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Su Cheng seized the opportunity to create a pitiful image in front of Jiang Tingxia, and said to her with red eyes: "Auntie, it's okay, I'm used to it."

Jiang Tingxia glanced at her and said, "Can you get used to this? From now on, if she hits you again, tell me and I'll help you vent your anger."

Su Cheng's eyes widened. "Really...really?"

If she had her back, she wouldn't have to be afraid of such a family. She never expected that she would be the one to help her in the end.

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

Lin Xiuzhi was extremely shocked. She didn't expect Jiang Tingxia to say such a thing. But then she thought, this is also a good thing. It means Su Cheng can take this opportunity to get along well with her. Wouldn't it be easier to marry into the Pei family in the future?

She became excited and felt that she needed to put on a show to further stimulate Mrs. Pei's desire to "save" Su Cheng. So she pretended to be angry and said, "Mrs. Pei, this is my family affair. Can't I take care of it? The college entrance examination is almost here, and she still dares to fall in love prematurely. I wish I could break her legs!"

Jiang Tingxia's face darkened. "Can you calm down? Maybe things are not what you think."

"So what's going on? Tell me, are you...in love with this guy?" Lin Xiuzhi glared at Su Cheng fiercely, then glared at Lu Yuanze beside her. No matter how she looked at him, he seemed to be in the way.

So what if he was the top student in the grade? Even if he could get into a good school and find a good job in the future, in terms of family background, he was a world away from Pei Zhili. No matter how well he did, he could only work.

And Pei Zhili, if nothing unexpected happens, will be the next heir of Pei Group!

Su Cheng quickly shook his head, "I'm not, I'm not dating anyone!"

"That's better. If I find out that you're in a premature relationship and neglecting your studies, I'll break your legs!" Lin Xiuzhi threatened viciously.

Su Cheng shrank back and hid behind Jiang Tingxia.

Jiang Tingxia patted her shoulder to comfort her, then glanced at Lin Xiuzhi calmly, "Have you said enough? Can't you see she's scared? There's nothing else, please leave."

Lin Xiuzhi pretended to be reluctant and said, "Okay, since Mrs. Pei asked me to leave, then I will go. I think you and this girl have a good relationship, and she is close to you. In that case, I would like to trouble you and Master Pei to take good care of her for me. This girl is always causing me trouble."

After saying that, she glared at Su Cheng fiercely again before turning and leaving.

Su Cheng realized that this was a good opportunity to act weak. She covered her face with her hands, tears falling silently, and looked at me with pity.

As expected, she successfully attracted the attention of Pei Zhili and Jiang Tingxia.

Seeing her face was red and swollen, Pei Zhili wanted to twist Lin Xiuzhi's hand off. Now he could only ask: "Do you want to go to the infirmary?"

Su Cheng lowered her head, tears streaming down her face as she choked out a sob: "It's okay, it's really okay... I'll be fine tomorrow."

"Your mother is really unreasonable. If she hits you next time, you must know how to avoid her and resist. You can't let her hit you whenever she wants." Jiang Tingxia handed her a tissue and said, "Go to the infirmary and apply some ice. If you don't feel well, take a leave."

"I'm fine." Su Cheng still shook his head, then raised his tearful eyes to look at her, "Auntie, when my parents beat me since I was a child, no one around me helped me. You are the first one. Thank you."

Jiang Tingxia was indeed the first person to speak up for her when she was beaten. Not even Pei Zhili had done that. After all, they didn't dare to beat her in front of him before.

Su Cheng remembered that when she was little, her parents bought a bag of candy, but all of it belonged to her younger brother. She secretly ate one, and Lin Xiuzhi chased her with a clothes hanger and beat her. She ran in the alley crying, with Lin Xiuzhi cursing her loudly behind her.

The alley was lined with small bungalows, and many people sat in the shade of the trees, including several women with daughters. But they all watched as Lin Xiuzhi grabbed her hair and beat her mercilessly, leaving bruises all over her legs, their faces filled with expressions of apprehension.

Even if she spoke, it was only joking, asking Lin Xiuzhi not to hurt her, as she would have to get married in the future and get the bride price to support the family.

At that time she swore that she must escape from this home and escape from these disgusting people!

Fortunately... she later met Pei Zhili and became the special one by his side. Since then, she has been beaten and scolded less frequently. It was only recently that she was unable to meet their demands, so they started again.

Pei Zhili's face looked very unhappy. "They often beat you? Didn't I warn them?"

Su Cheng shed tears of grievance again, "On the surface, they promised you that they would not beat me anymore, but when I accidentally made them angry, I would still be beaten and scolded."

"Then it would be much better if you moved out now. Okay, stop crying. Just avoid them from now on. Study hard and get into a good university. Ideally, go to another province, far away from them."

Listening to Jiang Tingxia's words, Su Cheng's heart trembled.

What she meant was... that she should stay away from Pei Zhili?

She once asked Pei Zhili which university he wanted to attend, and he said he wanted to attend a university in this city and didn't consider going to another province. Given his relationship with his stepmother...his stepmother should know this.

Su Cheng suddenly found it difficult to understand Jiang Tingxia's thoughts.

He seemed to be very nice to her, but also seemed to... want her to stay away from Pei Zhili.

But for now, she could only nod in approval, "Well... I will definitely work hard."

Jiang Tingxia smiled and reached out to rub Pei Zhili's hair. "Okay, it's okay. Go back to class. I'll teach you a lesson when you get home."

Pei Zhili let her rub his hair, looking depressed, "Do you still need to educate me?"

He was reluctant on the surface, but he was actually very happy inside. No matter what, he liked being disciplined by his mother. After all, it was a one-on-one relationship, and he didn't need to share it with Jiang Qixing and Jiang Suisui.

Jiang Tingxia asked back: "What else?"

"Okay." Pei Zhili snorted softly, "I'm going back to class."

Having said that, he glanced at Su Cheng before leaving the office.

After his figure disappeared in the office, Jiang Tingxia turned to Su Cheng and whispered something to her. Then, in Su Cheng's astonished eyes, he said goodbye to the dean and walked out.

The students' eyes continued to follow her, and they all talked about it: "Is this Pei Zhili's stepmother? So beautiful!"

"Nonsense, why would his dad be interested in her if she wasn't pretty? Oh, by the way, have you watched that dating show? His dad was on it and he was quite flirting with his assistant."

"Ah? Marrying a new wife while having an affair with his assistant? What a scumbag!"

"Aren't most wealthy marriages like this one about the couple having separate affairs? What's so strange about that..."

Su Cheng stood there blankly, thinking about what Jiang Tingxia had just said to her, and suddenly had a bad feeling...