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"Sister, don't leave me!"
Jiang Xinrui suddenly burst into tears without restraint. The child's cry was so sharp and shrill that it almost burst Jiang Zhizhi's eardrums.
Her face turned cold and she kicked Jiang Xinrui away without mercy.
The people around exclaimed in shock, unable to believe that Jiang Zhizhi had actually kicked her own sister so hard.
Jiang Xinrui fell to the ground in pain, and this time she really cried in pain.
But just as she was about to wail, Jiang Zhizhi scolded her coldly, "Don't cry!"
The murderous coldness instantly overwhelmed Jiang Xinrui. She was so scared that she opened her mouth and choked her cry in her throat.
Jiang Zhizhi walked up to her, looking down at her with cold eyes, "Jiang Xinrui, my father and mother have been divorced for less than five months, how come they have a six or seven-year-old daughter like you? Even if you are my father's biological child, you are just a bastard! Do you know what bastard means? How dare you appear in front of me? How dare you call me sister?"
"I'm telling you, if you see me from now on, just keep your tail between your legs and walk away. If I see you again, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
After Jiang Zhizhi finished speaking, she didn't even look at her and went straight into the school.
Jiang Xinrui was so frightened that she dared not even breathe, and the classmates around her looked at her without any sympathy.
"Oh my god, it turns out she was born to a mistress, no wonder!"
"This kid is such a jerk! How dare he come to school to look for Jiang Zhizhi?"
"Jiang Zhizhi's parents just divorced five months ago. Doesn't that mean her father cheated on her seven years ago?"
"It's so disgusting! If I were Jiang Zhizhi, I wouldn't even be able to eat if something like this happened. It would make me lose my appetite."
“…”
Junior high school students already understood everything they should understand, and since they were young and frivolous, full of vigor and passion, they couldn't help but feel sorry for Jiang Zhizhi.
On both sides of the school, Li Rongrong, Xu Qingbo, Lu Xiye, Wang Wei and others also saw what happened just now.
Before, Li Rongrong only knew that Jiang Zhizhi lived with her mother Cheng Yuping, and she had never heard Jiang Zhizhi mention her father. She didn't expect that the situation in Jiang Zhizhi's family was like this.
"Five months ago, wasn't that the time we went to Red Leaf Mountain?" Li Rongrong pursed her lips with red eyes.
It turned out that such a drastic change had happened in Jiang Zhizhi's family at that time.
If she had experienced something like this, she would definitely not be able to bear the blow, but Jiang Zhizhi was so strong.
Xu Qingbo was silent for a moment, then said to Li Rongrong, "She must have been very sad at that time, but she pulled herself together and jumped into the water to save you without hesitation. She even improved her grades and got into junior high school with the highest score. Jiang Zhizhi is truly amazing."
Li Rongrong nodded heavily and looked at Jiang Xinrui angrily, "This kid is so despicable. He's obviously a bastard, and he still has the nerve to come here to look for Zhizhi."
"She is still so young, someone must have taught her." Xu Qingbo guessed.
"Teach her?"
"Didn't she say that her parents asked Jiang Zhizhi to take her home? I don't know the details, but some adults who get divorced will fight over child custody."
"Ah? Zhizhi's father wants to take her back?"
Xu Qingbo shook his head, "I don't know either."
"Was that her father yesterday? Her father doesn't look like a good person. If Zhizhi follows him, she will definitely suffer." Li Rongrong said worriedly.
Xu Qingbo thought for a moment, "But she's with her mother now. She should have been assigned to be raised by her mother, right? In this case, she wouldn't be snatched away."
"That's good. It's better for Zhizhi to stay with her mother. Her mother is a very nice person..."
The two of them talked and walked towards the school.
On the other side, Wang Wei, who was watching the fun, also started shouting.
"Wow! Jiang Zhizhi's parents are divorced! Her father actually has an illegitimate daughter!"
Wang Wei said this and glanced at Lu Xiye beside him.
They all knew that Lu Xiye's father had many women outside, and maybe his father also had children outside like Jiang Zhizhi's father.
Thinking of this, Wang Wei couldn't help but feel a little gloating.
Lu Xiye didn't say anything. At that moment, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether his father had an illegitimate child outside.
If one day, his father's illegitimate children appeared in front of him, he would definitely want to kill them just like Jiang Zhizhi...
"Jiang Zhizhi is truly amazing. Even with all the things happening at home, she managed to stay calm and study hard! She's like a trumpet creeper standing proudly in the snow!"
Behind Lu Xiye, a boy looked at the direction Jiang Zhizhi left, with stars almost in his eyes.
Lu Xiye turned around and glanced at the boy, his face grimly saying, "The trumpet creeper blooms in the summer, you idiot."
After he said that, he walked into the school in a sulky manner.
*
Studying in school is dull and tedious, and gossip spreads at an alarming speed, especially when the object of the gossip is the top freshman in the grade.
In just one afternoon, what happened in Jiang Zhizhi's family spread almost throughout the entire school.
Jiang Zhizhi could feel other people secretly looking at her from time to time, but she didn't care.
She knew this would happen when she told everything at the school gate.
She is open and honest, with no regrets.
After school in the evening, Jiang Zhizhi went to the library first as usual.
As soon as she arrived at the library, she received a text message on her phone.
[Zhizhi, Mommy can't pick you up today, please go home early.]
The library closes at nine o'clock every day. During this period, Cheng Yuping always came to pick her up at nine o'clock in the evening, and the two went home together.
When Jiang Zhizhi received this news, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
She quickly sent a message back to Cheng Yuping.
[Mom, did Jiang Guozhong come to look for you? ]
It took a while before news of Cheng Yuping came through.
[No, I just fell and am in the clinic now. I won't be back until later.]
Which clinic are you at?
[Mom is really fine, just focus on your studies and be obedient.]
Jiang Zhizhi walked out of the library and called Cheng Yuping directly.
But Cheng Yuping didn't answer.
[Mom can't answer the phone right now. There are several patients here and we can't disturb them.]
Jiang Zhizhi stopped asking questions. She first went to the private collection room of the elder to ask for leave, and then took the bus back directly.
She went to the spot in the gym where Cheng Yuping usually stayed. As soon as she got there, she saw a pile of peaches that had been trampled to pieces on the ground.
"Zhizhi?" The woman who was setting up a stall next to her recognized Jiang Zhizhi.
Jiang Zhizhi also recognized her, "Auntie Song, where is my mother?"
"You don't know yet? Today, your mother and I were setting up a stall here. Your father suddenly came over and got angry while talking to your mother. He beat your mother. It took many of us to hold him back. Your Aunt Zhang took your mother to the clinic." Aunt Song said.
Jiang Zhizhi was so angry that she was shaking all over. She suppressed her anger and asked, "What were they talking about at the beginning?"
Aunt Song looked at Jiang Zhizhi, somewhat hesitant.
Jiang Zhizhi said, "Auntie Song, just tell me. I'm not a child anymore. I understand things."
"Your dad wants you back, saying that you're a burden to your mom if you stay with her, and it will be hard for her to find someone else in the future."
*
The night was dark, the street lights on the main road were dim, and the alleys were pitch black.
Jiang Guozhong was drunk and staggered back from outside. As soon as he walked into the alley, he was hit on the back by a club, followed by a hard hit on the leg.
"Ah! Damn it, which son of a bitch dares to hit me..."
Jiang Zhizhi kicked Jiang Guozhong on the chin. With a "pop" sound, one of his teeth and blood spurted out.
Jiang Zhizhi, who had gone through intensive training and also did a lot of strength training in private, easily beat Jiang Guozhong so hard that he couldn't say a word and could only scream.
Jiang Zhizhi grabbed his collar and kicked him hard in the heart with her knee again and again, then kicked him in the face to vent her anger.
Jiang Guozhong was beaten to the ground and sobbed, "You... who are you..."
Jiang Zhizhi kicked him in the stomach and sneered, "Jiang Guozhong, does it hurt?"
After hearing the sound, Jiang Guozhong realized that it was Jiang Zhizhi who hit him.
“You…you little beast, you actually dared to hit me, I am you…ah!”
Before he could finish the last word, Jiang Zhizhi stepped hard on his face.
"Shut up! You don't deserve to say that!" Jiang Zhizhi looked at the person under her feet with extreme disgust, as if she were looking at a maggot. Even if she stepped on this person at this moment, she still felt extremely disgusted. "Jiang Guozhong, I'm warning you, if you appear in front of my mother once in the future, I will beat you once! Jiang Xinrui, Jiang Tianci, Feng Mei, if anyone among them appears in front of me and my mother, I will beat you once too! My mother and you are divorced, you have nothing to do with us anymore! Do you understand?"
"You fucking..." Jiang Guozhong opened his mouth to scold her again.
Jiang Zhizhi kicked him in the mouth and angrily said, "How dare you curse?"
Jiang Guozhong felt like his face was about to be crushed by Jiang Zhizhi. He couldn't believe that Jiang Zhizhi, who was so thin, could have so much strength. He was such a big man, but he was beaten by her without any strength to resist.
Seeing that there was no one around, no one would come to rescue him.
Jiang Guozhong could only whimper, "I won't dare anymore. I won't scold you anymore..."
"Did you understand what I just said?" Jiang Zhizhi asked.
"I understand..."
"Jiang Guozhong, my mother and you have divorced. From now on, we will not interfere with each other. Remember this!"
After Jiang Zhizhi finished speaking, she kicked Jiang Guozhong hard again before leaving the alley.
As soon as she got out of the alley, Jiang Zhizhi was stunned when she saw the tall and thin figure under the dim street light opposite.
Xu Jiaojiao was leaning against the blue brick wall with a lollipop in her mouth, her worn schoolbag slung across her back, looking quite bohemian.
"Do you want to go eat skewers?"
She must have seen everything that happened in the alley just now.
But she didn't ask.
Jiang Zhizhi nodded.
*
Outside Lujiang Village, there is a very famous snack street.
It is even more lively at night.
Xu Jiaojiao likes to eat the skewers here for one yuan a skewer. As usual, she takes Jiang Zhizhi to her favorite one and says, "You can choose whatever you want. It's my treat."
She chose about ten skewers of her own and ordered a bowl of noodles.
Jiang Zhizhi also picked some at random and sat with her at the shabby table.
Xu Jiaojiao looked at her for a long while, then suddenly burst out laughing. "Jiang Zhizhi, you're really amazing. Why didn't I see that before?"
Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips slightly and said, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today."
"Who can I tell? We are not in the same school anymore." Xu Jiaojiao said leisurely.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at her and asked, "Which school are you in now?"
"No. 4 Middle School."
This answer made Jiang Zhizhi's eyes dim.
Sure enough, it’s still No. 4 Middle School.
"You are now a big celebrity in No. 1 Middle School. My friend in No. 1 Middle School told me that your father's illegitimate daughter came to your school to look for you?" Xu Jiaojiao asked.
Jiang Zhizhi nodded, "Yeah."
"If you need any help from me, just come to me." Xu Jiaojiao said this sincerely.
Jiang Zhizhi was silent for a moment, then said, "Xu Jiaojiao, thank you."
"Jiang Zhizhi, I'm sorry."
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned. She didn't expect Xu Jiaojiao to suddenly say that.
Xu Jiaojiao smiled awkwardly. "Actually, I've been really jealous of you lately. How could you suddenly become so good at studying? How could you suddenly leave me so far behind? You know what? I don't even dare to look for you now. I don't think I'm worthy of being your friend. Jiang Zhizhi, are we still friends?"
Jiang Zhizhi once thought that in her next life, she would stay away from Xu Jiaojiao.
But Xu Jiaojiao's question now made her at a loss as to how to answer.
In her previous life, after all, Xu Jiaojiao didn't do anything to her. She just went astray and met those scoundrels in society. And it was those people who bullied her, not Xu Jiaojiao.
"Little beauty, you two are done!"
The proprietress brought over the skewers for two people.
Xu Jiaojiao quickly took it, picked up the disposable chopsticks, and took a big mouthful of noodles. "Hmm, delicious... It's been a long time since we last ate here together, right? It's been almost half a year."
Her words suddenly made Jiang Zhizhi feel sad.
As far as she could remember, it had been almost twenty years since she and Xu Jiaojiao last ate skewers here.
"Xu Jiaojiao, if you have any questions about your studies, you can come to me. We will study hard together and take the college entrance examination together in the future." Jiang Zhizhi looked at her with a burning gaze.
Xu Jiaojiao's heart trembled when Jiang Zhizhi looked at her.
Taking the university entrance exam...
She never thought about it.
She was not good at studying and didn't even want to go to junior high school, but now Jiang Zhizhi said that she wanted to take the college entrance examination together with her.
"I'm different from you. I'm not good at studying." Xu Jiaojiao smiled awkwardly.
"It's easy to get into a junior college. As long as you stick with it and don't drop out, you can at least get into a junior college."
If Xu Jiaojiao had not dropped out of school in her previous life and had been able to persist in studying, even if it was just to go to a junior college, perhaps her fate would have been different.
Xu Jiaojiao lowered her head to eat the skewers without saying a word, as if she was hesitating.
Jiang Zhizhi said: "As long as you are still in school, we will still be friends. If one day you drop out of school, we will no longer be friends."
Her words made Xu Jiaojiao pause and look up at her.
Jiang Zhizhi looked straight at her, waiting for her answer.
After a while, Xu Jiaojiao smiled.
"Being your friend requires conditions?" she said jokingly.
"Yes, being my friend has conditions." Jiang Zhizhi nodded seriously.
Xu Jiaojiao smacked her lips and licked the soup from the corner of her lips. "Okay, I promise you."
After eating the skewers, Xu Jiaojiao specially sent Jiang Zhizhi home.
"You know what? I saw it the other day."
"What do you see?"
"I saw you push down the shelf Feng Mei was standing on."
“…”
"Jiang Zhizhi, you have something."
*
Cheng Yuping was beaten so badly by Jiang Guozhong that she had several bruises on her face and had to rest at home for several days.
The military training in the school is in full swing.
Jiang Zhizhi had already received Taekwondo training, so the intensity of the military training was not too difficult for her. She was able to perform every movement very standardly. At the end of the first week, she was selected by the instructor as a model soldier and stood at the front of the team.
Jiang Zhizhi was already very conspicuous because of what happened at the school gate that day. Now she was selected as a model soldier. Almost all the students who were doing military training on the playground could see her at a glance, which made her even more eye-catching.
On Monday afternoon, the school held a freshman opening ceremony. Jiang Zhizhi spoke as a representative of outstanding students and appeared in front of all the teachers and students in the school.
That evening after school, Jiang Zhizhi was still in the library doing the test questions prepared for her by Zong Qinghai when she received a call from Li Rongrong.
"Jiang Zhizhi, have you read the school forum?" Li Rongrong's voice sounded excited on the phone.
"No, what's wrong?"
"You have become the campus belle of our school!" Li Rongrong said excitedly.
Jiang Zhizhi: ? ?
"What?"
"Hey, just one of the school beauties, but still a school beauties, at least she's the belle of our seventh grade! Go check out the forums, they're all talking about you!"
Jiang Zhizhi felt it was very mysterious.
She only has this face, how come she was an ugly girl in her previous life but became the school belle in this life?
"Uh...did you see it wrong?"
"Oh, how could I be wrong? Can I even recognize you wrongly? Go and see for yourself!"
"I'll do the questions first, we can talk later."
The time in the library is limited and Jiang Zhizhi doesn't want to waste it.
*
Outside the window, the moonlight is hazy.
Inside the room, the lights were off, leaving only the light from the computer screen.
Lu Xiye sat barefoot on a chair, looking at the photo of Jiang Zhizhi uploaded by someone else on the forum.
She was standing in front of the microphone on the podium giving a speech. She was wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt and green camouflage pants for military training. Her hair was tied in a simple ponytail, looking clean and refreshing.
The scorching summer sun shone on her body, as if she was covered with a layer of dazzling golden light.
These days, she was a little darker than before, but her eyes were brighter and more determined than before, as if they had a power that penetrated people's hearts, making people unconsciously attracted to her.
Lu Xiye didn't think she was pretty, just... a little bit cute.
How come she suddenly became so eye-catching and became the freshman campus beauty?
Thinking of what Lin Jing said a few days ago about Jiang Zhizhi being a trumpet creeper, Lu Xiye felt very annoyed.
*
The next day, as soon as Jiang Zhizhi arrived at school, she met Li Rongrong.
Li Rongrong greeted Jiang Zhizhi with a smile, "Good morning, School Beauty Jiang."
Jiang Zhizhi felt uncomfortable all over. "Don't say that. I'm going to get angry."
After she entered society in her previous life, she discovered that she was indeed a little pretty, but being a school belle had nothing to do with her!
In her heart, Lin Qingyu and Li Rongrong are much more beautiful than her.
Especially since she was ridiculed as an ugly girl in her previous life, and became a school belle in this life, the more Jiang Zhizhi thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and it even felt like irony.
"Okay, okay, I won't say that. Don't be angry." Li Rongrong pulled Jiang Zhizhi into the classroom. "Actually, you're really pretty, Zhizhi. You should be more confident."
Jiang Zhizhi curled her lips and said, "Only by studying hard can I become confident."
"Haha, that's right, 70% beauty plus the halo of being the top student in the grade, that's full marks!" Li Rongrong said jokingly.
Jiang Zhizhi thought so too. It was just because she got the first place in the grade that her classmates had a filter for her.
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