Xia Wenxi didn't have a full schedule in the evening. After dinner, she went for a walk with her parents, played with Xiaoyuer for a while, read a book before going to bed, and then went to sleep peacefully.

Xia Wenxi always thought she wouldn't be able to stick to such a healthy routine for long, but she didn't expect that it wasn't so difficult once she actually started. And she didn't know if it was because of the effect of going to bed early and waking up early, but she even lost a few pounds compared to before.

Now she doesn't need the private tutor she used to book for her studies anymore, but it's not a waste. The private tutor still comes to her home, only the client has changed to Ke Shurong.

When Xia Wenxi returned to school for her thesis defense at the end of the month, Jin Wenyao immediately told her that she had become more beautiful, which made her overjoyed.

"Learning makes one beautiful."

"...What a terrifying woman."

"Okay, actually it's because I wore makeup today."

The defense is conducted in groups of twenty people. The process is very quick, and there's not much for undergraduate students to say in their papers. After the professors listen to the presentations and ask a few questions, it's basically over. They won't give a single person a long time to answer a question.

So, while they were in the tense and exciting defense session in the morning, the four of them were already sitting in a KTV eating fruit platters in the afternoon.

To be precise, there were three people, because Jin Wenyao didn't sit down after she came in; she kept singing "Actually, I don't want to leave, actually, I want to stay"...

"Is this the third time?" Xia Wenxi picked up a piece of cantaloupe.

"I think so," Zhang Jiayi replied, swallowing the cherry tomato in her mouth.

Li Mengting, who was quietly eating popcorn nearby, whispered to correct the two, "This is the fourth time, the fifth time is coming soon."

Then they saw Jin Wenyao turn around and sit back down. "Thank goodness, there wasn't a fifth time."

"Wenyao, have you bought your train ticket back?"

Xia Wenxi and Zhang Jiayi turned to look at Li Mengting who was speaking at the same time. Weren't they afraid that she would cry if they asked this at this time?

Jin Wenyao looked up at the three of them, and then—

He raised the microphone with a sorrowful expression.

"Actually, I don't want to leave~ Actually, I want to stay—!!!"

"You don't know when you'll see me again."

"Didn't you aspire to open a branch factory in Fancheng? Keep it up!"

"That's true, but it's not that simple. When I was taking the college entrance exam, I wanted to come to a big city, but after starting school, I missed home and regretted coming. Now that I'm going home, I can't bear to leave. People are just like that sometimes."

Hearing her words, the three of them felt a little reluctant to part, as they truly didn't know when they would see each other again after their separation.

Jin Wenyao stood up again and handed microphones to each of them.

"Friends for life! Together!"

...

After singing all afternoon, they were too tired to sing anymore. Since the school was in a remote area, Xia Wenxi, as usual, went with the driver to take them back to school.

"Mom, do you think that's my sister?"

"It's true! That brat is riding in such a nice car, and she still tells me she has no money!"

The group got off the bus chatting and laughing, completely unaware that two people were rushing up from the side.

Li Mengting was suddenly grabbed by the hair and cried out in pain. Only then did the others react and try to pull the woman's hand away.

The school security guards heard the commotion and rushed over, but with the scene in such a chaotic state, they were unsure of what to do.

In the end, the woman was pulled away by Xia Wenxi, Jin Wenyao, and Zhang Jiayi working together.

"What are you looking at! It's none of your business how I discipline my daughter!"

"You think you can treat your daughter like this? Besides, who knows who you are? I'd say you're a human trafficker!"

Xia Wenxi glanced back and saw Li Mengting squatting on the ground, covering her head, with Zhang Jiayi hugging her beside her.

"You just wait, I've already called the police."

Jin Wenyao said, holding up her phone.

"I'm not afraid of you. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop me from disciplining my daughter. Calling the police is a good opportunity for them to see how you college students are bullying this old woman."

Jin Wenyao was so angry at her shameless words that she went crazy. At this moment, the security guard also brought the school leaders over. The leaders said that it was not good to make a scene outside the school gate, and that everyone should come to the office to talk about the matter.

The woman with a fierce look said without any politeness, "I was just about to ask the leaders what kind of students you teach. You call yourself the best university, and you produce such heartless students!"

The woman continued speaking while trying to pull Li Mengting away.

"I've been giving you money every month since I didn't even graduate from university, what more do you want? I support my brother's food and drink, and I also support you and my dad's drinking and gambling, what more do you want from me!"

Li Mengting's sudden outburst left everyone stunned.

But the woman only paused for a moment before saying, "I gave birth to you and raised you, and you remember to ask me for a little money. I should have strangled you when you were born."

"You've become so capable through your studies that you dare to lie. If I hadn't heard from others, I wouldn't have known you were so capable. What's the point of pursuing a master's degree? It's a joke!"

Just then, everyone heard the sound of police sirens.

"Well, you've really gotten bold, daring to call the police to arrest your old mother!"

"I was the one who called the police, why are you talking about her?!"

"Alright, student, this is none of your business, so don't make things worse."

Hearing the leader's words, Jin Wenyao became even angrier. "Am I making things worse?! How can this not be my business?"

Xia Wenxi stood with Jin Wenyao. "How can this not be our business? She just hit us, and I need to get my injuries checked."

"Medical examination?"

The leader looked her up and down, as if to say, "You're not injured either."

Xia Wenxi stretched out her arm and pointed to the two scratch marks on it, saying, "Isn't this an injury? Who knows if her hands are poisonous? She might need a tetanus shot."

Jin Wenyao also realized what was happening and stretched out her hand, "I want it too, I want her to compensate me."

"You two brats, you're obsessed with money!"

At this moment, the police arrived.

"Who called the police?"

"I, officer, I called the police."

"What happened?"

Jin Wenyao lived up to her talkative nature; once she started speaking, no one could get a word in edgewise.

"We were having our graduation defense today, which should have been a happy day. I just got back from a trip with my roommates, and as soon as we got out of the car, this crazy woman rushed up and attacked us! It was terrifying! Officer, you have to help us!"

With nowhere else to go, Xia Wenxi could only cooperate with Jin Wenyao by extending her arm to display the "evidence."

The woman, naturally indignant, rushed forward and launched into a tirade, finally prompting the two young police officers to say—

"Come back to the station with us."

Thus, Xia Wenxi received the police car treatment for the first time in her two lifetimes.

They, along with the woman who claimed to be Li Mengting's mother and brother, and the school leader who arrived later, were all taken back to the police station.

There weren't enough police cars, so Xia Wenxi's family car went with her, and they happily took a half-day trip to the police station.