Li Xiaomei was a different woman now. She was Mrs. Shen, dressed in a dacron outfit with a small, floral-patterned silk scarf tied around her neck. She wore high heels, her bangs were styled in a puffy perm, and she walked with her chin held higher than ever before.

Shen Zhengfeng had even arranged for Li Xiaomei’s job to be transferred over to North City. She was now a nurse at Central Hospital, and if she worked there for another year, she might even have a chance at being promoted to head nurse!

Her son had good prospects, her husband was rich, and she herself was doing quite well. Li Xiaomei felt like her fortunes had finally turned. So when she suddenly spotted Qin Jiao and Shen Yi—especially Shen Yi—she just had to gloat. If she didn’t, she wouldn’t be Li Xiaomei!

"Well, if it isn’t Xiao Yi. What a coincidence. Are you getting your driver’s license too?"

Shen Yi simply ignored Li Xiaomei. In his past life, he had despised this woman, wishing he could kill her. But in this life, he was no longer that same explosive Shen Yi. Besides, he had his grandfather and mother to protect.

And his Jiao Jiao.

Chen Feng was still out on the course practicing, and Li Xiaomei had nothing better to do. Shen Yi might be ignoring her, but she was happy enough to carry on the conversation by herself. "Still, even if you learn to drive, can you afford to buy a car? Oh, right, I forgot. When Du Liya and Zhengfeng divorced, she walked away with quite a bit of money. But what good will that do? You won’t be getting your hands on the clothing factory anytime soon, anyway. After all, you’re mentally ill. What family would ever marry their daughter to you!"

Li Xiaomei shook with malicious laughter.

Shen Yi watched her with a cold expression.

Qin Jiao, however, understood everything. ’So, Shen Zhengfeng really does regret it. He’s not willing to hand over the clothing factory to Shen Yi so easily. And he knows his son has a ’problem’—the reason he had to transfer schools before was because he flew into a rage and hit someone. So, if they spread rumors that Shen Yi has a violent mental illness, no one would dare to marry him.’

’That way, while Shen Yi is away at university, they can slowly gut the factory!’

’To think Shen Zhengfeng would actually spread rumors that his own son is mentally ill... What a scumbag.’

’He probably figures that since he has another son now, and Shen Yi is so disobedient, he might as well just ruin him.’

Seeing that Shen Yi was still ignoring her and had even walked over to speak with a staff member, Li Xiaomei wasn’t discouraged in the least. As if noticing Qin Jiao for the first time, she grabbed her arm. "Qin Jiao, I remember you. The top scorer on the college entrance exams, right? A girl like you, so smart and pretty, why are you always hanging around Shen Yi? Let me tell you, he’s sick. When one of his episodes hits, he’ll attack anyone."

’When an episode hits, he’ll attack anyone?’

Even in their past life, at his absolute worst, Shen Yi had never laid a hand on Qin Jiao.

And it was even less likely to happen in this one.

But Qin Jiao just put on a curious expression. "Is that so? Does Shen Yi really hit people? But what’s a girl to do? He’s the most amazing guy I’ve ever met. He’s smart, handsome, and comes from a good family. If his temper is a little bad, that’s not such a big deal, is it?"

"Not a big deal? How could it not be a big deal? They say it might even be hereditary! If it gets serious, he’ll have to be sent to a psychiatric hospital!" Li Xiaomei lowered her voice, glancing at Shen Yi in the distance to make sure he couldn’t hear. Growing even smugger, she completely lost her filter.

She said, "You silly girl, you’re just too short-sighted. What’s so great about Shen Yi? He’s not the young master of the Shen Family anymore. My Xiao Feng is a hundred times better than him."

"But your Chen Feng is second-hand goods, isn’t he?" Qin Jiao said with a sweet smile.

When Li Xiaomei heard that, her face fell instantly.