Chapter 268 Don't Give Up
Zhou Shufen: "What do we do now?"
System: [Zhou Shufen, this girl and you should never have crossed paths. Your karmic ties were severed long ago, why are you interfering in her life?]
Zhou Shufen: "Broken?"
You're kidding me!
She was the last ray of light for me before I died.
That stormy night, she lay in her hospital bed.
In her hazy state of consciousness, the only thing she remembered was Cheng Jiaqi holding her hand and repeatedly calling out, "Auntie, don't go."
System: [You gave her money, she used it to buy a house, and now her child has grown up, gotten married, and that's not enough for you to atone for your sins?]
The system paused for a moment, then added.
That child is now the father of two.
Zhou Shufen: "That's my grandson! My great-grandson!"
"Isn't it only natural for me to help my own people?"
She pulled Cheng Jiaqi into her arms.
System: [What if... that child has absolutely nothing to do with you?]
Zhou Shufen: "What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight!"
System: [In his past life, Zhou Hairong made a bet and lost, so he gave Cheng Jiaqi to someone else, spent the whole night with her, and later she became pregnant.]
Zhou Shufen felt cold all over.
Zhou Shufen: "Since that's the case, I can't just ignore her!"
System: [Beside the golden nanmu tree on the back hill, there grow three herbs that resemble orchids. Boil them in three bowls of water down to one bowl, feed her the decoction, and the child will be cured.]
Zhou Shufen: "Who did it?"
System: [Zhou Hairong.]
Zhou Shufen: "You beast!"
She suddenly stood up and kicked over the stool next to her.
System: [Sigh, this girl will never forget your second son. Are you really going to stop her? Or will you let her have her way?]
The system sighed softly.
A scene flashed across the screen.
The girl squatted in front of the grave, clutching a faded photograph in her hand, and murmured softly.
"Brother, I miss you."
Zhou Shufen: "Zhou Hairong is poison; one sip and you're dead."
“If Jiaqi goes with him, she won’t live past twenty. I will never let that happen.”
System: [You make your own decision. Interfering in someone else's destiny has consequences; you'll have to pay the price. By the way, in your past life, Cheng Jiaqi passed away less than three months after you. I heard she was literally driven to death by a single sentence from Zhou Hairong. He told her about how she'd been slept with by another man as a joke.]
Zhou Shufen: "Once Jiaqi's matter is settled, I will settle accounts with Zhou Hairong."
She picked Cheng Jiaqi up and rushed out of the dormitory without looking back.
Wu Dekang had just stepped out when he witnessed this scene.
"Shufen, what happened? What's wrong with Jiaqi?"
Zhou Shufen did not stop.
"She had a terrible headache and could barely stand. I'll take her home first. I'll leave her luggage in her dorm, and she'll stay at my place for the next few days. On the day of the exam, I'll accompany her into the exam hall and won't leave her side for a moment."
Wu Dekang wanted to ask a few more questions, but after glancing at his watch, he realized he had to go to class soon.
As soon as they got home, Zhou Shufen immediately took Cheng Jiaqi into the space.
She gently placed the person under the old tree.
He then quickly turned around and headed towards the medicinal herb field.
The two snakes, which were resting coiled at the tree roots, immediately poked their heads out alertly after sensing the movement.
The female snake circled Cheng Jiaqi halfway before retreating back to the male snake's side.
Once the herbs were gathered, she lit a fire in her spatial dimension to brew them.
Zhou Shufen took a small pot from the corner, placed it on a stone, and lit some dry firewood.
While decocting the medicine, she would occasionally glance back at Cheng Jiaqi.
Cheng Jiaqi remained unconscious.
She was trapped in a nightmare, unable to escape or even cry out.
She dreamed that she was walking alone on an empty playground.
Someone called her from a distance, but she couldn't hear who it was.
She wanted to run, but she couldn't move.
The medicine was ready, and Zhou Shufen carefully fed it to her.
Cheng Jiaqi swallowed slightly, her eyelashes trembled, but she did not open her eyes.
Then, she carried Cheng Jiaqi back to the real world and carefully placed her on her own bed.
"Just a few more days, just a few more days...you'll get better."
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Cheng Jiaqi suddenly woke up.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and a sharp pain shot through her stomach.
She immediately sat up and rushed into the toilet, using both her hands and feet.
When she came out again, her eyes were wet.
My period started.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Shufen understood immediately.
This child is afraid of getting pregnant, which is why she doesn't dare to take the exam.
"Auntie, I..."
Cheng Jiaqi stood at the door, her face flushed red.
"Jiaqi, stop talking."
Zhou Shufen interrupted softly.
She got up and went over to Cheng Jiaqi, taking her arm and helping her sit down.
"Principal Wu brought your books back for you. They were delivered yesterday and are neatly placed on the table. Your aunt only asks one thing of you: hold on until the exams are over, okay? Just these last few days, don't give up."
Since I'm not pregnant, there's no reason to give up.
"Auntie..."
Cheng Jiaqi buried her face in her knees, her shoulders trembling slightly.
"I...I did something stupid before, I thought...what if...I didn't even dare to enter the exam hall, afraid...afraid of being discovered..."
Zhou Shufen reached out and gently ruffled her hair.
"And now?"
She asked softly.
"Now……"
Cheng Jiaqi sniffed, raised her face, and her eyes were red.
"Right now, all I want to do is study hard for my exams. I want to pass, I want to get out of here, I don't want to live like this anymore."
Cheng Jiaqi bit her lip, holding back her tears.
"Auntie, I'm fine, really fine... I'm sorry for making you worry."
"You rest for a while, Auntie will make you a bowl of chicken soup."
Zhou Shufen said softly.
"You child, you stay up until midnight every day, you don't even have a good appetite, and you're getting weak, don't you even realize it?"
She sighed softly, her brows furrowed tightly.
Cheng Jiaqi has lost weight, and the faint dark circles under her eyes are impossible to hide.
They claimed to be malnourished, but they knew perfectly well what was going on in their hearts.
As soon as I drink that medicine, my lower abdomen cramps with pain.
Then, blood started flowing down his face.
This method can only be used at the very beginning.
It's too late; it's not only ineffective, but it could also be fatal.
Zhou Shufen remembers that she found the book in a dilapidated temple behind the village many years ago.
The label reads, "Panax notoginseng combined with safflower, will surely cleanse in three days."
What should we do to Zhou Hairong, that bastard?
Zhou Shufen felt a pang of sadness, and tears almost welled up in her eyes.
It wasn't for Zhou Hairong, but for those days that were ruined, and for those she couldn't protect.
She raised four sons, each one more heartless than the last.
The eldest is lazy, the second is greedy, the third is ruthless, and the fourth is full of crooked thoughts.
Every time she tried to scold someone, Hu Ermei would jump out to protect her.
And what was the result?
Four sons, each one more crooked than the last.
The most pitiful one was Zhou Lijuan, who had no one to care for her.
She wasn't his biological daughter; she was a distant niece whom Zhou Dajun brought back.
They had the worst food, clothing, and daily necessities, but the heaviest work.
She was neither favored nor protected, and her life was extremely miserable.
It's all because of Zhou Dajun!
That man is selfish and ruthless; he would even throw his own niece into a fire pit for a little money.
He lost his wife early in life, but never showed Zhou Lijuan any warmth. Instead, he was always wary of her, afraid that she would take an extra bite of food.
Of all the good young men in the world, why did she choose Yang Muyan?
The man appeared honest, but was actually wicked.
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