Meng Xueyun was still hugging Meng Zihan and crying.
"Xiaohan isn't in good health, so I'm taking extra care of her. Is that wrong? You all know our family situation. It's just Lao Ye's salary supporting the family. We really can't afford to send two children to university!"
Xu Yuru's face turned even uglier.
Meng Xueyun's behavior, even placing her own two sons behind her, was utterly foolish.
But in front of Meng Xueyun, she couldn't say anything too harsh, so she just glanced at Meng Xueyun indifferently.
“There are six people in your family, and it is indeed a bit difficult for you to rely on just Lao Ye. But Ye Linchen is a good student, and we certainly can’t let him fall behind. Now that he’s older, you don’t need to stay home every day. Why don’t you find a job too? Come to the union tomorrow and tell us what difficulties you have, and we’ll help you solve them.”
Meng Xueyun didn't want to go to work.
She came to the steel plant from her hometown, but she hasn't worked a single day since. Now that she's this old, she can't handle that kind of hardship.
She was thinking that when Ye Linchen came back, she would leave all the housework to him so she could enjoy a peaceful life at home.
She didn't want to refuse directly, lest others see that she didn't want to work hard, so she said dejectedly, "I've never worked before, I don't know what I can do."
"It's okay, do whatever you like and are good at..."
Before Xu Yuru could finish speaking, Meng Zihan suddenly groaned while covering her head.
"Auntie, I feel dizzy!"
Meng Xueyun was startled and hugged her tightly, asking with concern, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"I don't know why, but I suddenly felt very dizzy and couldn't even stand up."
Meng Xueyun helped her and led her into the house.
"You must have been angered by that brat. Go back and lie down. You're only just getting better; you can't get agitated."
Xu Yuru glanced at Meng Zihan, whose face was rosy, and then thought of Ye Linchen, whose face was pale. Her expression darkened further.
This Meng Zihan is dishonest.
No wonder Ye Linchen is always bullied at home.
She grabbed Meng Xueyun and asked loudly, "Xiao Chen hasn't come back yet, aren't you going to go find Xiao Chen?"
"It's alright, she'll be back on her own in a bit. It's good for her to suffer a little outside!"
After saying that, she carefully helped Meng Zihan into the house, as if she were holding some fragile treasure.
The twins, looking grim, followed him into the house and slammed the door shut.
The neighbors started talking about the closed door.
"What kind of mother does that, not working herself but making her child go to work?"
"That's right! If my daughter gets into the top class, I'll do anything to support her education!"
"My daughter doesn't study to earn money to support her niece. I really don't know what she's thinking!"
"I'm starting to doubt whether Xiao Chen is her biological daughter!"
"I wonder if Linlin can catch up with Xiaochen. What if she gets lost?"
Xu Yuru didn't say anything, and went back into the house with a livid face.
With things escalating to this point, Meng Xueyun's thinking has become seriously flawed.
As a union official, she absolutely could not let this situation continue.
While the neighbors were gossiping, Ye Linchen took off running.
Now is the best time to leave the Ye family, and she cannot let it pass.
The neighbors downstairs heard the commotion upstairs, then saw her run out, and looked at each other in bewilderment.
"What happened?"
What happened to her face?
A neighbor came downstairs and said, "She was beaten again. Her mother won't let her go to school and makes her go to work to earn money to support her niece's education."
"I don't know what they were thinking. They wouldn't let students who were in the advanced class continue, but they insisted that students with the worst grades have tutors to help them continue."
"Didn't you hear her mother say that her niece is her only family, and she has to take responsibility for her? Then what about all these people with the surname Ye in this house? Outsiders?"
"Sigh, I guess they're talking about the Meng family, but we can't involve our own daughter, can we?"
"It would be troublesome if she got lost. Such a beautiful girl, it's really pitiful."
"Go after them and try to persuade them properly."
Ye Linchen didn't want that to happen, so she ran as fast as she could, afraid that someone would catch up with her.
The iron gate of the cadre compound was only open through a small side door. Gu Yifei and his cousin Gu Jingran were walking inside when they saw her running towards them. Gu Jingran, who was walking in front, stared at her in surprise.
His tall figure completely blocked the side door, obstructing Ye Linchen's path.
Ye Linchen hurriedly called out, "Excuse me, please make way!"
Seeing the bloody marks on one side of her face, Gu Jingran didn't move aside and subconsciously asked.
What happened to your face?
Because of Gu Yifei, Ye Linchen didn't like him and simply said, "Get out of the way."
After saying that, he looked back and saw that Feng Linlin was getting closer and closer. He couldn't care less about anything else. He stepped forward and pushed Gu Jingran away with all his might, and ran over like the wind.
Gu Jingran stared at her retreating figure, puzzled, and asked Feng Linlin, who had arrived shortly after, "What happened?"
Feng Linlin was quite familiar with him, so she stopped and answered, panting heavily.
"Xiao Chen got beaten by her mother, so I went to chase after her."
"You got beaten up again?" Gu Jingran frowned, recalling how wronged Ye Linchen looked when she was bullied last time. "What was it this time?"
"She did well on her entrance exam and got into the top class, but her mother wouldn't let her continue her studies and wanted her to work to support Meng Zihan's education. She disagreed and made a scene!"
Gu Jingran had already guessed that this time it would most likely be the same as last time, with Meng Xueyun ignoring him.
But I was stunned by the outrageous reason.
Gu Yifei's attention, however, was on Meng Zihan: "What did Zihan say?"
Feng Linlin glanced at Gu Yifei, puzzled.
"Her? What can she say? She's the one who started this whole thing, she even tried to take the laptop and recorder that I lent to Xiaochen!"
Gu Yifei frowned disapprovingly: "Linlin, are you sure? Don't be so prejudiced against Zihan."
"What prejudice? Her twins made it clear in front of everyone!" Feng Linlin also became angry. "It was Meng Zihan who stole it!"
"There must be some misunderstanding." Gu Yifei still didn't believe it.
"Alright." Gu Jingran interrupted the two's argument. "No matter what, the most important thing now is to ensure Ye Linchen's safety. Xiaofei, you go back first. Linlin, I'll go with you to find Ye Linchen."
After thinking for a moment, Feng Linlin realized that having more people would be a great help, and immediately nodded.
The two chased after Ye Linchen in the direction he had left.
Gu Jingran is tall and was on the school track and field team back in school. Although Ye Linchen runs fast, he is still a bit slower than these two sprinters.
So she was caught by Gu Jingran as soon as she ran out of the dormitory area.
"Ye Linchen, don't run away! Let's talk this out!"
Ye Linchen felt a headache coming on just looking at him. He struggled to break free twice but couldn't. He yelled, panting, "Let go! Can you mind your own business?!"
"Xiao Chen!" Feng Linlin caught up and grabbed Ye Linchen. "I asked Brother Gu for help. It's not safe outside, and you're not familiar with this place. Running around could easily cause trouble. Come back with me first."
"No, Linlin, I can't go back!"
Ye Linchen refused without even thinking.
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