CHAPTER 874: CHAPTER 878: BORN A REBEL (28)

At this moment, the situation between Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang echoes that saying: back then you ignored me, today I’m out of your reach.

Many people who couldn’t contact Su Li tried various ways and finally passed the message to Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang.

Su Li was too much of a homebody; she could stay in her room for a week or two without stepping out, while Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang’s whereabouts were easier to track.

Even the family relations around Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang were being utilized.

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Lan Group, CEO’s Office

CEO Lan, looking quite bewildered, asked his secretary beside him, "Did that person just say they’re from Princeton University?"

"Did I hear that right?"

Secretary: "You heard correctly, they did say so."

CEO Lan: "And they sincerely invited my kid to study there?"

Secretary: "That’s right."

CEO Lan: "I feel like I’m dreaming."

Although his kid had recently worried others, making them wonder if he faced setbacks or blows, he would often ask them with a mysterious face: "Do you know about the Poincaré Conjecture?"

"Are you familiar with the Riemann Hypothesis?"

.....

But he knew his son; how could he suddenly become a genius invited by such a world-renowned university?

CEO Lan quickly called his son.

Hearing his father’s concern, Lan Chengying remained calm, "Just help me turn it down, my Sister Su is too lazy to move."

CEO Lan roared inwardly: That’s a world-renowned university. It’s such an honor to speak of.

"Not only Princeton, but Stanford and MIT also called and sent emails. It’s really annoying."

CEO Lan: "...."

Despite the emotional blow, CEO Lan finally understood the cause and effect.

As expected, his kid was still the same, getting noticed simply by being in association with someone noteworthy.

The right connections indeed can elevate you....

And there, after hanging up the phone, Lan Chengying felt anxious, like a student who had made a mistake.

"I never thought the impact would be this great."

Now, there was a flood of news everywhere that the Goldbach Conjecture was proven by this girl in her freshman year.

Su Li felt her peace was disturbed, deeply annoyed.

The Cheng Family also stuck to her like a nagging sore.

If it were in the past, Su Li wouldn’t have given them the time of day, but this time it was different; they brought up Grandma Su.

Although Grandma Su had a clear bias on the scale between her granddaughter and her biological daughter, it was undeniable that Grandma Su raised the original owner to adulthood.

Su Li could completely ignore them, she wasn’t the original owner after all.

But when she first arrived in this world, they did make her a few meals; that’s worth some gratitude, isn’t it?

Su Li decided she’d meet them anyway.

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Grandma Su was old and had difficulty walking, so Su Li directly went to the Cheng Family’s house.

The Cheng Family’s small villa was meticulously maintained by Su Ying.

In the original owner’s memory, the first day she stepped into the Cheng Family’s doorstep was deeply imprinted.

She had never seen such a beautiful house before; the European-style architecture was vastly different from the black-tile blue-brick of her small water town.

She was thrilled and excited, not just for the new life but for the longing for her mother.

God knows how much she wanted to live with her mother.

When she was little, she was always scolded as a child with no parents, and she would seriously say she had a mom.

Then those kids asked, why have we never seen your mother?

Why? She didn’t know either.

Grandma said her mother worked hard outside to earn money so she could go to school and have food to eat, and she believed it.

All her rebellion was just in hopes that Grandma would tell her mother, but....

After all these years, she finally waited for her mom to bring her to live together.

She felt as happy as a bird now.

Only when she entered the beautiful big house with nerves and expectations, there wasn’t her mom in sight.

Just indifferent maids and aunts who despised her both openly and secretly.

This big house, to the original owner, later became a memory of sour pain.

A mother’s love unreachable, warmth and care unobtainable....

And today, this big house opened its doors, welcoming her warmly.

Su Li gently rubbed her forehead, saying, "Ah, annoying...."

Behind her stood two bodyguard-like followers, Lan Chengying and Yu Xiang.

One carrying her bag, the other holding a blanket and coat, that was the stance....

Grandma Su, who had been sitting on the sofa waiting, was momentarily stunned seeing Su Li walking in from outside.

It was her first time seeing her granddaughter like this.

Smiling faintly, gaze indifferent, her posture graceful and charming.

In such a short time, she had blossomed into her unique beauty, extremely beautiful.

But when Grandma Su saw the two men behind Su Li, her face changed dramatically, and she stood up in an instant.

She pointed at Su Li, her voice trembling with anger, evidently fuming.

"Su Li, have you forgotten how I taught you? Girls should have self-respect and self-love. Look at what you’re doing now."

In that instant, Su Li’s gaze turned icy as she said, "Grandma, is this how you see me?"

The original owner, though rebellious, aside from her odd fashion sense and poor academics, didn’t pick up any bad habits.

Yet her family, who lived with her for so long, scolded and blamed her without understanding the facts upon meeting her.

If it were the original owner, her heart would have been trampled on.

Grandma Su hesitated slightly, but recalling her daughter’s words about Su Li running away, hanging around with a guy, disowning her and speaking harshly to her,

those soft feelings turned to iron-hard resolve.

Remembering the only close grievance her daughter shared in so many years, Grandma Su’s attitude towards Su Li changed again.

Why couldn’t this child sympathize with her mother’s hardships?

This meeting made Su Li fully aware of the real position of the original owner in Grandma Su’s heart.

She motioned with her fingers, and Lan Chengying understandingly took out a bank card from his pocket.

"Grandma, there’s three million in here. Consider it my gratitude for taking care of me all these years."

"When you grow older, if you’re willing, I can care for you, but I think... you probably don’t want to see me much...."

Seeing things developing beyond expectations, Cheng Jin quickly nudged a displeased-looking Su Ying.

Reluctantly pulling at Grandma Su’s sleeve, Su Ying put on a motherly act, forcedly smiling, "What’s the point of saying this?"

"Ah Lee, you have a big misunderstanding about Mom, I....."

Su Li waved her hand and said directly, "I’ll attend the engagement party of my sister and the second young master of the Shang Family."