With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Li's mother rarely spoke so harshly to her son, but seeing that her son had ended up in a men's hospital because of a girl, how could she swallow this anger?

Actually, she felt more heartache than anything else. She felt sorry for her son. What family would let a perfectly good girl let a man be admitted to a men's hospital?

"Auntie, please don't get angry, you'll harm your health."

Lin Biqi's own tears hadn't dried yet, but she didn't forget to step forward and pat Li's back to calm her down, appearing obedient and sensible.

"Mom, stop making a scene!"

Upon hearing his mother's words, Li Xiao sat up straight, his emotions running high. However, he accidentally aggravated his injury, causing his face to contort in pain: "Ouch—"

"Don't move around!" Seeing this, Li's mother hurriedly went forward to check on his condition: "How are you? Should we call a doctor?"

Li Xiao was sweating profusely from the pain, but he still looked at his mother earnestly and said, "Mom, I'm begging you, please don't go looking for trouble with Shen Ci anymore. I can handle things between her and me."

In fact, Li Xiao harbored some resentment towards his mother, because the day Shen Ci abruptly broke up with him was the same day his mother secretly arranged to meet Shen Ci.

After that coffee shop, everything went wrong. He didn't know what his mother had said to Shen Ci, but he was convinced that his mother was involved.

Therefore, he couldn't let his mother go to Shen Ci again. He was already like an ant on a hot pan and really couldn't bear any other changes, not even the slightest bit.

"Xiaozi, can you please wake up!" Mother Li was once again angered by Li Xiao's stubbornness: "You're already like this and you're still thinking about her? Do you just like being a masochist?"

"Yes!" Li Xiao nodded sternly: "I just like being abused by Shen Ci, I just like her hitting me, I just like her!"

Seeing his almost insane state, Li's mother was speechless with emotion.

Her face was filled with grief and helplessness; at this moment, she seemed to have lost all her strength and means.

After a long pause, she took a deep breath and nodded. Knowing that her son's health was the most important thing right now, she compromised and said, "Okay, I won't make things difficult for her now, but if your health really suffers in the end, I will definitely not let her off the hook!"

"The doctor said I won't have any major problems," Li Xiao said with a serious face.

Mother Li snorted coldly and said nothing more. Instead, she opened the nourishing soup she had brought and sat down: "Have some. Aunt Feng stewed it all night. It's very nourishing."

"Just leave it there, you guys go ahead, I want to sleep for a while."

He was genuinely exhausted and sleepy; he hadn't been sleeping well for the past two days and kept waking up in pain.

Mother Li originally wanted to stay a little longer, but Li Xiao had already turned over and lay down. She took a deep breath silently and closed the insulated lunchbox again.

"Remember to drink it and take care of your health first."

After leaving those words, she left the ward. Lin Biqi looked at Li Xiao with reluctance, but he didn't even bother to glance at her. Her pouty lips trembled, and she turned and followed him.

"Qiqi, go and ask the doctor for a copy of Xiaozai's medical report for Auntie."

In the corridor, Li's mother looked at Lin Biqi with a tired expression.

Lin Biqi was taken aback: "Auntie, didn't you say you weren't going to school?"

Mother Li sneered, "I was just saying that for Xiaozi's benefit. You think you can pretend nothing happened after hurting my son like this? Impossible!"

Lin Biqi's face lit up with joy, and she nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Auntie, you're right. Shen Ci is a born troublemaker. Staying by Brother Li Xiao's side will only harm him sooner or later."

"But Auntie, please don't be too angry with Brother Li Xiao. He's completely under Shen Ci's thumb right now, and he's at his most infatuated. It's normal that he can't listen to what you're saying. Once he understands, he'll realize that everything you're doing is for his own good."

Looking at Lin Biqi, Li's mother couldn't help but smile with relief: "If only Xiaozi were half as sensible as you, that would be great. Go on, Auntie is waiting for you here."

It suddenly got hot today, but it's very comfortable in the dorm with the air conditioning on.

Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing squeezed together, holding half a watermelon, to watch a variety show. The two of them burst into laughter from time to time, feeling extremely comfortable and happy.

Gu Lianxing wiped away the tears of laughter and casually asked Shen Ci, "Honey, are you going back to your hometown for the National Day holiday?"

Shen Ci's smile hadn't faded when she heard this, and her expression froze for a moment. She slowly regained her composure and finally nodded: "Go back."

There were some things she had done wrong the last time, and she was unable to redeem herself for decades afterward, always feeling guilty towards her mother until the very end.

Even though she now knows she has the chance to choose again, her heart aches as if it were being ripped apart whenever she recalls her mother holding her hand on her deathbed and saying, "I hope you can forgive me."

She had long since forgiven her mother, but she never had the chance to apologize to her mother and hope that her mother could forgive her too.

Seemingly noticing that Shen Ci was in a bad mood, Gu Lianxing subconsciously put down the watermelon in her hand: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Shen Ci shook her head, smiled as if her expression had returned to normal, and said, "No, I just miss my mom."

"I remember you have a younger brother, don't you?"

Shen Ci nodded: "Yes, the college entrance examination next year."

"That's great. I'm an only child. I'm hoping my mom can give me a younger brother or sister, but I don't like children. I wish I could have a younger brother or sister who's about to take the college entrance exam."

Shen Ci laughed when she saw her serious expression: "With the imagination in your head, it would be a shame if you didn't come to our astronomy department."

Just then, Shen Ci's phone rang; it was a voice call.

Director Li usually sends text messages when he needs something, and rarely makes voice calls. Shen Ci knew it might be urgent, so she got up and went to the balcony to answer it.

"Director Li."

"Shen Ci, are you at school? Whether you are or not, come to the principal's office right now, it's urgent."

"The principal's office?"

Shen Ci was a little confused. To be honest, she had been enrolled for more than a year and had no idea where the principal's office was.

Because she had never been there!

"Yes, you go first. The teacher will send you a message to explain the specifics. Think about how to handle it on your way."

Upon hearing Director Li's tone, Shen Ci knew that something truly important must have happened.

After hanging up, Shen Ci didn't linger. Gu Lianxing wanted to go with her when she saw that she was going out, but Shen Ci stopped her, saying, "It's so hot outside. You stay in the dorm. I'll be back in a bit."

Sensing that Shen Ci had something important to discuss, Gu Lianxing didn't insist on joining in. She nodded and instructed, "Message me if anything comes up."

As soon as Shen Ci left the girls' dormitory, she opened her parasol and walked around checking her phone for messages from Director Li, paying no attention to her surroundings or the people around her.

So when she was crossing the basketball court, someone suddenly jumped out from the side and startled Shen Ci!