Free Web NovelChapter 23: Chapter 23: So I Have to Go to College?
After a long moment, Song Yan nodded. "—Alright!"
Bai Siqi was instantly overjoyed, but the smile had barely formed on her face when she heard Song Yan add, "But not now."
Bai Siqi’s smile froze on her face.
"—Then when?"
"We’ll find an opportunity. Anyway, she won’t be leaving before the year is out." Song Yan looked at her. "Besides, you all already went after her. Tang Qiang over in the west district will definitely be watching you now."
Tang Qiang had a bit of a reputation; his childhood friend, Lu Ming, often mentioned him.
The man was a stickler for the rules and had his own methods for solving cases.
"Alright, I’ll do as you say." Although Bai Siqi was inwardly displeased, she still nodded sweetly.
"I’ll head back for now. I’m worried about the children at home."
As soon as Bai Siqi heard this, she urged him, "Then you should hurry back."
’I don’t want to see those three children at all—they cry way too much!’
Song Yan left quickly.
Mrs. Bai sighed. "If only you’d had just one child! You wouldn’t have needed to get a divorce."
’Taking care of one would have been manageable.’
’But three at once—that was practically a death sentence.’
’Besides, other families had a mother-in-law to help raise the kids.’
’But that old hag from the Song Family just had to go and get herself paralyzed from a fall. Not only was she no help at all, but she also had to be waited on hand and foot.’
Bai Siqi pursed her lips. "One or three, what’s the difference? I had no idea raising kids would be this exhausting! It’s all Song Yan’s mother’s fault. Who paralyzes themselves from a simple fall? She did it on purpose just to make our lives miserable. Why couldn’t she have just died from the fall?"
"And another thing—Fu Mingxue. It’s all that bitch’s fault. If it weren’t for her, I’d have my acceptance letter today and be gone by tomorrow." freewebnσvel.cøm
’Once I’m gone, is Fu Mingxue really going to chase me to a school a million miles away?’
"Mom, do you know anyone else around here who got into college?"
Bai Siqi refused to give up on her scheme.
’After all, even if she had to retake the exam, she knew she’d never pass.’
Mrs. Bai mulled it over for a long moment before saying, "Your cousin. I heard your uncle say she also took the college entrance exam, but I don’t know if she got in."
Bai Siqi’s eyes lit up. "Really? Mom, hurry and go ask about it tomorrow. If they haven’t received a letter, we’ll check the results ourselves. If they have... we’ll just have to think of another way. I have to go to college, no matter what."
’After the scene that bitch Fu Mingxue made today, what reputation do I have left?’
’I can’t stay here any longer.’
Mrs. Bai nodded. "Alright, I’ll go ask around tomorrow."
Just then, she remembered something else.
"—Where’s your brother? Why isn’t he back yet?"
Bai Siqi said dismissively, "He’s probably just off somewhere again."
Father Bai returned late that night. After getting off work, he went drinking with his coworkers and then had a small gambling session.
He couldn’t have cared less about what had happened during the day.
Reeking of alcohol, he collapsed into bed without even washing his feet.
The next day, after finishing breakfast, Mrs. Bai went to wake her precious son. freёwebnovel.com
She called his name several times, but there was no response.
When she pushed the door open, she found the bed was empty. It clearly hadn’t been slept in the previous night.
At first, she wasn’t particularly panicked.
After all, it wasn’t unusual for her son not to come home at night.
But for some reason, she felt a sudden, inexplicable panic today.
She rushed to Bai Siqi’s room and immediately began to shake her sleeping daughter.
"—Siqi, Siqi, wake up! Your brother, Chunsheng, he didn’t come home!"
Bai Siqi opened her eyes in annoyance. "Mom, what is it? It’s not the first time he hasn’t come home. What are you panicking about? He’ll probably be back by noon."
