Teacher Ma suppressed her anger and gently persuaded Ye Linchen.

"You must have misunderstood these things. Parents are never wrong. You are the Ye family's own daughter. How could your parents not love you? It's because you are too domineering and don't understand your parents' difficulties that things have become so ugly. Can't we be more considerate and peaceful as a family? Why do we have to argue and win every single thing?"

The teachers around her shook their heads and whispered among themselves after hearing her words.

A young female teacher said to Teacher Ma, "Teacher Ma, Xiao Ye's family situation is special. Isn't it inappropriate for you to say that?"

Another teacher, who was a bit older, also spoke up.

“My family lives in the same building as Ye Linchen’s family. I’ve seen firsthand how biased her mother is. She’s slapped Ye Linchen in the face. You live far away, so you don’t know the situation.”

"Yes, Teacher Ma, you should find out more about this before you speak."

The other teachers echoed this sentiment.

Teacher Ma's face turned pale and then red after being talked to, but she still managed a forced smile.

“Every family has its own problems. Even if the parents have done something wrong, Ye Linchen shouldn’t hold it against them. What kind of child goes against their parents like this?”

"If her parents hadn't given her life, would she be standing here talking to me?"

"As a person, you must know how to be grateful and not just think of yourself!"

Ye Linchen saw that Teacher Ma was being unreasonable and knew that there was no way to reason with her.

Teacher Ma's "filial piety" was well-known in the school, even to the point of blind obedience.

Her own mother favored her younger brother, giving him all the family's house and savings, and even helping him take care of his children and do housework.

As a result, her mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness and, fearing she would be a burden on her younger brother, moved to Teacher Ma's house and asked her to take care of her.

Teacher Ma actually agreed and spent money and effort taking care of her mother until her death.

Almost everyone in the school knew about this, and many people thought she was stupid.

But she was proud of it and would tell everyone she met, "It is my parents' freedom to do what they want, and I have no right to interfere. I will only do what I should do."

She does this herself, and now she's asking Ye Linchen to do the same.

In her past life, Ye Linchen might have thought what she said made sense and that she was his role model. But in this life, that's impossible!

Teacher Ma is still educating Ye Linchen.

"Putting everything else aside, your parents have apologized to you time and time again, but you still won't let it go. What kind of child argues with their parents like that? You're so insensible!"

Ye Linchen sneered and questioned him impolitely.

"An apology? Is that an apology? Last time they pointed their fingers at me and called me heartless! The day before yesterday they said I was having affairs! What parent would slander their child like that without evidence?"

"They didn't come to apologize, they wanted to ruin me!"

Teacher Ma's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said, "But you buy so many new clothes, yet you won't spend money on Zihan's tutoring. That's not right!"

"The college entrance exam is so important. There are only three months left. It concerns Meng Zihan's future. You can buy your clothes later."

Ye Linchen stared at Teacher Ma in surprise, unable to believe that she could say such a thing.

She stated clearly, "After graduating from junior high school, I earned my own tuition and wore hand-me-downs. Now that I'm earning my own money, what's wrong with buying a few clothes? Why should I give my money to Meng Zihan?"

“She is my cousin, not my daughter. I have no obligation to raise her.”

Ye Linchen emphasized, "Teacher Ma, and the Ye family, please don't be so possessive of my money!"

"You have hands and feet, if you need money, go earn it yourself. What kind of skill is it to scheme against other people's money!"

Other teachers also felt that Teacher Ma's words were inappropriate.

"Teacher Ma, what you said is indeed a bit biased."

“This child has had a tough time, having to earn money to support herself. Now you want her to support her cousin? That’s just not fair.”

Teacher Ma's face flushed, and she awkwardly took a sip of water to cover up her embarrassment.

He hated Ye Linchen to the core.

This girl is not only unfilial, but also lacks social skills and doesn't give her any face at all.

Ye Linchen didn't want to argue with her anymore; her stomach was growling with hunger.

She said to Teacher Ma, "Teacher Ma, I was tricked into coming here by Meng Zihan before I even ate. Now I'm so hungry my stomach hurts. I often don't get enough to eat in the countryside, and I've already developed stomach problems from hunger. I'm afraid if I stay hungry any longer, I'll have a stomach hemorrhage. I need to go eat now."

After saying that, without waiting for Teacher Ma to speak, she clutched her stomach, pretending to be in pain, and quickly left the office.

As Ye Linchen left the office, he straightened up and looked back.

I'll have to be careful for the next three months or so.

At this moment, Meng Zihan crouched in the corner at the end of the corridor, staring intently at the office door.

Seeing Ye Linchen come out, she bit her lip, feeling extremely angry.

What was supposed to be a sure thing turned out to be a failure!

She was unwilling to give up, so she turned back halfway.

She heard Teacher Ma and Ye Linchen's conversation clearly.

Although he failed to achieve his goal, Ye Linchen has offended Teacher Ma this time, and his days in class will definitely not be easy in the future.

Moreover, Teacher Ma's words gave her another idea, and a wicked thought popped into her head.

A cold smile crept onto her lips.

Ye Linchen, your study group is over.

I can't participate, so don't even think about it going smoothly!

After school in the afternoon, Meng Zihan went to Teacher Ma's office to help her organize the test papers.

When Teacher Ma saw her come to help, she assumed that she was genuinely remorseful for what happened at noon, and she felt very gratified.

A kind smile appeared on her face: "Zihan, don't take this too seriously. Studying is the most important thing right now, don't let other things distract you."

"I understand, Teacher Ma," Meng Zihan replied obediently.

Just then, a teacher came to call Teacher Ma for a meeting, and Meng Zihan quickly said, "Teacher Ma, don't worry, I'll take care of things here."

"Okay, once you're done organizing, hurry back to study."

Teacher Ma gave the instructions and then left the office.

While carefully organizing the test papers, Meng Zihan subtly scanned Teacher Ma's desk with her eyes.

Finally, she saw a notebook on the file rack on the table, and she quickly pulled it out to take a look.

Parent-Teacher Communication Book!

You're the one I've been looking for!

Meng Zihan was secretly delighted and quickly flipped to Shen Yanlin's name, secretly memorizing his home phone number.

After taking notes, she calmly put the contact book back on the file shelf and continued organizing the papers, with an innocent smile on her face.

That evening, Meng Zihan figured that Shen Yanlin had probably gone to Ye Linchen's house for tutoring, so she slipped out of the house.

She found a public phone booth outside the dormitory area and dialed Shen Yanlin's number...