Chapter 1413: The Blackened Good Girl (48)

A year earlier, Wu Lingling had chosen to drop out of school.

As for her rebellion, refusing to come home and spending her days fooling around outside, Qin Ruolan only ever said that Wu Lingling was immature.

She would complain that Wu Lingling didn't understand a parent's heart and had let down all of her hopes.

Never once did she think that Wu Lingling had become a delinquent because she worked two jobs and spent most of the money she earned on Wu Jun.

Even before Wu Lingling transferred schools, Tang Mother had paid her tuition, and most of her pocket money had come from Tang Mother as well.

Other than providing her with a place to live and giving her some money every day, Qin Ruolan had never spent any effort on Wu Lingling, yet she still hoped her daughter would become successful.

Was that even possible?

When Wu Lingling went astray and became a female delinquent, Qin Ruolan simply called her immature.

As for Tang Mother no longer helping, Qin Ruolan secretly blamed her, believing that Tang Mother no longer valued the bond between sisters.

Of course, she never dared say any of this to Tang Mother directly.

She lacked confidence, and perhaps someday she would still need Tang Mother's help.

Little did she know that after experiencing the Yellow Millet Dream, the fact that Tang Mother hadn't strangled her was already an act of extraordinary mercy.

In the latter part of the previous life, after the original host had fallen into ruin and Wu Lingling had risen to prominence, Qin Ruolan had often flaunted her daughter's success before Tang Mother.

The Yellow Millet Dream was even clearer than actually experiencing that world.

Because within the dream, one could witness events from the perspectives of every important character and see everything they had gone through.

Zi Yun knew that Tang Guo would be traveling through various small worlds and encounter all sorts of strange situations, possessing the bodies of unfortunate people.

Therefore, over the years, she had continuously researched and upgraded several medicines Tang Guo needed.

After witnessing the events of the previous life from every angle, no matter how much Qin Ruolan cried and lamented, Tang Mother felt not the slightest sympathy.

She even regretted having devoted herself so wholeheartedly to someone like her.

Tang Guo could sense the uncertainty and sorrow in Tang Mother's gaze every time she looked at her. In the end, it would turn into silence, followed by quiet acts of kindness.

Tang Father was the same. Many times, she could sense the two of them sighing in another room.

But not once had she heard them discuss anything concerning her.

It was as though they had already reached a tacit understanding. Even though they knew she was full of suspicious inconsistencies and knew she wasn't truly their daughter, they had no intention of exposing the lie.

Tang Guo had no intention of exposing it either.

Whether they revealed it or not, the rest of their lives would not be easy. As long as they understood in their hearts that she wasn't their real daughter.

Their true daughter was already gone and had suffered through everything shown in the Yellow Millet Dream.

For the rest of their days, they would live in pain.

That was enough.

Wu Lingling's complete corruption also extinguished Lu Jing's desire to change for the better.

Brother Dao's boss reported everything to a certain young master of the Lu family.

When that young master learned that Wu Lingling was dragging Lu Jing down with her, he declared that it was perfect. As long as Lu Jing missed this critical period, he would never have another chance to rise again.

And so, Tang Guo entered her third year of high school.

Only one month remained before the college entrance examination.

The older members of her generation in the family had already taken the exam the previous year. Though they hadn't entered the very top universities, thanks to their talents and specialties, they had all been admitted to first-rate schools, and their lives had already diverged from their previous trajectories.

Many people had placed their hopes on Tang Guo.