Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

In the dimly lit room.

Only a small nightlight sat on the desk, casting a dim glow.

Soft light illuminated a diary on the table.

Lin Qingxue held the pen, quietly stroking the small tear in the page that she had unconsciously torn earlier.

Continue until some of the wrinkles are smoothed out.

She slowly closed her diary.

Lin Qingxue raised her eyes and looked at the night outside the window.

My thoughts began to wander.

What clothes should I wear to look good when I go to driving lessons tomorrow?

The thought had just crossed my mind.

Lin Qingxue's body stiffened slightly.

So many years.

She never even thought about dressing up.

Aside from her school uniform, she only ever wore that dress that she bought for her tutoring sessions.

I didn't even buy it myself.

Lin Qingxue's eyes flickered.

I need to go to town to buy clothes first, and I can't be late for the driving school.

I bought clothes, but now I need to change them.

So, the time is calculated like this.

I have to get up before dawn tomorrow.

It's almost 11 o'clock now, and she's still not asleep.

Lin Qingxue looked at the phone on the table, its screen now black, and said with a deep, brooding gaze.

"It's all your fault..."

But she had just finished speaking.

Ding ding...

The phone suddenly rang.

Lin Qingxue stared at the caller ID on the screen, her expression slightly taken aback.

Aunt He

She is Ayan's mother.

Lin Qingxue paused for a moment before slowly picking up her phone and pressing the answer button.

"Xiaoxue, I see the small light is still on in your room. Are you still awake?"

Aunt He's gentle voice came from the other end of the line.

Lin Qingxue responded softly.

"Hmm, not yet."

The words fell.

There was a moment of silence on both sides.

After a long while, Aunt He finally sighed.

"Xiaoxue, we've neglected to discipline Ayan a lot these past few years."

"You know our family situation; your uncle and I both have to go out to earn money."

"We've always let Ayan roam free. If it weren't for your family helping to look after him, we wouldn't be able to work outside with peace of mind."

"You've had a tough time all these years."

Lin Qingxue pursed her lips and responded softly.

"Aunt He, your family has helped us a lot. Over the years, my father has had a back injury, and Uncle Li has often been looking for folk remedies to treat it."

"And my mom, you're the one who comforts her and talks to her. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my studies."

"Our two families have always supported each other, so there's no need to be so formal."

Aunt He on the other end of the phone sighed again.

"Xiaoxue, you told me today that you want us to take Ayan out to work."

"He's a bit weak, so it might not be suitable for him. Why don't you take him to learn to drive? We were planning to raise the money for you anyway."

Upon hearing this...

Lin Qingxue's eyes were calm, and her voice was soft.

"Aunt He, the purpose of letting him go out to work with you is not to have him do any heavy work, but to find some simple jobs for him to do."

"The main thing is to let him see your work and how hard you work, and not to think that just because he's physically weak, everyone should be considerate of him."

"That way he'll be more considerate of his family."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by some noise.

It was clear that Aunt He was discussing it with Uncle Li.

After a while.

Aunt He's voice rang out again.

"Xiaoxue, although we are parents, neither of us has gone to school and we don't know how to raise children."

"All these years, Ah Yan has gone to school with you and hasn't picked up any bad habits."

These words were spoken.

Even through the phone, Lin Qingxue's expression was somewhat evasive, and a fleeting sense of guilt crossed her eyes.

At this time.

Aunt He continued talking on the other end of the phone.

"We trust you too, but Ah Yan has locked himself in his room and refuses to come out. He's always listened to you since he was little. Could you help us talk to him?"

Lin Qingxue fell silent for a long while.

"Aunt He..."

Her lips were slightly parted, and her voice was calm.

"He's an adult now, and he should be able to process his own emotions."

"I'm always an outsider. You and Uncle Li are his closest people. You should communicate with him more."

"I've seen families like Ayan's where the parents neglected their children for years, and the children grew up to be very distant from their parents, even..."

Lin Qingxue spoke, emphasizing each word.

These words were spoken.

Aunt He on the other end of the phone exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it that serious?"

Lin Qingxue responded seriously.

"Yes, that's why I suggested to you today that you take him with you when you go to work."

"Alright, alright, Xiaoxue, we know. Your uncle and I will go check on the child now. We'll talk to you later."

"it is good."

Until the call ended.

Lin Qingxue finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Aunt He's family has helped my family a lot.

She felt somewhat guilty when she refused to help someone who needed her.

Fortunately, Aunt He was able to listen.

bite..

The phone flashed again.

Lin Qingxue looked down.

It was a message from Ayan.

[You were the one who persuaded me to learn to drive, and now you want me to drop out and go work?!]

What exactly do you want? Are you just going to do whatever you want?!

[You've been pretending for so long, and now that you've finally admitted you like him, you're turning your back on me, right?]

I just want you to apologize to him right now, is that so hard?

I'm not leaving unless he apologizes!

Lin Qingxue glanced at it and then edited a message to reply.

Ah Yan, your life is your own; the choices you make are up to you.

But in the end, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself; I won't help you anymore.

What happened before... I admit I was wrong.

But doing this will only make us both miserable, and it won't solve anything.

If you're willing to listen now, and considering our past acquaintance, I'll help you. If you're not...

Lin Qingxue paused as she edited this section, her mind flashing back to the scenes from today.

A resolute glint appeared in her eyes as she continued editing the message.

Don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between our two families; let's break off all ties.

The message was sent successfully.

Lin Qingxue leaned back in her chair as if all her strength had left her, her hands trembling.

She looked up at the dim ceiling.

After the message was sent.

Lin Qingxue suddenly felt that the shackles on her body seemed to have loosened a lot.

Things I never dared to face before.

But after gritting my teeth, I discovered...

It doesn't seem like a big deal.

She just had too much of a sense of responsibility and took everything on herself.

No...not really.

If you don't know those fragments of memory from your dreams.

Perhaps it is myself...

They couldn't make up their minds to confront the problem so quickly.

She was planning to run away anyway, wasn't she?

I'm thinking about those things in my dream.

Lin Qingxue paused.

I don't know when it started.

She looked forward to her dreams every night after falling asleep.

suddenly.

Lin Qingxue picked up her phone, got up, and went back to bed.

She reached out and pulled the blanket over herself.

With his other hand, he scrolled through his phone and opened his contacts.

Looking at the text on one of the numbers.

She was both angry and annoyed, but in the end, it turned into a sense of helplessness.

Her lips parted slightly as she murmured softly.

"Now..."

"Can you be nicer to me?"

The sound echoed softly in the room.

On the bed.

Lin Qingxue closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and the corners of her mouth curved up as she gradually drifted off to sleep.

She placed the purple phone next to her pillow.

The screen still glowed faintly, and the number on it displayed a few words of notes.

[Dog skin plaster]

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