Chapter 58 - 56 Job Interview
Mrs. Zhou sat on the chair and suddenly thought about how her son still didn’t have a girlfriend. She excitedly said, "What if that girl Li Si ends up marrying your brother? Our family could buy whatever we want, eating and drinking the best of everything every day!"
"Mom, a few days ago, before my brother left, they already met once. Li Si didn’t have a very good impression of my brother. This will take time. Besides, whether they’ll work out or not, who can say for sure? You never know—there’s always a chance."
"That would be wonderful! I’ll pray for your brother to bring her into the family! That would be like having a gold mountain moved back home! I’d even worship her every day!" Mrs. Zhou’s face was full of daydreams about the future.
Zhou Rou glanced at the worn-out window outside and sneered coldly.
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The new semester started. Li Si arrived at Room 302. In the dorm, only Kong Dan was there, sprawled out on one of the four beds. "You’re always the first one here, Kong Dan!" she greeted warmly.
"Yeah, Li Si, did you hear that Yao Meiling dropped out of school?" Kong Dan stood up from her bed with the blue bedsheets and helped Li Si with her things.
"No! Why?!" Li Si’s face froze in surprise. Why would she drop out? Could it be because of that incident? No way, right?
"Just between us, I heard she got pregnant and had to drop out. After the baby’s born, she’ll figure out what to do next!" Kong Dan leaned in close and whispered.
"I can’t imagine!" Li Si was overwhelmed with mixed emotions. Her face showed a deep sigh—part regret for Meiling, part sympathy. Such promising, youthful years, lost to becoming a mother because of that. Will she be happy in the future? Or even know the meaning of happiness?