Chapter 116

"Are you going to the library after school?"

"Sorry, I'm not going today..."

The girl said apologetically.

"Is something wrong?"

"My mom signed me up for an art class..."

"Oh, really? In that case, never mind..."

Jocelyn York sighed, propped her chin up, and boredly twirled her pencil.

"To be honest, I don't like art at all, but my mom insisted on sending me."

The girl said helplessly, glancing at her.

"Didn't Luojia's dad ask you to learn music? Like playing the piano or something?"

"He did mention it, but I don't want to learn."

"Wow, that's nice. You have a reasonable dad..."

"Heh heh..."

She forced a smile. It was more like her dad couldn't resist her stubbornness...

But many of her friends were participating in extracurricular classes like art or dance...

It always felt like everyone was busy with their own things, whether willingly or reluctantly...everyone was working hard.

In the end, she was just doing nothing all day long...

It was just herself...

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"Alright, everyone, please take your seats."

The teacher walked into the classroom and tapped on the podium.

"Before we start the class, I have something to announce..."

Seeing that everyone was quiet below, he continued.

"William Wei will need to temporarily leave school due to family reasons."

...

"Leave school?"

"It must be because of the incident last time..."

"Will he come back?"

"Who knows..."

People below started whispering quietly.

Since that incident when William Wei was taken away by a student's parent, he hadn't been back to school.

And now, he suddenly had to take a temporary leave...

"By the way, a few days ago, I saw that transfer student..."

The girl at the desk mentioned after thinking for a moment.

"He was with a woman in the teacher's office."

"A woman?"

She turned her head and glanced at the girl.

"Yeah, I don't know if it's his mom...she seemed to be apologizing to the teachers."

"Really?"

"I didn't see it clearly, but that woman seemed to be crying."

"Is that so..."

"Ah, I wonder what happened..."

"..."

Jocelyn York didn't say anything, she just propped her chin up and looked out the window.

...

As an observer, she could only watch from a distance.

Commenting on things that had nothing to do with her.

That's all...

...

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"Phew..."

As she walked out of the classroom, she stuffed her math test paper into her backpack, feeling a little annoyed.

Even though her dad had never criticized her for doing poorly in exams...

...

But for some reason...

Sometimes she would even think, if her dad were a little stricter, maybe it wouldn't be so bad

Ask her why she didn't do well this time, force her to learn the piano or something...

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"Am I an idiot..."

She tapped her cheek and muttered to herself.

Let's go home...

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It would take about 30 minutes to walk home from school.

This not-too-far-not-too-close path was her daily route, but recently...

It seemed to become unusually long because she couldn't find someone to walk with.

...

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"Hey, William Wei, how about we go to the newly opened game center at the east entrance next time?"

"Hmm..."

As she walked, she heard someone talking at the street corner.

So she slowed down her pace a bit, turned her head, and looked in the direction of the voice.

"You think you're something, huh? Hey, do you even have money?"

"If you're broke, who told you to play?!"

"I'll figure something out..."

She froze for a moment, widened her eyes, and hid behind the corner of the wall.

Isn't that the transfer student...

What is he doing here?

"Thinking of a solution? Haha, thinking of a solution?!"

"Why don't you come up with a solution for me, damn it!"

One of the guys, who looked several years older than him, grabbed his collar and pinned him against the wall.

"If it doesn't work, just go ask your mom for help!"

"..."

He lowered his head and remained silent.

After a while, he nodded silently.

"That's right, we're all friends, aren't we?"

Only then did the guy let go, and his expression instantly softened.

"By the way, I heard you started going back to school?"

"Huh? Going back to school? Really?"

Several guys spoke and all looked at him.

"..."

There was no light in his dark pupils.

Lifeless, he stared at the ground.

"I'm not going back..."

"Huh? Why? Going to school is good, you know~"

The guy laughed and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Did someone bully you at school? Tell us, we'll beat them up for you, bro!"

"..."

No expression could be seen on his face.

Silent, he shook his head.

"Don't be so distant~ Aren't we 'friends'?"

"Friends..."

He trembled his lips slightly.

On his face filled with scars,

A faint smile finally appeared.

Yes, I still have so many friends...

Yes...

...

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"William Wei!!"

A voice

came from the other end of the alley.

His ears twitched slightly.

Dragging his slightly swollen eyelids, he looked up.

...

A girl was standing there.

Her black hair swayed in the wind,

like silk being pulled out by a silkworm, floating and falling in the air.

The sunlight shone on her young and inexperienced face, dazzlingly, making it hard to see her expression clearly.

Who?

...

"Huh? Who are you?!"

One of the guys flicked the cigarette butt to the ground and stomped on it with his foot.

"..."

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"It's not too late to regret now,"

She swallowed, her voice hoarse.

For the last time, she said this to herself deep inside.

...

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God's prank

Always comes out of nowhere, leaving those locked in a cage at a loss.

Until one day

When he got bored and waved his big hand,

Pushing two completely unrelated people to the center of the stage...

...

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Even though her feet trembled uncontrollably,

After a moment of hesitation,

She still raised her head...

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"I'm his classmate!"

Using a volume she had never tried before, she shouted.

"Classmate?"

All the guys turned their heads and stared at her.

"Huh? She's actually a pretty girl!"

"Really!"

"Why are you looking for William Wei?"

"I..."

She thought for a moment.

"The, the teacher is looking for him!"

"Huh?"

The guys looked at each other, then turned to look at William Wei.

"..."

He seemed to have no reaction, still standing there.

Head down, showing no intention of going with her...

"William Wei, the girl has come to find you~ Aren't you going with her?"

"Haha! Good boy, the teacher is looking for you!"

"You need a diaper change, haha!!"

"..."

He remained silent, motionless, allowing them to mock and ridicule him.

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I can no longer go anywhere...

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He slowly closed his eyes,

This kind of thing doesn't really matter anymore...

...

"!"

Suddenly, warmth

Spread from the palm of his hand.

He opened his eyes

The girl was already standing in front of him.

Unconsciously,

Her hand was already holding his.

...

Her eyes were so close.

They were a pair of kaleidoscope-like eyes, full of vibrant colors.

He was stunned.

"Wait..."

He was about to speak, but a surge of energy rushed from his palm to his arm.

Before he could react, the girl grabbed his hand and pulled him forward.

"..."

A few boys nearby watched as she pulled William Wei past them.

It took them a while to come to their senses.

"Hey, wait!!"

"..."

She turned her back to them, biting her lip.

Suddenly, she started running.

"What are you doing?!"

"Don't look back!"

She shouted loudly, pulling him faster and faster.

"Stop, you idiot!!"

"Chase them!"

The boys behind them started running after them.

The houses around them blurred past.

She didn't even realize she could run this fast...

...

But they were senior boys, and they were getting closer and closer. They were about to catch up.

"Help me!!"

She suddenly raised her voice, running and shouting with her head held high.

"Damn it!"

The boys realized they had chased them onto the main street.

"There's a robber!! Help!!"

All the pedestrians turned to look at them.

"This crazy girl!!"

"Oh no, run!"

The boys realized something was wrong. They turned around and ran away.

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The pedestrians were still confused. They turned around and looked at the two of them, who were now slowing down.

"Huff... huff..."

She stopped in her tracks, clutching her knees.

Gasping for air.

"Are you crazy?"

Behind her, the boy also gasped for air, staring at her.

He couldn't understand what this girl in front of him was thinking.

"From what I saw... huff... I thought they were bullying you, so I couldn't... huff..."

After catching her breath, she turned her head.

"I saw them asking you for money..."

"I'm willing! What's it to you?!"

"..."

After he said that, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"I saw it, so I had to intervene... huff... It's not like I can just ignore it..."

"You think you have to interfere just because you saw it?!! What's it to you?!"

"..."

She was stunned for a moment.

After a while, she spoke softly.

"You are worried about me, aren't you..."

"What...!"

He suddenly realized something, hesitated, and furrowed his brows.

"How is that possible!"

He said, looking to the side, lowering his voice slightly.

"I don't want to waste my time with you, women are troublesome..."

"What do you mean women are troublesome! You're just a brat yourself!"

She put her hands on her hips, a bit indignant.

"Tch."

He clicked his tongue and turned around.

Walking towards the back.

"Where are you going?"

"Home!"

"Really?"

"Of course not!"

"..."

"Are you going back to school?"

She shouted at his back.

"Mind your own business!"

He walked away, speaking lowly.

"Ugly duckling..."

"What...Who are you calling an ugly duckling!"

She was angry, stomping her foot, her face turning red.

She stood there, watching him.

After a while, his feeble figure disappeared at the end of the street.

"..."

She fell silent, then turned around and walked towards home.

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"Jia Er, you're back?"

"..."

She walked into the living room.

Dropped her bag on the couch.

"Oh, who upset my precious daughter today?"

"I'm hungry..."

She ignored her father's words and sat on the couch, hugging her knees.

"Ah? Are you hungry..."

Dad paused for a moment.

"Dinner will be ready soon!"

"Dad..."

Just as he was about to walk towards the kitchen, she spoke quietly.

"I did something foolish today..."

"Oh? What happened?"

"Anyway, I meddled in someone else's business..."

She buried her face in her knees, whispering softly.

"...And then?"

"Then my good intentions were taken for granted!"

"Haha."

"Don't laugh!!"

She grabbed a pillow from the couch and threw it at him.

"I didn't, I didn't laugh~ So what exactly happened?"

"..."

She quietly told him what had happened earlier.

"So that's what happened..."

"Yeah..."

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On the way back, she kept thinking

Maybe this time, she really did meddle too much.

Not only was she unappreciated, she almost got herself into trouble...

Indeed, in situations like this, it's better to just ignore...

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"On this point, Ji-a is really just like her..."

Yoon-kun laughed and looked back at her.

"Her?"

"Your mother~"

"..."

She blinked her eyes, stunned for a moment.

That person whom she had never seen since she could remember...

The person whom her father often mentioned, what kind of person was she really?

She didn't know...

"..."

Yoon-kun slightly lowered his body, leaning on the back of the couch.

As if he could see what she was thinking, he placed his hand on her head and softly said:

"Your mother...just like Luo Jia, she's someone who can't leave others alone, a super 'nosy' person~"

"What, even you think so of me!"

"Haha, many people think the same, they think she's a troublesome woman who likes to interfere in other people's business, they've said many bad things about her behind her back..."

"That's so pitiful..."

"Haha, maybe~ But..."

He said, his voice becoming softer.

"I don't think so."

"..."

"No matter what she does, she's always full of passion, always the first to charge ahead and do what she thinks is right... in my eyes, her stubbornness is adorable~"

Every time he spoke about his mother, a gentle smile would appear on his face.

"Corny..."

"Haha, right?"

He said, and started laughing.

"Stop laughing, I'm starving!"

"Oh right, almost forgot, let's go cook!"

He grinned, stood up, and walked towards the kitchen.

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She turned her head and watched her father's back.

After a while, she hugged her knees and looked out the window.

"..."

Someone like her mother...

She didn't know if such a person was right or wrong.

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But...

The answer perhaps was no longer that important...

Because the next day,

The transfer student named William Wei really did come back to school.

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