Chapter 3: The Most Humble When I Like You (29)

  The First Watch

  "I've never been angry with my mom, it's normal that she doesn't like me. I'm not very likable and I'm not her biological daughter. When she sees me, she thinks of how she was a mistress who married into the family, and it makes her uncomfortable to have me around. Besides, when Mom married Dad, her heart accepted him, not me. Who wouldn't want their own family to be happy together? To Mom, I'm just an outsider with no relation to her. She's already being very tolerant of me, and I've never been deprived of food or clothing. Although she doesn't give me pocket money, I don't have anywhere to spend it anyway. At least I'm better off than Cinderella, who was dressed in rags and forced to do chores in the kitchen by her stepmother. I'm a lady who doesn't lift a finger!"

  "Tang sugar, are you crying?" Xia Ye heard that her words were a few uncontrollable sobs from her throat.

  "Uh-huh." Táng Sū wiped away her tears: "I'm so touched, brother. Do you know? I've always wanted a mom. I don't know if it's the same for boys growing up, but for us girls, it's really tough. When our breasts start developing, they ache slightly, and we just want to hear some gentle words of comfort from our moms. During our first period, our stomachs hurt, and more importantly, we're scared to death. Although we learn about this stuff in health class, when it actually happens, we still feel at a loss for what to do. At that moment, we really wish we had our moms by our side, teaching us what to do, wishing they would hug us tightly and say softly: 'Baby, don't worry, this is something every girl goes through. It means you're a normal girl, and it means our baby has grown up!'"

  Before, I always thought of Qin teacher as my own mother, just like other mothers care about their daughters' growth, and even if they scold or beat them when they do something wrong, it's still a way of showing love. What I dislike the most is her looking at me with a disdainful gaze. Now it's all good, I don't have to imagine anyone as my mother anymore, from today on, I also have a mother, and I share the same mother with brother and Tang Xin, she will love me just like she loves you guys in the future, right? Tang Sugar said wistfully.

  Xia Ye felt a bit uncomfortable in his throat, for a moment he seemed to be speechless, using all his strength, he barely replied loudly: "Will! Of course will!" Tang Sugar sitting behind him smiled happily with tears.

  Two people were silent. Xia Ye silently said to Sugar in her heart: "Foolish girl, your heart is as pure as crystal, easily forgiving anyone who has ever hurt you, and easily moved to tears by a little bit of kindness from others. You should deserve love from others, including me!

  "My dear girl, in this ever-changing world, no one can predict what fate has in store for each person. But I will never, do not want to change my original intention towards you. In the places where you can see and cannot see, I have been steadfastly loving you, guarding you, not missing every detail of your growth, accompanying you, watching you grow up together."

  Two people rushed to school, and the bell for early self-study had already rung for a long time. The playground was quiet, and the two parted ways in the campus. Tang Sugar had just run a few steps towards her classroom when Xia Ye called out to her from behind. She stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at him.

  On a summer night, he quietly looked at her and said: "Tang Tang, no matter what setbacks you encounter in the future, please remember that I will always be with you through thick and thin."

  Tang sugar nose a sour, but intentionally laughed at him, waved and ran away.

  On a summer night, he watched her running vigorously under the morning sun, and thought that people always use flowers to describe girls, but at this moment, he felt that Tang Su was more like a tree, a tall and straight poplar tree. Even if her life was against the current, she still carried a grateful heart and grew strongly and uprightly.

  Tang Sugar panted and ran to the classroom door, stopped in her tracks, and softly called out to Qin teacher who was standing by the podium supervising the students' morning self-study: "Reporting!"

  Teacher Qin turned around and saw her, looking very surprised. He walked over and said with concern: "Didn't I send you a text message, telling you to rest well at home today and come back to class tomorrow?"

  Tang Sugar looked down at his toes with a embarrassed expression and said: "I was originally not doing well in my studies, I don't want to hold the whole class back during finals."

  Mr. Qin felt a certain place in his heart being touched and looked at her warmly.

  Tang Sugar slowly lifted her head, smiling with a gentle gaze that met hers, neither evading nor hiding, softening to the point where she couldn't think.

  "After a while, Teacher Qin asked: 'How's your body?'"

  "It's all right, let Teacher worry." Every word of Tang Sugar was considering others, which is not possessed by children of her age.

  Ms. Qin suddenly felt a thick layer of fog covering her eyes, she sniffled and said: "Put down your backpack, I have many things to ask you."

  Since Tang sugar appeared, Du Juan hasn't been in the mood to read English anymore. She used her book to cover her face as a shield and stared intently at Qin teacher and Tang sugar, eavesdropping on their conversation. Now that she saw them going outside the classroom to talk, her delicate little face turned pale with fear, and she cast a pleading glance at Gu Xianian, who was maintaining discipline on the podium. He was also looking at her with tension, and he suddenly had an idea, intentionally saying to Du Juan: "Let me check your English notes."

  Du Juan walked up to the podium with a serious expression, pretending to ask for advice, and whispered: "Guess what Qin teacher will say to Dead Fatty Pig?"

  Gu Xian frowned, thinking to herself: You almost killed Tangtang yesterday, and now that she's barely escaped with her life, you should at least feel some remorse towards her. But instead, you're still calling her "fatty pig" without any sign of regret! You lack a kind heart, which is probably why I just can't bring myself to like you from the bottom of my heart.

  Although Gu Xiannian's heart was full of discontent towards Du Juan, he didn't show it and calmly said: "What else can we talk about? Of course, it's about Tang Tang's encounter with danger last night!"

  "What did you say? Will she turn us in?" Du Juan stared at Gu Xian Nian tensely, her voice trembling with fear.

  He coldly snorted, "If she really wants to offer someone up, it would only be you, after all, I have nothing to do with this whole thing!" He cleared his relationship in just a few words.

  "But it was you who found her, and if anyone asks, you'll be implicated too." Du Juan said coldly, determined to drag him down with her.

  Gu Xiannian looked at her calmly, seemingly not angry with her at all, and said: "I told Tang Sugar last night that I received a strange text message to save her."

  "What... if someone asks who sent that message, what would you say?" Du Juan asked, step by step.

  The story about Sugar is a true account of one of my good friends. When she was very young, her parents got divorced and both remarried, but neither wanted to take care of her, so they sent her to live with her grandmother. The old lady resented her mother and treated her poorly, making her feel helpless during puberty. She would often ask me questions about this and that, and the two of us would sometimes have anxious discussions in the bathroom about physiological issues. A girl without a mother is really pitiful.