Shen Jingyan got into Imperial University, while she failed the exam. The person she hated the most and the person she liked the most were going to university together, while she could only watch helplessly!

With nowhere to vent her anger, she went berserk, smashing the bedroom to pieces. Zhu Xiaoqin, who came to stop her, was hit on the forehead by an alarm clock and bled profusely.

Zhao Yanyan didn't care about her mother's injuries at all. She kept crying, smashing things, and cursing Shen Jingyan with foul language.

Even with all her patience, Zhu Xiaoqin couldn't withstand Zhao Yanyan's antics, so she scolded her with a stern face.

"What's the use of getting angry now? I told you to study hard, but you wouldn't listen. If you had put in a little effort, you might have gotten into a top university in Beijing, and your dad and I wouldn't be so ashamed to even go out in public!"

These days are the peak period for the release of college entrance examination results and the issuance of admission notices. Whenever Zhao Guangsheng and Zhu Xiaoqin are asked about Zhao Yanyan's college entrance examination results, they wish they could dig a hole and disappear.

Zhao Guangsheng felt ashamed and had taken sick leave, and hadn't been to school for several days.

Zhu Xiaoqin also became unusually low-key in the hospital.

The couple used to boast to everyone they met about how outstanding their daughter was, and they enjoyed the flattery from those around them. But Zhao Yanyan's grades were too embarrassing to talk about, and they even regretted showing off their daughter so ostentatiously in the past.

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The couple found it particularly hard to accept that Shen Jingyan, a country girl whom they had always looked down on and thought Gu Zhiyun would dump sooner or later, had actually become the top liberal arts student.

The two encountered Shen Jingyan several times in the compound. She was generous and polite, beautiful and charming, with an elegant temperament. Among the city girls, she was the most outstanding and eye-catching one.

Even with the most critical eye and standards, the couple couldn't find anything about the girl that was unlikable.

Even the couple had to admit that with a gem like Shen Jingyan, Gu Zhiyun would never look at Zhao Yanyan again.

However, Zhao Yanyan was oblivious to her own shortcomings. She blamed all her misfortunes on Shen Jingyan and even accused her of using improper means to seduce Gu Zhiyun.

When Zhao Yanyan heard Zhu Xiaoqin, who had always been her staunchest defender, also begin to scold her, she broke down and screamed at the top of her lungs:

"I've disgraced you all, you shouldn't have given birth to me! I'm going to die, I'm going to die right now! If I die, you can recognize Shen Jingyan as your daughter and let her bring you honor!"

As she spoke, she rushed barefoot into the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and prepared to chop off her own wrist.

"I don't want to live anymore!"

When Zhu Xiaoqin saw Zhao Yanyan raise the kitchen knife, she was so frightened that her soul almost left her body. Her knees buckled and she knelt on the ground, crying out in terror:

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"Yan Yan, you can't! You're my lifeblood, how can I live if you die!"

Hearing the commotion, Zhao Guangsheng, who was resting in the bedroom, rushed into the kitchen without even putting on his shoes, yelling as he tried to snatch the kitchen knife from Zhao Yanyan's hand.

"Silly girl, is it really worth risking your life for a man?"

Zhao Yanyan brandished the kitchen knife wildly a few times, scaring Zhao Guangsheng into retreating repeatedly, while Zhu Xiaoqin screamed in alarm.

"I'm going to marry Brother Gu. What's the point of my life if I can't be with him!"

"My dear daughter, I'll definitely find a way to get you two together. Please, put down the cleaver! You're trying to kill me!"

Zhu Xiaoqin stared at the gleaming kitchen knife, her heart nearly leaping out of her throat.

Zhao Yanyan knew that Zhu Xiaoqin worked at a hospital, and no matter how far she stretched her arms, she couldn't reach the gate of the Imperial University.

Whether Zhao Guangsheng can break up Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun depends on whether he is willing to use his power.

She glared at Zhao Guangsheng, pretending to place the kitchen knife above her wrist.

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"Dad, are you going to help me or not? If you don't, I'll die right in front of you!"

No matter how angry Zhao Guangsheng was, he couldn't bear to watch his own daughter commit suicide, so he had no choice but to compromise:

"Put the knife down, and Dad will figure something out for you!"

"You mean what you say?"

"When has Dad ever lied to you?"

Zhao Yanyan then threw away the kitchen knife, her smug smile hidden behind her messy hair.

Zhu Xiaoqin hugged Zhao Yanyan tightly, her whole body trembling with heartache.

"Yan Yan, you mustn't do anything foolish again!"

After comforting Zhao Yanyan, Zhao Guangsheng and Zhu Xiaoqin returned to their bedroom, exhausted.

Zhao Guangsheng collapsed onto the bed, sighing repeatedly. Zhu Xiaoqin busied herself pouring him water and finding medicine.

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"Look, could you use your connections to get Shen Jingyan transferred to a university in a southern city? That way, she and Gu Zhiyun will be far apart, and over time, their feelings will fade."

Zhu Xiaoqin thought to herself, "It will save her from hanging around in front of Yan Yan every day and bothering her."

"The admission notice has already been issued. She is a nationally renowned top scorer in the liberal arts exam. Every top scorer in the liberal arts exam over the years applies to universities in Beijing. Do you think I can just transfer her to another university because I say so?"

Zhao Guangsheng rubbed his temples, feeling agitated. "Even if I could use my connections to transfer her to another school, would Dean Fu of the School of Business Administration agree? He's a PhD who studied abroad, and his seniority is even greater than mine. If I transfer the top liberal arts student away from his supervision, he'll tear down my office immediately!"

Zhu Xiaoqin sighed, "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Zhao Guangsheng stared at the ceiling for a while, then muttered, "Shen Jingyan is from the countryside, her family background is simple and clean, and she has no literary talent to offer. We should start with the Gu family in this matter."

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