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But when facing her parents, Qiao Yingzi appeared very cowardly, especially when facing her mother Song Qian. She was extremely cowardly and did not dare to resist Song Qian at all. She was almost exactly like Qiao Weidong.

It was precisely because of this cowardice that Qiao Yingzi gradually fell into entanglement and was unable to get out of it, which gradually led to her depression.

Zhou Chen felt that the best way to prevent Qiao Yingzi from suffering from depression was to change her personality.

It's easier said than done.

After being in a disadvantaged position with my mother for more than ten years, it would be extremely difficult to turn things around overnight.

As for Song Qian, in the TV series, she only changed after learning that Qiao Yingzi had a severe depression. Before the depression was discovered, it was impossible to expect Song Qian to change.

Since Song Qian cannot change, it is Qiao Yingzi who has to make the change.

"Can't make up your mind, can you?"

Qiao Yingzi didn't say anything, but nodded silently. Her tearful look made Zhou Chen's heart soften.

"From the look of you, I know you haven't had dinner yet. Come on, come back with me and I'll make you some noodles."

"But my mother might be back soon. If she doesn't see me, she'll definitely be even angrier." Qiao Yingzi looked hesitant.

Qiao Yingzi’s reaction made Zhou Chen really at a loss for words.

"Don't think about these things now. Your mother left you at home for so long and hasn't come back yet. How come you're not angry? If you come back with me now, you can test your mother's attitude towards you. If she doesn't see you after she comes back, and she looks for you anxiously, it means she cares about you. If she doesn't look for you, it means she might be really angry."

"What you need to do now is to come back with me to eat, and then think about other things after you are full."

Zhou Chen pulled Qiao Yingzi up and dragged her towards his home.

At first Qiao Yingzi was still struggling, but when she arrived at Zhou Chen's house, she stopped struggling.

This was the first time Qiao Yingzi came to Zhou Chen's house. She didn't touch Lego immediately, but just sat quietly on the sofa.

Zhou Chen skillfully turned on the gas and started to boil water. In less than ten minutes, a bowl of vegetable and egg noodles was cooked.

Serving the noodles to Qiao Yingzi, Zhou Chen said softly, "Eat it. Not eating is bad for your stomach. Even if you want to cry or get angry, wait until you are full. There is an old saying that goes, 'Man is iron and rice is steel. If you don't eat, you will be hungry.'"

"Pfft."

Qiao Yingzi, with a worried look on her face, couldn't help but burst out laughing, then glared at Zhou Chen embarrassedly.

"Only you can talk."

As she spoke, she picked up the noodles Zhou Chen had prepared for her: "I'll take a bite first. If it doesn't taste good, I won't eat it."

That's what she said, but after she took a sip, she couldn't put her chopsticks down and finished the big bowl of noodles in no time.

After eating the noodles, Qiao Yingzi felt even more embarrassed. She had just said she didn't want to eat, but ended up finishing a whole bowl. She was slapped in the face too quickly.

"Are you feeling better?"

Zhou Chen put the dishes and chopsticks aside, sat on the coffee table, and asked Qiao Yingzi face to face.

Qiao Yingzi said: "Much better, what time is it now?"

Zhou Chen took out his cell phone and saw that it was a little after ten o'clock.

Qiao Yingzi worriedly said, "I don't know where my mother has gone. She hasn't come back yet. What if something happens to her?"

After eating and drinking, the first person she thought of was not herself, but her mother. It has to be said that Qiao Yingzi is really filial.

Zhou Chen advised: "I don't think you need to worry. Although your mother is angry with you, she is an adult after all, and she is also a teacher. She must be very rational and will not run around. Think about your mother's friends, and you should be able to know where she is now."

Qiao Yingzi thought for a moment and immediately answered: "My mother's best friend is Aunt Tong, Fang Hou's mother. She must be at Fang Hou's house now."

"That will make it easier to confirm. Give Fang Hou a call and ask him."

After listening to Zhou Chen's words, Qiao Yingzi sent a message to Fang Yifan.

Fang Yifan replied quickly and told Qiao Yingzi that her mother Song Qian was indeed at their house, but left shortly after they returned, and should have returned home now.

"My mother has gone back, Zhou Chen, I want to go back too."

After learning that her mother had returned home, Qiao Yingzi could no longer sit still and immediately stood up and prepared to leave.

Zhou Chen did not stop her, but sent her to the door, and then said: "Yingzi, you should think carefully about what I said. You can admit your mistakes to your mother, but you can't always admit your mistakes. The reason why you have been controlled by your mother is because you feel sorry for her and have been giving in. In fact, sometimes you should be more assertive."

"You have to remember one thing. Mothers who truly love their children will not really hate their children, nor will they hate their children for getting angry at them. I'm not asking you to contradict your mother, but I want you to understand this truth. You should be tough when you need to be tough, and you should be timid when you need to be timid, as long as you can grasp the balance."

Qiao Yingzi could understand every word Zhou Chen said, but when they were put together, she couldn't fully understand it.

Because she had been doing that for years and had developed a habit, she felt that what Zhou Chen said made sense, but when it came to really asking her to do it, she had no confidence at all.

Qiao Yingzi returned home and saw that the curtains in her mother's room were drawn. She listened at the door for a while but heard no sound.

But when her gaze turned to the dining table, her expression froze, because there was a bowl on the table. She walked over and saw noodles in the bowl, steaming hot, definitely freshly cooked.

Qiao Yingzi's eyes suddenly turned red. Although her stomach was full, she still sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and ate noodles while crying.

Different from the ravenous eating she had just had at Zhou Chen's place, this time she ate very carefully, as if she was savoring her mother's love.

After a long time, Qiao Yingzi finished the whole bowl of noodles. She walked to her mother's door again and said, "Mom, I really know I was wrong. I know you won't forgive me so quickly, but I still want to tell you that I'm really not like you think. To me, you are the most important person. I didn't mean to hurt you."

Song Qian did not rest. She sat beside her daughter, listening to her crying, and tears flowed out of her eyes.

She was really angry about what happened today. She was angry at her daughter and her ex-husband, but she was most angry at Qiao Weidong's girlfriend Xiao Meng, who actually drank the bird's nest she made for Yingzi.

You have to know that she got up early in the morning to make that bird's nest, and it took her several hours to prepare it, just to nourish her daughter.

As a result, the daughter didn't drink it, but her "rival" drank it instead. She was filled with anger and grievance.

Her daughter was everything to her. She felt that her daughter had betrayed her, so she was so angry and even hit her daughter.

Now hearing her daughter's crying, she felt bad, but she really couldn't let it go now.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."

Qiao Yingzi talked for several minutes, but seeing that her mother in the room did not respond, she was very disappointed and could only turn around and go back to her room.

After a long time, Song Qian walked out of the room. She looked towards Qiao Yingzi's room, silent, but tears slowly flowed down her cheeks.

In fact, they are really alike as mother and daughter. Qiao Yingzi is cautious when facing her mother, and so is Song Qian.

It’s just that Song Qian was more assertive, and Qiao Yingzi didn’t resist, so slowly, the relationship between the two began to become unbalanced.

That night, neither Qiao Yingzi nor Song Qian slept well. On the contrary, Qiao Weidong was depressed all day.

After driving Xiao Meng away, Qiao Weidong made an appointment with Fang Yuan to have a drink in the evening. He fell drunk on his bed and fell into a deep sleep. He was not at all as worried and distressed as his ex-wife and daughter.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 248 Awakening, Gambling

Song Qian had a really bad temper, and even Qiao Yingzi's repeated apologies couldn't dispel her anger.

So in the next few days, although he still cooked for Qiao Yingzi every day, he didn't say a word, which made Qiao Yingzi feel particularly bad during those days.

"Yingzi, please don't be like this. It's very uncomfortable for us to see you like this."

In the rest area, Zhou Chen and others surrounded Qiao Yingzi and tried to comfort her.

Qiao Yingzi's face was full of bitterness: "My mother hasn't spoken to me for a few days. We have lived together for so long, and this is the first time. She must hate me to death. What should I do?"

She is a very smart girl, but after encountering something related to her mother, her IQ instantly dropped to zero.

Zhou Chen had said so much to her before, but now it seemed that it was no match for Song Qian's silent offensive.

Fang Yifan sighed, "I used to think my mother was the scariest woman in the world, but now I realize, Yingzi, your mother is much scarier than mine. If my mother doesn't talk to me for a few days, I'll go crazy."

Qiao Yingzi rarely confronted Fang Yifan, but Lin Leier whispered, "Cousin, although my aunt is fierce, she is really a good person."

Fang Yifan pouted: "Did you see that? This is Lei'er. He thinks everyone is good. Lei'er, then tell me, how should we help Yingzi?"

Immediately, everyone looked at Lin Lei'er, causing his face to turn red.

"I, I, I think, Yingzi, you should still apologize. Teacher Song must be too sad, that's why she became like this. I think all mothers in the world love their children. If you apologize more, she will definitely forgive you."

Everyone looked at each other, especially Qiao Yingzi, who was too weak to speak, because that was what she did, but in the end, it was useless.

Ji Yangyang complained: "Adults are troublesome. They love to get angry. You can't figure out what they are thinking. They always want us to do things according to their ideas. If we don't follow their ideas, they will say all kinds of things to us. It's really annoying."

Fang Yifan nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. My mom is the same. She told me that I'm not good at studying, but she still forces me to study every day and even enrolls me in cram schools. It was fine before, but now that there's Lei'er, a top student, I'm even more miserable."

Ji Yangyang: "From what you said, this is still Lei'er's fault?"

Lin Leier looked aggrieved: "Cousin."

Fang Yifan immediately broke down: "No, Lei'er, my cousin didn't blame you, I was just talking about my mother."

Huang Zhitao: "Hey, you guys, we are here to help Yingzi with some advice, why are you all complaining?"

"We are also giving suggestions, but we haven't thought of a better way."

Fang Yifan muttered a few words, then asked Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, you have the most ideas, hurry up and think of a solution for Yingzi."

"Fang Hou, if you can't speak, don't talk nonsense."

Zhou Chen glared at Fang Yifan, then said to Yingzi: "Yingzi, what I can say is what I told you that night. It depends on your own ideas on what to do."

"Have you discussed this?" Fang Yifan and the others looked surprised.

Qiao Yingzi remained silent. She had not slept well these past few days and thought about what Zhou Chen had said to her. She understood what Zhou Chen meant, but she simply could not do it.

"Okay, everyone, stop worrying about me and go do your own things."

After school in the evening, Zhou Chen and Qiao Yingzi walked together. Qiao Yingzi was still as gloomy as she was during the day.

These past few days, Qiao Yingzi has been the most depressed since Zhou Chen knew her.

"Yingzi, I don't think you should be so depressed right now. The cold war between you and your mother won't last long. But there is another thing I think you should pay attention to."

Qiao Yingzi was somewhat confused by what Zhou Chen said and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Midterm exam."

"midterm?"

Qiao Yingzi was even more confused. What she was worried about now was her relationship with her mother, so how did it get linked to the midterm exam?

"Yes, it's the midterm exam."

Zhou Chen explained: "You should know better than me what kind of person your mother is. In her eyes, your academic performance is more important than anything else. Therefore, I think no matter how angry your mother is with you, as long as you If you can get a good grade in the exam, no matter how angry your mother is, it should calm down."

"On the contrary, even if you can coax your mother this time, if you don't do well in the midterm exam, I'm afraid your mother will be even more angry, and your situation will be even more difficult at that time."

When Qiao Yingzi heard this, her expression changed suddenly, because Zhou Chen was right. When it comes to studying, her mother values ​​it more than anything else.

She is required to do well in every exam, with all kinds of supplements and encouragement, so she feels tremendous pressure every time she takes an exam.

"Yingzi, you know best what your condition has been like recently. Do you think you can do well in the exam in your current condition?"

Qiao Yingzi did not answer. She was a smart girl and knew that she had been playing around recently and not studying seriously. If she took the midterm exam, she would most likely do worse than usual.

If she really performed poorly in the midterm exam, given her mother's personality, things might get even worse.

"So, now besides coaxing your mother, you also have to make sure you study hard. At least you can't fail the midterm exam. Do you understand?"

Qiao Yingzi, who had been worried all the time, suddenly understood the key as if she had suddenly been enlightened after hearing what Zhou Chen said.

"Thank you, Zhou Chen."

Zhou Chen snorted, "I've never racked my brains to persuade someone so much in my life. You're the first one. I'm wasting so much brain cells because you're my secret crush. If it were someone else, I wouldn't even bother with him."

"Here you go again? Didn't we agree that we wouldn't talk about this anymore?" Qiao Yingzi rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I agreed, but in order to make you feel at ease, I can only wrong myself and bring up the old matter again."

"You're the only one who can say that."

Qiao Yingzi said coquettishly, but she was really grateful to Zhou Chen. When she was helpless, having a friend like Zhou Chen to support and comfort her was really more important than anything else.

"Since you are in a better mood, take a bath tonight, have a good sleep, cheer yourself up tomorrow, study hard, don't skip classes anymore, and try to get a good grade in the midterm exam. Getting a good grade is the best way to please your mother."

"Well, I will do well in the midterm exam. Zhou Chen, you should also work hard and strive to get a good grade."

"Of course. With my current level, if I work hard, I might even be able to surpass you."

"just you?"

Qiao Yingzi looked Zhou Chen up and down, then said with disdain, "If you want to surpass me, just dream on."

"Yingzi, don't be too confident. How about we make a bet?"

"bet?"

"Yes, let's bet on whether my final score in this midterm exam can surpass yours."