Chapter 12: The Missing Youth
Hang Yi carried Liu Yujia's body far away from everyone and put it down, and then walked back with a heavy heart and sat on the ground. Sun Yuchen patted Hang Yi on the shoulder and said, "Hang Yi, I know you are sad in your heart, but you have to cheer up." As Liu Yujia reminded us before he died, this place is not safe at all. The superpower who trapped us in another dimension might find any way to kill us. The throwing knife just now may just be the first 'wave' attack. β
"Yes," Lu Hua said, "and after Liu Yujia dies, the 'other space' should be upgraded." His or her ability is already very strong, but now it has been doubled, and we must be even more vigilant. β
Hang Yi knew that the two friends were for his own good, and nodded.
Ni Yanan walked over with tears in her eyes and said guiltily: "It's all my fault...... If it weren't for my insistence on going my own way and insisting on tutoring, it wouldn't have affected everyone, let alone killed Liu Yujia......"
Hang Yi looked at her and said, "Ni Yanan, what is more important than life?" Now can you tell me? β
Ni Yanan shook her head sadly and said, "I was wrong. After Liu Yujia's death, I realized that there is nothing more important than human life. I ...... before It's so naΓ―ve. "In just a few hours, a lot has happened, and she seems to have grown through these experiences.
"Why did you insist on tutoring before? You know it's dangerous. Hang Yi said.
Ni Yanan sat down, her legs curled, her head buried in her hugging arms, and tears flowed again. "My parents, set high standards for me. Relatives in our family - my cousin, cousin, cousin...... All of them are highly educated talents. My parents didn't allow me to lose to them, as if it would bring shame on them. So, they asked me to go to a first-class university abroad. Otherwise, they will not be able to hold their heads up in front of their relatives. You have no idea how much stress it will put on me. β
"Ni Yanan, your grades are already very good." Lu Hua said, "I remember the test results of the cram school last time, and the top five were Helenke, me, Ruan Junxi, you, and Lian En - right? β
"Yes, but do you know where my good grades come from?" Ni Yanan smiled bitterly, "Now, I'm not afraid of being laughed at." To tell you the truth, I have to work several times harder than the average person to maintain this position. β
She sighed and said sadly: "Lu Hua, you, Helian Ke, and Ruan Junxi are all the kind of people who are very smart and have a talent for learning. But I'm notβ" She gestured to stop Lu Hua, who was about to speak. "It's not presumptuous, I really aren't. I know very well that I am just an ordinary person, but my parents insist on 'force' me to become a so-called talent.
"They arranged all kinds of tutoring for me, and assigned me study tasks that were several times more than ordinary people, and I almost lost all the joy of life. Sometimes I feel like I'm an overloaded learning machine β just to satisfy my parents' vanity. β
Lu Hua, Hang Yi and Sun Yuchen were relatively speechless, they could imagine that this kind of day would be a nightmare for anyone.
"Didn't you protest to your parents?" Sun Yuchen asked.
"Of course, there were, but they would talk to me with each other. Tell me the truth that 'only by suffering can you become a superior person', tell me that everything they do is for my good, and tell me how people should reflect their own value. But they never really cared about my feelingsβ" Ni Yanan burst into tears. "I don't want to be a 'master', I just want to be an ordinary 'girl'! On Sundays, I go shopping, watch movies, have afternoon tea with friends, pick out beautiful clothes and shoes at the mall, and enjoy the fun of life β but these are so far out of reach for me......"
Her throat choked and she couldn't speak, so she buried her head again and began to cry. The three boys sat helplessly next to her, not knowing how to comfort her.
After a while, Ni Yanan raised her head, took a few deep breaths, wiped her nose with her hands and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my temper." β
"It's okay, these words have been stuffy in your heart for a long time, right?" Lu Hua said.
"Yes, I finally said it today," Ni Yanan barely squeezed out a smile. "I feel better."
"I guess that's why you chose the superpower of 'memory', right?" Hang Yi said.
"That's right. It turns out that I made the right choice, and with this superpower, I can easily remember everything I have seen or learned, and various exams are naturally easy for me. β
"So you can't give up studying. Because this ability you have chosen exists because of this. Hang Yi understood.
"Yes, I used to think that this was all I had, that was the only reason I lived." Ni Yanan pondered, "But now, I know that I was really wrong. β
"It's your parents who are at fault." Lu Hua said, "After you leave here, you have to talk to them." β
"If you can leave." Ni Yanan nodded and said, "I'll try." β