She is a real daughter with a thousand layers of vest

Chapter 296 Do you know why I hate English?

After dinner, it was already dark.

Xia Beiqing held Shen Zhiyu in his arms, then curled up on the sofa to watch a movie.

He lowered his head, bit Shen Zhiyu's earlobe, and suddenly said, "Teacher Shen, do you know why I hate English?"

Shen Zhiyu was leaning on Xia Beiqing's chest. He turned his head and glanced at him: "Why? Is it a headache?"

"No, I was very good at English when I was a kid!" The boy boasted, but soon his voice dropped again. "When I was ten years old, I had a tutor. My mother was always sick at the time and stayed in the hospital for most of the year. She taught me English and took care of me like a mother. I liked her very much and respected her very much. Oh, by the way, her last name is Shen, just like you."

Shen Zhiyu's back stiffened slightly, his pupils behind the lenses swayed, his lips moved twice, but he couldn't speak.

"But one day..." Xia Beiqing rested her forehead on his shoulder, her voice was muffled and trembling, "One day, I found her having an affair with my dad in the study. Isn't it ridiculous? It turns out that she took care of me just to please my dad and replace my mom. It was really... disgusting! I ran back to my room and tore up my English book and English test paper. Since then, I have never studied English again. I wish I could pour out all the words in my head!"

Shen Zhiyu could clearly feel that the young man was holding him tighter and tighter, as if he was trying hard to endure something.

"Later, I went to the hospital to see my mother. She didn't know anything. She asked me why my father hadn't come to see her yet. I could only make up a lie and said that my father was too busy. I still remember that my mother looked out the window, expecting my father to show up when the peach blossoms were in full bloom. That night, my mother died. She didn't wait for the peach blossoms to bloom, nor did she wait for my father. At that time...what was my father doing?" Xia Beiqing suddenly let out a few low laughs, which were full of sarcasm and bitterness: "My father was traveling around with his lover..."

Shen Zhiyu pursed his thin lips, unable to utter even a word of comfort. He sat up slightly, hugged Xia Beiqing's head, and stroked it with his hands again and again, with careful movements.

Xia Beiqing buried her head in his neck, like a wounded little beast, pitiful and aggrieved: "In fact, what makes me most sad is not that Dad doesn't love Mom, but that he loved Mom. So, even if Grandpa and Uncle opposed, Mom married Dad regardless of everything. Dad used to be so good to Mom. He would carefully prepare gifts for every holiday and never said a harsh word to Mom. But, he cheated. Teacher Shen, how can you change your mind just because you love someone?"

Shen Zhiyu leaned against his head and rubbed it twice: "Maybe... your love is not strong enough."

"Later, I broke up with my family and went to live with my uncle. My uncle was very strict with me. If I was naughty and didn't study hard, he would kick me out. At first I thought he was just talking, until I was in the sixth grade, I had a fight with a classmate, and then..." Xia Beiqing suddenly raised her head, rubbed away the tears, and said angrily: "In the end, he really kicked me out. It was raining late at night, and I huddled on the street alone. I had no money and didn't know where to go. I just endured the whole night, and ran back the next day in shame. I swore to him that I would be obedient in the future."

(End of this chapter)