I looked at my grades with excitement. Uncle and Huanhuan looked at me happily, and they smiled along with me.

I called the homeroom teacher to tell him about my grades. The homeroom teacher was genuinely happy for me and said regretfully and sympathetically:

"Ziyuan, if you hadn't missed that one exam, you would have done very well. You have always been the top student in the class."

I looked at Huanhuan playing happily beside me and Uncle busy with his work, feeling genuinely happy.

I shared my recent experiences with the homeroom teacher: "It's okay, teacher, I have gained something more precious than grades."

"That's good, Ziyuan. A good child like you deserves to be cherished and loved."

Loved?

I covered my heart, feeling the continuous warmth coming from there. So, this is what being loved feels like?

During the college application period, Uncle was even more nervous than me. He asked many people and searched online for things he didn't understand.

Every time someone asked who I was, Uncle proudly said:

"This is my daughter, she studies so well, she scored five hundred and eighty points."

I silently called Uncle "dad" countless times in my heart. With Uncle, I felt a stronger fatherly love than from my biological father.

On the first day of school, Uncle and Huanhuan accompanied me to school.

Seeing classmates arriving with their parents to register everywhere on campus, I felt no envy.

Because this time, I also had family with me.

When Uncle and Huanhuan were about to leave, I nervously stopped them, cheeks turning red. Finally, I closed my eyes and said:

"Dad."

My heart was pounding, I was too nervous to breathe, afraid that when I opened my eyes, I would face rejection.

After a while, I was surrounded by warm embraces. I opened my eyes.

Uncle held me in his arms, patting my back gently, while Huanhuan hugged my legs.

"Ah, my daughter."

Excited voices came from above me. Hearing Uncle's response, tears welled up in my eyes, and I cried in Uncle and Huanhuan's embrace.

When my emotions calmed down, Huanhuan held my hand with a grievance: "Sister only calls dad, not me."

I picked up Huanhuan, rubbed his cheek, "Little brother, little brother, little brother..."

I called "little brother" in Huanhuan's ear many times, this time, I bid them farewell with a smile.

When I returned to the dormitory, I met my roommate on the way. However, my roommate suddenly stopped me:

"Ziyuan, your mom is looking for you. She's at the counselor's office..."

Before my roommate finished speaking, I was already running towards the counselor's office.

Breathless, I knocked on the office door and saw the person I least wanted to see in my life.

My biological mother, Li Lifang, was sitting opposite the counselor, arguing arrogantly with them.

"Our daughter Ziyuan is not going to college. She needs to work to support the family."

"Quickly process her withdrawal from school, or I will report you to the Education Bureau..."

Hearing this, I was furious, anger rising in me as I rushed in.

First, I politely greeted the counselor, then turned around, coldly staring at Li Lifang.

"Who told you I want to drop out of school?

"You made me miss the college entrance exam back then, and now you want me to drop out. Are you even human?"

Li Lifang was initially guilty as I spoke, but upon hearing the last sentence, she became angry and arrogant.

"Ziyuan, is this how you talk to your mother? You ungrateful thing, worthless.

"Teacher, did you hear that? She's insulting me. I'm her real mother, this worthless thing is not worthy of going to college."

She continued to insult me while turning to the counselor to complain.

I nervously stared at the counselor, fearing that based on Li Lifang's words, they would actually process my withdrawal from school.

I was too angry to speak, just staring at Li Lifang, afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would say something inappropriate.

The counselor looked at me and Li Lifang with a furrowed brow, seemingly contemplating something, then made a phone call.

Li Lifang kept on cursing and spitting, almost drowning me in her saliva, but I paid no attention.

She didn't deserve to be a mother. Now, she was just a stranger to me.

Soon, security personnel entered the office, and as Li Lifang was being dragged away, she even tried to hit me, but I pushed her away.

"You little bastard, just like your useless father...

"Wait and see, with me around, you won't have peace studying in college..."

As Li Lifang was being taken away, she continued to curse me and even made threats. I felt a deep sense of powerlessness looking at her.

What should I do to get rid of this demon?