With everything settled, a dazed Ying Jiaojiao remembered Li Chen. After learning about the Li family's situation, she asked Ying Xingye for help, but was refused.
Ying Jiaojiao resorted to shamelessness, but ultimately succumbed to her cold-blooded father's threats.
"If you keep causing trouble, I will make up for all the losses you cause by taking them out on the Li family."
She immediately gave up.
Ying Xingye and Rong Xi gave Ying Jiaojiao 500,000 and 300,000 respectively.
Ying Xingye gave her an extra suite, but Rong Xi didn't have that kind of generosity and didn't add anything else.
The house is located near the school. It was recently built, fully furnished, and ready to move in anytime.
From this perspective, it seems that even without their long-term financial support, Ying Jiaojiao could live a good life as long as she continues to live normally.
They arrived at the Ying family villa together. The "expert" calculated that five days later would be an auspicious day. He instructed them to bathe and burn incense for three days to begin the "ritual," allowing Ying Jiaojiao and her parents to establish a so-called kinship.
The "master" stayed at the Ying family's house for some time, where he was well-dressed, well-fed, and his demeanor was impeccably cultivated, presenting himself as a kind and benevolent person with an air of otherworldly grace.
He looked at Ying Jiaojiao and sighed, "Female benefactor, from now on, you can no longer act in the name of Benefactor Ying and Benefactor Rong, otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable. The same applies to the two benefactors."
After the ritual was completed, Ying Xingye felt much lighter and noticed that Ying Jiaojiao finally looked better.
He was about to say something when Ying Xinyuan spoke first: "Ying Jiaojiao, you're no longer Daddy's daughter. What are you doing staying at my house? Get out of here. I don't want to see you again."
Ying Jiaojiao looked at Rong Xi, who casually stuffed the talisman given to her by the "expert" into her handbag and said rather coldly, "I'll have someone send your things to you later. Don't come looking for me if anything happens at school in the future."
After saying that, she nodded to her ex-husband's family, maintaining her dignified posture, and turned to leave in her flat shoes.
She didn't drive over, so Ying Xingye had his driver take her there.
Sitting in the car, she rubbed her ankle and gently moved her foot.
It's not uncommon for dancers to get injured, especially since she's not young anymore. She had a child and a miscarriage back then, which greatly damaged her physical strength. No matter how much she recuperated afterward, she could never return to her prime.
She was actually a complete atheist and didn't believe a word of what that "wise man" said. She was just really fed up with her daughter. From her appearance to her personality and even her talents, she was nothing like her and was completely unpresentable.
Seeing their avoidance of her, Ying Jiaojiao finally understood what she had promised and what she had lost.
The ethereal voice of the "wise man" rang out from behind, compassionate yet ruthless: "Benefactor, having chosen this path, there is no turning back. There is gain and loss in everything; do not be greedy."
In an instant, it was as if something shattered her mind, making her shudder and sending a chill down her spine.
From now on, she has no home.
The housekeeper was instructed to see the guests out, and she left the villa in silence.
...
On the other hand, Li Chen used all his points carefully, but still couldn't stop the company's decline.
After struggling for some time, the Li family declared bankruptcy and became heavily indebted. Even selling their car and house could not fill the huge hole.
Even so, misfortune did not spare them; some of the things they had done were exposed online by insiders.
Their family hadn't committed murder or arson, but the rest of their crimes were enough to land them in jail for ten years. However, too much time had passed, and most of them had already exceeded the statute of limitations.
Ultimately, Li Chen's parents were arrested and imprisoned one after another. After Li Chen got into a fight with those four rich kids, their parents, after confirming that the Li family was beyond saving, also sent him to the detention center to bolster his resume.
He ran into some acquaintances in the detention center, the most conspicuous of whom were the three signal lights. The old enemies were extremely hostile to each other and fought several times.
After observing carefully, 001 finally turned off the screen with an annoyed expression and said to Di Xiu, "When Li Chen hit Cheng Shuo, he was thinking it wouldn't matter if he killed him, right?"
Di Xiu patted his head and replied, "You don't need to keep staring at me anymore. You can watch more of your anime and TV shows."
Li Chen was not imprisoned for long.
The families of those four rich kids didn't pull any strings to deal with him, a minor; they simply sent him in, because... hell was outside.
After he left, he took his grandparents to move. On the day they left, Li Chen's two aunts came to help.
The two elderly people showed them no kindness whatsoever, because when the Li family was in trouble, the two daughters kept saying that "married daughters are like water spilled from a cup," and were unwilling to lend a hand at all.
It could also be said that fortunes change, a saying that was uttered by these two old men back then.
As the car drove out of the villa area, Li Chen saw Ying Jiaojiao waiting at the door. He glanced down at the 99+ messages on his phone, his heart sank, and he asked the car to stop.
When Ying Jiaojiao noticed, she immediately ran over. Seeing that he was alright, she breathed a sigh of relief and hugged him.
Li Chen opened his arms, neither pushing him away nor hugging him back.
"Ah Chen, I've been looking for you for so long, why haven't you replied to my messages?" Her voice was a little aggrieved and hoarse.
"I've been quite busy lately."
Ying Jiaojiao gave a tearful "Mmm," looked up at him, and whispered, "I've heard about what happened to your family. Are you alright?"
Li Chen froze, and the days he spent in the detention center immediately flashed through his mind.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked. Ah Chen, where are you planning to go next?"
"Let's go to my aunt's house."
Ying Jiaojiao then noticed the four people in the car behind him looking at her curiously. She subconsciously tucked the stray hairs behind her face and whispered, "Auntie, Grandpa, and Grandma."
Before they could ask anything, Li Chen's eyes darkened, his chest heaved, and he pulled Ying Jiaojiao aside, asking in a low voice, "Can you persuade your family to help me?"
Ying Jiaojiao bit her lip and said apologetically, "My parents have cut ties with me. I'm sorry, but I still have 800,000 yuan here. Can it help you?"
Li Chen's face darkened. He thought to himself, "What can this little bit of money do?" and refused.
Ying Jiaojiao asked softly, "Achen, will you go back to school?"
Li Chen remained silent for a long time before nodding wearily.
"Why don't you stay at my place? My dad reserved an apartment for me, it's very close to the school."
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