When Ye Zhenghua heard the police ask him to pay Ye Linchen's living expenses and tuition fees first, he naturally refused.

He looked at Ye Linchen, his eyes darting around, and then he had an answer.

"She's eighteen, an adult! We have no obligation to support her anymore! She should find her own way to cover living expenses!"

The police were so angry at his unreasonable arguments that they had nothing to say.

But this is a family matter, a domestic conflict, and the police can't arrest him. They can only take the two of them to the police station for mediation.

After taking the statement, the police officer looked at the father and daughter in front of him and sighed helplessly.

He said to the two of them earnestly, "We're all family. Why can't we discuss things properly? It's so embarrassing to have to call the police!"

He turned to look at Ye Linchen, softened his tone, and advised, "Ye, I know you feel wronged, but no matter what, he is still your father. Blood is thicker than water. Some things, you should just bear with them."

"As children, we should be more understanding and tolerant of our parents, after all, it wasn't easy for them to raise us."

Ye Linchen listened quietly, his face expressionless, neither refuting nor agreeing.

Ye Zhenghua felt that the police were speaking up for him, and he straightened his back a bit.

He immediately chimed in, "That's right, that's right! The police officer is right! We're family, can't we talk things out? I..."

Seeing Ye Zhenghua's self-righteous attitude, the police officer frowned and interrupted him, "Don't be in such a hurry, I'll tell you about your matter slowly."

He waved to Ye Linchen.

"You can go back now, there's nothing for you here."

Ye Linchen nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave the police station.

She knew that even if she stayed here, she couldn't change anything.

The police could only offer a few symbolic criticisms to Ye Zhenghua, which had absolutely no effect.

The police officer watched Ye Linchen's retreating figure and sighed.

This family never stops causing trouble.

My cousin made a scene, then her mother made a scene, then her father made a scene.

Who knows who will cause trouble next time?

This little girl is incredibly unlucky to have encountered such a family.

He shook his head, turned around, and said to Ye Zhenghua, "You've seen it too. Your daughter has a lot of complaints about you now. As parents, you should also reflect on yourselves and see if you've done anything wrong."

Upon hearing the police officer's words, Ye Zhenghua said dejectedly, "Officer, tell me, we raised her with great care and effort, supported her education, and now that she's grown up and has money, our family is facing difficulties. We don't have enough money to buy a house, so I came to ask her for help. Isn't that right? Was I really wrong?"

"We've tried our best to overcome other difficulties, but buying a house is a big deal. I really had no other choice but to come to her. I'm also feeling bad about it."

The police patiently persuaded her, "The child is grown up and has her own ideas. You should respect her choices and not always use your parental authority to oppress her."

Ye Zhenghua nodded hurriedly: "I understand, I will definitely pay attention in the future."

The police gave him a few more words of advice, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go now. Don't do this again. You'll only push your daughter further away."

As soon as Ye Zhenghua left the police station, his face darkened instantly, and he was seething with hatred.

It's all Ye Linchen's fault!

If it weren't for this brat clinging to the money, would he have needed to come to the police station and embarrass himself?

This isn't over yet!

We must find a way to make Ye Linchen return the money!

On the other side, Ye Linchen felt utterly exhausted after leaving the police station.

The thought that she might have to face such a farce again and again in the future even gave her a strange idea.

I might as well quit school, find a place far away from them, and never associate with them again!

Shen Yanlin, who was waiting outside, saw that her face was pale and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Are you alright? You look so pale."

Ye Linchen forced a smile and shook his head: "It's nothing."

She tried to cheer herself up and became determined.

Why should she leave?

They are the ones who should leave!

They want to cause trouble, right?

Then let's make a scene!

Ye Linchen will fight to the bitter end!

Anyway, she was determined not to give the Ye family a single penny. She wanted to see who would give up first!

She straightened her back and waved to Shen Yanlin and Lin Xiaojuan: "Let's go back to school!"

Lin Xiaojuan took her arm with heartache, and the two walked side by side toward the school.

Lin Xiaojuan said indignantly, "It's all that Teacher Ma's fault! If she hadn't secretly changed your college application, you would be studying in Beijing now, and you wouldn't have all these troubles!"

Ye Linchen did not respond.

Now that things have come to this, thinking about it further will not help and will only make you feel worse.

Seeing that she was in low spirits, Lin Xiaojuan quickly changed the subject, trying to comfort her: "Don't worry, they won't get away with what they've done to you! Just like that Teacher Ma, she's in a terrible situation now!"

Her words piqued the interest of Ye Linchen and Shen Yanlin.

"Oh? What happened?" Ye Linchen asked curiously.

Lin Xiaojuan recounted vividly, "Didn't her father die? Her brother said she killed him and demanded she pay for the surgery. I don't know what she was thinking, but she genuinely felt sorry for her father and brother, so she tried to raise money to pay him back. Her husband couldn't stand it and divorced her, taking her son with him, saying he couldn't let her educate him, lest she corrupt his mind. Now she's all alone, can't find a job, and can only work as a temporary worker at the vocational college, being bossed around every day. It's nothing like when she was our homeroom teacher, so prestigious and respected!"

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