Back in the room, I hadn't recovered from the shock just now.

Just in case, I neatly stacked the admission ticket and tucked it into my clothes before daring to rest.

Early the next morning, I finally understood what Grandma meant.

After the events of the previous night, Second Aunt completely let her guard down, sleeping soundly in the room, not interfering with what I wanted to do.

I quietly washed up, had breakfast, and left home before she woke up.

As I left, Grandma specifically instructed me to be consistent with my mom and not let Second Aunt know that I was going to take the college entrance exam.

Although I didn't know what Grandma was up to, as long as it allowed me to take the exam, I would cooperate unconditionally.

Moreover, it's best if Second Aunt doesn't know, so she won't cause any trouble for me again.

In the exam room, I answered the questions methodically, with the hardships of the past three years turning into answers written on paper.

When I handed in the last exam paper, I felt a relaxation I had never experienced before.

It's just a pity that this kind of relaxation didn't last long.

Returning home from the exam room, as soon as I pushed the door, I sensed that something was amiss in the house.

A pair of dirty and flashy knockoff shoes lay in the hallway of my house, and the living room floor was covered in melon seed shells.

Not only that, the whole room was filled with a pungent smell of cheap perfume mixed with dry tobacco.

Seeing this scene, a faint sense of foreboding crept into my heart.

Sure enough, in the next moment, a sharp and sarcastic taunt broke into my ears without reservation.

"Oh, look at you, all educated and delicate, skin as tender as a baby, a dowry of over three hundred thousand is no problem for him."

Darn it, how could I forget about Zhang Cuilan!

I tried to run out, but I was a step too late.

Second Aunt, who had been waiting behind the door, grabbed my arm and dragged me back into the house: "Pan'er, why are you running when you're home?"