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

night.

Inside a bungalow on the mountain.

The dinner table.

The four of them ate their meal in silence.

Wang Suling was somewhat sullen.

After Xinyi explained the situation...

In addition, there's my son's condition these past two days.

She already had a guess.

This kid, I bet he's heartbroken!

Also.

Qingxue is a top student admitted to Tsinghua University through a special admission program. She's beautiful, and she's equally adept in the kitchen and in public.

It's a pity that this kid couldn't lure anyone in.

Wang Suling couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Guochang.

The Chen family members are all known for their fiery tempers.

When something happens, they turn around and sulk to themselves.

Just like my son is now.

Wang Suling winked at Chen Guochang, as if to say something.

"You two are father and son, you should be able to chat for a bit."

Chen Guochang silently ate his rice, his meaning quite clear.

"How would I know any of this? I've never been heartbroken!"

Wang Suling then looked at Zhang Xinyi.

"Why don't you do it?"

Zhang Xinyi quickly shrank her neck and picked up the bowl to cover her face.

"No, no..."

Wang Suling sighed inwardly.

When she last saw Qingxue, she didn't seem uninterested in her son.

What's the deal with that neighbor surnamed Li?

I think I have Qingxue's phone number. Should I ask her another day?

She was still thinking about how to handle it.

Chen Jianji, who was standing next to him, suddenly put down his chopsticks and got up.

"I'm full, I'm going back to my room first, you guys eat."

He finished speaking without waiting for a response from the others.

He then left directly.

The group was left staring at each other in bewilderment.

Until the person walked away.

With a loud bang.

After the room door was closed.

Wang Suling finally couldn't help but ask.

"Xinyi, I heard from you that Qingxue was also practicing driving today."

"Didn't you ask what happened?"

Zhang Xinyi shook her head.

"I'm not quite sure either, she doesn't respond much anymore."

She said, then thought for a moment and spoke.

"However, when we went to school to pick up the report cards before, Lin Qingxue mentioned that she had known that neighbor for over ten years, but there was nothing in between."

Chen Guochang also looked up at this moment.

"We're all from the same village. We've known Old Zhang and a lot of others for over ten or twenty years."

"Everyone helps each other, but there are boundaries. These things just need to be made clear."

"These two kids shouldn't be so clueless; there must be something else causing them trouble."

Wang Suling glared at him.

"You've become so eloquent now, but you didn't say a word just now?"

Chen Guochang lowered his head and ate his rice again, without saying another word.

Wang Suling then looked at Zhang Xinyi.

"Xinyi, you're all young people, why don't you ask again tomorrow?"

Zhang Xinyi shook her head again.

"It's probably not very useful."

"We helped bring them together before because Lin Qingxue was willing to cooperate."

Neither of them intends to do that.

"It's no use if others help."

"I see..."

Wang Suling felt somewhat melancholy.

There is only one son in the family.

Seeing her son looking sullen and unhappy, she was also very worried.

However, I could hear the constant smacking sounds of people eating next to me.

Wang Suling finally lost her temper and grabbed Chen Guochang's chopsticks as he tried to pick up some meat.

"Stop eating! Shouldn't you leave some food for our son?!"

...

Chen Jianji sat at his desk.

He stared at the diary on the table, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

He couldn't help but think of it.

When I first saw those diaries.

His hands were trembling, and an unnamed anger was rising in his heart.

Betrayal, lies, deception—all the negative emotions rushed toward him relentlessly.

just.

He has no one to stand up to.

The person who should explain, the one who should bear his wrath, is lying quietly in bed.

He never opened his eyes.

Until he was reborn.

Chen Jianji picked up the diary again.

The text appeared on it time and time again.

And then there's Lin Qingxue's clumsy yet persistent steps forward.

They're all telling him.

It wasn't what he thought.

Chen Jianji gently stroked the cover of the diary.

The thin cover felt like an immense burden at that moment.

This prevented him from making any moves.

At last.

Chen Jianji slowly withdrew his hand, picked up the diary, and placed it in the innermost compartment of the bookshelf.

The misunderstanding can be cleared up.

But the damage that has already happened can never be undone.

Lin Qingxue puts her family first in everything.

There she is.

Whether it was the people in the village who had helped her before, or that man surnamed Li.

Or it could be the company, the customer, or the employee.

Everyone else takes precedence over her own family.

Chen Jianji became indifferent towards the end, since he no longer had any expectations of Lin Qingxue.

He had no choice but to devote himself even more wholeheartedly to his child.

To fill the void of love that Xiaotong was missing.

But let's start over.

Chen Jianji doesn't want his children to live in that kind of environment again.

Because this time, he has a choice.

He can choose the kind of life he wants.

Lin Qingxue also had a choice.

She can also choose someone who matches her.

The two were ultimately not a good match.

......

The room is decorated in a simple and clean manner.

Lin Qingxue sat quietly on the bed, hugging her knees.

Her long hair was loose.

She was wearing a white cotton T-shirt with a ripped hem.

Her back was hunched over, revealing her fair lower back with scratches that were still tinged with blood.

Beside her feet lay a diary with its pages turned to blank.

She simply didn't know what to write anymore.

No, it's not that I don't know something.

Instead, they didn't even have the strength to hold a pen.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Lin Qingxue finally raised her head and rubbed her cheeks.

I want to feel more energetic.

She never imagined that she, who was once obsessed with sweet dreams at night, would become like this.

This can also cause anxiety and fear.

Lin Qingxue turned around and looked out the window.

All I could see was the clothesline outside the window.

A school uniform with holes and stains of blood and mud that couldn't be washed off was hanging out to dry.

The school uniform was a bit too big, and the hem swayed gently in the wind.

The silvery glow of the streetlights outside, mixed with the moonlight, fell on my clothes, making them appear to emit a faint glow.

Lin Qingxue's face maintained a forced calm.

It was almost completely destroyed.

The light and shadow reflected in her eyes, as if she had made up her mind.

"I've already run away from Ayan's matter once."

"This time, I can no longer hide and be afraid to face it."

She murmured to herself as she slowly lay flat on the bed.

Just close your eyes.

Lin Qingxue suddenly remembered something, and she reached out and picked up the schoolbag that was placed next to the bed.

He took out a steam eye mask from inside.

This is the last one.

Lin Qingxue slowly put it on, and her vision was immediately plunged into darkness.

But soon a warm sensation came through my eyelids.

It put my mind at ease a little.

Perhaps she was already too exhausted.

She soon fell asleep.

......