"Xu Wei, give me back my admission ticket!"

My mind went blank, unable to hold anything else except getting back the admission ticket.

Xu Wei, with his parents by his side, blocked my way as a family of three.

I was desperate, grabbing Xu Wei's collar.

To help Xu Wei escape, my aunt pinched hard on my wound.

"Ah!"

I was in excruciating pain, but I wouldn't let go even if it killed me.

Seeing that my grandmother was about to be awakened, my aunt pinched harder on my wound.

"Look at this little face, so pitiful with tears. It's so touching.

"What's the point of going to school? You'll get married sooner or later.

"But if you can marry the local tough guy, you'll definitely get a good bride price. My son Wei Wei will be in junior high next year, and you, as his older sister, should show some goodwill."

Looking at my aunt's dark and twisted face, I couldn't help but feel nauseous.

The local tough guy was a notorious thug who had never been to school and had been in jail.

She wanted me to marry him, wishing for my death.

Perhaps the college entrance examination was too important to me, as I felt an infinite courage inside me, enduring the pain to fight back.

"Stop dreaming. Your son fights and bullies girls at school every day. Even if you pay, no school will want him!"

"You wretch, say that again!"

My aunt was about to slap me without hesitation.

At a critical moment, my grandmother rushed out of the room.

I thought she was there to help me, so I diverted a bit of attention to avoid my aunt's slap.

But to my astonishment, it was that slight trust that made me watch helplessly as Xu Wei threw my admission ticket into the toilet and flushed it away.

My grandmother wasn't there to help me; she was there to help Xu Wei!