Waking up again, it was already bright outside.

I quickly looked at the alarm clock on the bedside, it was already eleven o'clock!

Why didn't my alarm, set for eight o'clock, go off? I looked at the clock's hands, completely went crazy, rushed over, and confirmed multiple times.

Eleven o'clock, still eleven o'clock.

I forcefully threw the alarm clock on the ground, shattering it into pieces, making a loud noise.

"Li Xiaoyuan, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

"Are you not letting people sleep? What mischief are you up to?" Li Lifang's shout came from her bedroom.

I rushed into her bedroom, pulled her out of bed, and pointed at her, asking:

"Did you turn off my alarm clock? Was it you?"

She ignored my breakdown, pushed me to the ground, and my head hit the ground heavily.

Dizzy, I reached up to touch the back of my head, blood seeping out.

"So what if I turned it off? What's wrong with setting it so early, not letting people sleep?

"And is this the way to talk to your mother? Li Ziyuan?"

The sharp and piercing voice almost pierced my eardrums.

"I have the college entrance exam today!" I shouted with all my might.

Li Lifang was stunned by my shout, but only for a moment, her surprised expression lasted only a second.

"I didn't know you had the exam today, you didn't tell me, why are you shouting?

"Besides, what's the use of going to that useless school all day? You're so stupid, you might as well work early to earn money for me.

"Bah, a waste of money..."

Li Lifang kept scolding me incessantly in my ear, as if I were the one who had committed an unforgivable mistake.

I wanted to confront her, to scold her, to perish with her, hatred filling my chest.

But I couldn't stand up, the ceiling above me was spinning, ringing in my ears, dizziness, splitting headache...

I lost consciousness and fainted.