"Nonsense! That's impossible! Qiqi would never do such a thing. My granddaughter is very sensible. Yu Anning, don't slander her. She's your own daughter. What exactly are you trying to do?" Li's mother cursed angrily.
"It is precisely because Qiqi is my biological daughter that I do not want to see her fall into depravity. Her current state pains me more than anyone else."
Yu Anning flipped through several photos of Li Qiqi smoking, enlarged them, and showed them to the two elders. In the photos, Li Qiqi was with several strangely dressed friends, and everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves, puffing out thick smoke, including Li Qiqi.
Moreover, the photos were not taken at the same time. Li Qiqi's clothes were different, but they were all very revealing. She wore heavy makeup and did not look like a seventeen-year-old girl at all. Her attire was very gaudy.
"Anyway, I don't believe it. Qiqi couldn't possibly do such a thing. This definitely isn't Qiqi." Li's mother was deceiving herself and refused to believe the truth.
Li Jingshan examined the photo carefully, his eyes sharp, and after a long while, he sighed, "It really is Qiqi."
Even if they didn't want to believe it, the truth was that this delinquent girl was their well-behaved and sensible granddaughter, who had been in the United States for less than two months and had been corrupted by its glitz and glamour.
Li's mother was so anxious that she couldn't speak coherently, "What should we do, old man? Quickly call Qiqi and ask her what she's doing?"
"It's noon now. It should be around midnight for Qiqi. She's probably already asleep," Qi Wenyuan reminded her.
But Li's mother was very anxious and insisted on making the call regardless of the consequences. Li Jingshan was still hesitating, so she took out her phone and called herself. It rang for a long time but no one answered. Li's mother kept calling until the third time when the call was finally answered.
Li Jingshan pressed the speakerphone button for her. When the call was answered, it was very quiet on Li Qiqi's end, but the silence was too eerie. Moreover, Li Qiqi's voice sounded very energetic, unlike that of a student at midnight.
This shouldn't be the state you're in when you're trying to fall asleep or when you're woken up.
"Grandma, why are you making a phone call in the middle of the night? My roommates are all asleep, they'll complain," Li Qiqi complained.
Relieved that she was in her dorm room, Li's mother asked with concern, "Are you asleep?"
"Of course I was asleep. I was woken up by the phone call. Grandma, what's up?" Qiqi yawned, her tone impatient.
"It's nothing, I just missed you. Qiqi, you must study hard. You are one of only two exchange students in the school, representing the face of Pingjiang. You must study hard!" Mother Li said earnestly.
"Okay, Grandma, is this what you're calling about in the middle of the night? You've said it hundreds of times, aren't you tired of it? Don't call me in the middle of the night anymore. Do you know about time zones? If you don't, ask my dad, he knows."
Li Qiqi was extremely impatient and spoke in a very harsh tone.
Li Jingshan couldn't stand it anymore and said in a deep voice, "Li Qiqi, what kind of attitude is this? Even if it's wrong for Grandma to call in the middle of the night, you can just say it properly. How can you use such a tone? This is how your grandma and I taught you to speak to your elders!"
Li Qiqi was silent for a few seconds before finally saying, "Grandpa...you're here too!"
It sounded like the girl still had some respect for Li Jingshan, and her tone softened considerably.
"I'm asking you, have you had any exams recently? How were your results?"
"I didn't take the test. It's different here than in China. They don't focus on exam scores as much. They value overall qualities and there are a lot of social practice classes. Grandpa, I'm really not going to talk to you anymore. I'm so sleepy." Li Qiqi yawned again, and she really did sound sleepy.
"Okay, get some rest early, don't stay up too late."
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