Chapter 21: Contrast

Ye Xuan, coming from the future, understood what kind of person Wang Bo was. Such a person did not deserve to be Ye Xuan’s friend.

However, Su Mengli was unaware of the situation. She thought that Ye Xuan had directly rejected their friend because of her.

This made her realize that she was far more important to Ye Xuan than just a friend.

Is this what they call “brothers would sacrifice their lives for each other, but stab each other for a woman”?

The feeling of being valued was comforting, especially since Su Mengli’s family was broken and her parents treated her as a tool.

At this moment, Ye Xuan’s attention was like a warm spring, nourishing her dried-up soul.

At this time, the English teacher, Qi Yue, walked into the classroom and came to Su Mengli, saying, “Su Mengli, come to the office with me. Your father is waiting for you there.”

Su Mengli was taken aback. “My father? Why is he here at school?”

Qi Yue shook her head. “Maybe there’s something urgent at home. Let’s go.”

Su Mengli couldn’t refuse the teacher’s request and could only follow along.

Soon, Qi Yue brought Su Mengli to the office. Su Guodong was sitting in a chair, and it seemed that Qi Yue had poured him a glass of water.

As soon as Su Guodong saw Su Mengli, he slammed the glass of water onto the table and said, “Mengli, you left halfway through dinner last time without saying anything. What does that mean? Do you know that your aunt and I waited for a long time?”

Su Mengli looked at Su Guodong with unfamiliar eyes and said, “Dad, don’t come looking for me anymore. Just pretend that you don’t have a daughter.”

Su Guodong slammed the table and said, “What are you talking about? I raised you all these years. Do you want me to pretend that I never raised you?”

Qi Yue, who originally didn’t want to get involved in Su Mengli’s family affairs and wanted them to communicate on their own, couldn’t leave after hearing the commotion.

She said, “You are father and daughter. Sit down and have a proper conversation. Don’t argue all the time. As parents, you shouldn’t be shouting at your child.”

Su Guodong angrily said, ” \Teacher Qi, did you hear that? She actually wants me to pretend that I don’t have a daughter. She’s not a little child anymore. How could she say such things?”

Qi Yue also said, “Mengli, you were indeed in the wrong in this matter. You should apologize to your father.”

Su Mengli stubbornly said, “I did nothing wrong.”

Qi Yue looked at her and said, “Mengli’s father, what exactly happened between you and your daughter?”

Su Guodong sighed and said, “It’s my fault. Your mother and I had a bad relationship and got divorced. Now I have a new family. As for her, she’s not happy living with her mother. She moved out and is staying at a classmate’s house. I came here this time with no other purpose than hoping she would come back home. What’s the point of her staying at a classmate’s house?”

Qi Yue had no good impression of Ye Xuan, and she immediately said, “classmate Su, you are still a student. You should do what students should do. You should listen to your father and go back.”

Su Guodong also said, “Mengli, look, I know you’re going through a rebellious phase, but if you don’t listen to your parents, you should at least listen to your teacher, right?”

Su Mengli looked at her father and took out her phone. She said to Qi Yue, “Teacher Qi, take a look at this video.”

Qi Yue was taken aback, took the video, and then she heard the conversation between Su Guodong and Chen Lan.

When she heard Chen Lan say that she would send Su Mengli to her son’s bed and Su Guodong readily agreed, Qi Yue felt that her worldview had been shocked.

She picked up the glass of water on the desk and poured it directly on Su Guodong’s face, shouting, “How can there be a parent like you? You don’t deserve to be a father!”

Su Guodong stood up angrily, wiped the water off his face, and said, “What do you know? Xiaodong is a good kid, and our family will definitely be happy together. I’ve arranged a happy life for my daughter. Do you need to interfere?”

Qi Yue, although young and lacking teaching experience, had been moved to tears by Ye Xuan’s words before. But she was definitely a good teacher, and she was also a woman herself.

She could better understand things from Su Mengli’s perspective. If it were her, she would definitely stay far away from Su Guodong and not have any relationship with such a person!

Su Guodong was furious, but this was the school. If he continued to make a scene, he would only embarrass himself with Qi Yue’s video evidence.

However, he still didn’t want to give up. If the hard approach didn’t work, he could only try the soft approach.

Su Guodong looked at Su Mengli and pleaded, “So you overheard our conversation earlier. That’s good. Let me tell you, when your mother and I divorced, I didn’t get much. Now I’m relying on Aunt Chen. If you don’t come back with me, I won’t even have a place to live. Do you want to see your father wandering the streets begging for food?”

Su Mengli looked at Su Guodong and said, “Dad, what you said is right. You did raise me for over ten years. When I start working, I will make money and repay you for everything you spent on me. But other than that, we have nothing to say. You can leave now.”

Su Guodong angrily said, “You heartless person! Just wait and see!”

After Su Guodong finished speaking, he angrily left. At this moment, Su Mengli said, “Wait.”

Su Guodong turned around and said, “What? Have you changed your mind?”

Su Mengli handed Su Guodong the iPhone and said, “This phone was bought for me by you after you divorced. I said that in the future, I will repay you for all the money you spent on me. Let’s start with this phone.”

This iPhone 10, which had been used for only a few days and was almost brand new, could be sold for about 90% of the original price if sold second-hand. It was indeed quite valuable.

Su Guodong didn’t hesitate and directly took the phone. He said, “Fine, remember what you said. I want to see if you can repay everything in your lifetime!”

After Su Guodong finished speaking, he turned and left. Qi Yue, at this moment, was angry and said, “How can there be such a parent? Su Mengli, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, come find your teacher. Your teacher will help you.”

“Thank you, Teacher Qi, but I don’t have any difficulties right now.”

Su Mengli said, and Qi Yue said, “Okay, you can go back to your seat.”

After that, Su Mengli left the office and returned to her seat.

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