Lu Yan's grades are excellent, and it's great that she got into the tutoring class. She must also be under more pressure than other students, which Lan Qingyue, who has had a similar experience, understands very well.

She had considered quitting the tutoring class a few times, but after weighing the options, she gritted her teeth and persevered. She got into the tutoring class that other students couldn't even get into, and she studied there for two years. Finally, a fixed spot in the tutoring class was hers. Why should she give it up and let someone who was not as good as her have it?

“When it came to the high school entrance exam, Ayan did not perform very well. She definitely could not be admitted to a key high school, but she could be admitted to a regular high school. However, she applied too late, and all the places were filled. She only had two choices: a high school with a lower ranking or a vocational high school. Ayan did not want to go to those high schools, so she chose a vocational school.”

Sigh~ The limited spots are such a big obstacle. Besides feeling sorry for him, Lan Qingyue didn't know what else to say.

Lan Qingyue is someone who values ​​learning highly. Because she came from the countryside and her family's upbringing, she longed to leave the countryside and develop in the bright and bustling big city since she was a child. The saying "knowledge changes destiny" became her motto. As someone who had a similar experience to Lu Yan, she felt a sense of resonance and could understand Lu Yan's choice.

Lu Yan's mother was not in a stable mood. When she talked about these things, the regret in her tone was so obvious. "I am a rather traditional person, and like many parents, I believe that only by going to high school can one find a way out. Going to vocational high school is equivalent to self-denial and giving up. So I was very disappointed by Ayan's decision."

Lan Qingyue couldn't continue Lu Yan's mother's conversation, so she could only be a good listener.

Lu Yan's mother: "At first I was very worried that if Ayan went to that school, she would be exposed to too many lazy and unambitious people, and she would be affected by them."

Every week when she comes home, I ask her repeatedly about her school life. I want to make sure my daughter hasn't been influenced by her surroundings. Sometimes when she gets a little impatient and doesn't want to talk to me, I think she's changed, become arrogant, become disdainful of others, become unmotivated, and become a bad child!

"How can this be? I've placed so much hope in Ayan. I'm her mother, and I need to know what's going on with her. So, when faced with her impatience, I won't hesitate to tell her, 'She's gone bad. She's a bad child, a bad student!'"

Lan Qingyue: "..."

When a mother tells her child that they have gone bad and disappointed their parents, how much sadness and heartache must that child feel? They suffer injustices outside, receive no comfort, feel irritable, and have no one to care, only to be arbitrarily labeled as "going bad." They can only swallow their grievances and heartache. With such a buildup of negative emotions, it's already a miracle that this child hasn't actually gone bad.

So is this the meaning behind Lu Yan's aloof "mask"?

She disguises herself in this way simply because she doesn't want others to see through and analyze her inner vulnerability and inferiority complex.

Lan Qingyue felt as if she had broken a jar of vinegar. The unbearable sourness quickly eroded her senses and spread. She hadn't expected that Lu Yan, who seemed "cold," had so much hidden in her heart. She said with concern, "Big sister, Yan, she is a hardworking and good girl."