"Your teacher called to say you skipped class. What are you trying to do now? The Chen family paid your tuition, is this how you waste it?" After entering the study, Li Zhenzhen gave Li Ke a stern and disgusted lecture.

Li Ke stared at Li Zhenzhen's face for a while. When she was at her uncle's house, her studies had fallen behind because of housework and the inability to stay up late with the lights on.

She entered the Chen family with Li Zhenzhen, and due to school registration issues, she entered high school half a year late with Chen Jiaojiao. During those six months, she did housework with the two aunts in the Chen family and had no books to touch.

Li Ke wasn't particularly bright, and she repeatedly missed crucial periods in her studies, without any opportunity to catch up or make an effort. As a result, her grades were consistently poor.

Throughout her three years of high school, in addition to doing housework for the Chen family, she was also assigned to work at the supermarket and gas station on weekends. Whenever she had a spare moment, she would be used as a maid by the other members of the Chen family. No one cared about her studies.

The reason Li Zhenzhen is reprimanding her like this is simply because she caused her trouble by getting the teacher to call her cell phone.

Li Zhenzhen's long hair was gently styled in an updo, and she wore a white dress with a simple diamond bracelet on her wrist. Apart from that, she didn't wear any other jewelry.

Her face is slightly round and thin, and like Li Ke, she has a beautiful widow's peak at the hairline. Every feature of her face is beautiful, and she looks very beautiful and otherworldly. However, the impatient expression on her face now really ruins her beauty.

Seeing that Li Ke remained silent, Li Zhenzhen's annoyance intensified: "Look at you now, you're neither human nor ghost! What kind of mess have you made of your face? Now you don't even listen to the teacher and dare to skip school! The Chen family has fed you, provided you with shelter, and taken care of you for so long. Is this how you repay them? Do you know how much I sacrificed to keep you here? Why are you becoming more and more insensible?"

Li Ke watched Li Zhenzhen's mouth opening and closing incessantly and felt utterly bored. If it were before she entered society and when she was more naive, she would definitely feel extremely guilty right now, realizing that she had caused trouble for the Chen family and her mother, and would immediately apologize and admit her mistake.

"How old?" Li Ke asked, looking at Li Zhenzhen.

Li Zhenzhen was taken aback, not understanding what Li Ke meant: "What do you mean, how big?"

Li Ke scoffed, "Didn't you say you made a great sacrifice for me? I'm asking you, how great?"

Seeing Li Ke's sudden disdain and offense, Li Zhenzhen's anger flared even more. She glared at Li Ke and shouted, "Li Ke! Who taught you to talk to me like that? Kneel down!"

Li Ke stepped forward, her cold eyes fixed on Li Zhenzhen, and approached her step by step: "Chen Zhizhi said you are a dirty woman, unclean, and seducing men everywhere. Aunt Li, I didn't believe her at first, but a few days ago I saw you holding hands with a man and entering a hotel. Who is that man? Also, who is my father? Did he really force you against your will, as you say, and that's how I came to be?"

Li Ke had met Mo Qing, the base chief of Qingyuan Base. She had heard that he was a good person. Li Ke didn't know much about him, but she had heard that his family background was very powerful, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to establish a sizable base in the apocalypse.

Li Ke had already seen through Li Zhenzhen's vain nature, so he was very skeptical of her claim that she was forced.

Li Zhenzhen was forced back several steps by Li Ke. She said in surprise and doubt, "What nonsense are you talking about? You believe what Chen Zhizhi said!"

Li Ke didn't press her further, but coldly said, "Didn't you tell the teachers at school a long time ago that you're just my aunt and can't discipline me? As long as I don't cause any major trouble, you can do whatever you want with me? So, I don't want you to bring up school matters with me again, understand?"

Li Zhenzhen looked at her daughter, who was already taller than her, with a cold expression and piercing eyes, which made Li Zhenzhen feel a little afraid for a moment.

Li Zhenzhen took another step back to create distance between them. After all, she had more experience, and she quickly composed herself, saying in a low voice, "I don't know what nonsense you're talking about. You're still young and don't know how hard I've been. But you also know that Grandpa and Grandma Chen value Chen Xian and Chen Zhizhi more. It hasn't been easy for your younger siblings and me to get to where we are now, and now you're on top of that. Can't you be a little more sensible?"

Looking at the hypocritical Li Zhenzhen, Li Ke didn't want to waste any more time with her and said directly, "If you bother me again, I'll tell Chen Zhizhi what I saw. I think she'll be very interested."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhenzhen looked at Li Ke with a tense face and sneered, "If you want to go down this path, then keep going. Do you think I'm only bothering you because I'm bored? I'm upright and honest. You must have misunderstood what you're saying. Otherwise, just tell me the hotel name and the date, and I can prove myself. It's just that those people in the Chen family love to make trouble out of nothing, and I don't want any more trouble in this family. But you have to remember, everything you have now is because I'm the mistress of the Chen family. If you ruin me, both of us will be kicked out."

After saying these words, Li Zhenzhen looked at Li Ke with some surprise. This girl was very different today. Usually, she wouldn't say a word even if you hit her three times.

What she fears most is being scolded by her family. Whenever someone criticizes her, she won't argue back; she'll just admit her mistake and correct it as soon as possible.

"What triggered you to say such crazy things?" Li Zhenzhen asked, frowning.

Li Ke sat down on a chair nearby: "Chen Zhizhi bullied me again this afternoon. I can't take it anymore, and I don't want to listen to your lectures anymore. Also, I don't have enough living expenses. Can you give me another 50,000 yuan? I need it."

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