Returning early to fix the doors and windows, not allowing classmates to escort her, drugging the soup, then suddenly using work as an excuse—all these actions were tightly interlinked. Her father really had everything calculated!
If she hadn’t guessed wrong, after she missed the exam, Shen Jianhua would certainly let her out again, claiming the work wasn’t completed, and then would pretend to lovingly take her to school, showing an appearance of deep affection and regret.
To soothe her feelings, he might even pretend to quarrel with Zhou Lanfang.
In her previous life, she would have been deeply moved by Shen Jianhua’s actions, and then resign herself to giving up her studies to learn tailoring.
But in this life, she wouldn’t resign herself. Even if they didn’t let her out, even if she missed this exam, she would simply retake the year—she was determined not to give up on her education.
She was only sixteen now; delaying for a year was nothing. When the college entrance examination was reinstated, there were people in their twenties still attending high school. Read full story at 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⁂𝕟𝕖𝕥
Still, why did her chest hurt so much?
Shen Mianmian’s eyes gradually reddened, and tears uncontrollably started to fall.
"Uncle, why isn’t my sister reacting at all?"
After waiting a while and hearing no sound from inside, Zhou Siyu felt that something was amiss, as it greatly differed from what they had anticipated.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t Shen Mianmian be yelling and screaming by now? What was going on with this silence?
"Siyu, did you push too hard just now?" Shen Jianhua was worried. He had seen everything through the crack in the door and began to wonder if Siyu had pushed with such force that Mianmian had fainted.
Otherwise, it was abnormal for it to be so quiet.
"Uncle, I didn’t use much force." Zhou Siyu claimed innocently, "Sister wasn’t on guard, that’s why she was pushed over. When I closed the door, I saw her getting up."
In reality, the force Zhou Siyu used was anything but gentle; otherwise, she wouldn’t have managed to push her sister to the ground. The sound of Shen Mianmian’s fall was loud, and one would expect her to need a moment before she could get up.
But to their surprise, she got up immediately after falling.
Luckily, she reacted quickly, or the door would have been opened.
Of course, it also helped that Uncle reacted fast, running to close the window as soon as he saw her shut the door.
"Then why isn’t she showing any reaction?" Shen Jianhua was very concerned. He considered whether to open the door and check on her. He didn’t want anything bad to happen—now that the weather was hot and the room was sealed so tightly.
Seeing his worried expression, Zhou Siyu, afraid he might soften, hurriedly said, "Uncle, Auntie still hasn’t woken up, so why don’t you take me to the exam first?"
Shen Jianhua hesitated. He was about to suggest checking on Shen Mianmian’s condition first since it was still early, when a voice came from the room.
"Dad, are you really so heartless?"
Her voice was somewhat hoarse and tearful, yet her tone was calm. Shen Jianhua’s body stiffened, and his expression changed instantly.
Mianmian knew he was outside the window?
He had tested it before; the window shutters were very tight and didn’t let any light through.
Zhou Siyu was also taken aback. The audacious girl, playing the card of familial affection—Uncle was not very firm in his convictions and could easily be swayed by words. She couldn’t let her sister get her way.
With this in mind, she hurriedly called into the room, "Sister, Uncle has gone to work, and Auntie hasn’t gotten up; it was all my own idea. I want to study and our family can’t afford to keep two students, so I must apologize to you. You’re good at your studies, and if you get into high school, Uncle will definitely let you continue your education, forfeiting mine. This is the only choice I have left. Don’t worry, I will definitely make it up to you in the future."