When Qiao Zaoyao came out of the examination room, she felt a sense of unreality. She hadn't expected that she would actually grit her teeth and persevere.
After leaving the examination room, she looked around blankly, not knowing where she was.
"How about we find a place to work?" Even a place that includes room and board would be fine.
“Qiao Zaoyao, come home with me.” Sun Feifei walked to Qiao Zaoyao’s side. “Rest well today. You can slowly find a place to work. I can also give you some advice on the schools you apply to. You’ll feel more at ease if your admission notice is sent to my home.”
"Then we'll have to trouble you, teacher." In the end, Qiao Zaoyao and Sun Feifei left.
When Li Wenxiang learned that Qiao Zaoyao had finished her exams, she had already left Sun Feifei's house to work because she still had many things to take care of and could only stay in the city.
She works very hard, preparing meals in the kitchen every morning and then serving dishes in the restaurant. She's doing quite well now.
Li Wenxiang searched for many days and finally found Li Feifei. Li Feifei couldn't tell Li Wenxiang directly, so she could only tell her that she would tell her as soon as she had any news about Qiao Zaoyao.
After Li Wenxiang left, Sun Feifei contacted Qiao Zaoyao and told her that Li Wenxiang was looking for her.
Qiao Zaoyao thought for a moment, then said to Sun Feifei, "Teacher, if she comes to see you again next time, please give her my address."
Sun Feifei was somewhat taken aback: "What if she continues to cause you trouble?"
“Simply running away is not in my nature. There are some things I still need to make clear to her. If she really is here to cause me trouble, then that’s even better.”
"Over the years, I've gotten used to her being cold and abusive towards me. Now that she's nice to me, it makes me feel like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—she's up to no good."
"If she has any conscience, she won't interfere with my work. If all else fails, I still have some money. Once the admission results come out, I'll just leave."
Sun Feifei really admired Qiao Zaoyao's mindset; at such a young age, she had already experienced more in life than an adult like herself.
A child who can endure such hardship will succeed in whatever they do in the future.
When Li Wenxiang found the place where she worked, Qiao Zaoyao was not surprised at all. Li Wenxiang wanted to come up and talk to her.
But Qiao Zaoyao wore a formulaic smile: "Madam, what would you like to eat?"
"Yaoyao".
"I'm at work. If you're looking for me, please wait until I finish get off work."
Li Wenxiang swallowed the bitterness in her heart. She ordered two simple dishes and watched Qiao Zaoyao move around the restaurant with a heavy heart, unable to eat.
She felt a pang of bitterness as she watched Qiao Zaoyao struggling to survive. Of course, she knew that all of this was caused by her.
If she hadn't been so blind and insensitive, constantly spoiling her adopted daughter, if she had paid more attention to her own daughter or treated her better, they wouldn't be so estranged today.
For that week, she experienced Qiao Zaoyao's previous life every night.
Every morning when she woke up, she couldn't help but cry, wondering what she had done.
She was even afraid of sleeping, but every day at the appointed time she would fall asleep, and this strange thing didn't happen for seven consecutive days.
She couldn't bear such a birth for even seven days, but Qiao Zaoyao lived like that for seventeen years.
Only after the lunch rush was over did everyone have a chance to catch their breath.
When Li Wenxiang was the last customer to dine, Qiao Zaoyao walked over and sat down in front of her.
Li Wenxiang looked at Qiao Zaoyao, whose face was tired: "You look very tired. I always thought you wouldn't get tired."
“I am human, I get tired, but I’m used to this kind of life,” Qiao Zaoyao said.
Looking at Li Wenxiang, she recounted her story with great familiarity: "I've lived like this every day for years, just so I could go to school and survive."
Do you know how much I earn in a day?
Li Wenxiang shook her head.
“I can earn more than 100 yuan a day now, and I might get another 100 or 200 yuan at the end of the month for full attendance bonus. I’m already very satisfied with that. At least it’s not like I’m being slapped in the face with 20 yuan.”
Li Wenxiang murmured, "You hate me?"
"How could I not hate you?" Qiao Zaoyao looked up at Li Wenxiang. "Were you dreaming before? I paid to find that master to let you experience my life from the time I have memories until now, not to let you know that I have been around for many years."
"It's to let you know how much I hate you, and that I can never forgive you in this lifetime."
"I was just confused for a moment."
“You’re not confused. I used to hope that you would love me, but after seeing how you cherish Qiao Nianxi, I know that you’re not incapable of love, it’s just that you haven’t given me your love.”
"Besides, what kind of fool could remain foolish for eighteen years?"
"I!"
Qiao Zaoyao shook her head: "I asked the master a few days ago how I should repay your kindness in giving birth to me. She said that as long as I am able to do so in the future, I can give you alimony every month. I will not be your daughter in my next life."
She scoffed, "You see, the feelings between us are so faint."
"I only ask one thing of you." She looked at Li Wenxiang, "Please don't appear in front of me again. Seeing you reminds me of the suffering I've endured. I've been so desperate that I wanted to die countless times, but I'm not willing to give up."
Do you know what your pleas and attempts to make amends look like to me?
"Like a joke."
After saying that, she stood up from opposite Li Wenxiang and said, "You should leave after you finish your meal, our shop is about to close."
Li Wenxiang staggered away from the restaurant, and Qiao Zaoyao watched her retreating figure with a calm heart.
What's the point of apologizing now? What were you doing earlier?
She quickly tidied up Li Wenxiang's desk; it was time for her afternoon nap.
After returning home, Li Wenxiang burst into tears, and Qiao Yingzhuo could only watch her in silence.
He has recently sensed that something is wrong around him. Few people greet him at work anymore, and his superiors treat him indifferently.
What's even stranger is Lao Wei's attitude. Although Lao Wei still talks to him, his tone is cold and lacks the warmth of before.
Every time he invited Lao Wei for drinks, Lao Wei would make all sorts of excuses to decline, and he could sense Lao Wei's indifference towards him.
He didn't understand before, but today he had an upset stomach and overheard Lao Wei talking to other people in the bathroom. That's when he realized why Lao Wei was so distant from her.
When he overheard Lao Wei chatting with his colleagues in the restroom, he felt like his world had collapsed. He suddenly remembered that he had been drinking at Lao Wei's house that day, and it seemed that Lao Wei's attitude had started to change from that day on.
He held his breath and listened carefully to what Lao Wei had to say.
"Old Wei, I've noticed that your relationship with Qiao Yingzhuo seems to have cooled off lately."
“This…” Old Wei hesitated for a moment.
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