Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Lei Li thought for a moment, "Now that we're out, I'll treat you to Peking duck."

Song Tingting got into the passenger seat. "Let's go."

Lei Li went around to the driver's seat, closed the car door, and his face turned bright red.

He really wanted to slap himself.

I thought of a lot to say before I came, but when it came down to it, I couldn't say it.

The car started.

"I asked someone to buy me a scalped ticket for tomorrow." Song Tingting looked out the window. "If this snow continues for another day, the train will probably be delayed."

Lei Li tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Lei Li frowned in annoyance. "I was planning to call you a few days ago to ask about the train tickets, but I got a job and completely forgot about getting them for you. What if you, a girl, got scammed buying tickets from scalpers?"

"You think I'd be fooled?" Song Tingting raised an eyebrow. "I already have the tickets."

Lei Li remained silent.

Step on the gas.

The car was parked in front of a long-established roast duck restaurant.

As you lift the heavy windproof curtain, a fragrant aroma of duck fat mixed with scallions wafts out.

The lobby was bustling with noise.

Song Tingting walked inside.

"Tingting?"

A sweet shout came from the booth by the window on the side.

Song Tingting stopped in her tracks.

Yang Yaxiu, wearing a new long down jacket and a white mink fur hat, is standing up from her chair.

Sitting next to her were Zhao Ziheng and several other men and women.

They were all from well-off families within Beijing's social circles.

Song Tingting glanced at it.

A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses sat next to Yang Yaxiu, his arm around her waist.

This is not Zhou Yuheng.

Back in college, Yang Yaxiu, relying on her family's wealth, often made sarcastic remarks about Song Tingting.

Just because Zhou Yuheng praised Song Tingting a few times.

Yang Yaxiu constantly tried to trip up Song Tingting.

Later, when pushed too far, Song Tingting beat the person up.

The two became enemies from that point on.

Song Tingting ignored her and turned to leave.

Yang Yaxiu, however, was not about to let this opportunity pass. She walked over in her leather boots and blocked the way.

"Oh my, what a coincidence." Yang Yaxiu looked Song Tingting up and down in her down jacket and chuckled. "It's been so long since we last saw each other, what a coincidence to run into each other here. Are you here for Peking duck too?"

"Seeing others eating roast duck, I might as well buy a couple of live ducks to lay eggs at home," Song Tingting retorted.

Ask someone who came to the roast duck restaurant if they wanted to eat roast duck.

They're making conversation for no reason.

Yang Yaxiu's face stiffened, and she forced a smile.

She turned and waved to the group of people in the booth.

"Let me introduce you," Yang Yaxiu said, raising her voice. "This is Song Tingting, a celebrity at our school. A top student from Peking University."

The men and women turned their heads away.

He looked Song Tingting up and down.

"A bookworm."

"Our Yaxiu is also a student at Peking University."

"Top students are just different." Yang Yaxiu covered her mouth. "Those of us from this batch either went abroad or joined companies. We all started earning salaries early. Tingting is so hardworking; she's still in school. I heard she's already got her doctorate."

The man with glasses chimed in.

"A female PhD?"

The man said flippantly, "Those are rare species. Like giant pandas. What's the use of reading so many books? Women, in the end, they still have to get married. If you're too highly educated, no one will dare to date you."

"That's Abbess Miejue."

A burst of laughter erupted from the table.

Zhao Ziheng sat to the side, his brow furrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Yang Yaxiu laughed the most heartily.

"Don't talk nonsense." Yang Yaxiu pushed the man and gave Song Tingting a look.

"Tingting, this is my boyfriend. His family is in the foreign trade business. He's a very straightforward person, so please don't mind him. But what he said makes sense; you're always holed up in the lab, you've never even had a boyfriend, have you?"

"It's okay to be a bookworm; you'll earn a high salary when you go out to work."

Lei Li had just parked his car and entered the door when he heard this profound statement.

He spent most of his time in the military camp, and his entire being was upright and dignified, exuding a cold and fierce aura from every bone.

He stopped and coldly glanced at the people in the booth.

The grown man was sitting slouching in his chair.

That mouth of his was like an old woman's foot binding cloth, smelly and long.

He walked a few steps to Song Tingting's side, his gaze falling directly on the face of the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

His eyes were very sharp.

"Who are you?" The man felt uneasy under her gaze and straightened up.

"Who I am isn't important. I'm just curious, is this your first time being reincarnated from the animal kingdom to be a human?"

Everyone at the table was stunned.

"You haven't fully evolved. You've prioritized reproduction above all else. There are so many meaningful things to do in human society. Your mindset is too superficial. Only the weakest males are genuinely afraid that women are stronger than them."

"Female PhDs are the ceiling you can reach in your lifetime."

Upon hearing this, diners at several nearby tables who were eating roast duck turned around to see what was going on.

Yang Yaxiu is concerned about saving face today.

She couldn't afford to lose face here, so she yelled at Lei Li:

"Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to lecture people? Tingting, what kind of lowlife friends do you have?"

Lei Li turned to look at Yang Yaxiu.

"You should date a normal human being," Lei Li said calmly. "It's not your fault that you're not well-educated and can't find a good partner. But it's wrong of you to flaunt this underdeveloped species."

Yang Yaxiu rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Song Tingting retorted:

"Yang Yaxiu, your boyfriends are all from the same family as those in the animal kingdom, and you still have the nerve to bark at others about making friends?"

She turned her head away in a fit of anger.

He looked at Zhao Ziheng, who was sitting at the very back of the booth.

"Cousin!" Yang Yaxiu stomped her foot. "You just stand by and watch outsiders bully me like this!"

Zhao Ziheng placed his hand on the water glass, his knuckles applying slight pressure.

From the moment Song Tingting stood there, his deep gaze never left her face.

I haven't seen you for three or four years.

That girl from back then has been completely transformed.

As people grow up, the combination of their scholarly air and shrewd competence is particularly striking.

She went on to earn a doctorate and became one of the top students at Peking University.

Zhao Ziheng felt a sudden itch in his heart.

He gave Lei Li another cold look. The man looked unfamiliar, but his upright demeanor made him no ordinary alleyway hustler.

"Cousin," Yang Yaxiu raised her voice.

Zhao Ziheng's thoughts were interrupted, and his brows furrowed tightly.

"What's all the noise about? Sit down."

"Whose side are you on?" Yang Yaxiu's eyes welled up with tears, her face full of grievance.

Zhao Ziheng gave Yang Yaxiu a cold glance. "This isn't about who I'm helping. It's your own fault for being so talkative. Stop making a fool of yourself all the time. Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough already?"

Yang Yaxiu was completely speechless.

The bespectacled man noticed Zhao Ziheng's unfriendly expression and sat back down on the steps.

Lei Li ignored the people at that table.

He turned to face Song Tingting and made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation with utmost naturalness.

"Dr. Song," Lei Li said with a rare smile, "it's an honor to invite you to dinner. Tonight, we'll be having a meal at Animal World."

Song Tingting, who had been keeping a straight face, was immediately amused by Lei Li's words.

She chuckled and turned to give Lei Li a thumbs up.

This was the first time she had ever realized that Brother Lei, who usually spoke so cryptically, actually had such a sharp tongue.

One sentence could insult someone's ancestors for eighteen generations.