The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 164: Chapter 163: Slapping the Fake Heiress 64

Liu Qing was always the little tyrant of the family.

When he got upset, he could turn the whole place upside down.

After wearing branded clothes, he refused to wear anything else, insisting on high-end brands for both clothes and shoes.

He also demanded better food, constantly clamoring for this and that, and would throw a fit if he didn’t get what he wanted.

It didn’t take long for the Liu family to deplete their savings.

Mr. and Mrs. Liu spent years saving money, all of which was squandered by Liu Qing.

And at this time, Liu Qing even learned to take out online loans.

It was unclear how he managed to borrow money using his father’s phone and ID, but once he got the money, he spent it recklessly.

When the repayment date arrived and the lenders called Mr. Liu, only then did he learn about these issues.

With no choice, he paid.

He borrowed from every relative and friend he could to repay the debt, and when he tried to beat Liu Qing as punishment, Mrs. Liu created a huge scene and absolutely forbade it.

Later on, Liu Qing borrowed money from others again, and this time, no relative or friend was willing to lend any to Mr. Liu.

Eventually, the debt collectors went to Mr. Liu’s workplace to demand payment, resulting in Mr. Liu losing his job.

With no other options and being of an advanced age, finding work wasn’t easy, so Mr. Liu had to work at a construction site moving bricks.

Mrs. Liu was also forced to take on several jobs, making the family live a life of extreme hardship.

Zhao Han heard about all this and thought to himself that justice was served.

Still, he gave them one last kick while they were down by having someone encourage Liu Qing to play video games, leading him to start skipping school and hanging out with hoodlums.

Mrs. Liu, unable to bear such a hard life, eventually abandoned Mr. Liu and Liu Qing to run off with someone else.

Zhao Han reported the matter to the police, who accepted the case and directly arrested Mr. Liu because of the substantial evidence.

Mrs. Liu had run away and wasn’t arrested with Mr. Liu, only being found after some time had passed.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Liu ended up in prison, leaving Liu Qing without anyone to discipline him.

Two years later, Liu Qing was severely injured in a street brawl and, since there was nobody to take him to the hospital or provide treatment, he was left disabled, and not long after, he drowned in a puddle while drunk.

Of course, that’s a story for another time.

The events of that year finally came to a conclusion, and Zhao Han and Song Ruyi were able to let go of some of their grudges.

This Chinese New Year, the Zhao family had a good time.

Zhao Han and Song Ruyi introduced Anning to many relatives and friends.

After the New Year, the family resumed their busy lives.

It wasn’t until June that Zhao Mingrui took the college entrance examination.

Zhao Han and Song Ruyi took time off to accompany him for the two-day exams, and afterward, Zhao Mingrui was completely free.

He didn’t stay at home, choosing instead to travel with a few classmates.

He only returned home when the exam results were released.

Then, the family gathered around the computer to check the college entrance exam scores.

This time, Zhao Mingrui did quite well.

When Anning had first come to Zhao’s house, Zhao Mingrui wasn’t particularly good at studying, scoring just over five hundred in the midterms, which wasn’t awful but made it impossible to aim for a top university.

After Anning came back to Zhao’s house, she studied very hard and diligently, which also motivated Zhao Mingrui to start studying.

This time in the college entrance exam, Zhao Mingrui exceptionally scored over six hundred, delighting Zhao Han and Song Ruyi immensely.

Zhao Mingrui did not apply to schools in the Capital but chose a school in another city.

In August, Zhao Mingrui packed his belongings to register at the university.

Meanwhile, Anning entered the ninth grade.

Upon entering the ninth grade, the head teacher from Class 1 approached Anning again, hoping to transfer her to their class.

Teacher Wu was terribly anxious, fearing that Anning would leave Class 12 for Class 1.

However, Anning was used to Class 12 and especially liked her classmates, so she rejected Class 1’s head teacher once again.

Throughout the ninth grade, Anning spent most of her time in the laboratory.

She went to school much less frequently.

Gao Nana even complained to her several times for not being able to see her.

Anning should be coaxed when necessary, but when it’s time for experiments, she doesn’t mess around one bit.

Although Xiao Yuan also feels that he seldom gets to meet Anning, he has always respected her deeply.

Anning likes to stay in the laboratory, and Xiao Yuan never says anything about it.

However, the more outstanding Anning becomes, the greater the pressure on Xiao Yuan.

He is very nervous and worried, concerned that he will not be able to keep up with Anning and that she will eventually leave him behind.

Even if Anning doesn’t leave him behind, if the gap between them is too big, he will ultimately be unable to catch up to her.

In order to be worthy of Anning, Xiao Yuan started to study desperately after entering the ninth grade.

At school, he would listen attentively in class, frantically solve problems after class, and after school, he would discuss company matters with Xiao Hongyi, learning a lot from him.

Since Xiao Yuan was studying so hard, naturally, his classmates in class 12 began to progress as well.

Xiao Yuan used to be the last in his grade during the eighth grade, but by the end of the spring festival exam, he had reached the middle ranks.

And by the ninth grade, Xiao Yuan made a remarkable surge, ranking in the top ten of his grade in the midterm exam, truly shocking all the students in the school.

After Class 12 produced a top scorer, another student made it into the top ten—how could others continue to live with this?

Teachers from other classes often told their students, you are all so lazy, not studying hard, and now you’ve been caught up with by Class 12; they have two students in the top ten of the grade, what excuse do you have not to work hard?

Then, the entire school looked at Xiao Yuan with deep-seated hatred.

It’s all because of this kid, why do you have to study so hard, making it inevitable for teachers and parents to push them to study to death.

We have no choice but to study; even Xiao Yuan, who used to be the last, can score so well, how can we have the face to not study?

Anning developed Holographic Technology after the middle school exams.

She didn’t know why either, while she was researching artificial intelligence, she suddenly thought about working on Holographic Technology but since it was developed, naturally, it should be maximized for profit.

While Anning became the top scorer in the middle school exams, with Xiao Hongyi’s help in pulling strings, she shared the Holographic Technology with the nation.

Additionally, the solar cells she developed, after being updated and upgraded, could now be applied in other areas.

For instance, they could be used for high-powered electrical appliances; it can be said that her solar cells started an energy reform.

Anning did not attend high school. Because of her outstanding contributions, she was directly admitted to Jing University. After studying there for a year, completing her university education through examinations, she spent another year as a graduate student and then pursued her Ph.D.

By the time Xiao Yuan was admitted to Jing University, Anning had already been teaching there, becoming Xiao Yuan’s teacher.

Xiao Yuan: ...

Calculate the area of psychological shadow.

Anning took each step in her journey very steadily.

However, Liu Mingzhu’s days were clearly not going well.

After the Liu Family suffered retribution, Anning naturally would not let Liu Mingzhu off the hook.

Liu Mingzhu, although very cunning and sharp, was ultimately young and unable to control herself in many situations.

Besides, the middle school she attended was not very strict, and there was a vocational school nearby.

Many students from the vocational school were just idling away their days, not studying and often leading students from Liu Mingzhu’s school into frivolous activities.

Liu Mingzhu was quite pretty, and she was very good at building her persona.

In school, Liu Mingzhu always appeared refined and ethereal. In the hearts of many boys, she was the goddess.

And there was a boy from the vocational school with quite an influential family who took a liking to Liu Mingzhu.

He often stopped Liu Mingzhu on the road and would buy her expensive gifts.

Initially, Liu Mingzhu did not accept them.

She remembered she had to study well so she could stand higher than the Zhao Family and completely crush Zhao Anning.

But over time, the boy was particularly passionate, and combined with Liu Mingzhu’s several unsuccessful attempts to see He Yang, she began to indulge herself.

The boy bribed the girls in Liu Mingzhu’s class to sing his praises non-stop, feigning envy towards Liu Mingzhu, truly satisfying her vanity.

Afterward, Liu Mingzhu accepted the boy’s gifts, and the two began dating.

The reason the boy pursued Liu Mingzhu was also to satisfy his vanity. Being with Liu Mingzhu, who was many people’s goddess, made him feel particularly prestigious.

But once he really got together with Liu Mingzhu.

He found Liu Mingzhu to be uninteresting, and she seemed particularly rigid. Over time, he grew tired of her aesthetic and then set his sights on another girl.

Liu Mingzhu later sought him out several times, only to be disdainfully rejected by the boy.

Liu Mingzhu did not dare to do anything about it and could only let the matter go.

However, although the boy no longer liked Liu Mingzhu, he introduced her to other boys.