Chapter 661: Chapter 659: Kind Father 38
New semester, senior year of high school.
Wei Yue also returned to class to attend lessons. The incident had quite an impact on her, and she couldn’t focus entirely on studying during the holidays.
Spending most of her money on medical treatment, with possible additional expenses in the future, left Wei Yue feeling as if being chased by something, unable to settle down.
As a result, her grades dropped significantly in the first test of the semester.
Duan Mu’s grades also declined because the conflict with his mother was still unresolved.
Realizing that Ran Zhengfeng and Wei Yue had greatly influenced Duan Mu, Duan Li wanted to separate them, but failed. The mother-son relationship is becoming increasingly tense.
It was then that Duan Li really understood Zhuo Qiaoqing’s feelings; facing Wei Yue and Ran Zhengfeng felt like swallowing dung.
Yet her son seemed to be blinded by dung, viewing Wei Yue and Ran Zhengfeng positively while seeing her, his mother, as cold and uncaring, only interested in making money.
Duan Li was furious, never imagining her son would think this way.
Why did she work so hard? Wasn’t it to provide Duan Mu with a better life?
Now she regretted it, realizing she shouldn’t have let Ran Zhengfeng often take care of her son, avoiding the current situation.
She somewhat understood Zhuo Qiaoqing’s situation, but since it wasn’t her problem and as she wasn’t Ran Zhengfeng’s wife, being friends allowed her to enjoy some advantages. Why not? So, she ignored Zhuo Qiaoqing’s grievances and couldn’t persuade anything.
Everything now seemed to tell her this was a backlash.
The flattering image of Ran Zhengfeng from her youth had now completely shattered, even breeding some hatred.
She really didn’t know what to do now.
Learning that her son’s grades had dropped, she said a few more words, and the kid replied that she never cared about his grades before and left.
No need to think much; he probably went to the orphanage to find Wei Yue.
These matters, Ah Chen didn’t know about.
After the semester started, she proceeded step by step doing what a high school student should do.
But there was still something different. By the end of the first semester of senior year, she received a bonus from Jing Zhou. Jing Zhou’s company in the country profited from the technology she provided.
Jing Zhou helped hide this, so outsiders didn’t know she provided the technology.
Earning this money wasn’t in Ah Chen’s plan. Now that the family wasn’t short of money, she had nothing more to spend on besides food and drink, so the money lay dormant in the card, untouched.
When university comes, she might tell Zhuo Qiaoqing she earned some money during her spare time.
From the start of senior year, Ah Chen maintained class rank second, never changing since. She could analyze the difficulty of test papers before solving them, never messing up, her score control frighteningly accurate.
But apart from her and the system, no one knew these things.
Chen Yijia’s grades were also stable, consistently within the top ten, with little problem getting into the target school locally.
Li Feiwei, now a sophomore, showed steadily rising scores in each test.
Many knew he had a good relationship with Ah Chen, attributing his improved grades to her tutoring, drawing envy from many.
Some even asked Li Feiwei how to get Ran Chen to tutor them.
Li Feiwei was almost annoyed to death, expressionless as he rejected them.
The senior year student, these people don’t recognize boundaries, wanting senior to tutor them, without realizing this would affect her review?
Even he avoided her as much as possible, seeking her only when absolutely necessary, afraid of bothering her.
Since the divorce, Ran Zhengfeng changed a lot, not as glamorous as before, looking very dejected, much older now. Sometimes his body gave off a peculiar smell, even of alcohol, deterring not just students but even teachers from getting too close.
It’s not about isolating Ran Zhengfeng but his reluctance to talk much, and they weren’t the type to warm up to cold shoulders either.
Noticing this, Wei Yue couldn’t just watch. She began visiting Ran Zhengfeng’s rental place to help tidy up, making the place look much cleaner with her help.
Seeing Wei Yue being so sensible, Ran Zhengfeng seemed revived, feeling his efforts weren’t in vain, truly seeing Wei Yue as his daughter.
Thinking about it, he decided to adopt Wei Yue, completing the thing left undone before.
He believed that Wei Yue would not disappoint him.
Upon learning of Ran Zhengfeng’s intentions, Wei Yue didn’t feel any joy; realizing this thought even surprised herself.
Yet facing Ran Zhengfeng’s enthusiasm, she didn’t refuse and couldn’t refuse.
The news about Ran Zhengfeng’s adoption of Wei Yue quickly reached Ah Chen and Zhuo Qiaoqing, though neither was affected by it.
Ah Chen noticed that Wei Yue wasn’t as joyful as imagined.
Seeming to perceive Ah Chen’s gaze, Wei Yue, standing beside Ran Zhengfeng, felt a bit uncomfortable.
Ran Zhengfeng seemed eager to compete, now very concerned about Wei Yue’s performance, hoping she could return to her previous level. Her past performance was indeed quite good, within the top five of the class. First or second was difficult, but third to fifth was common.
However, the current situation has Wen Zhixi as the class first, with Ah Chen consistently keeping rank two, a goal she set for herself, making it impossible for Wei Yue to take it. Besides, with time running out, the top few in the class were quite good, not easily surpassed.
Not only was Ran Zhengfeng eager to compete, but Wei Yue also wanted to strive.
Intending to seek Wen Zhixi’s help for difficult problems as before,
Wen Zhixi didn’t refuse, only treating Wei Yue as a classmate, explaining according to his own understanding. Seeing Wei Yue in a daze, it made him slightly unhappy; wasn’t she serious about studying?
"If you can’t focus, Wei Yue, come back when you’re ready," Wen Zhixi dismissed her. He used to patiently help Wei Yue only because she was very motivated, and they were classmates.
He didn’t mind being a little kind to classmates; helping wasn’t troublesome.
He hadn’t noticed it before, but after Jiang Fang mentioned it, he realized his previous actions might have made Wei Yue misunderstand something.
Now he was more cautious about these things, avoiding trouble.
Of course, what Wei Yue thought was her business; he truly had no interest in her.
Wei Yue returned to her seat, looking lost. While she might question Du Tianyu on why he ignored her, with someone like Wen Zhixi, she couldn’t ask anything, knowing that since the term started, Wen Zhixi had been much colder.
Was it still because of that incident?
When will it end?
It should be soon; after the college entrance exams, she wouldn’t be in the same class as Ran Chen, taking the test far away, she could start a new life.
"He doesn’t seem to like Wei Yue," Chen Yijia whispered to Ah Chen, possibly now more self-assured, seeing Wen Zhixi no longer made her blush with excitement as before.
Heh, money indeed cures all ills.
What sort of idol compares to a bulging wallet?
