[{"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-413":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},1470645,1918,"Chapter 413 145 Wu Qingxian's Shame","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-413",413,"\u003Cp>What does over four hundred thousand mean? Wu Qingxian couldn't help but feel despair just thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After working so hard for so many years and being extremely frugal, she managed to save just over three hundred thousand after deducting living expenses...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That money was meant to pay for Zhang Honglei's house down payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Wu Qingxian heard that her son had bought a car worth four hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a sense of foreboding in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Yan, what's going on? Please, tell Auntie the truth,\" she pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian grasped Li Zhiyan's hand; her voice was trembling now, fearing her own son had brought upon a calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like this, Wu Auntie,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan also felt extremely uncomfortable discussing the matter. He had to admit, Zhang Honglei was nothing more than a pure beast. To think he still wanted to compete with him in the Battle for Mother's Love; naturally, Li Zhiyan wouldn't give him any opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it was time to expose everything about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Usually, Zhang Honglei lives a lavish life at school, liking to buy branded clothes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he also spends money very generously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All this is because Zhang Honglei pretends to be a rich second generation at school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's precisely because of his vanity that the last time you went to give him money, he claimed you were his family's housekeeper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian fell silent. The fact that her own son had called her a housekeeper was something she could never forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, simple pretense wasn't able to satisfy Zhang Honglei's appetite anymore – he took out a loan from a classmate for a BMW 4 Series.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roughly over four hundred thousand, but with the loan, it's almost five hundred thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has to repay a loan of seven thousand a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had braced herself, when Wu Qingxian heard about the monthly repayment of seven thousand, she felt choked. A monthly salary of seven thousand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wancheng, the salary levels were very low, with her company's pay being just over three thousand before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After switching companies, she only started to earn just over four thousand. Seven thousand plus – that was about two months of her salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her son had to repay seven thousand every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not considered their family's financial situation at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, Zhang Honglei has no financial capability, relying entirely on the money you give him to maintain his wealthy young master image.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's why Zhang Honglei came here today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feigning sincerity and apologies to you, you may feel he was genuinely remorseful, but what he was really thinking was to treat you like an ATM.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, I've heard him saying some really nasty things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm embarrassed to even tell you,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian's heart tightened, she knew those words must have been extremely unpleasant for Li Zhiyan to find it hard to tell her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay, Xiao Yan. Just tell Auntie, what did he say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Auntie, I'm telling you, you must not get agitated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian, dressed in professional attire, took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard him telling his classmates that the housekeeper at home dressed in the qipao is like a bitch, taking orders from him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever he tells her to do, she has to do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world went blank for Wu Qingxian, a sense of despair overwhelming her. At this moment, she finally saw her son for who he truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the type of person her son was?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To insult her like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling powerless, she leaned back on the sofa as tears flowed down endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian felt utterly disappointed with Zhang Honglei, not only unwilling to acknowledge her as his mother and calling her a housekeeper, but also insulting her in front of his classmates for his own sense of achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What use was such a son to her? When she saw Zhang Honglei apologizing so earnestly today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she thought perhaps her son had truly repented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was considering forgiving him in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seemed she was just deluding herself; his behavior was not that of a son's love for his mother but merely because he was afraid of being unable to repay the loan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian felt a wave of nausea at the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian sat quietly, and Li Zhiyan slowly wrapped his arms around her shoulders, letting her lean into his embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two embraced in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Wu Qingxian whispered, \"Xiao Yan, I'm glad to have you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for you, Auntie would have been truly deceived, and the consequences would have been unthinkable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian could imagine, had she forgiven her son, he would definitely have thought of ways to continue tricking her out of her money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Auntie, from now on, you should just pretend you don't have a son named Zhang Honglei,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm… Xiao Yan, from now on, Auntie will only cherish you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qingxian said earnestly, feeling that the only person who truly cared for her in this world was Li Zhiyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the company, people harbored ulterior motives toward her, and colleagues were insincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her son, on the other hand, had utterly chilled her heart; he only thought about scamming her money and even insulted her in front of his classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan, however, had always been sincerely good to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Auntie, don't be sad. Seeing you sad makes me feel sad too,\"\u003C\u002Fp>",920,"2026-06-06T03:01:05.516Z",1,"novelbin.me","b2f38afd3f911a1e99b49cd89571b4ad9a59920c26e9b9f3cb25f479b5f6e00c","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-414","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-412",1617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-cover.jpg"]