After Being Forced to Become a Bigshot, I Only Want to be Normal

herself either.
She’s in her third year of high school, her grades are really important.”

Lu Zhi was still worried.
“The main thing is that she might not believe us even if we say it now.
She might even think that we colluded with the others to lie to her.”

The couple fretted together.

“Why don’t we stall her to stop her from being a tutor? In the first place, I didn’t even want her to work at the café.”

“Stall her? Using what means?”

Shen Yunci pondered for a moment.
“Why don’t we say that I’m sick?”

Lu Zhi frowned at her.
“Touch wood! Besides, a minor illness won’t hinder your movement.
How will you keep our daughter home with that?”

“That’s true.
What should we do then?”

“How about this! We’ll have Jingzhi pretend to be sick.
Our son’s smart anyway, so it’ll be the same if he studies at home.”

“That’s a good idea…”

Lu Jingzhi, who happened to come out for a drink, was rendered speechless.

He silently turned his head around and glanced at his parents.

Is that how you intend to use my smarts?

Only then did Shen Yunci and Lu Zhi notice him.

“Ahem, although this method is good, it can’t be used.
It can’t be used!”

Lu Jingzhi quietly took his glass of water and turned to leave.

“…”

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The next day, Lu Ning went to school as usual.
After working part-time at the café in the afternoon, she went to the infirmary to take a break and think of a faster way to earn more money.

Gu Zi tried to hoodwink her into working at the infirmary, but Lu Ning simply rolled her eyes at him.

But before she could figure out a way to make money quickly, something had happened to Shen Yunci.

At around eight o’clock, while Lu Ning was still dealing with the sudden appearance of Huo Jinyan at the café, she received a call saying that Shen Yunci had suffered a fracture during work and been hospitalized.

She had wanted to rush over, but the electric scooter’s battery was flat.
In the end, it was Huo Jinyan who drove her to the hospital.

Shen Yunci felt that it was uncanny—the previous day, she had told Lu Zhi that a small problem would not be enough, and the very next day a big problem arrived immediately.