Qi Zhiyang thought to himself: Then she really picked the wrong person.

"Is her relationship problem very difficult?" Qi Zhiyang asked, noticing Lin Zhiluo's sighing.

Actually, he felt that his most pressing issue right now was his relationship. Was he just being too reserved?

"It's not easy to handle. She didn't tell me who it was, and I don't know what kind of man she likes, but I do know that she's currently facing a romantic entanglement."

"Tao Tao really likes him, and I can't bring myself to advise them to break up, nor do I really approve of them being together."

Qi Zhiyang chuckled: "Do you still remember the junior sister from the Medicine Sect next door? She was particularly fond of a man outside the sect back then. You could tell they weren't a good match."

“I remember.” She seemed to recall some unpleasant news. “I tried my best to prove that he was not a good match for the Medicine Sect’s junior sister, but they still ended up together, and almost ruined my reputation.”

"Yes, back then you said that even if the other party begged you, you wouldn't help them or interfere in other people's relationships."

"The last junior sister from the Medicine Sect suffered greatly. After being used up to the last bit of her value, she was kicked out of her husband's family. If it weren't for her family in the Medicine Sect, she might not have even had her last breath."

Qi Zhiyang nodded: "In the end, the people from the Medicine Sect brought her to apologize to you, and afterwards she has been cultivating in the Medicine Sect."

"I understand, Senior Brother." Lin Zhiluo was intelligent; she knew what Lin Zhiluo meant.

Later, when Tao Tao shared her relationship issues with her, she would brush her off, refusing to get involved in Tao Tao's relationship with her ambiguous partner.

Lin Zhilu didn't finish watching the movie that night because she couldn't help but fall asleep halfway through.

Qi Zhiyang sensed Lin Zhiluo's presence and felt somewhat annoyed. He hadn't expected the movie to be so boring. It was indeed unrealistic to think that taking Lin Zhiluo to watch a romance movie would enlighten her.

Lin Zhiluo had asked her teacher for leave in advance for the next few days, but she studied hard every day before joining the crew.

However, seeing Tao Tao's lovestruck expression, she became even more silent. Tao Tao also sensed that Lin Zhiluo was unwilling to discuss matters of the heart with her, so she didn't say anything either.

"Qiao Zaoyao, someone is looking for you outside." During the break between classes, Qiao Zaoyao was catching up on sleep by lying on her desk. She had been under a lot of pressure lately.

She looked up sleepily, momentarily wondering who would be looking for her at this hour.

When she saw Li Wenxiang outside, the relaxed expression on her face suddenly tightened.

"Yaoyao." Li Wenxiang felt a pang of sadness when she saw Qiao Zaoyao's changed expression.

This was the child she had longed to see every day during her ten months of pregnancy.

How could she do so many awful things to her?

“I’ve been living at school recently, so whatever happens to Qiao Nianxi has nothing to do with me.” Qiao Zaoyao looked at Li Wenxiang warily, not believing that Li Wenxiang had come to see if she was doing well.

She came to the school simply because Qiao Nianxi had gotten into some trouble again and she was being made to take the blame.

She thought for a moment, then walked up to Li Wenxiang and said expressionlessly, "Hit me if you want, scold me if you want, but hurry up, I have class soon."

Hurry up and finish so as not to delay her class time. Anyway, she's gotten used to it over the years. What does face or self-respect matter? As long as she can get away from this family, she'll be content.

"Yaoyao, don't be like this. I just came to see you." As she spoke, she handed the bag in her hand to Qiao Zaoyao.

"These are the clothes I bought for you, and there's also a thousand yuan in there that's for your living expenses, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Zaoyao retreated repeatedly. She simply couldn't believe that Li Wenxiang was being so easy to talk to today.

"Qiao Zaoyao." Hearing that someone was looking for her, her deskmate was very worried about Qiao Zaoyao. She and Qiao Zaoyao had been friends for so many years, and she had always seen how difficult Qiao Zaoyao's life was. All of them, her classmates, knew this as well.

Qiao Zaoyao turned around and saw many people looking at her from the windows and doorways. Her heart felt warm, and she waved her hand to indicate that she was alright.

She looked at the things Li Wenxiang handed her: "I don't want these things. If Qiao Nianxi did something and I'm made to take the blame, that's impossible."

"No." Li Wenxiang began to panic. Her refusal to accept her own things meant that she would not forgive herself.

“Yaoyao, I know I was wrong. That ungrateful wretch Qiao Nianxi actually conspired with Li Xuemei to harm your uncle. She even bought a huge insurance policy with Li Xuemei to kill me and your father. Qiao Nianxi is no longer a member of our family.”

"Mom knows I've done some terrible things over the years. Please come home. Mom will take good care of you from now on. Please give Mom a chance to make it up to you, okay?"

"Make amends?" Qiao Zaoyao shook her head: "The humiliation and slaps I suffered can never be made up for. I clearly feel that I hate you now, and I will not go back with you."

"you!"

"Can I ask you a question? If it was just Qiao Nianxi contacting Li Xuemei and trying to kill you without having insurance, would she still be your daughter?"

Li Wenxiang remained silent because she knew that if Qiao Nianxi hadn't wanted to kill them, she would still be their precious daughter.

Qiao Zaoyao wore a mocking smile. Just then, the school bell rang: "Ms. Li, I have to go to class now. Please go back and don't come looking for me again."

"Qiao Zaoyao," Li Wenxiang gritted her teeth, "I've already come to apologize to you, what more do you want from me? To kneel down before you?"

“Ms. Li, you see, you never see your own mistakes.” Her eyes were fixed on Li Wenxiang, filled with overwhelming hatred and anger, which made Li Wenxiang feel terrified.

"You're not here to ask for my forgiveness, you're here to give me charity." She walked step by step in front of Li Wenxiang, who was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

"What you want to see is me looking moved and crying my eyes out. This will satisfy the feelings you gave to Qiao Nianxi but didn't receive."

Look, someone will treasure what Qiao Nianxi doesn't want. How much did your daughter, who was once as pathetic as a dog, value the affection you offered her out of pity?

"I didn't!" Li Wenxiang's voice was squeezed out from her throat.

“No, you have,” Qiao Zaoyao said firmly. “It’s just that you don’t want to admit that you’ve misplaced your feelings, and you want to prove to me that you’re right.”

"Your kindness to me now is only temporary. If Qiao Nianxi comes back one day, you will still be a loving mother and daughter. At that time, the kindness I enjoy will be owed to Qiao Nianxi."

Back then, if the three of you were to take on me alone, my future would be at least ten times worse than it is now.”

Seeing that Li Wenxiang was too frightened to speak, she took a step back and said, "Ms. Li, please go back. I haven't needed the things you gave me since I was very young."

Seeing that there were teachers waiting for her at the classroom door, she immediately turned around and ran back to the classroom to attend class.

Li Wenxiang instinctively tried to grab Qiao Zaoyao, but she grasped at empty air; her daughter had already escaped her control.