Chapter 1

“I really can’t teach him. You should find someone else.”

This was the seventeenth teacher that Xing Xiaochi had driven away this month. Every teacher left within ten minutes, all saying the same thing.

It was clear how unruly Xing Xiaochi was.

His grandmother, Liu Rong, let out a deep sigh, feeling a strong sense of guilt. She and her husband had been too busy with work, neglecting their grandson’s education, which had led to this mischievous troublemaker.

She buried herself in her husband, Xing Tianhai’s, embrace, her voice trembling with frustration.

“What do we do, Lao Xing? In the past year, we’ve offended every teacher in Ningcheng. Now, no one is willing to teach Xiaochi. What should we do?”

Xing Tianhai reassured her, “It’s okay, it’s okay. If we have to, we’ll bring in teachers from Haicheng, Dongcheng, and Xicheng. There must be a way.”

Though he said that, it was obviously unrealistic.

Just as the elderly couple was at their wits’ end, a quiet voice suddenly spoke up from behind them.

“Why don’t I give it a try?”

Liu Rong raised her eyebrows and lifted her head from Xing Tianhai’s chest to size up the young woman who had just married into the family.

She had never interfered in her son’s marriage—whatever happened, happened. Love or divorce, she didn’t care. After all, the real boss of this house was her precious grandson, Xing Xiaochi.

But she seemed to recall Xing Peixuan mentioning that Ruan Xizhi was a childcare teacher.

So…

“Are you confident?” Liu Rong asked.

Ruan Xizhi had transmigrated into this book three days ago and already had a clear understanding of the plot.

“I am,” she replied. “But from now on, you must not interfere in Xing Xiaochi’s education.”

Liu Rong immediately frowned. “Why should I agree to that? He’s my precious grandson!”

“It’s up to you,” Ruan Xizhi said indifferently. “After all, he’s your grandson. His future has nothing to do with me.”

She made no effort to please them, looking completely unconcerned, which was not at all what Liu Rong had expected.

This made Liu Rong hesitate for a moment. “Then how will you prove that Xiaochi will listen to you?”

They had tried everything but couldn’t discipline Xing Xiaochi, nor could they bear to be too harsh with him.

Ruan Xizhi glanced toward the study room and said calmly, “No matter what happens inside, do not come in. If he comes out without crying or making a fuss, you must promise not to interfere from now on.”

Thinking of her grandson’s future, Liu Rong gritted her teeth. “Fine.”

Ruan Xizhi entered the study and closed the door.

“All the teachers you guys find for me always end up running away. I’m not learning! I won’t study no matter what!”

Inside the study, a young boy yelled as he jumped onto the desk, stomping and throwing a tantrum like he was dancing.

But Xing Xiaochi was surprised to see that the person who entered wasn’t his grandmother but the new woman in the house.

He knew she was his father’s new wife—his stepmother.

Hmph, he didn’t need a mom!

So he jumped even harder on the desk, pointing at the door. “This is my study! You’re not allowed in here! Get out!”

Outside, Liu Rong sighed. Once Xiaochi got angry, there would be absolute chaos. Within ten minutes, Ruan Xizhi would surely be forced out.

But inside, Ruan Xizhi remained unfazed. She simply said two words:

“I won’t.”

If it was a battle of patience, she had never lost.

In her past life, she had driven all five of her older brothers out of the house in frustration. This little brat was nothing.

Xing Xiaochi froze for a moment, his round little face filled with confusion.

No one had ever dared to talk back to him!

She… she actually…

Ahhh, bad woman!

Ignoring him, Ruan Xizhi walked over to the desk and picked up his workbook.

Seeing the difficulty level of the problems, she smirked.

Just as she expected.

Three days ago, she had transmigrated into a book called “After the Dragon Ao Tian Cub Blackened, He Was Unstoppable.” She had become the villainous stepmother of the protagonist.

Xing Xiaochi, the protagonist, was born a genius, destined to become a powerful leader and contribute greatly to society.

But because his family was too busy and neglected him, he acted out to get their attention—bullying classmates at school and harassing nannies at home. Since mischief got him the recognition he craved, he only escalated his behavior.

As soon as Ruan Xizhi married into the family, she became his new target.

In an upcoming parenting reality show, Xing Xiaochi would torment her every day, falsely accuse her of abuse, and claim she starved him, even when he refused to eat himself. In the end, she was condemned by the Xing family and hated by the public, leaving her with no choice but to take her own life.

But in her past life, she had been the CEO of a family business—disciplining a child was easy.

Still, after working tirelessly in her previous life and dying from overwork before she could enjoy life, she had no intention of putting in extra effort this time.

Now that fate had given her another chance, she decided to take it easy and enjoy life.

But to prevent Xing Xiaochi from ruining her peace, she had to tame him first.

“What are you looking at!”

Xing Xiaochi snatched the workbook from her hands, his little face puffed up with anger. “Do you even understand these problems?”

Ruan Xizhi didn’t argue. “Kid, you got question three wrong.”

Xing Xiaochi cared deeply about his studies and instinctively flipped through his workbook. “That’s impossible! I checked it three times!”

Ruan Xizhi saw his furrowed brows and calmly explained,

“Because |AM| + |AN| = |MM’| + |NN’| = 2|PP’|.

“So |AP| = |PP’|, which places P on the parabola.”

Xing Xiaochi blinked twice in confusion, his lips pouting in suspicion. “You didn’t even solve it. Why should I believe you?”

“If you don’t believe me, check the answer.”

When he flipped to the answer key, he was shocked.

“!!!”

She was right!

Xing Xiaochi looked at her in disbelief. “How do you know this stuff?”

None of his previous teachers could solve these problems. Whenever he asked, they were speechless.

Within ten minutes, they would all leave the study.

Ruan Xizhi smirked. “This is so easy even a dog wouldn’t struggle.”

She just called him a dog…

(ó﹏ò｡) Bad woman!

Ruan Xizhi teased, “But just because I can do it doesn’t mean you can.”

“Who says I can’t?!” Xing Xiaochi fumed. “Give me a problem to solve!”

And just like that, the battle began.

Outside, Liu Rong waited anxiously.

Through the barely open door, she saw her precious grandson lying on the floor in defeat, staring blankly at Ruan Xizhi, who was casually sipping coffee.

As the door closed, she heard Ruan Xizhi’s indifferent voice.

“Go on, don’t stop.”