Unconventional [Rebirth] - Chapter 12

Liu Min stayed in the hospital for about a week. When she was discharged, she still hadn’t seen Wang Zigang.

At first, Liu Min would occasionally urge her daughter to go out and look for him. But after not being able to find him, she realized that Wang Zigang might have abandoned her and their daughter again.

Wang Xiaorui didn’t care about Wang Zigang’s whereabouts at all. She packed their things, completed the discharge procedures, and went home with her mother.

Over the past few days, Jiang Rui and Zhou Yang had visited the hospital many times. Jiang Rui’s parents now owned a supermarket, so they didn’t lack food or drinks. They brought a large amount of groceries with them every time.

Wang Xiaorui wanted to return the leftovers, as they were all expensive, and she was afraid that her friend’s parents would blame them. However, Liu Min scolded her daughter for not understanding social etiquette. How could she return something that had already been accepted?

After getting into a fight with the Audi owner, Wang Zigang was taken to the detention center. The Audi owner was a local with money and was released quickly. Wang Zigang finally managed to contact his wife in Jiahai, Zhou Huili, from the detention center and told her about his current situation. Zhou Huili immediately started crying, feeling helpless. Wang Zigang had to comfort her for a long time and reassure her not to worry.

The Zhou family had no connections in Qing City, so even if Zhou Huili’s father wanted to help his son-in-law, there was nothing he could do. Just as he was about to wire money to his son-in-law to let him handle the matter himself, Wang Zigang was accused of bigamy!

Liu Min only then found out that Wang Zigang had changed his identity and remarried in Jiahai! He even had a son!

Liu Min was stunned after hearing the news. To be honest, she had considered this possibility, but when the truth was completely exposed, she still found it unbearable.

When Wang Xiaorui saw her mother’s pain, she felt heartbroken but also had to steel her heart and tell her the real reason why Wang Zigang had returned. Liu Min, who was initially immersed in the pain of her husband’s new family, lost all affection for him after hearing the truth. Her pain was completely replaced by hatred.

Liu Min was strict with Wang Xiaorui, but she was her only daughter. Her family had long abandoned her, and the only person she was close to in this world was her daughter. Wang Zigang had used flowery words to trick her, saying he would give her and her daughter a good life and make them city people. But in his heart, he was thinking of taking her daughter’s life to save the son of his mistress. How could she not be heartbroken? How could she not hate him?

If Wang Zigang were in front of her right now, she would rush forward and fight him to the death!

Before the Zhou family in Jiahai could react, the charge of bigamy against Wang Zigang was already confirmed, and he was sentenced to two years in prison.

Liu Min decided to divorce Wang Zigang immediately. She couldn’t let her daughter have such a heartless father in prison. She couldn’t let a scumbag like Wang Zigang tarnish her daughter’s future.

When Jiang Rui “happened” to find out, he went to see Liu Min. “Auntie Liu, my family happens to have a lawyer friend. You don’t have to worry. If you want to get divorced, it will be finalized.”

Liu Min rejected his offer without even thinking. She knew a little about the Jiang family’s situation. The first branch of the Jiang family was doing well, but she heard that they had offended some people in the underworld. They couldn’t even protect themselves, so how could they find a lawyer to help her?

“You silly child, you should focus on your studies. Don’t worry about my family’s affairs,” Liu Min chided.

Seeing that she was determined, Jiang Rui didn’t say anything else.

Wang Xiaorui had missed many classes and fallen behind. Jiang Rui lent her his class notes, and he would tutor her whenever he had free time, leaving Zhou Yang to the side.

With the high school entrance exam so close, he knew that Wang Xiaorui wanted to get into Qing City’s 13th High School. She needed an average score of at least 115 in Chinese, mathematics, and English to have a chance. She had to catch up as soon as possible. As for subjects like chemistry and physics, Wang Xiaorui was even better than he was without even going to class. Even though Jiang Rui’s memory and comprehension had improved a lot after his cultivation, he still couldn’t catch up to her. The term “top student” wasn’t enough to describe Wang Xiaorui; she was a genius.

Tutoring Wang Xiaorui was much easier than tutoring Zhou Yang. She never needed him to repeat a single point. Wang Xiaorui could even figure things out on her own. Jiang Rui even felt that he was slowing down her progress and that she could probably learn everything just by looking through the textbooks.

Jiang Rui was completely convinced by this “study god.” This wasn’t a human brain; it was probably an alien in disguise.

A week before the high school entrance exam, Jiang Rui turned sixteen.

At the same time, the business opportunity he had been waiting for was about to arrive.

On the evening before the exam, Zhou Yang organized a get-together at a restaurant in the town. It was a farewell dinner. After all, not many students would still see each other often after the exam, and some didn’t even plan to continue their education after middle school.

At the dinner table, everyone was chatting about all sorts of things, but the most common topic was the high school entrance exam.

Wu Ziwen wasn’t a student in Class Two, so she shouldn’t have been on the guest list, but she had gotten together with the class’s sports representative, Chen Hao, and came to the dinner as his girlfriend.

Wu Ziwen had been trying to get a seat near Jiang Rui and Zhou Yang, but they were both very popular and there were no empty seats near them. She couldn’t squeeze her way in.

“Zhou Yang, I heard that you’re going to apply for Qing City’s 13th High School. Is that true?” Wu Ziwen held up her drink to toast Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang didn’t think Wu Ziwen was just asking a casual question. He stood up, clinked his glass with hers, took a sip, and didn’t answer.

His usual grades were good enough for Fourth High School. The 13th High School was the best high school in Qing City, even better than Experimental High School. Its entrance requirements were notoriously high, and his grades would probably be fifty points lower than the last person to get in.

However, Jiang Rui knew the exam questions. He had already prepared Zhou Yang with practice questions and key points. As long as there were no surprises, there was a sixty to seventy percent chance he would get into the 13th High School. That’s why Zhou Yang applied for it.

Besides, Cui Xiyun was a leader in the city’s education bureau. As long as Zhou Yang’s score was good enough, even if he was a little short, many people would be lining up to curry favor with Cui Xiyun and get him in.

Chen Hao’s grades were not good, but he desperately wanted to go to the same school as Wu Ziwen. Wu Ziwen wanted to apply for the 13th High School, but there was no way he could get in. So when he heard his girlfriend mention the school, his face immediately darkened.

Jiang Rui sat next to them, smiling. No one knew what he was thinking about, but it definitely wasn’t about the exam tomorrow.

Since they had an exam the next day, the students didn’t stay up too late. They all went home before nine. Everyone was drinking soda at dinner, so they just left in groups.

When they returned to the supermarket, He Fulan and Jiang Jianjun didn’t dare to mention the exam too much, afraid of putting pressure on Jiang Rui. They just reminded him to bring his supplies and not to be late. Afterward, He Fulan kept urging him to go upstairs and go to bed early.

Jiang Rui didn’t plan to go into the Secret Realm to cultivate today. He lay on his bed and started playing a game on his phone.

He was playing when he suddenly received a text message from an unknown number.

[Good luck with your exam – Rong Jingting.]

Jiang Rui was so shocked he almost dropped his phone!

Rong Jingting texted him?

He thought that after their last meeting, a person like Rong Jingting wouldn’t have any more interaction with him. So why would he suddenly text him?

Before Jiang Rui could figure out how to reply, he received another message from the same number: [After some thought, I’ve decided to come and keep you company during the exam tomorrow. See you tomorrow, Jiang Rui.] This time, Jiang Rui was completely unable to sleep.