Wu Zirui had originally thought that he could stay at the Zhang family and see Gao Shengqing every day. That way, he could somehow make up for the fourteen years of missing grandparents and grandchildren.
He could be more diligent, more obedient, and less talkative, day by day, month by month, slowly changing his once unbearable image. They say a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Even adults have the opportunity to correct their mistakes, so isn't a child even more deserving of forgiveness?
But in the end he still underestimated Gao Shengqing's cleverness.
The other party didn't give him any chance at all and sent him to a closed-management school early the next morning.
This school is very famous in China. Most of the children sent there have problems, such as being addicted to the Internet, bullying classmates, and having bad behavior.
But this school does not use electric shocks, corporal punishment, or brainwashing. Instead, they rely on a rich curriculum, high-intensity military training, and psychological counseling to transform children from the inside out.
It is said that most of the children sent there to study were eventually admitted to key high schools or key universities, and many of them joined the army and realized their life ideals.
Therefore, this school, like Field, was also very difficult to get into. Gao Shengqing had to go through great pains to get a spot.
She hopes that through a year of military training and ideological education, her grandson will be reborn and start a new life.
When she sent Wu Zirui to school, she spoke frankly for the first time: "I know that you don't recognize anyone except money. The so-called 'disregard for relatives' refers to people like you."
Wu Zirui looked at her in astonishment, then a sad expression appeared on his face. He felt as if he had been misunderstood, and his eyes were red with pain.
Gao Shengqing said calmly, "Don't put on an act in front of me. I know exactly who you are. I don't judge people by appearances, I only look at their essence. Mr. Zhuang raised you for fourteen years, and you schemed against him to the point of nearly ruining his reputation just to get back to the Zhang family. Your mother is also devoted to you, always willing to meet your every request, even willing to give you ten million yuan, but she's going to jail, and you're not trying to find a way to help her raise money, nor are you visiting her in the detention center. I can't bear it even if you feel comfortable with it."
Wu Zirui's cheeks flushed and he lowered his head in embarrassment.
He couldn't refute any of these words.
He believed his rebirth gave him control over everything. His sense of superiority, blessed by heaven, led him to view everyone as inferior. His confidence, from nowhere, led him to believe he could easily deceive everyone.
But reality taught him a hard lesson.
First it was Zhu Bi, then Zhuang Li, and then Gao Shengqing. None of them were easy to deal with.
Wu Zirui thought he was very clever, able to deceive and even manipulate everyone, but in the eyes of these people, he was just like running naked, looking so ridiculous and stupid. They could see clearly how many hairs he had on his body.
Gao Shengqing pointed out the car window at the school gate and said, "This is my last chance. In fact, I've given you opportunities like this many times before, but you've never seized them. I hope this time, you won't waste my efforts. Once you get in, you must study hard. If you perform well and, through your own hard work, are admitted to a key high school, I will take you home."
Wu Zirui's cold heart gradually surged with eagerness. He knew that if he didn't seize this last chance, he would eventually be exiled by the Zhang family.
He can't get any of the money, power or status.
Originally, as long as he did nothing and just behaved like Zhuang Li's son, he could have everything. Zhuang Li had doted on him so much, giving him whatever he wanted. How could he be like Zhang Hu and Gao Shengqing, who were so picky with him?
Wu Zirui's thoughts were scattered, and deep regret once again overturned his heart. Ever since reading that news report, he had been living in regret almost every moment.
He forced himself to say, "Grandma, I will try my best."
Now, he can only fight for the Zhang family's property. As for Zhuang Li, he will wait for a while and find a way to contact him after the other party has calmed down.
He was still unwilling to give up Zhuang Li's huge wealth. He wanted both.
Catching a glimpse of the ambition and calculation in his eyes, Gao Shengqing knew her words were in vain. Since she couldn't teach well, she could let the instructor do it.
Gao Shengqing pushed open the car door and said coldly, "Alright, go in and report. If you disappoint me again this time, I'll leave you alone."
Wu Zirui's heart trembled, and he quickly expressed his determination: "Grandma, I will never let you down. I will change for the better."
Gao Shengqing waved his hand without comment.
Wu Zirui entered the school with a last glimmer of hope. He secretly vowed that no matter how hard or tiring the future would be, he would persevere. If he messed up again this time, his life would be ruined!
Wu Zirui had good ideas and was determined. Although he could not endure the hardship in the first few months and secretly shed tears under the quilt, he never thought of giving up.
However, life is a journey that leaves no room for error. One wrong step, and every subsequent one will be a mistake. No one can turn around on this one-way street.
Wu Zirui, who had been reborn once, originally thought that he could do it, but reality taught him a cruel lesson - if a person takes a wrong step at the first step and cannot reflect and realize it in time, the second step, the third step... he will only make more and more outrageous mistakes.
Three months later, the director of the Sacred Heart Orphanage brought Luo Chu to the school.
Wu Zirui's phone was confiscated before he entered the school, but the last text he sent was to Luo Chu. He still couldn't let go of the woman he had loved for two lifetimes, so he told her that he was about to start school and that they would not be able to see each other for a year.
His original intention was to let Luo Chu wait patiently, but it was obvious that Luo Chu could not wait.
Seeing that the visitor was the dean, accompanied by a crying girl, the instructor instinctively felt that something was amiss, so he agreed. He then sent a message to Gao Shengqing.
The director of the Sacred Heart Orphanage did not enter the reception room, but stood in front of the playground not far away, watching the children play basketball. She seemed not to want to get involved in the matter between the two children.
Luo Chu struggled for a long time before speaking directly: "Wu Zirui, the intimate photos you and I took were seen by the dean. The dean said he would sue you for molestation. What are you going to do?"
For a second, Wu Zirui suspected he was hallucinating. He pointed at Luo Chu and said in disbelief, "I molested you? Aren't we boyfriend and girlfriend? Weren't you willing to do all that?"
He knew how shameful the photos in Luo Chu's phone were, and a sense of panic welled up in his heart.
"The director said that if you can't resolve this matter properly, she will take me to your father and grandmother. If that doesn't work, she will take me to the media for interviews and tell the public about your molestation of me. Your Zhang family sponsored the Sacred Heart Orphanage for other purposes. You appear to be doing good deeds, but secretly you are harming underage girls. Those photos are irrefutable evidence. If this matter gets into the media, the Zhang family's reputation will be ruined. Think carefully about whether you can bear the consequences of that."
The more Luo Chu spoke, the smoother her words became, and the more ruthless her tone became. She had originally wanted to keep Wu Zirui under control, but after the dean saw her phone, he came up with this idea.
Luo Chu was only fourteen years old. She had to rely on the dean in all aspects, including eating, dressing, and studying. She could only listen to the dean.
Wu Zirui was stunned for a while before he asked in disbelief, "Are you blackmailing me?"
Luo Chu stopped talking. His once charming eyes were now filled with viciousness and greed.
Wu Zirui stared at her blankly, feeling trapped in a magical world. In his past life and this life, he had wronged so many people: Zhuang Li, his mother, Zhu Bi, and even the child Zhu Bi had never had. All of them were harmed by him.
But he could say with a clear conscience that he had never wronged Luo Chu. He provided Luo Chu with living expenses, helped Luo Chu buy a house, a car, and various luxury goods. In his previous life, he had spent most of the money from the houses Zhuang Li sold on Luo Chu.
The child that Zhu Bi miscarried was also deliberately miscarried by him in order to show his loyalty to Luo Chu.
He gave this woman everything he could and couldn't give. But in the end, what did he get?
This woman actually blackmailed him when he was most helpless! And she even made up such a shameless lie!
Wu Zirui was stunned with anger, then laughed out loud. He didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of Shu Bi.
ShuVi had been truly cruel to him, leaving him unable to recover in both of his lives. But that was all because he had wronged ShuVi. When he and ShuVi were together, she had never asked for anything from him.
On the contrary, she always gave, gave, and gave. Whatever her boyfriend wanted, ShuBi gave it to him, and she never said "no".
Under her protection and selfless devotion, Wu Zirui lived a carefree and happy life. The years he spent with Zhu Bi were the smoothest time of his life.
It was his dissatisfaction that led to a series of disasters that followed.
So, after living two lifetimes, he fell down just because of such a woman? Wu Zirui looked Luo Chu up and down, as if he was meeting him for the first time.
In a trance, he actually understood why Zhuang Li was so furious after learning about his mother's betrayal and would never forgive her until his death.
No one can accept that the woman he has loved for so long has such an ugly face! The feeling of being fed to a dog is so heartbreaking!
"How have I wronged you?" Wu Zirui asked harshly.
Luo Chu didn't respond, but just kept threatening: "How are you going to solve this matter? We have a lot of evidence. You don't want to bring this to your father and your grandmother, do you?"
Wu Zirui wiped his face and sneered, "How much do you want?"
He's such a fool! He killed himself for a woman like this, and after being reborn, he jumped into the same pit again. He is really the world's number one fool!
He can't see people who are good to him, but he treats those who treat him like a dog as if they were his treasures.
Is Zhuang Li okay? Is Shu Bi okay? Is Mom okay? Is that once warm family of three okay? He threw away all the good things and picked up a bunch of garbage instead!
Wu Zirui clutched his chest and smiled bitterly. Amidst extreme repression and anger, he heard Luo Chu utter an outrageous figure: "Twenty million. We want twenty million."
Wu Zirui almost vomited blood.
"I told you my dad gave my mom 20 million, so you want that 20 million, right? You want as much as I have, right?" Wu Zirui gritted his teeth and asked, "Luo Chu, why are you so greedy? Do you have any fucking shame?"
Luo Chu said calmly: "Your father can easily give your mother 20 million. This amount of money should be just a drop in the bucket for your family. If you give us the money, we won't expose you to the media."
"Why are you exposing me? You are my girlfriend, and you did it voluntarily! I still have our chat records, and I can also expose those seductive and disgusting words you said to the media. Do you think I am afraid of you?" Wu Zirui growled with a distorted face.
"You are just afraid of me. You don't want your father and grandmother to know about your ugly deeds, right? You don't want the Zhang family to be in the social news, right?" Luo Chu was sure of Wu Zirui.
Wu Zirui sat stiffly in the chair like an ice sculpture.
He was indeed crucified by these words.
But he was at his wit's end. He didn't have 20 million at all, and he couldn't let this matter get to Zhang Hu and Gao Shengqing. He certainly couldn't let the dean take Luo Chu to be interviewed by the media and ruin the Zhang family's reputation.
If that happens, he will be completely exiled from the Zhang family.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a dry voice, "Wait a moment."
He called Zhuang Li. In his desperate situation, the first person he thought of was his adoptive father. In his past life, no matter how much trouble he got into, his adoptive father would always help him clean up the mess. No matter how many properties he sold or how much money he lost, his adoptive father never felt sorry.
But this time, Zhuang Li's phone call was unreachable. The rapid busy tone told Wu Zirui that he had been blocked.
The feeling of weightlessness made Wu Zirui feel dizzy. He suddenly realized that without Zhuang Li, after a disaster, there would be no one to hold him steady in the abyss with both hands.
He called Zhu Bi again, wanting her to delete all the photos and videos in Luo Chu's hands through hacking, but Zhu Bi also blocked him.
The two people who always helped him clean up all the messes in the worst situations now disliked him.
Wu Zirui hung up the phone, gripped it tightly, and couldn't lift his head for a long time. Only then did he realize that in this rebirth, he had done all the stupid things again. He had abandoned all the people who loved him the most.
Luo Chu urged, "What are you dawdling about? Give me the money quickly, or I'll go directly to the Zhang family with the dean to find your father and grandmother!"
"Heh~ 20 million? Do you have the luck to spend that much? It wasn't until today that I realized that what ShuVi did in her previous life was right. A woman like you is better off dead!"
Uncontrollable anger and hatred clouded Wu Zirui's mind. He rushed forward and tightly grasped Luo Chu's neck...
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