After being reborn, the school beauty's entire family knelt down to repent.

Mr. Chen interrupted him, "I know she's done some foolish things in the past, but this time..."

“It’s the same this time!” Chen Ming said firmly. “She just wants to scam money! Dad, don’t be fooled by her pitiful appearance!”

Mr. Chen was somewhat displeased. "How can you say that? She's desperate now, it's only right that we help her."

"Help her? Dad, have you forgotten how she treated me before? She treated me like a fool! Why should I help her?" Chen Ming was agitated.

Mr. Chen sighed, “Chen Ming, I know you have resentment in your heart, but the matter is over and we can’t keep dwelling on the past.”

"Besides, she really needs help right now..."

Chen Ming scratched his head in frustration. Of course, he remembered how Zhao Rou had used him, made a fool of him, and then dumped him. Now this woman was playing the victim again, which made him feel disgusted.

“Dad, you’re just too kind! She’s clearly a liar! Last time she…” Chen Ming wanted to list Zhao Rou’s “crimes” in detail, but was interrupted by his father.

"Enough," Mr. Chen said sternly. "I don't want to hear about those old, trivial matters! You must help her this time!"

"Must? On what grounds?" Chen Ming stood up abruptly, the chair scraping loudly on the floor. "Just because she's playing the victim? Dad, wake up! This woman is a vampire! She's drained me dry, and now she wants to drain the Chen family dry!"

Mr. Chen's face also darkened. "What are you saying! How dare you speak to your elders like that?"

"I'm telling the truth!" Chen Ming said stubbornly, his eyes full of resentment.

"Have you forgotten how she treated me before? She treated me like an ATM, a sucker, and made a fool of me! Now that things have gone wrong, she remembers me? Dream on!"

“I don’t want to talk about the past,” Mr. Chen said, rubbing his temples, his voice weary. “But this time is different, she…”

"What's different?" Chen Ming sneered.

"Alright!" Father Chen slammed his hand on the table, splashing water from the teacup. "Consider this a good deed done by us two."

Chen Ming gritted his teeth and had no choice but to agree.

Chen Ming stormed back to his room and kicked over the trash can in front of him.

That damned Zhao Rou, she's like a persistent ghost!

He sat slumped on the bed, his mind filled with Zhao Rou's hypocritical face.

He slammed his fist on the mattress and cursed, "Damn woman! I won't let you get away with this!"

At this moment, Zhao Rou was sitting in a coffee shop, leisurely sipping her coffee.

Zhao Rou wore a beige dress, trying to make herself look pitiful so that she could at least keep Chen Ming with her.

A smug smile crept across her lips as she took out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, honey, it's all taken care of."

Her voice was so sweet it made the person on the other end of the phone feel weak in the knees.

"Really? That's wonderful! Honey, you're amazing!"

An excited man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

“Of course,” Zhao Rou said coquettishly, “Don’t you know who I am?”

"You've really helped me out this time. Once I get this money, we'll go abroad and have a blast!" the man said excitedly.

"Hmm," Zhao Rou snorted, "Don't forget what you promised me."

"Don't worry, baby, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Rou's smile became even brighter.

She picked up her coffee, took a small sip, and the therapist couldn't help but feel...

The Chen family father and son are nothing more than two pieces on her chessboard.

Chen Ming was unaware of all this; he was still troubled by his father's orders.

He simply couldn't understand why his father would help Zhao Rou, that swindler.

Chen Ming sat on the bed in frustration when suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks, his eyes lighting up. Since Zhao Rou had a connection with that Boss Li, it meant he could take this opportunity to get him to invest.

The next day, Chen Ming arrived at the place where he was supposed to meet Zhao Rou, as agreed.

When Zhao Rou saw him, she immediately put on a pitiful expression.

"Chen Ming, thank you for coming."

Chen Ming looked at her with a forced smile. "You're welcome. My dad sent me."

Zhao Rou bit her lip, a flash of resentment in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

“I know you’re still angry with me, but…”

"Stop pretending," Chen Ming interrupted her, "What exactly do you want?"

Zhao Rou was stunned for a moment, not expecting Chen Ming to be so direct.

Her eyes darted around, then she put on a pitiful expression. "Chen Ming, I know I've made a lot of mistakes in the past, but I'm really at my wit's end now..."

"Stop talking nonsense," Chen Ming interrupted her impatiently, "Get to the point."

Seeing that feigning helplessness was useless, Zhao Rou had no choice but to get straight to the point: "I need money."

"How much?" Chen Ming asked in a cold voice.

"Five hundred thousand," Zhao Rou said cautiously.

"Five hundred thousand?" Chen Ming couldn't help but chuckle. "Are you robbing a bank?"

“Chen Ming, I know this is nothing to you…” Zhao Rou tried to persuade him.

"It's nothing to me?" Chen Ming sneered.

"Zhao Rou, do you think I'm stupid? You should know very well what my situation is like right now, shouldn't you?"

Zhao Rou's expression changed, "Chen Ming, you..."

"What about me?" Chen Ming pressed on, "Why do you think I'd lend you 50? Besides, do you even think you're worth 50?"

Zhao Rou bit her lip. She hadn't expected that even after seeking help from Chen's father, Chen Ming would still be so difficult to deal with.

Chen Ming looked at her, a cold smile playing on his lips, "Just tell me directly who that person is."

"That person... is a Mr. Li."

Zhao Rou said in a low voice, her eyes darting around, not daring to look Chen Ming in the eye.

"Mr. Li?" Chen Ming frowned.

Zhao Rou bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It was him...it was him who instructed me to do this."

"He instructed you?" Chen Ming sneered. "What benefits did he give you to make you work so hard to swindle me?"

Zhao Rou's face changed, and she stammered, "He...he promised to give me some money..."

"How much?" Chen Ming pressed on relentlessly.

"One hundred thousand..." Zhao Rou's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.

"One hundred thousand?" Chen Ming seemed to have heard a joke. "You'd sell your body for a mere one hundred thousand yuan?"

Zhao Rou lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Chen Ming felt a surge of disgust upon seeing her like this.

I must have been blind before to have been so infatuated with this woman.

"Tell me, why did that Boss Li do this?" Chen Ming asked coldly.

Zhao Rou raised her head, fear flashing in her eyes, "I...I don't know..."

"Don't know?" Chen Ming sneered. "Do you think I'd believe that?"

Zhao Rou trembled all over; she knew Chen Ming wouldn't let her off easily.

"I...I really don't know..." she said with a mournful face.