CHAPTER 865: CHAPTER 869: BORN REBEL (19)

In the vast lecture hall, there wasn’t a single student seated close to Su Li and Lan Chengying.

The two nonconformists seemed as if they had suddenly intruded into a circle where they didn’t belong.

Many discreet and deliberate gazes fell upon them, mostly filled with curiosity, but a small part carried undisguised disdain.

Su Li lazily lay on the table, and Lan Chengying mimicked her posture, lying down as well.

In contrast to a group of eager learners sitting upright, Su Li and Lan Chengying looked quite out of place, making people... uncomfortable.

Soon, the first student stood up.

The desk where Su Li lay was tapped a few times, "Hello, we’re about to start class. It’s best if unrelated persons leave now as idle individuals are not permitted inside the classroom."

Su Li shifted positions and nudged Lan Chengying with her hand.

Lan Chengying suddenly stood up and said with a fake smile, "Do you not check the class list? We are students of this class."

"How is that possible..."

"Please don’t flaunt your ignorance."

The student speaking was quickly pulled by the person next to him, signaling him to stop speaking.

Anyone who’s been on the forum knows that the person in front is the newly elected campus belle candidate.

Though many knew, some bookworms indifferent to outside affairs were unaware.

Lan Chengying felt proud of himself, having learned from Su Li, he noticed his speech had become much more articulate and realized that reading more indeed makes one excellent.

That evening when he returned, he decided to add another set of practice papers to his routine.

When the professor entered the classroom and started the roll call, the student who had initially looked down on Su Li and Lan Chengying suddenly realized that these two who didn’t look like Hua University students were indeed his classmates.

He felt a bit aggrieved; they didn’t exactly seem like good students capable of studying.

Halfway through the lecture, Cheng Xinxin brought Su Ying to the classroom entrance.

Once class was dismissed, Su Ying marched in, rushing up to Su Li, and slapped her face-on.

"What are you doing?" Before Su Ying’s hand could touch Su Li’s clothes, Lan Chengying deflected it.

"Su Li, you’ve really gone wild. At such a young age, you already know how to elope with a man?"

The vulgar words spat from Su Ying’s mouth, and she wasn’t satisfied with being blocked. She hopped around looking for another chance to swing at Su Li.

Lan Chengying, in a fit of anger, exerted force and pushed Su Ying, making her fall to the ground.

Mr. Cheng, who followed, quickly helped his wife up, giving her a stern look, gesturing for her to keep quiet.

Upon realization, Su Ying knew that, in her impulse, she had offended the young master of the Lan Family.

Cheng Xinxin, pouting with anger, retorted to Lan Chengying, "Protecting Su Li like this, don’t you know you just pushed away Su Li’s biological mother?"

Based on their years of watching TV drama, the current situation forecasted a dramatically intense family ethics drama about to unfold.

The classmates initially packing up to leave noticeably slowed their movements.

Even those who had stepped out of the classroom pretended to loiter at the doorway.

After questioning Lan Chengying, Cheng Xinxin turned her focus to Su Li, who still appeared bleary-eyed.

"You’re her daughter, yet you just watch your mother being treated like this?"

Su Li lifted her eyelids slightly, parting her red lips, "Who are you?"

This was the Cheng Family’s second time being asked the same question by the same person.

Those lucky enough to have seen the forum posts chuckled once more, unable to resist.

These attempts at fake claims were just too low-level.

Evidently, Cheng Xinxin quickly recognized this fact and her face alternated between shades of red and white.

She was there speaking out that Su Li was her mother’s daughter, but from the state of their initial encounter, they actually appeared as perfect strangers.

Cheng Xinxin decided Su Li was doing it on purpose. There’s no way she wouldn’t recognize her own mother.

Thus, the fact was that Su Li recognized them last time, deliberately mocking them, then pretended not to recognize them.

Truly hateful.

No wonder they were mother and daughter; not only did Cheng Xinxin realize this, but Su Ying thought the same.

"It’s fine if you don’t acknowledge me as your mom, but you shouldn’t call me mother from now on."

Lan Chengying laughed heartily, "Auntie, you have a son and a daughter, yet you’re eager to be someone else’s mom?"

"Do you understand the Poincaré Conjecture? Know what the Riemann Hypothesis is? Understand the lifespan of a proton?"

Lan Chengying proudly glanced around at the speechless crowd, boasting, "If you don’t understand these things, how dare you claim to be Sister Su’s mom."

"She won’t be a daughter to fools."

Su Li: "...."

Lan Chengying felt delightfully pleased inside, feeling that he had become smarter today.

Excellent!

Though they couldn’t exactly decipher the skill, students gathered around exchanged looks, sensing they were in the wrong scene.

Weren’t they archaeology students? Why should they understand these things?

The Cheng Family mother and daughter were instantly KO’d, but it was the cunning Mr. Cheng whose eyes flickered with a dark light, who stepped forward with a kindly smile, speaking to Su Li like a dear elder, "Ah Lee, don’t act stubborn against the family. Your grandma will be visiting in a few days, don’t let her get upset."

He truly knew how to strike at others’ weaknesses.

If she were the original self, she truly couldn’t ignore Grandma Su. She had no choice but to obediently let them grasp her weak point.

This had been the same in the previous life, when they had no other options against her original self, they indeed used Grandma Su as leverage.

Between a daughter and a granddaughter, Grandma Su decisively chose her daughter. This utterly broke the original self’s heart.

This firmed her determination to leave the Cheng Family.

In this life, Mr. Cheng’s little schemes were still wrong when threatening Su Li.

Seeing Su Li’s nonchalant demeanor, completely ignoring them, Su Ying, despite being calmed down by the Cheng Family father and son, exploded once again.

She shouted angrily, "Did you use your looks to get into Hua University? You’ve never been proper since you were little. Now involved with the Lan Family’s young master, you don’t even want a mother, you’re simply an ingrate, your studies went to waste."

Lan Chengying clenched his fist, ready to rush forward and give a good beating.

Is this what a mother should say?

As for Su Li’s true identity, he knew it. The Lan Family would never allow an unclear person to be by his side.

That’s why he felt even sorrier for Su Li.

Su Ying’s words cast murky glances from those around.

Especially the student who earlier questioned Su Li in the classroom.

He suddenly realized this must be the truth.

How could someone like her have entered Hua University from merit, otherwise, how could he justify his near-baldness?