Chapter 956 - 954: A Mom Who Dreams of Getting Rich Every Day
Chapter 956: Chapter 954: A Mom Who Dreams of Getting Rich Every Day
As university life began, Pei Chen felt completely relaxed.
He stopped thinking about An Chen and didn’t have to go home every day. This carefree life made him feel refreshed in both body and mind, experiencing true freedom.
Especially after meeting his girlfriend Bai Xixi, he felt that life had become wonderful.
He wasn’t afraid of being laughed at; he’d even thought about future marriage and having children, and what names to give them.
However, he was ultimately a reserved person and didn’t talk about these things with Bai Xixi.
Since Bai Xixi appeared, he rarely thought about An Chen, who was like a nightmare haunting his heart. Even when he received news about An Chen on his phone, he felt calm inside after seeing it.
He felt that Bai Xixi had healed his past.
Happiness, warmth—all these were given to him by Bai Xixi.
He never imagined that a girl could be so gentle and cute. Just thinking about Bai Xixi made his heart soft.
Whenever he didn’t have classes, Bai Xixi would come to find him.
She was beautiful and gentle, neither vulgar nor did she use her beauty to chase wealth or fame. How could one not be moved by her?
After entering university, he saw too many pretty boys and girls in the school chasing wealth and fame with their looks, and he despised and even loathed it.
Immersed in love, Pei Chen contacted his family less and less, and even his tone became perfunctory.
In fact, after gaining some outside experience, the identity of Wei Lilan, his mother, no longer felt oppressive to him.
He was an adult now, attending a decent school, and the appearance of Bai Xixi filled his life with hope. On free weekends, he even did part-time jobs.
Being an adult and able to earn money meant he no longer had to fear Wei Lilan, who could control everything about him.
The feeling of free breathing was truly intoxicating.
Life was also beautiful.
But Pei Chen forgot that Wei Lilan wasn’t someone who could be easily brushed off.
Noticing her son’s drastic changes, Wei Lilan felt very uneasy.
After being separated from her son for a few months, she was unaccustomed, unable to sleep or eat well, and was becoming haggard.
Her son’s recent perfunctory attitude made her feel that the son she raised was gradually drifting away from her.
She decided to resign and look for a job in the city where Pei Chen was attending university, to stay close to her sole dependence.
Wei Lilan kept all this from Pei Chen.
Because Pei Chen hadn’t been acting right lately, she decided to see what was happening.
She stayed outside the university gate but couldn’t get in, not wanting to alarm Pei Chen just yet, planning first to observe what Pei Chen was doing. As she waited there, she eventually saw him.
Not far from her was also a pretty girl dressed fashionably. When she looked over, the girl even smiled at her, but she frowned and looked away with some dislike.
Wei Lilan shifted her position, placing herself in a more concealed spot.
She didn’t know how long she waited until she finally saw Pei Chen coming out of the crowd. Looking at her grown son, she smiled with relief. Although he still looked a bit frail, he was noticeably more spirited.
For a moment, Wei Lilan forgot her purpose and was about to go over when unexpectedly, a girl rushed into Pei Chen’s arms.
In an instant, Wei Lilan’s blood ran cold, staring intently.
She didn’t know when she rushed to the two of them, pushed the girl away, and started slapping the girl like a madwoman.
She only knew that if she didn’t act, her son would be snatched away by this little tramp.
She cursed with all sorts of filthy words as she attacked the girl, but it didn’t go as she wished.
Pei Chen held her back, and even gave her a shove.
It was then that Wei Lilan finally came to her senses. Seeing Pei Chen protect the girl whom she had slapped, she again charged forward like a madwoman.
A crowd began to gather slowly, and when the gatekeeper saw someone attacking a student, they quickly called for security to intervene.
Pei Chen watched the mad-like Wei Lilan and felt nothing but humiliation.
This was his university, a place supposed to be his new beginning, and in front of the girl he loved, why didn’t she ever consider him? By doing this, how could he maintain his dignity?
Did it mean he could only be her puppet?
Already harboring much resentment towards Wei Lilan, Pei Chen’s gaze towards her was now filled with hatred and coldness.
Later, when the university security learned that it was Pei Chen’s biological mother who started the fight, they refrained from calling the police, and Pei Chen didn’t want to make a big scene either.
He planned to talk with Wei Lilan, but Wei Lilan wasn’t the type who listened to reason. Her son was about to be taken away; she couldn’t possibly calm down.
She even took advantage of the times when Pei Chen was in class to find trouble with Bai Xixi.
When Bai Xixi called Pei Chen to break up, saying she was very scared, countless gloom and resentment filled his heart.
"My parents are also worried and have decided to send me abroad."
"Ah Chen, she is your mother. I don’t want you to be troubled because of me. Let’s leave it at that."
The call ended, and when Pei Chen tried to call back, the phone was already turned off.
He searched everywhere for Bai Xixi, even going to her school, and finally learned that she had truly gone abroad.
Wei Lilan felt secretly smug knowing Bai Xixi had gone abroad; nobody could take her son from her.
But thinking of Pei Chen, she felt worried, fearing her son would not care for her anymore.
Though Pei Chen was saddened for a while, he eventually said to her, "You are my biological mother, and she was just an outsider. How could I abandon you for someone else? Since you don’t like her, then so be it."
"Chenchen, I’m glad you understand. Mom would never harm you. That Bai Xixi clearly wasn’t a good girl. Focus on your studies, and you’ll meet many more people in the future."
Wei Lilan spoke with immense joy, completely oblivious to the hatred in Pei Chen’s eyes.
[Host, Bai Xixi’s real name is Lin Sikai. She used to attend the same middle school as Pei Chen, even in the same class. She was the one who sent love letters to Pei Chen, which led to Wei Lilan causing a scene at school, eventually leading her to transfer.] 997’s voice suddenly resounded in Ah Chen’s ear, [She re-approached Pei Chen with possibly unclear motives.]
Without 997 saying anything more, Ah Chen understood.
It was clear that Bai Xixi also knew about the situation between Pei Chen and his mother, intending to give Pei Chen a beautiful time and then let Wei Lilan ruin it, thus intensifying the mother-son conflict.
Her appearance was only to let Pei Chen experience a period of happiness. Even if issues arose between the mother and son later, and the police got involved, there was nothing they could blame her for.
After all, she merely had a relationship with Pei Chen and did nothing wrong.
As for whether Pei Chen and his mother would act as she anticipated, even if it didn’t lead to any fatalities, the mother and son would surely be miserable. As Wei Lilan aged, her life would only become more difficult.
[What about Pei Chen? Has he done anything recently?]
997: [He’s pretending to have psychological issues, forcing Wei Lilan to take him to see a psychologist and even get prescribed medication.]
[However, he doesn’t actually need to fake it; he genuinely has issues. Both mother and son are problematic.] 997 remarked, [Did they really think pretending to have mental issues is easy to fake?]
Hearing 997’s sarcasm, Ah Chen couldn’t help but smile.
[By the way, he’s been reading some chemistry books recently,] 997 added, indicating that since Ah Chen was concerned, 997 had been consistently monitoring Pei Chen’s and his mother’s activities, letting nothing escape his observation.
Regardless of what Pei Chen encountered or how terrible it was, it was undeniable that he was still smart, with a strong ability to learn.
Though not at Ah Chen’s level, he was certainly better than most in this world. If he wanted to learn some academic knowledge, it was still manageable.
Moreover, he used to be good at chemistry.
The reason he didn’t choose a chemistry-related major was known to everyone. If not truly passionate or lacking better options, who would choose that major?
Pei Chen’s college entrance exam results weren’t ideal but still offered more options than most people.
Hearing this, Ah Chen already understood what Pei Chen intended to do.
The Commissioner probably had also encountered Bai Xixi in their lifetime, right?
With the Commissioner in the past and now a Bai Xixi, it would merely add to Pei Chen’s resentment toward Wei Lilan.
But he didn’t want to ruin his life because of Wei Lilan, so he could only choose a more covert method to completely resolve this hidden threat, allowing himself to be reborn.
[Keep watching, and once something happens, help report it to the police,] Ah Chen said coldly. Whatever happened to Wei Lilan was her own doing; he felt no sympathy.
This was the consequence she deserved to bear.
"Teacher An, it’s time, you’re up next." The program staff entered the room, seeing the people from Canglan chatting and laughing easily, their eyes naturally turning to Ah Chen.