Rebirth to Save Myself

After that conversation, Chen Jianguo and Chen Chunqi were reassured; they were the type not to force others. It was impossible for them to strongly demand that Su Xia sever ties with the Su family. Chen Jianguo was also worried that he hadn't informed Su Xia of his arrangements, and that she might have other ideas later.

The night before the college entrance exam, Chen Yuan was so nervous that she couldn't sleep. She called Chen Wenwei and said, "What if I don't do well on the exam? What if we don't get into the same university? Will you leave me and find another girl?"

"What are you thinking, Yuanyuan? Are you denying all your previous efforts? You need to believe in yourself. We've studied for so many years just for those two and a half days of the college entrance exam. Don't think about going to the same university as me right now. Just go to sleep and be energetic for the exam tomorrow."

"Your comforting words are so empty and insincere, even worse than Xiaxia's. I'm not talking to you anymore, hmph." Chen Yuan angrily hung up the phone and immediately switched to Do Not Disturb mode.

Looking at the phone, which was already busy when he dialed again, Chen Wenwei could only open QQ and continue explaining. He hoped Chen Yuan would see it and calm down.

Chen Yuan had asked Su Xia the same question earlier, and Su Xia replied: "You are you. Your college entrance exam is to commemorate the results of your previous efforts. It's not about going to the same university as Chen Wenwei. If you scored higher than Chen Wenwei and could go to Tsinghua or Peking University, would you be willing to stay in the provincial capital with Chen Wenwei?"

"No, that's been my childhood dream—to get into Tsinghua or Peking University."

"Yes, so you're not studying hard for others, you're studying hard for yourself."

"What about Chen Wenwei?"

"Maybe you'll meet a better guy in college, why are you so hung up on one person?"

"That's true, I can find someone even more handsome and better then."

"Yes."

Su Xia felt no remorse whatsoever for encouraging Chen Yuan to find other men. Chen Wenwei was the one who was unkind first, secretly dating Chen Yuan, so she, Su Xia, shouldn't blame him for being unjust in stealing her away.

The next morning, Chen Chunqi got up very early and made an incredibly lavish breakfast. Then she woke up Chen Yuan, Su Xia, and Chen Jianguo one by one. When Chen Yuan arrived at the table and saw the breakfast, she was shocked and asked Chen Chunqi, "Mom, has our family gone bankrupt?"

"No, why do you ask that?" Chen Chunqi was still pouring soy milk for everyone when he heard this and looked up at Chen Yuan with a puzzled expression.

“This lavish meal is like a last meal before execution; I dare not eat it.”

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's bad luck. Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, you spit three times too."

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey." Chen Yuan helplessly imitated her mother's spitting sound three times to comfort her.

"Eat quickly, and leave early after you finish. Did you bring your ID card, exam admission ticket, 2B pencils, eraser, and 0.5mm black pen?"

"I brought it, I brought it. You nagged me about it a million times last night, how could I not bring it?"

"I'm just worried you'll forget. What if you forget and come back to get it and miss the exam?"

"Why don't you check it again?" Chen Yuan said, handing over her and Su Xia's exam bags.

Chen Chunqi immediately took it, carefully checked it, and then stuffed some medicated oil into it. He said to them, "If you feel uncomfortable or stuffy, apply some medicated oil to your temples or behind your ears."

"Know it!"

Chen Jianguo hadn't even finished breakfast when Chen Chunqi urged him to leave. Chen Yuan noticed that her mother hadn't changed into her outdoor clothes and asked, "Mom, aren't you going with Dad?"

"No, I have to stay home. If you need anything or forget to bring anything, I'll bring it over as soon as possible so you don't have to waste time coming back."

"Wow, Mom is so thoughtful."

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here."

"it is good."

Su Xia and Chen Yuan arrived at the examination venue early without any problems. After Chen Jianguo dropped them off, he went back to the car to rest and wait for them to finish the exam before picking them up to go home.

As the bell rang, the last exam was over. Everyone packed up their stationery and left the exam room one by one. Some ran excitedly, declaring their freedom! Some felt disappointed, wondering why they hadn't remembered how to solve that last question. Some were confused, thinking, "It's over already? It feels so unreal."

Chen Jianguo stood at the school gate with Chen Chunqi. Seeing Su Xia and Chen Yuan come out, he immediately took the stationery bags from their hands and said, "It's good that the exam is over. Don't think about those questions after the exam. Just relax."

"I've booked a restaurant; my whole family is going out to eat to celebrate the end of the exams."

Su Xia had just turned on her phone when she saw Lu Jingnian's message. She clicked on it and read:

All the Way to Summer: Is it over?

All the Way to Summer: My test shows it's over. Does that mean I haven't left the exam room yet?

All the way to summer: I won't dwell on how I did after the exam; I'll check the results when they come out.

All the Way to Summer: Now I can finally relax and try to sleep for three days and three nights, then get hyped up!

All the Way to Summer: Even though it's not my exam, I'm so nervous I can't sleep.

All the way to summer: I can't stay awake any longer. I have class in the morning, so I'll take a nap first.

Su Xia checked the message; it was from five minutes ago, right after she left the exam hall. Thinking he was probably asleep, she didn't reply to avoid disturbing him. Calculating the time, his class was at 9 AM, and hers was at 9 PM, so they could chat then. She decided to go eat now.

The family of four enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together. After Su Xia returned home and took a shower, she picked up her phone to send a message to Lu Jingnian.

Coffee to keep you going: Are you awake yet?

All the way to summer: I'm already in the classroom.

Heading Towards Summer: [Photos]

Coffee to keep me going: I just finished showering, I'll send you a message when I'm ready.

All the Way to Summer: College Entrance Exam Over, Freedom Awaits!

Coffee to keep you going: temporarily.

All the way to summer: That's the same. Do you have any plans to go anywhere for fun?

Coffee to keep you going: Not currently, but something to consider.

Heading Towards Summer: Do you have a major you'd like to study?

Coffee keeps me going: Photography, I love taking landscape photos.

Coffee keeps me going: but photography is expensive.

All the Way to Summer: Then I can sponsor you, consider it my investment.

All the Way to Summer: When you make money, give me a share of the profits.

Coffee to keep you alive: Dream on.

All the way to summer: You guys are liberated, but I didn't even have time to be liberated.

Coffee to keep you going: Focus on your studies, you...

Heading Towards Summer: Yes, sir! [Salute]

Su Xia put down her phone and looked at the ceiling. Her parents hadn't called to ask about her college entrance exam. They hadn't even offered her any encouragement or anything like that, as if they didn't have a daughter at all. Su Xia guessed that her parents probably thought she would come back to them soon, so they were just putting on airs and waiting for her to come looking for them.

However, they seem to have overlooked one thing: they haven't contributed a single penny to Su Xia's living expenses or tuition over the past few years. They haven't bought her clothes or stationery. Su Xia has been living with the Chen family all these years, so their idea that Su Xia would bow down to them for university tuition is completely absurd.

Even the idea that Su Xia would understand her parents' good intentions when she grows up and help them raise her younger siblings is ridiculous. Su Xia won't relive her past life. She's just a young woman starting her career, yet she has to shoulder part of her younger siblings' expenses.

Su's mother would say to her earnestly, "You're all grown up now, so you need to help lighten the family's burden. Your parents are getting old, and your younger siblings will still have to rely on you in the future. As the older sister, you should take on more responsibility."

That's all bullshit! This is pure moral blackmail! Su Xia isn't going to be stupid enough to give away all the money she's earned. She still wants to buy a house and a car and live a happy life. Nobody can stop her.

Su's parents were puzzled. In the past, Su Xia would always call them occasionally, no matter what. But since that argument, she hadn't called at all. Su's mother was initially confident that Su Xia would apologize soon, but alas! She didn't listen to their expectations and simply blocked them.

Su's mother had assured Su's father that she would handle Su Xia well! But now, their daughter has grown wings and wants to fly far away, ignoring her parents! This is unacceptable. Su Xia must clearly understand that her parents are like heaven and earth, and that they are an insurmountable force.

So Su's mother found Su Xia's WeChat and sent her a message. Su Xia almost died laughing when she saw it. Had her mother been holding back for so long, and this was the only wicked trick she could come up with?

Su's mother: You've finished your exams, right? Take some time to come to Pucheng. The son of a big boss here has taken a liking to you.

Su's mother: It's already quite good for a girl to finish high school. You're old enough to get married and have children.

Su's mother: The big boss likes girls like you who are good at studying. He'll give you a dowry of 100 million yuan. If you can give birth to a boy for their family, he'll give you an additional 50 yuan.

Mother Su: This is a rare opportunity, you have to come quickly. If not, I can have your dad pick you up from the provincial capital.

Su Xia: Didn't you say before that it would make you proud if I got into university? Why are you in such a hurry to marry me off before the acceptance letter even arrives?

Su Xia: Besides, I don't even know what kind of weirdo that big boss's son is, and you want me to go and marry him?

Su Xia: We live in a society governed by the rule of law now, so let's stop with those feudal ideas.

Su's mother: What do you mean by "ugly duckling"? Other people's sons are quite handsome. You're my daughter; I'm letting you marry, who can stop me? University is expensive, but marrying into a wealthy family means a million dollars. Don't you know which way makes money?

Su Xia: I am an adult now, you have no right to order me around.

Su Xia: Besides, I'm not yet of legal marriage age. Do I need to go to the police station to report you?

Su's mother: We don't need to get a marriage certificate, we can just have a wedding.

Su Xia: Oh, I see. So you used your daughter as a breeding machine, selling her to that big boss for a million! That involves human trafficking, a heinous crime!

Su's mother: You are my daughter, I have the right.

Su Xia: Excuse me for reminding you, but I'm an adult now, and you have no custody of me. Besides, you didn't fulfill your responsibility to raise me before I became an adult, so I have nothing to do with you.

Su's mother: So, you've climbed up the social ladder and abandoned us? Don't forget, if I hadn't given birth to you, would you be where you are today?

Su Xia: Thank you so much. Did you ask me if I wanted to come out before you gave birth to me?

Su's mother: I should have aborted you back then. Now you're so unruly towards your parents.

Su Xia: If only I had known! It's too late to say anything now. You can disown me as your daughter, and I don't want to acknowledge you as my parents. We're even.

Su's mother: Fine, if you ever come back begging us, even kneeling won't help.

Su Xia: [OK]

After sending the emoji, Su Xia immediately blocked her mother and then blocked her father at the same time, instantly feeling much more comfortable!

Su's mother's plan failed, and Su Xia outmaneuvered her instead. When Su's father returned and learned what Su's mother had done, he scolded her: "Are you stupid! She is so good at studying, and the Chen family is paying for her tuition. Why do you care so much?"

"It's not that she disobeyed me; I just wanted to teach her a lesson."

"What you need to do now is to win her over, make her think of us in the Chen family, so that you can take the money home when you make it!"

"She said she wants to sever ties with you, saying she has no custody of you and you have no say in her affairs."

"Idiot, as long as we're still registered under the same household registration, she's under my jurisdiction."

"Then you go and win her over yourself, I'm not doing it."

Su's father tried to message Su Xia to tell her not to take Su's mother's actions to heart, only to find that Su Xia had blocked him too! Su's mother saw Su's father's constipated expression, leaned over to take a look, and then said mockingly, "Haha, I blocked you too."

"Shut up."

Su Xia told Chen Jianguo about her mother's plan to introduce her to a potential partner, which angered Chen Jianguo so much that he slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "What kind of big boss is she? Is she as rich as me? She's someone who hasn't fulfilled her parental responsibilities, and she still has the nerve to introduce you to someone. If she dares to come and pick you up, I'll kick her out."

"Dad, calm down, I've already yelled back." Su Xia quickly coaxed Chen Jianguo.

"Old Chen, what are you doing in there? Don't get angry at Xiaxia." Hearing the noise, Chen Chunqi thought Chen Jianguo was yelling at Su Xia, so he quickly ran to the door and knocked.

"Mom, it's okay. Dad isn't angry with me, he'll be fine in a bit." Su Xia went out again to comfort Chen Chunqi.

"You can go out first, I need to calm down." Chen Jianguo waved to Su Xia.

Chen Chunqi was also afraid that the two of them were keeping it from her, so when Chen Jianguo spoke, she pulled Su Xia and closed the study door, then turned to Su Xia and asked, "Why is your dad throwing a tantrum?"

Su Xia then recounted what she had just told Chen Jianguo to Chen Chunqi. Chen Chunqi immediately opened the study door and said to Chen Jianguo, "They've gone too far. Su Xia is only a few years old, and they're already in a hurry to get married! Did they even ask for my opinion, Old Chen?"

"Mom, calm down, I'm fine." Su Xia was also helpless, she had just calmed one down and another one came.

"Get out of the way, I need to talk to your dad." Chen Chunqi closed the study door, silencing Su Xia.

A moment later, Chen Chunqi came out and said to Su Xia and Chen Yuan, who had come to join in the fun, "You two, go on a trip tomorrow, your dad will pay for it."