After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Zhuang Nuo nodded.

Meng Lan patted her head. "Mommy will take you to the hospital again tomorrow. If the doctor says you need to take medicine, we'll take it obediently and get better soon, okay?"

Zhuang Nuo shook her head, "I don't want to take medicine, I want to go to school."

Zhuang Yi forced a smile. "Nuonuo, be good. Go to school when you're better."

"I'm not sick. I want to go to university, otherwise Su Li won't want me anymore." Zhuang Nuo's tone was firm and somewhat stubborn.

Upon hearing this, Meng Lan and Zhuang Yi's expressions changed. They didn't know whether their daughter's actions were good or bad, or what Su Li was thinking.

That evening, Su Li was punished by being forced to stand facing the wall in contemplation for an hour.

He has a point.

Linlin scolded him for using violence to retaliate, but he said it was just empty moral talk and a one-sided criticism of the victim.

Linlin said he bullied the girl, but he said he was just respecting gender equality and treating everyone equally.

Linlin couldn't argue with him using her fallacious reasoning, so she threatened to tell her mother, which finally made Su Li admit his mistake and back down.

Lin Zhilan was even better at spouting nonsense than him; in front of his mother, he was just a greenhorn.

"Sis, I promise I'll never hit you again. I'll call the police right away." Su Li raised her hands in surrender.

"Give me your hand!"

Su Li obediently held out his hand, and Linlin slapped his palm. "Don't do it again. You think I'm angry that you stood up for Nuonuo? I'm angry that you got yourself into this mess. You're about to start school. If you get a criminal record because of this, who will suffer more, others or you?"

"I know I was wrong, sis." Su Li winked at Yan Yuan on the sofa.

Yan Yuan understood and sat up straight. "Lili, what's your relationship with Zhuang Nuo?"

Su Li avoided eye contact. "She's just a friend. I just can't stand seeing her being bullied."

Yan Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Really just friends?"

"That's the case for now," Su Li said, not giving a definitive answer.

He couldn't figure out what his feelings were for Zhuang Nuo. Having witnessed so many of his family members' relationships, Su Li always felt that he couldn't be so hasty about his feelings.

For Zhuang Nuo, it was more like protectiveness and pity than liking.

That's where we'll stop here.

Everyone in their family is protective of their own. Su Li protects Nuonuo, and Linlin and Yan Yuan also treat Nuonuo as one of their own and protect her.

He Jiaxin named many other people in the school who bullied Nuonuo. Although it didn't affect their chances of getting into university, it left a mark on their records, which will have some impact on their job assignments in the future.

However, Zhuang Nuo no longer cared about this matter. Now she just wanted to study hard and didn't want to disappoint Su Li.

Su Li's university is not in the capital, but in the northern part of the city next to the capital.

Before he went to school to register, Su Li invited Zhuang Nuo to dinner.

Su Li booked a private room; the environment was elegant and well-sealed.

"I heard from your parents that you're preparing to go back to school?"

Zhuang Nuo fiddled with the cutlery, "Hmm."

Su Li leaned back in her chair, looking rather nonchalant. "What's your goal? Which university do you want to apply to?"

Zhuang Nuo blinked her eyelashes, looked up at him, and said in a soft, coquettish voice, "I'll listen to you. Whichever university you tell me to apply to, I'll apply to."

Su Li smiled, "You'd be willing to take the entrance exams for the Capital University and Tsinghua University?"

"I'll try my best." Zhuang Nuo bit her lower lip.

Before she dropped out of school, her grades were pretty good, but she was still a long way from getting into Capital University or Tsinghua University.

She was willing to give it her all for Su Li.

Su Li looked at her and suddenly sighed, "You shouldn't have listened to me. You could have chosen whichever university you wanted to apply to."

Zhuang Nuo's heart tightened, and her gaze fell on his tightly pursed lips.

What does he mean by that?

Are we just going to ignore her?

Zhuang Nuo forced herself to look at her plate and said, avoiding the main point, "The school you recommended must be very good, right?"

Su Li was about to say maybe not, but when she met her gaze, she suddenly sat up straight. "What's wrong with you? I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean anything by it."

"Su Li," Zhuang Nuo said with difficulty, "you don't like me, right? You want to break up with me."

Su Li remained silent for a while, unsure of what to say.

What happened when they were children seems like child's play when they look back on it now.

When she said they hadn't broken up, it was just Su Li teasing her.

Seeing Zhuang Nuo like this, Su Li only felt that she was using him as a lifeline, and that she didn't really like him.

"Zhuang Nuo, those were just childhood jokes."

Zhuang Nuo lowered his head, trying to force a smile, but he couldn't manage it.

Su Li didn't know how to start the conversation, and a suffocating silence filled the air.

Zhuang Nuo felt a dull ache in her chest. Unconsciously, she raised her hand and bit her fingertips to ease the bitterness and pain in her heart.

Su Li's pupils contracted slightly. He reached out and grabbed her hand, scolding her in a low voice, "What are you doing! Don't bite!"

Zhuang Nuo withdrew his hand, pushed back his chair, and stood up. "I'm going home. Can we reschedule for another day?"

Zhuang Nuo didn't want to continue the previous topic; he just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, tears would fall.

Nobody likes someone who's always crying.

Su Li stood up and hurriedly grabbed her, "Zhuang Nuo, that's not what I meant."

Zhuang Nuo's tears suddenly burst forth, "Su Li, but I like you."

Su Li was stunned for a moment, then pulled her into his arms and wiped away her tears with his hand. "Do you know what it means to like someone?"

Zhuang Nuo is 1.68 meters tall, but when standing next to Su Li, he still has to look up at him.

"You promised to get married when we grow up, you can't go back on your word."

Su Li pinched her cheek. "You don't understand anything! Go to school and see the world before you say these things."

Su Li knew that Zhuang Nuo was actually very lonely, despite being pampered and protected by his family on the surface.

She didn't have any friends her age, which is why she became so dependent on him after meeting him.

This is not a normal emotion at all.

Su Li also likes Zhuang Nuo, but he disdains using such methods to win a girl's heart.

Zhuang Nuo pouted. "Even if I've seen the world, I only love you."

Su Li smiled and said, "Then prove to me that even if we can't be lovers in the end, we can still be friends."

Zhuang Nuo didn't speak, looking at his handsome face, thinking: No, if we can't be lovers, we can't be friends either.

There was such a person in my life, and her heart could never hold anyone else.

A year later, Zhuang Nuo was admitted to the Broadcasting and Hosting major at the Capital Broadcasting Institute.

Zhuang Nuo delivered a speech as a representative of the new students at the opening ceremony.

She was poised and confident, showing no trace of her former timidity and inferiority complex.

Su Li held a bouquet of bright red roses in his arms and watched her from the side of the stage.

On a sweltering summer day, he looked tenderly at the girl speaking on stage, his gaze focused and intense, without the slightest hint of impatience.

After the speech, enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Zhuang Nuo followed the guide down the platform from the side and stopped on the steps to the side.

She was wearing a cocktail dress and high heels today. Her features were delicate and beautiful, and her clear eyes were fixed on Su Li, clearly surprised by his appearance.

Su Li's face was filled with a doting smile.

Zhuang Nuo strode forward, even overtaking the guide in front, and walked up to Su Li.

"congratulations."

Zhuang Nuo stared at him, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes, then smiled and threw herself into his arms.