡± Wei Gang didn¡¯t know why Wei Yan was asking this, so he said directly, ¡°This shop is very well decorated, and the clothes inside are beautiful. What¡¯s wrong?¡± When Wei Yan heard this, she pretended to be worried and sighed. ¡°Dad, although this boss said that we can lower the price appropriately, the boss is very shrewd. She wants us to report the accounts every day. If we sell a few expensive clothes at the lowest price at the same time, the boss will definitely be suspicious.¡± ¡°When the time comes, not only will Mom be unable to work in this shop, but the boss might even hold us legally responsible.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine for Mom and I to suffer a little, since Mom doesn¡¯t earn much in this shop anyway. However, the shop owner said that the clothes in the shop are beautiful to begin with, and the decorations are good, so anyone who comes here to look after the shop will be able to sell the clothes. Mom only gets paid 200 yuan a month.¡± ¡°But if Mom sells the clothes to you at the lowest price, the boss will lose a few hundred yuan. At that time, not only will he not give Mom her salary, but he will probably have to ask our family for money.¡± ¡°Dad, if word gets out, it will affect your job. What will others think of you?¡± Wei Gang valued his reputation very much, so when he heard Wei Yan¡¯s words, he immediately hesitated. ¡°If she checks the accounts or something, can¡¯t you cook the books?¡± Wei Gang said matter-of-factly. Wei Yan pretended to be shocked and said, ¡°Dad, it¡¯s illegal to cook the books. Moreover, even if the account book records how much money was earned, the money has to be given to the boss. If the numbers don¡¯t match up, the boss will ask us for money.¡± Wei Gang waved her hand nonchalantly. ¡°That¡¯s nothing. Just don¡¯t write down that you sold the expensive clothes today. Randomly fill in something else first. That way, you won¡¯t have to give the boss so much money.¡± ¡°You just have to remember which expensive clothes were given to me and slowly supplement the money every day.¡± Wei Gang seemed very familiar with the process, as if he had done this many times. Wei Yan immediately said very seriously, ¡°Dad, this is a serious violation of the law and is very immoral. How can Mom and I do this? Dad, you¡¯re the leader of the factory. You can¡¯t have such thoughts.¡± Wei Gang felt humiliated by Wei Yan¡¯s words. As her father, he had taught his daughter a lesson, but his daughter actually dared to refute him. Just as Wei Gang was about to scold her, a female voice sounded behind him. ¡°Wei Gang? Why are you here? You were teaching Li Hai how to cook the books just now? Why do you seem so familiar with the process? Could it be that you also cooked the books in the factory?¡± After Wei Gang turned around and saw who it was, his expression instantly changed. This person was the factory manager¡¯s wife, Song Jin. Chapter 25 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing that it was Song Jin, Wei Gang immediately cowered. This was the wife of his direct superior. If she thought that he was cooking the books, his superior would probably suspect him the next day. Wei Gang¡¯s expression immediately changed and he said fawningly, ¡°Madam Song, why are you here? I was just joking. Why did you take it seriously?¡± Song Jin snorted. She had heard the conversation just now. Over the past few days, she had treated Li Hai as her sister and hated Li Hai¡¯s scumbag husband. She didn¡¯t expect that he was actually her husband¡¯s subordinate. To think that her husband had thought that Wei Gang was diligent and honest. Wei Gang usually didn¡¯t talk much in the factory, so her husband thought that he had a good temper. Where was his good temper now? Haha, so Wei Gang usually vented all his anger on his wife. He was timid and incompetent outside, and only bullied his family. Song Jin despised such incompetent men the most. Song Jin walked past Wei Gang to Li Hai¡¯s side and grabbed her arm. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. With me around today, no one can bully you two!¡± Seeing this, Wei Yan immediately put on an aggrieved look and acted like she didn¡¯t dare to say anything. Song Jin¡¯s heart ached even more. ¡°Auntie Song, it¡¯s fine. Perhaps it¡¯s because Auntie Lin is here today that Daddy acted a little rashly. Usually, Daddy is very calm and wouldn¡¯t say something like cooking the books.¡± ¡°I heard that Aunt Lin runs a business and earns a lot of money outside. The clothes she¡¯s wearing now cost a few hundred yuan each, and the leather shoes on her feet are even more fashionable. I¡¯ve seen them before. They sell for 300 yuan a pair.¡± ¡°It¡¯s also because my mother is too useless and can¡¯t compare to Auntie Lin, who started her own business, that my father feels a little resentful.¡± Wei Yan pushed the blame to Li Lin with just a few words. On the surface, she seemed to be speaking up for Wei Gang, but in fact, she was indirectly revealing Wei Gang¡¯s hypocrisy. Wei Gang¡¯s focus was on Li Lin¡¯s clothes being very expensive, and how a single pair of shoes cost 300 yuan. He subconsciously clenched his fists and looked at Li Lin angrily. Li Lin took a step back in fear. Seeing Wei Gang¡¯s fierce gaze, she couldn¡¯t help but think of how Wei Gang had almost strangled her that day. She wished she could tear Wei Yan¡¯s mouth apart. Why was she such a blabbermouth? Previously, Li Lin had deliberately flaunted in front of Wei Yan and Li Hai, saying how good her life was now. At this moment, Li Lin regretted it. If she had known earlier, she wouldn¡¯t have urged Wei Gang to bring her to this shop to buy clothes. Because her son scored well on the middle school examination, and because she had been coaxing Wei Gang these few days, Wei Gang wasn¡¯t angry anymore. Therefore, she wanted Wei Gang to bring her here to buy some clothes today, so she would have something decent to wear when she sent her son to the city to study. Originally, things were going well, but Song Jin appeared. Li Lin didn¡¯t expect Li Hai to have such a sharp-tongued daughter and Li Hai even got to know the factory director¡¯s wife. Last time, after she brought Zhou Yu here, Zhou Yu completely ignored her. She even stayed far away from her every time she went downstairs. She had tried to find out why Zhou Yu¡¯s attitude towards her had changed so much, but Zhou Yu was very smart and didn¡¯t let her find out. Song Jin looked at Wei Gang and Li Lin mockingly. Although she wanted to scold Wei Gang in public for abandoning such a good wife and hooking up with Li Lin, who wasn¡¯t a decent person, she also knew Li Hai¡¯s concerns. Now wasn¡¯t the time to lay her cards on the table with Wei Gang, so she said sarcastically, ¡°I heard that your father is the most upright person in the factory and that he doesn¡¯t talk much. I didn¡¯t expect that he only shows off his skills in front of women.¡± ¡°You have to work, and so does Li Hai. You have all the family¡¯s money. Li Hai has to cook, wash the clothes, and is the only one taking care of your daughter. She has to rely on herself. Why should she be like a servant in front of you?¡± ¡°You¡¯re Li Hai¡¯s husband, and Li Lin is just an outsider. But now, you¡¯re bringing an outsider to show off in front of your wife. Wei Gang, are you still a man?!¡± Chapter 26 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After being reprimanded by a woman in front of everyone, even if Song Jin was the factory director¡¯s wife, Wei Gang couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore. He cared a lot about his dignity, especially in front of women, let alone Li Hai and Wei Yan. These two had always been respectful to him. Now that he was being reprimanded in front of them, Wei Gang felt that his ego had been bruised. Ignoring Song Jin¡¯s status, he immediately said, ¡°What do you know? We men work hard outside every day. If it weren¡¯t for us, there would be no family. Men are the pillars of the family. A family without men will be bullied!¡± Upon hearing Wei Gang¡¯s words, Song Jin became enraged. Initially, she was just standing up for Li Hai, but now, Wei Gang had truly angered her. He was very misogynistic. He looked down on women even when he needed them to take care of him. Song Jin had a hot temper to begin with. Even though her husband was the factory manager, she had the final say at home. Moreover, Wei Gang was only her husband¡¯s subordinate. Song Jin said angrily, ¡°What era are we in now? Your thoughts are actually so outdated and misogynistic. Do you think you¡¯re worthy of being promoted? I think the entire factory will be led by you towards feudal and backwardness. The entire factory will be screwed!¡± Hearing the word ¡°promotion¡±, Wei Gang came to a realization. That¡¯s right. His promotion had yet to be confirmed. If he offended Song Jin at this point, it would be equivalent to offending the factory manager and he wouldn¡¯t be promoted. Wei Gang¡¯s anger immediately dissipated, or rather, he suppressed it. He softened his tone slightly and said to Song Jin, ¡°Sister-in-law, even if my attitude was a little bad today, it has nothing to do with the factory¡¯s promotion, right? The factory¡¯s promotion depends on how much effort I¡¯ve put in over the years. I¡¯ve always worked the most and am trusted by everyone. Sister-in-law, you won¡¯t tattletale to the factory director, right?¡± Even though he knew that he might offend Song Jin by saying this, Wei Gang had no choice but to say it now. He could tell that Song Jin had a hot temper. After what he said, Song Jin definitely wouldn¡¯t say anything in front of the factory manager. Song Jin couldn¡¯t help but roll her eyes and scold, ¡°Do you think everyone else is as dirty-minded as you? When have I ever interfered in your factory¡¯s matters? It¡¯s a fact that there¡¯s something wrong with your principles. Am I being a tattletale just by telling the truth?¡± ¡°Even if I don¡¯t say anything, as long as the people in the factory aren¡¯t blind, they won¡¯t let a misogynistic man like you get promoted because you¡¯re not worthy!¡± ¡°I think you only know how to bluff. Dilligent? Down-to-earth? Hardworking? You¡¯re just spouting nonsense!¡± Wei Gang¡¯s face flushed, and his breathing became heavier. However, he knew that the more he said, the more agitated Song Jin would be. Hence, he simply turned around and left since he was unwilling to stay here anymore. Seeing this, Li Lin was too ashamed to stay any longer and hurriedly left with Wei Gang. After they left, Wei Yan began to feel afraid. Now that Wei Gang had been reprimanded in the shop, since he didn¡¯t dare to argue with Song Jin, nor could he vent his anger elsewhere, he could only vent it on her and her mother. She could imagine what kind of beating they would receive if they returned home today. Perhaps it was because the panic and helplessness on her face were too obvious, Song Jin looked at Li Hai and Wei Yan apologetically. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I just couldn¡¯t control myself for a moment. I was very angry when I saw him shamelessly bring the mistress in front of you.¡± ¡°How can there be such a shameless person? Does he really think everyone in the world is a fool? He brought the mistress in front of you and insulted you. Li Hai, let me tell you, such a person can¡¯t be tolerated. Although I was a little impulsive today, I don¡¯t regret it.¡± Wei Yan pursed her lips and sighed as she said bitterly, ¡°Madam Song, I know you¡¯re doing this for our own good. We don¡¯t blame you, but Dad will definitely beat us up when he comes home today. Now that I think about it, I¡¯m afraid. What should my mom and I do?¡± Wei Yan cried and acted pitiful in front of Song Jin, but she was genuinely concerned about Li Hai. Li Hai already felt terrible because of Wei Gang¡¯s disrespect for her. In addition, Li Lin had been trying to snub her, making Li Hai feel humiliated. Seeing Wei Yan cry, Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but cry as well. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She felt heartbroken and distressed. Chapter 27 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Seeing this, Wei Yan said to Song Jin, ¡°Madam Song, please talk to my mother first. I have to quickly think of a way to resolve today¡¯s matter.¡± Song Jin nodded. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll accompany her. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Wei Yan found a phone booth and called Zhou Yu. At this moment, Zhou Yu was in the company. After taking the call, she asked Wei Yan what was going on. Wei Yan cried as she said, ¡°Sister Zhou, you have to save us¡­¡± Then, Wei Yan told Zhou Yu what had happened today. Although Song Jin was also kind-hearted and upright, she wouldn¡¯t interfere too much in other people¡¯s private matters. Song Jin could comfort Li Hai, but she wouldn¡¯t solve Li Hai¡¯s family problem for them. However, Zhou Yu was different. Zhou Yu came from a good family and had a strong sense of justice. Moreover, she had the ability to help her family solve the problem. Journalists were very influential in this era. ¡°What? He actually shamelessly brought the mistress to your mother¡¯s shop? He¡¯s too much of a bully. How can there be such a bastard?! Yanyan, don¡¯t be anxious. I¡¯m still in the city. I¡¯ll go back immediately after I settle the work here.¡± Zhou Yu comforted her angrily. Wei Yan was still crying. She sobbed as she said, ¡°My mom and I definitely can¡¯t go home today. We can¡¯t stay at home anymore. Otherwise, my dad will definitely kill us if he finds an opportunity.¡± ¡°He¡¯s so scary when he goes crazy. Everything in the house would be smashed. He would kick my mother and grab her hair¡­¡± Wei Yan deliberately used this vivid description to make Zhou Yu imagine the scene. As expected, Zhou Yu was furious. ¡°Yanyan, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m here. I won¡¯t let him hurt you. I¡¯ll call my husband now and ask him to pay attention to your safety.¡± ¡°Wait a minute, Sister Zhou. I still have something to tell you. Initially, I didn¡¯t want to say this. After all, he¡¯s my father. Even if he did something wrong, he¡¯s still my father.¡± As soon as Wei Yan spoke, Zhou Yu sensed that this matter wasn¡¯t simple. What Wei Yan wanted to say was probably a serious matter. She also tried her best to sound calm as she advised, ¡°Yanyan, you can tell me anything. If you can¡¯t make up your mind, I¡¯ll help you make the decision. Tell me, what did your father do wrong? Did he make other mistakes besides having an affair?¡± Wei Yan nodded. ¡°Sister Zhou, my father secretly embezzled the public funds of the factory to buy a house for Li Lin. I accidentally learned about this. I also know that he has been secretly paying it back every month. Now, he has already paid off the money, but it¡¯s also a fact that he embezzled it back then.¡± ¡°Madam Song came here today. Madam Song¡¯s husband is the factory manager of my father¡¯s factory. My father even wanted my mother to sell the most expensive clothes in the shop to him at the lowest price. He wanted my mother to cook the books to deceive the boss and then let my mother slowly make up for it. Madam Song, who was passing by, heard him say these words.¡± There was no need for Wei Yan to say anything else. Zhou Yu could connect the dots. She gasped. She didn¡¯t expect Wei Gang to not only abuse his family, but also embezzle company funds. He even instigated Li Hai to cook the books. What an immoral, selfish, and hypocritical man! Apart from being angry, Zhou Yu also had a feeling that after this matter was reported, it would definitely cause a huge uproar. There were not many such ridiculous incidents. Whether it was for Li Hai and her daughter or for her own job, she would pursue this matter to the end. ¡°Wait for me. I¡¯ll be over in an hour.¡± Zhou Yu left the company¡¯s matters to others and quickly drove back to the county. The car stopped near Li Hai¡¯s shop. Zhou Yu got out of the car and went straight to Li Hai¡¯s shop, but Wei Yan was already waiting for her at the door. Seeing that Zhou Yu was about to enter, Wei Yan stopped her in advance and whispered, ¡°Sister Zhou, there¡¯s something I want to tell you alone. Come with me first.¡± Chapter 28 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Although Zhou Yu was puzzled that there was something Li Hai couldn¡¯t listen to, she remembered that Wei Yan was very sensible and mature. She immediately followed Wei Yan to a quiet corner. ¡°Sister Zhou, it¡¯s like this. I want to report my father. I can¡¯t let my mother find out. She¡¯s very soft-hearted. If she finds out that we¡¯re going to do this, she¡¯ll definitely stop us,¡± Wei Yan said seriously. Zhou Yu hesitated when she heard this. ¡°But your mother has the right to know about this. If you hide it from her like this and she finds out later, won¡¯t she blame you?¡± ¡°Besides, are you sure she won¡¯t agree? Wei Gang has already gone overboard. Will she still be soft-hearted?¡± Zhou Yu subconsciously treated Li Hai as the adult in the family. After all, Wei Yan was still young. She felt that it would be strange not to tell Li Hai about this. ¡°Sister Zhou, I know my mother the best. If she really wanted to resist or take revenge, she wouldn¡¯t have endured my father¡¯s beating for so many years.¡± ¡°As for whether she¡¯ll blame me or not, that¡¯s not important. What¡¯s important is that my mother can¡¯t be beaten by him again. I can¡¯t let my mother get hurt again!¡± Wei Yan looked determined. Zhou Yu was touched by Wei Yan¡¯s concern for her mother. Wei Yan could tell that she was wavering, so she continued, ¡°No matter how good my grades are, my father has never been happy for me. He thinks that girls are useless. He thinks that no matter how good my grades are, since I¡¯m a girl, I won¡¯t become successful. My mother has a meek personality, so if I don¡¯t stand up for her, my mother and I won¡¯t be able to ever get out of this.¡± As Wei Yan spoke, her eyes filled with tears again. Zhou Yu finally nodded. ¡°Alright, then I won¡¯t inform your mother about this. Tell me your specific plans. Let me hear your thoughts.¡± Seeing that Zhou Yu had agreed, Wei Yan revealed her plan directly. ¡°Sister Zhou, I¡¯ll write a report letter first. I¡¯ll hand this letter to Madam Song to report my father for embezzling the factory¡¯s public funds. After Madam Song tells her husband about this, we can look for the corresponding evidence. Then, when the evidence is gathered, I¡¯ll have to trouble your husband to arrest him.¡± Zhou Yu nodded. ¡°This is a good idea. I¡¯ll talk to Song Jin now.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Wei Yan walked into the shop and told Song Jin that Zhou Yu was looking for her. Song Jin and Zhou Yu were considered acquaintances now. They knew each other and had similar personalities, so Song Jin didn¡¯t suspect anything and walked out. However, when she found out about the entire process from Zhou Yu, Song Jin was enraged. ¡°Wei Gang actually dared to steal the money from the factory! My husband was really blind to let such a scumbag manage the finances!¡± Song Jin cursed, but she felt that she still hadn¡¯t vented all her anger. Zhou Yu also persuaded her, ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no point in saying this now. The key is to let Wei Gang receive the punishment he deserves. Hurry up and get moving. If there¡¯s anything, contact me directly. I¡¯ll stay here with them.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Song Jin replied. Song Jin and Zhou Yu acted quickly, while Wei Yan chatted with Li Hai in the shop. Song Jin rushed straight to the factory. At this moment, her husband, Zhao Quan, was waiting for her lunch. Song Jin threw the lunch box in her hand on the table and said angrily, ¡°Eat! Here¡¯s your food!¡± Zhao Quan was a little stunned. Song Jin was the one who delivered the food late today. He wasn¡¯t even angry yet, but why did Song Jin look so angry? ¡°Honey, what¡¯s wrong? What happened to make you unhappy?¡± Zhao Quan took the initiative to ask when he thought of how when the two of them usually argued, he would be defeated every time. His attitude was very gentle. Seeing his attitude, Song Jin thought of Wei Gang¡¯s attitude towards Li Hai and his daughter, and immediately sighed helplessly. ¡°Hubby, you¡¯re a good person. Not all men are good. For example, Wei Gang, who works under you, is not a good person. He had a mistress outside and gave birth to an illegitimate child. Not only that, but he even brought that mistress to his wife¡¯s shop to buy clothes for that mistress.¡± ¡°What? That¡¯s impossible. Wei Gang doesn¡¯t usually look like such a person.¡± Before Song Jin could finish, Zhao Quan subconsciously retorted. In his impression, Wei Gang was very upright. Chapter 29 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Song Jin looked at him with a complicated expression and continued, ¡°That¡¯s not the worst. The key is that he even embezzled a sum of money from the factory. It was a total of 30,000 yuan. Two years ago, it was used to buy a house for his mistress. Now, he has already paid off the debt, but this matter has already broken the law.¡± Zhao Quan was stunned. ¡°Wait, what did you say? He embezzled public funds? How is that possible? How could he do such a thing?¡± Song Jin sighed. ¡°I know you don¡¯t believe me, but his daughter saw this with her own eyes. His daughter even said that she wanted to write a complaint letter, but just the complaint letter alone won¡¯t do. We have to have evidence. I came to look for you in a hurry because I wanted to take advantage of his day off to find evidence in his office.¡± Zhao Quan didn¡¯t believe it at first, but seeing that his wife¡¯s reasoning sounded legitimate, he was no longer in the mood to eat. He went straight to Wei Gang¡¯s office. Zhao Quan searched through everything on the surface first, but found no useful evidence until he picked up a book on Wei Gang¡¯s desk and found many invoices. At the same time, Li Hai¡¯s emotions stabilized, so Wei Yan told Li Hai what she had already planned. Li Hai¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°What? You actually reported your father? Yanyan, you can¡¯t do that. You haven¡¯t written the report letter yet, have you? Where are Song Jin and Zhou Yu? Stop them quickly. You can¡¯t do this.¡± Seeing that Li Hai was about to get up and look for them, Wei Yan grabbed her. ¡°Mom, you can¡¯t stop this. My father broke the law. I know about it, so I can¡¯t protect him. Otherwise, I¡¯ll be committing a crime too.¡± When she said this, Wei Yan felt a little upset. Wei Gang had clearly mistreated them so badly, but her mother still cared about him and was unwilling to hurt him. Li Hai had grown up in the countryside and didn¡¯t have such a long-term vision. She only knew that when a woman married, her husband¡¯s family was the most important. Her husband was the pillar of the family. Women were supposed to wash clothes, cook, and have children for men. If Wei Gang hadn¡¯t abused her all year round and it now affected Yanyan, she wouldn¡¯t have had the courage to resist. Even though she knew that Wei Gang had another woman and had a child with that woman, Li Hai could tolerate all of this. However, what she couldn¡¯t stand was her daughter¡¯s suffering. Her life was already ruined, but she couldn¡¯t let her daughter¡¯s life be ruined as well. Fortunately, her daughter was sensible and smart and could help her make decisions. She also didn¡¯t have to worry about her grades. But now, her daughter was saying that she wanted to report Wei Gang for embezzling money from the factory. Even though Li Hai didn¡¯t know much about the law, Li Hai knew that this matter was serious. Not only would Wei Gang go to jail, but his life would also be ruined. After he came out, no company would use him ever again. However, such a man was her husband and Yanyan¡¯s father. No matter how much of a scumbag he was, she still didn¡¯t want anything to happen to Wei Gang. Previously, she had only thought of the two of them getting a divorce. She looked at Wei Yan with a complicated expression, then she finally sighed and said, ¡°You¡¯ve grown up. I¡¯m not as knowledgeable as you, but as long as you think it¡¯s right, I¡¯ll support you. I believe in you. You¡¯re doing all this to protect me.¡± She wanted to protect her daughter, and her daughter wanted to protect her. She was sure of that. In that case, everything would be fine. After hearing Li Hai¡¯s words, Wei Yan would be lying if she said that she wasn¡¯t touched. She had thought that with her mother¡¯s personality, it would take a long time for her to accept this matter, but in such a short period of time, her mother had already thought it through and trusted her so much. Wei Yan hugged Li Hai and leaned on him like she did when she was young. ¡°Mom, if he doesn¡¯t go to jail, we won¡¯t have a good life. This shop is yours. He¡¯ll find out sooner or later. He will make us suffer a hundred or a thousand times the grievances he¡¯s suffered. So, Mom, we either don¡¯t do it, or if we do, we have to be ruthless. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to ourselves.¡± ¡°Mom, I¡¯m willing to be an evil person to protect our future.¡± ¡°Fortunately, Mom, you can understand me. That¡¯s enough.¡± Li Hai felt warm inside when he heard Wei Yan¡¯s words. At the same time, an idea appeared in her mind. She had to do something about this. Chapter 30 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Yanyan, I know a friend who¡¯s a lawyer. I¡¯ll contact him now and ask what the verdict will be if I have evidence of the man¡¯s affair.¡± As Li Hai spoke, she was about to contact the lawyer when Wei Yan stopped her and advised, ¡°Mom, let¡¯s not be anxious now. Just wait here for the news.¡± Li Hai nodded and sat back down obediently. She couldn¡¯t help but imagine how things would develop in the end. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m going out to buy some food. If this matter isn¡¯t resolved, we might have to stay in the shop first.¡± As Wei Yan spoke, she picked up her bag and prepared to leave. Fortunately, there was a compartment in this shop that could accommodate the two of them. ¡°Okay, don¡¯t worry. I will guard this place and definitely won¡¯t wander around.¡± Li Hai knew that Wei Yan was worried about her, so she said. While Wei Yan and Li Hai were busy, Wei Gang and Li Lin were not doing well. Although Li Lin followed behind Wei Gang, she didn¡¯t dare to approach him at all. She felt that Wei Gang was very scary now. Suddenly, Wei Gang stopped in front of Li Lin and looked at her fixedly, his eyes filled with anger. With Wei Gang staring at her like this, Li Lin recalled the day Wei almost strangled her. Her heart raced and fear filled her heart. ¡°Wei Gang, why are you looking at me like that?¡± Li Lin said timidly, subconsciously taking half a step back. Wei Gang snorted and stared at her with a dark gaze. Before Li Lin could react, Wei Gang slapped her. He was very strong, and Li Lin was wearing thin high heels, so Li Lin fell to the ground with a scream. Even after Wei Gang saw her fall, but he still felt that it wasn¡¯t enough to vent his anger. What Song Jin had said just now still lingered in his mind. He was just a weak woman, a woman who relied on men to earn money to support the family. What right did she have to criticize him in front of so many people? What was even worse was that Li Hai watched him get insulted! He slapped Li Lin again, causing the corner of Li Lin¡¯s mouth to bleed. ¡°Bitch, it¡¯s all because of you. Why did you have to go to Li Hai¡¯s shop to buy clothes?¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the fact that you wanted to buy clothes, I wouldn¡¯t have met Song Jin. If I hadn¡¯t met Song Jin, I wouldn¡¯t have been humiliated by her.¡± ¡°It¡¯s one thing to be humiliated by her, but it might even affect my promotion now. Do you know how long I¡¯ve been waiting for this day? Do you know how much my salary can increase after I¡¯m promoted? Do you know how much will this affect my future?¡± ¡°Now that you¡¯ve ruined my promotion, don¡¯t even think about having things easy. I heard from Wei Yan that your clothes are very expensive. Where did you get the money? Did you hook up with other men besides me?¡± With every word he said, Wei Gang slapped Li Lin¡¯s face. Li Lin wailed in pain. ¡°Wei Gang, please don¡¯t hit me. I really didn¡¯t know things would turn out like this. Besides, I really didn¡¯t spend money recklessly. I bought these to make you proud!¡± ¡°Bullsh*t. Do I need you to spend money to make me proud? What¡¯s your relationship with me? Can you even show up by my side? Bitch, aren¡¯t you going to tell the truth? I¡¯ll beat you up until you tell the truth today!¡± As Wei Gang cursed, he kicked Li Lin. There were few people in the county city to begin with, and people were usually very idle. When they saw the commotion, many people surrounded them. Everyone grew up in the same county and basically knew each other. Many of them knew Wei Gang, so they couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Isn¡¯t this Wei Gang? He¡¯s the director of the factory. How can he hit his wife on the street? He usually looks quite upright.¡± Another person hurriedly stopped him. ¡°Lower your voice. How is this his wife? His wife is a prim and proper person. Look at this woman. She¡¯s dressed so promiscuously and has heavy makeup on her face. Her high heels are so thin. Who would dress like that? She¡¯s like a prostitute.¡± ¡°Now that you mention it, it really doesn¡¯t seem to be his wife. I remember now. Isn¡¯t this Li Hai¡¯s cousin, Li Lin? I heard that she has a child, but people don¡¯t know who the child¡¯s father is. However, I heard that she¡¯s very rich and lives in the only neighborhood in our county. She usually dresses well.¡± Chapter 31 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Wei Gang was already in a fit of anger, and his anger overcame his rationality. As more and more people appeared around him, their discussion made Wei Gang slowly regain his rationality. He could hit Li Lin, but there was no need to do so in front of so many people. He immediately stood up and glanced around coldly. ¡°What are you all looking at? I¡¯m teaching my wife¡¯s cousin a lesson on her behalf. This is our family¡¯s business. It¡¯s none of your business.¡± When everyone heard Wei Gang¡¯s words, they immediately retorted, ¡°Wei Gang, what kind of attitude is this? We don¡¯t owe you anything. Why are you acting all high and mighty?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. No matter what, it¡¯s wrong for you to hit people. Can¡¯t you resolve things properly? Even if you can¡¯t, you have to communicate properly. Do you think you can hit your wife¡¯s cousin just because you¡¯re her cousin-in-law?¡± These people were not afraid of Wei Gang and didn¡¯t indulge him at all. Everyone spoke one after another, forcing Wei Gang to stay silent. At this moment, someone passed by on a bicycle. When he saw Wei Gang surrounded by people, he sneered and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t this Director Wei? Previously, when my sister wanted to buy something from his factory, not only did he not lower the price for us, but he also said that he would only sell it to us if we gave him dozens of more yuan. At that time, we were wondering why there was such a shameless person. You¡¯re not the only factory in the entire county city. What are you so smug about?¡± ¡°There¡¯s such a thing? Wei Gang, you¡¯re too immoral. We¡¯re all from the same county. How can you screw over your own family? Who would want to buy things from your factory in the future? Would your factory manager let you off easily if he found out?¡± ¡°What a shady merchant. You¡¯re really shameless and immoral!¡± Someone who knew the factory Wei Gang worked at quite well also said, ¡°I heard that he might get a promotion. How can such a shady person be promoted? In my opinion, we should write a report and let the factory manager see what his subordinate is like!¡± Someone immediately echoed, ¡°I think that¡¯s a good idea. I heard that the factory manager is a good person. He must have been deceived by Wei Gang¡¯s facade. If I hadn¡¯t seen him hit a woman on the street today, even I wouldn¡¯t have believed what you said.¡± Wei Gang¡¯s expression was dark as he glared at Li Lin. Previously, in the shop, because of Li Lin, he had been humiliated by Song Jin and couldn¡¯t be promoted anymore. Now, because of Li Lin, he was being pointed at and scolded. These people even wanted to report him to the factory manager! Wei Gang hated Li Lin even more. He wished he could tie her up and whip her. There were also some women who looked at Li Lin with complicated expressions and muttered softly, ¡°If your wife¡¯s cousin made a mistake, would you hit her on the street? I think he¡¯s definitely not telling the truth. He probably has an affair with Li Lin. Perhaps Li Lin¡¯s child is his!¡± The woman¡¯s offhand remarks made Wei Gang¡¯s heart sink. The others also reacted and echoed, ¡°That¡¯s right. Isn¡¯t Li Lin¡¯s child¡¯s surname also Wei? Previously, I thought that Li Hai was on good terms with her and knew that Li Lin¡¯s child didn¡¯t have a father, so she let Li Lin¡¯s child take her husband¡¯s surname. Now, it seems that we were too naive. Perhaps this is Wei Gang¡¯s child to begin with.¡± ¡°Li Hai is too pitiful. Does she know about this? Should we tell her?¡± As Wei Gang listened to the analysis of the people around him, he felt a headache coming on. These people were really too smart. How could they guess all of this? He couldn¡¯t let these words reach Li Hai¡¯s ears. He didn¡¯t care if Li Hai would be sad or not, but he had to protect his reputation now. If these people wanted to write a report to the factory, he could stop them directly. However, if the news reached Li Hai and he told Song Jin, he would be doomed. ¡°All of you, shut up. My relationship with Li Lin is very innocent. If you continue to spout nonsense, I¡¯ll call the police and say that you guys are slandering me!¡± However, just as Wei Gang finished speaking, he saw a police car park beside him. Two young police officers got out of the police car and stared at Wei Gang. ¡°Are you Wei Gang?¡± Chapter 32 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Feeling apprehensive, Wei Gang nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I am.¡± ¡°Come with us. Someone called the police and said that you beat someone up on the street. Madam, come with us to examine your injuries.¡± Li Lin¡¯s eyes widened. Not only did she not feel grateful, but she also secretly resented the crowd for being so nosy. She stood up and pleaded, ¡°Officer, can I not go to the police station with you? He¡¯s my brother-in-law. He didn¡¯t hit me on purpose. I¡¯m considered a victim. I¡¯ve forgiven him already, so why don¡¯t we just forget about it?¡± Seeing this, Wei Gang added, ¡°That¡¯s right. I wonder who¡¯s so troublesome. The two of us don¡¯t care, so why are other people so nosy?!¡± As he spoke, he stared at the people around him gloomily and thought to himself that someone must have called the police. The police officer¡¯s expression was cold as he said, ¡°If you have anything to say, say it at the police station.¡± Wei Gang and Li Lin were taken away, and the crowd slowly dispersed. However, news about Wei Gang and Li Lin¡¯s incident quickly spread throughout the county. When Wei Gang was brought to the police station, Zhou Yu¡¯s husband, Xu Shan, immediately received the news. He asked his subordinate, ¡°What did Wei Gang do to get arrested?¡± ¡°Beating a woman on the street,¡± the subordinate immediately said. Xu Shan frowned. ¡°He actually beat someone on the streets? He really doesn¡¯t take the law seriously.¡± Initially, he didn¡¯t think he could completely believe in what Zhou Yu had told him. After all, Wei Yan was only a 16-year-old student, so there might be some misunderstanding about this matter. As for Wei Gang¡¯s domestic violence, he didn¡¯t like it. However, he didn¡¯t expect Wei Gang to expose his true nature now. He actually dared to beat someone on the street. How bad was he when at home? It was no wonder Zhou Yu asked him to deal with this matter in such a hurry. If Li Hai and his daughter really went home to face Wei Gang¡¯s anger today, they might really be beaten to death. ¡°How about this? Bring Li Hai and his daughter here. There are some other things that need them to testify on.¡± As Xu Shan spoke to his subordinates, they immediately took action. The police quickly arrived at Li Hai¡¯s shop and knocked on the door politely. ¡°Are you Wei Gang¡¯s wife?¡± Li Hai nodded nervously and subconsciously tugged at her clothes. When facing the police, most people would feel nervous, so Li Hai was naturally nervous. She nodded as she stammered, ¡°Yes, I am.¡± ¡°Okay, then bring your daughter with us. There are some things that we need your cooperation with.¡± Although Li Hai didn¡¯t know why the police chief asked Wei Yan to follow them, she was only a 16-year-old student after all, since the police chief had said so, he must have his reasons. Wei Yan immediately rushed over and smiled. ¡°Okay.¡± At the same time, she held Li Hai¡¯s hand and told her not to be so nervous. After Li Hai and Wei Yan left the shop, a black car slowly appeared in the corner. The one sitting in the car was Bi Luo, who had met Wei Yan last time. The man beside him said respectfully, ¡°Young Master, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ve already anonymously handed the evidence of Wei Gang¡¯s bribery, embezzlement, domestic abuse, and adultery to the police station. With this evidence, Wei Gang won¡¯t be able to get out.¡± Bi Luo nodded. ¡°Get someone to keep an eye on him. It¡¯s best not to let his sentence be reduced or anything.¡± ¡°Yes, Young Master!¡± The man responded, but he actually didn¡¯t understand. His young master had only met Wei Yan once. At that time, Wei Yan hadn¡¯t done anything special. Why did his young master take the initiative to help Wei Yan? The young master had many suitors. This was only a small county. All kinds of women from the city would pursue Bi Luo. Some were gorgeous, some were smart, and some were from distinguished families. But, Bi Luo didn¡¯t fancy any of them. Now, in a small county, the young master actually did so much for an unfamiliar girl. The man didn¡¯t understand, but didn¡¯t dare to ask. Bi Luo¡¯s eyes flickered. This girl called Wei Yan had given him many surprises. Chapter 33 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations She was the first to find out about her father¡¯s affair. She was also the one who came up with the idea to remodel Li Hai¡¯s shop. Such an interior design was novel even in big cities. He became inexplicably interested in Wei Yan and wanted to see what other mindblowing ideas she had in mind. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± said Bi Luo, and the driver drove away. He had a feeling that they would meet again. In the police station, Wei Gang¡¯s expression was dark and his hands were restrained by handcuffs. The person interrogating him was the police chief, Xu Shan. It was only when he sat down here that Xu Shan finally believed in it. Just now, his subordinate had reported that he had received a lot of reports about Wei Gang and evidence to prove what Wei Gang had done. Xu Shan looked at Wei Gang with a complicated expression. ¡°Are you going to take the initiative to tell me, or should I ask?¡± After all, they were from the same county and Wei Gang had a family, so he still wanted to see Wei Gang¡¯s attitude. However, Wei Gang wasn¡¯t cooperative at all. He shouted, ¡°I already said that what happened between Li Lin and me was a family matter. Li Lin didn¡¯t even call the police, so what right do you have to arrest me? The people who called the police were simply envious and jealous of me. They felt that my status was higher than theirs, so they want to make things difficult for me. Hurry up and let me go.¡± Seeing Wei Gang¡¯s attitude, Xu Shan sneered. It seemed that there was no need to give him a chance anymore. ¡°Wei Gang, do you think I arrested you just because you beat Li Lin up? You should know what you did. Why don¡¯t I remind you what Li Lin¡¯s son, Wei Mu, is to you?¡± Wei Gang¡¯s heart tightened when he heard Xu Shan¡¯s question. ¡°W-what do you mean? I just felt sorry for Li Lin, so I asked her son to take on my surname. You don¡¯t really believe those people and think that Wei Mu is my son, do you?¡± Although he loved Wei Mu very much, he couldn¡¯t admit his relationship with Li Lin now. Otherwise, his life would really be over. Xu Shan sneered. ¡°Aren¡¯t you underestimating the current medical standards? We¡¯ll know if Wei Mu is your son after a simple test.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re unwilling to take the initiative to tell me about this, let me ask you again. Did you buy Li Lin¡¯s house? Where did you get the money from?¡± Xu Shan¡¯s consecutive questions made Wei Gang gradually become nervous. Looking at Xu Shan¡¯s confident gaze, Wei Gang felt that Xu Shan seemed to have some sort of evidence. However, if Xu Shan really had evidence, why would he need to interrogate him? He guessed that Xu Shan might not have the evidence and had only heard some rumors, so Xu Shan was trying to get him to confess. Wei Gang decided to deny it till the end. He said, ¡°I didn¡¯t buy that house. Li Lin paid for it herself. I don¡¯t know where you heard the news, but this has nothing to do with me. You can¡¯t slander me.¡± ¡°Slander you? Wei Gang, you¡¯re quite thick-skinned. Do you think we would have asked you this directly if we didn¡¯t have evidence? We took the initiative to ask you because we wanted to see your attitude,¡± Yu Shan said coldly. Wei Gang didn¡¯t believe it. He had given Li Lin the money in cash. How could anyone know? Seeing him like this, Xu Shan knew that Wei Gang was someone who would never relent without being shown solid evidence. ¡°Show him the evidence,¡± Xu Shan said to the young police officer beside him. The young police officer laid out the evidence sent by the mysterious person. ¡°This is the name Li Lin registered when she bought the house. It has your name on it. Moreover, according to our investigation, Li Lin hasn¡¯t worked at all all all these years. She didn¡¯t earn money, so the house could only have been paid for by you.¡± ¡°This is the fake account that your factory manager found. Thirty thousand yuan was embezzled from the factory two years ago. You handled the transaction.¡± ¡°This is a report. It details when you cheated on your wife, how you embezzled the factory¡¯s funds, and how you abused Li Hai.¡± After the young officer took out the evidence one by one, Wei Gang¡¯s eyes widened. Chapter 34 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°How is that possible? How did you get these? Who wrote that report?¡± Wei Gang questioned. The contents of the complaint letter were so comprehensive. The person who wrote the complaint letter must know him very well, but he was busy with work every day and had to deal with Li Hai and Li Lin. Other than them, no one else knew him so well. The young police officer snorted. ¡°Of course we won¡¯t tell you who wrote the report. What if you take revenge on them after you get out? You can only blame yourself for doing too many wrong things. Wei Gang, you should think about how to reflect on yourself in prison next.¡± With this evidence, no one would believe Wei Gang no matter how he quibbled. In the end, he simply shut up and insisted on hiring a lawyer to defend him. Li Lin was the one who told him about lawyers. This was also the only thing that made Wei Gang gratified. A few years ago, Li Lin said that she had to interact with different people so that she could expand her connections and broaden her son¡¯s horizons in the future. Wei Gang didn¡¯t expect Li Lin to actually learn something useful. Sure enough, after Xu Shan and the young police officer finished asking questions, they got someone to take Wei Gang away. The rest would have to wait for Wei Gang¡¯s lawyer to arrive. However, no matter how powerful a lawyer was, Wei Gang¡¯s situation was basically hopeless. When Wei Yan and Li Hai arrived at the police station, they happened to pass by Wei Gang, who was being held in handcuffs. Seeing the two of them, Wei Gang questioned fiercely, ¡°What are you two doing here? Did you two write that report?!¡± He hated everyone now and everyone seemed suspicious. Li Hai was already panicking. Wei Yan stood in front of Li Hai to prevent Wei Gang from seeing Li Hai¡¯s emotions. She pretended to be puzzled as she replied, ¡°Dad, what do you mean? We were brought here because of you. Dad, why did you beat Auntie Lin on the street? Can¡¯t you have talked things out?¡± Seeing that Wei Yan seemed to be very calm and composed, Wei Gang thought that Wei Yan and Li Hai really didn¡¯t report him. At this moment, the police officer also pushed him. ¡°Watch your attitude. Come with us!¡± Wei Gang immediately cowered and didn¡¯t dare to say anything else. As Li Hai watched the drastic change in Wei Gang¡¯s demeanor, she felt mixed emotions. The man who was like a bully in front of her was actually so meek outside. Perhaps it wasn¡¯t because Wei Gang was intimidating, but because she was too subservient. She had never thought of resisting and just endured the abuse silently. She thought that her tolerance would make Wei Gang less harsh, but it only made Wei Gang abuse her more and more. Fortunately, she had a good daughter who helped her redesign the shop. Because of this shop, she got to know Song Jin and Zhou Yu, who were now her good friends. Now, it was all thanks to them that Wei Gang could be defeated. Previously, Li Hai was still a little hesitant and couldn¡¯t bear to do it, but now, she had made up her mind. The people around her had already done so much for her. If she still didn¡¯t have the courage to resist, she would be too cowardly. In order to protect her daughter, she had to become stronger. Xu Shan was the one interrogating Wei Yan. Xu Shan¡¯s attitude towards Wei Yan was much gentler. There was even a hint of affection in his eyes. ¡°I heard that you wrote this report letter. Do you know what impact it will have on your father or even on you?¡± Xu Shan asked, his eyes fixed on Wei Yan¡¯s expression. Although he sympathized with this 16-year-old child, he also wanted to know if Wei Yan was taking revenge on Wei Gang by writing this letter. If there was anything wrong with Wei Yan¡¯s mentality, he would ask professionals to help guide her. Wei Yan¡¯s expression was calm, and her gaze was firm as she said, ¡°I know what the consequences will be, but I¡¯m even more afraid of seeing him beat my mom. I knew all along that Li Lin is the mistress who destroyed our family, but I tolerated it. But, he shouldn¡¯t have brought the mistress to my mom¡¯s shop. He wanted to take advantage of my mom and even wanted her to cook the books.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t indulge him anymore. He¡¯ll ruin our lives if this continues. Besides, I know it¡¯s wrong of me not to say anything when I know he committed a crime.¡± ¡°You might think that I¡¯m too ruthless, but I¡¯m really afraid of being beaten up. I really want to stay away from him. I also want to be a happy and innocent child, but my family situation doesn¡¯t allow it. I have to be strong and resist him so that my mom and I can have hope in life!¡± Chapter 35 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Xu Shan felt her despair. He was also very angry about Wei Gang¡¯s actions. In his opinion, a man like Wei Gang wasn¡¯t worthy of being a father. He married a woman, but was unfaithful. He gave birth to a daughter, but wasn¡¯t responsible. He even made their lives so gloomy and depressing. Fortunately, Wei Yan didn¡¯t have any psychological problems because of this. She was very sensible and resilient. In comparison, her mother, Li Hai, seemed a little meek. Xu Shan decided to take more care of them in the future. At the very least, he had to ensure that Wei Gang wouldn¡¯t continue to affect their lives. Xu Shan gave a suggestion. ¡°I heard that your grades are very good. It shouldn¡¯t be a problem for you to get into a school in the city. With your grades, you should be able to get a scholarship. After this matter is over, you can bring your mother to the city to live. I¡¯ve learned a little about your mother¡¯s shop from my wife. I believe your business will be better if you move to the city. If you have any difficulties in your life, you can tell Zhou Yu and me at any time. We¡¯ll try our best to help you.¡± Wei Yan knew that he was being kind, so she said quickly, ¡°Thank you.¡± After Wei Yan and Li Hai finished their questioning, they could leave. As the two of them walked, Li Hai suddenly exclaimed, ¡°Yanyan, are your high school entrance examination results coming out tomorrow?!¡± Li Hai¡¯s words pulled Wei Yan back to her senses. Yes, the exam results were about to be announced. Middle school entrance examination¡­ seemed to be a very distant thing, and it was also the turning point of her fate in her previous life. She had gotten very good grades and could have a bright future, but because she had fallen in love with the scumbag Song Chen, she had become fat, and her grades had deteriorated. She hadn¡¯t even been admitted to a single university. She was so smart and had such learning talent, but she had been forced to follow her mother¡¯s path and open a shop to sell goods. However, she foolishly gave all the money she earned to Song Chen and her half-brother, Wei Mu. As for herself, she died at the hands of these two people. It was so tragic. Just thinking about it made Wei Yan¡¯s heart ache. Why would she do such a stupid thing? Now that the opportunity to change her fate was right in front of her, she just had to study hard and not think about anything else. She had to be resilient enough not be affected by anyone else. Wei Yan said to Li Hai gently, ¡°Yes, Mom. The rankings will be released tomorrow. Let¡¯s go take a look together.¡± Li Hai agreed. Because Wei Yan¡¯s grades were about to be released, it lessened the impact of Wei Gang¡¯s incident on her. As Wei Gang was locked up now, Wei Gang definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to come out for the time being, so the two of them went straight home. In this era, mobile phones didn¡¯t exist in the county city. In fact, not everyone had landlines. Therefore, when the middle school examination results were out, everyone would bring their children to school to check their results. The middle school examination wasn¡¯t like the college entrance examination. After the examination, one had to fill in their school of choice. When the school released the students¡¯ results, the cutoff scores required by the high school would be announced. If they reached this score, they could go to this school directly. If they were two to three points behind, they could spend some money to get a spot. However, if their scores were much worse, they could only be part-time students. They were not considered full-time students of this school. Moreover, the tuition would be a huge sum. Many students from ordinary families were unwilling to spend such a huge sum of money, which might be as much as their parents¡¯ annual salary. It was rare for Wei Yan to be this nervous. Her rebirth had always been an unforeseen event. She was afraid that other unforeseen events would happen, such as her scores changing. When she fell asleep, it was already one in the morning. Li Hai woke Wei Yan up early. It was only seven o¡¯clock when the two of them rushed to the school, but there were already many parents waiting anxiously at the school gate with their children. As the school gate opened, everyone rushed into the school. On a huge banner in the school, there was a poster made by the teachers. On it, there were the names and total scores of the top 100 students in the school. As for the students with lower grades, if they wanted to see the scores, they had to go to their respective classes. The form teacher would announce the students¡¯ results. Wei Yan was nervous and didn¡¯t dare to look, but Li Hai suddenly grabbed her arm excitedly and said loudly, ¡°Yanyan, your name is on it. You got first place!¡± Chapter 36 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Because she was too excited, even though she had lost her composure, Li Hai couldn¡¯t care less. Her daughter actually got first place in the school. This was too impressive! Wei Yan also looked at the list. After seeing that she was first, she finally calmed down. The surrounding people naturally heard Li Hai¡¯s voice. Everyone looked at Wei Yan, and someone exclaimed, ¡°Oh my god, the person in the first place actually scored 557 points. I remember that the full score was 560 points, so only 3 points were deducted!¡± Other than the three points deducted for language arts, she scored full marks in every other subject! ¡°Oh my god, what kind of genius is she? If I had such a daughter, I would be over the moon.¡± ¡°Madam, you¡¯re really lucky.¡± As everyone flattered Li Hai, Li Hai smiled widely. The humiliation and shame that Li Lin and Wei Gang had brought her previously seemed to have disappeared. When Wei Yan saw Li Hai¡¯s smile, she was happy as well. If she hadn¡¯t been reborn, she would have been as excited and proud as Li Hai. After all, she got first place! Now, Wei Yan was much more levelheaded and mature. All she could think of now was that the first place would be able to go to the experimental class of City No.1 High School. There were a total of two experimental classes in City No. 1 High School. Class One and Class Two were the classes of geniuses among geniuses. Then, Wei Yan learned that not only was she the first in the school, but she was also the first in the entire county. The teachers and deans in the school smiled whenever they saw Wei Yan and Li Hai. At the same time, there was pride in their eyes. After all, they were the ones who taught Wei Yan. After the two of them found out the score, they took a bus to report to City No.1 High School. During this period, a private high school attracted Li Hai¡¯s attention. This reminded Li Hai of what her old classmate had mentioned on the phone. This school was Hongsheng High School. The facilities there were top-notch and students who could get accepted could be nurtured in all aspects. Li Hai said guiltily, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I¡¯m so useless. You got such good grades, but I can¡¯t send you to the best school. I heard that Hongsheng High School uses a combination of Chinese and Western education to nurture top talents in all aspects. You¡¯re so smart, so if you can get accepted, you will definitely achieve something.¡± When Wei Yan heard her words, she remembered something. In her previous life, Bi Luo had only finished his first year of high school at City No. 1 High School and transferred to Hongsheng High School in his second year. However, Bi Luo¡¯s family was rich, so he was suitable for that school, but her family background was ordinary, so she might not be suitable for that school. In terms of majors, some might have talent in that area, but in terms of competitions, they needed to invest a lot of money in training. The school naturally couldn¡¯t invest so much in each student, so they had to rely on themselves. Wei Yan¡¯s family didn¡¯t have that sort of money. However, Wei Yan didn¡¯t care about this. Hongsheng High School emphasized freedom. They didn¡¯t attend have to attend evening self-study classes or tutoring lessons and there wasn¡¯t such a strong emphasis on practicing test questions. However, she was already used to this learning model. Even though she had reincarnated, she didn¡¯t want to make such a huge change. Besides, if Wei Yan continued to study at No.1 High School, Wei Yan knew who she would meet in the future. However, if she went to another school, she wouldn¡¯t know the people there. After being betrayed in her previous life, she was starting to doubt her judgment. ¡°Mom, it¡¯s okay. As long as I study hard, I can be successful no matter where I go. Besides, City No. 1 High School is very good. I¡¯m already very satisfied to be able to go to school here,¡± Wei Yan comforted Li Hai. Seeing how open-minded her daughter was, Li Hai didn¡¯t say anything. She just secretly made up her mind to work hard to earn more money. When they arrived at City No. 1 High School, they saw that City No. 1 High School had put up a banner. Because No. 1 High School had a junior high school and a high school, the names of the top three students in the middle school examination and the college entrance examination were all posted at the door. This year, City No. 1 High School had a top scorer in science for the college entrance examination. This made the teachers of City No. 1 High School proud. When they welcomed these reporting students, they were full of confidence. At this moment, there were several tables at the entrance of the school. There were a few teachers standing behind the tables, and there were many people consulting beside each table. Li Hai squeezed into the crowd and asked the middle-aged female teacher, who looked more experienced, ¡°Madam, I want to ask if my child can come to your school to study.¡± Chapter 37 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations As she spoke, Li Hai prepared to take out Wei Yan¡¯s report card. The person standing in front of her was Wang Fang, the form teacher of Class Two¡¯s experimental class. There were already many people consulting, so Wang Fang was already a little impatient. Now that she saw that Li Hai was dressed very plainly and had messy hair, like an ignorant country bumpkin, Wang Fang felt that her child¡¯s grades definitely were not impressive. What kind of impressive child could such an ignorant country bumpkin raise? In particular, a few women who were similar to Li Hai already consulted her previously. She had been patient and talked to them for quite a while In the end, their children¡¯s scores were not enough to enter the school at all, but they wanted her to open a back door for them. What a joke. How many people were waiting to get accepted the school? If they took in such underachieving students and they didn¡¯t do well on exams, it would lower the standard of the entire school. Therefore, Wang Fang immediately said impatiently with a straight face, ¡°Can¡¯t you see that so many people are asking lining up in front to ask for advice? You came later, so you should line up at the back. Why don¡¯t you know the rules?¡± After being scolded by Wang Fang, Li Hai immediately felt a little embarrassed and quickly apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was too impulsive.¡± With that, she retreated. Wei Yan was very dissatisfied with Wang Fang¡¯s attitude and felt that she was a snobbish teacher. Generally speaking, the students recruited by the teachers in school would be directly placed in their class. Now that Wei Yan saw Wang Fang¡¯s attitude towards her mother, she didn¡¯t want to go to the class led by Wang Fang. Even if Wang Fang treated her well only because of her grades, what if her grades fell? Would Wang Fang not value her anymore? The more Wei Yan thought about it, the more she felt that this was very likely to happen. As soon as Li Hai left, another woman cut in line. However, she was much smarter than Li Hai. She shouted at the top of her lungs, ¡°My son scored 546 points. Can he get accepted into the school?¡± She was holding the hand of a fair-skinned boy. The boy looked gentle and handsome, and the woman was dressed casually. Although the clothes she was wearing were not expensive, her hair was combed very neatly, making her look refined. Upon hearing the other party¡¯s score, Wang Fang immediately changed her attitude. She put away her cold expression and smiled brightly. ¡°Of course. Just come here and register.¡± Her attitude was completely different from before. The cutoff score for City No. 1 High School this year was 530 points. This male student scored 16 points higher and was handsome. If he could be accepted into her class, he would be considered the representative of the class. At that time, she could brag that the students in her class were good-looking and had good grades. Just thinking about it made Wang Fang feel smug, and her attitude became even more friendly. Li Hai was stunned when she saw this scene. Then, she felt aggrieved and indignant. Her daughter¡¯s grades were clearly higher. Why didn¡¯t the teacher wait for her to finish? Also, this woman was cutting the queue as well. Why didn¡¯t the teacher make her queue at the back? Li Hai had thought that teachers were all well-bred, let alone a top-notch teacher from No.1 High School. She didn¡¯t expect to see a different situation than she had imagined just by registering today. When Wei Yan saw the boy, her expression quickly turned cold because this boy was the murderer who had killed her in her previous life, Song Chen. At this moment, Song Chen stood silently in front of the woman and smiled, giving off a friendly and gentle vibe. Coupled with the fact that everyone had heard his score, they looked at him with admiration. Wei Yan felt disgusted and amused. He always appeared so amiable. In her previous life, she had been fooled by his gentle facade. Song Chen was handsome and athletic. He was also the class monitor of Class Two, the experimental class. If he was her boyfriend, how proud would she be? Wang Fang chatted with Song Chen enthusiastically while praising him. A mocking smile appeared on Wei Yan¡¯s lips. In her previous life, Song Chen was the class monitor of Wang Fang¡¯s class. Wang Fang liked Song Chen very much and protected him all the time, giving him many privileges. It turned out that Wang Fang had already taken a fancy to Song Chen when he signed up. This was something she didn¡¯t know in her previous life. Chapter 38 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations In her previous life, at this time, she had long stopped paying attention to her studies. She only thought about how to attract her father¡¯s attention and make him pay attention to their family. She actually didn¡¯t care about whether or not she got into No.1 High School. After all, so what if she was good at her studies? Her father still didn¡¯t value her. Now that she thought about it, Wei Yan felt that she had been too stupid in her previous life. Was Wei Gang¡¯s attitude very important? Did getting Wei Gang¡¯s attention mean getting the entire world¡¯s attention? Wei Gang didn¡¯t value her, but many other people did. She should live a wonderful life and make Wei Gang regret it! Unfortunately, in her previous life, she didn¡¯t understand these things. But now, she still had a chance to change things. She had to study hard and achieve something meaningful. When Wei Gang came out of jail, she wanted to become someone that Wei Gang would have to look up to! As for the son Wei Gang had taken a fancy to, Wei Mu, she had to be even more outstanding than him in every aspect. Every bit of pain she suffered now had to be inflicted upon Wei Gang and Wei Mu! Li Hai returned to Wei Yan¡¯s side with an indignant expression. ¡°Yan Yan, why is the teacher like this? She told me to line up at the back, but why didn¡¯t she say anything about the others cutting the line? Isn¡¯t she looking down on us? Besides, that boy¡¯s score isn¡¯t as high as yours!¡± Wei Yan smiled and comforted her. ¡°Mom, not all teachers are well-bred. Although what she did just now was infuriating, it¡¯s also because of this that we saw her true colors. In the future, if I don¡¯t go to her class, she¡¯ll be the one to regret it when I score very high on tests.¡± Wei Yan¡¯s words of comfort were very effective. Li Hai smiled and said, ¡°Yes, my daughter is the best!¡± Wei Yan laughed too, but she sneered inside. There were many people asking questions at every table. The teachers would often answer the question in front of everyone when one of the parents asked. This way, if other parents had the same question, she could avoid repeating the question, saving both sides a lot of time. Therefore, there was no such thing as waiting in line. It was just that Wang Fang didn¡¯t want to answer her mother¡¯s question. Wei Yan pulled Li Hai out and said, ¡°Mom, we came to take a look at these teachers¡¯ attitudes. Finding a good teacher to follow is really important to teachers sometimes.¡± Li Hai immediately cooperated and praised, ¡°You¡¯re so far-sighted. She doesn¡¯t like us, but we don¡¯t like her either!¡± Wei Yan felt that her mother was being a little childish now, but she was willing to let her mother act childish. Her mother had worked hard all these years. In the future, she wanted her mother to have more time to live her own life. Wei Yan wanted her mother to be able to overcome the trauma Wei Gang had brought her and live a relaxed and blissful life. Other people had a husband to dote on them, but her mother had a daughter who doted on her! Although she said that she was observing the teachers, Wei Yan still focused on Wang Fang and Song Chen. She wanted to know what had happened between Wang Fang and Song Chen. At this moment, Wang Fang took out a form and said, ¡°Song Chen, I already understand your situation. It just so happens that I have five slots for the experimental class. Your grades are not bad, and you have a good personality, so I¡¯ll give it to you in advance. The other students have to take an exam after school starts. Only the students who are ranked top can enter the experimental class.¡± Wang Fang had her own plans for choosing Song Chen. Although Class One and Class Two were both experimental classes, the teachers of Class One were actually better than Class Two. Over the years, Class One¡¯s grades had always been better than Class Two¡¯s. The two classes had a rivalry. If Class Two could surpass Class One and nurture a few outstanding students, it would greatly benefit her career in the future. She was only an intermediate teacher now. She needed the qualifications and grades of her class to continue improving before she could become an advanced teacher. She could tell that Song Chen was a calm and rational child. Such a child wasn¡¯t easily distracted. He knew that only by improving his studies could he improve his future. This mentality struck a chord with her. Wei Yan was also surprised. In her previous life, she didn¡¯t know that the form teacher of the experimental class had five spots, which enabled the students to skip the exam and enter the experimental class directly. In her previous life, she didn¡¯t revise at all during the holidays and played all day long. Even the registration was done by her mother all alone, so she naturally didn¡¯t enter the experimental class. Wei Yan was also tempted by this spot. Chapter 39 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Since it was an experimental class, it was naturally different from ordinary classes. Those who could enter the experimental class had a solid knowledge foundation. When the college entrance examination was approaching, ordinary questions wouldn¡¯t be that difficult for them, so the teachers would place more emphasis on practicing more difficult questions. However, many ordinary students even got basic questions wrong from time to time, so in order to tend to the needs of the majority, the teachers would naturally place more emphasis on basic questions. This difference in training would be obvious during the college entrance examination. Only the students of the experimental class could solve the difficult problems. Although she didn¡¯t like Wang Fang, she was tempted by the experimental class. Wei Yan understood the importance of it, but Song Chen¡¯s mother, Zhang Yue, didn¡¯t. She asked in confusion, ¡°Teacher, what¡¯s the difference between this experimental class and an ordinary class? Are you going to teach the children in the experimental class?¡± Wang Fang had already explained a lot to them previously, so now that she heard Zhang Yue¡¯s question, she was very dissatisfied. She had already said that she wanted to give Song Chen a spot, but his mother was still questioning her? Did she know how important these five spots were? She had long heard that a genius, Wei Yan, had appeared in Lin County. One of her spots had been prepared for her. However, after she waited for so long, so many people had consulted her, but none of them was Wei Yan, so she decided to give the spot to Song Chen. In the end, Song Chen¡¯s mother was still so insensible. Wang Fang said impatiently, ¡°The experimental class is naturally different from the ordinary class. If you don¡¯t like the experimental class, you can choose to consult other classes.¡± Seeing this, Song Chen hurriedly tugged at Zhang Yue and explained to Wang Fang apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. My mother is usually busy working in the factory, so I didn¡¯t tell her much about my studies. She doesn¡¯t know much about these things and caused trouble for you. I cherish the opportunity to get into the experimental class very much. It would be even more of an honor if you could teach me personally.¡± Wang Fang, who was originally impatient, softened after she heard Song Chen¡¯s words. As expected of the student she had taken a fancy to. She had good judgment. Seeing Zhang Yue being reprimanded, Wei Yan smiled. Song Chen¡¯s father had passed away early. All these years, Zhang Yue had been raising Song Chen all alone. She didn¡¯t earn much in the factory, and she usually had to work part-time to earn more money. Although Song Chen¡¯s family lived in the city, it was in the more remote and dilapidated suburbs of the city. Zhang Yue was very stingy. She was the kind of person who didn¡¯t give up any benefits, but she always wanted to take advantage of others. She only cared about Song Chen and gave Song Chen the best. In her previous life, Zhang Yue looked down on her and ridiculed her a lot. Zhang Yue felt that she was fat and had a low education level, so she wasn¡¯t worthy of her son. Now, Wei Yan couldn¡¯t help but look forward to what Zhang Yue would think of her when she crushed Song Chen in the future. At the same time, Wei Yan understood why she couldn¡¯t escape Song Chen¡¯s schemes in her previous life. Although her father had abused her mother and cheated on her, and her family was also from the county, her family¡¯s financial situation wasn¡¯t bad. Her family wasn¡¯t as short of money as Song Chen¡¯s family was, so she naturally wasn¡¯t as materialistic as Song Chen was. Song Chen knew what he had to do every step of the way. He desperately wanted to go from rags to riches and become an elite. He was ambitious and smart. In order to achieve his goal, he was even willing to be with her, who was fat and an underachiever, in his previous life. With Song Chen¡¯s personality and ambition, it was a matter of time before he achieved success. Speaking of which, Song Chen dated her because Zhang Yue became injured when he was in university and couldn¡¯t go to work anymore. However, Song Chen didn¡¯t have the ability to earn money, and he was unwilling to give up his studies, so he had no choice but to be with her. He spent her money and trampled on her feelings. At the same time, he despised her. Wei Yan smiled evilly. She suddenly wanted to see Song Chen¡¯s plan fail. There was nothing to see here. Wei Yan saw a gentle-looking female teacher, who looked to be in her twenties, at the table beside her. She said, ¡°Mom, let¡¯s go over there and take a look. I think that teacher is probably very nice.¡± Chapter 40 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The teacher¡¯s name was Su Man, and she had a graduate degree. In this era, this was enough for her to teach at a university. However, because Su Man¡¯s family was local, she wanted to contribute to her hometown and refused to teach at a university. Instead, she stayed in No.1 High School to teach. Now, she was in charge of helping the form teacher of Class One manage the students. Seeing that Su Man was very young, Li Hai couldn¡¯t help but hesitate. ¡°Yanyan, this teacher looks nice, but isn¡¯t she too young? What if she¡¯s inexperienced?¡± Wei Yan smiled. She knew her mother¡¯s worry. It was like going to the hospital to see a doctor. Many people liked to find older people because they felt that they were more experienced. ¡°Mom, don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve heard of this teacher. She has a graduate degree,¡± Wei Yan persuaded. When Li Hai heard this, her eyes widened in shock. ¡°A graduate student? That¡¯s amazing. Let¡¯s hurry over.¡± With that, Li Hai dragged Wei Yan towards Su Man. As soon as they approached the table where Su Man was, the two of them heard Su Man carefully explain a question to a parent. Su Man deliberately explained things at a slow pace, since she was afraid that they wouldn¡¯t understand. When it was Li Hai¡¯s turn, she learned her lesson from the last time and handed Wei Yan¡¯s report card directly. ¡°Madam, can Yanyan enter No.1 High School?¡± Su Man smiled. After taking the report card, her smile froze and she looked at Wei Yan in surprise. ¡°Are you the genius girl from Lin County, Wei Yan, who scored 557?¡± As soon as Su Man finished speaking, the surrounding parents looked at Wei Yan and Li Hai enviously. Many people in the crowd praised Li Hai for raising her child well. Li Hai was a little bashful as she said, ¡°I actually didn¡¯t do anything. My daughter achieved this herself.¡± At this moment, a fashionable woman said with a smile, ¡°Your daughter¡¯s score is probably the highest in the province. Look, the person standing beside you got first place in City No.1 High School. She scored 555 points. Your score is two points higher than the top scorer of No.1 Middle School!¡± The woman was pointing at a young girl with a ponytail. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she didn¡¯t feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she took the initiative to say to Wei Yan, ¡°Hello, my name is Jiang Sheng. It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you. You actually scored higher than me. In that case, we can study hard together in the future. I won¡¯t give up.¡± Jiang Sheng¡¯s attitude was pleasant and gregarious. Wei Yan also smiled and replied, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s study hard together. My name is Wei Yan. Nice to meet you.¡± At this moment, Su Man suddenly stood up and said to Wei Yan, ¡°Quick, let¡¯s go find the form teacher of Class One. If we¡¯re late, the spot for the experimental class might be gone.¡± Seeing this, the other parents didn¡¯t hold them anymore and urged them to hurry up. They praised Wei Yan for being full of potential. The commotion was huge, so Wang Fang and the others also heard the commotion and quickly understood that the top scorer of Lin County was there. Wang Fang was furious. She had personally come out to enroll students, but she still missed this top scorer. She also tried her best to look over to see what the top scorer looked like. When she saw Wei Yan and Li Hai, she was stunned. ¡°How could this be? Her daughter is actually the top scorer of Lin County?¡± Wang Fang was shocked, but at the same time, she deeply regretted it. She missed out on the person she had been looking forward to all morning! At the same time, Wang Fang blamed Li Hai. She felt that it was because Li Hai didn¡¯t say the score directly that she missed out on the genius. Song Chen also looked into the crowd. When he saw Wei Yan, his eyes lit up. This girl was so elegant, and her eyes were so charming. Zhang Yue pursed her lips in disdain. ¡°So what if she got a high score? She¡¯s still a girl. She definitely won¡¯t be able to compare to Song Chen in the future.¡± When Wei Yan passed by them, she happened to hear Zhang Yue¡¯s words. She stopped and looked at Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue bullied the weak and feared the strong, so when she saw Wei Yan stop in front of her, she stammered, ¡°Why are you looking at me?¡±