Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Feed"

Xia Yichu tried making the call, but to her surprise, the call was answered, and it sounded like Pei Shizhou.

"Shizhou, when did you return to Kyoto?"

"Xiao Chu, I was just about to call you. I just got home from the airport. Don't you think we're kind of telepathically connected?"

Pei Shizhou felt much better after hearing Xia Yichu's voice.

"No, I only called you because I heard you were getting married."

Xia Yichu admitted that she took out her anger at Zhang Shanshan on Pei Shizhou. It wasn't because she was jealous, but because she disliked Pei Shizhou for causing her a lot of trouble.

"Nonsense, you're not old enough to get married yet."

"I'm not old enough yet, but Zhang Shanshan is," Xia Yichu said half-jokingly.

"Xiao Chu, I'll get angry if you keep saying that. Listen, I only love you, and I'll only marry you."

Pei Shizhou said in a serious tone that he did not like Xia Yichu saying such things.

"I didn't say those things; Zhang Shanshan came to my house and said them just now. She said you and she are going to have an arranged marriage, and she called me a homewrecker and shameless."

Pei Shizhou gripped the phone tightly in his hand in anger. It seemed he had been too lenient, which allowed Pei Feng to cause him trouble time and time again.

Now it's even worse, letting Zhang Shanshan go to Pengcheng to cause trouble for Xia Yichu. Then he can only target Pei Feng's precious son; the son has to pay for the father's sins, no problem.

"Xiao Chu, I can't marry her. You know that. Pei Feng can't make that decision for me. Don't say things like that again. I'll handle this. I promise Zhang Shanshan won't cause you any more trouble."

"Shizhou, she said that Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou agreed to your marriage."

Although Xia Yichu didn't believe that the Zhou family elders were that kind of people, why was Zhang Shanshan so certain of it?

"Impossible. My maternal grandparents are not like that. They are very satisfied with you and would never interfere in my marriage without my consent."

Xiao Chu, I will definitely give you an explanation for this. How did Zhang Shanshan end up in Pengcheng? You didn't get the short end of the stick, did you?

"I definitely didn't lose out. I've been through all sorts of things in my life, but I'll never lose out. Zhang Shanshan said all of this. Not only was she there, but Pei Zongna was too. The two of them were secretly following me. Zhang Shanshan took pictures of me with a camera and used the pictures to threaten me into breaking up with you."

On the day of Xia Zhiqian's wedding, Pei Shizhou knew that Pei Zongna and Zhang Shanshan were following him. At that time, he had just started dating Xia Yichu and was in a good mood. The two of them just followed from a distance and did nothing out of line.

He ignored her and Pei Zongna, and didn't take the matter to heart. Unexpectedly, she even went to Pengcheng to follow Xia Yichu.

"It's good that you didn't suffer any losses, Xiao Chu. I'll come to Pengcheng to see you tomorrow."

"No need, what could possibly happen to me? I slapped Pei Zongna so hard her face was swollen, and I smashed Zhang Shanshan's camera too."

Pei Shizhou was relieved to hear Xia Yichu's smug voice on the other end of the phone.

"Good job hitting it, good job smashing it. Do whatever you want, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. Xiao Chu, I'll still go to Pengcheng tomorrow."

"No need. Just resolve the issues with the Pei family and Zhang Shanshan, and tell them to stop bothering me."

"it is good"

Two days later, on Sunday morning, Xia Yichu took six bottles of pear syrup she had made herself and went out. She planned to take the pear syrup to Wu Mingli's house first.

I left two bottles for Wang Shengli's parents when I visit him tomorrow. I heard that Wang's mother is still not fully recovered.

"Ms. Xia, would you mind if we spoke for a few minutes?"

As Xia Yichu stepped out carrying her things, Liang Xiaowen stood in front of her with a woman in her forties.

"I am Chen Tao's mother."

Just as Xia Yichu thought she was Liang Xiaowen's mother, the woman spoke.

"I'm sorry, it's inconvenient right now. Besides, I have nothing to do with Chen Tao, and we have nothing to talk about."

"Miss Xia, then I'll get to the point. My son, Xiao Tao, has always liked you, but you rejected him, which has hurt him deeply. He hasn't been eating or sleeping well lately, and as his mother, I feel so sorry for him."

I came here hoping you could help me persuade him. I know it might be a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but I don't mean anything by it; I just want you to give him some advice.

Don't reject us too harshly right away. How about we be friends with my Xiaotao first? Just tell us what you want, and we'll do our best to meet it.

Seeing that her son had been in a bad mood these past few days, Chen's mother asked Liang Xiaowen about Chen Tao's situation at school yesterday. She learned that he had recently developed a crush on a girl, but had been rejected by her in public.

Seeing her today, Xia Yichu is indeed a great beauty. As for Liang Xiaowen's claim that she's promiscuous and seduces many men outside of school, Chen's mother remained noncommittal. She knew Liang Xiaowen liked her son, so her words couldn't be entirely believed.

Liang Xiaowen chimed in, "Yes, Xia Yichu, Uncle Chen is the director of the Education Bureau, and Auntie is the principal of Pengcheng High School. Besides, Atao is so outstanding, it would be ungrateful of you to reject him."

It wasn't that Liang Xiaowen wanted Xia Yichu to accept Chen Tao; she just wanted Chen's mother to know that Xia Yichu was materialistic and snobbish. Perhaps Xia Yichu didn't know Chen Tao's family background before, but she was emphasizing it today.

Xia Yichu sneered, "Auntie, I can't help with this. You can't force matters of the heart." With that, she turned to walk past them and leave.

"Xia Yichu, what do you mean? Your aunt came to see you personally, don't be ungrateful."

Liang Xiaowen stepped forward to stop her, her face turning extremely ugly.

"Xiaowen, please don't be like that. Miss Xia, we're sorry, we've disturbed you."

Xia Yichu didn't say anything more and left with her things.

"Auntie, look at her, she has no manners at all. I don't know what Tao likes about her? She's going to see some man this early in the morning."

"Xiaowen, a girl's reputation is very important. Don't say things like that again."

Chen's mother said sternly, "I used to think Liang Xiaowen was just a little willful. To say such things is so malicious; she's trying to ruin a girl's reputation with her bare hands."

"Auntie, I'm sorry. I was just standing up for Tao and I was so angry that I spoke without thinking."

Seeing that Chen's mother looked serious and a little angry, Liang Xiaowen hurriedly began to explain.

"Xiaowen, you're still young, and your judgment of people is too one-sided. I think this girl is quite opinionated, and besides, you can't force matters of the heart."

Chen's mother didn't continue to dwell on her mistakes; after all, she wasn't her daughter, and saying too much would only annoy her.

But she secretly thought that the Chen family should never marry her. It seemed that she had to go home and discuss with her husband about sending their son abroad and not staying with Liang Xiaowen anymore.

Liang Xiaowen, still fuming, said, "Auntie, I'm not lying. Everyone has seen it; different men pick up Xia Yichu at the school gate every time she leaves school. I'm not wronging her."

Chen's mother frowned. "Xiaowen, you can't just say things without evidence. Maybe those people are her relatives or friends. We're just here to ask her for a favor and to talk to Xiaotao. It's normal that she's unwilling."

Liang Xiaowen stomped her foot and said unwillingly, "Auntie, you're just too kind. She doesn't deserve Xiao Tao's affection at all."

Chen's mother patted her shoulder, "Alright, stop talking. I'll figure something out about Xiao Tao. Let's go back first."

After saying that, Chen's mother pulled Liang Xiaowen away. Xia Yichu, carrying pear syrup, took a taxi to Wu Mingli's house; she had already called last night to say she would be going there today.