"Teacher, what do you mean by that? When did I have a bright future? I got married after graduating from high school. At that time, I knew I had let you down and was too ashamed to face anyone, so I didn't invite you. But it shouldn't have made you so angry."

"You got into university but didn't want to go. That's a lifetime of honor! You insisted on getting married, and I tried to persuade you many times, but you wouldn't listen. Now you realize you're ashamed to face people? It's too late!" The English teacher's face was gloomy, and he wished he could poke her head with his finger.

Song Yanzhi was taken aback at first, then his expression changed drastically, and his voice involuntarily rose: "What? I got into university? How come I didn't know? Didn't I not receive an acceptance letter?"

She waited and waited at home, but the school year started and she still hadn't received her acceptance letter.

From initial pride to later being too afraid to even leave the house.

Back then, she was proud and arrogant, and she was afraid that she would be questioned by others as soon as she went out.

Ask her if she failed the exam.

Even her teacher didn't come to visit her or inform her of her acceptance.

Song Yanzhi knew then that he might really be gone.

But now the teacher is saying this: "You got into university but you're not going?"

How could that be?

"What?! You didn't know? How could you not know?" The English teacher's gloomy face turned to shock. "That's not right. Didn't your mother say that you met a man, and both families were eager for you to get married, which is why you weren't planning to go to school?"

"My mom? She said that? Didn't I not get accepted?" Now it was Song Yanzhi's turn to be shocked.

When she failed the exam, her mother was even more heartbroken than she was, and cried all the time.

This put even more pressure on her.

Seeing her genuinely clueless expression, the English teacher's face darkened with anxiety: "How could you not have been admitted? With your grades, you could have easily gotten into even a top-tier university, let alone a regular one. The universities you applied to had high admission scores, but even if you weren't admitted there, your second choice was a university in our city, which would have definitely gotten you in. How could you not have been admitted?"

"You didn't receive your acceptance letter?" The English teacher looked constipated. Judging from Song Yanzhi's mother's tone, she thought Song Yanzhi had been accepted but had given up her studies for love.

So I was furious.

But she never expected it to be like this.

"No, I thought I hadn't been accepted. I was so afraid of your scolding that I didn't dare to see you and stayed at home. Teacher, do you mean I was accepted?" Song Yanzhi shook her head.

She was certain that she had performed normally during the exam.

There was no abnormal performance.

Then, thinking of Li Baozhu, who had worse grades than him but got into university, an unbelievable idea suddenly popped into his head.

The mere thought sent chills down her spine!

She remembered how her mother had advised her, and how her mother had stopped her when she wanted to repeat a year of high school, insisting that she get married to save on household expenses.

Back then, she didn't understand anything. All she knew was that she hadn't received her acceptance letter. Her pride and arrogance plummeted from the clouds to the mud. If she hadn't met Pei Yuchen, her life might have remained bleak forever.

Pei Yuchen's appearance gave Song Yanzhi a pillar of support, and she gradually forgot about the incident, burying it deep in her heart, never wanting to think about it again for the rest of her life.

If she hadn't been reborn and realized the importance of going to university, and wanted to change her life of relying on men for survival, she would never have known that there was a secret hidden behind this.

The English teacher was stunned: "How could that be? Wait, didn't your mother say you wouldn't go to university unless you got married...?"

When she mentioned this, she suddenly remembered that every time she called Song Yanzhi's village, it was her mother who answered the phone. She didn't give her a direct answer, only saying that her daughter was getting married and that she shouldn't bother his family's children.

The English teacher, initially full of enthusiasm but met with indifference, became frustrated and gave up.

Song Yanzhi's grades weren't top-notch, but her English was exceptionally good, and her other subjects were above average.

Although it's difficult to get into university these days, she was sure that Song Yan would have no problem getting into university.

The girl, who used to be well-behaved, was completely heartbroken by her teacher's attitude after graduation.

We never had any contact again.

If she hadn't come to her door, she would never have gone to see this student.

Song Yanzhi pursed her lips, her eyes were unusually cold, and said only: "Teacher, I have no reason to lie to you. I really didn't receive it. I suspect that I have been set up, but I don't have any concrete evidence right now."

The English teacher was shocked. As a teacher, she had naturally heard of such things, but only heard about them. She never imagined that it would happen to someone she knew, and that it would go on for five years without anyone noticing.

She asked suspiciously, "You mean someone else took your place??"

Song Yanzhi nodded: "I have a cousin. Her grades were never as good as mine, but she got into a good university outside of school, while I didn't. My cousin is my mother's younger brother's daughter, and my mother treats her better than me. I thought about retaking the college entrance exam because I thought I hadn't gotten into university, but my mother refused. She said that my older brother was getting married and she didn't have the money to support my studies, so I chose to get married."

"I did not receive the admission notice, but I relied too much on my parents. My mother went to great lengths to ask about my admission notice, but in the end, she did not receive any response."

Because she trusted her mother so much, she had no doubts whatsoever.

Seeing her mother running around for her, and even feeling sorry for her, she regretted even more that she had applied to such a good school, which made her think she hadn't been accepted.

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