A Little Trick, the Scumbag Dad Can’t Hold the Knife After Understanding Love Chapter 86

When Ji Nian was awakened by the magnetic voice of the pink-headed turtle, her mind was still in a daze.

She was still lingering on the dream she had last night.

One mont, she was being bombarded with insults and oppression by her petty-minded ntor for not doing the chores.

Then, the scene shifted, and she was in the laboratory, standing next to a little boy whose face she couldn’t see, curiously watching her work.

“Hiss… I haven’t thought about this in a long ti.”

Ji Nian rubbed her head, mumbling in a vague yet surprised tone.

Thinking of the little boy in her dream whose face she couldn’t see, she was lost in thought for a mont before muttering, “This Vengeance thing… better not have anything to do with you…”

“Awake?”

After receiving the ssage from the smart housekeeper that Ji Nian was up, Zhiliao knocked on the door and entered with the servants.

Placing a box on her bedside, Zhiliao helped Ji Nian out of her pajamas, while a servant stood by with a freshly ironed school uniform.

Habitually checking the child’s body, Zhiliao only relaxed when she saw no bruises from last night’s fall.

The scars from Ji Nian’s past abuse had faded under careful care, leaving her skin as smooth as milk, so tender it seed like it could be pinched and water would drip out.

“What’s that, Sister Zhiliao?”

Stretching out her arms and letting Zhiliao dress her, Ji Nian squinted at the box on her bedside.

“It’s the necklace we sent for repairs.”

Ji Nian’s eyes lit up, having completely forgotten about it.

“So fast.”

Zhiliao handed her the box, while a servant deftly placed a toothbrush in her mouth.

With the toothbrush in her mouth, Ji Nian opened the box.

The once dusty guitar pick had been cleaned up, and the frayed string had been replaced with an identical one by the restorer.

“Huh? Still unclear.”

Due to its age, the inscription on it had already been faded when Ji Nian first got it. Even after restoration, the words remained blurry.

All that could be made out was: ‘DepuisChen**’

[Huh? Chen? I thought it was a foreign na.]

[Could her birth mother’s surna be Chen? Or was the person who gave her this thing surnad Chen?]

Speaking of which, wasn’t it the Chen family that had a feud with her father?

The system chid in: [But Chen is a common surna.]

As Ji Nian pondered over the item in her hand, a sudden thought struck her.

[Wait, no, maybe we’ve been misled again?]

[When Chinese nas are translated into foreign languages, the given na cos first, and the surna cos last, right?]

Maybe this “Chen” isn’t a surna, but a given na?

‘Didn’t your family hire a tutor for you?’

‘Then your mother must not care much about you.’

Chen… Chen… Teacher Mo… Mo Chen.

His subtle disdain, the sudden anger when Ji Tingzhou was ntioned…

[Teacher Mo… might not actually be Dad’s illegitimate child.]

The system: You’re still clinging to this absurd possibility?

[Could Teacher Mo be… a rival in love with Tingzhou?]

But Tingzhou said he didn’t even know Ji Nian’s birth mother.

From her indirect inquiries, she learned from Zhiliao that the 25-year-old princess, due to her fastidiousness, remained a virgin. Coupled with the scandal two years ago when Ji Nian was rumored to have showered a male model with gifts—though it was later clarified—many still believed it was Ji Tingzhou’s doing.

Ji Tingzhou only made a few public appearances each year, and so n would go out of their way to flirt with him, making the princess so disgusted she felt like vomiting bile.

His already scarce romantic life beca almost nonexistent.

So… how was she born? Why did Teacher Mo Chen know about her when even her father didn’t?

[Or maybe, the princess lost her mory in her early years, fell into obscurity, and was saved by a kind-hearted girl who took care of her. After recovering her mory by accident, she forgot about the girl and left without a word.]

[The girl, heartbroken, discovered she was pregnant in despair.]

[Then, after finding out the man’s identity, she quietly appeared, left the child at the Ji family’s doorstep, and walked away, determined to forget this chapter of her life and move on!]

Ji Tingzhou! You scoundrel!!

The system: […]

Oh no, she’s really been reading too many novels.

Ji Nian even speculated that Mo Chen, the male lead who had secretly loved the girl since childhood, worked hard to beco a teacher to exact revenge for his beloved…

By the ti she finished her morning routine, had breakfast, and got into the car, she had already arrived at school.

Gu Xiuyuan, now the student council president, stood at the school gate, checking the students’ attire.

When he saw Ji Nian, he was about to speak.

But he was t with an angry glare from the little girl: “You male leads are all scoundrels!”

Gu Xiuyuan: ?

Who? ?

He looked at Shen Qingtang in confusion.

Equally baffled, Shen Qingtang glanced at the furious Ji Nian, then at the confused Gu Xiuyuan, and finally chose to nod along, saying, “Yeah, right.”

Gu Xiuyuan: ??

Perhaps Ji Nian had been staring at the necklace for too long, because Zhiliao thought she really liked it and hung it around her neck.

However, the elentary school handbook clearly stated that no accessories were allowed.

Gu Xiuyuan, who had beco student council president due to his fair and impartial nature, spotted the necklace on Ji Nian.

He hesitated.

What if Ji Nian got mad and stopped playing with him?

So, Gu Xiuyuan, who had beco student council president in second grade, put on a stern face, poked the discipline committee mber next to him, and pointed at the school gate, saying seriously, “Look, soone’s running naked.”

Discipline Committee mber: “Huh? Where? Where??”

Seizing the opportunity, Gu Xiuyuan signaled Ji Nian to hurry inside.

Ji Nian caught on.

What a bro.

Covering for her like this.

“Good bro, co find during break. I’ve got sothing fun for you.”

Ji Nian pulled Shen Qingtang away.

But she still took off the necklace and tucked it into her pocket.

If a teacher saw it, Gu Xiuyuan would be in trouble.

The first class was English.

Ji Nian spent the entire period organizing the ssy speculations from the morning into a coherent thread.

Her birth mother had given birth to her, but due to Ji Tingzhou forgetting or so other reason, it had provoked the hostility of the second male lead… no, Teacher Mo Chen.

This was probably why Mo Chen knew about her or had co to this school.

Why “probably”?

Because this was just Ji Nian’s speculation based on the current clues.

She ran her fingers over the guitar pick, pondering.

An idea ford in her mind.

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During the long break.

Ji Nian put on the necklace she had been keeping in her pocket and headed to the office with her elentary school essay guide.

She was going to test her theory.

Was Mo Chen connected to her birth mother?

What would his reaction be if he saw this necklace?