[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch":3,"chapter-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1470539,1918,"Chapter 157: 096 Yen Zhengjin goes mad, Jiang Xian is sad, accompanied by Li Zhiyan!","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>Jiang Xian didn't understand why, just because she casually showed some concern for Yen Zhengjin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would receive such intense malice from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as if he wanted to devour her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even if he really wanted to \"eat\" her, he didn't have the ability to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the grievances she had recently endured exploded in Jiang Xian's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing? I just wanted to show some concern for you,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't good for your health.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yen Zhengjin completely disregarded the fact that Jiang Xian meant well for him, as his mind was filled with images of locomotives and the number seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he dwelled on these thoughts, Yen Zhengjin felt that her words might be mocking his health, suggesting that he wasn't \"good enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he tolerate that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your body is the one that's not good enough! If it weren't for your figure going out of shape, getting older and uglier, I wouldn't have any problems!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yen Zhengjin was blatantly lying, doing so either to maintain his self-esteem or to vent his inner rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yen Zhengjin just wanted to find someone to berate fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, his ex-wife Jiang Xian, who appeared easy to bully, was the best target for venting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jiang Xian would definitely submit, now that they were divorced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must be afraid that he wouldn't reconcile with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yen Zhengjin even felt an urge to hit Jiang Xian to vent his anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twenty thousand he had lost was truly heart-wrenching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he started playing slot machines at the arcade, he had squandered all the money he had earned online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even lost extra money, and the thought made Yen Zhengjin furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he managed to restrain his impulse to hit her, because if he did, she would definitely tell her parents, and that would be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yen Zhengjin's heart, there was a great fear of his own parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian's mind seemed to explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether her figure was out of shape or she had grown old and ugly, she was well aware of her own condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she truly had become ugly and looked much older,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how could Xiao Yan have wanted to kiss her so eagerly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had kissed her for a full half-hour during the kissing contest and was reluctant to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the fact that they stopped kissing because of Li Zhiyan, he might not have stopped at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly Yen Zhengjin who was inadequate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, he was shifting the blame onto her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Jiang Xian found it absurd—how could this be her fault?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't even spoken when Yen Zhengjin continued furiously, \"You old woman, get lost, get out of my house. We're divorced; this is my house! This is the house I bought with my money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Yen Zhengjin felt his gambling addiction flare up again, and he wanted to go to the arcade to play a few games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You old woman, I'm leaving. I feel sick just looking at you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Yen Zhengjin left the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His biting words stabbed at Jiang Xian's heart like knives, causing her to feel an unprecedented sense of discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling powerless, she sat down on the sofa, her heart filled with immense sadness as tears flowed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the residential complex, Li Zhiyan noticed that Yen Zhengjin had left the house again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat surprised, not expecting Yen Zhengjin's addiction to gambling to be so severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he saw Yen Zhengjin heading toward the Agricultural Bank's ATM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Yen Zhengjin was planning to withdraw money before heading to the arcade for a spree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan had occasionally bet a dollar on fruit machines in internet cafes, but he knew very well that this was something one should never get too caught up in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once hooked, the end result would be nothing short of financial ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems he's going to take that final step,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan knew that Yen Zhengjin's family was wealthy. The tutoring business was extremely lucrative in a provincial capital like Wancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had led classes at the review center, and his parents were locals who ran a small business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the savings in his family alone were definitely more than a million, perhaps even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan wasn't sure of the exact amount, but it was enough for Auntie Jiang to afford not working; Yen Zhengjin certainly had financial strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the moment he took to gambling, it was a downward spiral into an abyss from which there's no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, Yen Zhengjin's return to his previous life was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, Li Zhiyan sent a QQ message to Jiang Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang, what are you doing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Xian, who was sitting on the sofa and silently crying, suddenly heard the QQ message alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would be sending her a QQ message at such a time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised, she wondered who it might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon checking, she didn't expect the message to be from Li Zhiyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the kissing incident, Jiang Xian had thought a lot about things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt she should maintain a certain distance from Li Zhiyan as man and woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she and Yen Zhengjin were divorced,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was single, and Li Zhiyan's convoluted theories made some sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, she was a 41-year-old woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she would be reconciling with Yen Zhengjin after splitting the house and everything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though her life lacked the nourishment of love, after so many years, there were still feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian still hoped for a tranquil life with Yen Zhengjin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was less love, then so be it—she could cope on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Li Zhiyan was just a young man who had come of age,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian was certain that in his heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw her as a real woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his embrace, she could feel it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>",993,"2026-06-06T03:01:05.516Z",1,"novelbin.me","26358f7ae35b422b20c0f2f87976e16f050e677dc4fea2c97b9ac2456737d868","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-158","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-156",1617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-cover.jpg"]